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    Massimo Pieretti – “The Next Dream”

    Massimo Pieretti is a talented and versatile musical performer and producer. I came into his acquaintance much by accident. He reached out to me a…

    Professor Mark May 19, 2025 No Comments
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    Rousay and Korsmo Stitch Sound Into Sentiment

    Claire Rousay & Gretchen Korsmo – Quilted Lament (Mappa, 2025) On Quilted Lament, sound designers Claire Rousay and Gretchen Korsmo present a seamless collaboration shaped…

    Stefan Bruno May 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Lux Terminus – “Cinder”

    Found another great progressive rock/ jazz fusion band that is absolutely out of this world, full of vibrancy. Their name is Lux Terminus, and their…

    Professor Mark May 15, 2025 No Comments
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    Norwegian Band AVKRVST Soars and Stumbles on Sophomore Epic

    AVKRVST – Waving at the Sky (InsideOutMusic, 2025) Norwegian prog outfit AVKRVST returns June 13 with their second full-length album, Waving at the Sky, a…

    Aiden Robinson May 13, 2025 No Comments
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    Ana KiaRa – “Symphony of Rage”

    Recently, I was fortunate enough to have Anna KiaRa, the former lead vocalist for the Russian band Imperial Age, send me her latest solo album,…

    Professor Mark May 13, 2025 No Comments
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Featured News

  • The album cover for Essences Referable to Nothingness features a dreamlike landscape. Silhouetted trees stand against a hazy, multi-colored sky that shifts from deep green to burnt orange. The foreground is shadowy and desaturated.
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    Mandala in the Machine — Aglaia’s Ambient Craft Returns

    Prog News May 13, 2025 No Comments
  • The album cover for In Space We Trust by Astral Magic features an otherworldly landscape with glowing neon rivers, sharp mountain peaks, and floating beams of blue light. A massive planet dominates the sky, while spacecraft streak across a starry cosmic backdrop. The band’s logo appears centrally, and the album title is displayed in futuristic typography at the bottom.
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    Astral Magic Pledges Allegiance to the Void

    Prog News May 11, 2025 No Comments
  • Volker Lankow - Landscapes cover artwork. A minimalist blue design.
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    Volker Lankow’s “Landscapes” Paints Nature in Ambient Tones

    Prog News May 11, 2025 No Comments
  • The album cover for The Lamb Stands Up Live at the Royal Albert Hall features a wide-angle photo of Steve Hackett's live performance at the iconic venue. Bathed in multicolored stage lights and surrounded by the ornate architecture of the Royal Albert Hall. The artist's name and album title appear in classic serif font against a black header.
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    Lamb Again: Steve Hackett Revisits Genesis Classic at the Royal Albert Hall

    Prog News May 10, 2025 No Comments
  • The album cover for Core by Pymlico features a grayscale coastal landscape sliced into horizontal strips, creating a fragmented, layered visual effect. At the top, the band's name and album title appear in clean serif typeface, while a small Roman numeral “VIII” is centered at the bottom.
    New CDs and Digital releases

    Core Values — Pymlico Strips Down to Build Up

    Prog News May 9, 2025 No Comments
  • The album cover for Cosmos by Flor de Loto features a futuristic, cybernetic humanoid figure with a translucent, glowing face composed of intricate circuitry and luminous energy. The head appears to be merging with a cosmic backdrop, filled with stars and celestial bodies. The overall color palette consists of deep blues, fiery oranges, and electric glows.
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    Flor de Loto – “Cosmos” – Interview

    Professor Mark April 6, 2025 No Comments

The album cover for Unity by Yosef Gutman Levitt & Itay Sher features a minimalist gradient design. The background transitions from deep blue at the top to a lighter turquoise hue towards the bottom. A small, subtle circular shape, possibly representing a moon or planet, is visible near the lower part of the cover. In the bottom right corner, a warm orange hue appears, contrasting against the cool blue tones. The typography is clean and understated, with the album title Unity centered in white uppercase letters, while the artists' names are positioned discreetly in the upper corners
CD Reviews

Sounds of Devotion: Yosef Gutman Levitt & Itay Sher Reimagine Hasidic Nigunim

Angel Romero February 24, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzHasidic musicItay SherJewish musicwestern classical musicYosef Gutman Levitt

Yosef Gutman Levitt & Itay Sher – Unity (Soul Song Records, 2024) Bassist Yosef Gutman Levitt and guitarist Itay Sher take a contemporary, orchestral approach…

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The album cover for Imaginaerium - The Siege features a fantasy-inspired battle scene. A massive metallic sphere with intricate engravings and a fiery opening looms at the center, seemingly an otherworldly siege weapon. Surrounding it, Roman-style soldiers clad in red capes and armed with spears and shields advance through swirling blue mist. Towering stone fortresses, adorned with flags and statues, frame the scene, while the sky burns with a crimson inferno.
Interviews

Imaginaerium – “Siege” – Interview

Professor Mark February 24, 2025 No Comments Clive NolanImaginaeriumImaginaerium – "Siege"Laura PiazzaiLuis NasserMark MonfortiMirko SangrigoliNeil MonaghanSimone Milliava

Welcome, to The Noble Shire of Progressive Discussion! Welcome, Clive Nolan and Laura Piazzai, founding members of Imaginaerium; Simone Milliava, guitarist; Mirko Sangrigoli, second guitarist…

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The album cover for Repeat After Me by Kneebody features a modernist design with a black background. The artwork includes six colorful, bisected circles arranged in two rows, using blue, green, yellow, orange, and pink hues. The typography is retro-futuristic: "kneebody" appears in lowercase, cream-colored letters, while "repeat after me" is set in a red rectangle with rounded white text. A geometric, textured white shape extends from the right side. The right edge also features the text "GROUND UP MUSIC," indicating the record label.
Music Videos

Kneebody Launches New Single, “Repeat After Me”

Prog News February 23, 2025 No Comments

“Repeat After Me,” the first single from Kneebody’s upcoming album, is available now. Saxophonist Ben Wendel shared, “Just a cheeky title for a cheeky song!…

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The album cover for Big Blue Sky by Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham features a desert landscape with a towering pile of guitars—both acoustic and electric—stacked atop scattered rocks and debris. Many of the instruments are painted in shades of blue. The sky is vast and bright, stretching endlessly over the barren terrain.
CD Reviews

Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham – “Big Blue Sky”

Professor Mark February 22, 2025 No Comments Big Blue SkybluesDoris Brendel and Lee Dunham - "Big Blue Sky"Sam BlueSam BrownSam WhiteUK

Last year I wrote my first review for Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham. It was for their album, Pigs Might Fly. It was a fascinating…

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Stratospheerius by Jody Gianni LR. Band photo outside, sitting and standing by a building.
Music Videos

“Voodoo Vortex” Casts a Spell on Prog-Rock Fans

Prog News February 22, 2025 No Comments electric violinjazz-rockJoe DeninzonJoe Deninzon & StratospheeriusProgressive rock

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius’ latest music video, “Voodoo Vortex (Part 1),” from the album Impostor!, channels the spirit of 1970s progressive rock, fusion, and classic…

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Cosmic Cathedral by Chad Hoerner. Band photo outdoors near some goods.
Music Videos

Making Waves: Cosmic Cathedral Drops ‘Deep Water Suite’ Video

Prog News February 21, 2025 No Comments Byron HouseChester ThompsonCosmic CathedralNeal MorsePhil KeaggyProgressive rocksymphonic rock

Progressive rock supergroup Cosmic Cathedral has released the video for Deep Water Suite: Launch Out, Pt. One, the first segment of their 38-minute epic composition.…

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The album cover for Beat Mirage by Mina Cho’s Grace Beat Quartet is a minimalist design. It features a dark, almost black background with jagged, cracked glass-like textures running across the image. A spectral burst of rainbow light emerges in the upper left portion. The album title, Beat Mirage, appears in bold yellow uppercase letters.
CD Reviews

Grace Under Pressure: Mina Cho & The Beat Mirage

Charlie Melville February 20, 2025 No Comments gugakInsoo KimKorean jazzKorean musicMax RidleyMina ChoMina Cho & Grace Beat Quartetpianoworld fusionworld jazzYeongjin Kim

Mina Cho & Grace Beat Quartet – Beat Mirage (International Gugak Jazz Institute, 2024) Rooted in the larger Gugak Jazz Society, a nine-piece powerhouse devoted…

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The album cover for Victims of Convenience by Conveniens features a glitchy, distorted aesthetic with bold, overlapping cyan, magenta, and black silhouettes of band members. The typography is similarly fragmented, with a digital or photocopied effect.
CD Reviews

Synths, Jazz, Percussion, Chaos: Conveniens Plays by No One’s Rules

Stefan Bruno February 20, 2025 No Comments

Conveniens – Victims of Convenience (Smith&Maz Music, 2024, originally released by Convenience Records in 1986) Conveniens, an American underground band, emerged in the 1980s. They…

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The album cover for Between Two Worlds by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate features a surreal, blurred double-exposure effect of a faceless humanoid figure.
CD Reviews

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – “Between Two Worlds”- EP

Professor Mark February 19, 2025 No Comments "Between Two Worlds"- EPHats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – "Between Two Worlds"- EPMalcolm GallowayMark GatlandProgressive rocksymphonic rockUK

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, is one of the best progressive rock bands from the UK. This year they have released an EP, Between Two…

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The album cover for Remnants of Light by Needlepoint features a black-and-white hand-drawn illustration with a folk-art aesthetic. A barefoot figure, dressed in loose clothing, sits on the ground surrounded by scattered leaves, resting their head on one hand in a contemplative pose. Around them, several crows gather, seemingly engaged in an interaction with the leaves. Behind them, bare trees, a stone wall, and a distant village. Above, a vast flock of birds forms a flowing pattern in the sky.
CD Reviews

A Fine Needle in the Prog Haystack

Angel Romero February 17, 2025 No Comments CanterburyNeedlepointpastoral folkProgressive rockpsychedelic rock

Needlepoint – Remnants of Light (BJK Music, 2024) With Remnants of Light, their sixth album, Needlepoint continue to carve out a singular space within Norway’s…

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