Richard Henshall – The Cocoon (The Burning Shed, 2019) Richard Henshall is one of the best known guitarists in the prog metal field. He is…
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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.
A Finely-crafted Contemporary Celebration of Early Progressive Music
Maurizio Brunod, Giorgio Li Calzi, Boris Savoldelli – Nostalgia Progressiva (distributed by MoonJune Records, 2019) Three forward-thinking Italian musicians celebrate the progressive music of the…
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Ricochet, At the Early Edge of Electronica and Rock
Tangerine Dream – Ricochet (Virgin RecordsUniversal, 2019 reissue) Ricochet was the first live album released by trailblazing German electronic music band Tangerine Dream. The release…
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Brighteye Brison – V (Bad Elephant Music, 2019) This Scandinavian act is marketed as a progressive rock band. However, when you listen to the first…
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Intelligent Music Project IV – Sorcery Inside (Intelligent Music, 2019) The Intelligent Music project goes back to the golden era of AOR (Adult Oriented Rock)…
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A Drop of Light, a Masterpiece from Anglagard Founder Johan Brand
All Traps on Earth – A Drop of Light (AMS Records, 2018) All Traps on Earth is remarkable progressive rock band led by Anglagard bassist…
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Tangerine Dream – Rubycon (Virgin Records, 1975/2019 reissue) Rubycon is part of the reissue set of classic Tangerine Dream electronic music albums. Rubycon was Tangerine…
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Snarky Puppy, Unrivaled Masters of Funk and Fusion
Snarky Puppy – Immigrance (GroundUp Music, 2019) Snarky Puppy, the finest funk jazz band in the current scene is back with a superb album titled…
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Eddie Jobson was born April 28, 1955 in Billingham, United Kingdom. As a piano and violin prodigy, he was awarded a Diploma of Distinction by…
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Djam Karet was founded in 1984 by guitarists Gayle Ellett and Mike Henderson, bassist Henry J. Osborne, and drummer Chuck Oken, Jr. They chose as…
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