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Big Big Train | English Electric

  Big Big Train’s latest and much spoken about album “English Electric” found it’s way to Progmeister HQ last week to initially mixed feelings. Please don’t read too much into that as like many we have been waiting in great anticipation for it’s release and found that on it’s maiden voyage in the wrong environment …

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Asia | XXX (30)

  Thirty years ago Asia was a dirty word to me preferring instead the pomp, excesses and eccentricities of the bands that i then believed had been betrayed and abandoned by the four elements of Asia. I thought then that Asia had sold out. It wasn’t until a few years ago that Riversea keys man …

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Rob Gould | The Broken Road

  Very bizarre how things happen sometimes. I was listening to ARFM Soundscapes one rainy Sunday afternoon when on came a beautiful piece of music by and artist thus far was unknown to me, Rob Gould. Only two days later i was contacted by Rob who asked if we would review his new album “The …

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Squackett | A Life Within A Day

  We recently received a copy of of “A Life Within A Day” for review courtesy of Vicky Powell at Esoteric Arts to whom we send our thanks. The collaboration between messrs Yes bass ace Chris Squire and Guitar legend Steve Hackett (Squackett) has recently been well documented in the press and social media so …

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Stolen Earth | A Far Cry From Home

  It brought it home to me recently just how important a live performance is to communicating new material. Having recently recieved a copy of Stolen Earth’s new album “A Far Cry From Home” i had only one chance to give the album a spin before catching the band live a few days later. As …

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Coalition | In Search Of Forever & Visions | The Inner Road

  We recently received two cd’s for review from Orbital Productions. Coalition – In Search Of Forever The disc we are paying most attention to here is “In Search Of Forever. Not to be mistaken with Chick Corea’s “Return to Forever. To all intense and purpose, Coalition is the musical vehicle of Steve Gresswell (writer, …

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Mist Season | Reflections

  Some of you may recall an album that we reviewed some time back by The Samurai Of Prog? Instigator of the project was Kimmo Porsti, drummer and multi instrumentalist. I was very impressed with the quality of all who played on that album not least Kimmo himself. However, it was an album that was …

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Riversea | Out Of An Ancient

  Every once in a while amidst the melange of mediocrity that lands at Progmeister towers, a pearl in a shell arrives. A jewel, hand crafted with great thought given to every nuance and minutiae, something judged from the outset to be something special. This happened recently when we took delivery of the debut album …

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