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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

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,…

A dark navy background carries intricate gold linework that frames a stylized moon at the center, its surface marbled with swirling patterns. Concentric arcs radiate outward, while star clusters arch across the top and layered clouds stretch across the bottom. The album title Luna Marble curving above the central moon.

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Luna Marble – Debut Album

Professor Mark November 27, 2025 No Comments blues blues rock David Grundy Dragos Colceriu Luna Marble – Debut Album Manchester Maria Rico Progressive rock Sean Stewart UKBlues

2025 has been a magical year of new releases with an overabundance of new bands to review. Every time I think this will be the…

The cover of Curandero centers on an ornate altar filled with ritual objects. A carved skull surrounded by smaller skulls sits beneath a warm golden glow, flanked by candles, folk figurines, and devotional images

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Ambient Pioneer Meets Overtone Ritual In A Cross-Cultural Journey

Stefan Bruno November 26, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Soriah Steve Roach tribal

Steve Roach & Soriah – Curandero (Projekt, 2025) Ambient electronic artist Steve Roach and throat singer/ritual performer Soriah announce Curandero (healer), their first collaborative album.…

The cover artwork presents a cream-toned background with a large black exclamation mark formed from fine vertical lines at the center. The band name sits in the upper right corner, and the title The Recordings 1970–1971 appears in the lower left.

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Gracious! A Brief Blaze That Deserved A Longer Life

Angel Romero November 24, 2025 No Comments Alan Cowderoy Gracious!Martin Kitcat Paul “Sandy” Davis Progressive rock psychedelic rock Robert Lipson symphonic rock Tim Wheatley

Gracious!: The Recordings 1970-1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition (Esoteric/Cherry Red ECRUS4005, 2025) Gracious!: The Recordings 1970–1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition feels like opening a sealed time capsule…

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Alan Pasqua Finds New Hope: Solo Piano Set

Charlie Melville November 21, 2025 No Comments Alan Pasqua contemporary jazz jazz

Alan Pasqua – New Hope (Blue Canoe Records, 2025) A Steinway Artist, Grammy nominee, and Professor of Jazz Studies at USC’s Thornton School of Music,…

A misty mountain range rises through swirling clouds, framed by deep red and purple borders. The artist’s name appears at the top in white lettering, while the title Along The Coppermine Ridge sits centered at the bottom in golden text.

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Rudy Adrian Maps Quiet Landscapes With ‘Along The Coppermine Ridge’

Stefan Bruno November 20, 2025 1 Comment ambient cinematic music electronic music Rudy Adrian

Rudy Adrian – Along The Coppermine Ridge (Spotted Peccary, 2025) Ambient composer Rudy Adrian returns with Along The Coppermine Ridge, a landscape-inspired album that draws…

The cover presents a blurred field of deep blues, teals, and reds crossed by an orange streak. “Elsehow” appears in the upper right, while Afterimage (Instrumental Edition) sits near the bottom in gold and gray lettering.

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Elsehow Reimagines Afterimage With Voice-Free Instrumental Edition

Angel Romero November 15, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Elsehow Piero Delux

Elsehow – Afterimage – Instrumental Edition (Projekt, 2025) Elsehow, the project of Italian-Belgian composer Piero Delux, has released Afterimage – Instrumental Edition via Projekt, recasting…

The Crisis Knows No Borders features a split composition with a carved-wood style. The upper half presents rolling fields, mountains, a river, and scattered animals under the sky. The lower half shows a dense crowd of protesters holding signs, rendered in deep red. Hand-drawn lettering curves along the river with Gustavo Cortiñas’s name and the album title.

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Gustavo Cortiñas Drums Up a Global Call to Action

Charlie Melville November 14, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz Gustavo Cortiñas

Gustavo Cortiñas – The Crisis Knows No Borders (Desafío Candente Records, 2025) Chicago-based drummer and composer Gustavo Cortiñas tackles humanity’s most pressing challenges with The…