Tag Archives: prog rock

BILLY SHERWOOD – Divided By One

February 6, 2016

Backyard Levitation 2015 Prog by numbers from YES’ close associate who likes to go it alone and conquer. Originally out digitally and materializing now on hard medium, Billy Sherwood’s black album is an example of false movement, its title defining … Continue reading →

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DBA (DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION) – Suburban Ghosts

February 1, 2016

X2X 2015 Socially conscious pop duo reveal their progressive colors on an album number two – in a retro kind of way. It’s all about memories. They start to flow with the “I came across a photograph” line that anxiously … Continue reading →

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GENTLE GIANT – Octopus

January 29, 2016

Vertigo 1972 / Alucard 2015 Concept album that never was: a resurgence of multi-tentacled prog monster – still menacingly beautiful after all these years. Among the towering achievements of British art-rock from the ’70s, “Octopus” stands out as a meeting point … Continue reading →

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US AND THEM – Summer Green And Autumn Brown

January 21, 2016

Mega Dodo 2015 Arcadian adventures from Swedish duo finally revealing the whole of their pastoral panorama. Up until now it was short yarns that singer Britt Rönnholm and multi-instrumentalist Anders Håkanson wove in the shape of EPs, but this release … Continue reading →

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CONQUEROR – Un’altra verità

January 18, 2016

Maracash 2015 Coming of age and inhabiting the stage, Italian proggers sum up their journey so far. 20 years of moving forward did little to diminish this band’s ambition yet, even though they haven’t ventured off into the globally prominent echelon … Continue reading →

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