Billy Cobham 'Stratus'

Billy Cobham 'Stratus'

A restless, surging bassline paves the way for an artillery of instruments on this 7 minute trip to the statosphere, whilst Billy knocks seven shades of shit out of a drum kit the size of a holiday cottage.

New Life 'New Life'

New Life 'New Life'

With spring more or less on its way here, and new life just waiting to burst from the ground, here's an aptly titled cosmic boogie instrumental from the obscure 'Space Oddities Vol. 2' compiled by Alexis Le Tan and Jess. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea but the overt progginess and intergalactic pretensions are tempered by some neat guitar work.

Steve Miller Band 'Sacrifice'

Steve Miller Band 'Sacrifice'

Following yesterday's post, here's more Frisco Bay action -  this time from the other end of the '70s. Sporting one of the more ludicrously proggy covers, 'Book Of Dreams' is mostly a load of bilge but 'Sacrifice' rises just far enough above the fumbling, cod fantasy to warrant a posting.