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
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“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
Available on vinyl for the first time, 2001 release proved he wasn’t a spent creative force despite nine years’ delay since his studio album
“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
“When Ian Crichton gets the wind in his sails it’s spectacular”: Six By Six’s Beyond Shadowland
Second full-length album from melodic prog supergroup is far wider-ranging than the members’ CVs might imply
Most of Steven Wilson’s Record Store Day special, Harmonic Divergence, is north of solid
Most of this limited-edition vinyl-only reimagining of 2023’s The Harmony Codex is north of solid.
“There’s plenty to sustain and even expand the myth of their mission to reconstruct rock music”: Faust’s Momentaufnahme III
Infectious enthusiasm glows out of unheard curios and a few previously-released tracks
Trifecta control the fusion in The New Normal
Steven Wilson band veterans Nick Beggs, Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell build on their 2021 debut
Anthony Phillips’ Strings Of Light reissue defies his claim that he’s not a brilliant player
Celebratory 2CD set defies former Genesis guitarist’s claim that he was never a brilliant player
“No questioning the quality, but is it essential?” Carl Palmer’s Fanfare For The Common Man
4-disc Celebration of the drummer’s career includes ‘scrap book’ documentary and 200-page memoir
