Nick D’Virgilio, Neal Morse & Ross Jennings – Troika (Radiant Records, 2022) Nick D’Virgilio, Neal Morse & Ross Jennings, three well know musicians from the…
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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.
Fearless Melodic Fusion and Outstanding Grooves
Simon Phillips – Protocol V (Phantom Recordings, 2022) Composer and drum maestro Simon Phillips continues his marvelous Protocol series with volume “V”. Phillips finds some…
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Graceful and Intimate Electric Violin and Flute
David Cross and Andrew Keeling – October is Marigold (Noisy Records, 2021) “October is Marigold” is the second collaboration from virtuoso violinist and composer David…
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Syndone Enters the World of Kāma Sūtra
Syndone – Kāma Sūtra (Manticore, 2021) Italian band Syndone has released some excellent keyboard-fueled concept albums in the past that fell under the category of…
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New Band The Progbusters Unveils “Pluto” Music Video
The Progbusters, a new instrumental progressive rock project led by Italian bassist Simone Vignola has released a music video of a musical piece titled “Pluto”.…
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Timeless and Intensely Modern Piano from Olga Konkova
Olga Konkova Trio – Open Secret (Losen Records, 2021) Open Secret is a fantastic contemporary jazz album from Olga Konkova, one of the greatest pianists…
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Truce 2, Layered improvisations from Markus Reuter, Fabio Trentini and Asaf Sirkis
Markus Reuter – Truce 2 (Moonjune Records, 2022) Prolific German guitarist and sound designer Markus Reuter continues his fascinating musical explorations with Truce 2. Reuter…
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Artist Profiles: ProgJect
ProgJect is a progressive rock superband that was conceived by drummer Jonathan Mover. “Prog Rock is the reason I play drums,” Mover explains, “but by…
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Dreamy and Trancy Guano Junction
The Gong Farmers – Guano Junction (Spaceward Records, 2021) British band The Gong Farmers plays music that defies musical genres. The band’s sound is characterized…
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Alberto Rigoni’s Progrock Tribute to His Father
Alberto Rigoni – Songs for Souls (2022) Italian virtuoso bassist Alberto Rigoni has gathered an impressive cast of musicians for his “Songs for Souls” album,…
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