MACKY AR (INDIA) A Call for Fantasy

This is a young musical whiz from Kolkata, India , proving once and for all that prog is a global phenomenon. Mahesh Arora is a talented multi-instrumentalist who began learning piano at a very young age and now in his very early 20s, he is ready to embark on a...

AGROPELTER (NORWAY) The Book of Hours

A debut that may just be one of the revelations of 2025, a full-on instrumental tornado of old-school progressive magic, in a modern sheen that many will find quite orgasmic.  Kai Olsen is the musician behind the project, fluent on both keyboards as well as guitar...

RIFFSTONE (UK) Richard III

How delirious can a reviewer be when two of his favorite multi-instrumentalist one-man band artists get together for a new project? And how ecstatic can he then become when it’s another historical take that happens to be a lifelong passion of this said reviewer?...

TÖRZS (HUNGARY) Menedék  

This Hungarian post-rock trio from Budapest is causing quite a stir in the progressive world. Soma Balàzs, Dàniel Nyitray and Zsombor Lehoczky concoct cinematic soundscapes that defy convention, heavily reliant on mood, shade, sunlight and shadow to inspire closed...

LESOIR (NETHERLANDS) Babel

Finally, the moment has arrived to do a review of this band, having the previous 3 albums in my collection, and somehow not getting my thoughts down on paper (paper?) . This quintet has always possessed an original sound, mostly due to vocalist Maartje Meessen rather...

LOONYPARK (POLAND) Sad Songs for Upcoming Days

This crafty band from Krakow has just released its eighth album, which I am proud to report owning all of them, starting off with “Egoist” in 2008. Led by inexhaustible keyboardist, composer and producer Krzysztof Lepiarczyk, who has a few solo albums to his name as...