Tag Archives: prog rock

FOCUS refract their classics

April 15, 2014

It’s become one of today’s fads but in the case of Dutch proggers FOCUS a re-recording of their past repertoire, including the post-comeback material from “Focus 8” and “Focus 9 / New Skin,” actually makes sense. Thijs van Leer’s voice can’t handle … Continue reading →

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DEWA BUDJANA – Surya Namaskar

April 10, 2014

MoonJune 2014 A blinding set of solar intensity from Indonesian guitar-slinger on the ever-expanding orbit. You can’t blame Dewa Budjana for churning out record after record lately, this one being his third in a year span: having burst onto international … Continue reading →

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DEWA BUDJANA – Joged Kahyangan

April 10, 2014

MoonJune 2013 Westward-bound, Indonesian six-string-slinger takes on the world and gently wins. Look at the cover: a guitar on one’s back suggests traveling and, lately, Dewa Budjana’s journey has been leading him from the local, if nation-wide, fame to a … Continue reading →

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CLEARLIGHT shine again

April 9, 2014

Perhaps, not as much as Great Britain or Italy, but France made a nice contribution to the prog rock scene over the years, what with collectives like MAGMA and certain quarters of GONG. One of the most prominent ensembles of … Continue reading →

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The return of GNIDROLOG

April 3, 2014

A band with a cult following, the legacy of GNIDROLOG is scarce, but for lesser talents the ideas the Goldring brothers, vocalist Colin and guitarist Stewart, put into 1972’s  and  from the same year would have been enough to fill a half-decade’s worth … Continue reading →

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