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Raw, charming post-folk-rock from England …..
The Monroe Transfer and Her Name is Calla – “An Enclave” Review by John Deasey It’s always interesting when you are asked to review music from a band you really don’t know much about. No...
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Cinematic, emotional, uplifting, coruscating, life-affirming …..
65 Days of Static – “Wild Light” Review by John Deasey I was smitten by 65DOS when I first heard The Fall of Math many years ago. A joyous cacophony of jagged beats, storming riffs and crashing walls...
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A powerful and moving piece of work ……
Freedom to Glide – “Rain” Review by John Deasey If you look careful at the album artwork above, you can see the faces of soldiers in every rain drop. So my brothers fell like rain Every rain...
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Top 10 for 2013 – my quick list
What a year for music. What a year for Prog. I had every intention of writing reams and reams about my top 30 albums and eulogising in great detail about their many nuances, but to be honest, I was...
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My favourites albums 2014 …..
Not sure I’ve put a post on here for ages, so apologies for that but I’ve been busy running up and down hills through the mud, puddles, cow dung and sheep poo of the fantastic Pennines in the UK, with...
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Hand. Cannot. Erase. – a review
As much as I adore most of the Porcupine Tree back catalogue and go along with the line that Steven Wilson is a modern day genius, there has been a tendency (for my tastes) to sometimes veer off...
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Big Big Train – live review of first night of 3 London gigs
……. wow !!!! Full review to follow when the three London gigs are complete to avoid spoilers for those with the pleasure of attending tonight and tomorrow lunchtime …….
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Big Big Train – live review, Kings Hall, London, Friday 14 August 2015
“Light bleeds from the world Starcross, the Underfall Yard the iron and the stone is broken the dream of the Western mind searching for reason is gone now“ It seems a lifetime since these words have...
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Haken – Affinity
Well, well well ….. what a surprise this one is. I like Haken a lot, but they also have this annoying tendency to be a bit light-hearted and throw-away with some of their stuff. I understand that a...
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Blackfield V : is it better than IV ?
Well I’ve tried really hard with this album. Really, really hard. I’ve given it time, I’ve had countless listens and I’ve treated like a stray cat that needs some attention and love. My initial...
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