Category: CD Reviews

Credo | Against Reason

I compose this review as a very impressed Credo newbie. Until now I had only heard Credo by name, I had until today actually never heard their music. This CD, their third is a shining example of 21st century progressive rock. It has all the hallmark…

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The Tangent | Comm

Well, Comm finally arrived at Progmeister towers and not a moment too soon.  The package under scrutiny here is the 180g vinyl LP which contains three of the major pieces from Comm and includes a cd of the whole album with two bonus tracks. &#1…

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Steve Hackett | Beyond The Shrouded Horizon

Continuing the multicultural musical landscapes of “Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth, Steve Hackett returns to the more elaborate environment of a recording studio in which he created a diamond of an album “Beyond The Shrouded Horizon&rdq…

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Cosmograf | When Age Has Done Its Duty

Cosmograf is to all intense and purpose Robin Armstrong a gifted multi-instrumentalist from Waterlooville near Portsmouth who sites Steven Wilson, Roger Waters and David Gilmour as some of his inspirations. This becomes evident when listening to the…

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Mandalaband | AD Sangreal

Continuing from where BC-Ancestors left off Mandalaband4 collect some new contributors along the way. Steeped in historical intrigue and moving into the story of the Holy Grail but not as the booklet denotes one that we would know, AD-Sangreal (Holy…

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Mandalaband | BC Ancestors

Somewhere in my loft is a copy of a vinyl record given to me by a friend many years ago.  It is called The Eye Of Wendor by the Mandala band, the driving force and founder of whom is David Rohl.
My memory of this album has been somewhat jaded b…

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Sean Filkins | War And Peace and Other Short Stories

It’s taken me a while to get round to reviewing Sean Filkins war and peace & other short stories. I first heard excerpts from the album on ARFM’s Soundscapes and became instantly intrigued. From the outset this album holds the listen…

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Comedy of Errors | Disobey

Beguiling, bewildering and really very good is the way that I would describe “Disobey” the shape-shifter of an album by Glaswegian based Comedy Of Errors. Vocalist Joe Cairney brought the release of “Disobey to our attention a few …

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