Dewa Budjana Dawai in Paradise (MoonJune Records, 2013) Dawai in Paradise is the fifth album by Indonesian guitar sensation Dewa Budjana, who hails from the…
View More The Extraordinary Guitar of Dewa BudjanaAuthor: 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.
Pivot Point
Dave Haskell Pivot Point (Coastal Sky Productions CSP001, 2013) Pivot Point is the first album by seasoned jazz guitarist Dave Haskell. Although Haskell has been…
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Shadow Circus On a Dark and Stormy Night (10T Records , 2012) The latest album by New Jersey band Shadow Circus is a concept album…
View More Shadow Circus’ Sci-Fi InspirationProgressive Rock Guitarist Peter Banks Dies at 65
British musician Peter Banks, who was the first guitar player for progressive rock band Yes, passed away at his home in London on March 8,…
View More Progressive Rock Guitarist Peter Banks Dies at 65Jazz Standards Meet the Great Fusion Innovator
Allan Holdsworth None Too Soon (Moonjune MJR043, 2012) This is the 2012 remastered edition of Allan Holdsworth’s ninth album. The original album came out in…
View More Jazz Standards Meet the Great Fusion InnovatorThe High Art of Henry Fool
Progressive Rock Meets World Music
In The Labyrinth The Garden of Mysteries (Transubstans, 2011) The Garden of Mysteries is the reissue of an album with a long and interesting story.…
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The Many Wonders of AntiQua
Cristiano Roversi AntiQua (Galileo Records GmbH, 2013) Italian progressive rock multi-instrumentalist Cristiano Roversi has released a stunningly beautiful album titled AntiQua. Everything in this recording…
View More The Many Wonders of AntiQuaAlt Rock Band Sailor Free Presents its Spiritual Revolution
Sailor Free Spiritual Revolution (Tide Records, 2012) When I saw an album listed as progressive rock, available at a progressive rock streaming site and a…
View More Alt Rock Band Sailor Free Presents its Spiritual RevolutionBritish Psychedelic Rock Pioneer Kevin Ayers Dies at 68
The British media announced today that British guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Kevin Ayers, a leading figure in the UK’s psychedelic rock scene, died February 18th,…
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