LIMITE ACQUE SICURE (ITALY) Un’Altra Mano di Carte This band from Ferrara put out a 2022 debut album that was met with both high ratings and positive comments from the community, and well deserved as they […]

PERFECT STORM (NETHERLANDS) Stairs Fitting title as the début album “No Air” has now obviously climbed to an even higher plane with this sophomore release, this contrast-minded combo from […]

AURORA CLARA (SPAIN) IV Many young musicians find inspiration in their idols, forming bands that will meet up and practise for days on end, some with the intention of playing […]

GRUPPO AUTONOMO SUONATORI (ITALY) Omnia Sunt Communia Waiting 25 years (a quarter of a century) to record your debut album, is alone worthy of the highest praise, proving that patience is the greatest […]

Carmine CAPASSO (ITALY) Live Concert Rogue had the great pleasure of reviewing Carmine Capasso’s debut album “Assenza di Gravita” in 2022 and enjoyed immensely, with the hope of future album […]

ALBER JUPITER (France) We Are Just Floating in Space – Reissue 2019 There is no doubt left in my mind that the bass guitar is my favourite instrument. Not content to anchor the rhythm section by connecting the melody and […]

BAROCK PROJECT (ITALY) Time Voyager I must admit that this band needs a serious re-evaluation as it just simply did not stick in my mind enough to do any reviews of their preceding three […]

RAVEN SAD (ITALY) Polar Human Circle I must admit that Raven Sad’s 2011 album “Layers of Stratosphere” left an indelible mark on my psyche, as per my review on Progarchives will attes […]

Robert REED & FRIENDS (UK) Sanctuary Live at Newbury 2023 Robert needs no introduction, as he remains a pillar of Progressive Rock for over 2 decades now, his career with Cyan, Magenta, Kompendium, and vast […]

ELEPHANT 9 with Terje RYPDAL (NORWAY) Catching the Fire After a slew of albums featuring the legendary Reine Fiske on guitar, this prolific Norse trio have elevated their star power by recruiting that other […]

SOUND ON PURPOSE (GERMANY) Voyage Intrigued by what seems like a wonderful line-up, an electronic trio of keyboards, violin and real drums, I did my proper audio reconnaissance and […]

PHONYA (BELGIUM) Heli1025 Out of the blue, an unexpected, e-mailed request with a picture of a vintage old radio, found in some abandoned attic in Liège (or so, I presume) by a […]

Richard Guba: Songs for Stuffed Animals (2024) Richard Guba (alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones) has brought together an eight-piece outfit to record his debut as bandleader with Ken Zimmerman […]

Matt Panayides Trio: With Eyes Closed (2024) On this album guitarist Matt Panayides is joined by bassist Steve LaSpina and drummer Anthony Pinciotti, and they take on eight songs by six jazz […]

Manic Abraxas: Skinformation (2024) I knew absolutely nothing about this band when I agreed to review them, just that I thought that artwork was cool and interesting so why not? From the […]

Jason Kao Hwang: Soliloquies (2024) The subtitle of this album is ‘Unaccompanied Pizzicato Violin Improvisations’, which tells you exactly what this album is about. Recorded in two days at […]