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Cluster’s noise terrorism revisited on Cluster II
Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius’ pioneering electronic work receives a 21st-century sheen
Be-Bop Deluxe’s finest hours revisited again – but the journey is always rewarding
Bill Nelson’s finest hours are revisited again in clamshell set, but the journey is always rewarding
Jethro Tull’s Still Living In The Past defies lazy assumptions of what prog was in the 70s
Reissue series revives the 1972 high-class hodgepodge in a generous, never perfunctory style
“Terrifying quality and no noodle-fest”: Gavin Harrison and Nick Johnston’s Early Mercy
King Crimson and Porcupine Tree drummer and new Mastodon guitarist deliver strange, beautiful music with help from Allan Holdsworth bassist Evan Marien
Styx continue their prog-powered renaissance with Circling From Above
Chicago’s AOR-prog veterans return in fine fettle – although the music vastly outweighs the concept on their 18th album
Discipline’s Breadcrumbs will delight fans and surprise the curious
US veterans’ latest work is given analogue warmth by Rush collaborator Terry Brown
"Adheres largely to the blueprint of its warmly received predecessor." Alan Parsons' From The New World
Not yet ratedFormer Project man releases his sixth studio album under his name alone
Anthony Phillips infuses nimble guitar work with surreal intros on Radio Clyde 1978
Extended, remastered edition of 2003 release will appeal to fans of the Genesis co-founder’s playing and early solo songcraft
“Tender and free-flowing”: Jack Bruce’s Harmony Row, expanded to 4 discs
A fine revamp of one of his key post-Cream milestones, including two excellent TV concerts
“Hymnal and melancholy qualities are still to die for”: Greg Lake Live returns from 2005
His band doesn’t have the pedigree of many of his collaborators, but a future Jethro Tull guitarist and a TV show musical director prove highly capable foils in three-disc set
“A reminder of what an inspirational band they were”: Horslips At The BBC
Five discs of previously unreleased material from the Celtic rock pioneers
“The mixing of old and new is exemplary”: Tangerine Dream’s Coventry Cathedral 22
An impressive account of the electronic pioneers’ return to the Midlands half a century after their legendary show
“Intoxicating beauty remains; she enchants in any era”: Judy Dyble’s Darkness To Light
Clamshell collection assembles the original Fairport Convention singer’s trio of 21st-century career-reviving albums
Frank Zappa’s unaired TV special Cheaper Than Cheep is a recovered gem
A nearly forgotten 1974 afternoon show, with an audience of 100 and a short-lived Mothers line-up, rises from the avant-prog titan’s basement
NoSound’s To The Core could be a masochistic experience – but it’s worth it
In these difficult times, it could be a masochistic experience for some – but it’s thoughtful, sensitive and worth it
Mike Oldfield’s personal bravery shines throughout Hergest Ridge: 50th Anniversary
Long overshadowed by illustrious predecessor Tubular Bells, his 1974 hymn to the British landscape has never sounded so brooding or beautiful
“Lyric-led music in contrast with his King Crimson work”: Jakko M Jakszyk’s Son Of Glen
True life informs the versatile guitarist’s first post-Crimson solo release, with plenty to pique interest even if it veers away from traditional prog
