Andalusian rock band Alameda was born in Seville. The group fused flamenco and progressive rock, featuring two keyboardists, the Marinelli brothers. The lineup included Rafael…
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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.
Illustrated Lunar Folk Tales
Lunar Cape band – Lunar Folk Tales (ArtBeat Music, 2019) Russian act Lunar Cape band has released a beautifully-packaged album titled “Lunar Folk Tales.” The…
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The seeds of Guadalquivir emerged from the idea of Seville guitarists Andrés Olaegui and Luis Cobo “Manglis.” The two musicians coincided while serving together in…
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The Exploratory Feel of Prateek Rajagopal
Hoia – Scavenger (Prateek Rajagopal, 2019) Scavenger is the debut album of talented Indian multi-instrumentalist Prateek Rajagopal under the name Hoia. Although Prateek is known…
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Stratus Luna, Rising stars of Progressive Rock
Stratus Luna – Stratus Luna (Music Magick /Moonjune, 2019) One of the great surprises of the year in the progressive music area is Brazilian band…
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BangTower – With N With Out (Declassified Records, 2016) BangTower is a progressive music outfit that features superb instrumentalists. With N With Out is the…
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Exceptionally Good Jazz-Rock Fusion from Jukka Iisakkila
Jukka Iisakkila – Clocks and Clouds (Eclipse Music, 2018) Clocks and Clouds is the superb solo album by Finnish multi-instrumentalist Jukka Iisakkila. Although he is…
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Progressive Fury and Quirky Humor
Lucas Lee – Lowered Expectations ( Lucas Lee Music, 2019) Lucas Lee delivers a remarkable, high energy combination of progressive rock, jazz-rock fusion and quirky…
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The Rebirth of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso – Transiberiana (InsideOut Music, 2019) One of Italy’s iconic progressive rock bands returns with Transiberiana, its first studio recording in over…
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The Stylish Sound of Norway’s Jordsjø
Jordsjø – Nattfiolen (Karisma Records, 2019) Jordsjø showcases progressive rock at its best. This remarkable Norwegian band led by multi-instrumentalist Håkon Oftung (former Tusmørke), brings…
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