Tag Archives: prog rock

BAND OF RAIN – Petrichor

May 22, 2020

Chris Gill and Katrina Gill 2020 When contemporary alchemies replace the unexplained, British seer looks back at tradition and casts it into the future. Despite its name implying collective effort, Chris Gill has kept his ensemble’s setup minimal for almost … Continue reading →

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FERNANDO PERDOMO – Out To Sea 3: The Storm

May 20, 2020

Forward Motion 2020 Reflecting echoes from the era of yore, American master of rock arts sets sails for winds of fortune. It’s about time forgot how to compartmentalize his talent in a stylistic cabin and started treating his initials as … Continue reading →

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KING CRIMSON – In The Court Of The Crimson King: 50th Anniversary Edition

May 16, 2020

Island 1969 / Panegyric 2019 A towering achievement of popular music which refuses to be scaled fifty years on but lends itself to observation from various angles. It’s rather rare for a rock ensemble with a distinguished, distinct discography to … Continue reading →

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THE CURATOR – Twenty-Six/12

May 12, 2020

Cromerzone 2019 Venturing into his soul chamber, English polymath unfurls pastoral panorama and pours a wondrous worry onto the peaceful picture. Alistair Murphy has been molding deeply personal – or, given his real-life vocation and artistic alter ego, even personalized, … Continue reading →

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DAVID CROSS & PETER BANKS – Crossover

April 16, 2020

Noisy 2020 Prog rock prime movers have their improvs pasted onto fresh canvas to cross over from the past to the future. When, in August 2010, former CRIMSON violinist and ex-YES guitarist commanded their strings to go where fantasy beckoned, … Continue reading →

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