Needlepoint – Remnants of Light (BJK Music, 2024) With Remnants of Light, their sixth album, Needlepoint continue to carve out a singular space within Norway’s…
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero has been writing about progressive music and world music for many years. Publications include Eurock (USA), Marquee (Japan), and Nuevas Músicas (Spain). He founded the websites progressiverockcentral.com and worldmusiccentral.org. Angel also produced Musica NA, a music show for TVE (Spain) featuring fusion, avant-garde, world music, new age and electronic artists.
UK, the Late 1970s Prog-Rock Supergroup
Regardless of the shifting musical landscape and industry pressures, the late 1970s still managed to generate one of the finest progressive rock bands of the…
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Beyond Neptune: Aether’s Ambient-Prog-Fusion Takes Flight
Aether – Trans-Neptunian Objects (Self-Released, 2024) Aether’s Trans-Neptunian Objects is a musical voyage propelled by the breathtaking expanse of space and the limitless imagination of…
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Cold Hands, Warm Hjarta – Fabio Zuffanti’s Winter Themed Album
Fabio Zuffanti – Hjarta (self-release, 2024) Five years after his previous solo venture, In/Out, Fabio Zuffanti returned with Hjarta, a strikingly atmospheric album that embraces…
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Runar Blesvik’s Deeply Personal Connection to the Dramatic Landscapes of Western Norway
Runar Blesvik – All the Difference (Fluttery Records, 2025) Norwegian composer, producer, and pianist Runar Blesvik has unveiled his sixth album, All the Difference. This…
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The Far Meadow: Symphonic Rock Mastery and Artful Storytelling
The Far Meadow — Given The Impossible (Bad Elephant Music, 2016) London-based progressive rock quintet The Far Meadow delivered a breathtaking symphonic masterpiece with their…
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Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe’s ‘An Evening of Yes Music Plus’ Shines in a New 4-Disc Boxed Set
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – An Evening of Yes Music Plus (Esoteric, 2025) Fragile Records, in collaboration with Esoteric Recordings is releasing a 4-disc clamshell…
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PAKT’s “No Steps Left to Trace” – A Bold Dive into Improvised Fusion
PAKT – No Steps Left to Trace (MoonJune Records, 2024) PAKT’s double album, No Steps Left to Trace, presents an electrifying mix of studio and…
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Hawkwind Live at the Royal Albert Hall: A Monumental Space Rock Journey
Hawkwind – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Cherry Red records, 2024) Legendary space rock innovators Hawkwind released their latest live album, Live at the…
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The Samurai Of Prog Travel Through Time
The Samurai of Prog featuring Marco Grieco – The Time Machine (Seacrest Oy – SCR-1046, 2024) The Time Machine by The Samurai of Prog featuring…
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