THIS WINTER MACHINE (UK) The Clockwork Man Back in 2017, a snowblower cleared off the dense white powder from the Neo-Prog highway and introduced a modern twist to the genre with a clever debut […]

PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS (USA) Spooky Action at a Distance Though I own and enjoy all their studio albums, this 2023 offering is my first review of this talented US band, often described as a Spock’s Beard o […]

OVRFWRD (USA) There Are No Ordinary Moments I am occasionally criticized for rarely being a proper music critic in that I never consider posting negative reviews and demolishing verbally some […]

MARK KELLY'S MARATHON (UK) Marathon After such a storied career manning the Marillion keyboard arsenal, I really had no expectations either way, fueled more by the smile-inducing presence […]

PACHA & PORSTI (SPAIN-FINLAND) Sea of Mirrors I always find it baffling when some prog musicians out there seem to have found an endless well of inspiration and dish out first-rate albums as if some […]

KID RAINBOW (USA) DataNoiseFloor           Dave Peña is an American musician whom I encountered on the Built For The Future’s latest release, the splendid 2084: Heretic album. While there is li […]

JOHN GREENWOOD (UK/AUSTRALIA) Dark Blue Many prog musicians have had day jobs as well as careers, and some are still toiling whilst including their musical talents as a passionate hobby or a […]

GLORIOUS WOLF (NETHERLANDS) Mysterious Traveler Back in 2019, I had reviewed his preceding album “Zodiac”, which I had enjoyed as it contained a vast amount of interesting progressive influences, mos […]

ANDREA ORLANDO (ITALY) Le Scienza delle Stagioni Andrea Orlando is a world class progressive rock drummer from Genoa, having solidified his career with RPI band La Coscienza di Zeno, though he broke […]

MYSTERY (CANADA) Redemption The foremost attribute to success and glory, whether in sports, academics, culinary arts, business, relationships and of course music, is […]

VAMOOSERY (UK) Moving Forward First set of applause: Love that band name, so original! Mind you, it could have been M-elk Away the Ice, Bullwinkle’s Rock or Caribou-ya! Based in C […]

ESPRIT D’ESCALIER (FRANCE) Thresholds This French quartet from lovely Orléans has just released an EP in preparation for a full-blown album (their third) slated for 2025, showing an […]

RESIDUOS MENTALES (GREECE) A Temporary State of Bliss Alexandros Mantas reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in taking an ear to their music, and since I had heard their rather odd Spanish […]

THE EMERALD DAWN (UK) In Time The Emerald Dawn are back with their fifth album, on the heels of 2021’s crowning achievement, the highly acclaimed “To Touch the Sky”. The bar is se […]

RUBY DAWN (UK) Beyond Tomorrow It is the prerogative of youth to believe in coincidence. As one grows older and perhaps even wiser through experience, pain, elation, suffering and […]

FLAME DROP (SWITZERLAND) Flow I found this delightful little surprise whilst hunting high and low for some new discovery and it happen to be their videos that got me heading […]

TOM(USA) The Last Outpost Well this was quite the discovery , an unexpected surprise from the USA that I found on my main French language […]

LIFESIGNS (UK) Live in the Netherlands No disrespect to powerhouses Transatlantic, The Flower Kings and whomever the prog audience deem fit to be called a super group, my choice for a group […]

GALAHAD (UK) The Long Goodbye Receiving a new Galahad album is like being a parent to a newborn child, each one a joy to behold and lately, the band has been as timely as any […]

Ian HILL (UK) Arik's Journey For some fans, its the World Cup, the Stanley Cup, or the World Series. For others, its Michelin starred restaurants. Back once long ago, there was […]