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A swirling cosmic landscape bursts with fantastical mushrooms in every shape and color. Vibrant reds, blues, and golds frame a star-filled sky at the center, while circular portals and organic patterns create a psychedelic scene. The title Fungal Future floats near the top.

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Shroom-Inspired Sounds: Mycophagist Diffuses Fungal Future

Mycophagist – Fungal Future (Fringe Biology Recordings, 2025) Mycophagist has released its debut album, Fungal Future, an eight-track fiercely psychedelic project themed around mushrooms and…

The cover artwork presents a cream-toned background with a large black exclamation mark formed from fine vertical lines at the center. The band name sits in the upper right corner, and the title The Recordings 1970–1971 appears in the lower left.

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Gracious! A Brief Blaze That Deserved A Longer Life

Angel Romero November 24, 2025 No Comments Alan Cowderoy Gracious!Martin Kitcat Paul “Sandy” Davis Progressive rock psychedelic rock Robert Lipson symphonic rock Tim Wheatley

Gracious!: The Recordings 1970-1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition (Esoteric/Cherry Red ECRUS4005, 2025) Gracious!: The Recordings 1970–1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition feels like opening a sealed time capsule…

The High Orbit album cover shows a solar eclipse, with the sun’s radiant light flaring from behind the moon against a deep blue-black sky. The band name “Head Spin” and album title “High Orbit” appear in yellow lettering, positioned in the upper right and lower left corners.

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Orbit Achieved: Head Spin’s One-Man Psych-Prog Trip

Aiden Robinson October 22, 2025 No Comments Andy Scoffi electronic music Head Spin Progressive rock psychedelic rock

Head Spin — High Orbit (Self-Released, 2025) Britain’s Head Spin returns with High Orbit, a euphoric instrumental set from multi-instrumentalist and modern psych-prog keeper Andy…

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,…

The 50th anniversary 3LP edition of Wish You Were Here features a collage-style cover. At its center is the classic artwork of two robotic hands shaking, split into four vivid quadrants: desert, ocean, sky, and sunset. Surrounding this emblem are colorful vintage tour stickers and backstage passes from Pink Floyd’s 1975 shows, all set against a black background resembling a worn road case.

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Wish Come True: Pink Floyd Marks 50 Years Of ‘Wish You Were Here’

Prog News September 17, 2025 No Comments Pink Floyd Progressive rock psychedelic progressive rock psychedelic rock Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd will release a 50th-anniversary edition of Wish You Were Here on December 12 via Sony Music, spanning Deluxe Box Set, 3LP, 2CD, Blu-ray,…

The album cover for En Pakt Med Naturen by Tusmørke features a watercolor-style illustration of shadowy riders and a cloaked figure leading a horse through a mystical forest. Towering trees and winding roots. Gothic font of the band’s name and album title.

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In League With Nature: Tusmørke Goes Acoustic and Occult on First Live Album

Aiden Robinson July 25, 2025 No Comments folk-rock Progressive rock psychedelic rock Tusmørke

Tusmørke – En pakt med naturen (Karisma Records, 2025) En Pakt Med Naturen is the first live release from Norwegian band Tusmørke. It was recorded…

The Ghostpiracy album cover by Psychowatermelon features a glowing green watermelon floating like a planet against a swirling black-and-white background filled with playful ghost silhouettes. The band’s name appears in psychedelic red script at the top, while the album title GHOSTPIRACY is stamped diagonally across the watermelon in large, retro-styled block letters outlined in red.

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Psychowatermelon’s “Ghostpiracy” Makes Psychedelia Juicy Again

Kevin Baker July 12, 2025 No Comments electronic music Progressive rock psychedelic rock Psychowatermelon

Psychowatermelon – Ghostpiracy (self-release, 2024) What happens when two of Italy’s most eclectic sound alchemists disappear into the studio with nothing but vintage gear, freeform…

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ProgStock 2025 Reveals Schedule and Announces Special Events

Prog News July 8, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock ProgStock Festival psychedelic rock symphonic rock

Progressive rock festival ProgStock 2025 will take place October 10-12, 2025 at the Williams Center, Rutherford, New Jersey. The Pre-festival event will be held on…

The album cover for Juho & The Jellyfish From Jupiter – Luna features a portrait of a teal-skinned, alien-like woman with glowing white eyes and elongated lashes resembling tentacles. A sequence of dark orbs traces a line across her face and neck. Behind her, a large planet or moon looms in soft pink and gray hues. The band's name appears at the top in a minimalist font, while the album title Luna is handwritten in glowing script at the bottom.

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Juho & The Jellyfish From Jupiter – Luna, Instrumental Space Rock from Finland

Prog News July 8, 2025 No Comments Juho & the Jellyfish from Jupiter Progressive rock psychedelic rock space rock

Luna, the third album by Juho & the Jellyfish from Jupiter, is a guitar-driven instrumental journey that moves from kafkaesque soundscapes to futuristic cyberpunk cities…

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Gösta Berlings Saga Turn the Page with Forever Now

Angel Romero June 12, 2025 No Comments Gösta Berlings Saga Progressive rock psychedelic rock

Gösta Berlings Saga – Forever Now (Pelagic Records, 2025) Swedish progressive rock innovators Gösta Berlings Saga have released their seventh studio album, Forever Now. Known…