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Massimo PIERETTI (ITALY) The Next Dream Having met Massimo in Rome a few years ago, I was immediately taken by his resolute focus on his craft, a clear musical vision and the willpower to make […]

JAKKO M. JAKSZYK (UK) Son of Glen In the monumental history of progressive rock, few can claim to be as eclectic and productive as, with a fascinating life and career to boot, than Jakko […]

WHISPERS of GRANITE (NORWAY/GERMANY) Liquid Stone Master musician Andreas Hack has another project, to go only with his incredible Frequency Drift, Feeling of Presence and Haven of Echoes ventures, this […]

ESP PROJECT (UK) Velvet Crunch There are artists that can become not just occasional lovers but true long-term partners, proving the value of consistently extolling the virtues that […]

AXIOM 9 (SPAIN) Belphegore’s Prime Want to veer into outer space, where time and distance mean nothing at all? Where velocity does not kill. Where one can drift along for eons? Axiom 9 are […]

CAFUNE (ITALY) Tra Le Corde dei Racconti There is always time for folk-rock, as anything medieval, baroque or renaissance in particular will ring my bell and bang my gong. The Italian minstrels […]

MONKEYTRIAL (UK) Dark Skies Introduced recently on Lazland’s incredible Progzilla Radio show, this electronic prog band hit an immediate chord with me, as this specific style is g […]

COSMOGRAF (UK) The Orphan Epoch The ‘galactic earl’ is back, Robin Armstrong having carved a rather illustrious career for himself, on the strength of his mastery of two major fac […]

The FOUNDATION (NETHERLANDS) Relations Second album for these Dutch veterans, looking forward to another great opus as the debut “Mask” was quite the revelation , garnering high marks from bot […]

PRYZME (FRANCE) True Stories …And Other Lies This French prog band hails from Rennes, and this is their second album. The foursome is led by David Chollet (guitars and vocals), Dominique Blanchard […]

Lars Fredrik FROISLIE( NORWAY) Gamle Mester Wobbler’s keyboardist extraordinaire has returned with a stellar follow up to his 2023 ” Fire Fortellinger” opening solo salvo, a sparkling offer […]

Holle MANGLER (GERMANY) Tales from a Fairy World Part 2 Holle Mangler is an electronic musician from Bergheim, Germany who brazenly ventures out into parallel musical genres, spanning art, prog and ambient. […]

Antoine FAFARD (CANADA) Quadra Spherium When I see a bassist fronting an album, I tend to get emotionally invested, as there is no lingering doubt that the low-end monster can be a major source […]

AMBIENT DEN (AUSTRALIA) same Inaugural album from Down Under. a project that features the masterful talent of guitarist Ben Craven, alongside mates Tim Bennetts on keyboards and […]

MOON HALO (UK) Trichotomy Fine British singer/composer Marc Atkinson returns with a third album for the Moon Halo project, a welcome continuation of the Riversea project which […]

Pymlico (NORWAY) Core Album number eight for this Norwegian instrumental project led by the Broter brothers (nice wordplay) ,Oystein on the keyboards and […]

YUKA & CHRONOSHIP (JAPAN) Rainbow Butterfly Yuka Funakoshi is back in the saddle again! This spectacular keyboardist, composer and vocalist is surely one of the more fascinating characters in the […]

the GUILDMASTER (MULTI-NATIONAL) Gathering of Souls As they may say in the prog butcher shop, “let us not mince words” , so I won’t. Bluntness can be wonderfully rewarding ,I just love Rafael Pacha […]

ALCANTARA (ITALY) Taman Shud This Sicilian band released their debut album in 2019, “Solitaire” to muted reviews, even though I personally found it exceptional. The Floydian vib […]

MOON LETTERS (USA) This Dark Earth This Seattle Washington collective began their story with the 2019 “Until They Feel the Sun” album, an excellent debut that was followed up by the equ […]