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RED JASPER – 777

April 24, 2016

Angel Air 2016 Magnificent numbers align for English ensemble’s seventh studio album to take them to newer pastures but not to Elysian fields. “Too many options: we cannot follow one,” goes “The Gathering,” this record’s centerpiece, and that could be … Continue reading →

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TONY BANKS – The Fugitive

April 20, 2016

Virgin 1983 / Esoteric 2016 And then there was one: ivories wizard from GENESIS goes for a pop revelation. By 1983, with the land of confusion on the horizon, the band was manning from the shadows for a decade and … Continue reading →

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TONY PATTERSON – Equations Of Meaning

April 12, 2016

Esoteric Antenna ‎2016 Well-balanced observations from a watcher of skies who looks beyond the horizon. Playing in a long-running cover band may be a limit for some people but not for Tony Patterson whose fronting of ReGENESIS distills a retro … Continue reading →

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ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Wise After The Event

April 4, 2016

Passport 1978 / Esoteric 2016 Piecing a jigsaw together, master of English melancholy uncovers his playful self. Just like its title suggested, 1977’s “The Geese And The Ghost” was both soaring and spectral in terms of success, but more than … Continue reading →

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BARIŞ MANÇO – Sözüm Meclisten Disari

March 30, 2016

Türküola 1981 / Pharaway Sounds 2016 Between the future and the past, a pearl of Anatolian rock shines on. Years after his 1999 passing, Bariş Manço remains one of the most influential – and, most importantly, loved – figures on … Continue reading →

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