Category: CD Reviews

Robert Carty Beautiful Depths (Deep Sky Music, 2013) I’ve been blessed with quite a few great new CDs to play lately on my show at…

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Acuña – Hoff – Mathisen – Barxeta (2012) Barxeta is a beautiful fusion album performed by a trio of keyboards, bass and percussion that delivers…

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Nektar Remember the Future (Purple Pyramid Records CLP 0274, 2013) This version of the classic Nektar album Remember the Future (originally released in 2013) is…

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Marbin Last Chapter of Dreaming (MoonJune Records, 2013) Last Chapter of Dreaming is the latest album by genre-defying American band Marbin. The group’s eclectic sound…

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Apogee Waiting for the Challenge (Musea FGBG 4911, 2012) Apogee is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Arne Schäfer. His progressive rock style is…

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Landmarq Entertaining Angels – Special Edition (Synergy, 2012) This band is described as neoprog, but what I heard on this double album special edition is…

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Kompendium Beneath The Waves (7Stones/Tigermoth Records TMRCD, 2012) Kompendium is an ambitious musical project spearheaded by keyboardist and composer Rob Reed (Magenta and Cyan). Although…

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Big Big Train English Electric, Part Two (English Electric Records, 2013) Big Big Train’s 2012 album, English Electric, Part One, was one of the highest…

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Steven Wilson The Raven That Refused to Sing and other stories (Kscope Music 242, 2013) It’s going to be extremely difficult to beat this recording…

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Al Berkowitz A Long Hereafter / Nothing beyond (2012) Al Berkowitz is the name of a Spanish psychedelic music band with a tasteful laid back…

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