Various Artists – Yesterday and Today – A 50th Anniversary Tribute to YES (RecPlay, 2018) Producer and multi-instrumentalists Dave Kerzner and Fernando Perdomo assembled an…
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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.
Ambient Electronica Inspired by Pristine Nature
Deborah Martin and Jill Haley – The Silence of Grace (Spotted Peccary Music, 2021) The Silence of Grace brings together ambient electronic music artist Deborah…
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Corrado Rustici’s Dazzling Guitar, a Harbinger of Better Times Ahead
Corrado Rustici – Interfulgent (Corrado Rustici, 2021) Interfulgent is a spectacular recording from Italian electric guitar wizard Corrado Rustici. He’s a fantastic musician who played…
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Sasha Masakowski and Cliff Hines, Progressive Music Giants from New Orleans
Hildegard – Hildegard (Hildegard, 2015) This superb self-titled album by a project called Hildegard came out in 2015. It was a collaboration between two ground-breaking…
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The Phoenix Has Risen via Phoenix
Mark Murdock – The Phoenix Has Risen (Cymbalic Records, 2021) “The Phoenix Has Risen” is an excellent progressive rock album from drummer, composer and songwriter…
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Peaceful Mists of Time
Andrew Colyer – Mists of Time (2020) The subtitle of the album, Solo Piano and Ambient Soundscapes reveals the essence of this fine instrumental album…
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Skillful Fusion from EH3
EH3 – Improve Reality (Losen Records, 2020) Improve Reality delivers excellent jazz-rock fusion from Norwegian trio EH3. The album showcases the masterful skill of the…
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Jane Getter Premonition’s Anomalia
Jane Getter Premonition – Anomalia (Esoteric Recordings, 2021) I was looking forward to the new album from guitarist Jane Getter and her band. She is…
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The Fantastic Symphonic World of Ellesmere
Ellesmere – Wyrd (AMS, 2020) This album released in late 2020 is one of the finest progressive rock albums I’ve heard in a long time.…
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Soundtrack to Al_X’s Dreams
Al_X – Shunt (Fluttery Records, 2014) British artist Al_X (Alex Dunford) released this 22 track album in 2014. Shunt takes the listener on a wonderful…
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