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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

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…

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Infinity Dream’s – Silver Lining

Professor Mark November 12, 2025 No Comments Chris Bennett Chris Harris Dina Altum Infinity Dream’s - Silver Lining John Wooten III Marc Anthony North Carolina progressive metal Progressive rock Steven Raets symphonic metal

North Carolina’s Infinity Dream has returned with a brand-new album, Silver Lining, released October 17th, on Nameless Grave Records Infinity Dream is made up of…

The Beginnings cover shows a dimly lit corner filled with vintage gear, including an amplifier, keyboards, and small plants arranged on and around the equipment.

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Penaguin Digs Into His Archives With A Playful Prog Time Capsule

Angel Romero November 12, 2025 No Comments Canterbury jazz-rock Progressive rock Tom Penaguin

Tom Penaguin – Beginnings (áMARXE, 2025) The fantastic multi-instrumentalist and composer Tom Penaguin returns with Beginnings, a captivating collection of early material that traces his…

The album cover for Einaudi vs Einaudi features a grid of images depicting blurred underwater scenes and sunlit movement. At the center, a beige band carries the title in serif lettering—“Einaudi vs Einaudi” with the subtitle “Ludovico Einaudi’s The Summer Portraits reworked by Leo Einaudi.”

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Ludovico Einaudi’s ‘Summer Portraits’ Reimagined by His Son

Stefan Bruno November 10, 2025 No Comments Einaudi Vs Einaudi electronic music Leo Einaudi Ludovico Einaudi minimalism The Summer Portraits western classical music

Ludovico Einaudi — Einaudi Vs Einaudi: Ludovico Einaudi’s Summer Portraits Reworked By Leo Einaudi (Deutsche Grammophon, 2025) Einaudi Vs Einaudi is a striking project that…