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Review: Temple Fang ‘Lifted From The Wind’

27th May 202527th May 2025 Rob Walsh Prog, Psych, Stickman Records, Temple Fang

From the opening bit of The River from Dutch psych outfit Temple Fang, I knew things had gotten very interesting.

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Review: More Experience ‘Horizons Of Events’

23rd May 202523rd May 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo More Experience, Old Hippie, Prog, Psych, Sound Effect Records

More Experience. Although they may have taken their name from a Jimi Hendrix album, they’re not even one of the

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Review: Sons Of Ra ‘Standard Deviation’

30th April 202530th April 2025 Matthew Williams Jazz, Lasers Edge, Prog, Sons Of Ra

Right from the off, I’m going to say one simple thing. This album is beyond cool, so cool that even

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Review: Vitskär Süden ‘Vitskär Süden’ [Reissue]

4th April 20254th April 2025 Renzo Doom, Prog, Psych, Ripple Music, Vitskär Süden

Vitskär Süden’s name makes me think this is another great Nordic band, but it’s actually the name of a band

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Review: Quasars Of Destiny ‘Music To Listen To While Eating Planets’

28th March 202528th March 2025 Martin Williams Independent, Prog, Psych, Quasars Of Destiny

With a band name like Quasars Of Destiny and an album title like Music To Listen To While Eating Planets,

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Review: Naxatras ‘V’

24th March 202524th March 2025 Nessie Spencer Evening Star Records, Naxatras, Prog, Psych, Space Rock

Naxatras released their fifth effort a few weeks ago and I can confidently say that V is a serious contender

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Review: Gin Lady ‘Before The Dawn Of Time’

12th February 202512th February 2025 Matthew Williams Gin Lady, Prog, Psych, Ripple Music

I will state from the off that when I had a quick listen to a track from Gin Lady, I

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Review: Monteceneri ‘Due’ EP

29th January 202529th January 2025 Domenico 'Mimmo' Caccamo Instrumental, Lady Lovely Records, Monteceneri, Post-Rock, Prog

The allure of post-rock bands has captivated me for many years, drawing me in with their mesmerising instrumental compositions that

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Review: Mojo & The Kitchen Brothers ‘Into The Center Of The Cat’s Eye Nebula’

8th January 20258th January 2025 Lee Beamish Lay Bare Recordings, Mojo & The Kitchen Brothers, Prog, Psych

Well, hey there avid readers, it’s so great to see you, welcome to 2025, the year that hopefully breaks the

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Review: Various Artists ‘The Very Best Of Jethro Tull Redux’

16th December 202416th December 2024 David J McLaren Doom, Elephant Tree, Hashtronaut, Heavy Rock, Jethro Tull, Lowrider, Magnetic Eye Records, Mr Bison, Oceanlord, Prog, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Sweat, The Golden Grass, Various Artists

Internal David-monologue, approx. 1994: Everything must be heavier than everything else! Metallica are for girls (NB I was sexist as

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Review: Kosmodome ‘Ad Undas’

16th December 202416th December 2024 Lee Beamish Kosmodome, Prog, Stickman Records

So, here we are, the closing weeks of 2024 and I’m still finding new albums to review. Today it is

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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