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Simulacrum – Genesis – Album Review

Artist: Simulacrum Album Title: Genesis Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release: 12 February 2021 Riding high on the crest of a wave of enthusiasm and inspiration, I am delighted to bring you this review for a new discovery. The band are called Simulacrum, meaning ‘an image or representation of someone or something’, and they are  Continue Reading »

Karmakanic – Dot – Album Review

Artist: Karmakanic Album Title: Dot Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 22 July 2016 Karmakanic have been around for a good few years now, formed in 2002 by Jonas Reingold, the bassist for the arguably more familiar band The Flower Kings. Also involved with Kaipa and The Tangent, Karmakanic was conceived to be the vehicle  Continue Reading »

Big Big Train – Wassail – EP Review

Artist: Big Big Train Album Title: Wassail EP Label: English Electric Recordings Year Of Release: 2015 Those that follow me on social media will know my thoughts about Big Big Train. They were a band I discovered relatively recently following some persistent badgering on twitter and Facebook, around the time of the release of ‘English  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2013 – Number 4

Day 17 in my ‘Album of the Year 2013’ countdown and we’re really into the business end of this series of posts. As always, thanks for reading and, if you’re new to me, my blog or just this countdown, links to the rest of my choices can be found at the bottom of this post  Continue Reading »

Maschine – An Interview with the UK Prog Rockers

Maschine is the chosen moniker for the latest UK-based band to catch the attention of the progressive rock community. I didn’t hesitate when I was offered the opportunity to chat with band mastermind and founder Luke Machin. It is not the greatest of starts to the interview if I’m being entirely honest. I’m playing Maschine’s  Continue Reading »

My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 8

Unlucky for some, it is day 13 of my countdown of my 20 best rock and metal albums of 2012. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for links to all 12 previous posts. Big Big Train ‘English Electric (Part 1)’ English Electric Recordings Now, when I say that this has been a massive  Continue Reading »

My Top 20 of 2012 – Number 11

Despite it now being 2013, we have reached the halfway stage in my top 20 rock & metal albums of 2012. How exciting! If you’ve missed any of my previous posts in this countdown, links can be found at the bottom of this post. Docker’s Guild ‘The Mystic Technocracy (Season 1: The Age Of Ignorance)’  Continue Reading »


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