Massive, just massive. That’s the feeling one gets from listening to ‘Helioscope’, the second album from Leeds based auditory sculptors Vessels. Massive in sound; the production is awesome, giving the band a huge canvas on which the band paint their so …

It is fine and all making a double disc prog album, but it is also is an insufferable task when the whole thing drags over two hours. Meet ‘The Octopus’ by Manchester outfit Amplifier who have gone all out in the name of self-indulgence and rock. Which …

Quite a while ago one Mr Daniel Salter and I headed down to The Windmill in Brixton and witnessed a performance by Up C Down C Right C Left C ABC…Start. My opinion at the time was ‘pretentious twats, with their trendy haircuts. Where’s the bar?’ And …

In a list of most ironically named albums, the debut album from this Leicester four piece would certainly be worth considering. They have thrown a lot into the pot and produced a melange of styles that, for me, doesn’t represent a cogent release; it fe …