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Flame Dream - Out in the Dark cover artwork. A triangular crystal prism.

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Flame Dream’s Out in the Dark: A Symphonic Prog Gem Rediscovered

Flame Dream – Out in the Dark (Vertigo, 1981/ V Records 2025 reissue) Flame Dream’s third album was recently reissued on CD. Out in the…

Stratosphere - Sphere I cover artwork. A yellow circle with the Roman numeral I inside the circle. Gray background.

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Stratosphere Returns With Expansive Ambient Album Sphere I

Stefan Bruno July 5, 2026 No Comments

Stratosphere – Sphere I (Projekt, 2026) Stratosphere’s Sphere I, is the project’s first release in two years. The 54-minute album features four extended compositions that…

Jane Getter Premonition - Transmogrify cover artwork. A black-and-white image of a solitary woman in a narrow alley between two converging houses.

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Jane Getter Premonition Embraces Transformation on Transmogrify

Angel Romero June 29, 2026 No Comments Adam Holzman Alex Skolnick Gene Lake Jane Getter Jane Getter Premonition Mark Egan Paul Frazier Progressive rock Russell Holzman symphonic rock

Jane Getter Premonition — Transmogrify (7D Media, 2026) Jane Getter Premonition’s Transmogrify is a restless album that confronts personal, political, and musical change with fierce…

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Parallel Lives

Professor Mark June 18, 2026 No Comments Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Parallel Lives Kathryn Thomas Malcolm Galloway Mark Gatland Parallel Lives Progressive rock uk progressive rock

One of my favorite UK bands is back…already! Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, have completed a new album, “Parallel Lines,” which will be released between…

Snarky Puppy Somni cover artwork. An illustration of tree roots painted in various colors.

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Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest Reunite for a Masterpiece Called Somni

Angel Romero June 16, 2026 No Comments Annerieke Nentjes Annie Tångberg Benjamin de Boer Bill Laurance Bob Lanzetti Bob Reynolds Bobby Sparks II Chris Bullock Chris McQueen contemporary jazz David Kweksilber David Peijnenborgh Dobril Popdimitrov Elisabeth Otra Sangenaro Emile Visser Erik Winkelmann Ewa Zbyszynska Federico Nathan Frank Wardenier fusion Gideon Nelissen Herman van Haaren Hugo Freitas Iris Schut Isabella Petersen Jamison Ross Jan Bastiani Janine Abbas Jascha Albracht Jason “JT” Thomas Jasper van Rosmalen Jay Jennings jazz jazz-rock Joel Siepmann Julia Jowett Justin Stanton Keita Ogawa Koen Smits Larnell Lewis Leo Janssen Linda Lukas Maartje Kraan Marc Scholten Marcelo Woloski María Ángeles Chaparro Fuentes María Cristina González Perez Mariël van den Bos Mark Lettieri Martin van den Berg Mason Davis Maxime Le Minter Merel Jonker Metropole Orkest Michael League Michelle Brunt Mike “Maz” Maher Murk Jiskoot Nate Werth Nico Schepers Nikki Glaspie Norman Jansen Paul van der Feen Pauline Terlouw Peter Delannoye Pieter Hungeld Rani Kumar Raquel Marin Garcés Ray Bruinsma Ries Schellekens Róbert Bába Robinson Khoury Ruben Margarita Sanne Bakker Sarah Koh Sjoerd Dijkhuizen Snarky Puppy Valentine Blangé Vera Laporeva Zach Brock

Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest – Somni (GroundUP Music, 2025) Somni, Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest’s second collaborative album, was recorded live during three nights…

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Big Big Train – Woodcut

Professor Mark June 10, 2026 No Comments 12-string acoustic guitar Alberto Bravin Big Big Big Train Brian Mullan Clare Lindley Gregory Spawton guitars Hammond organ keys Maddie Wegg Nick D’Virgilio organ Oskar Holldorff Paul Mitchell pedals percussion piccolo trumpet Progressive rock Rikard Sjöblom synths UK Woodcut

I have been waiting for the right time to review an album from Big Big Train for a while now. Many friends have been telling…

The Claypool Lennon - The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy. cover artwork. A yello green cover with an egg in the middle with an eye inside.

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The Claypool Lennon Delirium – The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy

Professor Mark June 6, 2026 No Comments Les Claypool Progressive rock The Claypool Lennon Delirium – The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy

The Claypool Lennon Delirium has finally returned…and the wait was definitely worth it! The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy, is the third…

Stefano Panunzi - Caravaggio cover artwork. A painting of a large black angel's wing above dark clouds.

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Stefano Panunzi Crafts a Monumental Double Set Dedicated to Caravaggio

Angel Romero June 6, 2026 No Comments 05Ric Alessandro Borgo Caratti Alessandro Inolti art rock Colin Edwin David Torn Donato Cedrone Elisabetta Todrani Emanuele Bruno Fabio Fraschini Fabio Trentini Giacomo Anselmi Grice Luca Calabrese Marco Fuliano Maria Peters Markus Reuter Michael Bearpark Nicola Alesini Nicola Lori Progressive rock Saro Cosentino Stefano Panunzi symphonic rock Theo Travis Tim Bowness

Stefano Panunzi – Caravaggio (SP Music, 2026) Italian composer and songwriter Stefano Panunzi’s new album is a magnificent double set inspired by the life and…

An abstract album cover featuring washes of blue, gold, peach, and deep red that resemble sunlight reflecting across water. The title, Faster Than We Know, appears in handwritten script, while “Benjie Porecki” is set below in blue lettering.

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Benjie Porecki Catalyzes Trio Chemistry on Faster Than We Know

Charlie Melville June 5, 2026 No Comments Benjie Porecki contemporary jazz funk soul-jazz

Benjie Porecki — Faster Than We Know (Funklove Productions, 2026) Virtuoso keyboardist, organist, and pianist Benjie Porecki masterfully navigates multiple musical dialects with uncommon fluency.…

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The Who Team Up with Orchestra for Live At Eden Project 2023

Kevin Baker June 4, 2026 No Comments classic rock The Who

The Who — Live at Eden Project 2023 (earMUSIC, 2026) The Who have a new album recorded with a symphony orchestra titled Live At Eden…