Hiromi – Spectrum (Concord Music, 2019) Spectrum is Hiromi’s second solo album. The Japanese piano phenomenon delivers a masterful set of performances where jazz and…
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Heofon – “5th Key”
Well, tonight, I have another wonderful sounding band and album to offer for exploration. Heofon is the name of this British Columbia, Canadian band. They…
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Silent Like Lightning considers themselves a progressive, post rock, band. They are based in Austin, Texas. The group was founded in early 2016. The band members…
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Giant The Vine’s Cinematic Explorations
Giant The Vine – Music for Empty Places (Lizard Records, 2019) Italian band Giant The Vine delivers an effective set of instrumental tracks on Music…
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One of the most anticipated music releases of this year was to be Tool’s new album. The anticipation was so global, that once Fear Inoculum,…
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Rodrigo y Gabriela’s Acoustic Rock Meets Floydian Echoes
Rodrigo y Gabriela – Mettavolution (ATO Records, 2019) Acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela continue their fascinating deconstructions of hard rock and heavy metal through…
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No-Man – “Love You to Bits”
Wow! Eleven years waiting for a new No Man album. Both Tim Bowness and Steve Wilson have been very busy with solo and other projects…
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Shining Pyramid on the Mesmeric Electronic Edge of Progressive Rock
Shining Pyramid – Children of the Stones (SEQ Records, 2019) Shining Pyramid play a delightful form of instrumental progressive rock using guitars and keyboards (spacey…
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Elegant Atmospheric Jazz Guitar from Marstrander Trio
Marstrander Trio – Old Times, Beautiful Boy (Losen Records, 2019) Norwegian electric guitar maestro Mathias Marstrander delivers a superb set of instrumental pieces where atmospheric…
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I found YYNOT’s debut album, released in June of 2018, late in 2018, and reviewed it for another webzine. I was completely surprised, like I…
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