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The album cover for Elephant Wizard by Les Moontunes depicts a robed, elephant-headed wizard standing in a jagged mountain landscape beneath a storm-dark sky. Lightning splits the clouds overhead as the figure grips a staff in one hand and holds a glowing, geometric orb in the other. Purples, grays, and blues dominate the scene.

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Les Moontunes Cast A Cosmic Spell On Elephant Wizard

Les Moontunes – Elephant Wizard (Les Moontunes, 2024) Acadian ensemble Les Moontunes returned in January 2024 with Elephant Wizard, the Moncton, New Brunswick band’s second…

Ted Rosenthal Trio - Classics Reimagined: Impromp2 cover artwork. Ted Rosenthal sitting at his piano with fingers crossed and looking slightly to his right.

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Ted Rosenthal Trio Flips The Classics On Impromp2

Charlie Melville December 10, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz jazz Ted Rosenthal Trio

Ted Rosenthal Trio – Classics Reimagined: Impromp2 (self-released, 2025) Ted Rosenthal returns to the western classical tradition with Classics Reimagined: Impromp2, a new trio album…

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Avaland – The Legend Comes Alive.

Professor Mark December 8, 2025 No Comments Adrien G. Gzagg Avaland – The Legend Comes Alive Camille Souffron Cara Jeff Kanji Laurene Telennaria Léo Mouchonay Lucas Martinez Madie metal metal core Sophie Yanelli

April 11th of this year Avaland released the first live album of their music, The Legend Comes Alive. The album, as the band’s PR notice…

A cartoon scene shows a grinning turquoise zombie floating across a star-dotted, lime-green space while clutching a limp superhero figure in red and blue. Colorful keyboards drift around them beneath a title banner reading Adam Holzman Zombie Apocalypse.

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Keyboard Wizardry With an Ambient and Jazz Edge

Angel Romero December 8, 2025 No Comments Adam Holzman ambient Arjun Bruggeman contemporary jazz Evan Eskenazi fusion Jane Getter jazz-rock Ofer Assaf Progressive rock Randy McStine Russell Holzman

Adam Holzman – Zombie Apocalypse (Big Fun, 2025) Adam Holzman’s Zombie Apocalypse transforms the sounds of the era of the “keyboard wizard” with a modern…

A cloaked figure carrying a lamp and green satchel looking at a castle tower.

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Adventure Returns With Remastered Prog Debut

Aiden Robinson December 6, 2025 No Comments Adventure hard rock Progressive rock symphonic rock

Adventure – Adventure (Apollon Records Prog, 2025 reissue) Norwegian band Adventure has reissued its self-titled debut album, Adventure this month. Originally released in 2000, the…

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Erewän – Soul is the Key

Professor Mark December 5, 2025 No Comments Alan Roberts Alexandre Lamia Alexis Bietti Chris York Dorothy Lorenzetti Erewän Erewän – Soul is the Key Folk progressive Patrice Ricolvi Progressive rock Xavier Boscher

French folk, progressive rock band Erewän has released their latest album; Soul is the Key, on November 9th of this year. Erewän is a solo…

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Fog Light Blaze Forward With Fifth Album ‘Abstract’

Angel Romero December 4, 2025 No Comments Fog Light fusion jazz-rock Progressive rock

Fog Light – Abstract (Inverse Records, 2025) Finnish instrumental jazz-rock trio Fog Light recently released its fifth full-length album, Abstract, in 2025. Formed in 2016,…

A young child stands in a dim room beside an open window, pointing toward a eclipse framed by glowing blue and red clouds. The window’s grid divides the sky like a painting, while children’s drawings cover the walls around the scene. At the top, the album title Eclipse of the Midnight Sun and the artist name Tale Cue appear in green lettering.

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Tale Cue – Eclipse of the Midnight Sun

Professor Mark December 3, 2025 No Comments Alessio Cobau Giovanni Porpora Italian Progressive Rock Laura Basla Progressive rock Silvio Masanotti

Italian progressive rock band, Tale Cue, have released their new album, Eclipse of the Midnight Sun, on November 16th of this year. Tale Cue is…

A swirling cosmic landscape bursts with fantastical mushrooms in every shape and color. Vibrant reds, blues, and golds frame a star-filled sky at the center, while circular portals and organic patterns create a psychedelic scene. The title Fungal Future floats near the top.

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Shroom-Inspired Sounds: Mycophagist Diffuses Fungal Future

Angel Romero December 2, 2025 No Comments Albert Hofmann electronic music erence McKenna Maria Sabina mycology Mycophagist Paul Stamets Progressive rock psychedelic rock psychotropic R. Gordon Wasson

Mycophagist – Fungal Future (Fringe Biology Recordings, 2025) Mycophagist has released its debut album, Fungal Future, an eight-track fiercely psychedelic project themed around mushrooms and…

Chano Domínguez, Ethan Margolis - The Blues Around Us cover arkwork. A photo of the two artists in an urban environment. Margolis looks blurry.

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Chano Domínguez And Ethan Margolis’ Spirited ‘The Blues Around Us’

Charlie Melville December 1, 2025 No Comments Chano Domínguez contemporary jazz Ethan Margolis flamenco flamenco jazz jazz

Chano Domínguez and Ethan Margolis – The Blues Around Us (Unifying Sounds, 2025) Unifying Sounds has launched its first release with The Blues Around Us,…