Get Ready to ROCK! » jazz fusion https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:01:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: SOFT MACHINE – Slightly All The Time, The Recordings 1970-1974 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/10/album-review-soft-machine-slightly-all-the-time-the-recordings-1970-1974/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/10/album-review-soft-machine-slightly-all-the-time-the-recordings-1970-1974/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:07:51 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=111440 sm1Sony [Release date 30.10.26] Now here’s a serious box, magnificent, and Canterbury progressive band Soft Machine are as deserving as any, through the quality of their output and their influence too. Formed in the mid 60s (from the ashes of … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/10/album-review-soft-machine-slightly-all-the-time-the-recordings-1970-1974/feed/ 0 Album review: BOB HOLZ – Next In Line https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-bob-holz-next-in-line/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-bob-holz-next-in-line/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:09:38 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110462 BOB HOLZ - Next In LineMVD Audio [Release date 06.11.26] We last reviewed Bob Holz in 2023 and his album which gave equal billing to co-producer Rob Stathis. The latter takes more of a production role on this latest release which once again harnesses the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-bob-holz-next-in-line/feed/ 0 Feature: Albums that time forgot…PIERRE MOERLEN’S GONG – Time Is The Key (1979) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-pierre-moerlens-gong-time-is-the-key-1979/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-pierre-moerlens-gong-time-is-the-key-1979/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:32:29 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=103285 PIERRE MOERLEN'S GONG - Time Is The Key (1979)Arista SPARTY 1105 (1979) When most people think of Gong they think of “Flying Teapot”, a quirky, idiosyncratic approach by long-time leader Daevid Allen and maybe Steve Hillage’s passage to wider attention. What sometimes gets overlooked are the later years … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-pierre-moerlens-gong-time-is-the-key-1979/feed/ 0 Album review: PROG COLLECTIVE – Dark Encounters https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/album-review-prog-collective-dark-encounters/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/album-review-prog-collective-dark-encounters/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:56:11 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=94427 PROG COLLECTIVE - Dark EncountersPurple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records [Release date 29.03.24] If this is “dark prog” then dark prog sounds to me like jazz/rock fusion. Once you are past the descriptors, a look at the cast list suggests this might be a rather tasty fusion … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/album-review-prog-collective-dark-encounters/feed/ 0 Album review: BENJAMIN CROFT – We Are Here To Help https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/02/album-review-benjamin-croft-we-are-here-to-help/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/02/album-review-benjamin-croft-we-are-here-to-help/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2024 21:40:33 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=93971 BENJAMIN CROFT - We Are Here To HelpGalactic Receiver [Release date 03.05.24] www.benjamincroftmusic.com You could be forgiven thinking that Benjamin Croft is the latest U.S. fusion export. But Benjamin is British and this is his third solo album. He has worked in the States but relocated to … Continue reading →

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