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…
Category: CD Reviews
Oct 09 2011
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. …
Sep 25 2011
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…
Sep 16 2011
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…
Sep 13 2011
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…
Aug 23 2011
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…
Aug 10 2011
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…
Jul 20 2011
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 …