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Steve Roach & Roger King’s - Dust To Dust cover artwork. A photo of saguaro cactus.

CD Reviews

Ambient Meets Southwestern Americana: “Dust To Dust” Returns With 2025 Remaster

Steve Roach & Roger King – Dust To Dust (2025 reissue) Ambient electronic music artist Steve Roach and guitarist Roger King have reissued a 2025…

The cover of Liminal by Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe features a soft gradient target pattern: a deep pink center radiating outward through pale pink into a turquoise background. The artists’ names appear in purple at the top, and the album title rests in the same color at the bottom.

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Dark Matter Dreaming: Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe Unveil Liminal

Stefan Bruno October 31, 2025 No Comments ambient Beatie Wolfe Brian Eno

Brian Eno & Beatie Wolfe – Liminal (Decca, 2025) Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe have released Liminal on Decca Records, the third entry in a…

The album cover for The Unified Field by All India Radio features a landscape under a deep blue sky, dominated by a massive, reflective sphere hovering above the ground. Two small, robed figures stand below it, gazing upward. The band’s name and title appear in the upper right corner.

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All India Radio Plots The Unified Field: Slowcore Drop for Halloween

Kevin Baker October 30, 2025 No Comments All India Radio ambient post-rock Progressive rock

All India Radio – The Unified Field (self-released, 2025) All India Radio will roll out The Unified Field on October 31, 2025. The self-released set…

The album cover for Sky on the Ground by Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna features a circular, mosaic-like design resembling a shattered mirror or digital vortex. Shades of blue, silver, and white dominate the image.

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Sky On The Ground: Markus Reuter & Stefano Castagna Bend Time For a 2025 Vocoder Voyage

Kevin Baker October 24, 2025 No Comments ambient Markus Reuter Progressive rock Stefano Castagna

Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna – Sky on the Ground (2025) Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna have released Sky on the Ground, a follow-up to…

The cover of Transmissions by Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo features a deep maroon circle centered against a pale background. Sharp horizontal lines extend from the circle’s edges

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Boddy & Wøllo Tune In with Transmissions

Stefan Bruno October 15, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Erik Wøllo Ian Boddy

Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo – Transmissions (Din, 2025) Transmissions captures the live synergy between the great Norwegian groundbreaking ambient guitarist Erik Wøllo and UK…

Interviews

Louise Hilborne – Echoes from an Empty Chair and more – Interview

Professor Mark October 13, 2025 No Comments ambient David Hilborne Eric Bouillette fusion Louise Hilborne – Echoes from an Empty Chair and more - Interview nova cascade Progressive rock

Welcome, to The Noble Shire for Progressive Discussion at Progressive Rock Central! Thank you, Louise Hilborne for taking time out of your busy schedule to…

The album cover for Tomo Nakaguchi – Out Of The Blue features a colorful painting framed by a bright blue border. The artwork depicts an underwater-inspired scene with flowing, organic shapes in deep blues, oranges, yellows, and reds. The artist’s name appears in small light blue text on the upper left, while the album title, also in lowercase, sits on the upper right.

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Tomo-Nakaguchi Rises “Out of the Blue” With Expansive New Sound

Stefan Bruno October 8, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Tomo-Nakaguchi

Tomo-Nakaguchi – Out Of The Blue (Audiobulb, 2025) Tomo-Nakaguchi’s third release on Audiobulb, Out Of The Blue, represents a marked expansion of his sound. He…

The album cover features metallic beams crisscrossing in a dark, industrial pattern, with human hands gripping through the gaps. At the bottom, the word Bakelit appears in a rugged, stenciled style.

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Bakelit – No Fear of Drowning

Professor Mark September 24, 2025 No Comments ambient Bakelit – No Fear of Drowning Carl Westholm Cia Backman electronic music Jonas Källsbäck Öivin Tronstad Progressive rock psychedelic rock Ulf Edelönn

Swedish progressive rock band Bakelit, is back with a new album, No Fear of Drowning, which will be released on the Swedish label: FOSFOR Creation,…

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AlphaLine – Electromagnetic

Professor Mark September 22, 2025 No Comments Aaron Cilia AlphaLine – Electromagnetic ambient Anne Emmerson Caroline Yardley fusion jazz jazz-rock Progressive rock Stuart Crawford-Browne UK Prog

AlphaLine is out with their debut album, Electromagnetic, which was released last July, but is worthy for review whenever, because of the distinct quality of…

The cover of Formless by Volker Lankow features a blurred surface in muted gray tones, creating a grainy effect. At the bottom, a taupe strip carries the artist’s name and album title in simple white lowercase text.

New CDs and Digital releases

One Track, No Breaks: Volker Lankow Releases “Formless”

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

German electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released Formless, a stand-alone album outside his Ambient Journal series. The project presents a single, long piece that…