Michael Gordon Oldfield was born on May 15, 1953 in Reading, Berkshire, England. He’s a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. His first musical project was…
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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: Robert Reed
Progressive rock multi-instrumentalist and composer Robert Reed was born in Ferndale, Wales, UK in 1968.He founded several projects including Cyan in 1984, Magenta in 2001…
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Artist Profiles: Damanek
Damanek is a project spearheaded by British composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Guy Manning. He joined forces with saxophonist and keyboardist Marek Arnold and bassist Dan…
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Artist Profiles: Jade Warrior
Jade Warrior was a British progressive rock band that formed in 1970 and consisted of guitarist Tony Duhig, flute player and multi-instrumentalist Jon Field, along…
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Wonderfully Curious and Technical Instrumental Progrock
Isobar – Isobar II (Isobar Music, 2021) Isobar II presents yet another set of superb instrumental progressive rock pieces by California band Isobar. The San…
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King Crimson Founding Member Ian McDonald Dies at 75
British multi-instrumentalist and producer Ian McDonald died on February 9, 2022. Ian McDonald was born on June 25, 1946 in Osterley, Middlesex, England. In 1969,…
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Artist Profiles: Jon Anderson
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Roy Anderson, better-known as Jon Anderson, was born October 25, 1944, in Accrington, Lancashire, England. Anderson is undeniably one of the…
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Osanna Returns with Il Diedro del Mediterraneo
Osanna – Il Diedro del Mediterraneo (MaRaCash Records, 2021) Il Diedro del Mediterraneo presents the reincarnation of Osanna, one of Italy’s finest progressive rock bands…
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Rising Prog Band Vast Conduit Releases a Gem titled “Always Be There”
Vast Conduit – “Always Be There” (Vast Music Counduit, 2022) An excellent new progressive rock band from California called Vast Conduit has released a masterfully…
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Enhanced and Remastered Reissue of Classic Symphonic Rock Album by Craft
Craft – First Signs – The Definitive Edition (Spirit of Unicorn, 2021) First Signs, originally released in 1984, was the sole album by an excellent…
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