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The Sonic Sorcery of Joscelyn Wynter & Tom Riccioni

Joscelyn Wynter & Tom Riccioni performed at Ragtime Tavern in Preston, Melbourne on 16 Dec 2021. In the announcement they invited the audience to a "sonic sorcery". In my opinion you couldn’t find an…

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MOON MEN - Uncomfortable Space Probe (2018) review

First release ('Amazing Science Fiction Stories') was a limited-edition run of 300 silver-backed compact discs in a special 6-panel cover. Art and story (in comicc book form) by Bret Hart, as is their 2nd…

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SONAR - Live at Moods (2018) review

The momentous mathematical polyrhythm tritone masters present you with a striking live show at Moods Jazz Club (Zurich, Switzerland) played on May 24, 2018. If you were bowled over with their last studio release…

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NOVA CASCADE - Above All Else (2018) review

The front cover art by Paul Dews (How Far To Hitchin) visually describes this dynamic ethereal debut. A year and a half in the making, Nova Cascade present the world with their full length…

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FLAT EARTH SOCIETY - Untitled # 0 (2018) review

An almost unbelievable 2018 double disc recording of a one of a kind, multi genre, ground breaking and incredible 'big band' founded by Peter Vermeersch in 1999. On this release, he composes 14 of…

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TWELVE THOUSAND DAYS - Insect Silence (2018) review

A long awaited and surprise fourth release by classic experimental ambient folk duo Martyn Bates (Eyeless In Gaza, solo and various collaborations) and Alan Trench (Nurse With Wound, Orchis, Howling Larsons, Temple Music among…

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The Muffins - Secret Signals 2 (2018) review

Following the first of a scheduled three reissued/remastered collection of live and studio rarities performed 1974 thru 1975, from stalwart Canterbury/free jazz influenced American (specifically the state of Maryland) progressive music group, which were…

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Rophonic - In With The Out Crowd (2018) review

A dreamy hybrid of fertile, floating, surreal, majestic, scattered folk ballad, early music explorations, and neo space atmosphere. The initial seconds are a ground zero take off, with Colin Blunstone-like cottony soft vocals, in…

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Gryphon - Reinvention (2018) review

An ear to ear smile formed on my face when I first saw that an old favorite band of mine were putting out a new album, after 41 years of void. It should be…