Fraudprophets – Poptosis (Fraudprophets , 2019) Fraudprophets is a musical partnership consisting of multi-instrumentalist/composer Sean Halley and percussionist Nate Morton, who is prominently featured on…
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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.
Michael Whalen Breaks Free from Conventional Styles
Michael Whalen – Our April Tigers (2023) Michael Whalen, a composer who has won the Emmy Award and has gained international recognition as a recording…
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Jade Warrior Ahead of their Time: Eclipse and Fifth Element Remastered 2CD Edition
Jade Warrior – Eclipse / Fifth Element (Esoteric Recordings, 2023) Jade Warrior’s legendary 1973 recordings, ‘Eclipse’ and ‘Fifth Element’, have been given a new lease…
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M-Opus Master the Art of Progressive Rock
M-Opus – At The Mercy of Manannán (self-release, 2023) M-Opus is a superb Irish progressive rock band that is set to release one of the…
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John Irvine Band Inject Fusion into Sci-Fi Story, Scanning the Dark Horizon
John Irvine Band – Scanning the Dark Horizon (John Irvine, 2023) The John Irvine Band, a thrilling jazz-rock project with a symphonic progressive rock edge…
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Stephan Thelen, the Non-standard Guitar of the Future
Stephan Thelen – Fractal Guitar 3 (Moonjune, 2022) Fractal Guitar 3, is the sensational third installment in the Fractal Guitar series. Stephan Thelen is a…
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Deeply Seductive Psychedelia by Barale’ Space Trip
Barale’ Space Trip – Barale’ Space Trip (Karma Conspiracy Records, 2022) The album “Barale’ Space Trip” by Barale Space Trip delivers a lavishly textured set…
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Steppenwolf Classics on ‘The Epic Years 1974-1976’
Steppenwolf – The Epic Years 1974-1976 (Esoteric Records/Cherry Red Records, 2023) Cherry Red Records has put together an exciting 3-CD set titled “The Epic Years…
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Flavorsome Instrumentals by Progrock Guitarist Aaron Lebos Reality
Aaron Lebos Reality – 141 Layers Of Ikigai (self-release, 2019) Aaron Lebos Reality released “141 Layers of Ikigai” in 2019. It presents the impressive skills…
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Todd Rundgren’s Utopia Live At The Chicago Theatre
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – Live At The Chicago Theatre (Purple Pyramid, 2019) After a hiatus of over 30 years, Utopia, led by Todd Rundgren, took…
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