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Simon Phillips - Protocol 4 (2017) review
With the fourth Protocol release, Simon takes a world tour on nine compositions totaling just under an hour. He wrote and produced all of the pieces, many sounding like they could be a lost…
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Al Swainger's Pointless Beauty - After & Before (2017) review
A prime all instrumental (with exception of mnemonic syllable of tabla) release from multi talented Al Swainger (all compositions, photography, artwork, sleeve design, bass, keyboards, voice, drum programming and production). If his name looks…
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Wingfield Reuter Sirkis - Lighthouse (2017) review
A powerhouse performance, that as difficult as it may be to believe, the music was composed and performed on the spot with only a slight bit of discussion, some basic ideas of chords, perhaps…
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Oddfellow's Casino - Oh Sealand (2017) review
A truly brilliant British artist and his varied backing band members present us with the 2017 release 'Oh Sealand'. Horribly overlooked in much of the pop world, David Bramwell who goes under the alias…
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Lifesigns - Cardington (2017) review
A much awaited third release (2 studio, 1 live DVD) by the terrific band Lifesigns. From the ultra melodic and solid as a rock idyllic mix of soft, arena, progressive pop and rock, this…
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7C - Compartment C (2017) review
This, the third full length release by Italian avant garde trio, is something to behold. Any fan of bands such as This Heat, Massacre (The Fred Frith band), Cassiber, and similar bands, along with…
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ONEMENT9 - The Third Kind (2017) review
Jason Weekes produces his debut solo with 'The Third Kind' under the name Onement9. With a long list of musical influences and education, Jason plays keyboards, drums, bass, electronic tambura, trumpets, tambourine, electric guitar…
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Monarch Trail - Sand (2017) review
Following nicely after the debut 'Skye' (2014) this is Monarch Trail's second release. Being Ken Baird's project, he does all the words and music. Throughout, the use of lush and nimble keys, some nice…
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Smells Like - Aranis (2017)
When a band I have put on a throne for their immaculate series of recordings of various original chamber music styles, including avant and cover songs from other Belgian composers, announces they are doing…
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United Ubiquity of Flesh - Salim Ghazi Saeedi (2017) review
New solo by guitarist/programmer/composer/producer/engineer artist begins gentle and builds into a prog metal/Middle Eastern King Crimson sound. Out of the eleven all instrumental compositions, some have a sense of exploring improvisation. 'United Ubiquity of…