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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Oxomoco "Oxomoco"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Post Rock/Metal, Psychedelic
Format: CD
Release date: August 2021
Tracklist
1. Of Home (12:19) 
2. The Moment Before It Was Gone (7:25) 
3. Nice And Heavy Particles (5:34) 
4. Montana And The Dirty Blues (5:11) 
5. Elpis (9:06) 

Total Time 39:35

Line-up
Ulrich Retzow - drums
Laurenz Mösbauer - guitars
Emanuel Pfitzner - bass & clarinet
   With
Hannah Ziezula - voice (1)
Isi Niedermeier - voice (1)
Björn Vollmer - voice (1)
Max Freigeist - vocals (2)
Murphy Montana - harp (4)
Norman van Haven - vocals (5)

Description/Reviews:
The structure of just about all of their songs comes with an obvious similarity to post-rock, in that they develop from a careful and gentle starting point and gradually build towards more dramatic eruptions, and in this case will repeat this line of development once or twice in the songs, usually with a different focus and different sounds, motifs or arrangements used for the repeated development cycle. ... The secondary element brought in from the progressive rock universe here are gentler, reverberating instrument details as well as some fuzzier ones that most people generally will sort under the psychedelic tag. ...A final detail of note is that some of the songs here will feature harder, more metal oriented points in the final stages of the development cycle, which adds a touch of post-metal to the proceedings.
Read the full review by Olav M. Björnsen at progressor-net.blogspot.com

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Of Home

Mostly Autumn "Graveyard Star"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
LabelMostly Autumn Records 
FormatCD
Release date: late August/early September 2021 (2 CD limited edition),  September 24, 2021 (1CD general edition)
Tracklist
Disc 1
1. Graveyard Star
2. The Plague Bell
3. Skin of Mankind
4. Shadows
5. The Harder That You Hurt
6. Razorblade
7. This Endless War
8. Spirit of Mankind
9. Back in These Arms
10. Free To Fly
11. The Diamond
12. Turn Around Slowly

Disc 2 (Limited Edition only)
1. The Show is On
2. Into the Valley of Death Rode the Six Hundred
3. Check in Your Eyes
4. Side Effect
5. Swallows
6. Heading for the Mountains
7. Mountain Highway
8. This House

Line-up
Bryan Josh - Guitars, Vocals
Olivia Sparnenn - Vocals
Iain Jennings - Keyboards
Chris Johnson - Guitars
Andy Smith - Bass Guitar
Angela Gordon - Flute, Keyboards
Henry Rogers - Drums
   With
Troy Donockley (Nightwish) 
Chris Leslie (Fairport Convention)

Dead Nancy "Death Stories"

Country: USA 
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: August 31, 2021
Tracklist
1. Universe (5:00) 
2. Digital Purgatory (7:40) 
3. Buried (6:04) 
4. Sew The Sand (8:34) 
5. Like A Stone (5:04) 
6. Schiomacy (5:46) 
7. Dead Nancy (10:57) 

Total Time 49:05 

Line-up
Micheal Shock
Micheal Bernal
William Gilowski
Kyle Slavik

Media/Samples
Streams

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Heretic "Feast"

Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Tree House records (UK), Soman Records  (FR)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 31, 2021
Tracklist
1. Sudden Awakening (6:36) 
2. The Storm (6:04) 
3. Hiding Moon (4:43) 
4. Staring At Blazes (5:29) 
5. Tenderness (6:42) 
6. Sacred Sea (4:42) 
7. Whistleblower (5:02) 
8. Powerless (4:22) 
9. Reza (6:15) 
10. Anno Mundi (Black Sabbath) (6:50) 

Total Time 56:45

Line-up
Erich Martins: vocals
Laysson Mesquita: fretless bass
Guilherme Aguiar: synths, orchestration, drum programing, sitar, tabla, baglama, bouzouki, esraj, zourna, shennai, tampura
   With
Pete Mush: keyboards (1)
Nym Rhosilir: solo guitar (2)
Thiago Tsuruda: solo guitar (5)
Luis Maldonalle: solo guitar (6-8)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp
Deezer 

Monday, August 30, 2021

The Mask of the Phantasm "New Axial Age"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Post-Hardcore
Format: digital
Release date: August 30, 2021
Tracklist
1. Red/Blue/Black/White (5:38) 
2. Exit Wounds (3:36) 
3. Final Night At The Duplex (3:15) 
4. Escape From Wide Island (4:35) 
5. Like A Wraith (4:40) 
6. Last Call, For Anxiety (5:56) 
7. Dreams Dying On A Dance Floor (6:09) 
8. Caught In A Trap (4:03) 
9. How To Make It Through Act III (4:28) 

Total Time 42:20

Line-up
Alexa Joan Rae - Vocals
Omar Ghaznavi - Guitars
Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta) - Drums
Adrian Terazzas Gonzales - Horns
Nicholas Greer - Keys

Description/Reviews:
New Axial Age is a strong debut for this Texan quintet. It’s melodic, sophisticated, and emotional without being overwrought. The post-hardcore influence is present but muted, and this is a wonderfully balanced, diverse album. A few songs feel a little long, and there were one or two which were decent but just failed to stick with me. Overall, though, this earns a strong recommendation.
Read the full review at theeliteextremophile.com

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Bandcamp

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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Mickey Simmonds "Mickey Simmonds 3"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: August 29, 2021
Tracklist
1. Idea 2 (4:59) 
2. Idea 1 (4:08) 
3. Classical Symphony (4:24) 
4. Idea 8 (7:59) 
5. Idea 4 (5:35) 
6. Idea 6 (3:34) 
7. Paradies Toccata (2:04) 
8. Idea 7 (5:11) 
9. Bartok BB56 # 1 (4:45) 
10. Idea 9 (4:45) 
11. Idea 5 (5:01) 

Total Time 52:25

Line-up
Mickey Simmonds (Fish, Camel, XII Alfonso) - Keyboards
  With
Francesco Lucidi - Drums 
Garry Barnacle - Flute (4)
Micky Moody - Lead Guitar (5)

Description/Reviews:
... this is Mickey's third solo work and serves as a heartfelt tribute to Keith Emerson. ...There is not a single cover version of an Emerson-related song, yet the album still plays like a retrospective of his career. This is accomplished by way of Simmonds' note-perfect interpretations of Keith's musical mannerisms and style. There is a range of genres covered, including symphonic, jazz, blues, ragtime, rock and prog. Quite appropriately, there are even some affectionate modernisations of classical pieces.
Read the full review by Patrick McAfee at dprp.net

Media/Samples
Sampler

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Friday, August 27, 2021

Kenn Nardi "Trauma"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Thrash Metal
LabelDivebomb Records (CD), Hammerheart Records (vinyl)
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 27, 2021 (digital), fall 2021 (CD), early 2022 (vinyl)
Tracklist
1. Clarion Call (5:19) 
2. Masquerade (5:10) 
3. Trauma (4:49) 
4. The Time For Tears (Dry Your Eyes) (4:34) 
5. A Reckoning (5:26) 
6. Blessed Are (4:41) 
7. Quiet Wars (6:25) 
8. Video 8. Shed My Skin (4:24) 
9. Grace Is Greater (6:09) 
10. No Surprise (4:51) 
11. Absence Of Presence (5:30) 
12. Light Up The Shadows (6:20) 
13. The Orphan (11:09) 

Bonus CD:
14. Morningsong (5:15) 
15. Watching Through Darkness (5:47) 
16. What You Became (2021) (5:05) 
17. Release (2021) (5:12) 
18. Far Too Long (2021) (5:43) 
19. Brotherhood? (2021) (7:25) 

Total Time 109:14

Line-up
Kenn Nardi (Anacrusis) 

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Lonker See "Time Out"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic 
Label: Antena Krzyku
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 27, 2021
Tracklist
1. Berlin (5:06) 
2. Borello Lento (10:04) 
3. For Lee And T. With Sonic Love (7:06) 
4. Chewbacka (2:58) 
5. Supernova (9:19) 
6. Falling Down (3:01) 
7. Friend (9:21) 

Total Time 46:55

Line-up
Joanna Kucharska - Bass, Vocals
Michał Gos - Drums, Percussion  
Bartosz Boro Borowski - Guitar, Vocals  
Tomasz Gadecki - Saxophone

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Bandcamp

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Force of Progress "Redesign"

Country: Germany
Genre(s)Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal, Fusion
LabelProgressive Promotion Records
FormatCD
Release date: August 27, 2021
Tracklist
1. Ultra Conservation (5:52)
2. Viral Signs I - Ambassador Of Light (10:29)
3. Next (7:07)
4. Viral Signs II - Incident 3030 (16:03)
5. Lady Lake (4:33)
6. Redesign (6:18)

Line-up
Hanspeter Hess (The Healing Road) - Keyboards, Synths
Chris Grundmann  (Cynity) - Guitars, Keyboards, Synths
Markus Roth (Marquette, Horizontal Ascension) - Keyboards, Synths
   With
Dennis Degen - Drums
Sebastian Schleicher - Bass, Guitars
Achim Wierschem - Guitar solo (4)
Stefan Huth - Touch Guitar (4)
Markus Schley - Monk Choir (4)
Claus Flittiger - Guitar solo (6)
Thorsten Praest - Guitar solo (1)
Amadeusz Sektas - Guitar solo (3)
Julian Küster - Guitar solo (2)

Media/Samples
Viral Signs II - Incident 3030 (Excerpt)

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Life Artist "Lifelines"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Metal 
LabelRagnarök Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: August 27, 2021 (CD, digital )
Tracklist
  1. Prelude: The Architect
  2. Of Lambs And Lions
  3. Lifelines
  4. Tightrope Walker
  5. Spirit Of The Sea
  6. Interlude: Shadowplay
  7. Sacrilege Of Sisyphos
  8. Labyrinths Of Time And Space
  9. Epilogue: Miniature No.1
Line-up
Ingo Holzhauer
Marco Witte
Frank Jauernick
Dirk Eckhard
Andreas Tegeler (Poverty`s No Crime) - drums 
  With
John Knight (SynaptiK)
Andreas Lohse (Moment Of Detonation)
Haye Graf (Bleeding)
Andreas Pilger - violin

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Tiny Tree "XI"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Atmospheric Post Rock/Metal
Format: digital, vinyl, cassette
Release date: August 27, 2021 (digital, cassette), November 1, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist
1. Yuri's Revenge (1:19) 
2. Return (4:20) 
3. Idle Eyes (4:58) 
4. P.F.D. (1:48) 
5. Paper Boat (5:26) 
6. December W/JD Pinkus (7:06) 
7. Soo-Locks (4:16) 
8. Misinformation Effect (9:12) 

Total Time 38:25

Line-up
Addison Eilers - Guitar, Vocals
Paul L Jensen - Drums, Keys, Samples
   With
JD Pinkus - Bass (6)

Description/Reviews:
The album as such features a few different types of songs, with careful, dreamlike dark atmospheric creations and a melancholic, dark and atmospheric variety of metal making up part of this production. The rest of this album is devoted to material with more of a post metal touch to it, combining the earlier features with the ebb, flow and textured displays of post-rock explored in more of a post-metal oriented context, building from a delicate starting point and concluding in a massive, majestic and borderline overpowering manner. An album to seek out by those who know and love post-rock and post-metal explored with an atmospheric laden swagger. (Olav Martin Bjørnsen at progressor.net's facebook)

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Bandcamp

Leprous "Aphelion"

Country: Norway
Genre(s)Progressive Alternative Rock
LabelInside Out
FormatCD, vinyl, digital
Release date: August 27, 2021
Tracklist
01. Running Low
02. Out Of Here
03. Silhouette
04. All The Moments
05. Have You Ever?
06. The Silent Revelation
07. The Shadow Side
08. On Hold
09. Castaway Angels
10. Nighttime Disguise
11. A Prophecy To Trust (mediabook & vinyl bonus track)
12. Acquired Taste (Live 2021) (mediabook & vinyl bonus track)

Line-up
Einar Solberg - Lead Vocal, Synth
Tor Oddmund Suhrke - Guitar
Øystein Landsverk - Guitar
Baard Kolstad - Drums
Simen Daniel Børven - Bass
   With
Raphael Weinroth-Browne - Cello
Henriette Lindstad Børven - Violin 
Ellen Fjærvoll Samdal - Violin 
Karen Suhrke - Cello
Pål Gunnar Fiksdal - Trumpet
Stig Espen Hundsnes - Trumpet
Jørgen Lund Karlsen - Saxophone 
Sigurd Evensen - Trombone

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Media/Samples
Running Low

NMB (The Neal Morse Band) "Innocence & Danger"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Inside Out Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 27, 2021
Tracklist
CD 1 (Innocence):
1. Do It All Again (8:55) 
2. Bird On A Wire (7:22) 
3. Your Place In The Sun (4:12) 
4. Another Story To Tell (4:50) 
5. The Way It Had To Be (7:14) 
6. Emergence (3:12) 
7. Not Afraid Pt. 1 (4:53) 
8. Bridge Over Troubled Water (8:08) 

Total CD1 Time 48:46

CD 2 (Danger):
1. Not Afraid Pt. 2 (19:32) 
2. Beyond The Years (31:22) 

Total CD2 Time 50:54

Line-up
Neal Morse - vocals, keyboards and guitars
Mike Portnoy - drums, vocals
Randy George - bass
Bill Hubauer - keyboards, vocals
Eric Gillette - guitars, vocals

Media/Samples
Do It All Again

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Syndone "Kāma Sūtra"

Country: Italy
Genre(s)Symphonic
Label: Belle Antique
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 25, 2021 (CD)
Tracklist
1. It’s Only Make Believin’ (3:27)
2. Nirvana (2:52)
3. Carousel (2:32)
4. Into the Kama (5:50)
5. Bitches (4:35)
6. You Still Shine (4:16)
7. Sex Toys R Us (3:41)
8. 2 Thousand 10 (1:58)
9. Sacred & Profane (7:13)
10. We Are the World We Created (5:21)
11. Peace on Earth (2:10)
12. Finale ( taken from Pinocchio’s main suite theme) (2:40) - bonus track

Line-up
Nik Comoglio: hammond, juno dist., moog, keyboards, orchestration, backing vocals
Riccardo Ruggeri: lead vocal, overtone singing, backing vocals
Gigi Rivetti: hammond , acoustic grand piano, electric pianos, wah clavinet
Marta Caldara: vibraphone, timpani
Simone Rubinato: bass, fretless bass, minitaur
Eddy Franco: drums, percussions
   With
Riccardo Di Gianni - tampura (1, 4), sitar (4)
Annie Barbazza - vocals (4)
Gianluca Cagnani - pipe organ (5)
David Jackson (VDGG) -  flute & double sax solo (7)
Vincent Boniface - crystal flute (4)
Claudio Adamo - baritone electric guitar (7)
Andrea Manco - flute (4)
Luigi Finetto - oboe (4)
Luigi Picatto - clarinet in Bb (4)
Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Francesco Zago

Description/Reviews:
The band may distance themselves from myths they tend to shape on their albums by letting “It’s Only Make Believin'” begin this one with a perfect instance of cosmic hard rock and marry multifaceted ivories assault, a mélange of Moog and Hammond, to Simone Rubinato’s mighty bass rumble before Riccardo Ruggeri’s vocals creep into the aural picture to set the scene for a haunting, if half-hysterical, drama which will kick in when chorale harmonies of a piano-propelled “Nirvana” are unraveled to a great polyphonic effect. Yet while instrumental funfair “Carousel” offers an orchestral swirl, frisky and solemn in equal measure, “Into The Kama” is a tremulous serenade that must melt the hardest of hearts – and win it once the piece’s Eastern-flavored coda has elevated the spirit of love to the heavenly realm, only for the heavy groove of “Bitches” to break the spell and drench the cut’s riff in strings.
Read the full review at dmme.net

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Bandcamp

Manna/Mirage "Man Out Of Time"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Prog
Label: New House Music 
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 2021 (CD), September 3, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist
1. What's The Big Idea (4:19) 
2. World Song (3:49) 
3. In For A Penny (4:34) 
4. Red Ball Express (2:56) 
5. 4 Steps Back (10:45) 
6. Fred's Dream (3:58) 
7. Silver Age (4:00) 
8. These Days (2:32) 

Total Time 36:53

Line-up
Dave Newhouse (The Muffins, Diratz) - Keyboards (1-6), Woodwinds (1-3, 5, 6), Voice (3), Drums (4), Yelling (4), Electric Piano (7, 8), Bass Clarinet (7), Saxophones (4)
Sean Rickman (Garaj Mahal, Steve Coleman) - Drums  (1-3, 5, 6)
Jerry King (Cloud Over Jupiter, There Is No Time) - Bass (1, 2, 6), Trumpet (5), Trombone (1, 5)
Mark Stanley - Guitar (1, 5)
Carla Diratz (Diratz) - Vocals (2)
Bret Hart (Diratz) - Guitar (2)
Dereck Higgins - Bass (3)
Rich O'Meara - Vibes, Marimba (3, 8)
Alanna Cohen Duvall - Voice (3)
Guy Segers (Univers Zero) - Bass (5)
Forrest Fang - Violin (5)
Gary Rouzer - Cello (5)
Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Aksak Maboul, Brian Eno, John Zorn, The Muffins, The Residents) - Guitar (6)

Media/Samples
What's The Big Idea
Bandcamp (from September 3)

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Kerry Livgren "The Resurrection of Lazarus"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Symphonic, Rock Opera
Label: Numavox 
Format: CD
Release date: August 2021
Tracklist
1. Movement 1 (8:12) 
2. Movement 2 (15:13) 
3. Movement 3 (16:54) 
4. Movement 4 (11:23) 
5. Movement 5 (12:18) 

Total Time 64:00 

Line-up
Kerry Livgren (Kansas, Proto Kaw) - all instruments and orchestration
   Except
Phil Ehart  (Kansas) - drums
David Pack (Ambrosia, Al Stewart, The Alan Parsons Project, Kansas) - vocals as Jesus, background vocals and choir
John Elefante (Kansas) - vocals as Lazarus, background vocals and choir
Phil Keaggy - vocals as Thomas, electric guitar solo
Susan Shewbridge - vocals as Martha, background vocals and choir
Warren Ham - vocals as Nicodemus
Greg X. Volz - vocals as Joseph of Arimathea
Allen Asbury - vocals as Disciple 1
Bill Compeau - vocals as Disciple 2, background vocals and choir
Cal Walker - vocals as Disciple 3, background vocals and choir
Jake Livgren - vocals as Caiaphas, background vocals and choir
David Luther - vocals as Pharisee 1
Rich Williams (Kansas) - vocals as Pharisee 2
Steve Walsh (Kansas) - vocals as Pharisee 3
Monty Colvin - vocals as Pharisee 4
Robby Steinhardt - vocals as Pharisee 5
Dave Hope (Kansas) - vocals as Pharisee 6
Matthew Schellenberg - vocals as Pharisee 7, background vocals and choir
Kim Borchers, Jessica Livgren, Kreg Hoover, Stephanie Teagarden, Roxanne Livgren, Britta Livgren, Katy Livgren - background vocals and choir

Description/Reviews:
The word cantata by definition is "a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, often involving a choir." Livgren's cantata, decades in the making, is a vocally and symphonically driven tour de force inspired by the Bible's Book of John (11: 1-45). Make no mistake, this isn't classic or progressive rock. Rather, Lazarus is a sweeping majestic orchestral masterpiece that highlights the most beautiful music instrument ever created, the human voice.
Read more at einnews.com

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Saturday, August 21, 2021

HellHaven "Mitologia Bliskości Serc"

Country: Poland
Genre(s)Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Prog Metal Rock Promotion - PMR007
FormatCD, digital
Release date: August 21, 2021
Tracklist
1. Kolekcjoner Zachodów Słońc (6:22) 
2. Miejsca Legenda (5:08) 
3. San Pedro Waltz (4:04) 
4. Mitologia Bliskości Serc (5:46) 
5. Shanties De Geste (6:16) 
6. Wiara Na Dwa Serca (5:36) 
7. Imperium Radości (4:10) 
8. Nasz Requiem (6:58) 
9. Odyseja 2033 (5:54) 
10. Światłocień (5:23) 
11. 1420Mhz (3:35) 

Total Time 59:12

Line-up
Sebastian Najder - vocal
Jakub Węgrzyn – guitar, synth, vocal
Marcin Jaśkowiec - bass
Hubert Kalinowski- guitar
Paweł Czartoryski - drums

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Friday, August 20, 2021

Amanda Lehmann "Innocence And Illusion"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Rock, Blues
Format: CD
Release date: August 20, 2021
Tracklist
01. Who Are The Heroes? (6:58)
02. Tinkerbell (5:59)
03. Only Happy When It Rains (3:47)
04. The Watcher (7:20)
05. Memory Lane (4:52)
06. Forever Days (5:25)
07. We Are One (4:56)
08. Childhood Delusions (4:50)
09. Where The Small Things Go (1:42)

Total Time 45:49

Line-up
Amanda Lehmann (Steve Hackett) – Vocals, Guitars (1-8), Keyboards, Piano (1,4,6,7, 8)
   With
Nick Magnus (Steve Hackett) – Keyboards, Piano (1,2,4,6, 8)
Roger King (Steve Hackett) – Keyboards (3, 5)
Steve Hackett (Genesis) – Guitars (6, 9), Harmonica (3)
Rob Townsend (Steve Hackett, The Backstage) – Alto Sax (3, 5)
Paul Johnson – Backing Vocal (4)

Description/Reviews:
Innocence and Illusion, which contains nine tracks, consists of a fusion of prog, rock, ballads and elements of jazz-blues... Although the music is laced with Hackett-like elements, it remains mainly a solo album by the lady in question; she more than sufficiently leaves her personal mark.
Read the full review by Alex Driessen at theprogressiveaspect.net

Falling into Birds "Scraps of Paper"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Chamber, Classical, Progressive Rock
Format: digital 
Release date: August 20, 2021
Tracklist
1. Haiku (5:53) 
2. Maverick (4:16) 
3. La Jungle De Rousseau (5:07) 
4. Petrichor (4:38) 
5. The Fountains I (5:14) 
6. The Fountains II (4:34) 
7. Parem Varblane Peos Kui Tuvi Katusel (5:46) 
8. Benighted (3:16) 
9. On The Way Down (4:54) 
10. F.I.B.onacci (5:41) 

Total Time 49:19

Line-up
Nicole Garcia - violin
Maksim Velichkin – cello
Márton Adámi - trumpet
Turn – saxophone
Bryn Richmond – viola
Brendan Toohey – bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet
Jordan Toms - piano
Tom Bath – intro ethereal saxophone (9)
Joey M. Bishop – guitar, bass guitar, drums

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Bandcamp

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Between The Buried And Me "Colors II"

Country: USA
Genre(s)Progressive Metal
LabelSumerian Records
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 20, 2021
Tracklist
1. Monochrome (3:15)
2. The Double Helix of Extinction (6:16)
3. Revolution in Limbo (9:13)
4. Fix the Error (5:01)
5. Never Seen / Future Shock (11:42)
6. Stare into the Abyss (3:54)
7. Prehistory (3:08)
8. Bad Habits (8:43)
9. The Future Is Behind Us (5:22)
10. Turbulent (5:57)
11. Sfumato (1:09)
12. Human Is Hell (Another One with Love) (15:08)

Total Time 78:48

Line-up
Tommy Rogers - Vocals, Keyboards
Paul Waggoner - Guitar
Dustie Waring - Guitars
Dan Briggs - Bass
Blake Richardson - Drums

Media/Samples
Fix The Error

Maailmanpuu "Kohti Valoa"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Savusauna 
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 20, 2021
Tracklist
1. Puun Ja Kuoren Välissä (10:29)
2. Kätköissä Metsän (04:36)
3. Kohti Valoa (07:23)
4. Ajan Hammas (06:10)
5. Taivaankaari (04:48)
6. Vapauden Hinta (12:13)

Line-up
Kimmo Villa - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (3, 6), Backing Vocals (1-3, 5, 6)
Antti Lehtomäki - Electric Bass, Acoustic Guitar (1, 3, 5, 6)
Sampsa Heikkilä - Keyboards, Effects 
Jussi Portaanpää - Drums, Percussion (3-6)
   With
Daniel Rantanen - 12-String Acoustic Guitar (1, 6), Effects (2), Electric Guitar (6), Keyboards (1-3, 6), Percussion
Ville Kärkkäinen - Speech

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Lucid Awakening "Drifting in a Sea of Uncertainty"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: August 20, 2021
Tracklist
1. Diminished In Oblivion (3:39) 
2. Colors Of A False Denomination (6:23) 
3. Aphelion (8:05) 
4. Ecliptic (7:46) 
5. Part Of The Delusion (8:30) 
6. Epiphany (7:47) 
7. Dystrophy (7:56) 
8. Void (3:53) 

Total Time 53:59

Line-up
Michael McGinley - keyboards
Colton Miller - guitar
Garrett Miller - bass
Nikki Santistevan - drums
Heyden Smith - vocals
Jake Jezek - guitar

Description/Reviews:
The album starts off with the instrumental track "Diminished in Oblivion" that kind of sets the musical standard for the majority of the album. There's a great use of melody, plenty of techy riffing, and overall cool instrumentation. The song does a really good job of setting up what you can expect from the instrument-wielding members of the band for the rest of the album... The band definitely wears their influences on their sleeve, which is far from being a bad thing, but occasionally that sleeve becomes an entire pant suit, and I start to feel like I'm just listening to a b-side from a BTBAM album. 
Read the full review by Cameron Carrell

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Trifecta "Fragments"

Country: UK/USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Kscope
Format: CD,  vinyl, digital
Release date: August 20, 2021
Tracklist
1. Clean Up On Aisle Five (3:07) 
2. Check Engine Light (2:54) 
3. Proto Molecule (2:19) 
4. Auntie (2:57) 
5. Venn Diagram (2:41) 
6. The Enigma Of Mr. Fripp (2:43) 
7. Sally Doo-Dally (2:53) 
8. Have You Seen What The Neighbours Are Doing? (2:58) 
9. The Mute Gospel (3:15) 
10. Pavlov's Dog Killed Schrodinger's Cat (4:11) 
11. Voyage Of Discovery (3:02) 
12. Nightmare In Shining Armor (2:00) 
13. Dry Martini (3:12) 
14. Lie 2 Me And Take My Money (3:13) 
15. Hold It Like That (3:28) 

Total Time 44:53

Line-up
Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson, Steve Hackett, Fish On Friday, Iona, Lonely Robot, The Mute Gods) - bass
Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson, Lonely Robot) - drums
Adam Holzman (Steven Wilson, Jane Getter) - keyboards
   With
Russell Holzman - drum programming (10)
 
Description/Reviews:
The record primarily operates in a jazz rock territory, and is wholly instrumental except for the first single, Pavlov’s Dog Killed Schrodinger’s Cat.
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Pavlov's Dog Killed Schrodinger's Cat

Mythopoeic Mind "Hatchling"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
LabelApollon Records 
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 20, 2021
Tracklist
1. Fear Fiesta (7:51) 
2. Winter Of '73 (6:58) 
3. Fog Vision (8:28) 
4. Cottage Of Lost Play (8:32) 
5. Hatchling (11:34) 
6. Supreme Vision (04:37) (bandcamp bonus track)

Total Time 43:23

Line-up
Pål Selsjord Bjørseth (Gentle Knife): Keyboards and trumpet
Ola Mile Bruland: Fretless bass, double bass and euphonium
Steinar Børve (Panzerpappa): Saxophones, EWI, keyboards, backing vocals and programming
Trond Gjellum (Panzerpappa): Drums, percussion, and programming
Veronika Hørven Jensen: Lead and backing vocals
Anders K. Krabberød (Panzerpappa): Electric and Acoustic guitars
   With
Lars-Jarand Bakkelund: Bassoon (5)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Argos "The Other Life"

Country: Germany
Genre(s)Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: August 20, 2021
Tracklist
1. Chameleon Sky
2. Broken Mirror
3. The Twilight Mind
4. Johnny Head-in-Air
5. I Carry Light
6. The Trial of the Pyx
7. Weak End
8. The Shall See Hotel
9. The Library of the Future

Line-up
Thomas Klarmann - bass, flute, keyboards & soundscapes, lead & backing vocals
Robert Gozon - lead vocals & keyboards
Bogáti-Bokor Ákos (Yesterdays) - electric, acoustic & bass guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Ulf Jacobs - drums & percussion, backing vocals
   With
Stephanie Semeniuc (Yesterdays) - backing vocals
Marek Arnold (Seven Steps To The Green Door, Cyril, Toxic Smile, Damanek, U.P.F.) - saxophone 
Thilo Brauss - keyboards & organs

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Arnaud Quevedo & Friends "Roan"

Country: France
Genre(s): Symphonic, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 17, 2021
Tracklist
1. Aube (1:33) 
2. Prologue (4:33) 
3. Découverte  (8:48) 
4. Curiosité  (2:26) 
5. Féerie  (3:22) 
6. Dépassement  (3:17) 
7. Nostalgie (1:56) 
8. Ryoko (12:33) 
9. Fardeau (1:51) 
10. Chrysalide (4:41) 
11. Métamorphose  (5:50) 
12. Epilogue (3:30) 

Total Time 54:20

Line-up
Arnaud Quevedo : Guitar, Vocals, Synthetizer
Anthony Raynal : Drums
Noé Russeil : Bass
Marin Michelat : Keyboard
Eva Tribolles : Double bass
Tifenn Trévinal : Cello
Axelle Blondel : Violin
Manuella Perissutti : Flûte
Olivia Gray : Oboe
Louis Théveniau : Clarinet
Julien Gomila : Saxophones
Florent Hervier : Trombone
Emeline Merlande : Vocals

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Deafening Opera "Driftwood"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Acoustic Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 17, 2021
Tracklist
1. Murghab Morning (1:30) 
2. 25.000 Miles (5:58) 
3. Snowman's Meadow (5:55) 
4. Outlaw Feline (4:51) 
5. As Night And Day Collide (3:38) 
6. Farewell Kiss (5:32) 
7. Man And Machine (6:10) 
8. Little Stone (3:20) 

Total Time 36:54

Line-up
Moritz Kunkel - guitars, pianos, background vocals
Thomas Moser - guitars
Christian Eckstein - bass, background vocals
Adrian Daleore - vocals
Konrad Gonschorek - drums
   With
Alexandra Stovall - vocals (6)
Tilman Eispert (1)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Monday, August 16, 2021

Ángel Ontalva "Angel on a tower"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
LabelOctoberXart
FormatCD, digital
Release date: August 16, 2021
Tracklist
1. Paradise Flying Snake I (3:02) 
2. Seafoam (1:56) 
3. Angel On A Tower (4:29) 
4. Lena Pillars (4:49) 
5. Footsteps (2:55) 
6. Doppelganger (4:21) 
7. Maybe (3:01) 
8. Deep Low (4:37) 
9. Roads To Sunrise Cities (6:33) 
10. Sarisin (3:00) 
11. Land Of Opportunities (2:42) 
12. Paradise Flying Snake II (3:44) 

Total Time 45:09 

Line-up
Ángel Ontalva (October Equus) - guitar
   With
Yolanda Alba (October Equus) - flute (2,3,7,9,11)
John Falcone  (October Equus)- bassoon (1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12), contrabassoon (8)
Pablo Hernández Ramos - alto sax (1,6), soprano sax (12)
Wadim Dicke - upright bass (4)
Víctor Rodríguez (October Equus) - keyboards
Amanda Pazos Cosse (October Equus) - bass (except 4)
Avelino Saavedra - drums

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Sunday, August 15, 2021

Ars de Er "Other Side"

Country: Belarus
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Formatdigital
Release date: August 15, 2021
Tracklist
1. Intro (2:46) 
2. Chaos (4:22) 
3. Light In The Window (6:02) 
4. Visions (7:08) 
5. Waiting For The Beautiful (4:01) 
6. Outside The Window (9:50) 
7. Other Side (4:22) 
8. Pandemic (5:40) 

Total Time 44:11

Line-up
Arseni Ershov

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Bandcamp (name your price)

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Saturday, August 14, 2021

Sendelica "And Man Created God"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Fruits de Mer (vinyl), FRG Records (CD)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 14, 2021
Tracklist
1. Aeolian Sunrise (8:00) 
2. Exodus From Ur (10:40) 
3. Deuterosophia (9:34) 
4. Mmt (8:02) 
5. Tainted Goat (11:34) 
6. The Seekers (6:28) 
7. Illuminated Skies (6:02) 
8. Seren Golawr (11:39) 
9. Epilogue Sunset (4:26) 

Total Time 76:25

Line-up
Pete Bingham – guitars and noises
Colin Consterdine – beats, keyboards, electronics
Lee Relfe – sax
Glenda Pescado – bass
 With:
Elfin Bow – vocals (8)

Description/Reviews:
“And Man Created God” consists of 9 tunes, it starts in a slow futuristic way with “Aeolian Sunrise”, it has a cinematic feel and the band builds a Proggy-Ambient-like and Eastern-influenced Neo-Prog soundscape… On “Exodus From Ur”, the scenery becomes Space-Prog with a sharp Krauty attitude and a mood to experiment… On “Deuterosophia” the band makes another scenery-changing, serene, ambient music with a trippy beat and a gentle Sax sounding and an even more trippy guitar sound, creating a quiet relaxing atmosphere acting like an after-midnight let-loose jam that towards its end becomes cinematically orchestrated!
Read the full review at timemachine-productions.gr

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Bandcamp

Friday, August 13, 2021

Tyler Kamen "The Cassowary Manifesto"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic
Format: digital
Release date: August 13, 2021
Tracklist
1. Prologue - Forest Of Ages (1:15) 
2. The Cassowary Manifesto (3:53) 
3. Chapter 1 - Mrs. Trinket Returns (0:54) 
4. Exotic Birds (3:02) 
5. Hibiscus Bloom (2:58) 
6. Goose Is Loose (0:22) 
7. Pandemonium (3:17) 
8. Chapter 2 - Familiar Faces (1:22) 
9. Mr. Loon's Artifact Shop (3:26) 
10. Polygon Morph (0:51) 
11. Seeds (3:36) 
12. Chapter 3 - Forbidden Temple (1:46) 
13. Trials Of Thoth (3:42) 
14. Hidden Passage (1:19) 
15. Who Is Snafu? (3:23) 
16. Chapter 4 - Strange Lands (1:51) 
17. Paradise Lost (3:17) 
18. Exhibit Z (1:14) 
19. Snafu's Animal Sanitarium (3:35) 
20. Born To Fly (2:37) 

Total Time 47:40

Line-up
Tyler Kamen - everything

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Dikajee "Forget​~​Me​~​Nots"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Progressive/Art Rock, Neo-Classical, Folk
Format: digital
Release date: August 13, 2021
Tracklist
1. Forest (5:07) 
2. Lily Of The Valley (5:57) 
3. Millions Of Flashes (6:38) 
4. River Rite (7:13) 
5. Dead Garden (4:10) 
6. Misery (2:32) 
7. Scriptwriter (3:11) 
8. Glorious Beautiful Magical (5:40) 
9. Gloomy Flowers Blooming (8:16) 
10. Something Mystique (5:55) 

Total Time 54:39

Line-up
Dikajee: vocals, backing vocals, Nord piano/grand piano (3,4,5,9,10) synths (4,5,6,7,8), glockenspiel (3, 4), Wurlitzer (10), strings arrangments
Artis Orubs: drums (1,2,4,5,6,8,9,10) 
Benjamin Baert: drums (3,7) 
Zoltan Renaldi: bass, fretless bass, double bass
Fiona Rüggeberg (Faun): bagpipes (9) 
Guillaume Bernard (Klone): electric guitars (5) 
João Filipe: acoustic guitars, electric guitars, beautiful noises (2,6) 
Alex Nekrasov: acoustic guitars, electric guitars (1,3,7,8) 
Gulia Naumova; violins (1, 2, 4, 8, 9) 
Victor Sankov: acoustic guitars, vocals (9)
Gulia Naumova: violins
Dmitriy Irinovich: Wurlitzer (1), synths (3,8), priceless advice
Alexander Kozlovsky: cello
Ilya Razin: guitar (4)

Description/Reviews:
Now the artist works as a collaborative effort with the aforementioned to showcase the weavings of folk, neo-baroque, neo-classical, progressive rock and more with her new album Forget~Me~Nots.
With all of the musical influences coming together, it’s easily distinguishable that this album is a journey of experimentation and being able to piece the variables together to create something unique. From the off with opening track Forest, DIKAJEE‘s voice is an elegant display of something ethereal, it’s got a delicacy about it that sits subtly under the surrounding instrumentation. 
Read the full review by Jessica Howkins at distortedsoundmag.com

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Mark Barron "The Fourth Dimension"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: August 13, 2021
Tracklist
1. Initiate (2:45) 
2. The Great Divide (6:15) 
3. Full Swing (3:07) 
4. Magnetic Fields (3:50) 
5. Chasing Two Rabbits (3:51) 
6. Static (4:19) 
7. What I Really Meant To Say (4:12) 
8. Power Trip (4:43) 
9. Terminate (4:48) 

Total Time 37:50

Line-up
Mark Barron - all instruments, vocals

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Haller "For Madmen Only"

Country: Bolivia
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: August 13, 2021
Tracklist
1. Defiled Sons (3:56) 
2. Magic Theater (For Madmen Only) (5:24) 
3. Annihilate (6:15) 
4. Life (7:15) 
5. Guilt (6:40) 
6. Hunter Prey (Dreams Of Desire) (3:51) 
7. Bloody Perpetual My Marie (6:50) 
8. Immortals (6:41) 
9. The Unconcealed Spark Of Destruction And Murder (7:56) 
10. Doors (7:03) 

Total Time 61:51

Line-up
Javier Méncias - vocals
Camilo "Kadmel" Espinoza - guitars, bass (10)
Sergio "Ghex" Sahonero - guitars
Rodrigo Rivero - bass (1-9)
Pablo Heredia - drums
   With
Patricia Jordán - vocals (7)
Iván Suárez - bass solo (1)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Aaro Laitinen Quintet "From 3 to 23"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Eclipse Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 13, 2021
Tracklist
1. 1 (6:10) 
2. Corona (7:15) 
3. Peace (8:50) 
4. Patajumi (7:00) 
5. Saturday 10 AM (6:40) 
6. Still Water (10:50) 
7. 118 § (4:00) 

Total Time 50:45

Line-up
Aaro Laitinen - Piano, Rhodes, Synth
Hanna Turunen - Bass
Vili Kallonen - Drums
Tuisku Lehtola - Guitar
Kalle Keränen - Saxophones

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Ethan Langemo "The Withered Bloom"

Country: USA 
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Format: digital 
Release date: August 13, 2021
Tracklist
1. The Musical Egg (7:08) 
2. Where The Line Leads (4:54) 
3. The Shepherd Hermit (3:14) 
4. Walking In The Forest Of Violet Watermelons (1:51) 
5. Sky Portal Tower (3:22) 
6. The Eternal Sky (1:04) 
7. Clouds Above Clouds (2:49) 
8. Closed Eye Visions (4:37) 
9. Lady Smoky Diamond (5:22) 
10. The Island (6:05) 

Total Time 40:26

Line-up
Ethan Langemo - all vocals and instruments
  With
Chris Scott - supporting vocals (4)

Media/Samples
Deezer
Spotify

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Eddie Tatton "Canons Under Flowers"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Blues
Label: Stunted Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 13, 2021
Tracklist
1. Small Voice (8:19) 
2. Rise (5:49) 
3. Namaste (7:09) 
4. Hope (2:09) 
5. Tempest (7:12) 
6. Canons Under Flowers (6:00) 
7. Left To Our Own Devices ( Pt.1 ) (3:48) 
8. 11.59 ( Pt.2 ) (3:12) 
9. Glory ( Pt.3 ) (3:06) 

Total Time 46:44

Line-up
Eddie Tatton - Guitars, Bass Guitar (1,3,5,6,8)
Wayne Proctor - Drums (except 4)
Osmond Wright ( Mozez ) - Vocals (1)
Lynne Jackaman - Vocals (2,3,5,7)
James Manners - Vocals (2,5)
Bennett Holland - Vocals (2), Keys (2,3,5,6,7)
Darryl Anthony - Keys (2,3,5)
Adam Linsley - Trumpet (3)
Daniel Humphries - Double Bass (2,6,7)

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Chrome "Scaropy"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: Cleopatra Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 13, 2021
Tracklist
1. Scaropy (4:30) 
2. H Of Spades (3:26) 
3. Terminate (2:33) 
4. New Happy Fortune (4:07) 
5. Hello Sunshine (2:42) 
6. Night Nurse (3:32) 
7. Tataria (1:35) 
8. An Open Letter (2:47) 
9. Push (2:20) 
10. They're Coming To Get You (3:22) 
11. Kilauea (3:35) 
12. The Opposition (2:41) 

Total Time 37:10

Line-up
Helios Creed
Hilary "Stench" Hanes
Tommy L. Cyborg
Aleph Omega
Lou Minatti XIII
  With
Dorothy Vader
Mattomatic

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

Quercunian Camerata "Ponce"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Symphonic, Prog Folk
Format: digital
Release date: August 12, 2021
Tracklist
1. Overture (2017) (2:56) 
2. Nobleman - Act I (2018) (4:25) 
3. La Taberna - Act I (2020) (4:14) 
4. Mister Gold - Act I (2017) (8:54) 
5. First Time - Act I (2017) (1:12) 
6. Hidden Treasure - Act I (2019) (4:38) 
7. Interlude I (2020) (2:21) 
8. The Old Man´s Tale - Act II (2020) (3:16) 
9. The Battle Of The 42 - Act II (2020) (5:28) 
10. Interlude II (2020) (1:51) 
11. Mothers Of Creation - Act III (2020) (7:33) 
12. Death & Life Ritual - Act III (2020) (4:51) 
13. Aqua Aeternam - Act III (2020) (4:06) 
14. The Farewell - Act III (2020) (6:18) 

Total Time 62:03 

Line-up
Alejandro Suárez - Voice, keyboards, drums, bass
Cristian Suárez - Drums, bass
Juan Sulis - Guitars
Andrés Gallego - Sax

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Bandcamp (name your price)

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Sel Balamir "Swell"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Rockosmos
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: August 12, 2021 (digital), March/April 2022 (vinyl )
Tracklist
1. Swell (20:42) 
2. Jacques Cousteau (11:13) 
3. Seagull (9:26) 

Total Time 41:21

Line-up
Sel Balamir (Amplifier)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Xfears "The First"

Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 11, 2021
Tracklist
1. Xfears (Intro) (2:11) 
2. Take Control (5:14) 
3. Hell Is Here (5:20) 
4. No Regrets (5:11) 
5. I See (4:10) 
6. Endeavour (6:07) 
7. Believe In Nothing (Nevermore Cover) (4:25) 
8. Prelude To Pain (2:02) 
9. The Worst Pain (7:12) 

Total Time 41:52

Line-up
Gabriel Carvalho : Vocals, Keyboards, Piano
Gilmar Cazagrande : Guitars
Marcelo Monteiro : Guitars
Ricardo Roque : Bass
Douglas Polents : Drums
  With
Fábio Romano : Guitar Solo (2)
Francis Botene : Keyboard Solo (4)

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Friday, August 6, 2021

Nik Turner "I Do What I Like"

Country: UK
Genre(s)Psychedelic, Space Rock
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: August 6, 2021 (vinyl, digital), August 20, 2021 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Been Misbehaving (5:01) 
2. Cosmic Enchantment (11:37) 
3. Pyramid Magick (11:53) 
4. I Do What I Like (4:20) 
5. Deep Space Jam (6:04) 
6. Children Of The Evolution (6:40) 

Total Time 45:35

Line-up
Nik Turner (Hawkwind) - alto sax, tenor sax, clarinet, flute & voice
Colin Consterdine (Sendelica) - sounds, rhythms, atmospheres & magick
Pete Bingham (Sendelica) - guitar solos and textures
Glenda Pescado (Sendelica) - bass
Chris Mekon - cosmic electronics
Matt Lloyd - guitar

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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