rober calvert
freq
“Freq” is a 1985 album by English singer and musician Robert Calvert. Recorded in 1984 at the Computer Music Studio in London during the UK miners’ st..
eddie boyd
five long years
Born in 1914 on Frank Moore’s Stovall plantation in the heart of the fertile Mississippi Delta, Eddie Boyd is without a doubt one of the most influent..
canned heat
kaleidoscope aka live at topanga corral
In the same year that marked their presence at Woodstock, the American rock/blues band Canned Heat released this astonishing live album. Although reco..
wim mertens
struggle for pleasure
Originally released in 1988 under the Brussels-based imprint Les Disques Du Crépuscule, Struggle For Pleasure is the undisputed masterpiece by the pos..
contemporary music unit (cmu)
open spaces
Cambridge-based experimental group Contemporary Music Unit was formed in the late 1960s by the guitarist, author and visual artist, Ed Lee, with forme..
With a wealth of talent, active in various forms of music, it is no wonder that Colosseum's particular take on progressive rock would be steeped in bl..
pete sinfield
still
Pete Sinfield’s only solo attempt has the fingerprints of King Crimson covering every track, the result being a piece of early progressive rock. With ..
skin alley
two quid deal?
Skating a fine line between prog-rock, jazz fusion and blues, Skin Alley emerged in London in 1968, formed by schoolfriends Thomas Cripple (bass) and ..
kevin coyne
case history
The debut album from Kevin Coyne came out in 1971 on John Peel’s label, Dandelion Records. A social therapist by profession, but also a painter and a ..
harvey mandel
baby batter
Detroit-born blues-rock guitarist and future Rolling Stones member Harvey Mandel had an innovative approach to the electric guitar, being among the fi..
climax chicago blues band
climax chicago blues band
Despite the group's name, The Climax Chicago Blues Band was formed in the town of Stafford, England, in 1967. Though most blues oriented bands of the ..
harvey mandel
the snake
Detroit-born blues-rock guitarist and future Rolling Stone Harvey Mandel had an innovative approach to electric guitar, being among the first to utili..