Review: Anna von Hausswolff ‘Iconoclasts’
So here we are, the last remaining weeks of 2025, and just when I thought I had wrapped up my
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Neo Classical
Review: Jo Quail ‘Notan’
If ever there were an artist who defines modern cello playing in the 21st century, an artist who not only
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Review: BRUIT ≤ ‘The Age Of Ephemerality’
It is hard to try and remain neutral these days when it feels like the world is pushing you to
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Review: Orchestra SMS ‘Musica Sparpagliata’
The first time I encountered the intriguing fusion of rock music and orchestral arrangements was back in 1970, while tuned
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Review: Scions ‘To Cry Out In The Wilderness’
Hailing from Canada, the eight-piece outfit Scions comprises Cormac Culkeen (vocals), Dave Grenon (electronics/sound design), Andrew Mackelvie (saxophones/bass clarinet), Ellen
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Review: Ottone Pesante ‘Scrolls Of War’
Ottone Pesante, a power trio from Faenza, Italy, have established themselves as a truly unique and captivating force in the
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Review: Diamanda Galás ‘Diamanda Galás In Concert’
My first encounter with Diamanda Galás was her debut album The Litanies Of Satan, one of the most harrowing listening
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Review: Aythis ‘Celestial Exile’ & ‘Lost Lighthouse’
Having been performing solo for pretty much twenty years, outside of being involved with other musical projects, you would have
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Review: Jo Quail ‘Invocation/Supplication’
Over the last few years, not many musical artists have moved me in the way Jo Quail does. From my
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Through The Lens: Jo Quail / Dead Space Chamber Music @ The White Hotel, Salford, 13th May 2023
Back in mid-May, I took another short trip down to The White Hotel in Salford when The Beauty Witch presented
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Review: Dark Sanctuary ‘Cernunnos’
Dark Sanctuary formed in 1996 in Paris, France and consist of Dame Pandora – vocals, Arkdae – keyboards/guitars, Hylgaryss –
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