I was fortunate enough to review Wonder’s debut album, Fragments of Wonder, back in 2021. Now Wonders have returned with the follow-up Beyond the Mirage;…
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Category: CD Reviews
Rubber Soul Quartet’s ‘Something’: A Jazz Odyssey through Beatles Melodies
Rubber Soul Quartet – Something (Losen Records, 2022) This magnetic ensemble, bound by their ardor for The Beatles, jazz sensibilities, stage presence, and wanderlust, embarks…
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Rare Double Live Album by Irish Progressive Rock Band Fruup
Fruupp – Masquerading With Dawn – Live (Bad Pressings, 2022) Masquerading With Dawn -Live is a rare double live album by progressive rock band Fruup…
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The Chronicles of Father Robin – “Songs and Tales from Airoea – Book One”
“The Chronicles of Father Robin emerged from the remains of the band Fangorn back in 1993-94”. It has been in and out of production for…
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Emiliano D’Auria’s Well Balanced Quartet
Emiliano D’Auria Quartet – In-Equilibrio (Losen Records, 2022) Italian composer and keyboardist Emiliano D’Auria and his band present a set of finely-crafted, exquisite contemporary performances…
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Classic Songs From Broadway Musicals And Hollywood Films Beautifully Recreated by John Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli – Stage & Screen (Palmetto Records, 2023) John Pizzarelli, the renowned jazz guitarist and vocalist, released his new album, Stage & Screen, on…
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Canterbury-Inspired Magic: Alco Frisbass’ Self-Titled Debut Album
Alco Frisbass – Alco Frisbass (Fading Records, 2015) Alco Frisbass was the first album by a truly superb French progressive rock band called Alco Frisbass.…
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Oliviero Lacagnina Joins The Samurai Of Prog on Masterful Story About The Man in the Iron Mask
The Samurai Of Prog – The Man in the Iron Mask feat. Oliviero Lacagnina (Seacrest Oy, 2023) “The Man in the Iron Mask” is the…
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Weite Launches Psychedelic Prog-Rock Masterwork
“Assemblage” (2023) is the superb debut album by German band Weite. The Berlin-based group delivers a spellbinding mix of instrumental psychedelic progressive rock and trancy…
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The Ocean – “Holocene”
The Ocean, (formally The Ocean Collective, from Berlin), is back with the closing chapter of their paleontology-inspired albums series. Holocene, is the title of the…
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