Category: CD Reviews

Allan Holdsworth Hard Hat Area (1993, reissued by MoonJune Records in 2012) Hard Hat Area, one of the legendary jazz fusion albums of the 1990s,…

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Choban Elektrik Choban Elektrik (2012) Choban Elektrik, the self-titled debut album by Choban Elektrik (“Electric Shepherds”) is one of those recordings that automatically hooks you…

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The Tea Club Rabbit (The Tea Club, 2010) I’m encouraged by the increasing amount of authentic progressive rock talent in the United States. The Tea…

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Invertigo Veritas (Progressive Promotion Records, 2012) Veritas is the new album by German rock band InVertigo. Although the group describes itself as progressive or art…

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Mads Tolling Quartet Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty – Live at Yoshi’s (Madsman Records MT-02, 2012) The music performed and composed by electric violin master and innovator…

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Sam Rosenthal The Passage (Projekt, 2011) American composer Sam Rosenthal takes the listener to the world of pure electronic ambience and minimalism on his latest…

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Stratospheerius The Next World (Digital Nations, 2012) A leading candidate for best rock album of 2012 is the deliciously addictive album The Next World by…

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French Rock in Opposition (RIO) band Jack Dupon will be performing at ProgDay 2012, the 18th edition of the longest running progressive rock festival in…

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IZZ The Darkened Room (Doone Records, 2009) The Darkened Room marks the first volume of a series of concept albums by IZZ, one of the…

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Guitar virtuoso Johan Randén has a new solo album titled ‘Summary‘ on Reingold Records. ‘Summary’ includes blues, country and rock music influences. In addition to…

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