Composer and guitarist Mike Johnson, co-founder of long-running American experimental Rock In Opposition band Thinking Plague, has announced his first solo album, The Gardens Of…
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Tag: avant-garde rock
Happy Returns: Happy Family’s “4037” Marks a Grateful Reawakening
Happy Family – 4037 (Cuneiform Rune 4037, 2025) After more than a decade of inactivity, Japanese progressive rock group Happy Family returns with 4037, a…
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Zolder Ellipsis Takes You Into the World of Troping
Zolder Ellipsis – Il Libro dei Tropi (Lizard Records, 2024) Zolder Ellipsis’ second album, Il Libro dei Tropi, explores a diverse range of musical styles,…
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PsychoYogi’s Eccentric Brilliance Meets Accessibility
PsychoYogi – Brand New Face (2023) Brand New Face is the 7th album by progressive music British act PsychoYogi. On Brand New Face, PsychoYogi boldly…
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Humorous and Exploratory Songs from City Weezle
City Weezle – No.2 (City Weezle, 2021) The sound of Irish multinational band City Weezle is hard to describe. It has hard rock, progressive rock,…
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Italian Avant-Garde Band OTEME Releases Un Saluto alle Nuvole
Italian band OTEME (Osservatorio Delle Terre Emerse) has a new album titled Un Saluto alle Nuvole (Say Hello to The Clouds) on Ma.Ra.Cash Record. It…
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Ut Gret’s Celebration of 25 Years of Improvisation
Ut Gret – Recent Fossils (ear X-tacy Records, 2006) Progressive music ensemble Ut Gret celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006 with this 3-CD boxed set.…
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Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere, Masters of Improvised Rock
Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere – Theta Five (Discus, 2020) Theta Five is the fifth album from remarkable British band ensemble Orchestra of the Upper…
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Shapeshifting Sound Explorations
Reuter Motzer Grohowski – Shapeshifters (Moonjune, 2020) Shapeshifters introduces the listener to a world of sound exploration. The album was recorded at Shapeshifter Labs and…
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Drummer Caleb Dolister to Release Instrumental Album Daily Thumbprint Collection 3, The Wandering
Orenda Records has announced the release of Daily Thumbprint Collection 3, The Wandering, a new album of progressive instrumental music made by drummer and composer…
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