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,…
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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: Curved Air
Curved 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…
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British 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…
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Formed in 1972 and named after a highway sign, Hatfield & The North were one of the most original and musically adventurous English bands of…
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Focus is the best known and most influential of the Dutch progressive rock bands of the 1970s. Focus combines rock with classical music and jazz…
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Síntesis 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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Magnificent The Worm Ouroboros from Belarus
The Worm Ouroboros – Endless Way from You (Lizard Records, 2019) The Worm Ouroboros is an impressive progressive symphonic rock band from Minsk in Belarus.…
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Øyvind 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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Various Artists – Theremin 100 – Electronic Music Written for Theremin (NY Theremin Society, 2020) Austrian musician, composer and co-founder of the NY Theremin Society,…
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Waiting for Miracles, The Flower Kings at Its Best
The Flower Kings – Waiting for Miracles (InsideOutMusic, 2019) Swedish progressive rock powerhouse The Flower Kings has returned to its roots on Waiting for Miracles.…
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