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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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: 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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Ben Craven’s Splendid Tales and Mysteries through Cinematic Progressive Rock
Ben Craven – Monsters From The Id (Desert Comb Music, 2022) Composer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Craven, Australia’s symphonic progressive rock master, is back with yet…
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American guitarist Jon Durant brings a unique sense of texture and melody to his instrument. His distinctive “cloud guitar” soundscapes and engaging lead work have…
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Humorous and Exploratory Songs from City Weezle
City Weezle – No.2 (City Weezle, 2021) The sound of Irish multinational band City Weezle is hard to describe. It has hard rock, progressive rock,…
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Blue to Gold from Sarah Perrotta
Sarah Perrotta – Blue to Gold (7D Media/Third Star Records) Blue to Gold is the fourth album from singer-songwriter and piano player Sarah Perrotta. The…
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Keyboardist and composer Oliver Wakeman was born February 26, 1972. He is the eldest son of progressive rock legend Rick Wakeman (YES). Oliver filled the…
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Vivid Guitar Wonders from Carl Weingarten
Carl Weingarten – Stop Me Try (Multiphase Records, 2022) Stop Me Try is another superb album from multi-instrumentalist and composer Carl Weingarten. The album treats…
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