In a recent conversation with my good friend Prog Al Peterson, the subject of progs nice people came up and those of whom we have met. I immediately recalled a Greenslade gig at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Opera House where after an amazing …
John Young Interview Read MoreKarfagan is to all intents and purposes Antony Karlugin who also goes under the guises of Sunchild and Hoggwash.
On this latest Karfagan album Antony has brought together many fabulous musicians from The Ukraine. I was first smitten by Karfagan aft…
Karfagan | Solitary Sandpiper Journey Read MoreNo, this is not the South Bank Show. And yes, this is a feature about an artist. I have been fortunate enough to have been friends with local artist …
The Work Of Artist John Wray Read MoreGothenbourg’s finest have put together a fabulous excursion of high octane prog on this their third album. Openimg with the 14:45 minute scene setting extraviganzor "Suddenly The Rain" it is obvious from the outset that band have fused all k…
Tardigrade | Simon Says Read MoreIn the very unlikely release of a new Pink Floyd album in the future or indeed ever, disciples need look no further. This is about as close as you are going to get. This wonderful offering manages to fuse Waters and Gilmour era Pink Floyd extremely wel…
RPWL | God Has Failed Read MoreAt this moment in time there is an abundance of great prog bands and music around. However, only very few capture the essence of the genre enough to allow listener to become immersed in the mood or atmosphere of the music’s intention. Journey of …
Yak | Journey Of The Yak Read MoreWork, it’s the scurge of the music listening classes don’t you think? Been trying to write something now for weeks and kept getting scuppered by work. I have been very fortunate lately to have been given quite a few discs to listen to, and amongst the …
Progmeister Article Read MoreEvery now and again a little gem comes your way. A few weeks ago i recieved a consignment of discs from an old friend of mine which included a CD by a Dutch band called Leap day. Their debut album entitled "Awakening The Muse" is quite simply…
Leap Day | Awakening The Muse Read More