Djam Karet The Heavy Soul Sessions (Djam Karet HC 015, 2010) The Heavy Soul Sessions is the most recent album by legendary American progressive rock…
View More The Heavy Soul SessionsAuthor: 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.
Instrumental Virtuosity on Day 1 at Progday 2012
On September 1st, in the afternoon, I headed to Storybook Farm for the 2012 edition of Progday, the longest running progressive rock festival in the…
View More Instrumental Virtuosity on Day 1 at Progday 2012Ambient Imagery
Loren Nerell Slow Dream (Projekt, 2012) Slow Dream is the seventh solo album by Los Angeles-based synthesist Loren Nerell. Slow Dream takes the listener into…
View More Ambient ImageryThinking About Music in Visionary Ways
Dennis Haklar Lizard’s Tale (Floating White Lotus, 2012) Guitarist Dennis Haklar has put together one of the most beautiful progressive music albums of the year.…
View More Thinking About Music in Visionary WaysDreamtime Celestina
17 Pygmies “Celestina” (Trakwerx, 2008) Celestina is the first volume in a three part concept album series by 17 Pygmies about an ill-fated space flight…
View More Dreamtime CelestinaGalactic Travels for Keyboard Hero
Erik Norlander The Galactic Collective: Definitive Edition (Gonzo Multimedia, 2012) This three disc set includes two audio CDs and a DVD by progressive rock keyboard…
View More Galactic Travels for Keyboard HeroUnitopians Live
Unitopia One Night In Europe – Live at the Boerderij, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands (2011) I had heard very good things about Australian band Unitopia. This…
View More Unitopians LiveA Singular Approach to Prog
Hermetic Science These Fragments I Have Shored Against My Ruins (Musea, 2008) Hermetic Science is one of the most fascinating acts in the recent American…
View More A Singular Approach to ProgThe Magic of Hamadryad
Hamadryad Intrusion (Unicorn Records, 2010) The Montreal area has been producing excellent progressive rock bands for decades. Hamadryad is another name to add to the…
View More The Magic of HamadryadInfluential Uruguayan Drummer Osvaldo Fattoruso Dies at 64
Legendary Uruguayan rock and jazz drummer Osvaldo Fattoruso died this morning in Montevideo of cancer. He was 64. Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso was born May 12th,…
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