Tag Archives: prog rock

OSADA VIDA – Particles

August 26, 2013

MetalMind 2013 Kaleidoscopic jibe at the prog purist nerve makes for a masterstroke. If this Polish band’s previous effort, 2009’s offered a bed-ridden, albeit non-static, pleasure leading to conclusion that their dreams are well worth pursuing, it’s follow-up brazenly refuses … Continue reading →

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GINHOUSE – Ginhouse

August 20, 2013

B&C 1971 / Esoteric 2013 The Tyneside trio’s cult classic makes it to the buzzing frontline with energy intact. Heavy prog, for all its dexterity, has always been a sensitive area – just ask STEAMHAMMER or QUATERMASS to get an … Continue reading →

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COPERNICUS – Worthless!

August 19, 2013

Nevermore 2013 From subatomic to subconscious, the rhapsode of chaos shoots for instant karma. Popa Chubby chimes in. There’s a strange pull in Joseph Smalkowski’s philosophy of nonexistence that can be summarized with a black hole magnetism, a recurrent image … Continue reading →

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THE CURATOR – Inside The Whale And Other Songs

August 15, 2013

Cromerzone 2013 An exquisite flight of nocturnal fantasy by a man who lives and breathes art to build his own edifice on respectable relics. There’s no braggadocio in Alistair Murphy’s pseudonym: in real life he’s a Norfolk museum curator but, … Continue reading →

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Martin Barre gets away

August 9, 2013

What with ‘s latest moves, one can safely presume JETHRO TULL’s plough hit the hard rock forever, and its unlikely that the band’s leader will ever get together again with guitarist Martin Barre, who’d been his sidekick since 1969. Back in 2000, … Continue reading →

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