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Oliver Wakeman & Gordon Giltrap | Ravens And Lullabies

  I acquired this album on the strength of a a blind listening to the first song.  I was asked who i thought it was that was playing. Of course i did’t have a clue, though i knew that i liked it a lot. Once i that was put out of my misery i was …

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Lifesigns | Lifesigns

  I have always been of the opinion that John Young is one of the nicest guys in the music biz and followed his career avidly since meeting him whilst he was on tour with Greenslade many years ago. The John Young band are always a popular attraction and his style is instantly likable so …

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Steven Wilson | The Raven That Refused To Sing

  Steven Wilson has without doubt become one of the most respected musicians and technician in todays present progressive music scene. Not without good reason. Steven’s ability to sprinkle fairy dust on all he touches. Long may it reign. Mr Wilson’s last presentation the excellent Grace For Drowning was a resounding success and Steven set …

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Big Big Train | English Electric Part II

  I have to take my hat off to Big Big Train. It would be easy to commend them for their astute business acumen, though releasing English Electric parts one and two separately was i feel a little more than a matter of commerce. Instead it allowed the first half of such a musically intense …

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Lebowski | Cinematic

  Just before Christmas a CD sized package was delivered to Progmeister towers with a Polish post mark. Having received an email just prior to delivery of said package from Radek Ratomski i had an inkling what was inside. It was the debut album Cinematic by Polish band Lebowski. Now, some of you already know …

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Steven Wilson | Get All You Deserve

  I have to admit to being a bit of a late comer with regards to Steven Wilson. His many adventures thus far have eluded me including the now legendary Porcupine Tree, who only ever recorded one album that actually caught my attention, The Sky Moves Sideways. Sadly this was an album that Wilson himself …

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Nine Stones Close | One Eye On The Sunrise

  Hot on the heels of Traces, Nine Stones Close have not let the grass grow. The bands third album One Eye On The sunrise see’s the band upping their game and finds them emerging from the their previous dark shades into semi-light. Building on his previous collaboration with Riversea duo Brendan Eyre (Keys) and …

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Alex Carpani | The Sanctuary

  As you may imagine we recieve a lot of albums for review at Progmeister from all over the globe. It will not have gone un-noticed that Progmeister has been quiet of late and this is partly due to the fact that over the past couple of months few albums were either unsuitable or simply …

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