Zachary Nathanson

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I’m a freelance writer/blogger that started doing reviews nine years ago. I’m a fan of Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal, and Jazz Rock. Also a musician for 20 years. Music has been my friend since listening to the Beatles when I was a little boy. It wasn’t until I discovered Pink Floyd 20 years ago and it changed my life. Geek also, but the Progressive genre has still kept me going from day one. And there’s no stop sign for me. I also have a blog site in which I also do reviews since 2008 entitled, Music from the Other Side of the Room.

Articles by Zachary Nathanson

Hawksmoor – Oneironautics

There’s more from where that came from and the Hawksmoor journey keeps on continuing by proving that he’s ready to take the mantle and carry on the legacy of where his fellow krautrock and electronic maestros have left for him to keep their spirits alive.

Beledo – Flotando en el Vacio

Another return to form, Beledo still has the magic inside him as he dazzles throughout the musical format once more on Flotando.

Randy McStine – Mutual Hallucinations

It is a compelling and potential release that’ll keep you returning to go back and see what you’ve been missing.

Opeth – The Last Will and Testament

From the beginning, middle, and to the very end, it is quite obvious to see Opeth return to come back swinging with The Last Will and Testament.

Klaus Schulze – 101, Milky Way

The best place where you want to hear 101, Milky Way in all of its glory, is probably at the Planetariums where you would go for a midnight showing, and prepare yourself to be in awe of what Klaus has left in store for us.

Vanilla Fudge – Where Is My Mind? The ATCO Recordings 1967-1969

Where Is My Mind is a reflection on how much Vanilla Fudge’s music had an impact between the hard rock and progressive rock orientations into this incredible box set to keep us hanging on and keeping the beat on, more than ever.

Quartet Diminished – Deerand

No matter what will happen next, Quartet Diminished raises the temperature levels up to a maximum quantity.

Public Service Broadcasting – The Last Flight

This is a perfect album the band have unleashed this year. And this time, they’re giving Amelia Earhart, the proper recognition she deserves.

Aphrodite’s Child – 666 (The Apocalypse of John 13/18): 50th Annniversary Deluxe Edition

Heavier, maddening, and mighty, this is the album that didn’t just broke the door down, it remains a cult classic after its release in 1972 on the swirling Vertigo label. There are the prog-like textures, funk, hard rock, atmospheric, avant-garde, folk, psych-pop, it’s the circle that brings everything in full for both the band and Vangelis’ swan-song. If you want proof, just ask both Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness and their love of the album, covering 1972 from the Album Years podcast.

Herin – Hiding in Plain Sight

Hiding in Plain Sight isn’t just a prog-rock album, its an album that deals with hardship of moving forward after we leave this earth, knowing that we will never see our loved ones again.

CAN – Live in Keele 1977

The Keele ’77 performance is a piece of history that holds everything together as the band held audiences tight across the threshold, putting them into a sudden form of the university, would have them starting their own bands thanks to this incredible live recording.

Beardfish – Songs for Beating Hearts

A welcoming return for the band to give us more surprises, more unexpected momentum, and repeatable listens that you need to play, top to bottom.

i Häxa – i Häxa

This album may not be for the faint of heart. It maybe challenging, but what a tightrope that Rebecca and Peter have envisioned their listeners to walk upon something that is dangerous and right to the bone.

Pure Reason Revolution – Coming Up To Consciousness

This is the band’s therapeutic release as they bring in the themes to life and give an understanding that life is short, and how we have to learn by letting things go, and move on with our lives. Yes, things will never be the same, but the healing process is a strong one that Pure Reason Revolution have unleashed for 2024.

Kevin Ayers – All This Crazy Gift of Time: The Recordings 1969-1973

He adds in that flavour of classical music, free jazz, psychedelic, post-punk, Canterbury, art, dadaism, avant-garde, Ayers threw the rule book into the fire and lets his music do the talking.

Echoes of the Past: Jack Bruce – Songs for a Tailor (Expanded Edition)

A start for anyone who wants to go beyond the work to prove how much Bruce can take it a step further from his psychedelic and hard rock boundaries into something brilliant and poetic that you need to take notice of.

Rosalie Cunningham – To Shoot Another Day

To Shoot Another Day has proven to be another crowning achievement for Rosalie Cunningham. There’s a lot of surprises in store to see what she’s been doing behind closed doors. And we got to experience it, top to bottom.

Jane Getter Premonition – Division World

It follows her on the same path to embark on this spiritual journey with complexity, daunting challenges, ominous arrangements, moodier settings, and the moment to break free at any second after being chained up for many, many years.

Goat – Goat

They’ve listed all of the ingredients to give listeners, a magnificent trip with enduring centrepieces that’ll make you want to get in and jump into the world of Goat’s music.

IZZ – Collapse The Wave

Another challenge, accepted. The complexity is there, the structures are also there, it may be a good sign to see IZZ bringing in something quite extraordinary with their latest album. And they’re in top form.

Elder – Live at BBC Maida Vale Studios

If you’re very new to the world of Elder’s music, then this is a great start to get an understanding on why this band are still growing stronger than ever, and yet they still keep the progressive, sonic, and heavier landscapes that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat.

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