Tag Archives: prog rock

VIII STRADA – Babylon

March 29, 2016

Fading 2015 Milano proggers’ impressive return with a rock opera for one voice and a lot of imagination. Seven years is a long absence after a debut, but when there’s an itch, there’s also a scratch, and “Babylon” may leave … Continue reading →

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LA YNE – La Grande Illusion

March 11, 2016

Musea 2014 Brass-illuminated rumination on one’s life journey from a Finnish visionary. You may read the title of this project as “wine” or see it as a twist on the name of Matti Laine, the man behind LA YNE: either … Continue reading →

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HEDERSLEBEN – The Fall Of Chronopolis

March 10, 2016

Cleopatra 2015 Motorik charge through time and space by intrepid crew of cosmic pirates solidifying their interstellar overdrive. Based on Barrington J. Bayley’s book of the same title, “The Fall Of Chronopolis” adds another dimension to its paradox-pitching narrative by … Continue reading →

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EYES OF BLUE – In Fields Of Ardath

March 9, 2016

Mercury 1969 / Esoteric 2015 Second record by Quincy Jones’ Welsh collaborators who, separately, went on to greater things but could sway your socks off way before that. One’s not obliged to know that this band’s alumni landed on such … Continue reading →

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SOUND STRUGGLE – Rise

March 3, 2016

Sound Struggle 2015 A roar with a twist: Bostonian band can’t cease to surprise – and rise – on their album number two. This ensemble play a dangerous game: coming from the outside and not knowing their Berklee pedigree, it’s … Continue reading →

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