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Friday, June 1, 2018

Human Factor "Let Nature Take Its Course"


Country: Russia
Genre(s)Instrumental Space Rock
Label R.A.I.G. Records
FormatCD, digital
Release dateJune 1, 2018
Tracklist
1. Longyear
2. A.L.F.
3. 1816
4. Lake of Solitude
5. Touch of Chixculub
6. Alarm #1202
7. Red Shift
8. Nubo Vetera Promesas Pluvon

Line-up
Pavel Vorobyov – guitars and keyboards
Sergey Volkov – keyboards
Alexander Meshcheryakov – bass
Konstantin Shtirlitz – drums
   With
David Paulley – voice (8)

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Robert J Zimmer? ‎"Robert J Zimmer?"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: R.A.I.G. ‎– R106
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 4, 2018 (digital), November 19, 2018 (CD)
Tracklist
1. A Capella Is The Paleo Diet Of Music (5:21)
2. Loopy Fiasco (3:25)
3. 6//7 (5:41)
4. Heard Bobby Doesn't Even Do Math Anymore (5:47)
5. Progestant Work Ethic (6:56)
6. Haute Garbage (6:03)
7. Simulacroix (6:17)
8. Light Dawns Slowly Over The Whole (Foods) (5:27)

Total Time 44:57

Line-up
Psalm Brown – Guitar
Louis Clark – Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizers
Benno Giammarinaro – Clarinet
Isaac Krone – Trumpet
Will Davis – Drumkit
Jivan Gandhi – Auxillary Percussion
Mike Harrison – Tuba

Description/Reviews
ROBERT J ZIMMER? is an experimental ensemble from the University of Chicago. Drawing from every corner of the musical universe, the band creates complex, melodically rich, thoroughly composed and arranged, illustratively expressive, and all instrumental Prog-Fusion music with cinematic subtext.
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Robert J Zimmer? ‎"Robert J Zimmer?"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: R.A.I.G. ‎– R106
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 4, 2018 (digital), November 19, 2018 (CD)
Tracklist
1. A Capella Is The Paleo Diet Of Music (5:21)
2. Loopy Fiasco (3:25)
3. 6//7 (5:41)
4. Heard Bobby Doesn't Even Do Math Anymore (5:47)
5. Progestant Work Ethic (6:56)
6. Haute Garbage (6:03)
7. Simulacroix (6:17)
8. Light Dawns Slowly Over The Whole (Foods) (5:27)

Total Time 44:57

Line-up
Psalm Brown – Guitar
Louis Clark – Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizers
Benno Giammarinaro – Clarinet
Isaac Krone – Trumpet
Will Davis – Drumkit
Jivan Gandhi – Auxillary Percussion
Mike Harrison – Tuba

Description/Reviews
ROBERT J ZIMMER? is an experimental ensemble from the University of Chicago. Drawing from every corner of the musical universe, the band creates complex, melodically rich, thoroughly composed and arranged, illustratively expressive, and all instrumental Prog-Fusion music with cinematic subtext.
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Friday, April 6, 2018

Bunnies "Transportation To Mind Transformation"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Avant Prog, Psychedelic
Label: R.A.I.G. (CD)
Format: vinyl, digital, CD
Release date: April 6, 2018 (vinyl, digital), September 1, 2018 (CD)
Tracklist
1. I.S.A.M.P.F. (3:32)
2. Link Think (3:03)
3. Diamond Headspace (2:13)
4. The World Of The Could-Be-You (7:00)
5. The Problem With Link Think (1:41)
6. Unchain Brain (19:32)

Total Time 37:01

Line-up
Jeremy Dubs - vocals, guitar
Jack Godleski - vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Matthew Newman-Long - drums
Justin Bard - guitar
Rebecca Macomber - bass

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Bunnies "Transportation To Mind Transformation"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Avant Prog, Psychedelic
Label: R.A.I.G. (CD)
Format: vinyl, digital, CD
Release date: April 6, 2018 (vinyl, digital), September 1, 2018 (CD)
Tracklist
1. I.S.A.M.P.F. (3:32)
2. Link Think (3:03)
3. Diamond Headspace (2:13)
4. The World Of The Could-Be-You (7:00)
5. The Problem With Link Think (1:41)
6. Unchain Brain (19:32)

Total Time 37:01

Line-up
Jeremy Dubs - vocals, guitar
Jack Godleski - vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Matthew Newman-Long - drums
Justin Bard - guitar
Rebecca Macomber - bass

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Solus "Satya Yuga"


Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Stoner, Space Rock
Label: R.A.I.G. (2018)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 15, 2017 (digital), May 15, 2018 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Satya (7:23)
2. Brahmā (3:32)
3. Treta (6:36)
4. Brahmāstra (3:12)
5. Davapara (5:52)
6. Brahman (5:28)
7. Kali (9:47)
8. Relic (7:25)

Total Time 49:15

Line-up
Devin Thompson aka Solus - all instruments

Description/Reviews
"Satya Yuga" is the debut offering from the Canadian one-man band SOLUS. For lovers of meandering instrumental melodies infused with traditional eastern folk instruments, driving basslines, hypnotic drums, and fuzzed out riffs.
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Saturday, September 2, 2017

Alex's Hand "KaTaTaK"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Avant Prog
Label: R.A.I.G. (CD)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 1, 2017 (digital)December 3, 2017 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Waterfalls (16:31) 
2. KaTaTaK (Initial Katfrontation) (0:35) 
3. Epic (11:32) 
4. Ghost Peppers (15:56) 
5. The Katening (Return Of The Fürur) (1:36) 

Total Time 46:10
Line-up
Kellen Mills - Bass, Vocals
Nic Barnes - Drums, Vocals
Ben Reece - Electric Guitar
Max Steiner - Electric Guitar
Rieko Okudo - Keys, Synth
Anna Makovkina - Vocals (4), Background Vocals (1)
Nick Shannon - Background/Operatic Vocals (4)
Carl O' Sullivan - Background Vocals (4)

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Monday, January 30, 2017

Medulla "Remnant"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive/Experimental Rock
Label:  R.A.I.G.
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 29, 2017
Tracklist
1. The Broken Machines (7:56)
2. Remnant (5:47)
3. The Maw (6:43)
4. Aria (7:36)
5. Innervat (8:41)
     Bonus Tracks:
6. The Auchtioneer (6:01)
7. Nadir (6:38)

Total Time 49:22

Line-up
Matthew Kennon - Vocals, Synths, Guitar, Sax
Kevin Mullin
 - Lead Guitar
Matthew Bartholomew - Bass
Brian Mullin - Drums

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Monday, December 5, 2016

N-1 "Nomma"


Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Krautrock, Space Rock, Psychedelic
Label: R.A.I.G. (R097)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 5, 2016 (digital), March 5, 2017 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Vidit (4:06)
2. Nommanativ (6:57)
3. Wieda (13:24)
4. Bodyfarm Für Früchte  (5:31)
5. Spiritum (10:40)
6. Ballonfahrt (6:26)
7. Wechselbalg Der Gefühle (8:24)
8. Hybris Ducktylus (20:29)

Total time 75:57

Line-up
Udo Hanten - synths
Steven Hein - guitar
Thorsten Marach - drums
Maziar Yazdkhasti - bass

Description/Reviews
"Nomma" by N-1 is a huge instrumental tour-de-force covering a broad spectrum of modern instrumental and improvised music - from space-psyche-trip-rock and motoric kraut-rock to avant-rock and experimental rock. The lovers of non-traditional approaches, free and open forms of music-art, as well as original contents, will enjoy this recording for sure.
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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Aican "Don't Go Deep Into The Forest"


Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Post Rock
Label: R.A.I.G.
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 9, 2016
Tracklist
1. The Field Of Boneless Creatures (6:46)
2. Don't Go Deep Into The Forest (19:34)
3. Enio’s Drowsy Lake (6:53)
4. Mental Butter Spray (18:20)

Total Time 51:33

Line-up
Roman Varaksin – drums
Max Shein – bass
Vitaly ‘Krikston’ Pereladov – guitars

Description/Reviews
"Don't Go Deep Into The Forest" is a conceptual album telling a fairy tale about the travelling through a mysterious forest full of secrets, magic, temptations, and strange creatures. After finding himself alone on the shore of a beautiful and dreamy lake somewhere in the forest thicket, the traveller suddenly understands where to find answers to all his questions... So, follow AICAN through their mystical voyage and enjoy all instrumental music that absorbs and transforms influences from diverse progressive and experimental musical styles.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Alex’s Hand "Künstler Scheiße"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Avant Prog
Label: R.A.I.G.
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 1, 2016 (digital), August 5, 2016 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Mars Travolta (6:52)
2. Samba (10:19)
3. Oh Bill (5:56)
4. Trained (2:46)
5. Slave (14:27)
6. Back To Evan (0:49)
7. Evans Lips (8:48)
8. Habibs (11:33)

Total time 61:30

Line-up
Nic Barnes - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Kellen Mills - Bass, Vocals, Synth, found sounds, electronical touchups
   With
Ben Reece - Electric Guitar, Vocals
Max Steiner - Electric Guitar
Rieko Okuda - Keys, Synth
Carl Andrew O' Sullivan - Vocals
Johannes Schleiermacher - Flute, Baritone and Tenor Saxophone
Charlotte Birken Hauer - Vibraphone
Peter Kuhnsch - Hand Percussion, Whistles, Bells (2)
Rob Mattessi - Trumpet
Otto Horvath - Trombone
Stephen Barnes - Piano (4)

Description/Reviews
“Künstler Scheiße” is an album of quirks, experiments and technique. If Mike Patton got together with Frank Zappa and wrote whatever the fuck they felt like, you’d have an idea of what Alex’s Hand are about. 
Read the full review by Rob Pociluk at  progressivemusicplanet.com

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Monday, April 18, 2016

Human Factor "Homo Universum"


Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Space Rock, Symphonic
Label R.A.I.G. Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 18, 2016
Tracklist
1. Beyond The Event Horizon (7:31)
2. Fifth Dimension (6:55)
3. 145 Billion (5:58)
4. Abandoned...Devastated (6:25)
5. On The Top Of Light (7:13)
6. Sails Of The Sun (7:09)
7. St. Elmo's Fire (9:15)

Total time 50:26

Line-up
Sergey Volkov – keyboards and guitars
Ivan Ivanov – guitars
Alexander Meshcheryakov – bass
Konstantin Shtirlitz – drums

Description/Reviews
"Homo Universum" is the 2nd studio album by the Moscow based instrumental rock combo called Human Factor. Recommended for lovers of well composed and arranged, adventurously instrumental space-progressive rock with fairly strong sense of melody, groove and atmosphere.
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Vespero "Lique Mekwas"


Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Eclectic Progressive Rock
LabelR.A.I.G.
FormatCD, digital
Release date: March 20, 2016
Tracklist
1. The Course Of Abagaz (16:18)
2. Ras Dashen (9:31)
3. Oromoo’s Flashing Eyes (10:00)
4. Abyssinian Ground (8:20)
5. Isidore’s Prophet (10:23)
6. Follow The Fitawrari (8:49)
7. The Emperor’s Second Self (11:39)

Total Time 75:00

Line-up
Ivan Fedotov – drums, percussion, wave drum
Alexander Timakov – percussion, wave drum
Arkady Fedotov – basses, synths
Alexander Kuzovlev – guitars, electric piano (1, 4)
Alexey Klabukov – keys, synths, noise box «Cacophonator» (1)
Vitaly Borodin – violin
   With
Pavel Alekseev – tenor saxophone

Description/Reviews
"Lique Mekwas" is all instrumental musical burlesque telling the story of a young man who was appointed to serve the Crown Prince of Abyssinia as a guard-impersonator, and after the years of hard trials and adventures got to know that he had always been a true King of his country.

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Monday, October 5, 2015

Ciolkowska "Pistolet Budushchego"


Country: Russia
Genre(s)Psychedelic, Space Rock
LabelR.A.I.G.
FormatCD, digital
Release dateOctober 5, 2015
Tracklist
1. Aspera/Astra (11:01)
2. Bang-Utot (Koshmar Pirata) (3:28)
3. Eject (Jam) (5:36)
4. Zauryadnaya Radost' (8:42)
5. Nizhe Travy (Jam) (7:24)
6. Belka I Strelka (10:18)
7. Tuda B (2dub) (9:48)
8. Tao Te Ching (7:27)

Total time 63:44

Line-up
Yegor Svysokikhgor - guitar, voice
Alesya Izlesa - ukulele
Ivan Moiseev - bass guitar, voice
Kirill Tsarkov - drums, electronic percussion

Description/Reviews
A debut album of a young psychedelic-rock band from Saint-Petersburg. "Pistolet Budushchego” (or “Pistol of the Future”) features mostly instrumental, well balanced sci-fi music at the intersection of psychedelic space-rock and experimental post-prog-rock, accompanied by the short voice-narration in Russian. Inspired by the ideas of “Russian Cosmism”, a philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in Russia in the early XX century.
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Monday, September 14, 2015

Were​-​Jaguars "Sea and Land"


Country: USA
Genre(s)Psychedelic, Avant Prog, Progressive Metal
LabelR.A.I.G.
Formatdigital
Release dateSeptember 13, 2015
Tracklist
1. Sea And Land (Introductory) (3:32)
2. Luciferin (8:05)
3. The Sultan Of Atlas (6:05)
4. A Lion's Dream (2:10)
5. Mastodon Hunt (6:58)
6. Observations Under Protection (6:41)

Line-up
Chad Rauschenberger
James Adkisson
Rick McConnell
   With
Leon Spinkx - Hammond organ
Jason Miller - vocals

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Mechanik "Eadem Mutata Resurgo"


Country: Spain
Genre(s)Psychedelic, Space Rock, Krautrock
LabelR.A.I.G.
FormatCD, digital
Release dateAugust 31, 2015
Tracklist
1. Nesmrtelnost... (9:06)
2. ...A Vechnost (6:48)
3. To Tzeitel (5:20)
4. Ein Heller Stern (9:23)
5. Howl (6:10)
6. Particulas Subatomicas En El Jet De Un Agujero Negro (3:54)
7. Eclairs De Vie Apres La Dernier Souffle (7:33)
8. Sgt. Shamar Thomas (4:57)

Line-up
Lete - Drums and Cymbal Blades
Tasio - Bass and PsychoDrones
Yul - Full Pervert Noise and Motions
Klaus - K-Gitarre and HaloVox

Description/Reviews
"Eadem Mutata Resurgo" is the second full-length album by this band from Madrid. It includes all new, mostly instrumental compositions performed and recorded by the combo of Lete, Tasio, Yul, and Klaus at Headroom studio. The album is conceived as a non-stop and psych-out transmission with the tracks organically flowing into one another. It's darker, more experimental and courageous work in comparison with the band's previous album. Yet it will fully satisfy lovers of motoric, groovy, rich and intricately textured trippy space-kraut-rock fueled by the themes of Death, Mysticism, Gnosticism, Time Travel, Drug Abuse, Spiritualism, Outer Space, Decadence, etc.
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Sunday, July 12, 2015

Enfant "Ellipsism"


Country: Bolivia
Genre(s)Progressive Rock
Label: R.A.I.G. (2017)
Format: CD, digital
Release dateJuly 12, 2015 (digital), September 10, 2017 (CD)
Tracklist
  1. Edvarda 07:33
  2. Gretchen 08:22
  3. Cristina 03:34
  4. Camila 06:41
  5. María 09:12
  6. Leonora 07:49
  7. Victoria 04:34
Line-up
José Auza, Ignacio Ponzone, Bernardo Paz, Raúl García, Christian Aillón, Mariano Potichkin, Luis Aranda, Adrián Moroni, Enrique Poppe, Diego Ponce
  With
Alfonso Ugarte, Verónica Pérez

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Monday, April 20, 2015

Maat Lander "The Birth Of Maat's Galaxy"


Country: Russia
Genre(s)Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
LabelR.A.I.G.
FormatCD, digital
Release dateApril 20, 2015
Tracklist
  1. The Comet Rider 05:37
  2. Alnilam 07:55
  3. Spiral Arms 06:05
  4. To Johannes Kepler 09:24
  5. Aquarius 07:09
  6. Gliese 581 06:06
  7. Lunar Rocket 06:36
  8. Two Keys To The Sky 06:35
  9. Coma Berenices 09:10
  10. The Birth Of Maat's Galaxy 09:44
Line-up
Arkady Fedotov (Vespero) – keys and synths, bass, fretless bass
Ilya Lipkin (The Re-Stoned)  – guitars, mandola
Ivan Fedotov (Vespero) – drums, percussions, wave drum, school bell

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Vespero "Fitful Slumber until 5 A.M."


Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Eclectic Progressive Rock
LabelR.A.I.G.
FormatCD, digital
Release dateMarch 1, 2015
Tracklist
  1. Vision 1. Ogni Fuoco (3:50:18 - 4:02:15)
  2. Vision 2. Outer Planting (4:02:16 - 4:10:30)
  3. Vision 3. Kamzas Red Sands (4:10:31 - 4:17:36)
  4. Vision 4. 1507 (4:17:37 - 4:29:59)
  5. Vision 5. Ezel (4:30:00 - 4:36:55)
  6. Vision 6. Atil (4:36:56 - 4:51:14)
  7. Vision 7. Kidish Hail (4:51:15 - 5:00:00)
Line-up
Ivan Fedotov - drums, percussions
Arkady Fedotov - bass, synths, flutes, voice
Alexander Kuzovlev - guitars, electronics
Alexey Klabukov - synths, keyboards, accordion

Description/Reviews
It’s a fascinating, all instrumental, conceptual piece touching upon the theme of intricate functions of the human subconscious, dream-visions and music. Arguably, this is the band’s most ambitious and complicated work that brings together traditions of progressive, psychedelic, jazz, academic, and folklore music.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

The Re-Stoned "Totems"


Country: Russia
Sub Genre: Instrumental Psychedelic, Stoner, Hard Rock
LabelR.A.I.G.
Release dateMay 5, 2014
Tracklist
  1. Fire Bear 07:14 
  2. Hypnosis 07:59 
  3. Chakras 05:44 
  4. Old Times 04:49 
  5. Melting Stones 02:54 
  6. The Barbarian Hymn 10:25 
  7. Shaman 08:03 
  8. Sleepwalker 03:03 
  9. Violet Harmonics 08:13
Line-up
Ilya Lipkin - guitars, bass, mandola, shaman drum, jew's-harp, voice
Alexander Romanov - bass
Vladimir Muchnov - drums
   With
Evgeny Tkachev - percussion
Nikolay Fedotov - didgeridoo
Kent Stump - guitar solo in «Old times»

Description/Reviews
"Totems" is the fourth studio album of the Russian premiere instrumental heavy-psyche/stoner band The Re-Stoned. Unlike their previous offering, it includes only instrumental compositions ranging stylistically from the classic 70s heavy-acid-rock to psychedelic rock, desert-rock, stoner and doom music. Read the full review by at

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