Barclay James Harvest was formed in September 1966 in Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. The band is regarded as…
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Author: 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.
Artist Profiles: Finneus Gauge
Echolyn keyboardist Christopher Buzby formed Finneus Gauge in Philadelphia in the late 1990s with several other musicians, including his brother Jonn on drums and backing…
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Artist Profiles: Kayak
Dutch progressive rock band Kayak was founded in 1972 by keyboardist and composer Ton Scherpenzeel, and drummer and composer Pim Koopman, together with lead singer…
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Tarkus Brilliantly Reactivated and Re-Energized
Urban Trapeze – Reactivated Tarkus (self-release, 2021) As you would expect from the album cover and title, this newly recorded album from Spanish progressive rock…
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The Canterbury Sound, Innovative Progrock and Fusion Magic from England
Canterbury is a progressive rock subgenre that was developed in the UK. Initially, the Canterbury scene included pop, rock and blues bands, and musicians living…
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Even Better Knekklectric
Knekklectric – Alt blir verre (Apollon Records, 2022) Alt blir verre is the third album from another fantastic band from Bergen in Norway. Knekklectric combine…
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Artist Profiles: Echolyn
The seeds of Echolyn were planted in the late 1980s when Brett Kull, Raymond Weston, and Paul Ramsey played in a cover band named Narcissus.…
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Artist Profiles: Caravan
British progressive rock group Caravan was born out of Canterbury based band Wilde Flowers, a musical collective subject to many line-up changes. Historic Canterbury is…
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Drummer Audun Engebretsen; keyboardist Erlend Engebretsen; vocalist Knut Erik Grøntvedt; bassist Lasse Lie; and guitarist Stig Selnes formed Norwegian progressive rock band Fatal Fusion in…
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Artist Profiles: Höstsonaten
Höstsonaten is an Italian progressive rock project envisioned and led by multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and producer Fabio Zuffanti. The group was started in 1996 and…
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