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Blues Rock

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Mother Of God ‘Anthropos’ CD/DD 2013

30th November 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2013, Anthropos, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Grunge, Heavy Rock, Mother Of God, Ollie Stygall, Review, Small Stone Records

Hot on the heels of bands such as Graveyard, Witchcraft and Horisont Sweden throws up yet another retrogressive bunch of

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Five Horse Johnson ‘The Taking Of Blackheart’ CD 2013

28th November 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Blues Rock, Five Horse Johnson, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Small Stone Records, The Taking Of Blackheart

Since their inception back in 1995 Ohio based blues rockers Five Horse Johnson have earned a reputation for crafting their

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Golden Void – S/T – LP/CD/DD 2012

30th October 20122nd September 2019 Pete Green 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Folk Rock, Golden Void, Isaiah Mitchell, LP, Pete Green, Psychedelic, Review, Self Titled, Thrill Jockey Records

Sometimes, and when I say ‘sometimes’, I mean on an odd, rare and beautiful occasion, you put on a record

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Mos Generator ‘Nomads’ CD/DD 2012

13th October 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Mos Generator, Nomads, Review, Ripple Music, Tony Reed

You have to hand it to the good folks at Ripple Music, they know how to spot a band who

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Heat – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2012

12th October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Electric Magic Records, Heat, Heavy Rock, LP, Ollie Stygall, Psych, Retro, Review, Self Titled

The tsunami of backwards looking retro rocking bands continues to roll across Europe sweeping up all in its path and

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Slow Season – S/T – CD/DD 2012

3rd October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Self Released, Self Titled, Slow Season

Holy Led Zep Batman!!! Slow Season are an utterly unknown band from across the water Stateside but have more than

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Howlin’ Widow – S/T – 7” 2012

2nd October 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, 7", Blues Rock, Freak Flag Recordings, Heavy Rock, Howlin' Widow, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review

Is anyone familiar with the story behind The Who’s “Pictures Of Lily”? Basically the protagonist of the song is having

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Horisont ‘Second Assault’ CD/LP 2012

18th September 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Heavy Rock, Horisont, LP, Ollie Stygall, Retro, Review, Rise Above Records, Second Assault

I’ve always wanted to go to Sweden. Partly because it appears to be a beautiful country full of culture and

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Lord Fowl ‘Moon Queen’ CD/Digital 2012

9th August 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Hard Rock, Lord Fowl, Moon Queen, Ollie Stygall, Retro Rock, Review, Small Stone Records

Oh, so you have a band, that’s great. Wow, look how many notes you can play and how many times

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Stone Axe ‘Captured Live! Roadburn Festival 2011’ CD/LP 2012

25th May 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2012, Blues Rock, Captured Live! Roadburn Festival 2011, CD, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Ripple Music, Roadburn 2011, Stone Axe

Having been turned on to Stone Axe’s first couple of releases by fellow Ripple Music residents Grifter, I jumped at

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Doctor Cyclops ‘Borgofondo’ CD/LP 2012

24th May 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2012, Blues Rock, Borgofondo, CD, Doctor Cyclops, Heavy Rock, Jazz, LP, Ollie Stygall, Prog Rock, Retro Rock, Review, World In Sound Records

When I first heard Doctor Cyclops a couple of years ago it was clear that there was something very special

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