One of the great recordings of the neo-prog age finally given the makeover that it needed.
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Osaka Show ’70 – Japanese And Spanish Pop Culture Collide
The retro-futurism of Expo 70 and the wholesome pop music of General Franco’s Spain come together.
Kate Bush And The Haunted Castle
A 1978 promotional TV special for an amusement park starring the young singer is an unexpectedly haunting and weird production.
Classic Albums Revisited: Toyah’s Sheep Farming In Barnet
Toyah’s debut album remains as startling, experimental and unsettling now as it was on its original release.
The New Sound Of Music
A 1979 BBC documentary about the history of electronic music.
Heavy Metal Thunder: the Highs And Lows Of NWOBHM
Exploring the glory days of 1980s British metal and the bands who made it what it was.
The Great Western Express Music Festival Of 1972
A rare document of the culture clash between the straights and the freaks.
Mellodrama – The Story Of The Mellotron
The story of the temperamental, eccentric and otherworldly music instrument.
Classic Albums Revisited: Genesis’ Selling England By The Pound
1973 saw Genesis reach their creative peak with an album full of English whimsy and eccentricity.
Derayernah’s Siberian Scopes – Mumble Music For The End Times
Self-conscious art-rock, prog pretensions and sloganeering – Derayernah talk the talk but do they walk the walk?
Kate Bush On Swap Shop
The collision of a serious artist and Saturday morning TV phone-ins.
Ten Things We Learned At Metal Matsuri
Exploring Britain’s first festival of Japanese heavy metal.