“Great fun… lovingly dashed off in a few hours, in homage to the way library musicians had to work”: Matt Berry’s Simplicity
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“The esteem in which his talent was held is reflected… Yet some of the most fascinating tracks here are by his pre-fame 60s bands”: Greg Lake’s Magical box set
7-disc compilation celebrates his solo endeavours in style
“He may be lauded by some as a genius, but without this team’s heavy lifting, these pieces might fail”: Frank Zappa’s Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Edition
Five-disc, 88-track set proves his music lasts - even if many of his lyrics don’t
“A plan to work with guest contributors has resulted in a fairly tortuous journey… but the struggle has been worth it”: Earthside’s Let The Truth Speak
American cinematic band’s second album is even more ambitious than their debut, and took years to bring together
“Served up as ‘hi-def’ – but should that be hi-deaf? The raw, frantic energy might be too much for some”: Meshuggah’s Chaosphere 25th Anniversary edition
Groundbreaking third album keeps pushing boundaries with lively remaster
Tesseract’s cinematic live show just proved that, 12 years since debuting, they’re in the finest form of their lives
At Tampa’s Orpheum, the UK djent pioneers reach a new apex in a flurry of contorting riffs, gorgeous vocals and awe-inspiring lights
”It could have made for a disconcerting experience, but her ethereal vocal presence binds it all together”: Myrkur’s Spine
Blend of genres results in a morbidly compelling work that can’t be contained by the ‘Viking’ tag
“The rise of a fledgling group, but a collapse of an old one… A forensic timeline of how prog turned into punk”: Stewart Copeland’s Police Diaries
Memoir offers eyewitness view as Curved Air and Soft Machine members lived through a changing of the musical guard
“Not just an amorphous stream of swirly pothead trance rock… In fact, this album feels more focused than its predecessor:” Gong’s Unending Ascending
With the late Daevid Allen’s blessing, Kavus Torabi continues the 54-year-old band’s mission to music’s outer reaches
“A serene and soothing affair – a kaleidoscopic rush of instrumental escapism with nothing but good intentions”: Ozric Tentacles’ Lotus Unfolding
Ed Wynne demonstrates a new wave of inspiration and enthusiasm for his near-lifelong project
“Like the Velvet Underground playing an early Black Sabbath riff, but in the desert. At night… it’s bonkers. And it’s also rather beautiful”: Goat’s Medicine
Enigmatic Swedes up the ante after Oh Death, with more twisted multi-genre shapes
“There’s some good music, of course, but most of it was reshaped for expediency rather than for aesthetic reasons”: Yes compilation Yessingles
Selection was made to fit on an LP, but as the band have released 41 singles so far, it’s only part of the story
“Polished so slickly it denies the friction which draws your ears in… once that fine film of funk is discerned, it can’t be undiscerned”: Steely Dan’s Aja remastered
1977 album’s new vinyl version illustrates duo’s obsessive perfectionism - and producer Gary Katz’s patience
“Maverick in scope and enormous in scale… but it owes much of its sprawling nature to its contributors”: Steven Wilson’s The Harmony Codex
Modern prog’s great visionary throws away the stylistic rule book to deliver an enigmatic, luxurious post-pandemic masterwork
“It’s ostentatious and even maddening at times, but there’s no faulting the ambition”: XTC’s The Big Express
Neglected 80s progressive pop gem gets the Steven Wilson treatment
“Darkly beautiful, Floydian in nature… a wonderful listen if the stock of Prozac holds out”: Bruce Soord’s Luminescence
The Pineapple Thief leader’s third solo album feels autumnal and meditative
“A mature viewpoint without sounding remotely irrelevant or unwelcome”: Galahad’s The Long Goodbye
12th studio album tackles nuanced experience rather than youthful certainty - assisted by timeless songcraft
“His work with Gentle Giant surely seals his prog reputation”: Produced By Tony Visconti box set
73 personally curated tracks covers a huge range of genres from Ralph McTell to Thin Lizzy
