Skip to content
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Progressive Rock Central.com

Progressive rock, jazz-rock fusion, ambient electronic music, progrock, prog and beyond
Progressive Rock Central.com
Progressive rock, jazz-rock fusion, ambient electronic music, progrock, prog and beyond
  • Home
  • About
  • Topics
    • Archive
    • Articles
    • Awards
    • Book Reviews
    • CD Reviews
    • Concert Reviews
    • Editorials
    • Events
    • Film and Video Reviews
    • General News
    • Interviews
    • Music Videos
    • New Books
    • New CDs and Digital releases
    • New Films and Videos
    • Obituaries
    • Tour Announcements
  • Progressive Rock Resources
    • Progressive Rock Discussion Lists and Forums
    • Progressive Rock Festivals
  • Store
  • Contact Us

Author: Kevin Baker

The album cover for The Painted River of Light features an abstract, metallic surface resembling a flowing, reflective liquid. The colors blend deep blues, golds, and fiery oranges. A bright, glowing orb sits within the composition.
CD Reviews

Gayle-Force Prog: The Painted River of Light Makes Waves

Kevin Baker March 2, 2025 No Comments Gayle Ellett & The ElectromagsProgressive rock

Gayle Ellett & The Electromags – The Painted River of Light (PeacockSunrise Records, 2025) With The Painted River of Light, their third release, Gayle Ellett…

View More Gayle-Force Prog: The Painted River of Light Makes Waves
Bokani Dyer - Radio Sechaba cover artwork. A photo of the artist playing a keyboard.
CD Reviews

Bokani Dyer’s Radio Sechaba Tunes Into South Africa

Kevin Baker February 25, 2025 No Comments Bokani Dyercontemporary jazzSouth African musicworld jazz

Bokani Dyer – Radio Sechaba (Brownswood Recordings, 2023) Multi-award-winning pianist and composer Bokani Dyer expands his musical vision with Radio Sechaba, a 15-track album that…

View More Bokani Dyer’s Radio Sechaba Tunes Into South Africa
The Bob Lazar Story's Vanquisher album cover features a minimalist design with a single bright red chili pepper, possibly a ghost pepper, set against a deep teal background.
CD Reviews

The Bob Lazar Story – Vanquisher: Intricate, Offbeat, and Accessible Instrumental music

Kevin Baker February 16, 2025 No Comments Progressive rockThe Bob Lazar Story

The Bob Lazar Story – Vanquisher (Bad Elephant Music, 2019) Vanquisher marked the seventh album from The Bob Lazar Story, the musical collaboration between UK-born…

View More The Bob Lazar Story – Vanquisher: Intricate, Offbeat, and Accessible Instrumental music
Days Between Stations -Perpetual Motion Machines cover artwork. Two naked bodies painted red lying face up in shallow graves in a flat field.
CD Reviews

From Film Score to Album, Days Between Stations’ Perpetual Motion Machines

Kevin Baker January 18, 2025 No Comments

Days Between Stations – Perpetual Motion Machines (self-release, 2024) Days Between Stations’ fourth album, Perpetual Motion Machines (Music for a Film), is a compelling fusion…

View More From Film Score to Album, Days Between Stations’ Perpetual Motion Machines
Nektar - Mission to Mars cover artwork. A psychedelic design. An illustration of a purple young man or boy holding a pad with cables connected to an upside down head of a blue bearded man floating in space.
CD Reviews

Nektar Takes Off: A Solid Rock Voyage with “Mission to Mars”

Kevin Baker January 3, 2025 No Comments classic rockNektarProgressive rockpsychedelic rock

Nektar – Mission to Mars (Deko Entertainment, 2024) Nektar’s Mission to Mars delivers a nostalgic yet fresh mix of classic rock and limited progressive elements.…

View More Nektar Takes Off: A Solid Rock Voyage with “Mission to Mars”
Alphataurus - 2084: Viaggio nel Nulla cover artwork. an illustration featuring a futuristic flying craft and an airport below. Above there are white doves.
CD Reviews

Pioneering Italian Prog-Rock Band Alphataurus Returns with “2084: Viaggio nel Nulla”

Kevin Baker November 7, 2024 No Comments Alphataurusclassic rockProgressive rock

Alphataurus – 2084: Viaggio nel Nulla (AMS Records, 2024) Alphataurus, the iconic Italian progressive rock band from Milan, has released its fourth studio album, 2084:…

View More Pioneering Italian Prog-Rock Band Alphataurus Returns with “2084: Viaggio nel Nulla”
Zolder Ellipsis - Il Libro dei Tropi cover artwork. An image of a humanoid person sitting cross-legged, covered with flowers of various colors.
CD Reviews

Zolder Ellipsis Takes You Into the World of Troping

Kevin Baker September 16, 2024 No Comments avant-garde rockCanterburyjazz-rockProgressive rockZolder Ellipsis

Zolder Ellipsis – Il Libro dei Tropi (Lizard Records, 2024) Zolder Ellipsis’ second album, Il Libro dei Tropi, explores a diverse range of musical styles,…

View More Zolder Ellipsis Takes You Into the World of Troping
The Ajjancy – To Be Arranged back cover.
CD Reviews

The Ajjancy’s To Be Arranged: Classic Rock and Pop Collide with the Unexpected

Kevin Baker September 15, 2024 2 Comments classic rockpopProgressive rockThe Ajjancy

The Ajjancy – To Be Arranged (Self-Released, 2024) Remember the glory days when legends were born in smoky clubs, playing cover tunes with a twist…

View More The Ajjancy’s To Be Arranged: Classic Rock and Pop Collide with the Unexpected
The Arc Light Sessions - When the Truth Rings Hollow cover artwork. a young woman or girlwearing a dress from centuries ago looking out a window.
CD Reviews

The Arc Light Sessions Illuminate but Don’t Always Shine

Kevin Baker September 9, 2024 No Comments he Arc Light SessionsProgressive rocksymphonic rock

The Arc Light Sessions – When the Truth Rings Hollow (self-released, 2024) In When the Truth Rings Hollow, The Arc Light Sessions returns with a…

View More The Arc Light Sessions Illuminate but Don’t Always Shine
The End of Rodney Continuum - Paradox Lost cover artwork. A painting of three glowing round red objects.
CD Reviews

Paradox Lost: Allen Welty-Green’s Prog Recordings Unearthed from the Past

Kevin Baker August 26, 2024 2 Comments

The End of Rodney Continuum – Paradox Lost (2024) From 1974 to 1982, composer, musician, and multimedia wizard Allen Welty-Green was deep in the trenches…

View More Paradox Lost: Allen Welty-Green’s Prog Recordings Unearthed from the Past

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page

Recent Posts

  • Pinn Dropp – For the Love of Drama
  • Speed-Corrected “Kind Of Blue” 180-Gram 2LP Arrives October 31
  • Snarky Puppy And Metropole Orkest Unveil “Chimera,” Second Single From Somni
  • Close To Nothing, Everything To Say
  • Elenion – The Symphony of the Night

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Tags

ambient AOR avant-garde rock Big Big Train Canterbury classical classic rock contemporary jazz electric guitar electronic music featured France funk fusion Genesis guitar hard rock Interview Italy jazz jazz-rock Jon Anderson keyboards metal piano Pink Floyd pop post rock prog metal progressive folk progressive metal Progressive rock psychedelic rock Rick Wakeman rock rock progresivo italiano space rock Steve Hackett symphonic metal symphonic rock The Flower Kings UK Volker Lankow world music Yes

Archives

Recent Posts

  • Pinn Dropp – For the Love of Drama
  • Speed-Corrected “Kind Of Blue” 180-Gram 2LP Arrives October 31
  • Snarky Puppy And Metropole Orkest Unveil “Chimera,” Second Single From Somni
  • Close To Nothing, Everything To Say
  • Elenion – The Symphony of the Night
  • Tomo-Nakaguchi Rises “Out of the Blue” With Expansive New Sound
  • Ravita Swings the Blues: Alice in Azure-Land
  • StillSkin – Love Hate
  • Stick Men Get Aggressive With “Brutal” EP
  • The Zen Orchestra – Debut Album – Interview

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Progressive Rock Central.com | Designed by: Theme Freesia | WordPress | © Copyright All right reserved