Latest Reviews on Prog
“These pieces aren’t so much produced as dramatised”: Soft Machine’s Softs vinyl remaster
John Etheridge’s arrival adds a harder, defined edge to the band’s 1976 album
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe’s An Evening Of Yes Music Plus returns in 4-disc set
Sound and vision elements of 1989 pay-per-ew show brought together in clamshell
“An airier touch on a record of extraordinary scope”: Wardruna’s Birna
Dark Nordic folk collective’s sixth album takes the listener into hibernation and on to the new spring
Matt Berry’s Heard Noises adheres to his oblique vision
His 13th album, self-performed except for drums, is another example of his fathomless imagination and instrumental prowess
Mogwai’s The Bad Fire is reassuringly blurry
11th album, which follows No.1 hit As The Love Continues, is a confident and competent helping of their curiously uplifting dourness
“As smart and surprising as Cardiacs themselves”: A Big Book And A Band And A Whole World Window
The idiosyncratic English art-rockers’ history is detailed in a pleasingly DIY limited-edition chunky read.
“Welcome textures… but the mix lacks coherence”: White Willow’s remaster of Storm Season
Mainman Jacob Holm-Lupo took his band in a new direction with 2004 release, but the material shows its age in latest update
Seven Impale’s City Of The Sun: 10th anniversary edition
Charting a different course from their Scandinavian contemporaries, new version of their debut album confirms they were right to record without a click track – or indeed brakes
Hawkwind’s Live At The Royal Albert Hall is much more than just another live album
Triple-disc set captures the space rock veterans’ sonic destruction at celebratory event, which shows how well their latest music sits with their early work – and inspires thoughts of music yet to come
"Ahead of the art-rock curve": Bill Nelson’s Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam Deluxe Box Set
Ex-Be Bop Deluxe leader’s 1981 solo release is greatly expanded to impressive effect
"Get lost sheer magic, audacity and absurdity": The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’s Still Barking
17 CDs and three DVDs provide everything you need to know about a counterculture band many have heard of, but fewer have listened to
“Neither as lightweight nor cheesy as some say: Jethro Tull’s Fresh Snow At Christmas
Box set edition of 2003 release proves that, even though it was viewed as a curio, it’s in line with Ian Anderson’s regular musical explorations
The Flaming Lips’ Blu-ray edition of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Lauded concept album from Oklahoma City’s finest has lost nothing in 22 years, while gaining new nuance in Dolby Atmos
“His strident yet emotive voice is a remarkable legacy”: John Wetton’s Concentus live box set
Expansive 10-disc collection is the first of three charting decades of his onstage work
Aphrodite’s Child witness the end of the world again with a repackaged 666
The Greek trio’s musical take on the apocalyptic Gospel of John returns 52 years on with far less controversy and unbroken artistic impact
Klaus Shulze’s 101 Milky Way, rescued from the vault, is a compelling journey
80-minute work from 2009 – of which just a fraction was used in a movie soundtrack – was rescued from his vault following his 2022 death
“Time has reframed it as a pivotal album”: Marillion’s This Strange Engine Deluxe Edition
Marking an and and a beginning for the band, this extended version of the 1997 original states its case as an elegant outlier in their catalogue
