Virgil Donati "In This Life"

Country: Australia/USA
Sub Genre: instrumental, Fusion, Progressive Metal
Release date: July 23, 2013
Tracklist: 
01 - Rhythm Zero
02 - Eleven
03 - In This Life
04 - Red Air
05 - Paradise Lost
06 - The Fall Of Dreams
07 - Iceland
08 - Trinity
09 - Voice Of Reason
10 - The Empire

Line-up: 
Virgil Donati
   With
Doug Shreeve, Marco Sfogli, Dennis Hamm, Alex Argento, Brett Garsed, Irwin Thomas, Alex Machacek, Paul Sherman, Anthony Crawford, Tom Kennedy, Jeff Babko, Rafael Moreira, Simon Hosford

Description/Reviews: 

Being an album by Virgil Donati one can easily anticipate some of the most breathtakingly articulate rhythms with enough energy to fuel a rocket ship and enough force to demolish a building. With musicians of this caliber we’re talking about compositions that change how we look at music.

In This Life is a challenging progressive metal work of art filled with dark, moody chords and melodies that give the feeling that you’re floating in space. The guitars lock in tightly with Donati’s drums, and the lead solos range from melodic and spooky to finger bending and mind blowing.  Here we have a compilation of music that pushes the boundaries of human capability, not just in what Donati himself has proven capable of, but also what the league of primed and exemplary musicians that accompany him throughout the album. ( guitar-muse.com)

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Red Air

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Volto! "Incitare"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: instrumental, Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Fantasy Records
Release date: July 23, 2013
Tracklist: 

1. Grip It
2. Gillz
3. Whopner
4. Drumbeaux
5. Quirk
6. BHP
7. Meltdown
8. Tocino
9. I m Calm Now

Line-up: 
Danny Carey (Tool) - drums
John Ziegler (Bubbatron) - guitar
Lance Morrison (Alanis Morrissette, Don Henley) - bass
Jeff Babko -  keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

Volto! delivers a hypnotic mix of experimental jazz, rock, fusion, prog and blues. Their self-produced album, Incitare, features nine original instrumental pieces, recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Bad Religion, Weezer, Melvins) at Tool's Loft Studio.
Volto!'s radical fusion is impossible to classify. Guitarist John Ziegler cites influences such as Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis, but the band clearly draws heavily from the art rock, tribal, space jazz, metal genres. The music is rhythmic, driving and magnetic.

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Tocino

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Lightsystem "Lost Language"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Psychedelic
Release date: July 23, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. Glossolalia (03:41)
02. Plurals (10:29)
03. Subtracted (08:21)
04. Time And Shade (07:43)
05. Untold (06:08)
06. Bury The Tongue (08:18)
07. Mirrors (04:17)
08. Reflections (03:19)

Line-up: 
John Kyle: Drums
Jason Greenly: Bass
Danny Byrne: Vocals & Guitar
    With
Elisa Johnson: Additional vocals on ‘Plurals’

Description/Reviews: 

This is ultra modern, heavy prog rock. The influences of bands of the 1970’s such as King Crimson or Rush are there, but this is further down the road in the evolution of the genre. The songs go in extended movements, like classical pieces. The guitars are angelic and airy while the rhythm section plays through a plethora of odd time signatures and patterns. The instrumental jams are as interesting as the songs themselves, of which there are a lot of. The vibe of the album is like a musical score to fit a science fiction road movie. It’s apocalyptic, chaotic at times, but always composed. 

Read the full review by at heavyplanet.net

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Karda Estra "Mondo Profondo"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Symphonic, Chamber, Classical
Label: Believers Roast
Release date: July 22, 2013
Tracklist: 

Mondo Profondo:

1. On Those Cloudy Days - 6:12 

2. Mondo Profondo I - 5:36

3. The Happy Breed - 5:16

4. Mondo Profondo II - 8:42 

5. The Haunter Of The Dark - 6:12

6. Mondo Profondo III - 4:09

New Worlds:

7. Chronoclasm I - 1:26

8. Transmissions - 3:24

9. Fifty Below Zero - 1:55

10. Eternity Station - 3:36 

11. Girl In A Spaceship - 2:55

12. Sea Of Tranquility - 4:08

13. The Sky Below (Wileman/Falcone/Wishart) 4:23

14. Radiance - 4:31 

15. The Doll's House - 3:20 

16. The Celestial Lounge - 3:12

17. Invaders From Venus - 3:27

18. Chronoclasm II - 1:27

Line-up: 
Richard Wileman – guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion, kalimba, pencil sharpener, sequenced echo piano, needle and thread
Helen Dearnley – violin (1,3,5)
Caron Hansford – cor anglais (1), oboe (3)
Zoë Josey – flute (1,3), soprano, alto and tenor saxophones (1)
Matt Baber – keyboards, synth percussion (2)
Ileesha Bailey – vocals(2,4)
Amy Hedges – clarinet (2,4,5)
Mike Ostime – trumpet (2)
Mohadev – guitar, keyboards (4)

Benjamin DeGain – vibraphone, percussion (4)
Stu Rowe – guitar, bass, keyboards, drums (4)
Kavus Torabi – guitar (4)
Phil Mercy – keyboards, guitar, drums (4)
Marco Bernard – bass (4)

Description/Reviews: 

The CD will also include the 2011 album 'New Worlds' which has only been available as a download so far. 'Mondo Profondo' features four Richard Wileman compositions plus two collaborations – one with Matt Baber (Sanguine Hum) and another with Mohadev and Benjamin DeGain (Terraformation), Stuart Rowe (Lighterthief /Andy Partridge), Kavus Torabi (Knifeworld/Cardiacs) and Phil Mercy (Thieves' Kitchen). 

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SAM (Slick Alexius Mennigmann) "Another Life"

Country: Multinational
Sub Genre: Jazz-Rock
Release date: July 22, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Starts With A Bang! (3:57)
2. Cosmic Microwave Oven (8:11)
3. Animal Logic (3:54)
4. Large-Scale Structure (6:20)
5. Submarines Approaching Venus (3:45)
6. The Funk, Inverted (5:20)
7. Orbit III (1:19)
8. Blueshift (3:09)
9. White Dwarf In The Virgo Cluster (7:23)
10. Gravitational Interaction (4:38)
11. Dual Core (11:14)
12. Orbit V (3:45)
13. Future Stars (2:56)
14. Carribean Skiffle (5:31)
15. The Sun The Moon And In-between (3:34)
16. The Bad & The Ugly (3:24)
17. We Had It Twice (6:25)
18. French Breakfast At The Zoo (3:41)
19. Peculiar Velocities (8:31)
20. Beyond Baryons (6:13)
21. Tea For Dolphins (2:50)
22. Dancing Fool At 6am (6:04)
23. Orbit VIII (3:22)
24. Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser (7:12)
25. Ain't Nobody (4:45)
26. Accelerator Laboratory (5:36)
27. All The Tea In India (6:48)
28. Never Been To The Beach Before (2:01)
29. Dialog With A Homeless Chicken (4:38)
30. Private Jet To Iceland (5:12)
31. Pancake Promenade (4:42)

Line-up: 
Julie Slick - Bass
Peter Alexius - Guitar
Marc Mennigmann - Chapman Stick & Keyboards
   With
Sven Kosakowski - Drums
Zaki Kiokakis - Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

"Another Life" opens with a controlled distorted bass boosting high energy vibes which may remind you of this trio's obvious influence - 80s King Crimson music. But, very soon you will find that they are far from a KC clone. In fact, this trio's compositions are perfectly organized and framed for improvised music. They use German krautrock repetitive schemes (slightly psychedelic in moments), Fripp-Belew era King Crimson angular guitar/Stick constructions and free jazz improvisational freedom transformed via complex free-rock virtuosity to produce a unique mix (progressive free-rock?). Opposite to jamming, SAM's music sounds like a well engineered art engine, generating ideas and fulfilling them at the same time with solidity and professionalism. 

Read the full review at jazzmusicarchives.com

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6 tracks online

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James McKeown "Sublime Knight Elect"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Instrumental Psychedelic, Art Rock
Label: Reverb Worship
Release date: July 22, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Avebury 03:00
2. Euclid Dreaming 04:21
3. Ursa Minor 02:56
4. Rhizomatic 03:06
5. White Shrine 02:52
6. Elysian Fields 04:29
7. Silbury 04:32
8. Ursa Major 05:45
9. Sublime Knight Elect 04:46

Line-up: 
James McKeown - all instruments

Description/Reviews: 

In June 2013 vinyl only label Fruits de Mer Records released a collection of instrumental LP's called 'The Strange Fish Series'. To contribute to this series, James recorded an albums worth of music, of which four tracks were chosen to be included.

Sublime Knight Elect contains nine tracks of reflective,shimmering psychedelically tinged instrumental music. The music was inspired by Masonic and Alchemical ritual, Neolithic ceremonial sites and Astronomy

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Gran Torino "Fate of a Thousand Worlds"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: instrumental Symphonic
Label: Musea
Release date: July, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Child of the Stars
2. Absolute Time
3. The Battle of Velasquez
4. Dead Suns
5. The Fog of Time
6. Empty Soul
7. Arìda
8. The Short Dream
9. End of a Planet
10. Fate of a Thousand Worlds

Line-up: 
Alessio Pieri: keyboards
Gian Maria Roveda: drums
Fabrizio Visentini: bass guitar
Leonardo Freggi: guitars

Description/Reviews: 

While creating this new instrumental album, the band was inspired by a story written by a friend of theirs, Paolo Gadioli. It’s about a man who travels in space and in real time throughout the universe. This album symbolizes the soundtrack of his adventures, emotions and torment.

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Child of the Stars
Fate of a Thousand Worlds
Dead Suns

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KingBathmat "Overcoming The Monster"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Psychedelic
Label: Stereohead Records
Release date: July 22, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Sentinel (8:48)
2. Parasomnia (9:38)
3. Overcoming The Monster (7:16)
4. Superfluous (9:05)
5. Reality Mining (4:42)
6. Kubrick Moon (11:37)

Line-up: 
John Bassett - guitar,vocals
David Georgiou - keyboards
Lee Sulsh - bass
Bernie Smirnoff - drums

Description/Reviews: 

The 6 tracks on "Overcoming The Monster" deal with the themes of psychological obstacles (monsters of the mind) that are manufactured in our thoughts, both internally through our insecurities, externally by the outside influence of others and collectively through the mass media which uses fear as a tool to manipulate our perceptions. "Overcoming The Monster" addresses the need to ignore these clandestine forms of control and rise above the Illusory obstacles that are placed in our path in order to deliberately block opportunities that are accessible to everybody.

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Sentinel

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Anxtron "Brainstorm"

Country: Brazil
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock
Release date: July, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. 1037
2. Ant Attack
3. Skyscraper
4. Tull Lake
5. 5 o'Clock Tea
6. Mindblower
7. Polvo
8. Grande Oceano
9. Pé de Pane

Line-up: 
Eduardo Marcolino - guitar
Rafael Marcolino - drums
Gabriel Aquino - keyboards
Gabriel "GG" Souza - bass

Description/Reviews: 

With many influences ranging from pop music to heavy metal, they create a unique experience to the listener. 

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3 tracks online

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Marco De Angelis "The River (Both Sides Of The Story)"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock, Pop
Release date: July 21, 2013
Tracklist: 

1. Tell me why - 5:19
2. Black stare - 4:59
3. One love - 4:49
4. Showbound - 4:45
5. Never look back - 4:17
6. Regrets - 7:53
7. This time - 5:53
8. Take it away - 6:28
9. What do you feel now - 6:12
10. Fly high - 6:40
11. Our trail of tears - 6:04

Line-up: 
Marco De Angelis : Guitars, Stick, Piano, Keyboards, Rhythmic programming, Back Vocals
Marcello Catalano: Vocal
Cristiano Micalizzi: Drums
Désirée Petrocchi: Back Vocals (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Simona Rizzi: Back Vocals (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Fabiola Torresi: Back Vocals (1, 4)
Susanna Stivali: Back Vocals (1, 2, 4)
Sara Berni: Back Vocals (1, 2, 4)

Description/Reviews: 

A new concept album representing theme of dualism: good - evil, male - female, life - death, night – day. All lyrics have thought. The sound is full of musical depth and sonic variety. Well crafted songs create a kind of mystery. It would be just a crime to blame Italian composer, musician and producer for his respect to Marillion, Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd. Though these ingredients are around, they are performed in a good way. The time flies by when playing ‘The River’ CD and it never let the listener's attention wander off... Prog Head

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Entire album online

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