Third album for these ‘ambient-jazz” pioneers from Italy , their previous work was a smashing success that I reviewed and thus enjoyed tremendously. As expresses in my review for “Trans-Neptunian Objects”, this quartet has sculpted a rather unique stylistic that bodes...

Still going strong after all these years, especially in lieu of the fact that the preceding release was a smash by all accounts , as “In Spiral” (2022) was quite inspired and spirited, to say the least. Jean-Pascal Boffo is a veteran multi-instrumentalist , though...

This veteran Scottish Neo-Prog band is delving into their fourth album, each one since 2017 “it’s getting better all the time” (another memorable Beatles lyric), led from the very beginning by composer and keyboard player Mike Baxter, with guitarist Renaldo McKim and...

This is the 6th album by the veteran Neo-prog band from Germany, and my second, as I enjoyed 2020 album “Beyond the Rainbow”.  The group is now led by Derk Akkermann (guitars, keyboards), with Lutz Guenther (bass, vocals) and Jimmy Keegan (drums) taking up some of the...

Phideaux is baaaack…A consummate American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, he has launched a long list of staggering albums commencing in 2003 with ‘Fiendish’ (that should be a clue) , getting critical recognition with 2006 release ‘The Great Leap’ (go...

After a first album in 1996  “All About Yourself”, Maltese expatriate, vocalist and keyboardist Trebor Tabone moved to Prague, Czechia in the early 2000s and reformed a new local crew to continue with a ‘changed illumination’ that led to the masterful 2016 recording...

Three astute reasons why the Prog Rogue has committed to this artist’s music to sit among his favourites, a freedom of choice that music can surely always provide. Firstly, Geoff is an accomplished musician, mastering a massive library of sounds on his electronic...

Well, this debut release came literally out of the wild blue yonder, an unexpected gift from my homeland, a sprawling 88-minute tour de force that just may go down as the 2026 Prog surprise of the year. What makes this particularly unique, the band is from my hometown...