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The EP cover features a soft green-tinted view of tree branches and leaves against a pale sky. Minimal text in delicate lowercase reads “harp, beats & dreams reworks” at the center.

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Harp, Beats & Dreams Reworks Reimagines Harp in an Enthralling Mélange of Styles

Marysia Osu – Harp, Beats & Dreams Reworks (Brownswood Recordings, 2025) Groundbreaking Polish harp player and producer Marysia Osu has developed a remarkable, innovative music…

Diego Piñera - Evidence cover artwork. The silhouettes of the three musicians.

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Monk Business: Diego Piñera Reworks a Classic with Jazz Heavyweights

Charlie Melville August 19, 2025 No Comments Diego Piñera jazz

Diego Piñera – Evidence (self-release, 2025) Berlin-based drummer and composer Diego Piñera (Uruguay) brings an intrepid, rhythmically complex voice to modern jazz. Known for fusing…

The album cover shows a fiery, apocalyptic cityscape engulfed in red and orange flames. A silhouetted figure stands in the foreground, facing the inferno. Bold, flame-styled gothic lettering spells out “Eden on Fire”, while the word “Unresolved” appears subtly in the bottom right corner.

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Eden on Fire – “Unresolved”

Professor Mark August 18, 2025 No Comments Amy Gould Connor McCray Eden on Fire - "Unresolved"Eerie metal metal symphonic Pennsylvania Scott Hagerty Steven Starvaggi

Eden On Fire is an original, melodic, symphonic, metal band from Erie, Pennsylvania. They released their debut album, Unresolved, on November 1, 2024. The current…

The album cover for Imperfect Silence by Enigmatic Sound Machines features a large circular form resembling a moon or sphere, with a soundwave running across its center and reflecting below like water. A small bell hangs suspended beneath it. Muted gray-blue tones.

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Enigmatic Sound Machines – “Imperfect Silence”

Professor Mark August 15, 2025 No Comments "Imperfect Silence"Alain Bellaiche Alain Roig ambient Canada Enigmatic Sound Machines – "Imperfect Silence"Hansford Rowe Jeremie Arrobas keyboards Montreal Progressive rock Rob Harrison Thomas Szirmay

Enigmatic Sound Machines released their latest album, Imperfect Silence, at the beginning of August of this year, on Prog Rock Essentials. The Montreal, Canadian band…

The album cover for I’ve Started, So I’ll Finish… by Fearful Symmetry depicts a globe that is partially natural and partially under construction. One side shows green landscapes and trees, while the other reveals scaffolding, cranes, and industrial structures.The band’s name appears at the top in a sharp, angular font, and the album title sits at the bottom in a bold style.

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Fearful Symmetry – “I’ve Started, So I’ll Finish…”

Professor Mark August 15, 2025 No Comments "I’ve Started Fearful Symmetry – "I’ve Started Jeremy Shotts Mark Cook Mark Montforti Progressive rock Sharon Petrover So I’ll Finish…"Suzi James UK Yael Shotts

UK artists Fearful Symmetry, will release their brand-new album, I’ve Started, So I’ll Finish…, on Progrock.com’s Essentials label, on September 5th, of this year. Fearful…

The cover for The Black Albumen by Overegginnit features a collage: black-and-white industrial skyline beneath dramatic clouds, overlaid with vivid geometric shapes and hypnotic stripes. A central red-and-black circular form with a yellow wavy core draws the eye, framed by teal and black patterns.

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Shell Games: Overegginnit Cracks Prog’s Past On “The Black Albumen”

Angel Romero August 15, 2025 No Comments Canterbury experimental minimalism Overegginnit Progressive rock Tropicalia world music

Overegginnit — The Black Albumen (Buried Treasure, 2025) Glyn “Bigga” Bush, the veteran of Rockers Hi Fi, Dandelion Set, Magic Drum Orchestra, and Lightning Head,…

The cover of Cast Through the Mistletoe Tree by Daughter of the Water features a stylized white owl in mid-flight, surrounded by leafy mistletoe branches, set against a textured green and brown background with bold white lettering.

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Daughter of the Water – “Cast Through the Mistletoe Tree”

Professor Mark August 14, 2025 No Comments Bones Huse Daughter of the Water – "Cast Through the Mistletoe Tree"folk neo-medieval Nick Hayes Olga ‘Dikajee’ Karpova Progressive rock River Siren Records Sarah Lambert-Gates UK

Daughter of the Water is a band that I was recently introduced to, and I am so thankful to Anne-Claire from Bad Dog Promotions for…

The cover of Legends by Orkhys depicts a dark, eerie forest scene where a headless armored rider carries his own severed head while mounted on a wounded, red-eyed horse. Gnarled, chain-draped trees frame the design.

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Orkhys – “Legends”

Professor Mark August 13, 2025 No Comments Brice Druhet France Gwenolé Henri Genty Jean Yves Chateaux Julien Lancelot Laurène Telennaria metal Orkhys - Legends Progressive rock symphonic rock

French metal band Orkhys, in April 2024, released via their Guardians label; an album about legends. The album, “Legends” features 9 tracks, telling the story…

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A Contemporary Jazz Statement Based in Collaboration and Vision

Charlie Melville August 13, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz jazz Lorenzo Bellini

Lorenzo Bellini – Source (GleAM Records, 2025) Pianist and composer Lorenzo Bellini leads a quartet formed during his time at Berklee College of Music. Alongside…

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Drifting in Silence – “Beautiful Chaos of Truth”

Professor Mark August 12, 2025 No Comments "Beautiful Chaos of Truth"ambient Derrick Stembridge Drifting in Silence – "Beautiful Chaos of Truth"electronic music keyboards Progressive rock synthesizers

Derrick Stembridge is one of my favorite keyboard artists. He is always composing and releases an album, it seems at least once a year. Sometimes…