LAUGHING STOCK (NORWAY) Shelter

LAUGHING STOCK (NORWAY) Shelter The Norwegian trio is back with another quirky slice of musical exuberance, loving all their previous albums, though I must say I was worried about 2023’s “Songs of the Future” that just did not float my boat, even after numerous...

LEON ALVARADO (USA)

A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Leon Alvarado makes his home in the USA and for over two decades has been a keyboard and drums specialist, collaborating also with a wide variety of established prog rock artists as well as launching his own solo career back in 2009,...

ROLAND BÜHLMANN (SWITZERLAND) Figurative

As is the case for many prog heads, my panorama of tastes can vary from one end of the prog spectrum to the other, and I daresay, that it can often travel in all four cardinal directions, always searching for that refined connection of impactful resonance. Roland is a...

MINORARC (AUSTRALIA) Inclusions

Ivan Bullock is another typical example of a talented musician who possesses a wider span of involvement in the prog movement and community than just listening and offering opinions, or worse, sticking pigeon-holing harsh labels that justify the minute differences...

GRICE (UK) Mordant Lake

Really proud to state without the slightest hesitation, that I am a big fan of this artist as I own all his discography and admire his craft intensely. There aren’t that many vocalists in prog that you can instantly recognize within a few seconds, but Grice Peters is...

LONG EARTH (SCOTLAND) An Ordinary Life

These Scottish veteran musicians released “The Source” in 2017, an excellent debut album that set the foundation for a huge upgrade on their sophomore 2023 work “Once Around the Sun” , a thoroughly engaging set of songs that did the rounds in...