EchoTest – From Two Balconies (indie release, 2017) From Two Balconies is the new album by the remarkable progressive music trio EchoTest. The group crosses…
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Category: CD Reviews
Alluring Etheric Anomalies
Pepe Maina – Etheric Anomalies (Pepe Maina, 2016) Italian multi-instrumentalist Pepe Maina has recorded a mesmerizing instrumental double album titled Etheric Anomalies. He defines his…
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Masterfully Crafted Pop Meets Prog Rock
Mancunian Candidate – Mancunian Candidate (Pancake Repairs Music, 2017) Mancunian Candidate is the new project of British-born, San Francisco-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Matthew Swindells. He…
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Electrifying Ethnomission
Tohpati Ethnomission – Mata Hati (MoonJune, 2017) Tohpati Ethnomission is one of the most original and exciting progressive music projects coming of Indonesia. The group…
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Impeccable Cast
Cast – Power and Outcome (Progressive Promotion Records, 2017) Mexican progressive symphonic rock band Cast, one of the finest progressive rock acts from Latin America…
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Progressive World Music for Troubled Times
Steve Hackett – The Night Siren (InsideOut Music, 2017) Thanks to his Genesis Revisited progressive rock recordings and tours, guitar virtuoso (and former Genesis guitarist)…
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Contemplative Ambient Soundscapes
Steve Roach – Soul Tones (Timeroom Editions, 2012) Innovative electronic music artist Steve Roach has explored many sound realms, from deep ambient to tribal and…
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Omega, the Essential Rock Band from Hungary
Omega – Anthology 1968-1979 (Purple Pyramid Records, 2017) This anthology is a great opportunity to discover the great Hungarian rock band Omega. Anthology 1968-1979 includes…
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Entrancing Southeast Asian Electronic Ambiance
Forrest Fang – Animism (Projekt Records, 2012) Animism is a superb ambient album by American multi-instrumentalist and composer Forrest Fang. He’s well known for his…
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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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