(46:20; The Weever Sands) Track list: 1. Oh, I Said, And Turned Vanilla (River I) 8:50 2. Moonfish (Opah) 28:38 3. Oh, I Said, And Blushed Like An Idiot (River II) 8:52 Line-up: The Weever Sands - all instruments with: Daniel Geal - voice Armin Rave - guitars Leslie Penning - recorder Geo Schaller - flute Bass - Jan Christiana Terry Oldfield - bansuri Dyanne Potter Voeglin - keyboards Prolusion. German project The Weever Sands was instigated sometime around 2015, and from 2016 and onward a steady stream of studio productions have appeared under this project name. Come 2024 and the fourth album by The Weever Sands have appeared. The album was self released in the fall of 2024, and is called "Moonfish. Songs of Love and Water". Analysis. Inside the progressive rock universe, there's really no distinct category or tradition I'd regard as being the perfect placement for the landscapes explored on this production. This is a light, positive and uplifting creation on many le

(40:36; Psychoyogi) Here we have the ninth album from PsychoYogi, the fifth I have heard, and I am somewhat amazed to see that to date I am the only person who has reviewed those releases on PA which is nothing short of a crime. PsychoYogi are one of those bands who in some ways really fit the old art rock definition as they are definitely quite different to most of the prog scene, as while they are very English they also incorporate Zappa and Canterbury among some jazz and theatrics, while at all times also channelling plenty of Cardiacs. It seems very strange to me that fans of that band have yet to investigate these guys who are wonderfully active. There has been a slight line-up change from the last album in that Toby Nowell is not involved this time around, with the rest of the guys still here, Chris Ramsing (guitar, vocals), Izzy Stylish (bass), Justin Casey (drums), Ben Woodbine-Craft (violin) and Tim Smart (trombone – Tim joined The Specials in 2008 and stayed there until the b

(160 Pages; Sonicbond Publishing) In recent years Andrew has been making quite a name for himself in the progressive rock scene with his books on Galahad and Twelfth Night (as well as his view on the Eighties scene, ‘A Mirror of Dreams’), and here we have another in the same vein, this time providing the official biography of the one and only Edmund Geoffrey Mann. There is no doubt that while Geoff only lived to the age of 36 that he crammed way more into those years than anyone would have believed possible. He started his career as an artist, exhibiting his paintings at ten galleries, but was also a musician, performing hundreds of concerts and releasing fifteen albums. If that was not enough, he was a poet and a playwright before becoming a Church of England vicar and continued to perform while also having a family with his wife Jane. As with all of Andrew’s books this has been meticulously researched and provides us with details of his childhood in Manchester through becoming a stud

(41:14; Black Widow Records) I must be honest and say I was quite confused when I started listening to this, as this is not a style of music I normally associate with BWR as this is way more modern, far less gothic and proggy, and much more into the pop rock funk style with some progressive overtones here and here. The band was originally a trio comprising Elena ‘Hellen’ Villa (ex-Malcondita) on bass, mandolin and lead vocals, Claudio ‘Clode’ Cinquegrana (ex-New Trolls), on guitars, keyboards and backing vocals along with Silvano ‘Syl’ Bottari (ex-Vanexa) on drums. Originally the idea was to be a type of covers band reinterpreting classic material, but after a while they decided to go into the studio and work on new material. They also felt the need for a full-time keyboard player and invited Stefano Genti (also ex-New Trolls) to come onboard, and this album is the result. While New Trolls may never gained the heights of other bands from the Italian prog scene there is no doubt that th

(36:49; Black Widow Records [2024 Edition] ) Antonio Bartoccetti formed Jacula in 1969, who released two albums before changing their name to Antonius Rex in 1974 and releasing ‘Neque Semper Arcum Tendit Rex’. Apparently, there were issues with the cover and lyrics, so it never really got the full release, which took place with the second album under this name (or the fourth with Bartoccetti at the helm) in 1977, again with complaints about the cover. Apparently, this is a highly collectable album and Black Widow have again made it available, with the original cover (which was replaced after a year) and can be purchased with a 7” etched disc of the song “Gnome” which has appeared on a 1978 version. One of the four songs on the main set, “Morte al Potere” is a reworking of the first track on the debut Jacula album, “U.F.D.E.M.” but one must wonder why bother as much of this release gives the impression of style over substance. It is obvious they were influenced by horror but this is Ham

(35:13; Amanda Chaudhary) I was kindly sent this album by Jerry King, who guests on one of the tracks, and ever since I started playing it I have been trying to work out how to describe it and now here I am writing the review and I don’t think I am quite there yet. Yes, there’s jazz, funk, a Seventies vibe here, Eighties electronic there, some old-school mixed with very modern, but it ends up with part of me wanting to say “experimental” while another part thinks the most apt description might just be “weird”. Apparently, the title was taken from an episode of the original series of Mission Impossible where it was a codeword, and I am sure Leonard Nimoy would have struggled with describing what is a fascinating release. Amanda provides keyboards, synthesizers, electronics, and assorted Instruments, and she has pulled together a group of musicians to come in for just one track or a few, all coming in for a specific purpose. I have already mentioned Jerry, who is involved in many project