John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 (earMUSIC, 2025) Fusion jazz pioneer John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension…
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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.
Submerged Soundscapes Surface in the Cairngorms
Mhairi Hall and David de la Haye – Underwater Cairngorms (Hudson Records, 2025) Underwater Cairngorms presents an evocative fusion of environmental sound art and acoustic…
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Echoes of Canterbury: Caravan’s Enduring Spirit in Giant Boxed Set ‘The Shows Of Ours’
Caravan – The Shows Of Ours… Live (Madfish, 2025) This mammoth vinyl boxed set of live recordings from Caravan spans nearly four decades and serves…
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Darryl Way’s Wolf Roars Back: Cadenza – The Complete Recordings 3CD Boxed Set
Darryl Way’s Wolf – Cadenza – The Complete Recordings (Cherry Red Records, 2025) Cadenza – The Complete Recordings is a must-have, remastered 3CD clamshell anthology…
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Obiymy Doschu’s Vidrada: Resilience Through Adversity
Obiymy Doschu – Vidrada (self-release, 2025) Obiymy Doschu return with Vidrada, their third full-length album. A seven-year build brought melodic, song-oriented progressive rock. Yet, the…
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Close To Nothing, Everything To Say
EHE / Erland Helbø Trio – Close To Nothing (Losen Records, 2025) EHE’s Close To Nothing feels like a night drive across two continents at…
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Edge Of Wonder: Dave Bainbridge’s Masterclass in Progressive Rock Craft
Dave Bainbridge — On The Edge (Of What Could Be) (Open Sky Records, 2025) With his fifth solo release, Dave Bainbridge reaches the pinnacle of…
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The Forked Road: Richard Wileman at the Crossroads
Richard Wileman – The Forked Road (Believers Roast, 2024) Karda Estra composer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Richard Wileman released his 4th solo album The Forked Road…
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Two Indonesian Guitar Titans, One Voice
Dewa Budjana & Tohpati with Czech Symphony Orchestra & Budapest Scoring Orchestra — Janapati (Pos Entertainment Indonesia/MoonJune Records, 2019) Two guitarists at the summit of…
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Gadi Caplan at the Crossroads of Cultures and Progressive Genres
Gadi Caplan – Play It Again (Self-Released, 2025) On Play It Again, composer and multi-instrumentalist Gadi Caplan presents a distinct form of inventive progressive fusion,…
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