Hoia – Scavenger (Prateek Rajagopal, 2019) Scavenger is the debut album of talented Indian multi-instrumentalist Prateek Rajagopal under the name Hoia. Although Prateek is known…
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United Progressive Fraternity – Planetary Overload – Loss Part 1
I have been a friend of Mark Trueack’s online since I first heard Unitopia’s The Garden album. He and the band created a world of…
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Stratus Luna – Stratus Luna (Music Magick /Moonjune, 2019) One of the great surprises of the year in the progressive music area is Brazilian band…
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BangTower – With N With Out (Declassified Records, 2016) BangTower is a progressive music outfit that features superb instrumentalists. With N With Out is the…
View More BangTower, Instrumental Rock PowerhouseExceptionally Good Jazz-Rock Fusion from Jukka Iisakkila
Jukka Iisakkila – Clocks and Clouds (Eclipse Music, 2018) Clocks and Clouds is the superb solo album by Finnish multi-instrumentalist Jukka Iisakkila. Although he is…
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Lucas Lee – Lowered Expectations ( Lucas Lee Music, 2019) Lucas Lee delivers a remarkable, high energy combination of progressive rock, jazz-rock fusion and quirky…
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Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – Transiberiana (InsideOut Music, 2019) One of Italy’s iconic progressive rock bands returns with Transiberiana, its first studio recording in over…
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Jordsjø – Nattfiolen (Karisma Records, 2019) Jordsjø showcases progressive rock at its best. This remarkable Norwegian band led by multi-instrumentalist Håkon Oftung (former Tusmørke), brings…
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Pete Oxley & Nicolas Meier – The Alluring Ascent (MGP Records, 2019) Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier continue their guitar collaboration with The Alluring Ascent,…
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Byron Metcalf and Mark Seelig – Persistent Visions (Projekt Records, 2019) Byron Metcalf and Mark Seelig deliver a spellbinding performance on Persistent Visions. The combination…
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