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Friday, September 23, 2022

Spheres "Helios"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: M&O Music
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: September 23, 2022
Tracklist
1. Algorithmic Sentience
2. Spiritual Journey
3. Pandemia
4. Helios
5. SCS
6. Running Man
7. Take Me Higher, Ailleurs
8. Do You Agree

Credits
Jonathan Lino – Vocals, Guitars
Olivier Moreau – Backing vocals, Guitars
Clémence Santé – Bass
Jesse Haddad – Drums
   With
Marco Walczak – Keyboards 

Media/Samples
Take Me Higher, AIlleurs
Spiritual Journey  

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The Mighty Bard "Beyond The Gate"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: December 2022 (CD, digital), March 2023 (vinyl )
Tracklist
  1. Beyond The Gate
  2. Magician
  3. Guarded Secret
  4. Illusion
  5. Compound The Problem
  6. The Secret Garden
  7. Last Orders
Credits
Benj - Vocals
Dave Clarke - Guitars
Neil Cockle - Keyboards
Mark Cadman - Bass, Bass Pedals
Tom Mear - Drums
Mark Parker - Violin

Yaron Fuchs - Mixing

Description/Reviews:
Eight years after their first album, the musicians have produced a complex, beautiful and eclectic album. British Progressive Rock at it's finest. The album is recorded and mixed, so in order to master, promote and press the album, the band has launched a Kickstarter campaign.
Media/Samples
Magician
Illusion

Links:
Kickstarter crowdfunding
Web page
Facebook

Friday, September 16, 2022

Parafulmini "Incubini [Tiny Nightmares]"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Instrumental Experimental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Lizard Records - LIZARD CD 0182
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 16, 2022
Tracklist
1. Incubini (3:01) 
2. Testai (2:09) 
3. Arnaccio Suite [Arnaccio-Tallox] (8:04) 
4. Fanfarone (4:04) 
5. Impostore (4:06) 
6. Cerbottana (1:55) 
7. Birretta (4:23) 
8. Bucaniere Suite [Rum & Lenticchie - Estetista - R&L Reprise] (5:51) 
9. Il Figlio Di Cornacchiaia (4:17) 
10. Il Soffritto Sul Soffitto Suite (8:34) 
11. Alzavalvole Suite [Alzavalvole - Mi Presteresti] - Bonus Track (4:33) 

Total Time 50:57

Credits
Marco Bigliazzi: drums
Filippo Brilli: baritone, tenor and alto saxes
Riccardo Zini: bass, guitar and operatic voice
   With
Luca Cantasano: bass, synth
Fabrizio Asmagheddon Bondi: guitar
Mezz Gacano: guitar

Music, Story and Art: Marco Bigliazzi
Artistic Production: Parafulmini
Recorded and mixed by Filippo Brilli at Trydog Lab Studio, Agliana (PT) and at FB Studio, Pistoia, 2020-2022
Mastering by Giovanni Versari at La Maestà Studio, Tredozio (FC)
Produced by Parafulmini & Lizard Records

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Web page
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Somehow Jo "Scales And Detalis"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Inverse Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 16, 2022
Tracklist
1. Fata Morgana 
2. Friend (Explicit) 
3. Cycle
4. Spin
5. RUSH
6. When It Falls
7. Getaway
8. Rising Sun
9. Mirror

Credits
Christian Sauren - Vocals & guitars
Eero Aaltonen - Bass & backing vocals  
Sakari Karjalainen - Guitars & keyboards
Lassi Peiponen - Drums

Media/Samples
Friend

Links:
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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Robert Svilpa "To Sleep Perchance to Dream"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Melodic Revolution Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: Autumn 2022
Tracklist: 
1. Dreamscape Suite - Level 1 (10:20)
2. Colossus (4:54)
3. Pareidolia (9:21)
4. 8:46 (7:39)
5. In memory of… (6:06)
6. Dreamscape Suite - Level 2 (4:20)
7. Abaddon (8:39)
8. Dreamscape Suite - Level 3 [parts i to iv] (9:45)

Running time: 61:04

Line-up: 
Robert Svilpa - guitars, keyboards, bass guitars, drums and percussion, lead and harmony vocals
   With
Durga McBroom - lead & harmony vocals (4)
Marc Miller (Yezda Urfa) - fret and fretless bass guitars, Chapman Stick, Mellotron, Taurus bass pedals, drums and percussion (5)
Andy Edwards (IQ, Frost*, Cyan, Ezra, Magenta) - drums and percussion (3, 8)
John Jowitt (Arena, Frost*, IQ, Jadis) - bass guitars
Jimmy Keegan (Spock's Beard, Pattern-Seeking Animals) - drums and percussion (2, 7)
Brian Timpe - bass guitar (2)
Sean Fairchild - 6 string bass guitar (7)

Monday, August 29, 2022

Imaginary Kings "Monsters Lament"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: August 29, 2022
Tracklist
1. Monsters Lament (5:34) 
2. Beauty In Dust (5:13) 
3. Present Imperfect (3:27) 
4. Front Rooms (4:01) 
5. Look The Other Way (4:25) 
6. Power Vacuum (3:54) 
7. Love Approaches Winter (5:43) 
8. Faded (3:54) 
9. Lost Property (4:30) 
10. Small World (3:19) 
11. Walking Man (4:13) 

Total Time 48:13

Line-up
Nick DeNardo - Drums / Mixing / Mastering
Peter Rand - Keyboards / Guitars / Music
   With
Jim Bryan - Bass (1, 3, 4, 6)
Moe Howard - Mellotron/Piano (1)
Phil Pansard - Bass (2)
Piergiorgio Lucidi - Guitars (3)
Chris Branch - Bass (5, 8, 11)
Francois Vingrief - Lead Guitar (6)
Tony Wisniewski - Bass (7)
Steve Johnson - Bass (9)
Timothy Reid - Lead Guitar  (9)
Joey Six - Lead Guitar (10)
Kelly Miller - Guitars / FX (11)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Kshettra "Это есть то" / "Thou Art That"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Post Rock, Fusion
Label: [addicted label]
Format: digital
Release date: August 26, 2022
Tracklist
1. Red Letter / Красная буква (04:09)
2. It's Not All, That Behind the Darkness of Things / Это не то, что есть всё (05:52)
3. Tumanama / Туманама (04:26)
4. Butohstep / Бутостеп (04:11)
5. Colo-colo / Коло-коло (09:09)
6. I Am You / Я это ты (03:39)
7. Shivoham / Шивохам (08:25)

Total Time 39:51

Credits
Boris Ghas – bass, semi-acoustic guitar (2,3,7), saxophone arrangement (3, 7), samples (5)
Viktor Tikhonov -– acoustic and electronic drums, percussion, semi-acoustic and acoustic guitars (1,4,5), synthesizers and sequencers (1,3,4,5), metallophone (1,4,6,7), saxophone arrangement (2,3,7)
Gosha Rodin – french horn with effects, delay-noises (5), semi-acoustic guitar (6)
Nikolai Samarin – additional synths (1,5), bass (1)
Mila Kiseleva – poetry reading (1,6)
Nikita Gabdullin – electric guitar (2,3)
Ilya Rosenblat – tenor saxophone (2,3,7)
Alexander Novikov – baritone saxophone (2,7)
Kirill Olkhovsky – violin (4,7)
Nikita Bobrov – second drum-set (5)
Olga Larionova – vocal (7)

Poetry in “I Am You” by Rumi. Poetry in “Red Letter” by Boris Ghas.

The album was recorded at Orange Studio in Moscow, June 2020 - August 2021.
Recording, mixing and mastering by Nikolai Samarin.

Music by Boris Ghas (2,3,5,7), Viktor Tikhonov (1,4) and Gosha Rodin (6).

Photographs by Vyacheslav Kovalevich, model – Viktoria Gonchar.
Layout design – Maria Youkova

Description/Reviews:
In the new album, Kshettra moves away from familiar dark sound worlds. Although progressive and post-rock still form a strong foundation in many numbers, the band has taken a clear course towards compositions with warm harmonies, the music has been enriched with bright inclusions of electronics and nu-jazz.

Media/Samples
Bandcamp (name your price)

Links:
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Progarchives

Thursday, August 25, 2022

John Shirley and Jerry King "Escape From Gravity"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: August 25, 2022
Tracklist
1. Gravity Well
2. My Five Eyes
3. Woodsmoke
4. 10,000 Faces
5. Evil is a Rose That Sings
6. Just Being Alive
7. A Poisoned Wheel
8. Pigzipper Unzipped
9. The Spider's Tale
10. God is an Alien

Credits
John Shirley: vocals & lyrics (all songs)
Jerry King (Cloud Over Jupiter, Moon Men, Manna/Mirage): guitars & bass & horns (all songs except where noted), bowed double bass & synth effects (10) 
  With
Julian Shirley: samples, harmonica effects, added percussion (1) 
Chad Wardwell: drums (1, 3, 6) 
Walter Whitney: synthesizer (2) 
Michele King: background harmonies (3)  
Ian Beabout: flute (3,7) 
Dave Newhouse (The Muffins, Diratz, Moon Men, Manna/Mirage): accordion (3)  
Ginger Marten: violin (3)  
Pete Zolli: fretless bass (4), drums (4, 5, 9, 10) 
Sparky Carlson: effects (5)
Robert Vicente: guitar (7)
Chris Boros: mellotron (7) 
Jamie Bruhn: bass (8) 
Travis Plantico: drums, keyboards (8) 
Pete Prown: guitar solos (8) 

Produced by Jerry King for JupiterWorks. All songs arranged by Jerry King.
Mike Lastra, sound engineer for vocals on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10.
All songs mixed by Ian Beabout, except “Gravity Well’ and “Pigzipper Unzipped” mixed by Chad Wardwell
Final mastering by Ian Beabout.
Cover art and layouts by Dan Sauer / www.DanSauerDesign.com
Paintings for CD Disc and booklet interior by Dave Newhouse. 

Description/Reviews:
Horror, sci-fi and Cyberpunk legend John Shirley has teamed with guitar ace and musical dynamo Jerry King for a third album, ESCAPE FROM GRAVITY. Several of the songs on this album were adapted from poems appearing in John's 2021 poetry collection, The Voice of the Burning House. Like the previous Shirley/King collaborations, this album fearlessly explores mind-bending themes with virtuoso arrangements... Shirley's weird stories, lyrics and vocals will combine with Jerry King's music to melt your brain.
Media/Samples
Spotify

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Dallas Perkins "Experimental Truth"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal,Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: July 30, 2022
Tracklist
1. Beck Street
2. Deus XM
3. Dynamic Equilibrium
4. Mexican Puppets
5. Monolith
6. Intermeshing Spectra
7. Azul
8. In Via Domum
7. Jagwired

Credits
Dallas Perkins - guitars
   With
Fernando Jaramillo - drums, percussion
Dave "Chilli" Moreno - additional mixing and editing, drums (7)

Description/Reviews:
On Dallas Perkins’ latest release “Experimental Truth” his stellar technical proficiency and dexterity are on full display. We are now hearing six-string wisdom come to full fruition. Showcasing a guitarist that is clearly steeped in melody, the music allows us to join the conversation with breathing room, suspense, and brilliantly placed pauses in these layered compositions. Perkins is not just a guitarist with attention grabbing technique, he is a composer reflecting influences spanning centuries of music history absorbed and personalized over decades finally distilled into a singular artistic statement.
Media/Samples
Stream

Monday, July 11, 2022

Roland Bühlmann "Emnalóc"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 11, 2022
Tracklist
1. Umiion (7:36) 
2. Assailen (9:22) 
3. Sevamção (5:58) 
4. Rithnál (10:45) 
5. Yndrun (9:50) 
6. Letarladoth (7:15) 
7. Berithlan (7:29) 
8. Emnalóc (12:22) 

Total Time 70:37

Credits
Roland Bühlmann: Electric and Bass Guitars, Aeon Sustainer, Synthesizers, Voice, Branches, Cooking Pots, Oil Tank, Udu
   With
Terl Bryant: Drums
Luca Calabrese: Trumpet
David Cross (King Crimson): Violin
Ondřej Glogar: Carnyx
Angelo Lebrato: Acoustic Guitar

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Web page