Hard to believe that when I received the promotional blurb along with a demo copy of this album that I nearly dismissed it out of hand. When I read that the album is about Jessica, Jeff Green’s still born baby daughter I wrongly misjudged the …
Category: CD Reviews
Apr 14 2011
Leap Day | Skylge’s Lair
Leap day seem to be a band that we have developed a soft spot for. So when we received a copy of their new album Skylge’s Lair for review we were very keen to listen to it. Very little information was sent along side the album by way of promot…
Apr 10 2011
VDGG | A Grounding in Numbers
A Grounding in Numbers. Van der Graaf Generator.
Esoteric Recordings EVDGCD1001
March 2011
Total playing time 48:51
Here it is, the second studio album from the three piece Van d…
Apr 07 2011
Tony Patterson | All The World EP
I am constantly surprised by Tony Patterson’s diverse approach to music. Being as he is immersed in the more progressive groove he has without doubt removed himself from what is normally expected of him and donned a different cap. &ldquo…
Mar 07 2011
Combination Head | Museum
I was recently asked in a radio interview if I knew any of new prog rock bands carrying on from where the traditional bands like Pink Floyd, Yes and Genesis left off in their hey day. A few bands came to mind and Combination Head was one of them. It…
Feb 13 2011
Dropshard | Anywhere But Home
On the strength of this, their debut album Italian band Dropshard looks as if they could in time be joining the ranks of the Italian prog cognisenti alongsides of PFM and Le Orme as a major progressive band.
For this their fist album the band have re…
Feb 01 2011
Matt Stevens | Ghosts
At a time when so many talented artistes lean towards the prog metal edge of prog it is a breath of fresh air when something just a bit different comes along. At the present time Matt Stevens represents the antithesis of prog metal. The North Londoner …
Dec 06 2010
Nines Stones Close | Traces
A CD sized package arrived from the Netherlands recently at Progmeister Towers. Upon opening it I was presented with the latest album by Nine Stones Close for review. It was accompanied by an extra disc containing acoustic renditions f…