robec – the forest is too loud (Gymnocal Industries, 2025) Robec, the solo project of former Ocean of Lotion member Marius T. Røbech, released an…
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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.
Spellbinding Vibraphone Pieces by the Multifaceted Carolyn Trowbridge
Carolyn Trowbridge – Found Memories (Carolyn Trowbridge, 2026) Carolyn Trowbridge, a superb vibraphonist, percussionist and composer, presents her impeccable and elegant debut album as a…
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Paintrail Finally Unveils Instrumental Gem, Nocturnals
Paintrail – Nocturnals (Corrupted Records, 2025) After nearly ten years in limbo, Nocturnals is the debut release from Paintrail (Sweden), a superb instrumental project formed…
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Les Moontunes Cast A Cosmic Spell On Elephant Wizard
Les Moontunes – Elephant Wizard (Les Moontunes, 2024) Acadian ensemble Les Moontunes returned in January 2024 with Elephant Wizard, the Moncton, New Brunswick band’s second…
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Keyboard Wizardry With an Ambient and Jazz Edge
Adam Holzman – Zombie Apocalypse (Big Fun, 2025) Adam Holzman’s Zombie Apocalypse transforms the sounds of the era of the “keyboard wizard” with a modern…
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Fog Light Blaze Forward With Fifth Album ‘Abstract’
Fog Light – Abstract (Inverse Records, 2025) Finnish instrumental jazz-rock trio Fog Light recently released its fifth full-length album, Abstract, in 2025. Formed in 2016,…
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Shroom-Inspired Sounds: Mycophagist Diffuses Fungal Future
Mycophagist – Fungal Future (Fringe Biology Recordings, 2025) Mycophagist has released its debut album, Fungal Future, an eight-track fiercely psychedelic project themed around mushrooms and…
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Gracious! A Brief Blaze That Deserved A Longer Life
Gracious!: The Recordings 1970-1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition (Esoteric/Cherry Red ECRUS4005, 2025) Gracious!: The Recordings 1970–1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition feels like opening a sealed time capsule…
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Elsehow Reimagines Afterimage With Voice-Free Instrumental Edition
Elsehow – Afterimage – Instrumental Edition (Projekt, 2025) Elsehow, the project of Italian-Belgian composer Piero Delux, has released Afterimage – Instrumental Edition via Projekt, recasting…
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Penaguin Digs Into His Archives With A Playful Prog Time Capsule
Tom Penaguin – Beginnings (áMARXE, 2025) The fantastic multi-instrumentalist and composer Tom Penaguin returns with Beginnings, a captivating collection of early material that traces his…
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