JG Thirlwell & Simon Steensland "Oscillospira"

Country: USA/Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Experimental, Avant-Prog, Zeuhl, Classical
Label: Ipecac - IPC-221CD / IPM-221
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24 , 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Catholic Deceit (11:22)
2. Heron (7:16)
3. Night Shift (10:06)
4. Papal Stain (9:58)
5. Heresy Flank (8:22)
6. Mare (7:36)
7. Crystal Night (3:57)
8. Redbug (11:16)

Total Time 69:53

Line-up: 
JG Thirlwell
Simon Steensland
Morgan Ågren (Mats/Morgan, Zappa, Devin Townsend) - drums
+ guest musicians playing oboe, bass clarinet, violin, voice and further sonic embellishments

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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I Am The Manic Whale "Things Unseen"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Plane Groovy (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Billionaire (7:30)
2. The Deplorable Word (7:56)
3. Into The Blue (6:28)
4. Celebrity (19:01)
5. Smile (4:24)
6. Build It Up Again (7:03)
7. Halcyon Day (5:28)
8. Valenta Scream (7:19)

Total Time 65:09

Line-up: 
Ben Hartley: drums, percussion, vocals
John Murphy: keyboards, murphatron, vocals
David Addis: acoustic, electric and classical 6 string guitars, vocals
Michael Whiteman: bass guitar, strombolief bass pedals, electric and acoustic 12 string guitars, vocals
   With
Ella Lloyd: flute (3, 7)
Iona Garvie: bassoon and contra-bassoon (4)
Rob Aubrey: unsolicited additional bass pedals on Valenta Scream and others

Halcyon Strings (1,7,8):
Violins: Coral Powell, Martin Carrick, Michael Bullock
Viola: Mairi Warren
‘Cello: Matthew Talks

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Valenta Scream
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Riviẽre "Passage"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Wordless (5:42)
2. New Ghost (7:59)
3. Pressure Steps (7:09)
4. Passage (7:46)
5. Deep Clear (6:58)
6. Light Up (5:02)
7. Surface (7:48)
8. Take Off (6:59)
9. Shapeless (6:22)

Total Time 61:45

Line-up: 
Nicolas - guitar, vocals
Alexandre - guitar, bass
Tommy - drums
   With
Luc Ferre - saxophone
Catherine Tran Huu Au - piano

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Grandval “Descendu sur Terre”

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date:  April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
01. Exondation (5:40)
02. Un nouveau destin (9:20)
03. Puissances de l’infini (1:42
04. Descendu sur Terre (5:06)
05. Fractal et systémique (5:35)
06. Le chemin à l’envers (6:17)
07. Il existe une étoile (10:38)
    a) Il existe une étoile
    b) Puissances de l’infini (reprise)
08. La meute est dans la place (4:38)
09. Brûler dans les flammes de l'enfer (5:25)
10. La vie, pourtant, la vie (8:50)
11. La maison de Men-Tää (6:34) - CD bonus track

Total Time 69:45

Line-up: 
Henri Vaugrand: vocals, bass, guitars, programming
Olivier Bonneau: keyboards, vocal harmonies, bass pedals & guitars (11)
   With
Jean-Pierre Louveton (Nemo, Wolfspring): guitars (3-6, 9, 10), Mellotron & programming (8), vocal harmonies (6)
Jean-Baptiste Itier (Nemo, JPL): drums
Steph Honde: guitars (1)
Raffaele Spanetta (Old Rock City Orchestra): guitars (2)
Christophe Chalancon: guitar solo (10)
Kevin Serra: guitar solo (5)

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Le chemin à l’envers
Un nouveau destin

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Kanaan "Double Sun"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic
Label: El Paraiso Records - EPR058
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Worlds Together
2. Mountain
3. Öresund
4. Worlds Apart
5. Double Sun Pt. 1
6. Double Sun Pt. 2

Line-up: 
Ask Vatn Strøm: Electric and acoustic guitars
Ingvald André Vassbø: Drums, percussion and organ
Eskild Myrvoll: Bass, synths, electric and acoustic guitars
   With
Bjørn Klakegg: Lead guitar (5, 6)

Description/Reviews: 

Treading the same path as their 2018 debut Windborne, Double Sun is a studio effort in the best sense of the word. Perfectly balanced on the edge of dynamic improv, throbbing beats sizzled in scorching fuzz and topped off with deeply layered soundscapes. This album sees Kanaan reach a new plateau.

Kanaan presents a unique perspective to psychedelic rock, painting with a wide palette that includes jazz and post-rock. Double Sun devotes as much energy to sonic colour as it does to groove and energy. The spirit of experimentation is everywhere: From the savory, pastoral sounds of opening track Worlds Together, to the soaring exploratory paths of the two-part title track. In the creative process, Kanaan dived deep into the possibilities of the studio, adding intricate layers and twists and turns to these tunes: acoustic guitars, percussions & synthesizers embrace and enhance the Norwegian modern day version of a power-trio.

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Öresund

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Michael Abdow "Heart Signal"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Weight Of The World (12:16)
2. Heart Signal (4:49)
3. We Live Here (5:43)
4. Heavy Drifter (4:25)
5. The Hand That Takes (4:51)
6. Cherry Blossom Descent (4:08)
7. Synthetic Origins (2:21)
8. Nature Of Play (4:56)

Total Time 43:29

Line-up: 
Michael Abdow - guitar, keys
Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder, Whitesnake) - fretless bass
Shawn Deneault (Santa Mamba) - drums

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Heavy Drifter  
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Lunear "Curve.Axis.Symmetry."

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Lemniscate - First Death (7:31)
2. Same Player. Shoot Again. (3:26)
3. Nothing Left To Do - A Passage Of Time (5:39)
4. The Rise And Fall Of Earth (5:37)
5. Earth's Population: One - Earth's End (8:07)
6. Adrift (5:36)
7. From Its Sky (6:29)
8. Forever - First Death (Epilogue) (9:06)

Total Time 51:31

Line-up: 
JP. Benadjer: guitars, bass, vocals, mix
S.Bournier: drums, vocals, lyrics, additional guitars
Paul J.No: keyboards, lead vocals, additional guitars
Kora: spoken voice

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Gaffa Ghandi "Artificial Disgust"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Stoner
Label: Exile On Mainstream Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Symphony Of Swag (5:49)
2. War On Fire (6:28)
3. Ancient Dominator (9:16)
4. Progressive Concepts For A Modern World Of Multilayered Structural, Sociological And Individual Changeabilities (16:27)

Total Time 38:00

Line-up: 
Georg Edert - Drums
Lucas Kazzer - Bass
Frieder Ackermann - Guitar
Alan Bittner - Guitar
   With
Torsten Lang - Additional Guitar (1, 2, 4), Mellotron (2, 3)
Paul-Willy Stoyan - Additional Slide Guitar & Miku Solo (2, 4)

Description/Reviews: 

Opening track Symphony Of Swag comes across like Elder who they have coincidentally toured with. The use of prog rock in stoner/doom doesn’t always set my world on fire, but Gaffa Ghandi do a pretty good job of it nonetheless.
War On Fire continues the prog with some added chunky riffage that reminds me of Master Of Puppets era Metallica. It’s also the first of 2 songs to feature some nice Mellotron courtesy of Torsten Lang (who also mixed and mastered the album), this helps to add some diversity to the track. Next up is the over 9-minute Ancient Dominator and the second longest track on the record. To my ears there is a slight 70’s intonation here, with touches of fellow countrymen the Scorpions when Uli John Roth was in the band, hence why the riff is so damn good. More Mellotron is employed which adds to the 70s vibes of the track.

Read the full review by Reza Mills at thesleepingshaman.com

Also read the review at theobelisk.net

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Cirkus V "Trapeze"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Ramshaw Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 24, 2020 (CD), July 31, 2020 (digital)
Tracklist: 
1.    Fly Intro
2.    Late Heavy Bombardment
3.    Dying to be Living
4.    Trapeze
5.    Let the Darkness Fall
6.    When She Smiles
7.    I Feel It
8.    Another Day
9.    Fly
10.    Millions
11.    Fly By
12.    The Rising Tide

Line-up: 
Paul Moose Harris – Vocals 
Mick Maughan – Vocals, Guitar
Brian Morton – Bass 
Nick Lmao – Vocals, Guitar
Dave Ramshaw – Vocals
Derek Miller – Keyboards and Programming 
Michael Maddog Davis – Drums 
Lesley Maughan – Voices (8)

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Trapeze
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Traumhaus "In Oculis Meis"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Progressive Promotion Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist: 
CD1: (German version)
1. Das Erwachen
2. Bewahren und Verstehen
3. Der Vorsprung
4. Entfliehen
5. Viele Wege
6. Der Neue Morgen
7. Verstehen und Bewahren
8. Die Dunkelheit Durchleuchten

CD2: (English version)
1. The Awakening
2. Preserve & Understand
3. Walk On Yourself
4. Escape
5. So Many Ways
6. The New Morning
7. Understand & Preserve
8. X- Ray The Darkness

Line-up: 
Alexander Weyland - keys, vocals
Tobias Hampl - guitar
Ray Gattner - drums
Till Ottinger - bass

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp (English Edition)
Bandcamp (German Edition)
So Many Ways
Viele Wege

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