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The Beginnings cover shows a dimly lit corner filled with vintage gear, including an amplifier, keyboards, and small plants arranged on and around the equipment.

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Penaguin Digs Into His Archives With A Playful Prog Time Capsule

Tom Penaguin – Beginnings (áMARXE, 2025) The fantastic multi-instrumentalist and composer Tom Penaguin returns with Beginnings, a captivating collection of early material that traces his…

Steve Roach & Roger King’s - Dust To Dust cover artwork. A photo of saguaro cactus.

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Ambient Meets Southwestern Americana: “Dust To Dust” Returns With 2025 Remaster

Angel Romero November 6, 2025 No Comments ambient Americana electronic music Roger King Steve Roach

Steve Roach & Roger King – Dust To Dust (2025 reissue) Ambient electronic music artist Steve Roach and guitarist Roger King have reissued a 2025…

The album cover features four quadrants forming a circular shape. Red, blue, purple, and green gradients blend with a grainy effect. Across the center, white text reads “PARSONS X HAR EVEN X RAVITZ.”

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Parsons x Har Even x Ravitz, Three Minds Create Elegant Progressive Music

Angel Romero November 5, 2025 No Comments Claire Parsons contemporary jazz Eran Har Even jazz-rock Progressive rock Ziv Ravitz

Parsons x Har Even x Ravitz – Parsons x Har Even x Ravitz (2025) The Har Even x Parsons x Ravitz trio writes with the…

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 cover artwork. A photo of John performing live, playing his electric guitar.

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John McLaughlin Revives Montreux Magic With Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 2022

Angel Romero October 27, 2025 No Comments blues flamenco fusion Jany McPherson jazz-rock John McLaughlin John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension world music

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 (earMUSIC, 2025) Fusion jazz pioneer John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension…

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Submerged Soundscapes Surface in the Cairngorms

Angel Romero October 26, 2025 No Comments

Mhairi Hall and David de la Haye – Underwater Cairngorms (Hudson Records, 2025) Underwater Cairngorms presents an evocative fusion of environmental sound art and acoustic…

The Caravan album cover features a bright yellow background with an ornate blue and turquoise illustration in the center. The artwork depicts a stylized figure surrounded by flowing lines, decorative elements, and an old-fashioned hookah. The band’s name, Caravan, appears in large, artistic lettering with “From” subtly integrated beneath it. Below the illustration, the album title The Shows Of Ours... Live is written in small blue text with an arrow extending from it.

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Echoes of Canterbury: Caravan’s Enduring Spirit in Giant Boxed Set ‘The Shows Of Ours’

Angel Romero October 21, 2025 No Comments Canterbury Caravan jazz-rock Progressive rock

Caravan – The Shows Of Ours… Live (Madfish, 2025) This mammoth vinyl boxed set of live recordings from Caravan spans nearly four decades and serves…

The album cover for Cadenza: The Complete Recordings 1973–1974 by Darryl Way’s Wolf features the band members illuminated by a fiery orange-red light that radiates in a cross-shaped flare against a dark background. The band's name appears at the top with a wolf’s head above the “O,” while the album title and subtitle are printed in white at the bottom right.

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Darryl Way’s Wolf Roars Back: Cadenza – The Complete Recordings 3CD Boxed Set

Angel Romero October 16, 2025 No Comments Curved Air Darryl Way Darryl Way’s Wolf electric violin Progressive rock symphonic rock violin

Darryl Way’s Wolf – Cadenza – The Complete Recordings (Cherry Red Records, 2025) Cadenza – The Complete Recordings is a must-have, remastered 3CD clamshell anthology…

The album cover shows two women in a bright room interacting with a large, vividly painted autumn tree that appears to grow from the wall and floor. One stands on a desk reaching toward the orange and gold leaves, while the other sits holding a teddy bear.

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Obiymy Doschu’s Vidrada: Resilience Through Adversity

Angel Romero October 13, 2025 No Comments post rock Progressive rock

Obiymy Doschu – Vidrada (self-release, 2025) Obiymy Doschu return with Vidrada, their third full-length album. A seven-year build brought melodic, song-oriented progressive rock. Yet, the…

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Close To Nothing, Everything To Say

Angel Romero October 9, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz EH3 Erland Helbø Erland Helbø Trio fusion jazz-rock

EHE / Erland Helbø Trio – Close To Nothing (Losen Records, 2025) EHE’s Close To Nothing feels like a night drive across two continents at…

The cover of On The Edge (Of What Could Be) by Dave Bainbridge features a lone silhouette standing on a ridge beneath an aurora. Vivid streaks of purple, green, and pink light radiate across the night sky, converging in a burst of color. The artist’s name appears in ornate green lettering at the top left, while the album title rests at the bottom right in modern type.

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Edge Of Wonder: Dave Bainbridge’s Masterclass in Progressive Rock Craft

Angel Romero September 29, 2025 No Comments Celtic music Dave Bainbridge jazz-rock progressive folk Progressive rock symphonic rock

Dave Bainbridge — On The Edge (Of What Could Be) (Open Sky Records, 2025) With his fifth solo release, Dave Bainbridge reaches the pinnacle of…