Art in America "Dreams of the Disappeared"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock 
Label: Iconoclassic Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: September 24, 2026
Tracklist

1. Others

2. Requiem

3. Road Thrill

4. Game

5. Shepherd

6. Three Links

7. Walking the Dog

8. Pink Dominoes

9. Falling Forward

10. Battle of Because

11. Sorry to Say

12. Postscript

Credits

Chris Flynn - guitars, bass, keyboards, vocal 

Shishonee Flynn - pedal harp, koto, balangi, tamboura, background vocals 

Dan Flynn - drums, bongos, percussion 

   With

Matt Walsh  - bass guitar (7), bass pedals (6)

Description/Reviews:

The album pushes further into the rich musical territory the band first began exploring decades ago. For songwriter Chris Flynn, the album’s title reflects both its musical structure and its deeper philosophical themes. “These songs morph together as dreams often do. They contain a continuing thread or theme, again a definition of dreams. And in a larger sense, we prepare for the infinite, our disappearance, by defining the finite, our Dreams of the Disappeared.”

That dream-like continuity flows throughout the album, where melodies evolve organically and individual songs feel like chapters within a larger musical narrative. The band’s distinctive identity remains intact, led by the unmistakable sound of Shishonee Flynn’s harp — still one of the most original instruments in progressive rock.

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Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble "Return To The Red Planet"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Madfish Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-ray
Release date: October 16, 2026
Tracklist

1. The Jezero Crater [06:56]

2. Bowie's Vision [05:45]

3. Noctis Labyrinthus [05:28]

4. Noachis Terra (Land of Noah) [06:23]

5. Witch Hazel Hill [04:02]

6. St Paul's Bay [06:53]

7. Martian Dust Devils [04:53]

8. Medusae Fossae [04:26]

9. The Epochs of Mars [07:45]

Credits

Rick Wakeman (Yes, ABWH, The Strawbs) - Keyboards

Dave Colquhoun (DBA) - Guitars

Lee Pomeroy (It Bites, Archive, Headspace) - Bass

Adam Falkner - Drums

Mollie Marriott - Vocals

Engineered by Toby Wood   
Mixed by Erik Jordan
Mastered by Simon Heyworth

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35 Tapes "Veil on Life"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 30, 2026
Tracklist

1. Hallway – (6:43) 

2. Waters – (5:14) 

3. Brisé Volé – (7:41) 

4. Borrowed Time – (6:24) 

5. Clueless – (6:07) 

6. Cities – (8:23) 

Total Time 40:32

Credits

Jarle Wangen: bass, guitars, vocals

Morten Lund: guitars, keyboards, vocals (producer)

Jo Wang: keyboards, Therevox

Andreas Eriksen: keyboards, percussion

Kai Lundewall: drums, vocals

Frank Lewis: live sound, recording engineer, guitar amps, circuit wizard

Description/Reviews:

It’s a sixtrack record that pushes the band into a more powerful, riff-driven register while preserving their signature analogue warmth and modern clarity. 

Where Fabric of Time played as a slow-burning homage to 1970s symphonic rock with a contemporary touch, Veil on Life feels current and assertive. The lyrics address memory, identity and time, each in their own way. For example, Hallway builds up a meditative distance that nudges the listener into relaxation, whilst Waters takes the listener on an evolutionary journey. Brisé Volé encourages self-scrutiny, whereas Clueless is restless and yearning, and Cities explores urban longing. Instrumentally the band still leans on Mellotron, Therevox and vintage synths. But this recording is driven by energetic electric guitars and shimmering 12-string acoustics, all backed by a warm 70s-style bass and firm rhythms that add texture and weight while preserving the band’s atmospheric songcraft.

Fans of 35 Tapes restrained cinematic prog will recognise the band’s typical warm, spacious mixes, while being introduced to new forceful soundscapes. Veil on Life balances the band’s tasteful restraint with boosted emotional confidence, delivered with discipline rather than excess.

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Mietzke "The Tales Of Sheherazade"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: March 15, 2026
Tracklist

1. Sindbad (8:43) 

2. The Ebony Horse (6:38) 

3. Aladin (8:19) 

4. Queen Of The Serpents (6:24) 

5. The Fall Of Labtayt (5:37) 

6. The Pyramids (6:54) 

7. A Drop Of Honey (5:03) 

8. Angel Of Death (4:58) 

9. The Lovers (3:45) 

10. Ali Baba (6:35) 

11. Sheherazade (7:43) 

Total Time 70:39

Credits

Ottfried Mietzke (Breeze) - All Instruments 

   Except

Hansi Arnold (Breeze) - Drums (5,8)

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Leon Alvarado "The Wicked Forest"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Symphonic  
Label: Melodic Revolution Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: February 27, 2026
Tracklist

1. The Big Bang (1:50)

2. Beyond (7:06)

3. Urban Disturbance (5:07)

4. Chase in Three (3:44)

5. Man in a White Car (6:06)

6. Lost in the Forest (4:27)

7. The Wicked Forest (8:04)

Total Time 36:24

Credits

Leon Alvarado: Drums, Keyboards, Backing Vocals (5)

    With:

Billy Sherwood (CIRCA, Yes): Bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), Guitars (3, 6, 7)

Jon Davison (Glass Hammer, Yes): Vocals (2, 3, 5, 6)

Johnny Bruhns (CIRCA): Guitars (1, 2, 5), Sitar (2) 

James Griggers: Additional Guitars (3)

All songs by Leon Alvarado except “Man In A White Car” by Alan White, Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn, Steve Howe, and Chris Squire.

Lyrics by Linda Alvarado (2, 3), Leon Alvarado (6)

Produced and Mixed by Leon Alvarado

Mastered by Maor Appelbaum

Cover Art: Synergy Design

Description/Reviews:

With its blend of lush atmospheres, dynamic keyboards, driving progressive percussion, and soaring vocals, The Wicked Forest continues Alvarado’s legacy of creating evocative, concept-driven musical experiences.

Following the critical success of The Changing Tide, Alvarado’s upcoming release expands his repertoire with seven new compositions that deliver a contemporary progressive rock sound while honoring the classic spirit of the genre.

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Alexander Eletsky "Homunculus 2"

Country: Belarus
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic 
Format: digital
Release date: February 3, 2026
Tracklist

1. Chased by the Shadow (06:32)

2. Forget Your Sorrows (04:43)

3. Lullaby (07:42)

4. Above the Mists (04:15)

5. Embodiment (08:04)

6. Beyond and Before (05:36)

7. Last Times (08:29)

 

Total time: 45:21

Credits

Alexander Eletsky (7 Ocean) - keyboards

Homunculus # 1 - bass  

Homunculus # 2 - guitars

Homunculus # 3 - strings

Homunculus # 4 - woodwinds

Homunculus # 5 - drums

Music by Alexander Eletsky

Mixing by Sergey Starostin and Alexander Nikolaev               

Mastering by Alexander Nikolaev

Design - Alexander Vesnin

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Mietzke "Moonlight" EP

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: October 6, 2025
Tracklist

1. Moonlight 1 (5:33) 

2. Moonlight 2 (5:57) 

3. Moonlight 3 (6:29) 

4. Moonlight 4 (10:51) 

Total Time 28:50

Credits
Ottfried Mietzke (Breeze)

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The New Grove Project "Epiqurium"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic
Label: New Grove Music
Format: CD,vinyl,digital
Release date: September 2, 2025 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Epiqurium 1

2. Epiqurium 2

3. Epiqurium 3

4. Epiqurium 4

5. Epiqurium 5

6. Epiqurium 6

7. Epiqurium 7 

Credits

Robert Webb (England): Keyboards, Orchestral Synthesis and Webbotron

André Schornoz: Bass

Timo Vuoppola (Fouette): Guitars

Mattias Olsson (Änglagård): Drums and Percussion

Composed by Per Sundbom.

Additional compositions and arrangements by Robert Webb

Engineered by Robert Webb at Garden Shed studios, Greece

Produced by Robert Webb, Per Sundbom and Ingemar Hjertqvist

Cover design by Dan Pettersson/DP Bild

Images by Per Sundbom

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Twayne "Invisible"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: July 19, 2025
Tracklist

1. Cold, Cold Heart (9:02) 

2. Between A Man And A Woman (6:16) 

3. A Voice In The Dark (6:21) 

4. Voyager (6:35) 

5. Crystal Palace (5:58) 

6. When Love Has Gone (4:58) 

7. The New World (10:56) 

8. Tristan's Farewell (2:05) 

Total Time 52:11

Credits

Felix Hoffmann - Vocals, Lyrics

Ottfried Mietzke (Breeze) - Keyboards, Guitars, Orchestral Arrangements, Programming, Lyrics

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Nicole Zufelde -Vocals (2,7)

Hansi Arnold - Drums(7)

Cover Artwork by Monja Dargel-Böhm

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Doracor "Unexpected Intersections"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: AMS
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 18, 2025
Tracklist

1. Journey (01:32)

2. Remnants Of Memories (10:21)

3. After Waking (04:42)

4. Il Coraggio di Essere (05:38)

5. Distant Lights (You Can't Forget) (05:11)

6. Quel Folle Volo (04:56

7. That Silent Tear - Intro (00:59)

8. That Silent Tear (05:16

9. And I Miss You… (02:37)

10. Simply You (06:19)

11. Stella D'Agosto (02:00)

12. Laurie (04:01)

13. Esegesi Di Una Fiaba Inenarrata (02:57)

14. Unexpected Intersections (15:33)

    a. Playing With Fears (choir intro) (00:59)

    b. The Forest Of Fear (01:04)

    c. Can You Listen To My Voice? (02:08)

    d. Ethereal Waves (00:46)

    e. LaurieCaurie (choirs) (00:34)

    f. Our Better World (03:11)

    g. Voices (01:11)

    h. The Purple Nose (01:23)

    i. Us Again (03:13)

    j. Our Better World (bagpipes theme) (00:54)

15. Di Quei Giorni Infiniti (01:45)

Credits

Corrado Sardella - keyboards

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Lorena Cossu - vocals

John Jowitt (IQ, Arena) - bass

Mirko De Maio (The Flower Kings) - drums

Simona Malandrino - guitar

Kostas Milonas (Sunburst and Paradox) - drums

Paul Manners 

Elisa Montaldo (Il Tempio delle Clessidre)

Alexandra Zerner

Cristiano Micalizzi

Bashir Dahrieh

Paolo Rosso

Riccardo Mastantuono

Stefano Sangermano

Maurizio Testani

Stefano Naclerio

Ivano D'Ortenzi
Gianluigi Giorgino
Sara Colagrossi

Description/Reviews:

Doracor's keyboards dominate entirely his tenth album: nearly 75 minutes of music alternate between intense and emotional moments, with numerous extended electric guitar and saxophone solos, and quiet and introspective ones, straddling neo-progressive and fusion sounds.

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Artnat "Two"

Country: Portugal
Genre(s): Progressive Rock 

Format: CD, digital

Release date: March 1, 2025
Tracklist

CD 1: Alternative lifes

1. Temporarely sane

2. Stranger in a strange land

3. Return to Tantra

4. To be free

5. The cristal man

6. Wondering

7. Walls of sorrow

8. Underdogs

9. Under a bad sign

10. Warlord

11. Ritualis of Extinction

CD 2: Parallel Universes

12. MechVerse

13. Just another cool world

14. Andromeda joy

15. Frozen

16. Newborn

17. Kakuan revisited

18. KEPLER 442 B

19. Shapeless 2

20. Wormhole crossing

Credits

Manuel Cardoso (Tantra) - electric & acoustic guitars, vocals, harmonica, occasional electric bass and keyboards

Sara Freitas - vocals

Paulo Bretão - electric bass

João Samora - drums & percussion

João Parriera - keyboards

   With

Pedro Luis (Tantra) - acoustic piano (2, 17)

Emilio Robalo - piano & synth (1, 13, 14, 15, 18)

Alexei Tolpygo - acoustic violins

Mick Trovoada - congas

Production, mixing, mastering and cover art by Manuel Cardoso

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Nuova Era "20.000 leghe sotto i mari"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: AMS
Format: CD, digital,vinyl
Release date: February 28, 2025
Tracklist

1. 20.000 leghe sotto i mari (36:25)

a) La partenza
b) La caccia
c) Smarrimento
d) Capitan Nemo
e) Il Signore delle acque
f) Mondi misteriosi
g) Nel profondo
h) Prigionieri dell’abisso

2. Nautilus (16:05) - CD bonus track

Credits
Walter Pini: keyboards
Rudi Greco: electric bass
Maurizio Marra: drums
Alex Camaiti: vocals, guitars

Description/Reviews:

“20.000 Leghe sotto i Mari” (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas), in fact, openly inspired by Jules Verne’s literary masterpiece, consists of a single suite of almost 40 minutes in length – divided into two acts in the LP version – that constitutes a sort of summary of everything that Italian progressive rock has always represented: a musical genre often used to describe the complexity and variety of the human soul, thanks to continuous and unpredictable harmonic, rhythmic and melodic changes, all intimately linked by a single thread. Apart from some electric guitar and keyboard sections that clearly sound modern and fresh, “20.000 Leghe sotto i Mari” could well be mistaken for one of the great symphonic prog albums released in the early 70s!

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Submarine Silence "Atonement Of A Former Sailor Turned Painter"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Ma.Ra.Cash Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 21, 2025
Tracklist

1) Majestic Whales

2) Les Mots Que Tu Ne Dis Pas

3) Limbo Of The Rootless

4) Atonement Of A Former Sailor Turned Painter

    I) Guadeloupe

    II) Port Of Spain

    III) Shango Orishas

    IV) The Floating Painter's Palette

    V) Chanson à La Lune

    VI) Port-au-Prince

    VII) Niet Vergeten!

    VIII) Self-Portrait For Two

5) Zena (Extra Track)

Credits

Guillermo Gonzales : Vocals & Lyrics

Manuela Milanese: Vocals & Backing Vocals

David Cremoni: Acoustic & Electric Guitars

Marco Croci: Bass

Maurizio Di Tollo: Drums

Cristiano Roversi: Keys & Additional Instruments

   With

Roine Stolt: Guitar (1)

Artwork & Visions by Ed Unitsky

Description/Reviews:

Embark on a transformative journey with Atonement of a Former Sailor Turned Painter, a progressive rock experience that goes beyond music—it's a narrative of courage, remorse, and the pursuit of meaning. This unique album stands out not only for its compelling storytelling but for its lyrics, which span in five different languages (English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Dutch), capturing the rich, multicultural essence of the Caribbean's seafaring world.

The concept album follows a former sailor seeking redemption through art, where the turbulent seas of his past are channeled into brushstrokes that lay bare his restless soul.

Each song and story draws listeners into evocative realms: the camaraderie of the Leviathan's Dream Tavern, a place of meeting refuge and shared tales; the haunting Siren's Tooth Reef, caught between storm and calm, a limbo for souls who glimpse their own unrest; and the mystical Floating Painter's Palette, where art and memory merge in a wordless plea for forgiveness and peace.

This album is a sonic logbook, an invitation to navigate uncharted waters of dreams, regrets, and introspection. Let the music and storytelling guide you through this odyssey—a vivid exploration of human fragility and resilience, as notes and narratives weave together a tapestry of redemption and profound self-discovery. Each song is accompanied by a short story that embodies its storytelling, enriching the listener's experience and deepening the narrative context of the album.

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Limite Acque Sicure "Un'Altra Mano Di Carte"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Minotauro Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: January 17, 2024 (digital), January 24, 2024 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Joker (8:35) 

2. Il racconto di Juan della sua terra (7:20) 

3. Natale 1914 (10:13) 

4. …non il Bergerac (8:02) 

5. Chita (8:56) 

6. Storie perdute (8:14) 

Total Time 51:20

Credits

Andrea Chendi: lead vocals

Ambra Bianchi: flute, lead and backing vocals, harp  

Antonello Giovannelli: organ, piano, synths  

Luca Trabanelli: acoustic and electric guitars 

Paolo Bolognesi: drums 

Francesco Franz Gigante: electric bass 

Description/Reviews:

Un'altra mano di carte shows Limite Acque Sicure's vision of progressive rock, respectful of the lessons of the 70's masters but at the same time with a more rock and melodic push, with more touching themes - in some ways political - than the frequent fantasy or introspective topics of the prog genre. Human evil and narcissism in Joker, the conquest of Latin America by the Spanish in Il racconto di Juan della sua terra, the horrors and pains in the trenches of the First World War in Natale 1914, the abuses and injustices against women in Chita, the suffering of a nameless man in ...non il Bergerac, the wish to listen to the truths of other people in Storie perdute. The story of life experiences by characters sometimes fictional and sometimes real, sometimes current and sometimes remote in time, which highlight profound, little-known and even uncomfortable topics, such as rebellion, marginalization, inexorability. But always, in the end, with a thread of hope.

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Alphataurus "2084. Viaggio nel nulla"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: AMS Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: October 4, 2024
Tracklist

1.Pista 6 (8:56)

2.Viaggio nel nulla (4:59)

3.Flashback (apocalisse) (5:50)

4.Wormhole (10:15)

5.Meta e metà (6:36)

6.E=mc2 (5:05)

Credits

Guido Wassermann - electric & acoustic guitars, synths, backing vocals

Andrea Guizzetti - piano, synths, backing vocals

Pietro Pellegrini - ogran, Hammond, synths

Tony Alemanno - bass

Diego Mariani - drums, backing vocals

Franco Giaffreda - lead vocals, classical guitar, flute

Description/Reviews:

“2084: Viaggio nel Nulla” (2084: Journey into Nowhere) is a 100% Alphataurus record, starting from its beautiful and futuristic three-panel cover illustrated by the band’s new drummer, recalling the paintings of the magnificent debut album. Musically, the sound is more modern and catchy, but also delivers a complex and ever interesting song construction, as shown in the long tracks “Pista 6” and “Wormhole”. As the title suggests, “2084: Viaggio nel Nulla” is a dystopian, sci-fi concept full of philosophical and existential insights.

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Teodicea "Il Mondo Esausto"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic
Label: M.P. & Records
Format: CD
Release date: September 23 , 2024
Tracklist
1) 777(5:35)

2) Gioia e Risoluzione (6:33)

3) L'Ineluttabile (5:43)

4) Weltschmerz (5:44)

5) Ripresa di Coscienza (4:42)

6) Intro 442 (4:42)

7) Lofoten (3:38)

8) Punto di Fusione (3:18)

9) Il Viaggio del Moro (6:32)

Credits
Enrico Filippi (Aliante) - keyboards 
Giacomo Putrino - drums and percussions

Jacopo Morandi - bass

Produced by Teodicea and Vannuccio Zanella

Publisher: Micio Poldo

Cover painting by Luca di Pietro

Artwork and graphic layout by OndemediE

Description/Reviews:

The album "Il mondo esausto" (The Exhausted World), as the title suggests, is the group's vision of the contemporary world that tends to give, deprive and engulf emotions to the human being, making the latter afflicted by the feeling of powerlessness in the face of the impossibility of being able to realize in reality what the mind conceives or desires.

What characterises the songs is a cinematic breath. A series of "soundtracks" for every juncture of a typical day nowadays. No matter in what order you listen to the record, each of us from the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep (then passing through the dreamlike) will touch in a completely personal way the emotion and sensation that each track suggests; frenzy, delicacy, frustration, resignation, hope, joy. The listener is accompanied in this emotional vortex that no one can deny experiencing from time to time.

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Blacksmith Tales "Pathway to Hamlet's Mill"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Aereostella/Immaginifica - ARSIMM 1046
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 20, 2024
Tracklist

1. Hamlet's Mill Overture (9:03)

2. Key to the Temple (6:05)

3. C'è Casa a 30 Miglia (3:29)

4. The Flame Within (6:18)

5. Interlude: a Guide Through the Path (1:48)

6. Descent of God (6:31)

7. The Pendulum (5:33)

8. Dance of the Stars (7:03)

Credits

Stefano Sbrignadello: Lead and backing vocals

Beatrice Demori: Lead and backing vocals

Marco Falanga: Guitar and bass guitar

Simone Morettin: Drums

Luca Zanon: Piano, Moog, Hammond, synth

Davide Del Fabro: Piano, backing vocals 

Cover by Beatrice Demori

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Breeze "Echoes From A Distant Past"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Symphonic, Neo-Prog
Format: digital
Release date: August 27, 2024
Tracklist

1. From The Witchwood (7:30) 

2. Clouds And Ripples (9:18) 

3. Deadliest Creature (5:06) 

4. The Wreck (4:01) 

5. The Last Time (5:03) 

6. When Angels Travel (4:38) 

7. The Inner Light (3:42) 

8. The Body Electric (5:08) 

9. The Harbour (3:00) 

10. Rain (11:51) 

Total Time 59:17

Credits

David Barratt - Vocals, Piano

Hansi Arnold - Vocals, Drums

Ottfried Mietzke - Guitars, Keyboards, Orchestral Arrangements

Hubertus Feldmann - Keyboards, Piano (2,10)

Andreas Feldmann - Bass (2)

Kai Paulmann - Drums(10)

Composed,arranged and produced by BREEZE

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Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks "True"

Country: UK/USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Frontiers Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 23, 2024
Tracklist

1. True Messenger

2. Shine On

3. Counties and Countries

4. Build Me An Ocean

5. Still a Friend

6. Make It Right

7. Realization Part Two

8. Once Upon A Dream

9. Thank God

Credits

Jon Anderson (Yes): Vocals

Richie Castellano - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Andy Ascolese - Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals

Andy Graziano - Guitar, Vocals

Christopher Clark - Keyboards

Robert Kipp - Hammond Organ, Vocals

Ann Marie Nacchio - Additional Vocals

Produced by Jon Anderson & Richie Castellano

Associate Producer - Andy Ascolese

Musical Arrangements - Jon Anderson, Richie Castellano, Andy Ascolese & Christopher Clark

Studio: Band Geeks Studio- Staten Island, NY

Recorded by: Richie Castellano & Andy Ascolese

Mixed by: Richie Castellano

Mastered by: Sam Stauff at Mercy Studios

Description/Reviews:

In 2023, after connecting with a group of New York musicians called The Band Geeks, Jon embarked on a summer of 2023 tour performing 2 hours of YES epics and classics. With The Band Geeks, Jon found a group of musicians that he felt could collaborate with him to create a body of work that rivaled the classic YES sound of the 70’s and 80’s. The result of this collaboration is “True”. The 9-song album harkens back to the sound of classic YES and features compositions of all lengths with the centerpiece being the 16 minute song “Once Upon a Dream”.

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Focus "Focus 12"

Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Spirit of Unicorn Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: July 5, 2024
Tracklist

01. Fjord Focus (4:24)

02. Focus 13 (5:09)

03. Bela (4:08)

04. Meta Indefinita (4:36)

05. All Aboard (4:31)

06. Born To Be You (1:48)

07. Nura (3:57)

08. Bowie (3:24)

09. Positano (3:28)

10. Gaia (4:16)

Total Time – 39:40

Credits

Thijs van Leer - keyboards, flute

Pierre Van Der Linden -  drums

Menno Gootjes - guitars

Udo Pannekeet - bass

Produced by Udo Pannekeet and Menno Gootjes at Wisseloord Studios and Wedgeview Studios, Netherlands

Artwork by Roger Dean

Description/Reviews:

...there’s no confusion about the music, which channels the band’s classic 1970s sound – 10 powerful and melodic instrumentals packed full of electric guitar pyrotechnics, swelling Hammond organ, nimble piano and trademark flute. Sadly, there is no yodelling but, on the plus side, band founder Thijs van Leer has refrained from indulging in the groaning vocals that marred one of the tracks on the previous album.

Read the full review by  Kevan Furbank at theprogressiveaspect.net

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Fjord Focus

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