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The album cover for Volker Lankow’s 14 Years Through A Turmoiled World features a young girl in the foreground, while men and makeshift shelters with blue tarps occupy the background, set against snow-capped mountains.

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From Field Clinics To Faders: Volker Lankow’s “14 Years Through A Turmoiled World”

Stefan Bruno September 21, 2025 No Comments

Volker Lankow – 14 Years Through A Turmoiled World (self-release, 2018) German ambient electronic music artist Volker Lankow released the deeply mesmerizing 14 Years Through…

Overworld Dreams — Geography cover artwork. A fantasy design with a bald eagle flying over an imaginary city below.

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Overworld Dreams Aim High On ‘Geography’

Overworld Dreams — Geography (self-release, 2024) New Jersey progressive rock outfit Overworld Dreams released Geography in 2024, built around two extensive suites: the title epic…

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Terra Atlantica – Oceans

Professor Mark September 17, 2025 No Comments Dave Wieczorek Germany Julian Prüfer Nico Hauschildt progressive metal Progressive rock Terra Atlantica – Oceans Tristan Harders

Terra Atlantica, a Germany based metal symphonic band will release their latest album, Oceans on September 26th, on Scarlet Records. As a fellow lover of…

The album cover features a portrait of a bald man with robotic enhancements integrated into his head and neck. He is facing to the side against an orange background. On the right side, the text reads: “Han Uil – I Am.”

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Han Uil – I Am

Professor Mark September 16, 2025 No Comments Dutch Music Works Elpida Han Uil – I Am Netherlands Progressive blues Progressive rock Tumble Town

Han Uil, from The Netherlands, will be releasing his latest album, I Am, on the Dutch Music Works record label, on September 25th. Han Uil…

The cover of La Fine Non Esiste has an Art Deco style: vertical panels in warm yellows, oranges, and reds frame the title, while silhouetted figures in motion seem to climb and leap across a wheel-like structure.

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Semiramis Return: A Defiant Spark Beyond Time

Kevin Baker September 16, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock rock progresivo italiano Semiramis symphonic rock

Semiramis – La Fine Non Esiste (Vinyl Magic, 2024) Half a century after the classic Dedicato a Frazz carved its name into the marble of…

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Vanitas – Journey to the Sun

Professor Mark September 15, 2025 No Comments Elijah Storer Jackson Cann Jade Maris Jon Willingham metal Mitchell Barlow progressivemetal UK Vanitas – Journey to the Sun

Vanitas, is a progressive metal band from the UK who have released their latest EP, Journey to the Sun, on August 15th. They have been…

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Bill Laurance Finds New Light in “Lumen”

Charlie Melville September 15, 2025 No Comments Bill Laurance contemporary jazz jazz western classical music

Bill Laurance – Lumen (ACT, 2025) In April 2025, pianist and composer Bill Laurance spent several days recording alone inside St. Faith’s Church in Dulwich,…

The cover of The Forked Road features a monochrome illustration: a figure with moonlit eyes weeping luminous streams, a full moon resting on their forehead, and large earrings framing their face. Their shoulders dissolve into barren landscapes with twisted trees and diverging paths.

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The Forked Road: Richard Wileman at the Crossroads

Angel Romero September 14, 2025 No Comments progressive folk Progressive rock Richard Wileman

Richard Wileman – The Forked Road (Believers Roast, 2024) Karda Estra composer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Richard Wileman released his 4th solo album The Forked Road…

The cover of Ramshackled is a white, textured background with only two key elements, a small circular black-and-white portrait of Alan White in the bottom right, and the album title with his name in black lettering at the top left. The design feels understated, almost blank, drawing attention to White’s face and the album’s name.

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Alan White’s “Ramshackled” Reissued: A Detour from Yes

Aiden Robinson September 14, 2025 No Comments Alan White funk jazz-rock pop soul

Alan White — Ramshackled (Spirit Of Unicorn Music/Cherry Red Records, 2025 remastered reissue) As Yes paused between progressive rock epics in 1976, each member unveiled…

The cover of Vintage Soul by Blackkay shows a woman in a black outfit reclining sideways on a pale blue wooden chair against a white background. The artist’s name appears in modern lettering across her body, while the album title is written below in handwritten-style script.

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BlackKay – Vintage Soul

Professor Mark September 12, 2025 No Comments '80s AOR BlackKay – Vintage Soul Kasia Bieńkowska Łukasz Łoboda metal Michał Tobjasz Poland

I found BlackKay, somewhere on the Internet and I’m so glad that I did. Rock and roll metal, like it used to sound. Kasia Bieńkowska,…