There is a touching, almost nostalgic sense of solidarity which wistfully embraces you the further you travel into this wonderfully assured and beautifully accomplished debut album from This Winter Machine. A powerful and haunting presence elusively lingers in the music, evading capture within lyrics which are laden with heavy sentiment and evocative suggestion. Something is … [Read more...]
Kaipa DaCapo – Dårskapens Monotoni
In a year which did so much to highlight the future possibilities for creative innovation in prog through its openness to modern sounds and willingness to integrate contemporary ideas, it is only fitting that the release of Dårskapens Monotoni from Swedish band Kaipa DaCapo should bring 2016 to a close with a thoroughly remarkable and hugely impressive reminder of the heartfelt … [Read more...]