Taproban – “Per Aspera Ad Astra” (Musea Parallele, 2017) “Per Aspera Ad Astra” is the new album by Italian symphonic progressive rock trio Taproban. The…
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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.
Otherworldly Cello
Joan Jeanrenaud – Visual Music (Deconet Records, 2016) Visual Music is an outstanding recording of cello music by composer and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud, who used…
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Masterful Norwegian Progressive Rock Alchemy
Wobbler – From Silence to Somewhere (Karisma Records, 2017) Wobbler is the Norwegian progressive rock powerhouse. It’s a band deeply influenced by some of the…
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Superb Bass from Malta
Simon Sammut – Crossing (Simon Sammut, 2017) Crossing is the second album by an excellent bass player from Malta named Simon Sammut. The album crosses…
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Ut Gret – Time of the Grets (ZNR Records ZNR1009, 1998) Ut Gret is one of the leading American bands in the avant-garde side of…
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Guitar Bends
Mark Wingfield – Proof of Light (MoonJune Records, 2015) Fusion guitarist Mark Wingfield delivers an album of cutting edge, high-energy jazz-rock. Wingfield is a virtuoso…
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Harri Kuusijärvi Koutus – Music for a Family Picnic (Eclipse Music, 2017) Music for a Family Picnic is the second album by Finnish progressive music…
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Promising Aporía
Pareidolon – Aporía (Shine Productions, 2017) Pareidolon is a Canadian progressive rock and hard rock act led by ensemble led by bassist and composer Lachlan…
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Acclaimed jazz guitarist John Abercrombie died on August 22, 2017 after a long illness. John Laird Abercrombie was born on December 16, 1944 in…
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Machine Mass Plays Hendrix
Machine Mass – Plays Hendrix (Moonjune, 2017) Belgian progressive rock outfit Machine Mass transforms classic songs by the rock music trailblazer Jimi Hendrix into scorching,…
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