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The album cover for With Eyes Closed by Matt Panayides Trio features an abstract, watercolor-style background with overlapping brushstrokes in shades of blue, orange, pink, green, and yellow. The title, "With Eyes Closed," is centered in bold, modern black typography, while "Matt Panayides Trio" appears in a smaller, straightforward font at the bottom.

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Panayides Reworks Old Jazz Tunes

Charlie Melville February 13, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz Matt Panayides Trio

Matt Panayides Trio — With Eyes Closed (Pacific Coast Jazz PJ93456, 2024) Matt Panayides, a New York City-based virtuoso guitarist and composer, is recognized for…

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IQ Announces “Dominion”: New Album and Lead Single Unveiled

Prog News February 12, 2025 No Comments IQ Progressive rock symphonic rock

British progressive rock band IQ has announced the release of their long-awaited album Dominion, set to arrive on March 28, 2025, via GEP. This marks…

The album cover for Aether's Trans-Neptunian Objects features an abstract, cosmic-inspired design. A textured teal-green background fades into a darker, almost black lower edge, evoking a deep-space or underwater aesthetic. Delicate, thin black lines crisscross the image, connecting small black dots, suggesting orbital paths or celestial mechanics. Two prominent spheres—one dark and the other a rusty red—anchor the composition, resembling planetary bodies or distant celestial objects.

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Beyond Neptune: Aether’s Ambient-Prog-Fusion Takes Flight

Angel Romero February 12, 2025 1 Comment Aether ambient Andrea Ferrari Andrea Grumelli Andrea Serino electronic music jazz-rock Progressive rock Teo Ravelli

Aether – Trans-Neptunian Objects (Self-Released, 2024) Aether’s Trans-Neptunian Objects is a musical voyage propelled by the breathtaking expanse of space and the limitless imagination of…

$The album cover for Ice Breaking by the Dag Arnesen Trio features a close-up of a fractured ice formation, illuminated by golden and blue reflections against a deep black background. The typography is clean and modern, with "Ice Breaking" in a cool blue hue. The names of bassist Magne Thormodsæter and drummer Øyvind Skarbø appear beneath the title, while the Losen Records logo sits subtly in the corner.$

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Breaking the Ice with Dag Arnesen’s ‘Ice Breaking’

Charlie Melville February 11, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz Dag Arnesen

Dag Arnesen – Ice Breaking (Losen, 2024) Dag Arnesen’s Ice Breaking presents an exploration of jazz, introducing original compositions with new stylistic approaches. With all…

The album cover for Now We Have Power by Sanguine Hum features a minimalist illustration dominated by a large, stylized head with an abstract, swirling facial expression. The head appears to loom over a crowd of small, uniform humanoid figures at the bottom, depicted in white and gold, raising their hands in unison. The dark, gradient background includes faint, futuristic geometric elements and structures.

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Sanguine Hum’s Musical Coup: “Now We Have Power” Reigns Supreme

Aiden Robinson February 10, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock Sanguine Hum

Sanguine Hum – Now We Have Power (Bad Elephant Music, 2018) British progressive rock band Sanguine Hum solidified their place in the modern prog landscape…

The album cover for Pearl Hunting by Belle Morte features a woman with long, wavy hair sits in a contemplative pose, adorned in a bohemian-style dress with rich, earthy tones and intricate patterns. She holds a small seashell in her hand. The background blends elements of fantasy and gothic imagery, with glowing strands resembling bioluminescent filaments in her hair. The typography is ornate, with the album title written in a flowing script, while the band's name is styled in a gothic font with a subtle skull motif.

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Belle Morte – “Pearl Hunting” – Interview

Professor Mark February 9, 2025 No Comments "Pearl Hunting"Anastasia Schebrova Belle Morte Female fronted progressive metal metal metal melodic Metal Progressive Sergey Butovsky

Welcome to the Citadel for Metal Fellowship. Today, we will be speaking with the Minsk, Belarus symphonic metal band Belle Morte. Anastasia Schebrova, the band’s…

Fabio Zuffanti - Hjarta cover artwork. A framed heart.

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Cold Hands, Warm Hjarta – Fabio Zuffanti’s Winter Themed Album

Angel Romero February 9, 2025 No Comments

Fabio Zuffanti – Hjarta (self-release, 2024) Five years after his previous solo venture, In/Out, Fabio Zuffanti returned with Hjarta, a strikingly atmospheric album that embraces…

The single cover for Medallion by Mark Lettieri features a stylized desert landscape with towering red rock formations, a lone cactus, and a warm sunset casting a golden glow. The artwork blends a modern, graphic style with a touch of retro aesthetics, using bold colors—shades of red, orange. A lone figure sits on a rock. The typography is clean and minimalistic.

Music Videos

Lettieri Strikes Gold with “Medallion”

Prog News February 9, 2025 No Comments funk fusion jazz-rock Mark Lettieri

In the heat of a record-breaking Texas summer in 2021, guitarist Mark Lettieri crafted “Medallion,” a groove-driven track inspired by the vast landscapes of the…

The album cover for iota by AeTopus features a textured red wall with a weathered white panel mounted on it. The panel contains four illuminated buttons, each adorned with a cryptic symbol— a looped arrow, an eye, a mountain range, and a bird in flight. Above, the artist's name, AeTopus, is displayed in a sleek, modern font, while the album title, iota, is placed below against a dark background with glowing city lights and streaks of motion.

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AeTopus Unveils “Wave Hello” Ahead of iota

Prog News February 8, 2025 No Comments AeTopus electronic music

Electronic music artist AeTopus introduces “Wave Hello,” a track from the upcoming album iota, set for release on Spotted Peccary Music. iota continues the sound…

The album cover for The Uncertainty Principle by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate features a retro-futuristic, mid-century modern aesthetic. A central figure, depicted in silhouette, sits at a desk with a glowing aura around their head. The background bursts with an explosion of scientific and mathematical imagery: atomic structures, geometric diagrams, rocket ships, and circuitry. The warm, muted color palette of blues, reds, yellows, and oranges enhances the vintage sci-fi feel.

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – “The Uncertainty Principle”

Professor Mark February 8, 2025 No Comments "The Uncertainty Principle"Ethan Galloway Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate Kathryn Thomas Malcolm Galloway Mark Gatland Progressive rock symphonic rock UK

One of the UK’s best progressive rock bands, Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate is making an early appearance in 2025, with their 8th album, The…

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