Modern-Rock Ensemble – Night Dreams & Wishes (Modern Rock Music, 2019) The Modern-Rock Ensemble is the musical project of Ukrainian multi-instrumentalist and composer Vladimir Gorashchenko.…
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Sky Architect – Excavations of the Mind (Freia Music, 2020/Galileo Records 2010) The album reviewed here is the remixed and remastered 10th year anniversary edition…
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One of the great revelations of early 2020 is the fantastic debut album of Zopp, a British project created by multi-instrumentalist Ryan Stevenson. Fiercely electric,…
View More Interview with Ryan Stevenson, Founder of Canterbury Sensation ZoppCurved Air stood out among British progressive rock bands because of its unconventional line-up, which featured captivating female vocalist Sonja Kristina, in a very male-dominated…
View More Artist Profiles: Curved AirBritish progressive rock band Greenslade was formed in 1973 by two former Colosseum musicians, keyboardist Dave Greenslade and bassist Tony Reeves. The line-up was completed…
View More Artist Profiles: GreensladeFormed in 1972 and named after a highway sign, Hatfield & The North were one of the most original and musically adventurous English bands of…
View More Artist Profiles: Hatfield & The NorthFocus is the best known and most influential of the Dutch progressive rock bands of the 1970s. Focus combines rock with classical music and jazz…
View More Artist Profiles: FocusSíntesis was formed in 1975 as Cuba’s first progressive rock band. It combined influences from groups such as Genesis, Pink Floyd and Yes with the…
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The Worm Ouroboros – Endless Way from You (Lizard Records, 2019) The Worm Ouroboros is an impressive progressive symphonic rock band from Minsk in Belarus.…
View More Magnificent The Worm Ouroboros from BelarusØyvind Brække, Knut Riisnæs, Bergmund Waal Skaslien, Jacob Young, Per Zanussi, Erik Nylander – Wilderness (Oslo Session Recordings, 2020) Wilderness is an exquisite contemporary jazz…
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