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Peter Hammill

Leonardo Pavkovic: Nothing is Ordinary

By CHRIS M. SLAWECKI

More than any other person, Leonardo Pavkovic has made me write some crazy shit. Pavkovic is the primal force behind the joyously eclectic MoonJune Records, which he established in 2001. “Established" may not be the right word: “I am truly an unusual and rules breaking call-it-record-company with a 'label' identity despite the fact that ...

John Kelman's Best Releases of 2017

By JOHN KELMAN

For those who may have noticed, there have been no best of lists coming from yours truly since 2014; sadly, the chronic health problem that has reduced my previous writing pace to a crawl continues without much respite. My best of the year lists have always been predicated upon having reviewed the releases chosen, and with ...

Dark Companion: tra novità, fascinazione e nostalgia

By ALBERTO BAZZURRO

Nata nel 2015 e gestita da un team di otto persone riunite attorno a Max Marchini, la piacentina Dark Companion ha dato alle stampe a fine anno i primi quattro CD di una serie che ci si augura lunga, vista la cura e il livello delle produzioni (anche in termini di grafica, confezione, ecc.).

Van der Graaf Generator: Merlin Atmos (Deluxe Edition)

By JOHN KELMAN

For a group that has released only three studio albums since reforming in 2005 after a quarter-century hiatus--longer when considering the “classic" lineup with singer/pianist/guitarist Peter Hammill, keyboardist Hugh Banton and drummer Guy Evans was last heard on World Record (Charisma, 1976), and forgetting about 2012's atypical ALT (Esoteric), an album of improvisation-driven instrumentals--Van der Graaf ...

Other World

By PETER HAMMILL

Label: Cherry Red Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Spinning Coins; Some Kind of Fracas; Of Kith and Kin; Cash; Built From Scratch; Attar Of Roses; This Is Showbiz; Reboot; Black Ice; The Kid; Glass; Two Views; Means To An End; Slippery Slope.

Peter Hammill / Gary Lucas: Other World

By GLENN ASTARITA

On paper, this alliance might seem like an improbable encounter. Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Peter Hammill is revered for his work with the legendary progressive rock unit, Van Der Graaf Generator. While guitarist Gary Lucas' resume contains a historic affiliation with avant, blues-rock wiz Captain Beefheart amid stints within New York City's downtown scene denizens, vocalist Joan ...