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DURANT/EDWIN/MAITLAND (UK) The Baldock Transmission Okay, I am going to get some pushback with my intro but ‘frankly, ma’am, I don’t give a damn’. Porcupine Tree lost its way after “Fear of A Blank Pla […]

RETREAT FROM MOSCOW (UK) The Illusion of Choice The third album for this veteran crew is a wonderful year-end gift, as the previous two releases were met by acclamation in our little global community. […]

ARIANUOVA (ITALY) Volevo Andare Altrove Daniele Olia (guitars and keyboards) was a member of Qirsh, a talented band from Savona that I particularly enjoyed, who has now surrounded himself with […]

ALL INDIA RADIO (AUSTRALIA) Transmissions from the Field In the ongoing strife about what is Prog and what isn’t, which for some rabid purists from the Land of Orthodox Labelling has become an obsession v […]

Julian MARTINEZ (ARGENTINA) La Danza de la Luna Another long-time Rogue wish has been answered, having a prog album with more harpsichord has been a secret yearning since the late 60s, now taken care […]

MYTH OF LOGIC (USA) The Memory of After This fourth album by relative prog newcomer Scott G. Davis is getting affair amount of attention in the community, as this Floridian […]

The CERES PHENOMENON (NETHERLANDS) same The sensational Anne-Claire of Bad Dog Promotions just keeps on rolling out tantalizing new discoveries that continue to shake the foundations of the […]

EREWAN (France) Soul is the Key A heartfelt thank you to Anne-Claire of Bad Dog Promotions for this welcome third release from this hitherto unknown to me artist from Nice, a […]

BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-John LEES (UK) Relativity This legendary band still going strong since 1966 , with only Les Holroyd and John Lees left from the original crew, though both separate entities […]

SIC MUNDUS (POLAND) Universum That infernal bass sound always does me in, as if seduced by a bewitching siren sitting atop a faraway rock, beckoning me into her loving arms !  Plus, […]

TALE CUE (ITALY) Eclipse of the Midnight Sun After reviewing Aufklärung’s return to form after 30 years of waiting , how about another Italian band who after 34 years decide to release a so […]

AUFKLARUNG (ITALY) Nell ‘Idea di Un Tempo Che “And out of left field, love came rushing in, out of the sky came the sun” is maybe a famous Roxy Music quote  (Out of the Blue) but it seemed appr […]

Jim GRIFFIN (EIRE) The Counter Blast Whenever I receive some unexpected release from a hitherto unknown artist, I cannot help but smile, mostly due to the realization that some people […]

RIFFSTONE (UK) Sanctuary Sky If there ever was a song that was NOT applicable to this prolific duo’s recent history, it would be Traffic’s “Sometimes, I Feel So Unins […]

PARADOX OF PROGRESS (FINLAND) Crossing the Distance Northern European prog continues on in an endless upward vortex of new discoveries , new bands or artists that appear out of the glacial blue to […]

ROCKING HORSE MUSIC CLUB (USA) The Last Pink Glow We are now in a new era, with incredible music popping up at a rate that we the ‘cognoscenti’,  the rabid fans and critics , we cannot even keep up with […]

E.D.O. (NETHERLANDS) The Past Is a Foreign Country I have waited 50 years to finally discover a project that would be as close to my own personal values, traditions and expertise. Lucky to have been […]

PINN DROPP (POLAND) For the Love of Drama This is my second PINN DROPP album, a heavy prog band from Warszaw, Poland and since it came recommended by my promo associate Bad Dog Promotions, how […]

Nick FLETCHER (UK) The Mask of Sanity And here is another phenomenal artist who cannot go wrong in anyone’s book, or so it seems, after a long period in the shadows of the front tier of p […]

John HOLDEN (UK) The Great Divide There is no greater thrill than writing and posting a review from an artist or band that subsequently replies with a comment like “You actually got it!”. […]