t "Pareidoliving"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January ​28, 2021 (CD)
Tracklist

1. The Same Old Everything

2. The Light At The End Of The Light

3. How Now To Speak

4. The Idiots Prayer

5. The Scars Of The Sky

6. Behind This Pale Face

7. Tell The Neighbours We're Fine

Line-up
Thomas Thielen (Scythe) - all instruments

Media/Samples
Tell The Neighbours We Re Fine
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IQ "Resistance"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP - GEPCD1064
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 27, 2019 (digital), October 11, 2019 (CD)
Tracklist: 
Disc 1

1. A Missile
2. Stay Down
3. Rise
4. A Shallow Bay
5. If Anything
6. For Another Lifetime

Disc 2

1. The Great Spirit Way
2. Fire And Security
3. Perfect Space
4. Fallout

Line-up: 
Peter Nicholls - vocals
Mike Holmes - guitar
Tim Esau - bass
Paul Cook - drums
Neil Durant - keyboards

Media/Samples
Deezer

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United Progressive Fraternity "Planetary Overload: Loss"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP - GEPCD1061
Format: CD
Release date: April 19, 2019
Tracklist: 
Disc 1: Loss Part 1
Phase I: Dawning On Us
1. Loss (Anthem)
2. What Happens Now
3. Cruel Times
4. What Are We Doing To Ourselves

Phase II: Destraction And Destruction
5. Stop-Time
6. One More
7. Mercinaries
8. What If
9. Forgive Me, My Son

Phase III: Growing
10. Dying To Be Reborn
11. Seeds For Life
12. Loss To Lost

Disc 2: Bonus CD of Surreal Mixes

Line-up: 
Mark Trueack (Unitopia) - Vocals
Steve Unruh (Resistor) - Violin, Guitars, Flute, Vocals
Christophe Lebled - Keyboards
Cornel Wilczek - Guitars, Keys, Programing, Orchestration
Daniel Mash (The Tangent, Maschine) - Bass
Matthew Atherton - Keys, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Marek Arnold (Stern Combo Meissen, Toxic Smile, Seven steps to the green door, Cyril) - Sax
Joe Toscano - Drums, Vocals
Mark Franco - Bass, Vocals
   With
Michel St-Père (Mystery, Huis) - Guitar
Claire Vezina - Backing Vocals
Jon Davison (Glass Hammer, Yes) - Background Vocals, Chorus
Angelo Racz - Music & Melodies and Keyboards (3)
Nick Magnus (Steve Hackett) - Keyboards
Michelle Young (Glass Hammer) - Vocals
Jesús Gancedo García - Drums
Hasse Fröberg (The Flower Kings) - Vocals
Guillermo Cides - Chapman Stick
Grace Bawden - Choir, Soprano Vocals
Lisa Wetton - Drums, Background Vocals, Choir
Charlie Cawood (Knifeworld) - Oud, Bağlama Saz, Bouzouki, Hammered Dulcimer, Zither, Pipa, Zhongruan, Liuqin, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass VI
Steve Hackett (Genesis) - Acoustic Guitars
Raf Azaria - Piano, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Violin, Mandolin, Accordion
Clive Hodson - Alto Sax, Valve Trombone, Trumpet, Flugal, Oboe
Jerry Marotta - Drums
Angus Keay - Guitar
Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree, O.R.k.) - Bass
Hans Jörg Schmitz (King of Agogik) - Drums
Phill Sokha - Drums
Brendon Darby - Trumpet, Flugal, Digital Trumpet
George Perdikis - Guitar
Matt Williams (Unitopia) - Electric/Acoustic Guitars & Backing Vocals (7)
Valentin Halembakov aka Val Hal - Guitar
Little Brodie Byrne - Spoken Word (9)
Marc Papeghin - French Horn
‘Ghost girls’ - Haunting Voices  (9)
David Hopgood (ex-Unitopia) - Drums (7)
Dr. James E. Hansen - Narration (1, 2)
Mark Maslin - Narration (1, 7)
Dr. Cary Fowler - Introduction (11)
Sir David Attenborough - Narration  (1, 5)
Dr. Jane Goodall - Narration  (1,  10)
James Lovelock - Narration (8)
David Suzuki - Narration (7)
Alanna Mitchell - Narration (6)
Satish Kumar - Narration (1)
Ettore Salati - Arrangements and Electric & Acoustic Guitars (3)

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Eveline’s Dust "K"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Giant Electric Pea - GEPCD1063
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 8, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. A New Beginning (6:02)
2. Fierce Fear Family (4:32)
3. Hope (9:03)
4. K (3:38)
5. Lost In A Lullaby (5:38)
6. Faintly Falling (4:41)
7. Rain Over Gentle Travellers (9:37)

Total Time 43:11

Line-up: 
Nicola Pedreschi - keyboards & vocals
Lorenzo Gherarducci - guitar
Marco Carloni - bass
Angelo Carmignani - drum
   With
Lorenza Catricalà - backing vocals
Federico Avella - transverse flute

Media/Samples 
K

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t "Solipsystemology"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP - GEPCD1062
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 22, 2019
Tracklist: 
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE END WHERE WE BEGIN
1. The End Of Always (14:00)
2. That Thought You Last At Home (8:41)

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE TRAUMA OF HAPPINESS
3. A Haunted Ghost (8:05)
4. Lifeoscopy (6:01)
5. Laughter's Cold Remains (12:19)

CHAPTER NINE: SOLIPSISTERS
6. When We Were Us (9:48)
7. Beyond The Dark (14:00)

Total Time 72:54

Line-up: 
t aka Thomas Thielen (Scythe) - all instruments & vocals

Media/Samples 
Sampler

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Damanek "In Flight"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 5, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Ragusa
2. Skyboat
3. The Crawler
4. Moon-Catcher (Heaven Song Pt. 2)
5. The Crossing
6. Big Easten ( Pt. 1. Cruel Skies Pt. 2 The Shaking Earth Pt. 3 A Life In Chinatown)

Line-up: 
Guy Manning (The Tangent, UPF) - Lead / Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Bouzouki, Mandolins, Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Percussion
Dan Mash (The Tangent, Maschine, UPF) - Basses
Marek Arnold (Seven Steps to the Green Door, Cyril, Toxic Smile, UPF) - Saxes, SeaBoard
Sean Timms (Unitopia, Southern Empire) - Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Guitar
    With   
Brody Thomas Green (Southern Empire) - Drums
Luke Machin (The Tangent, Maschine, Kiama) - Electric Guitars (1,2,4,5)
Antonio Vittozzi (Soul Secret) - Electric Guitars (3, 6)
Raf Azaria (UPF) - Violin (5)
Tzan Niko - Electric Guitars (6)
DavidB - Backing Vocals
Julie King - Backing Vocals
Kevin Currie - Backing Vocals
The Gospo Collective and Jones Commentary Choir ( 2,6):
Jessica Bigg
Ellen Walsh
Hannah Cooper-Dineen
Kelvin Maynes
Zac Moore
Bailey Barnes

Media/Samples
Ragusa

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Southern Empire "Civilisation"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP - GEPCD1058
Format: CD
Release date: July 20, 2018
Tracklist: 

1. Goliath's Moon
2. Cries For The Lonely
3. Crossroads
4. Innocence & Fortune

Line-up: 
Danny Lopresto - Vocals
Cam Blokland - Guitar
Brody Green - Drums
Jez Martin - Bass
Sean Timms (Unitopia, Damanek) - Keyboards

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Special Providence "Will"

Country: Hungary
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal, Fusion
Label: GEP (GEPCD1056)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2017
Tracklist:

1. Akshaya Tritiya
2. Irrelevant Connotations
3. A Magnetic Moment
4. Will
5. Neptunian Pyramid Chill
6. Slow Spin
7. The Rainmaker
8. Mos Eisley
9. The Ancient Cosmic Bubble
10. Distand Knowledge

Line-up: 
Zsolt Kaltenecker: keyboards
Márton Kertész: guitar
Attila Fehérvári: bass
Adam Markó: drums

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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Damanek "On Track"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP (GEPCD1055)
Format: CD
Release date: May 15, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Nanabohzo and the Rainbow
2. Long Time, Shadow Falls
3. The Cosmic Score (Heaven Song Pt. I)
4. Believer-Redeemer
5. Oil Over Arabia
6..Big Parade
7. Madison Blue
8. Dark Sun

Line-up: 
Guy Manning (The Tangent, UPF) - Lead / Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Instruments, Guitars, E-Bow, Percussion
Dan Mash (The Tangent, Maschine, UPF) - Bass
Marek Arnold (Seven Steps to the Green Door, Cyril, Toxic Smile, UPF) - Saxes, Clarinet, Keyboards, SeaBoard
Sean Timms (Unitopia, Southern Empire) - Keyboards, Banjo, Backing Vocals
    With   
Brody Thomas Green (Southern Empire) - Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6)
Tim Irrgang (UPF) - Percussion
Antonio Vittozzi (Soul Secret) - Electric Guitars
Luke Machin (The Tangent, Maschine, Kiama) - Electric Guitars
Stephen Dundon (Molly Bloom) - Flute (7)
Nick Magnus - Keyboards (3)
Phideaux - Vocals (8)
Ulf Reinhardt (Seven Steps to the Green Door) - Drums (8)
Chris Catling - Guitar (4)
DavidB - Backing Vocals
Julie King - Backing Vocals
Kevin Currie - Backing Vocals
The Santucci Horns (Eric 'Tooch' Santucci - Trumpet / Alex Taylor - Trombone) (4, 6)

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Long Time Shadow Falls

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Damanek "On Track"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP (GEPCD1055)
Format: CD
Release date: May 15, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Nanabohzo and the Rainbow
2. Long Time, Shadow Falls
3. The Cosmic Score (Heaven Song Pt. I)
4. Believer-Redeemer
5. Oil Over Arabia
6..Big Parade
7. Madison Blue
8. Dark Sun

Line-up: 
Guy Manning (The Tangent, UPF) - Lead / Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Instruments, Guitars, E-Bow, Percussion
Dan Mash (The Tangent, Maschine, UPF) - Bass
Marek Arnold (Seven Steps to the Green Door, Cyril, Toxic Smile, UPF) - Saxes, Clarinet, Keyboards, SeaBoard
Sean Timms (Unitopia, Southern Empire) - Keyboards, Banjo, Backing Vocals
    With   
Brody Thomas Green (Southern Empire) - Drums (1,2,3,4,5,6)
Tim Irrgang (UPF) - Percussion
Antonio Vittozzi (Soul Secret) - Electric Guitars
Luke Machin (The Tangent, Maschine, Kiama) - Electric Guitars
Stephen Dundon (Molly Bloom) - Flute (7)
Nick Magnus - Keyboards (3)
Phideaux - Vocals (8)
Ulf Reinhardt (Seven Steps to the Green Door) - Drums (8)
Chris Catling - Guitar (4)
DavidB - Backing Vocals
Julie King - Backing Vocals
Kevin Currie - Backing Vocals
The Santucci Horns (Eric 'Tooch' Santucci - Trumpet / Alex Taylor - Trombone) (4, 6)

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Long Time Shadow Falls

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Southern Empire "Southern Empire"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, AOR, Hard Rock
Label: GEP 
Format: CD
Release date: March 18, 2016
Tracklist: 
Disc 1
1. Show Me The Way (0:49)
2. Forest Fire (7:32)
3. Hold (11:42)
4. How Long (11:28)
5. The Bridge That Binds (28:22)
  i. Don’t Look Down
  ii. The Bridge That Binds
  iii. Before You Know It
  iv. Turbulence
  v. Show Me A Sign
  vi. Undercurrents
  vii. Let The River Run Red
  viii. It All Depends
  ix. The End Of My Days
6. Dreams & Machines (5:10)

Total time 65:03

Disc 2 (DVD)
1. Forest Fire (7:32)
2. Hold (11:42)
3. How Long (11:28)
4. The Bridge That Binds (28:22)

Total time 59:04 

Line-up: 
Danny Lopresto - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Cam Blokland - Guitar, Vocals
Brody Green - Drums, Vocals
Jez Martin - Bass, Vocals
Sean Timms (ex-Unitopia) - Keyboards, Vocals, Saxophone

Description/Reviews

My main impression is that Yes is a good place to start when describing this band. 80’s era Yes that is, alongside the Yes but not in name project Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe towards the end of that decade. While not a dominating aspect of the music of Southerm Empire, certain recurring keyboard sounds and movements are comparable within this context, as are some of the tasteful and elegant vocal harmonies that appears here and there throughout. One might say that this aspect of this album is a commonly recurring feature rather than a red thread throughout though, as Southern Empire is about a lot more than this as well, and unlike the aforementioned possible influences the style here is actually a bit further removed from symphonic progressive rock as well.

Read the full review by Olav Martin Bjørnsen at houseofprog.com
 

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Forest Fire
How Long

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Special Providence "Essence Of Change"

Country: Hungary
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Progressive Metal
Label: GEP
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 30, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Awaiting the Semicentennial Tidal Wave 04:18
2. Surprise Me 05:36
3. Kiss from a Glacier 04:39
4. Northern Lights 03:56
5. Atlas of You 04:21
6. I.R.P. (Interstellar Robotic Pilgrim) 04:22
7. Darkness 03:43
8. Gas Giants 07:03
9. Testing the Empathy 06:06

Line-up: 
Zsolt Kaltenecker: keyboards
Márton Kertész: guitar
Attila Fehérvári: bass
Adam Markó: drums
   With
David Maxim Micic: guest solo (8)
Zoltán Cséry: keyboards (9)

Description/Reviews: 

“Essence of Change” is an intriguing mix of prog, jazz- rock and metal

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Bandcamp
Northern Lights

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Purposeful Porpoise "Purposeful Porpoise"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP (CD)
Format: CD, digital
Release date:  June 1, 2014 (digital), June 1, 2015 (CD)
Tracklist: 

1. Crossing into the Unknown - 20:46
2. The Air Pirate - 11:22
3. Cycles - 12:20
4. Unexplored - 5:36
5. iPhone - 6:06
6. Lost - 7:18
7. Serena Song - 9:23
8. Nowhere Bound - 5:43
9. Which Way Is Up - 4:22

Line-up: 
Alex Cora - Sitar, Guitars, Vocals
Ginny Luke (Meatloaf/Dave Matthews) - Violin, Vocals
Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater/Yngwie Malmsteen) - Keyboards, Organs, Piano, Brass
Ric Fierabracci (Chick Corea/Dave Weckl) - Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting/Frank Zappa) - Drums
   With
Gustavo Farias - Moog Solo (8)
Luke Tierny - Vocals (9)
Matt Linsky - Guitar Solo (6)
Colette Von - Vocals (1)
David Kirsch - Vocals (1)

Description/Reviews: 

The double disc set kicks off with the decidedly epic, “Crossing Into The Unknown” – a 21-minute, cinematic prologue that introduces the listener to Purposeful Porpoise’s futuristic, aquatic world of “Nommos,” where dolphin-like, bi-ped “Nommo” dwell peacefully until their world’s power source is stolen and transported elsewhere – launching a battle between good and evil, and a quest for survival in a world occupied by air pirates, warriors, mystics, savages, villains and saviors.
As much as Purposeful Porpoise pushes the envelope of progressive pop/rock, tracks like “Unexplored” and “Which Way is Up” showcase Cora’s decidedly diverse songwriting skills and modern-yet-familiar sound  -- evoking Sgt. Pepper’s-era Beatles. Whereas tracks like “Nowhere Bound” evoke an unfamiliar note -- sounding like the unlikely offspring of Dave Matthews and Pink Floyd.
“Cycles” unleashes jaw-dropping furious solos from Sherinian, Cora and Colaiuta that will leave the most jaded prog-rock fan gobsmacked, while delivering a restrained intensity that heralds a dynamic, melodic and profoundly progressive sound.
Throughout the record, Cora makes the most of the virtuosity of Colaiuta, Fierabracci, Sherinian and Luke, who have ample time to solo and (tastefully) showcase their considerable chops. The entire album is loaded with passionate grooves that drive an almost outlandish level of virtuoso musicianship. Sonically, Purposeful Porpoise is unafraid to dig deep into the past, but remains firmly rooted in the present, while keeping their eye focused on the future.

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Cycles
Unexplored
Nowhere Bound
Which Way Is Up

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IQ "The Road Of Bones"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Neo-Prog
Label: GEP
Release date: May 2014
Tracklist: 

1. From The Outside In - 7:25
2. The Road Of Bones - 8:32
3. Without Walls - 19:15
4. Ocean - 5:43
5. Until The End - 11:00

Line-up: 
Peter Nicholls - vocals
Mike Holmes - guitar
Tim Esau - bass
Paul Cook - drums
Neil Durant - keyboards

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The Road Of Bones

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Synaesthesia "Synaesthesia"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: GEP
Release date: January 20, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Time, Tension & Intervention (22.14)
   I. The Big Freeze
   II. An Excursion
   III. Past
   IV. Present
   V. Future
   VI. End
2. Sacrifice (5:30)
3. Noumenon (3.35)
4. Epiphany (7:00)
5. Good Riddance (3:35)
6. Technology Killed The Kids (3:02)
7. Life's What You Make Of It (7:29)

Line-up: 
Adam Warne - synths & lead vocals
Ollie Hannifan - guitars, vocals
Samuel Higgins - guitars, vocals
Peter Episcopo - bass, vocals
Robin Johnson - drums and percussion, vocals

Media/Samples 
Sampler
Life's What You Make Of It

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