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A swirling cosmic landscape bursts with fantastical mushrooms in every shape and color. Vibrant reds, blues, and golds frame a star-filled sky at the center, while circular portals and organic patterns create a psychedelic scene. The title Fungal Future floats near the top.

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Shroom-Inspired Sounds: Mycophagist Diffuses Fungal Future

Mycophagist – Fungal Future (Fringe Biology Recordings, 2025) Mycophagist has released its debut album, Fungal Future, an eight-track fiercely psychedelic project themed around mushrooms and…

The cover artwork presents a cream-toned background with a large black exclamation mark formed from fine vertical lines at the center. The band name sits in the upper right corner, and the title The Recordings 1970–1971 appears in the lower left.

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Gracious! A Brief Blaze That Deserved A Longer Life

Angel Romero November 24, 2025 No Comments Alan Cowderoy Gracious!Martin Kitcat Paul “Sandy” Davis Progressive rock psychedelic rock Robert Lipson symphonic rock Tim Wheatley

Gracious!: The Recordings 1970-1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition (Esoteric/Cherry Red ECRUS4005, 2025) Gracious!: The Recordings 1970–1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition feels like opening a sealed time capsule…

The cover presents a blurred field of deep blues, teals, and reds crossed by an orange streak. “Elsehow” appears in the upper right, while Afterimage (Instrumental Edition) sits near the bottom in gold and gray lettering.

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Elsehow Reimagines Afterimage With Voice-Free Instrumental Edition

Angel Romero November 15, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Elsehow Piero Delux

Elsehow – Afterimage – Instrumental Edition (Projekt, 2025) Elsehow, the project of Italian-Belgian composer Piero Delux, has released Afterimage – Instrumental Edition via Projekt, recasting…

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

Angel Romero November 12, 2025 No Comments Canterbury jazz-rock Progressive rock Tom Penaguin

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…