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Article: Extended Analysis

Porcupine Tree: Octane Twisted

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by John Kelman

Like it or not, the near-term future of British progressive/psychedelic rock Porcupine Tree is in a place of relative uncertainty. When group founder/singer/primary writer Steven Wilson was interviewed for All About Jazz in support of his the live solo set Get All You Deserve (Kscope, 2012), he revealed that 2013 will be focused largely on The ...

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Article: Album Review

Nat Birchall: World Without Form

Read "World Without Form" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

In a world that often seems bereft of any sense of spirituality it's good to know that performers like saxophonist Nat Birchall are still true to the spirituality of music. Birchall, based in the northeast of England, continues to create beautiful, soulful, music on his fifth album as leader, World Without Form, in the company of ...

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Article: Film Review

Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day

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by Nenad Georgievski

Led Zeppelin Celebration Day Three P Films Limited 2012 Many biographies and history books reveal that in the early autumn of 1968, in a stuffy London rehearsal room, guitarist Jimmy Page gathered together a group of newly found musical colleagues--singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, ...

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Article: Album Review

Metallic Taste of Blood: Metallic Taste of Blood

Read "Metallic Taste of Blood" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita

The album title could automatically allude to an outing by a hardcore death-metal band, yet Metallic Taste of Blood's diverse lineup touches on this quotient of loudly intense fare to coincide with other voluminous, enterprising factors. Here, guitarist/producer Eraldo Bernocchi teams with Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin, keyboardist Jamie Saft (John Zorn, Bad Brains, Black Shabbis) ...

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Article: Album Review

Stevens / Rutherford / Parker / Guy: One Four and Two Twos

Read "One Four and Two Twos" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles

This release brings the very welcome return of an August 1978 studio session involving four legends of British improv: drummer John Stevens, trombonist Paul Rutherford, saxophonist Evan Parker and bassist Barry Guy. The first four of its five quartet tracks were originally released on LP in 1980 by View; all five were rereleased on CD in ...

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Article: Live Review

Supersilent & John Paul Jones: London, England, November 18, 2012

Read "Supersilent & John Paul Jones: London, England, November 18, 2012" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles

Supersilent & John Paul JonesVillage UndergroundLondon Jazz FestivalLondon, England November 18, 2012 By its tenth and final night, the 21st London Jazz Festival, had featured such illustrious names as saxophonists Peter Brötzmann, Jan Garbarek and Sonny Rollins, pianist Herbie Hancock, and guitarists Bill Frisell and John McLaughlin. But, as ...

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Article: Album Review

Hannes Riepler: The Brave

Read "The Brave" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay

The British music scene produces more than its share of homegrown talent these days, young players who for the most part emerge from the country's music colleges into the professional scene and then, not content with waiting for the phone to ring, go out and create many of their own gigging and recording opportunities. It's a ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Various Artists: Wandelweiser Und So Weiter

Read "Various Artists: Wandelweiser Und So Weiter" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles

Various ArtistsWanderweiser Und So WeiterAnother Timbre2012This ambitious six-disc boxed set will surely come to be seen as a landmark release from Another Timbre. Whereas the label has previously issued four or five separate CDs at a time, linked by some overarching theme--for instance, “Duos with brass" or “The ...

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Article: Live Review

Frode Kjekstad Italian Job Trio: London, UK, November 19, 2012

Read "Frode Kjekstad Italian Job Trio: London, UK, November 19, 2012" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson

Frode Kjekstad Italian Job TrioRonnie Scott's Jazz ClubSoho, London, EnglandNovember 19, 2012The London Jazz Festival may have ended for another year the day before, after 10 exhilarating days, but jazz never rests at 47 Frith Street Soho, home to Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Monday night was business as usual, as it ...

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News: Recording

UK Prog Ensemble Landmarq Releases Highly Anticipated New Studio Album "Entertaining Angels"

UK Prog Ensemble Landmarq Releases Highly Anticipated New Studio Album "Entertaining Angels"

London, UK - The progressive rock music community worldwide is buzzing with excitement about the new release by celebrated UK prog ensemble Landmarq. Pushing their songwriting skills to new heights and crossing previously unexplored musical boundaries, Landmarq's 'Entertaining Angels' is being held as the band's finest album to date! Vocalist Tracy Hitchings has pulled out all ...


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