Cristiano VARISCO (BRAZIL) IV

This Brazilian composer and guitarist floored me with his previous “Aline” release, a jazz-rock with decidedly local intonations, that breezy, relaxed, smiling shine that permeates throughout that land’s dazzling culture . The remarkable Jefferson Ferreira is back on...

NUOVA ERA (ITALY) 20,000 Leghe Sotto I Mari

This veteran squad releases its sixth album ,a titanic adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” written in 1870 and made into a cinematic Walt Disney extravaganza in 1954 , featuring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre and...

Massimo PIERETTI (ITALY) Things to Live

Putting on a recital is what musical art is all about and keyboardist/composer Massimo Pierreti gathered together a stellar crew of Germana Noage on lead vocals, electric guitarists Roberto Falcinelli and Simone Cozzetto, adding the rhythm section of Michele Raspanti...

BROERS-KLAZINGA (NETHERLANDS) Second Thoughts

The storied Dutch neo-prog band Knight Area surprised the Prog community with a few stellar opening releases, namely the debut The Sun Also Rises (2004), Under A New Sign (2007) and Realm of Shadows (2009), then hardening their sound on the subsequent albums Nine...

Brendan PERKINS (UK) Stories from the Old Church Lane

I particularly enjoyed this UK artist’s previous album, the splendid “Favourite Places” which found residence in my heart, being a fan of original and personal prog-rock with a strong hint of the rural universe which a city dweller like me dreams about often (and yet...