Knall "Compliments For Fishing"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Krautrock, Psychedelic
Release date: July 3, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Fabrik Softener (4:04)
2. Yin Yan (14:39)
3. Futura (13:40)
4. Get Volume (8:44)
5. Funk Uhr (10:21)
6. Tictictoctoc (9:22)
7. Mammography (8:07)
8. Cookies (5:18)
9. D Ddd Dd Ddd (8:26)
10. Love Your Twin (16:32)
11. Radical Man (8:46)
12. Lofi Love (4:49)
13. Delaylaylaylaylaylay (5:32)
14. Threesome Buddah (5:12)
15. Conspiration Lol (0:38)
16. Sick Bonustrack For Trippy People (35:13)

Line-up: 
Baal Brain - guitar 
Slim NezquiK - bass
Buddah Jonas - space bass
Chriss Becher - drums, guitar
Clockwork Berno - drums, guitar

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John Scofield "Uberjam Deux"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Jazz-Rock
Label: Abstractlogix
Release date: July 2, 2013
Tracklist:
1. Camelus (5:17)
2. Boogie Stupid (5:05)
3. Endless Summer (6:08)
4. Dub Dub (6:06)
5. Cracked Ice (5:53)
6. Al Green Song (5:50)
7. Snake Dance (7:13)
8. Scotown (4:35)
9. Torero (5:51)
10. Curtis Knew (4:44)
11. Just Don't Want to Be Lonely (5:07)

Line-up: 

John Scofield - guitar

Avi Bortnick - guitar, sampler

John Medeski - organ, Wurlitzer organ, Mellotron

Louis Cato - drums

Adam Deitch - drums 

Description/Reviews: 

Dispensing with the horns and woodwinds that distinguished Up All Nightfrom its predecessor, Überjam Deux is a more logical follow-up to the group's 2002 self-titled Verve debut. Scofield's reunion with guitarist/sampler Avi Bortnick demonstrates, once again, the true importance—and often underestimated and undervalued skill—of an exceptional rhythm player. Scofield's relentlessly inventive, sonically expansive improvisational explorations are key to Überjam Deux's success, but so, too, is Bortnick's support, which ranges from chunky chords to snaky, muted single-note lines that almost subliminally anchor the music. Former Gov't Mule/Black Crowes bassist Andy Hess—who replaced Überjam's Jesse Murphy on Up All Night—is back, as dexterous, muscular and solid as ever, as is original drummer Adam Deitch, who handles the lion's share of Überjam Deux's twelve tracks with similar aplomb, though 28 year-old drummer Louis Cato takes over on four tracks and is equally impressive. 

 Read the full review by John Kelman  at allaboutjazz.com

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Trion "Funfair Fantasy"

Country: Netherlands
Sub Genre: Instrumental Symphonic
Label: Oskar
Release date: July 2, 2013
Tracklist: 

1. Ampelmannchen.....6:38

2. Gananoque.............2:29

3. Scotland................11:30

4. In the distance.........5:43

5. Wandering...............2:16

6. Towers.....................4:19

7. Sealth......................3:00

8. Meat prizes..............4:56

9. Song for Canada.....5:23

10.Secret matter..........7:05

Line-up: 
Edo Spanninga - Mellotron samples (flute, oboe, strings, organ, cello, vibe), Elka leslie
Eddie Mulder - bass, guitars
Menno Boomsma - drums, percussion

Reviews/Description

If you´re missing good instrumental music of the caliber of Camel´s The Snowgoose, this is the album you´re looking for. All tracks are very good and varied, but the absolute highlight for me is New Moon, a very fine track that mixes early Genesis with a wonderful Camel-like guitar that is pure joy.

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Judy Dyble “Flow and Change”

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Prog Folk
Label: Gonzo Multimedia
Release date: July 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Black Dog Dreams
2. Featherdancing
3. Beautiful Child
4. Crowbaby
5. Driftaway
6. Head Full of Stars
7. Silence
8. Letters
9. Wintersong
10. The Sisterhood of Ruralists

Line-up: 
Judy Dyble – Vocals
Alistair Murphy – Piano/Guitars/Keyboards/Dulcimer
Mike Mooney – Lap Steel Guitar
Pat Mastelotto –  Drums/Percussion
Matt Malley – Vocals
Julianne Regan– Vocals/Keyboards/Percussion
Pete Vicary – keyboards Synthesizers
Dean Frances-Hawksley – Accoustic Guitar
Andie Suttie – Keyboards
Mark Fletcher – bass
Jeremy Salmon – Guitars
Jenny Thomas – French Horn
Phil Toms – String Arrangements/Double Bass
Steve Bingham – Violin
Sam Jones – Oboe
Liz Worth - Clarinet
Brenda Stewart –Viola
Naomi Buchanan-Toms – Flute
Lucy Mitchell – Cello

Description/Reviews: 

In 2004 Dyble made the decision to return to the music scene and since then has released 5 albums culminating in the highly acclaimed 'Talking with Strangers' (2009). The follow-up to this, 'Flow and Change' is an intimate, confessional, lyrical, beautiful and very English recording. The album opens with "Black Dog Dreams", co-written by Hawkwind alumnus, Simon House, it even features some surprisingly heavy, but searingly lyrical lap steel guitar courtesy of Mike Mooney from Echo and the Bunnymen. It demonstrates how an 'old school' artist, whose first recordings came out over forty years ago, has adapted surprisingly well to the 21st Century modus operandii of recording which involves one clever man, a laptop, and a bunch of talented musicians scattered around the globe who may never actually meet in the flesh.

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Unspoken Ethos "Songs For Trees"

Country: Canada
Sub Genre: Alternative, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Fusion
Release date:  July 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Whatever You Want It To Be 03:47
2. Tomorrow's Yesterday 04:02
3. Swim Before You Drown 03:39
4. Raindance 04:29
5. An Intermission (And Other looT) [Part I] 00:20
6. Sleeping Pills 03:57
7. Soul Divine 05:25
8. An Intermission (And Other looT) [Part II] 00:53
9. Mission Impossible 04:16
10. The Inventor 16:21
11. Under A Translucent Sun 07:09
12. (This Is) The End Of Everything 06:56

Line-up: 
Ashton Wisener - Keyboards
John Janigan-Mills - Electric and Upright Bass, Lead Vocals
Morgan Zwicker - Drumset, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Will Hansen - Guitar, Lead Vocals
   With
Samuel Foran - Alto & Soprano Saxophone

Description/Reviews: 

Songs for Trees is the passionate, playful and provocative debut album of Unspoken Ethos, a four-piece alternative rock band heavily influenced by jazz, progressive rock and metal.
Displaying virtuosity beyond their years, Unspoken Ethos gels into a groove that is irresistible and satisfying, with riffs and hooks that seduce. From the towering keyboard mastery of Ashton Wisener, to the aching guitar solos of Will Hansen, the band is anchored by the tight rhythms of bassist John Janigan-Mills and the fluid percussion of Morgan Zwicker. The quartet totally grok each other’s musicianship and approach; hence the band name.
Songs for Trees is a compelling plea for humans to look at what they are doing to each other and the planet, and stop destroying everything.

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Arbor Lights "Hatherton Lake"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Instrumental Post Rock
Release date:  July 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. The Silent City (7:19)
2. Interstellar (5:22)
3. Damascus (12:53)
4. Silhouettes (7:11)
5. The Mayor & The Diver (8:04)

Line-up: 
Greg Aston - Bass
Alex Clarke - Guitar
James Clarke - Drums
Matt Elton - Guitar, Glockenspiel
   With
William Bull - Cornet on 'Silhouettes'
Michael Clarke - Additional instrumentation

Description/Reviews: 

The journey offered by Greg, Alex, Matt and James lasts about 40 minutes spread over 5 tracks that flow into one another. The album opens up with ‘The Silent City’ that maybe is inspired by the area that worked also as a muse for the band and album names. The typical reverberating guitars of post rock songs open this beautiful track that soon develop in an absolutely amazing melody and a pursuing beat. It's a wonderful way to start the album.
A series of rather joyous crescendos are at the centre of the stage of the following track. ‘Interstellar’ is full of enjoyable soundscapes. It’s a dynamic song with builds up and drops like in a mountain climb with a breathtaking view once you reach the top.

Read the full review by Daniela Patrizi at echoesanddust.com

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Marco Lo Muscio, John Hackett and Carlo Matteucci "Playing the History"

Country: UK/Italy
Sub Genre: Classical, Symphonic
Label: Hacktrax
Release date:  July 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. Jerusalem (3:06)
02. Catherine Of Aragon (4:42)
03. Overnight Snow (2:27)
04. Hairless Heart [featuring Steve Hackett] (3:37)
05. After the Ordeal [featuring Steve Hackett] (4:56)
06. Horizons (1:56)
07. Fanfare And Lutes' Chorus (3:05)
08. Hammer In The Sand (3:05)
09. Theme One [featuring David Jackson] (3:27)
10. I Talk to the Wind (5:53)
11. Shadow Of The Hierophant (7:34)
12. Hands Of The Priestess [featuring Steve Hackett] (4:00)
13. Galadriel [featuring Steve Hackett] (3:19)
14. Galadriel's Memories (3:121)
15. Bilbo's Dream (3:31)
16. Visions From Minas Tirith – The White Tree (12:13)
17. Great Gig In The Sky [featuring David Jackson] (6:03)

Line-up: 
Marco Lo Muscio - Pipe Organ, Piano, Mellotron
John Hackett - Flute
Carlo Matteucci - Bass, Guitar
    with
Steve Hackett - Guitar on tracks 4, 5, 12, 13
David Jackson - Sax on tracks 9 & 17
Giorgio Gabriel (The Watch) - Guitar on tracks 1, 10, 11, 14, 17

Description/Reviews: 

Fresh instrumental interpretations of some of the masterpieces of Progressive rock music and some original pieces. This instrumental project was born of our friendship and the same incurable and inextinguishable love of classical and progressive rock music. Between the two genres there exists a continuum of sound – who can say where one ends and the other begins?
With this intention some of the masterpieces of progressive rock music have been chosen. These are fresh interpretations, in a way close to the performance of classical music without drums and vocals.
The core of our idea is to give a place of honour to progressive rock music on the same level as the works of the great classical composers. Progressive rock lyrics have often drawn on elements of myth and fantasy, so some new pieces inspired by the literature of JRR Tolkien
were also included.

Also read the review at cd-services.com

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Mirramaze "Prozac Nation"

Country: Norway
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative
Release date:  July 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. Higher Than The Sun (3:57)
02. Prozac Nation (2:25)
03. Sink Into Me (4:13)
04. Rise Again (3:58)
05. Ripples (5:01)
06. Dizzy (4:04)
07. When I'm Gone (4:01)
08. Deliverance (4:22)
09. Pacified (4:01)
10. Voodoo Doll (4:18)

Line-up: 
Peter: Vocals, Guitar
Kiki: Cello
Sindri: Bass
Arunas: Drums

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Shineback "Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Electronica, Pop, Art Rock
Label: Bad Elephant Music
Release date: July 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. May You Live In Interesting Times (Blog 1) (1:23)
2. Is This The Dream? (5:15)
3. Under My Feet (Blog 2) (0:50)
4. Bedlam Days (5:39)
5. Faultlines (4:01)
6. Drawn Outside (Blog 3) (1:15)
7. Here Come The Envoys (4:01)
8. Crush Culture (4:32)
9. The Clock Of The Long Now (2:05)
10. Fears Aren't Toys (5:44)
11. I Called Him In Vain (Blog 4) (3:26)
12. Passengers (4:47)
13. Xo Va Yu (3:19)
14. The Saint Of Doors (1:42)
15. Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed (10:33)
16. As The Rain (Blog 5) (2:40)
17. One Last Perfect Day (3:16)
18. Myowndreamland (Final Blog) (3:46)

Line-up: 
Simon Godfrey (Tinyfish) - vocals, all instruments
    With
Matt Stevens (Fierce And The Dead, solo) - guitars, effects
Andy Ditchfield (DeeExpus) - guitars
Henry Rogers (DeeExpus / Touchstone / Final Conflict / Nerve Toy Trio) - drums
Dec Burke (Frost*, Alpha Flood, Darwin's Radio, solo) -  guitars
Hywel Bennet (The Dec Burke Band) - guitars
Paul Worwood (Tinyfish) - voice
Danny Claire (Ion Blue, Michael Angelo) - vocals
Tamara Tanche - percussion

Description/Reviews: 

Fusing pop, prog and electronica into a story of abuse, betrayal and madness, 'Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed' is the new album from Shineback, solo project from Simon Godfrey of Tinyfish. The album - with lyrics from Simon's writing partner in Tinyfish, Robert Ramsay - centres upon the story of Dora who undertakes a fantastic, yet disturbing journey into her own dream word where she encounters dark revelations about her past buried in memory.

Also read the review by Alison Henderson at dprp.net

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Investinmolden "Investinmolden"

Country: Poland
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock, Blues
Release date: June 30, 2013
Tracklist: 

1. Lust for Stars 04:43
2. From Hammer and Spanner (With Love) 01:53
3. Halfway 04:40
4. Hourglass/Escape from Hourglass 08:14
5. Extraterrestrial Rock 'n' Roll 03:25
6. Glittering Sea 10:38

Line-up: 
Mateusz Pawlukiewicz - drums
Michał Ambrożkiewicz - bass guitar
Krzysztof Deskur - guitars
Kacper Wojaczek - keyboards, vocals

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