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Eye of Melian – Forest of Forgetting

One of the best albums of 2026 will no doubt be Eye of Melian’s “Forest of Forgetting.” It was released way back on February 20th,…

Volker Lankow - Thermal Drift cover artwork. A photo of a city street with a very bright sun in the middle.

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Volker Lankow Channels Extreme Heat on Thermal Drift

Stefan Bruno July 18, 2026 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

Volker Lankow – Thermal Drift (self-release, 2026) Volker Lankow finds beauty in stillness on Thermal Drift. Lankow recorded Thermal Drift during the hottest period of…

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Karmamoi – Eternal Mistake

Professor Mark July 15, 2026 No Comments Adam Holzman Alex Massari Daniele Giovannoni Gabriele Giovannoni Italy Kamamoi – Eternal Mistake Karmamoi Progressive rock Randy McStine Susanna Brigatti:Valerio Sgargi

Eternal Mistake is the seventh studio album by the Italian progressive rock band Karmamoi (often misspelled as Kamamoi); officially released on April 17, 2026. It…

Bushman's Revenge - Ah, Les Vaches! cover artwork. The band name and album title in large neon pink and orange block letters.

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Bushman’s Revenge Sets May Release For Ah, Les Vaches!

Charlie Melville July 7, 2026 No Comments Bushman's Revenge

Bushman’s Revenge – Ah, Les Vaches! (Is it Jazz? Records, 2026) Bushman’s Revenge show their humor on their new album Ah, Les Vaches!. The title…

Flame Dream - Out in the Dark cover artwork. A triangular crystal prism.

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Flame Dream’s Out in the Dark: A Symphonic Prog Gem Rediscovered

Angel Romero July 6, 2026 No Comments Flame Dream Progressive rock Swiss progressive rock symphonic rock

Flame Dream – Out in the Dark (Vertigo, 1981/ V Records 2025 reissue) Flame Dream’s third album was recently reissued on CD. Out in the…

Stratosphere - Sphere I cover artwork. A yellow circle with the Roman numeral I inside the circle. Gray background.

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Stratosphere Returns With Expansive Ambient Album Sphere I

Stefan Bruno July 5, 2026 No Comments

Stratosphere – Sphere I (Projekt, 2026) Stratosphere’s Sphere I, is the project’s first release in two years. The 54-minute album features four extended compositions that…

Jane Getter Premonition - Transmogrify cover artwork. A black-and-white image of a solitary woman in a narrow alley between two converging houses.

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Jane Getter Premonition Embraces Transformation on Transmogrify

Angel Romero June 29, 2026 No Comments Adam Holzman Alex Skolnick Gene Lake Jane Getter Jane Getter Premonition Mark Egan Paul Frazier Progressive rock Russell Holzman symphonic rock

Jane Getter Premonition — Transmogrify (7D Media, 2026) Jane Getter Premonition’s Transmogrify is a restless album that confronts personal, political, and musical change with fierce…

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Parallel Lives

Professor Mark June 18, 2026 No Comments Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Parallel Lives Kathryn Thomas Malcolm Galloway Mark Gatland Parallel Lives Progressive rock uk progressive rock

One of my favorite UK bands is back…already! Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, have completed a new album, “Parallel Lines,” which will be released between…

Snarky Puppy Somni cover artwork. An illustration of tree roots painted in various colors.

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Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest Reunite for a Masterpiece Called Somni

Angel Romero June 16, 2026 No Comments Annerieke Nentjes Annie Tångberg Benjamin de Boer Bill Laurance Bob Lanzetti Bob Reynolds Bobby Sparks II Chris Bullock Chris McQueen contemporary jazz David Kweksilber David Peijnenborgh Dobril Popdimitrov Elisabeth Otra Sangenaro Emile Visser Erik Winkelmann Ewa Zbyszynska Federico Nathan Frank Wardenier fusion Gideon Nelissen Herman van Haaren Hugo Freitas Iris Schut Isabella Petersen Jamison Ross Jan Bastiani Janine Abbas Jascha Albracht Jason “JT” Thomas Jasper van Rosmalen Jay Jennings jazz jazz-rock Joel Siepmann Julia Jowett Justin Stanton Keita Ogawa Koen Smits Larnell Lewis Leo Janssen Linda Lukas Maartje Kraan Marc Scholten Marcelo Woloski María Ángeles Chaparro Fuentes María Cristina González Perez Mariël van den Bos Mark Lettieri Martin van den Berg Mason Davis Maxime Le Minter Merel Jonker Metropole Orkest Michael League Michelle Brunt Mike “Maz” Maher Murk Jiskoot Nate Werth Nico Schepers Nikki Glaspie Norman Jansen Paul van der Feen Pauline Terlouw Peter Delannoye Pieter Hungeld Rani Kumar Raquel Marin Garcés Ray Bruinsma Ries Schellekens Róbert Bába Robinson Khoury Ruben Margarita Sanne Bakker Sarah Koh Sjoerd Dijkhuizen Snarky Puppy Valentine Blangé Vera Laporeva Zach Brock

Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest – Somni (GroundUP Music, 2025) Somni, Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest’s second collaborative album, was recorded live during three nights…

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Big Big Train – Woodcut

Professor Mark June 10, 2026 No Comments 12-string acoustic guitar Alberto Bravin Big Big Big Train Brian Mullan Clare Lindley Gregory Spawton guitars Hammond organ keys Maddie Wegg Nick D’Virgilio organ Oskar Holldorff Paul Mitchell pedals percussion piccolo trumpet Progressive rock Rikard Sjöblom synths UK Woodcut

I have been waiting for the right time to review an album from Big Big Train for a while now. Many friends have been telling…