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Review – Big Hogg – Pageant of Beasts – by Jon Wenlock-Smith
Big Hogg hail from Glasgow, which is over 550 miles from their spiritual, musical home of Canterbury in Kent. Or so it would appear to be, based upon hearing this album, ‘Pageant of Beasts‘, that was released this July on Bad Elephant Music. This album bears significant reminders of the thriving musical scene that Canterbury…
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Review – Big Hogg – Gargoyles – by Craig Ellis Bacon
On their 2nd LP, Gargoyles,? the Glasgow-based Big Hogg mine a rich vein of post- Sgt. Pepper’s sounds, including psychedelia, Canterbury folk/jazz/proto-prog, and the background music for those dance interludes that showed up in every 60’s movie regardless of whether the film was a musical. It’s a weird and wonderful ride. While the music encompasses…