Sezione Frenante "Nuove Dimensioni"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Ma.Ra.Cash Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 18, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Kosmos (6:18)
2. L'era di Planck (6:33)
3. Fuso delle necessita' (3:20)
4. Principe del vuoto (7:53)
5. Orizzonte degli eventi (6:19)
6. Venere (5:56)
7. E' nata una stella (giostra a catena) (10:06)
8. Nomadi Velieri (3:54)

Total Time 50:19

Line-up: 
Alessandro Casagrande: drums, percussion
Mirco De Marchi: piano, hammond, mellotron, moog, synth
Sandro Bellemo: bass
Antonio Zullo: guitars
Luciano Degli Alimari: vocals
   With
Deborah Barbiero : backing vocals (2, 6, 7, 8)
Mauro Martello : flute (3, 4, 8)
Francesca Rismondo : cello (4, 8)

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The Tirith "A Leap Into The Dark"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 18, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. A Leap Into The Dark / The Autumn Of Our Days (10:48)
2. Kalaya (9:26)
3. The Sphinx (7:34)
4. No More (6:47)
5. And The Wind Will Come (4:51)
6. Song Of The Forgotten One (2:47)
7. The Scare (4:23)
8. The Exile (8:00)
9. The Nostalgia Sequence (10:02)
10. The Autumn Of Our Days (Reprise) (5:40)

Total Time 70:18

Line-up: 
Tim Cox - guitars and keyboards
Dick Cory - bass and vocals, acoustic guitar and pedals
Carl Nightingale - drums

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Sarcophagus Now "Maneter"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion, Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 17, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Kasputin Jarr (6:25)
2. Samma Gamla Samba (7:00)
3. Bitontologen (6:04)
4. Maneter i Etern (14:19)

Total Time 33:48

Line-up: 
Johannes Behndig: Keyboards
Gustav Kieri: Guitar
Torkel Holmström Ljung: Bass
Nils Mörtzell: Drums

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Scheen Jazzorkester & Thomas Johansson "As We See It"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Clean Feed ‎– CF526CD
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 17, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. No Longer Gage (11:59)
2. Conversations + Fanfare My Dear (6:53)
3. As We See It… (8:48)
4. Anthem For The Uneasy (10:18)
5. Some Kind Of Closure (6:25)
6. Fierce Disputes And Drunken Reconciliation (9:13)

Total Time 53:36

Line-up: 
André Kassen - soprano and tenor sax (2, 4)
Guttorm Guttormsen - alto sax, flute and clarinet (1, 6)
Jon Øystein Rosland - tenor sax (5)
Line Bjørnør Rosland - bass clarinet
Finn Arne Dahl Hanssen - trumpet
Thomas Johansson - trumpet (1, 3, 6)
Magne Rutle - trombone (6)
Frøydis Aslesen - trombone
Åsgeir Grong - bass trombone
Even Helte Hermansen - guitars (1, 4)
Rune Klakegg-  piano (3)
Jan Olav Renvåg - bass and tuba (5)
Dag Erik Knedal Andersen - drums (4)

Description/Reviews: 

Now it’s the co-founder of the free-form bands Cortex and Friends & Neighbors who takes the lead in this new step documented in “As We See It…”: the music he wrote had from the start the intention to be reconverted by the orchestral interpretations, with instructions clear enough for musicians who aren’t used to the particularities of free jazz and free improvisation. The final result is astonishing, with everybody’s personal expressions being fundamental in the mix. Music liberation has a new victory.

Media/Samples 
Deezer
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4 tracks

Links:
Thomas Johansson's web page
Scheen Jazzorkester's web page

Step In Fluid "Back In Business"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion, Funk
Label: Klonosphere
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 17, 2019
Tracklist: 
1 - Booty Shake (2:58)
2 - Streets Of San Francisco (4:19)
3 - Westside Step (4:37)
4 - The Funk Bot Dance (3:44)
5 - The Stranger (3:43)
6 - From a friend (2:14)
7 - Sex à pile (4:58)
8 - Sex in an Elevator (3:37)

Total Time 30:10

Line-up: 
Harun Demiraslan - Guitars
Aldrick Guadagnino - Guitars
Stéphane Dupe - Bass
Gérald Villain - Keyboards
Florent Marcadet (Klone) - Drums, Percussion
   With
Matthieu Metzger (6)
Rémi Dumoulin (8)

Description/Reviews: 

What you get here is jazz/fusion/metal that’s FUNKY as all hell. Unlike most fusion/instrumental releases, there’s no long song with 5 minute solos. Instead of that, each track is built upon a principal groove, and the band just plays around with it for max 4 minutes until we’re onto the next track. It’s paced exquisitely, with a couple slower jams being placed in between all of the funkiness and jazziness. Each instrument is played perfectly, and mixed perfectly. Ranging from awesome synth work all the way to a bass guitar which has massive presence, every performance is a stand out. 

Read the full review by Dylan at theprogressivesubway.wordpress.com

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AKKU Quintet "Depart"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock, Fusion
Label: 7d media
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 17, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Largo
2. Made In China
3. Breeze
4. Depart
5. Cyan

Line-up: 
Manuel Pasquinelli (SONAR) - Drums
Michael Gilsenan - Sax
Maja Nydegger - Keys
Markus Ischer - Guitar
Andi Schnellmann - Bass

Description/Reviews: 

... Pasquinelli’s writing contains an almost cinematic dimension that encompasses bittersweet moods and moments of unfolding drama.
Between the mesmeric ostinato, subtly shifting grooves, resonant overtones, tingling harmonics and languorous, yearning melodies, AKKU Quintet hover somewhere between smouldering, jazz-infused intimacy, expansive post-rock vistas and an insistent minimalist intensity. 

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Big Big Train "Grand Tour"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: English Electric -  EERCD0024 (CD), Plane Groovy - PLG074s (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 17, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Novum Organum (2.33)
2. Alive (4.31)
3. The Florentine (8.14)
4. Roman Stone (13.33)
5. Pantheon (6.08)
6. Theodora In Green And Gold (5.38)
7. Ariel (14.28)
8. Voyager (14.03)
9. Homesong (5.12)

Line-up: 
Greg Spawton
David Longdon
Dave Gregory (XTC, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hogarth)
Danny Manners
Rachel Hall (Stackridge)
Nick D’Virgilio (Spock's Beard, Mike Keneally, Kevin Gilbert)
Rikard Sjöblom (Beardfish, Gungfly)

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp (from the release date)
Trailer
Alive
Theodora in Green and Gold

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Fervent Send "Denna's Room"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Experimental/Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 17, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Banshee (07:49)
2. Hermit (12:51)   
3. Promise (02:59)
4. Room (08:34)
5. Tumble Down (08:50)

Line-up: 
Jon Du Bose - Bass Guitars, Guitars, Various Instruments
Magnvs Mendez - Drums, Percussion
Lobsang Kedrub - Percussion, Guitar, Various Instruments
Jeff Eacho - Flute, Violin, Mellotron, Various Instruments
Sebastien Siozade - Guitars

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp (name your price)

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Artificial Language "Now We Sleep"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 17, 2019 (digital)
Tracklist: 
1. The Back Of My Mind (6:10)
2. Endless Naught (3:28)
3. Pulses (2:51)
4. Further From The Surface (3:18)
5. The Wild Haunt (4:18)
6. Trail Of Lights (3:54)
7. There's No Bottom To This (3:38)
8. Keep Yourself Hidden (3:49)
9. Now We Sleep (6:59)

Total Time 38:25

Line-up: 
Shay Lewis: Vocals
Victor Corral: Guitar
Charlie Robbins: Guitar
Joshua Riojas: Bass
Jonathon Simpson: Keyboards
Jeron Schapanksy: Drums

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Goetz Steeger "Am Ende der Parade"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Plattenbau
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 17, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Intro (1:21)
2. Der Wahn Von Alten Männern (4:24)
3. Während Wir Schliefen (3:47)
4. Maurice (5:06)
5. Rolex Und Die Zeit (5:51)
6. Ankunft I (5:57)
7. Ankunft II (3:47)
8. Nach Vorn (7:36)
9. Umarmung Ohne Worte (3:46)
10. Wie Tiere Das So Machen (5:47)
11. Everything Is Free (4:51)
12. All Diese Leute (3:24)
13. Meine Fahrt Durchs Zwielicht I (5:02)
14. Meine Fahrt Durchs Zwielicht II (4:26)

Total Time 65:05

Line-up: 
Goetz Steeger (Anyone's Daughter, User): Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Tobias Unterberg: Cello
Niklas Hardt: Cello
Berivan Ahmad: Tambourine
Wassim Mukdad: Oud
Lisa Wulff: Double Bass
Olve Strelow: Drums
Sonja Engelhardt: Horn
Matthias Koschnitzke: Guitar
Siri Keil: Vocals
Lieven Brunkhorst: Saxophone
Philipp Kacza: Trumpet
Johnny Johnson: Trombone

Media/Samples 
Trailer
Stream

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