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International Machine Consortium - Terraform cover artwork. A planet's surface with a moon.

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The Intergalactic Adventure Prog-Rock of International Machine Consortium

International Machine Consortium – Terraform (self-release, 2026) Swedish progressive space rock band International Machine Consortium’s fourth recording is an EP titled Terraform. All four band…

Solstice – New Life cover artwork. A colorful illustrtaion of branches, flowers, leaves and butterflies.

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A Second Life for Solstice’s Progressive Rock Classic

Angel Romero August 30, 2026 No Comments Progressive rock Solstice symphonic rock

Solstice – New Life (2026 Remaster) The 2026 remaster of New Life brings renewed definition, depth, and clarity to Solstice’s excellent and timeless 1993 album.…

Miguel Kertsman — Paradoxes cover artwork. A cover featuring two overlapping, heavily textured spheres, one dark blue-purple and one vivid red, against a pale lavender background. “PARADOXES” appears in spaced blue lettering above, with “MIGUEL KERTSMAN” in red below.

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Miguel Kertsman’s Paradoxes Puts Prog Rock In A Thought Experiment

Angel Romero August 23, 2026 No Comments Miguel Kertsman Progressive rock

Miguel Kertsman — Paradoxes (Aurua, 2025) Brazilian-American composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Miguel Kertsman’s concept album, Paradoxes, brings into focus synthesizer-led compositions. For example, his influences…

Skúli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell - For All Your Flowers cover artwork. A painting of a mountain top with gray rocks and yellow-green ground cover. Two tiny humnoid figures stand on top.

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Bill Frisell and Skúli Sverrisson Reunite for Duo Album ‘For All Your Flowers’

Angel Romero August 6, 2026 No Comments Bill Frisell contemporary instrumental music contemporary jazz Skúli Sverrisson

Skúli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell – For All Your Flowers (Newvelle Records, 2026) For All Your Flowers (NV040), the latest entry in its Newvelle Ten…

Onségen Ensemble – A Tale cover artwork. The album cover features a monochrome illustration of a white hare perched on a twisted tree branch in a moonlit forest. Encircled by dark, arching branches.

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Onségen Ensemble Weaves an Enigmatic Nordic Tale

Angel Romero July 25, 2026 No Comments Esa Juujärvi Finnish music Heikki Hallanoro Jarmo Väärä Joni Mäkelä Merja Järvelin Mikko Vuorela Onségen Ensemble Progressive rock psychedelic rock Samuli Lindberg Tuuli Jartti Vilma Pesola

Onségen Ensemble – A Tale (Karisma Records, 2026) Onségen Ensemble is a northern Finnish group that began as a trio and gradually expanded into a…

Flame Dream - Out in the Dark cover artwork. A triangular crystal prism.

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Flame Dream’s Out in the Dark: A Symphonic Prog Gem Rediscovered

Angel Romero July 6, 2026 No Comments Flame Dream Progressive rock Swiss progressive rock symphonic rock

Flame Dream – Out in the Dark (Vertigo, 1981/ V Records 2025 reissue) Flame Dream’s third album was recently reissued on CD. Out in the…

Jane Getter Premonition - Transmogrify cover artwork. A black-and-white image of a solitary woman in a narrow alley between two converging houses.

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Jane Getter Premonition Embraces Transformation on Transmogrify

Angel Romero June 29, 2026 No Comments Adam Holzman Alex Skolnick Gene Lake Jane Getter Jane Getter Premonition Mark Egan Paul Frazier Progressive rock Russell Holzman symphonic rock

Jane Getter Premonition — Transmogrify (7D Media, 2026) Jane Getter Premonition’s Transmogrify is a restless album that confronts personal, political, and musical change with fierce…

Snarky Puppy Somni cover artwork. An illustration of tree roots painted in various colors.

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Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest Reunite for a Masterpiece Called Somni

Angel Romero June 16, 2026 No Comments Annerieke Nentjes Annie Tångberg Benjamin de Boer Bill Laurance Bob Lanzetti Bob Reynolds Bobby Sparks II Chris Bullock Chris McQueen contemporary jazz David Kweksilber David Peijnenborgh Dobril Popdimitrov Elisabeth Otra Sangenaro Emile Visser Erik Winkelmann Ewa Zbyszynska Federico Nathan Frank Wardenier fusion Gideon Nelissen Herman van Haaren Hugo Freitas Iris Schut Isabella Petersen Jamison Ross Jan Bastiani Janine Abbas Jascha Albracht Jason “JT” Thomas Jasper van Rosmalen Jay Jennings jazz jazz-rock Joel Siepmann Julia Jowett Justin Stanton Keita Ogawa Koen Smits Larnell Lewis Leo Janssen Linda Lukas Maartje Kraan Marc Scholten Marcelo Woloski María Ángeles Chaparro Fuentes María Cristina González Perez Mariël van den Bos Mark Lettieri Martin van den Berg Mason Davis Maxime Le Minter Merel Jonker Metropole Orkest Michael League Michelle Brunt Mike “Maz” Maher Murk Jiskoot Nate Werth Nico Schepers Nikki Glaspie Norman Jansen Paul van der Feen Pauline Terlouw Peter Delannoye Pieter Hungeld Rani Kumar Raquel Marin Garcés Ray Bruinsma Ries Schellekens Róbert Bába Robinson Khoury Ruben Margarita Sanne Bakker Sarah Koh Sjoerd Dijkhuizen Snarky Puppy Valentine Blangé Vera Laporeva Zach Brock

Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest – Somni (GroundUP Music, 2025) Somni, Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest’s second collaborative album, was recorded live during three nights…

Stefano Panunzi - Caravaggio cover artwork. A painting of a large black angel's wing above dark clouds.

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Stefano Panunzi Crafts a Monumental Double Set Dedicated to Caravaggio

Angel Romero June 6, 2026 No Comments 05Ric Alessandro Borgo Caratti Alessandro Inolti art rock Colin Edwin David Torn Donato Cedrone Elisabetta Todrani Emanuele Bruno Fabio Fraschini Fabio Trentini Giacomo Anselmi Grice Luca Calabrese Marco Fuliano Maria Peters Markus Reuter Michael Bearpark Nicola Alesini Nicola Lori Progressive rock Saro Cosentino Stefano Panunzi symphonic rock Theo Travis Tim Bowness

Stefano Panunzi – Caravaggio (SP Music, 2026) Italian composer and songwriter Stefano Panunzi’s new album is a magnificent double set inspired by the life and…

Fouette — Subliminal Message cover artwork. An image of a small humanoid statuette sitting on the floor leaning forward, with the head resting on the kneees.

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Fouette’s Debut Marries Symphonic Grandeur With Emotional Precision and Elegance

Angel Romero May 17, 2026 No Comments Fouette Progressive rock symphonic rock Timo Vuoppola

Fouette — Subliminal Messages (2024) Subliminal Messages, the thrilling debut album from Finnish multi-instrumentalist Timo Vuoppola under the Fouette artistic name impresses with its uncommon…