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The Landsbysladder album cover features an illustrated hillside village with terracotta rooftops, cypress trees, and distant snow-capped mountains. In the foreground, two figures sit on a bench under a tree with falling autumn leaves.

Panzerpappa Spins Small-Town Tales on New Concept Album

Norwegian progressive rock ensemble Panzerpappa returns on August 22, 2025, with Landsbysladder, their eighth studio album and first fully conceptual work. Released via Apollon Records…

The cover of The Visitors by Gary Burton and Kirill Gerstein, featuring the music of Chick Corea. A darkened room frames a window through which a moonlit night is visible. The full moon, partially veiled by clouds, casts a subtle glow over a leafy tree just outside. Shadows and reflections play across the walls and glass.

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ECM Releases Chick Corea’s “The Visitors,” Performed by Gary Burton and Kirill Gerstein

Prog News June 17, 2025 No Comments Chick Corea Gary Burton jazz Kirill Gerstein

ECM has released The Visitors, a 12-minute work composed by Chick Corea for vibraphonist Gary Burton and pianist Kirill Gerstein. Commissioned by Gerstein with support…

The album cover for The Hemulic Voluntary Band features four anthropomorphic, mole-like creatures dressed in white robes, each playing a different musical instrument—keyboard, electric guitar, drum, and mandolin. They stand in front of a moss-covered stone wall, beneath a banner bearing the album title in stylized medieval lettering. The foreground is filled with mushrooms and plants, while a twilight sky and murky pond complete the scene. The artwork is signed by illustrator Javier Herbozo.

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Ritual’s The Hemulic Voluntary Band Marches Onto Vinyl

Prog News June 16, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock Ritual symphonic rock The Hemulic Voluntary Band

Ritual’s fourth studio album, The Hemulic Voluntary Band, will be reissued on August 15, 2025 via Karisma Records. Originally released in 2007 on CD only,…

The album cover for Slow and Looped by Volker Lankow features a soft blur in warm brown and beige tones. The artist's name and album title appear in lowercase at the bottom in a serif font against a dark brown band.

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Volker Lankow Launches ‘Slow And Looped’

Prog News June 16, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

Slow and Looped features three ambient electronic compositions developed for live looping performance. Ambient music, known for its focus on atmosphere and mood over traditional…

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Gone with the Wind: Von Doernberg Channels AI and Atmosphere in New Single

Prog News June 11, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music new age Rettward von Doernberg

Veteran composer and producer Rettward von Doernberg releases a new single, “The Wind in My Hair,” marking a stylistic departure from the political and elegiac…

The album cover for Falling From Earth by Bob Schlesinger features a blurred, grayscale image of a figure mid-air, arms extended upward in a falling or leaping motion. The title and artist's name appear in white text at the top center.

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Bob Schlesinger Makes His Debut With Falling From Earth

Prog News June 7, 2025 No Comments Bob Schlesinger contemporary jazz jazz jazz-rock

Pianist and composer Bob Schlesinger will release Falling From Earth, his debut album as a bandleader, on August 1, 2025. Recorded with an elite ensemble…

The cover of No Estoy Aquí by Juan Dahmen features a muted, grayscale image of a solitary bird in flight over a reflective, rain-swept surface. Blurred vertical forms in the background evoke an abstract cityscape or forest. The album title appears in soft, handwritten script across the top.

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Lying Low: Juan Dahmen Channels Stillness Into Ambient Soundscape

Prog News June 2, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Juan Dahmen

Spanish electronic music artist Juan Dahmen has released No Estoy Aquí, a one-hour ambient composition inspired by a period of physical immobility. The work reflects…

The album cover for May We Find Our Way by Robert Rich features a landscape where sunlight breaks through a stand of trees, casting rays onto a grassy field. Below, a reflective body of water mirrors the sky and trees, subtly revealing a starry expanse. The title and artist name are understated, set in lowercase text.

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Robert Rich Charts a Subtle New Course on May We Find Our Way

Prog News May 25, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Robert Rich

Veteran ambient electronic music composer Robert Rich returns with May We Find Our Way, a 95-minute album recorded in 2025 at Soundscape in Carmel, California.…

The album cover for Koenjihyakkei – Live at Club Goodman features an homage to traditional Japanese ukiyo-e art. It depicts three exaggerated, expressive figures in period attire, rendered in muted tones of pink, beige, and red. The title is split between Japanese characters and Roman letters, with retro-futuristic typography.

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Zeuhl or High Water: Koenjihyakkei’s Live Set Defies Labels

Prog News May 23, 2025 No Comments Koenjihyakkei Progressive rock Zeuhl

Following the critical acclaim of their 2018 album Dhorimviskha, named one of Bandcamp Daily’s Albums of the Year, Japan’s Koenjihyakkei recorded a live performance at…

Volker Lankow - Drones For Underground Car Parks cover artwork. A minimalist grey cover.

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Volker Lankow Launches ‘Drones For Underground Car Parks’

Prog News May 21, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

German electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released Drones For Underground Car Parks. Lankow shared: “While there isn’t specific information about drone music being played…