Vantomme – Vegir (Moonjune, 2018) Belgian keyboardist Dominique Vantomme has released a fabulous genre-defying album where progressive jazz meets psychedelic rock. Vegir has a cutting…
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Category: CD Reviews
The Jazz Side of Gong
Gong Expresso – Decadence (Gong Expresso, 2017) Gong Expresso continues the legacy of Pierre Moerlen’s Gong, which was one of the spin offs of the…
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The Vintage Prog of Malady
Malady – Toinen toista (Svart Records, 2018) Malady is a young Finnish band deeply influenced by the classic progressive rock bands of the early 1970s.…
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Phenomenal Perfect Beings
Perfect Beings – Vier (InsideOut/Sony Music, 2018) Vier, released by Los Angeles-based band Perfect Beings is one of the finest progressive rock albums so far…
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More Extraordinary Live Recreations and New Works by Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett – Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham (InsideOut Music, 2018) Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham is a 3-disc boxed set featuring two audio CDs…
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Podd Explores Cosmic Forces
Podd – Cosmic Forces (Holus Bolus Records, 2017) Podd is a new high energy American progressive rock band. The four virtuoso musicians play instrumental music…
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Virtuoso Pianist Gleb Kolyadin Releases State of the Art Solo Debut
Gleb Kolyadin – “Gleb Kolyadin” (Kscope, 2018) This self-titled recording “Gleb Kolyadin” is the debut solo album of Gleb Kolyadin, one of the rising stars…
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Multi-layered and Uninhibited Re:Psychle
Tautologic – Re:Psychle (Turtle Down Music, 2018) Tautologic is a progressive rock ensemble from Chicago with a unique quirky personality. Their latest album is Re:Psychle,…
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Slivovitz’s Live Intensity
Slivovitz – Liver (MoonJune Records, 2018) Liver is the new live album by Italy’s remarkable band Slivovitz. The ensemble plays a mix of contemporary jazz,…
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Joe Kye – Migrants (Joe Kye, 2017) Migrants is the first full-length album by Korean American violinist, technology wizard and songwriter. I saw Joe live…
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