Grice "Alexandrine"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: hungersleep records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 22, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Alexandrine 07:16
2. She's in my Garden 03:45
3. Eclipse 06:25
4. Flaw 1 (Fracture) 00:58
5. Leftside 03:59
6. The Magic of Changing Colours 02:15
7. 12 Syllables 05:55
8. Flaw 2 (Silica) 02:52
9. Incomplete 06:05
10. Frozen Water 09:40
11. Clear, Conscious & Free 04:30
12. Flaw 3 (Fractal) 03:44

Line-up: 
Grice - vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, keys, ebow, tzouras, treatments, tonalities, percussion
   With:
Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree, Japan) - keyboards, synthesisers, tonalities
Steve Jansen (Japan/Rain Tree Crow) - additional drums, percussion, tonalities
Hossam Ramzy (Led Zeppelin/Peter Gabriel) - percussion, triangle, riq, duff, Egyptian tabla
Luca Calabrese - freeform trumpet
B J Cole(Felt/T-Rex) - pedal steel guitar
Al Swainger - bass, double bass, french horn, pedals
05 Ric - drums
Suzanne Barbieri - vocals
Matt Calder - hang drums
Steve Bingham (No-Man) - viola, violin
Maria K. Peters - spoken word
Joe Breban - drums

Description/Reviews: 

Grice returns with his second album Alexandrine, which builds on his highly-regarded debut album Propeller. His music has been described as ‘a challenging cocktail of electro-acoustic glitch, art-rock and avant-pop synthesis tempered into passionate and well-crafted songs.’



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Armonite "The Sun is New each Day"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: June 22, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Suitcase War (3:45)
2. Connect Four (3:22)
3. 'G' as in Gears (3:20)
4. Sandstorm (3:43)
5. Slippery Slope (3:17)
6. Satellites (3:47)
7. Die Grauen Herren (2:47)
8. Le Temps Qui Fait ta Rose (3:25)
9. Insert Coin (3:36)

Line-up: 
Jacopo Bigi - electric violin
Paolo Fosso - keyboards
Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree) - bass
Jasper Barendregt - drums
   With
Anders 'Goto80' Carlsson - 8-bit sounds (9)
Marcello Rosa - cello (5, 7)

Description/Reviews: 

Armonite was formed in 1996. They released their first album in 1999, but eventually split up, so Jacopo could follow his career as a classical violinist and violin teacher, while Paolo started working in the music administration. It wouldn’t be until 15 years later that they would unite to form a new band while borrowing the name of their old one.

 “Working with a team like this is fantastic,” says Fosso, composer of the album, “Everyone’s unique skills and talents added something special to the album and the final result is powerful. We tried to give the album one sonority, but also characterize each track with a different setting.
“For example, in the song “Suitcase war” you’ll see a rejection of how our life has changed after becoming workaholics. Whereas “Insert Coin”, featuring 8-bit sounds by Swedish demoscener Anders ‘Goto80′ Carlsson, is a tribute to 80’s and 90’s arcade coin-ops.”
Each track captures the various passions found in the band. “Satellites” is a reflection on space exploration and technology, “’G’ as in Gears” features Samuel Gomper’s famous speech, “What does the Working Man Want?” and “Die Grauen Herren” recalls the Men in Grey from Michael Ende’s novel, Momo. The Sun is New Each Day is a whirlwind of sounds, themes and emotions. “Connect Four”, a track composed by Bigi, finds its sound in a protest against gambling addictions. While the track “Sandstorm” is a look at the living energy that can be found in Marrakech.
“We hope the album connects you to the world around you,” says Fosso, “Tracks like “Le temps qui fait ta rose” from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery suggest ‘It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.’ Yet, the track “Slippery Slope” explores that unclear side of the human soul.” (progmetalzone.com)

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Voices From The Fuselage "Odyssey: The Destroyer of Worlds"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June  22, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Ortus 03:42
2. Inner Child 05:49
3. Fenestra 04:59
4. Meteorites 07:46
5. Anew 06:11
6. Epicinium 03:45
7. A Principle God 06:37
8. Devil's Advocate 06:56
9. Astral Existence 04:36
10. Departure 07:30

Line-up: 
Ashe O'Hara (ex-TesseracT) - Vocals
Mitch Ramsay - Guitar
Josh Galloway - Guitar
Scott Lockhart - Drums
Dale Gorham - Bass
   With
Sally Garozzo (3)
John Mitchell (7)
Maria Gardner (10)

Description/Reviews: 

The first song from this album was a demo of 'A Principle God', a song which definitely showed a much softer approach to their sound, but nevertheless was a superb song in its own right. This song is driven more by melody and Ashe's vocals than by the rhythm work.
Despite this, the whole album does a good job of balancing songs driven by melody and rhythm. The intro track, 'Ortus', is one of the best opening tracks to an album I've heard this year, with plenty of atmosphere and a huge build up at the end which leads into the second track and first proper single, 'Inner Child'. This is a very different song to the two aforementioned songs, with more concentration on the guitar work which is heavier, but is never overpowered. Not only does this band succeed in creating a very cinematic atmosphere, they never drown out that atmosphere with outrageously heavy guitar work. It's an album where balance between heaviness and atmosphere is executed brilliantly.

 Read the full review at sputnikmusic.com

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Neal Schon "Vortex"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion
Label: Music Theories Recordings (Mascot Records)
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: June 22, 2015 (EU & ROW), June 23, 2015 (USA)
Tracklist: 
CD1

1. Miles Beyond - 6:54
2. Awakening - 5:21
3. Cuban Fly Zone - 4:44
4. El Matador - 3:51
5. Eternal Love - 2:20
6. In a Cloud - 4:56
7. Irish Cream - 5:49
8. Lady M (Our love Remains) - 4:53
9. Airliner NS910 - 5:43

CD2

1. Tortured Souls - 10:19
2. Schon & Hammer Now - 7:10
3. NS Vortex - 8:15
4. Unspoken Faith - 1:55
5. Twilight - Spellbound - 5:29
6. Triumph of Love - 6:30
7. Mom - 1:36
8. Talk to Me - 8:26
9. White Light - 2:46

Line-up: 
Neal Schon (Journey) - guitar, bass
   With
Jan Hammer - keyboards
Igor Len - keyboards
Steve Smith (Journey) - drums

Description/Reviews: 

Vortex offers a big, full-band sound from the outset. Nicely mixed and mastered, the songs do not bury instruments: dynamics of the songs are allowed to shine, bringing instruments to the foreground when needed and allowing them to retire into the shadows when necessary. That said, this is definitely a guitar-forward album set, with almost every song featuring the guitar very prominently (and with very few breaks). Schon handled guitar as well as bass guitar duties for the recording. With many songs over five minutes and at least one exceeding ten minutes long; this is not a set of tunes created for the vapid “top40″ radio-ready crowd. Given the length of time each song remains on the airwaves, the more comprehensive, deep-listening type of fan is encouraged. The music is overall fairly relaxed, with lots of flourishes and passages of high-energy, high speed guitar.

Read the full review by Iris North at planetmosh.com

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God Is An Astronaut "Helios | Erebus"

Country: Ireland
Genre(s): Post Rock
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: June 21, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Agneya - 4:58
2. Pig Powder - 5:40
3. Vetus Memoria - 5:21
4. Finem Solis - 5:03
5. Helios | Erebus - 8:31
6. Obscura Somnia - 4:04
7. Centralia - 6:47
8. Sea of Trees - 4:49

Line-up: 
Torsten Kinsella - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming
Niels Kinsella - Bass
Lloyd Hanney - Drums
Jamie Dean - Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals
   With
Jimi Scanlan - Guitars (7)

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Lanzetti Roversi “Quasi English”

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Ma.Ra.Cash Records
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: June 15, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Quasi English
2. Worn To A Shine
3. Heartsick Clever
4. Latitude aloud
5. Convenience
6. Scorre L'acqua  
7. Bel Canto  
8. Have No Standing

Line-up: 
Bernardo Lanzetti (Acqua Fragile, PFM)
Cristiano Roversi (Moongarden, Submarine Silence)
   With
Mattia Scolfaro (Moongarden) - drums
Jonathan Mover (GTR, Joe Satriani, Stuart Hamm) - drums (1, 2)
Erik Montanari - guitars
Fabio Serra (Rosenkreutz) - guitars
Mirko Ravenoldi (Catafalchi Del Cyber) - guitars
Michele Smiraglio - bass
Mirko Tagliasacchi (Moongarden) - bass
Simone Baldini Tosi (Moongarden) - violin
Catafalchi del Cyber - additional vocals (1)

Description/Reviews: 

Developing and carrying further on the most originals styles and themes of their music, still related to the Progressive world, they have recorded a unique new album called “Quasi English” also featuring a peculiar and theatrical use of English and Italian languages.

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Lubianka "Cerimònies"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Psychedelic
Label: Tonzonen Records (vinyl)
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: June 21, 2015 (digital), August 7, 2015 (vinyl)
Tracklist: 
1. Fins Que El Sol Es Torni Fum (5:36)
2. Sa Clau (2:42)
3. On Els Sants Es Tornen Esclaus (15:31)
4. Ouroboros (10:44)
5. Batec (4:29)
6. Stockhausen Melancolic Jazz (8:22)

Total time: 47:24

Line-up: 
Aleix Braso - drums, percussion
Victor G. Roca - vocals, guitars, sitar, effects
Riccardo Parenti - bass
Victor Bonetarboli - sax, clarinet
Christina Garret - vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Barcelona band Lubianka, featuring former members of Venus Anadiomena, have released their second album, Cerimтnies. They begin with a basis in psych-rock, though the overall sound is eclectic, with an experimental edge, and looks to the future as much as the past. Fins Que El Sol combines experimental music, spacerock, funk, jazz, and heavy psych-rock. There's plenty of freeform improvisation and intense noise, but shaped into a coherent whole. Sa Clau combines bendy, surreal aspects and hypnotic repetition along with a style perhaps best described as psychedelic shoegaze. On Els Sants Es... begins with a spiritual, meditative sound, combining Indian-influenced music with relaxing drones, before giving way to a mixture of hazy psych-rock with drawn-out vocals, fuzzed-out wah-wah, spacey bleepery, shamanistic chanting, and heavy riffage. Ouroboros starts off as a chilled-out blend of drone, spacerock and ambient, before morphing into a wild psychedelic jam based around heavy guitar and organ, interspersed with echoey Om chanting conjuring up a vivid scene from a Himalayan monastery. Stockhausen Melancolic Jazz combines cinematic neo-classical music, electronic experimentation, and jazz of both the melodic and freeform varieties. An impressive, forward-looking album bursting with new and creative ideas (blissaquamarine.net) 

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Solstice Coil "Commute"

Country: Israel
Genre(s): Alternative Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Taklit Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 21, 2015
Tracklist: 
01. New Eyes
02. Forget You Ever Saw Us
03. Shuffle the Cards
04. Her Silent Silhouette
05. Anywhere
06. The Bargain
07. Acid Bath
08. Meltdown
09. An Oldie (But Your Kids are Gonna Love it)
10. Nowhere

Line-up: 
Shir Deutch: Lead vocals, guitars
Opher Vishnia: Lead guitar, vocals
Shai Yallin (Subterranean Masquerade): Keyboards, vocals
Mihael Galperin: Bass guitar
Yakir Fitousi: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

In this album, the band takes a stab at the epic while mixing classic progressive rock influences with heavy metal tendencies and even some elements of electronic music.

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Alkenion "Time Machine II"

Country: Kazakhstan
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: June 21, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Lost Planet 05:54
2. Alkenion 06:58
3. On The Moon 08:25
4. Voice Of The Universe 2 01:37
5. Between Two Galaxies 06:08
6. Into The Time Hole 01:58
7. Out Of The Time Hole 07:14
8. Waves Of Time 07:00
9. Venus Rain 05:38
10. Lost Planet Return 04:53

Line-up: 
Alexander Krylkov

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Nieumegon "So far so good?"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: June 20, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Nieumegon 04:18
2. Autophobic 05:40
3. 1985 07:17
4. Spectral 06:58
5. Hexadécimal 07:44
6. Cybernétique 05:32
7. Madame rêve (d'un barbu lillois) 04:29

Line-up: 
Guillaume Fossati - guitars
Fred Talbot - bass
Loïc Boue - drums
   With
Charlie Chine - vocals (1-2-3-5-6)
Sam le Viking - vocals (7)

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