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
Prog Reviews
Latest Updates
“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
Hawkwind return to the cosmos with the transportative Tales From Time And Space
The space rock icons’ late-career renaissance continues on their 36th studio album
Emerson, Lake & Powell’s The Complete Collection: better than the original trio’s Love Beach
The other ELP’s sole album remastered and bulked out, frustratingly showing how good a live act they were
Sleepmakeswaves stray from the post-rock path with It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It
Australians’ fifth album boasts seismic, speaker-rattling production with punch and nuance
“Half streamlined, half baroque, it wasn’t for everybody – but it hits the spot now”: Gentle Giant’s The Missing Piece gets the Steven Wilson varnish
Side one gravitates to the new era of 1977, but side two reverts to prog. It’s a reminder of how unique the band always were
“One doesn’t so much listen as feel it deep in the bones… their stark inventiveness and originality remain outstanding”: Van der Graaf Generator’s Still Life and Vital reissues
1976 studio album and 1978 live double album return from era of new momentum for Peter Hammill and co
“A fascinating listen that sometimes sounds like a missing 10cc album plus a little Be Box Deluxe”: Nektar’s Recycled 5CD set
Cult 70s proggers’ absorbing sixth album presented at its fullest.
