TAROT

TAROT was first formed way back in 1984 when the 4 very young Brits met and went out creating havoc on the Southern gig circuit with their own special brand of Rock. They gained some success and were able to build a loyal following at their many live shows.

However, the band split at the end of 1990 and all went their own seperate musical ways.....until...... In January 2025, after a break of some 35 years, the original 4 members of TAROT (Mcinnes, Snelson , Hills & Benfield) reconnected to start work on an all new album featuring some of their 35 year old originals plus new songs written in 2025.
(And, yes, that's Mark Mcinnes that you should know from his Zappatika project.)

All songs are written & performed exclusively by TAROT.

TAROT has its own eclectic take on Rock Music drawing on the bands' collective Musical experience to create a unique "Tarot-sound". That album 'TAROT - Volume One' is now very near to completion & will be released early 2026 (approx.March 1st) ,with the first single 'Seppuku' coming as soon as November 2025.

More info soon. 

TRINARY SYSTEM - THE HARD MACHINE

• Trinary System: The Hard Machine
      (2025, cd, USA, cuneiform)

Roger Miller's Trinary System has a new album out. On Cuneiform.
It's their second album after the "Amplify The Amplifiers" EP in 2016, and their "Lights In The Center Of Your Head" LP from 2019.

Check it out at:

THE RESIDENTS - THE WAY WE WERE (EXPANDED)

The Klanggalerie record label has already added their latest Residents release on Bandcamp.

"The Way We Were (Expanded)"
by THE RESIDENTS

The Way We Were was a short retrospective tour by The Residents, consisting of five performances in three cities at the What Is Music? Festival in Australia. This short touring performance began March 4th and ended March 12th 2005.

Shortly after the tour ended, The Residents released a CD and DVD set, Klanggalerie are now proud to present you an expanded version of the album with an 80 minute bonus disc of rehearsals for the show. These versions often differ from the ones performed and also includes Guylum Bardot which didn't make it into the final show.

Out on 2 CD & Bandcamp.

KEVIN KASTNING & CARL CLEMENTS - THOUGH SELDOM REVEALED

• Kevin Kasting & Carl Clements: Though Seldom Revealed
      (2025, cd, USA, greydisc records)

"Though Seldom Revealed" is the latest album by Kevin Kastning & Carl Clements. Out on Greydisc Records.
This is the duo's 8th album, with more collaborative album projects underway.

"Though Seldom Revealed" presents seven new compositions. Combined with the unique instrumentation, multi-string contraguitars and woodwinds, the music provides a singular and very enjoyable palette.

• Kevin Kastning: 17-string Sub-contraguitar, 18-string Contraguitar, 24-string Double Sub-contraguitar, 30-string Double Contraguitar.
• Carl Clements: Tenor and Soprano saxophones, Alto flute.

SOFT WORKS - LIVE IN TOKYO

Soft Machine / Soft Works's "Live In Tokyo" is up on Bandcamp.

Recorded in Tokyo in 2003, and it's indeed hard to imagine that these guys are no longer with us...

• ELTON DEAN - saxello, alto sax, Fender Rhodes
• ALLAN HOLDSWORTH - guitar
• HUGH HOPPER - bass guitar
• JOHN MARSHALL - drums

 

MARCO BERNARD - MOBY DICK

• Marco Bernard: Mody Dick
      (2025, 2cd, Finland, Seacrest oy)

Bass player and founding member of The Samurai Of Prog Marco Bernard released several solo albums.
His recent “Moby Dick” 2 CD set presented his Prog concept "Moby Dick"(CD1) and a bonus CD "Undercover Deux" (CD2) - featuring Marco's favorite covers.

Both CDs were inserted into the triple fold-out sleeve as separate albums, both in a separate cardboard sleeve.

CD2, the “Undercover Deux” album included Marco Bernard’s versions ‘Uncle Remus' (Duke/Zappa), next to 'In The Dead Of The Night' (E.Jobson), 'Race With The Devil On A Spanish Highway' (A. DiMeola), 'Good Times Bad Times' (Page, Bonham, Jones), and more.

"Moby Dick" (CD1) is a fine prog album, but I really enjoyed listening to "Undercover Deux".
Great.

ERIC P. LEWIS - FRANK ZAPPA - THE PHILOSPHER WITH A GUITAR - LAUGHING LOUD, LIVING LARGE

• Eric P. Lewis: Frank Zappa - The Philosopher With A Guitar - Laughing Loud, Living Large
      (2025, book, --, independently published)

Seven articles, spread out over 40 pages.
- Born of Noise and Curiosity

- Freak Out! and the Birth of The Mothers

- Satire and SOund - The Art of Smart Rebellion

- Conducting Chaos - The Composer Emerges

- Against the Grain - Zappa vs. the System

- Sound Without Borders - The Global Zappa

- The Final Movement - Art, Mortality, and the End of the Show

Generalising a bit too much in my opinion, but still interesting to browse through.
Available from Amazon. (print on demand?)

THE CHEMISTRY SET

The cult London psychedelic scientists have quite a history…founded by Dave Mclean and Paul Lake in 1987, The Chemistry Set's discography now stands at 54 releases and, since their comeback in 2008, every single and album have 'sold out' on release. For some inexplicable reason, they’ve given Fruits de Mer exclusive rights to pretty much everything they’ve released since they got back together – in fact, we created the ‘Regal Crabomophone’ label specifically for the band; this is their new single...

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Here's what the band sounded like in 1990 (!!)

DEWA BUDJANA - ZENTUARY

• Dewa Budjana: Zentuary
      (2016, 2cd, --, moonjune / favored nations)

Indonesian guitarist Dewa Budjana's "Zentuary" album got released in 2016.
Excellent fusion, featuring TONY LEVIN - GARY HUSBAND - JACK DEJOHNETTE - DANNY MARKOVICH - TIM GARLAND - GUTHRIE GOVAN - SAAT SYAH - UBIET - RISA SARASWATI - THE CZECH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

I was too late to order my copy at the time (and the album sold out) which resulted in me having a completely battered digipack / second-hand copy.

But the music is great. Check it out at:

DWEEZIL ZAPPA WAS A GUEST AT THE "NO COVER CHARGE" PODCAST

Dweezil Zappa is a guest at the "No Cover Charge" podcast.
He talks about moving to Nashville, his YouTube channel, other new projects, and more...