black sand – ‘Fragments of Time’ (2023)
The new Black Sand release, 'Fragments of Time' is just that, swirling leftover numbers from previous outings, giving rise to a smile, as I’ve been looking back over...
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Crabby Appleton – ‘Go Back-The Anthology’ (2023)
Purveyors of “power pop” before the term was even in the popular music lexicon, California based quintet Crabby Appleton released two albums and several singles on Elektra Records...
BMX Bandits – Music For The Film “Dreaded Light” (2023)
For some it will probably come as a huge surprise to learn that this remarkable piece of work has been made by BMX Bandits, the Glasgow-based group who...
Swell Maps C21 – ‘Polar Regions’ (2023)
Since original Swell Maps multi-instrumentalist Jowe Head began to re-establish his old late seventies group’s name (now accessorised with the added C21 adjunct to distinguish them from the...
Headstone – ‘Bad Habits/Headstone’ (2023)
Formed in 1974 by former Rare Bird drummer Mark Ashton and ex-Atomic Rooster guitarist Steve Bolton, Headstone recorded two albums, mixing hard, acoustic based and progressive rock. Cherry...
Freedom – ‘Born Again, The Complete Recordings 1967-72’ (2023)
English rock band Freedom was formed in August 1967 when founding Procol Harum drummer/vocalist Bobby Harrison and guitarist Ray Royer were joined by bassist Steve Shirley and keyboard...
Frijid Pink – ‘The Deram Recordings 1970-1971’ (2023)
Best known for their guitar-driven arrangement of the traditional song ‘House Of The Rising Sun’, a Top Ten hit in no less than 14 different countries, Detroit’s Frijid...
Sarah Belle Reid & David Rosenboom – ‘NOWS’ (2022)
If one forms preconceptions of the album based on its cover, then the visual artwork of Sarah Belle Reid, (combining graphic notation and lavender blue-and-amber spiraling wave), is...
Sagat | Interview | New Album, ‘Silver Lining’
'Silver Lining' is the full album debut of Brussel-based electronic producer Sagat. It is out now on Vlek. Sagat takes us on a deep dive into a dense...
black sand – ‘Daydream’ (2023)
Black Sand, fronted by Anthony Evans, New Zealand's master of light-handed lysergic cosmic bliss has filtered in a new extended play (under 30 minutes) offering that’s relentlessly tight,...