Latest Reviews on Prog
“Jollity can’t undercut the music’s impact”: Marillion’s An Hour Before It‘s Dark Live
Pandemic-era masterpiece brought vividly to life with additional material.
“Songs given a greater dynamic range”: Nordic Giants revisit their past on Origins
Post-rock duo Rôka and Löki reshape their earliest tracks ahead of all-new album’s arrival
Pop tricks abound among the soaring vocals and elegant orchestrations of Eivør’s Enn
Pop tricks abound among the soaring vocals and elegant orchestrations of her heaviest album yet
‘Flamenco motifs, fancy footwork and an over-the-top macho swagger”: Carmen’s The Albums
Three-disc retrospective illustrates the promise of a mid-70s band supported by David Bowie and Tony Visconti
“Documents a clamorous creative peak”: Edgar Broughton Band’s Gone Blue – The BBC Sessions
Four-CD collection covers the period 1967-73, including 32 unreleased tracks
“Superbly-executed… a shame they never toured”: Squackett’s A Life Within A Day reissue
The 2012 prog titans’ collab re-emerges with 5.1 Blu-ray surround mix included
Kati Rán’s Sála is a folk masterpiece years in the making
Dutch artist presents a folk masterpiece years in the making with help from Kristian ‘Gaahl’ Espedal, Mitch Harris and others
Marjana Semkina’s Sirin ought to be heart-shattering; but instead, it feels full of hope
Iamthemorning vocalist brings light to the dark in second solo album
“With one eye on MTV and another on film soundtracks, big choruses with star-turn assists are go”: Steve Hackett’s Feedback ’86 and Till We Have Faces vinyl remasters
Steve Hackett’s Feedback ’86 and Till We Have Faces vinyl remasters share some DNA
“Perpetually overlooked – right album at the wrong time”: Yes’ Talk 30th Anniversary edition
An untitled Trevor Rabin instrumental and an incredible 10-minute demo of Endless Dream crown the bonus elements of the 1994 ‘Yes West’ record
“Meditative passages, bravely expansive”: Bass Communion’s The Itself Of Itself
Noise and abstract beauty abound in a work that slows the world down to the point of being liminal
Maybeshewill’s remix of Fair Youth: Wrapped in Jamie Ward’s ambition to make it hit harder
Their fourth album returns, wrapped in bassist Jamie Ward’s ambition to make the music hit harder – although that’s not what the music itself suggests
“It throws up the confounding realisation that the world’s most famous fusion violinist is au fait with drum’n’ bass”: Jean-Luc Ponty’s Life Enigma reissue
“Fusion violinist proves he’s au fait with drum’n’ bass”: Jean-Luc Ponty’s Life Enigma
“Sounds like the musique concrète pioneers they were”: Pink Floyd’s Animals Dolby Edition
Pioneers’ ‘punkest’ record gets the Atmos Blu-ray treatment to impressive effect, claiming the music back for proggers
"Only partially successful”: Jon Anderson’s In The City Of Angels reissue
Former Yes singer thinks his voice didn’t cross over to pop as well as Phil Collins’ did - but it’s strong enough on this 1988 title
Oliver Wakeman’s Anam Cara: Admirable but flawed attempt to do something new
Power ballads overburden a collection of Celtic-infused songs, although there’s no faulting the performances
The Tangent’s To Follow Polaris is an experiment that’s resulted in astounding triumph
A completely solo work from beginning to end, 13th outing is an experiment that’s resulted in astounding triumph
