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The album cover for Soft Ffog – Focus features a dramatic seascape where a pirate ship with tattered, flaming sails floats above a stormy ocean. Below, shipwreck survivors struggle on jagged rocks as lightning flashes across the turbulent sky. A lone black dog watches from a cliff, adding to the eerie, fantastical atmosphere. The band's name and album title appear in stylized white lettering in the top right corner.

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Ffoggy Notions: Soft Ffog Sharpen Their Focus With a Bold, Rock-Forward Evolution

Soft Ffog – Focus (Is it Jazz? Records, 2025) Norwegian progressive music band Soft Ffog returns with Focus, a follow-up that is at once tighter,…

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Deep Sun – “Storyteller”

Professor Mark April 27, 2025 No Comments Angelo Salerno Debora Lavagnolo Deep Sun – "Storyteller"Erik Dummermuth Switzerland Thomas Hiebaum Tobias Brutschi

I found another fantastic female—fronted, symphonic metal band. They are Deep Sun, a Swiss symphonic metal band formed in 2006. Their new album, Storyteller, is…

The album cover for LRK Trio – Prayer features two faceless figures, one dressed in black and the other in white, standing on a barren, sandy landscape beneath a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. Both figures hold mirrors where their faces should be, reflecting the sky. Above them, a black bird carries a transparent rectangle. The album title appears boldly in the top right.

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Trio Logic: LRK Trio Plays It Smart and Soulful

Angel Romero April 26, 2025 No Comments LRK Trio

LRK Trio – Prayer (Magnetophone Music, 2022) Based in Moscow, LRK Trio is a forward-thinking jazz ensemble made up of pianist Evgeny Lebedev, bassist Anton…

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Envy of None – “Stygian Wavz”

Professor Mark April 25, 2025 No Comments Alex Lifeson Alf Annibalini Andy Curran Canada Envy of None Envy of None – "Stygian Wavz"Maiah Wynne pop USA

Envy Of None has returned to deliver their much anticipated second album, Stygian Wavz. The album was released on Kscope Records, back on March 28. 2025. The band’s first…

The album cover for Cocktail by Patrick Forgas features a cartoon-style illustration. A smiling figure in sunglasses and a checkered shirt sits at a counter with a cityscape and sundae in the background, evoking a retro diner vibe. The title "Forgas" appears boldly overhead like a marquee, while a small inset portrait of Forgas himself appears near the bottom.

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Mixing It Up: Patrick Forgas Reissues His 1977 Debut Cocktail with Bonus Tracks

Angel Romero April 24, 2025 No Comments jazz-rock Patrick Forgas Progressive rock psychedelic rock

Patrick Forgas – Cocktail (Cuneiform Rune 3396, 2025). Originally released on LP by Gratte-Ciel ‎- CIEL 2006 (1977, France). French drummer and composer Patrick Forgas,…

The album cover for Subsounds by Atomic Time features a grayscale image of a woman's face floats partially submerged in dark water. The band's name, "Atomic Time," appears at the top in fragmented typography, while the album title, "Subsounds," sits below in a futuristic font.

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Atomic Time – “Subsounds”

Professor Mark April 22, 2025 No Comments "Subsounds"Atomic Time Bauru Brazil Fernando Lima Gabriel D'Incao Humberto Zigler Kim Chandler Metal Cinematic Pedro D'Incao Progressive rock Roger Lopes symphonic rock

I found a fantastic new progressive rock band from Bauru, Brazil, making some very innovative and heavy progressive rock music. The band is Atomic Time…

The album cover for All Living Things by Park Jiha features a collage of monochromatic, nature-inspired photographs. Textures of stone, water, leaves, and shadows.

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Park Jiha’s Mesmerizing Circle of Life

Kevin Baker April 21, 2025 No Comments electronic music Korean music minimalism world music

Park Jiha – All Living Things (tak:til, 2025) Gifted Korean composer and multi-instrumentalist Park Jiha returns with All Living Things (tak:til, 2025), a meditative, conceptually…

This album cover is for PFM – The Manticore Studio Albums (1973–1977). It features a floral border surrounding a large circular emblem with the letters PFM filled with surreal illustrations. Below the title, four individual album covers are displayed: Photos of Ghosts, The World Became the World, Chocolate Kings, and Jet Lag. The background fades from soft orange to yellow.

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Four Progressive Rock Masterpieces by PFM in a Boxed Set

Angel Romero April 17, 2025 No Comments PFM Premiata Forneria Marconi Progressive rock rock progresivo italiano symphonic rock

PFM – The Manticore Studio Albums (Manticore UK/Cherry Red, 2025) By any measure, Premiata Forneria Marconi, known internationally simply as PFM, is one of the…

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Onna – “Barefoot Promenade”

Professor Mark April 16, 2025 No Comments "Barefoot Promenade"Celia van Onna ethereal Netherlands Progressive rock

I think Celia van Onna, from the Netherlands, may be one of the best discoveries I’ve made in 2025. It’s like meeting up with VEiiLa…

The album cover for Maestro by Magic Pie features an abstract design. A lone man in a suit walks toward a spiraling tunnel made of fragmented red, blue, and white concentric shapes. A large feather, painted in matching colors, hovers to the right.

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Magic Pie – “Maestro”

Professor Mark April 12, 2025 No Comments "Maestro"Eirikur Hauksson Erling Henanger Karisma Records Kim Stenberg Lars Petter Holstad Magic Pie Martin Utby Norway Progressive rock

Magic Pie is back, with a brand new album, Maestro, which will be released by Karisma Records on May 16, of 2025. Maestro is Magic…