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 albums which I own, even though they are highly rated and esteemed in the prog community. Things happen for a reason,...

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 attest. For unknown reasons, their follow-up ten years later, “The Leaf and the Wing” needs a return visit as it just simply...

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 mythical compatriot Terje Rypdal to play on this massive 82-minute 2017 live concert recording of some of their...

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 pressed the buy button. Frank Tischer, Klaus Marquardt and Tommy Fischer respectively have created a stunning debut. The...

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 former member of a band I quite enjoyed, back in the day 1999, Ken’s Novel. Phonya is a new musical project that...