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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
Kavus Torabi’s The Banishing: A plaintiff joy – painful, but never sorry for itself
Psychedelic polymath draws a line under a recent difficult past with a personal form of ritual exorcism
“No more Tool comparisons – now they sound like themselves”: Wheel’s Charismatic Leaders
Fourth album sees leader James Lascelles taking on weighty subjects, backed up by equally weighty music
White Willow’s Ex Tenebris puts their roots on display
Remaster of their 1997 second album – which began life as a Jacob Holm-Lupo solo work – includes vinyl edition for the first time
“Terrific playing but a regrettable lyrical default”: Warhorse’s The Recordings 1970-72
2CD set from group with Rick Wakeman and Deep Purple connections, who hovered promisingly at the junction of pysch rock and prog
“With hindsight their music makes more sense now”: Stackridge’s The Forbidden City
2007 live set by the West Country’s finest returns in 2CD/DVD package
Renaissance’s reunion album Tuscany is enhanced with the inclusion of live set
Classic line-up’s 2001 reunion album is enhanced with the inclusion of In The Land Of The Rising Sun
Vim and vigour fizz in Transatlantic’s two-night Live At Morsefest 2022
Seemingly without the use of oxygen tents, the supergroup risk exhausting the listener with The Whirdwind, The Absolute Universe and a selection of crowdpleasers
