A few months ago, a new musical group was formed in southern Spain. The band includes members from two of the best known acts in…
View More Interview with Diego Fopiani MaciasAuthor: 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.
Shifting Psychedelic Themes and Sounds
Mahogany Frog Senna (Moonjune Records MJR048, 2012) Fans of psychedelic progressive rock are in for a treat with Senna , the sixth album by Canadian…
View More Shifting Psychedelic Themes and SoundsProg Rock Band Glass Hammer Announces the Release of New Concept Album Perilous
Glass Hammer’s Steve Babb, Fred Schendel, Kamran Alan Shikoh and Jon Davison return with the much anticipated Perilous, the follow up to 2010’s If and…
View More Prog Rock Band Glass Hammer Announces the Release of New Concept Album PerilousJakabar’s Buddha Chill
Jakabar Buddha Chill Vol. 2 (Seamless Recordings, 2012) Buddha Chill Vol. 2 is a collection of chillout electronic music tracks by Italian duo Jakabar. Berny…
View More Jakabar’s Buddha ChillThe Alternate Yes Live
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Live at the NEC Oct 24th 1989 (Gonzo Multimedia HST006CD, 2012) In the late 1980s, progressive rock band Yes had been…
View More The Alternate Yes LiveThe Heavy Soul Sessions
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 SessionsInstrumental 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…
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