Hayato Takeuchi – “EP” (2017) review
Hayato Takeuchi - EP (Bearsuit Records, 2017) Tokyo-based, multi-instrumentalist Hayato has previously released material under the name Bubbly Folks, and a self-titled album (L.S.F.) appeared in 2013 on...
Reviews
Simfonica – ‘Letters In Time’ (2017)
Just released is a fascinating new audio DVD by Trevor Midgley, known to John Peel and Dandelion record fans as Beau and before that on the BBC as...
Kozfest 2017 Day Three: Soft Machine
Soft Machine began in 1966 in Canterbury, England, cofounded by Daevid Allen, Mike Ratledge, Kevin Ayers and Robert Wyatt. One of the earliest prog/jazz-rock bands consisting of founding...
Chris Spedding – “The RAK Years” (2017) review
Chris Spedding “The RAK Years” (7T/s Records, 2017) When one thinks of session musicians, guitarists in particular, Chris Spedding is one of the first to come to mind,...
Kozfest 2017 Day Three: Ed Wynne
Day Three of Kozfest started out quite unexpectedly. Ozric Tentacles guitarist and founder Ed Wynne had made his presence known simply by being in attendance at some of...
The Sand Pebbles – “Pleasure Maps” (2017) review
The Sand Pebbles - Pleasure Maps (Kasumuen Records, 2017) This is a 5 Star Vinyl Worthy body of music ... Pleasure Maps by The Sand Pebbles, their first...
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma – “On The Echoing Green” (2017) review
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - On The Echoing Green (Mexican Summer, 2017) https://shiningskullstudio.bandcamp.com/album/on-the-echoing-green On The Echoing Green is a definitive change of heart for prolific ambient and noise artist Jefre...
Jeremy Morris – “Invitation” (2017) review
Jeremy - Invitation (JAM Recordings, 2017) Comprised of material recorded between 1975 and 1979, Invitation not only features Jeremy Morris’s freshman recordings, but the disc also marks the...
Neil Young – “Hitchhiker” (2017) review
Neil Young - Hitchhiker (2017) If anything, Neil Young is predictably unpredictable … and truth be told, I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a drawback,...
Kozfest 2017 Day Two: Chumley Warner Brothers and Spirits Burning
One of the rare occurrences that took place around Kozfest was the performance of Spirits Burning, augmented by Chumley Warner Brothers who played an amazing set on Day...