RPWL Beyond Man and Time (Gentle Art of Music, 2012) The new album by German prog band RPWL was eagerly awaited by fans. Although described…
View More Deadlock of the SpiritAuthor: 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.
Shamanistic Petroglyphs
Ole Lukkoye Petroglyphs (Trail Records TR 08, 2010) Petroglyphs is a compilation of material amassed by Russian band Ole Lukkoye during 20 years. St. Petersburg-based…
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Cannata Mysterium Magnum (Oxford Circus, 2006) Cannata’s album Mysterium Magnum, released in 2006, came to me because Jeff Cannata’s connection to progressive rock. He was…
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Discipline To Shatter All Accord (All Strung Out Records, 2011) Discipline, from Detroit, is one of the leading progressive rock bands in the American Midwest.…
View More To Shatter All AccordIn the Beginning and the End
Trettioariga Kriget I Borjan Och Slutet – In the beginning and the end (Mellotronen MelloCD023, 2007) I Början Och Slutet is the eighth studio album…
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Pink Floyd Ummagumma (EMI, 1969 – remastered in 2011) Pink Floyd’s first double album, Ummagumma, was originally released in 1969. The album was digitally remastered…
View More The Pink Floyd ExperimentsThe Timely Return of Comedy of Errors
Comedy of Errors Disobey (COE001, 2011) Comedy of Errors, one of the British bands involved in the progressive rock renaissance of the 1980s known as…
View More The Timely Return of Comedy of ErrorsSeattle Dreamin’
Sky Cries Mary Taking The Stage: 1997-2005 (Trail TR-009, 2011) Taking The Stage: 1997-2005 is a live collection of some of the best pieces by…
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Slivovitz Bani Ahead (Moonjune, 2011) Naples-based fusion jazz band Slivovitz has a new album titled Bani ahead. With this recording, Slivovitz continues to explore the…
View More Changing Forms of SlivovitzMorse in the Middle of the Road
Neal Morse Testimony Two (Radiant Records, 2011) Testimony Two is a Christian rock album by multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse. The multifaceted musician is known for his…
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