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Review by Heart of the Matter — It's a core part of Simon House's musical life that, after joining Hawkwind by 1974, he helpeddecisively that band to go beyond their repetitive head-banging riffs, adding a new layer ofsymphonic brilliance to that base. It's only natural then, that he brought with him some of thematerial in which he was involved to his own releases. Such is th...


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Review by VTr Storm — A conceptual album, something Opeth had not ventured into since "Still Life", and that alone already carries a certain weight. Mikael �kerfeldt commented that the initial spark came from the series "Succession", and you can really feel that along the spine of the narrative: a family gathering called not out of affection, but out of obligation. Everyone s...


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Review by tszirmay — Another new discovery (no, its not very disco!) from France, courtesy of the magnificent Anne-Claire of Bad Dog Promotions, Polychrome is the brainchild of two brothers Simon and Maxime Senizergues, respectively keyboardist and guitarist as well as both being vocalists, well schooled in classical training as well as jazz. Like many similarly gifted studen...


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Review by Nagem18 — Maybe my opinion shouldn't be considered for this album as it is my favorite. My favorite music is also in this album, not to mention all the memories from listening with my friends. But lets get into it: "Io sono nato libero" is based on a post war Europe scenario, expressing the melancholy and suffering as a soldier returns to its home, a devastated lan...


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Review by Fercandio46 — Mitsuru Tabata collaborated with Boredoms and Acid Mothers Temple, so it's no surprise that his most recent work, Bad Moondog Rising, takes a completely different direction, more akin to Gong and Steve Hillage. It was released on cassette, and therefore, like a vinyl record, has two tracks, sides A and B, each nearly twenty minutes long. Surprisingly, ...


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