Ape Shifter – Ape Shifter (Brainstorm Records BS0401639, 2017) German band Ape Shifter plays powerful instrumental rock inspired by hard rock, heavy blues and also…
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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.
Martigan Pursues the Distant Monsters
Martigan – Distant Monsters (Progressive Promotion records PPRCD036, 2015) The first two tracks of this album would lead you to believe that Martigan is strictly…
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Retrospective – Re:Search (Progressive Promotion Records, 2017) The new album by Polish rock band Retrospective should appeal to heavy metal fans. The album features a…
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Oddly peaceful Méséglise
Méséglise – Stranamente Sereno (Lizard Records, 2016) Méséglise is an alternative music project led by Paolo Nannetti and Marco Giovannini, two members of Italian progressive…
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Prog Masters ELP Live in South America
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer – Once Upon a Time in South America (Rock Beat, 2017) For fans of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer and keyboards in…
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Mesmerizing Sounds for Real or Imagined Films
Zero Times Everything – Sonic Cinema (ZXE Music, 2017) Sonic Cinema is a fascinating sound exploration album by Zero Times Everything. The three musicians create…
View More Mesmerizing Sounds for Real or Imagined FilmsMystified Releases Morning City
Mystified has a new album titled Morning City, an industrial ambient electronic sound mixture created from the busy sounds of the city. Previous Mystefied CDs…
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Guitar Maestro Steve Hackett Releases Video for ‘Behind The Smoke’
Renowned guitarist and composer Steve Hackett (formerly of Genesis) is set to release his latest album ‘The Night Siren’ on March 24th , 2017 through…
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Martin Turner – Life Begins (Dirty Dog Discs/Cherry Red, 2016) This great 3-disc live set by former Wishbone Ash bassist and vocalist Martin Turner contains…
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Award-Winning Guitarist Olli Hirvonen Releases New Helsinki
New Helsinki (Edition Records EDN1087) is the title of the new album by Finnish guitar virtuoso and composer Olli Hirvonen. Currently-based in New York City,…
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