House Of Prog | Prog Snob | Friends Activity https://houseofprog.com/members/rael/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Prog Snob's friends. Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:37:59 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b58f889041715344fd16b2bbf390ada0 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=68284 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:30:51 -0400 The John Irvine Band: Take Me To Your Leader (2026) UK artist John Irvine and his The John Irvine band has been a part of the UK progressive rock scene for 15 years or thereabout as a recording venture, […]

]]> 2ac8be40956cf874d7816d531ff5927c Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=66074 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:42:58 -0400 Antoine Fafard: Quadra Spherium (2025) – mini-review UK based artist Antoine Fafard is out with the album “Quadra Spherium”, and progressive rock is the style explored on this production. This is a full on […]

]]> 5c947744161b885dfb276b81811c81e0 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=66057 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:16:14 -0400 Iozz: Iozz (2025) – mini-review US band Iozz are out with the album “Iozz”, and I suspect that hard rock is the best designation for this album as a whole. This due to four of the seven […]

]]> cb4b5d7610264a205835929231d5467c Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=65407 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:34:09 -0500 The John Irvine Band – 2025 – Here Come the Robots! UK artist John Irvine has been releasing albums at a steady pace for the last decade and a bit, with the first album appearing back in 2011 and with a […]

]]> 10ca0b2aa93e4f7d8f433fffb0498ed5 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=63090 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 16:05:53 -0500 The John Irvine Band – 2024 – The Starships Are Gathering UK artist John Irvine and his band released the album “The Starships Are Gathering” through fledgling label Head in the Door Records back in January […]

]]> 29ee7fba63955746f9117477185bd1b3 The Mad Platter and Steve Bonino are now friends https://houseofprog.com/activity/p/21577/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 21:54:29 -0400 0 e37dc4c4106693e692d625f90beedd40 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=59659 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:39:10 -0400 UK project The John Irvine Band have been around in some form or other for a bit over a decade now. From what I understand with few fixed elements in the band itself outside of main man John Irvine himself. […]

]]> f01b2f9a99390dfa7bc4248959891077 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=57849 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 05:06:08 -0400 I was sat working away at my desk one evening recently, when I had a message come through from TeMatera Smith, asking if I would be interested in hearing a brand-new album which he had literally just finished […]

]]> badf133cb3a3d0023297376401e3de61 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=57842 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 04:58:27 -0400 In the Nineties, guitarist and singer Scott Pilgrim had a band in Melbourne called Soda, who released the Pan EP. Fast forward 23 years and he walked into Warwick Donald’s control room and saw a multi-track tape d […]

]]> 9c3a63ab8661e47725c3bdefc03046ad Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=57273 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:46:42 -0400 US band GABAGOOL has been in development since 2018 and thereabouts, and while the material was written and recorded mainly by Shelby Neil Smith I understand that this is a proper band unit as well, seeing that […]

]]> ab972cca008674e33ec5646ddf37dcef Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=57260 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 20:36:22 -0400 US composer and musician TRISTAN WOOD is a young artist based in the pacific northwest that has been developing his career as a pop musician for a few years. Following a good handful of singles he released his […]

]]> da35ccc3652e77149adf01e402ad942f Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=57257 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 19:32:32 -0400 US based power trio BUZZED & LOADED is a fairly new band, launched a couple of years back it would seem, and consist of seasoned musicians with a strong pedigree from the US, Canada and Australia respectively. […]

]]> 13f1f2267ef02cc1f5f44f7ccf478e33 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=57254 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 17:25:29 -0400 UK band FABIAN JACK started out back in 2016, and from 2017 and onward they have been releasing singles at a steady pace in addition to trying to establish a firm presence in the live scene. In the spring of 2021 […]

]]> 94646e5757ede279e19af754b5d9adc3 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=57251 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:34:53 -0400 US band THE DRUIDS OF STONEHENGE started out back in the second half of the 1960’s, and while the band as a fixed band unit broke up in 1969 they have reappeared here and there over the years but mainly in the […]

]]> aeeb18c362a27d5d2c1980cb9ca0ad80 The Mad Platter and Dempsytown are now friends https://houseofprog.com/activity/p/20316/ Sat, 22 May 2021 15:01:30 -0400 0 26b6a45dc8b17259644327d24eb49c8f Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=57080 Sun, 02 May 2021 21:31:03 -0400 RACK and GRIDFAILURE are, based on the descriptions that followed this promo, two artists with a similar approach to their music. Harsh noise textures and dystopian atmospheres is the order of the day, and the […]

]]> 415d01462a3c6712edc4df4ff6fde611 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56962 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:49:41 -0400 John Lodge, legendary bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is to release a new digital single entitled “The Sun Will Shine” on April 30th 202 […]

]]> 49c58f0d15aac89a1c91a8fa8b69744a Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56893 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:38:02 -0400 In a stunning, full-color book, author Anthony Garone details a 22-year journey of transformation in mastering the intricate complexity of “Fracture” – described by composer Robert Fripp as “impossible to play. […]

]]> 034ced171c2fa00e62290383b079a50b Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56423 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 21:43:41 -0500 Veteran composer and musician Krigeist, with past activities in both the UK and New Zealand, is currently based out of Serbia in Europe. His project Bròn has been in development there since at least 2014, and […]

]]> 4d76d915dd45e91f91dc0c63c0bff367 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56372 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:55:54 -0500 Luxembourg-based composer and musician Jerome Reuter has led his project ROME for just over 15 years at this point, releasing new material at a steady pace, and with the last couple of years being among his most […]

]]> 25db8ee9c6e3c50acd1898773ee2835e Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56354 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 21:59:33 -0500 UK band AS DECEMBER FALLS was formed back in 2014, and have chosen the DIY approach to build a career ever since. With one album top their name and a second album to be released this coming summer, the band chose […]

]]> d8bb52424b25b75c5d4f04548726c951 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56347 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:14:57 -0500 UK band THE CHEMISTRY SET has been a feature of the English music scene since some time back in the 1980’s and they are still going strong several decades later. For the calendar year of 2021 they open their […]

]]> 82deb10f9a125f3505aa8c916e5a3d40 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56344 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:22:28 -0500 US band STARER is the creative vehicle of composer and musician Josh HINES, a man that has been rather busy in the last couple of years as far as creating and releasing material is concerned: Starer is at least […]

]]> 5599b62e4aaf2ab59f82e9730d49acaa Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56203 Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:54:04 -0500 Downes Braide Association (DBA) have announced the release of “Your Heart Will Find The Way” – the second track to be taken from their forthcoming album Halcyon Hymns. Watch the video here: htt […]

]]> f21635341fbe0b449dce09f353733365 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56199 Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:40:51 -0500 In 2015 Gong legend Daevid Allen sadly passed away at the age of 77. He is survived by his four sons Toby, Orlando, Tali, & Ynys. Prior to his passing Daevid set up the “Daevid Allen Family Trust” or D.A.F.T. for […]

]]> fe7cb7b86bb9382a025debfe2a7d8b0f Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56165 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:17:07 -0500 Italian band SHORES OF NULL has a history that goes back to 2013, and in the 8 years the band have been around they have released three albums in total, with their debut album “Quiescence” appearing in 2014 and […]

]]> fbd98b61666337e644d154588db33253 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56150 Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:56:26 -0500 Multinational duo ALEXANDER consists of Canadian Kyle Alexander McDonald (Voices, Bass, Sub Synth, and FX) and Germany’s Jörg Alexander Schneider (Drums, Percussion). They started working together relatively re […]

]]> 7f69124b8f3c0073cdfaed506ad34ec9 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56146 Sat, 09 Jan 2021 17:52:22 -0500 US band THE DRUIDS OF STONEHENGE was formed back in 1965, and for the next four years they were an active band, and managed to secure a label deal that also saw them releasing an initial single as well as an album […]

]]> 75636267b41eb06001d34639d9262375 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56121 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 23:42:22 -0500 Valentine’s Day 2021 delivers an unexpected and welcome surprise with the release of “A Romantic’s Guide to King Crimson,” the new 12-track album of reinvented King Crimson material by the husband-and-wife duo Deb […]

]]> 23e2618081a9dee4d8f736fc8ea8e625 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56114 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:39:38 -0500 UK artist and singer Agnes JONES is a relatively new name in the English talent pool of music, who started to lay down the foundations of her solo career five years ago or thereabouts. “A New Beginning” is her […]

]]> d98f44f35235f8977b72c102e490b9ce Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56106 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:48:06 -0500 US band RICH KID EXPRESS is a fairly recent creation, and is the creative vehicle of composer and musician Rob Richardson. Following a single and an EP he released the Rich Kid Express debut album “Psychodelic” […]

]]> b6a287a12e7b72c0e6dbc59cef3f8240 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56096 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:30:47 -0500 Canadian improvised ensemble Le Ggril have been active since 2007 with regular live performances and recordings appearing featuring their particular take on improvised ensemble music. Towards the end of 2020 their […]

]]> fcfb643e54ede3f3ae965e6387b6d708 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56093 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:31:42 -0500 UK composer and musician Chris LEWINGTON have been active in music one way or the other for around 4 decades, with his tenures in the bands The Bicycle Thieves and The Silence back in the 1980’s the most high […]

]]> 44b54f06a9e68b94784009396c0ae51b Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56089 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:36:52 -0500 US composer and singer Judy STUART passed away back in 2018, and from what I understand she never had any of her recordings released while she was still alive, despite being active for several decades. In 2020 […]

]]> d99cf1ab32e7da4f5688c228f1bebfc1 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56085 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 23:22:59 -0500 UK band TENEK was formed back in 2007, and with a good handful of albums and EPs released since then they are a fairly well known creative force among those who enjoy music inside the synth pop and electronic pop […]

]]> a726c2dc851a0448ab2ec5f79e0387c0 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56081 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:52:33 -0500 UK threesome AGENCY-V was established by kindred spirits due to the Covid restrictions that became such a big issue in the UK (and most of the world) in the spring of 2020. They released their initial EP “No […]

]]> 79e142622f6d73e12c203fc75c0feb49 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56073 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 11:56:51 -0500 US label CADABRA RECORDS has been an ongoing entity since 2015, specializing in limited edition spoken word productions released as vinyl singles, EPs and LPs. Rather than merely having the stories they select […]

]]> a1bc91bec3ccdc466283d3ca7a18c706 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56067 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:55:41 -0500 US band BEYOND THE GREY have been a going entity for five years or thereabouts, and have proven themselves to be quite the productive band as well with two EPs and one full length album to their name going into […]

]]> 359b31e844e7f8907c47a1a27361693b Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56034 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:05:31 -0500 UK twosome NORTHERN KIND first appeared back in 2006, and on three albums released between 2007 and 2013 I understand they gained a bit of a following among people with a strong interest in music founded on 80’s […]

]]> 8134c2e95e8c7858efdcb86dc7168998 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=56030 Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:25:31 -0500 UK duo THE AUTUMN KILLERS were formed back in 2019, and following the initial EP “Dance Floor Mayhem” in 2020 the band concluded their recording activities with the second EP “Acoustic & Autumnised” towards the […]

]]> e54da4a0a831a3a630bc9fa9188264be Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55801 Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:43:15 -0500 US band SMASH FASHION have been around for a good few years, with three full length albums and the same number of singles to their name released between 2006 and 2020 from what I can see. The single “Got Da Hee […]

]]> ceb7f2cd73bd0f1b78792d444735f9cb Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55698 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 22:13:29 -0500 Swedish threesome WOLVER have been a going entity for a handful of years or thereabouts, developing a distinct image and their music at their own pace before making themselves a bit more visible in 2020. Following […]

]]> 6ca2155b7543a96bba53dc26b1e230b6 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55693 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:56:49 -0500 US composer, musician and artist Joy SHANNON has been active with her band The Beauty Marks for more than a decade, and besides the seven albums they have released she also has some collaborations with The […]

]]> fb12d0cfa94bdaa34275087764a9a73e Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55684 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:28:09 -0500 UK bands THE PARASITIC TWINS and VICTIM UNIT are artists exploring rather different territories of the music universe. The former describes themselves inside the context of doom metal and grindcore, while the […]

]]> 21783bdd2a02bf5491f43ed096975d35 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55680 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:49:31 -0500 US composer and musician Rich KRUEGER have been playing and performing music for several decades, but have never really had a go of recording and releasing his material until fairly recently. His debut EP came as […]

]]> e8dcb23a0be2434d1d4495981027401c Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55657 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 16:20:50 -0500 Writer, reviewer and music enthusiast Kev Rowland is a familiar name for many people interested in music in general and perhaps progressive rock in particular. From 1990 and onward he has written an astounding […]

]]> ab765ccfa20a56e0685a25cabd4e7813 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55580 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:04:24 -0500 On Saturday November 28th Fusion – Music Without Boundaries will present their special On-Line Christmas Cracker event featuring an astounding range of progressive music talent, including Final Coil. The event […]

]]> 902485ddcf1683c3e46cf3c3b83f7ece Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55463 Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:06:37 -0500 UK band TENEK first appeared back in 2007 with an initial EP, and have since then carved out their very own niche in an arguably more mainstream oriented part of the music scene in the UK and beyond with three […]

]]> e96c5b751756ea7083a8c1008e7758d2 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55445 Sun, 08 Nov 2020 21:02:30 -0500 US band BIHARGAM is a relative newcomer to the metal scene, formed back in 2018 as a one man project for the first album, which was released in 2019, and since then morphing into a quartet. “Ove Tenebrae” is the […]

]]> 041981a9a8891cb063e331004b74d501 Olav Martin Bjørnsen wrote a new post https://houseofprog.com/?p=55394 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 23:28:11 -0500 On 1 December 2020, UK progressive rock band, CIRCU5, release a new single − Skin Machine − ahead of the follow-up to their self-titled 2017 debut album. Skin Machine will be available on all streaming and dow […]

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