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Tenk VAN DOOL & Paul SEARS (USA) Basal Ardor From dual paradises (also known locally as Arizona and California) comes this hefty collaboration between my good friend/ multi-instrumentalist Tenk van […]

PHOG (FRANCE) Brightness There is nothing I admire more than an artist that does his thing, without any pomp or circumstance, no hint of big machinery and any corporate funding […]

Robert ERDÉSZ (HUNGARY) Welcome to My Brain The Solaris keyboardist is back with a colossal 2 CD package, a most welcome surprise as this effort includes the terrific guitarist from East, János […]

CHIMPAN A (UK) M.I.A Volume 1  This is my first review of the project Chimpan A, I have their debut and the majestic sophomore Empathy of the Machine, which is so incredible, that I […]

TELEGRAPH (ISRAEL) Topography of Mind This Israeli quartet returns with a sophomore album after the initial triumph of “MIR” (2016) , a release I enjoyed immensely but failed to review for […]

Peter LAWSON (UK) Electronic Muses Volume 1 Don’t you just love it when a distinguished musician branches out and defies the trends by delving into the huge panorama of styles that only p […]

ALL INDIA RADIO (AUSTRALIA) Live at the Northcote Social Club In this phenomenal new world where the thin red line between real and fake is now constantly blurred, whether in words , visions and sounds, there is […]

I SINCOPATICI (ITALY) La Corazatta Potemkin A big Grazie to Andrea Grumelli for sending me this album for review. He is a bassist with Aether; a splendid jazz-rock band I reviewed a while back. He […]

Nick BEGGS (UK) Wal-mart The irascible Nick Beggs is the paragon of what rogue means and why I chose the word for my handle. I just love people who flourish outside of the […]

Clive NOLAN (UK) The Mortal Light Without even the slightest hesitation, Clive Nolan fits into the revival of progressive music as pioneering guiding light (sorry, IQ fans), foraging […]

ULTRAPILOT (FRANCE) Odyssey I just love musicians who innocently claim astonishment at being recognized as a prog artist/band, thinking that they are more ‘mainstream’, and the […]

BOTTAZZ! (ITALY) Volume 2 The sonic buffet can certainly cater to a wide variety of flavours and tastes, so why eat your favourite dish every day and forego at least trying […]

ALAN MORSE (USA) So Many Words Alan Morse is a multi-faceted artist, lead guitarist and co-founder of Spock’s Beard, Alan’s peculiar methodology to music, art and life has surprised […]

ASH WING (UK) Same With a previous career as C-Sides, this veteran Magenta/Robert Reed offshoot from Wales, had the distinction of releasing two killer albums, namely 2020 […]

Julián MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA) Ecos del Horizonte As I stated in my recent Youtube Prog Rogue video, this prolific composer and keyboardist from Argentina is a gift that just keeps offering without a […]

PATH OF ILYA (FRANCE) La Degustation No, this is not a French wine tasting blurb from Bourgogne or Bordeaux but a new band that I heard recently on the splendid Progzilla Radio Lazland show […]

Marco BERNARD (ITALY-FINLAND) Moby Dick Anchoring the supremely prolific the Samurai of Prog project, Shuker bass player Marco Bernard is always a pleasure to listen to, providing a powerful […]

POLYCHROME (France) Someday Another new discovery (no, its not very disco!) from France, courtesy of the magnificent Anne-Claire of Bad Dog Promotions, Polychrome is the brainchild […]

GALASPHERE 347 (Multi) The Syntax of Things After a seven-year silence since their debut offering back in 2018, this mini-multi-national supergroup is […]

HUIS (CANADA) A Huis Clos The Quebecois band with a name that works in both French and Dutch has finally thrown us a little loop by releasing an album with a few surprising […]