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05-26-2025, 11:38 AM
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KARIBOW
ABOUT KARIBOW ..KARIBOW from progarchives.com Karibow biography Founded in Wetter, Germany in 1996 KARIBOW is a German Crossover Prog band founded by Oliver RÜSING in late 1996. In the nineties RÜSING played with multiple projects including LAST TURION, COUNTERPARTS, CHINOOK, MAQUIS, MC WEST AND THE CANADIAN SWELL GUYS and many more, working as a live drummer, drum teacher and studio musician in Europe and North America. As he progressed through his bands, he picked up multiple influences and styles that would eventually create the foundation that would be KARIBOW. The end result is an award winning project with strong roots in Progressive Rock, Electronic Music and Album Oriented Rock. The band originally started as a studio oriented project with RÜSING's influences shown on their earliest albums, "Shush" (released in 1997 as the GREEN WATER PROJECT), "Supernatural Foe" (1998) and "Three Times Deeper" (1999). The band took on a more mainstream rock sound from 2000-2007 recording several albums including "Tribal Avenue" (2001) and a soundtrack for "The Ayganyan Project One" (2005). KARIBOW's progressive past finally showed up again on the concept album "A History of Inorganic Talk" (2007). Three and a half years later, "Man Of Rust" achieved the German Rock & Pop Award in the Best Arrangement category in 2011. KARIBOW's latest album "Addicted" was released in November 2014. The band has focused more and more on live performances, with the current (May, 2015) line up of Oliver RÜSING (vocals, guitars), Chris THOMAS (guitars), Markus BERGEN (keyboards), Gerald NAHRGANG (drums/percussion) and Thomas WISCHT (bass). In December 2014, KARIBOW had the privilege to be honored with the German Rock & Pop Award again, this time as Best Progressive Band 2014. ::Bio written by Oliver Rüsing, edited by Roland113:: These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube - Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW https://karibow.bandcamp.com/track/ordinary-gods GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 06-12-2025 at 01:03 AM. 
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06-12-2025, 02:09 AM
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COSMOGRAF
ABOUT COSMOGRAF ..COSMOGRAF from progarchives.com Cosmograf biography Robin Armstrong - Born in Waterlooville (Portsmouth), England COSMOGRAF is a progressive rock project lead by the multi instrumentalist Robin Armstrong. The sound is rooted in 70s classic rock with a contemporary and progressive twist. Robin Armstrong (pictured) plays guitar, keyboards, bass and drums, sings, and records, producing himself and fellow collaborating musicians, in his home studio, 'The Trees', self built at the bottom of the garden. The project is now in it's third incarnation, with a number of talented musicians from the progressive rock community performing and writing on the new album 'When Age has Done it's Duty'. 'Neo prog' is about as close as you can get to a label but the occasional lapse into straight metal or even classical, often dumbfounds a catch all description. I've never been very talented in weaving the genres seamlessly together like 'Yes' would do. It's fairly clear where it's at though, when you listen to it. I've always enjoyed music that polarizes audiences and demands attention. As a teenager I was captivated by Deep Purple's fusion of Heavy Rock with Baroque intros or lead lines. It's just fun, to throw in something that is completely unexpected but yet just fits. I much prefer to write music around concepts. Progressive Rock allows you the freedom to span genres, stop and start in different tempos, insert mad sound effects and generally tell a story or simply create a soundscape with no real meaning. This creates a musical freedom far beyond the commerical rules and constraints of a 3min pop song. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube - Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -. Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch Division Warning-COSMOGRAF https://cosmograf.bandcamp.com/track/division-warning GOOD LISTENING
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07-14-2025, 05:36 PM
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Lars Fredrik Froislie
ABOUT Lars Fredrik Froislie .Lars Fredrik Froislie from bandcamp.com Lars Fredrik Frøislie Norway The keyboard player for Prog Rockers WOBBLER released his debut solo album "Fire Fortellinger" on June 2nd 2023, and his sophomore album "Gamle Mester" on May 9th 2025. The albums are packed with vintage keyboards such as Mellotron, MiniMoog, Clavinet, Yamaha CP70 and Hammond organ, as well as thunderous bass by Nikolai Hængsle (Needlepoint, Elephant9) and flute by Ketil Einarsen (Motorpsycho) On his second solo album, "Gamle Mester" (Old Master), Lars Fredrik Frøislie pays homage to the greats of the past. Drawing inspiration not only from the pioneers of progressive rock but also from art, literature, and mythology, the album reflects on timeless acts of creativity that still resonate today. The title is derived from the ancient oak tree "Den Gamle Mester," found at Krødsherad Prestegård, which also inspired a poem of the same name by Jørgen Moe. This symbolic tree serves as a unifying theme throughout the album, representing wisdom, endurance, and the passage of time. From the opening track "Demring" (Dawn) to the closing “Skumring” (Dusk), the album embarks on a dynamic journey filled with masterful instrumentation and some of Frøislie’s most compelling songwriting to date. The album reaches its crescendo with "De tre gratier" (The Three Graces), named after the daughters of Zeus. Spanning 12 minutes, this opus encapsulates every thing that makes "Gamle Mester" a triumph. Shifting between light and dark, the track is a treasure trove of rich keyboard textures, soaring flute melodies, dynamic percussion, and the virtuosic bass work of Nikolai Hængsle. With "Gamle Mester," Lars Fredrik Frøislie delivers an album steeped in history, mythology, and musical brilliance. A must-have for progressive rock enthusiasts and collectors alike. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube - Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -. Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie https://larsfredrikfroislie.bandcamp...de-tre-gratier GOOD LISTENING
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10-09-2025, 09:16 AM
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AMBIENT DEN
ABOUT AMBIENT DEN .AMBIENT DEN from progarchives.com Ambient Den biography AMBIENT DEN is a progressive rock project by multi-instrumentalist Ben CRAVEN, keyboardist/vocalist Tim BENNETTS (SEVEN DAY MASK, SUB INC), and drummer Dean POVEY (FRANKENFIDO), all from Australia. Tim originally met Ben in 2017, and after a couple of informal jams they discussed the idea of writing some music together, which began in earnest in December 2018. Ben had already played with Dean previously in his other band FRANKENFIDO, and the three of them joined forces in the summer of 2022 to play at a corporate gig that Dean had committed to. During their rehearsals of the intended setlist of cover songs, they took time out to work on some music that Tim and Ben had already written, and they soon became convinced that the material was worth developing into an album. The name AMBIENT DEN is actually an anagram of 'Tim', 'Ben', and 'Dean', though Tim and Ben had originally performed under the name PROGAUSTRALIS - with their first gig as a duo being on Friday 5th July 2019 at the Junk Bar, Ashgrove, Brisbane - but what had initially started out as a series of experimental jam sessions between CRAVEN and BENNETTS had now evolved into a full-fledged band project, with all three members sharing common influences of the great prog bands of the 1970s, such as YES, GENESIS and PINK FLOYD. AMBIENT DEN's self-titled debut album is based on a concept that tells the story of mankind's search for a new home amongst the stars, culminating in the creation of a distant and inhabitable new world. The album was produced by Ben CRAVEN, and his trademark influences on the overall sound can be easily heard, but the songwriting was a collaborative effort involving all three band members. The album consists of six main tracks and four single edits, and there is a strong PINK FLOYD feel to the music throughout. It was released via Desert Comb Music on 28th July 2025. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIKwxJ4YdEU GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 10-09-2025 at 09:26 AM.
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10-10-2025, 09:35 AM
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DAVE BAINBRIDGE
ABOUT DAVE BAINBRIDGE .DAVE BAINBRIDGE from official website Co-founder of Celtic progressive/folk/rock/band IONA, with whom he toured the world and released 13 critically acclaimed albums, Dave’s multi-faceted career as a solo artist, keyboardist, guitarist, bouzouki player, composer, improviser, producer, arranger and sound mixer has led him into many musical genres and work with numerous artists including Strawbs, Lifesigns, Troy Donockley, Jack Bruce, Buddy Guy, Nick Beggs, Gloria Gaynor, Moya Brennan, Colin Blunstone, Downes Braide Association, Robert Fripp, Phil Keaggy, Paul Jones, The Norman Beaker Band, Damian Wilson, Nick Fletcher, ‘Snake’ Davis, Adrian Snell, PP Arnold, Mollie Marriott, Dave Kerzner and many others. Winner of the BBC Radio 2 Best Jazz soloist award (piano) and the Sam Hood Rosebowl for Outstanding Performance during his time at Leeds Music College (where he graduated with a first class pass, including distinction in arranging), Dave has composed soundtracks for numerous short films, TV and multimedia productions and has co-written a guitar concerto with Classic FM favourite Nick Fletcher. Current live projects include duo concerts with singer / multi instrumentalist Sally Minnear. Dave is also keyboardist for the legendary Zombies singer Colin Blunstone and guitarist/keys player for Lifesigns (featuring John Young). Dave has released four solo albums. 'Veil of Gossamer' (2004), ‘Celestial Fire’, (2014), ‘The Remembering’ (2016) and 'To The Far Away' (2021). His fifth solo album 'On the Edge (of what could be)' is due for release mid 2025. There have also been several collaborative albums and DVD releases with both Troy Donockley (Nightwish) and David Fitzgerald (Iona co-founder). The Celestial Fire band 'Live in the UK' dvd/2cd was released in 2017, and 'Live in the Studio', his first release with Sally Minnear was released in 2018. When not touring, Dave spends his time recording, producing, mixing and writing. He has produced 12 albums for Iona, all his own solo and collaborative albums, and projects for several other artists in genres ranging from acoustic jazz through classical guitar to progressive rock. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) While waiting for an address to listen to the chosen track, I'll post a promo video of the whole album and in any case the track can also be requested on Aural Moon On The Edge (of what could be) promo-DAVE BAINBRIDGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMiF...tart_radio =1 GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 11-13-2025 at 11:54 AM.
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10-11-2025, 04:51 AM
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DORACOR
ABOUT DORACOR .DORACOR from progarchives.com Doracor biography Founded in Rome, Italy in 1995 - Still active as of 2016 DORACOR is an anagram/pseudonym for keyboardist and drummer Corrado SARDELLA. Segni Premonitori (1998) and Antiche Impressioni (1999) are the 2nd and 3rd Doracor albums. These are high-caliber, primarily-instrumental symphonic rock albums, with Corrado handling most of the instruments himself, with assistance from guest musicians. These have a very full-band sound and a 1970's orientation. The best way to think of them is as the albums Tony Banks could make if Tony made progressive rock solo albums instead of trying to match the chart success of Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford. Antiche Impressioni features a female vocalist, a bassist and a guitarist, while Segni Premonitori features a male singer and a guitarist. "Transizione" (2001) trumps the earlier albums, as here Sardella is aided by seven other musicians, and the sound is that of a full band, with male and female vocals in Italian. It is one of the best symphonic progressive albums that no one has heard and is quite similar to the first album by the French band HECENIA. Though it does have most of the hallmarks of the Italian 1970's romantic progressive style, it is even more influenced by GENESIS circa "Wind and Wuthering", while at times the energy level suggests later bands such as IQ. "Evanescenze" (2005) continues in this vein but is even better. Just male vocals this time around, but they are very strong, reminding one of ATON's or even LOCANDA DELLE FATE at times." Thanks to Larry Kolota of Kinesis Progressive Rock CDs for permission to reproduce this bio. Visit Larry's These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections Remnants of Memories-DORACOR https://doracor-ams.bandcamp.com/tra...ts-of-memories GOOD LISTENING
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10-14-2025, 03:45 AM
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CRAYON PHASE
ABOUT CRAYON PHASE .CRAYON PHASE from official website About CRAYON PHASE is a progressive rock band from the ruhr area and was formed in 2008 by Frank Wendel (vocals, keys), followed by Wolfgang Bähr (guitar, bass) , Arne Gröschel (drums) and Frank Brommer (keys). Peter Damm (bass) joined in 2012 after the recording of their debut album “Within my Recollection”, which was released in 2013. Frank Brommer left the band in 2015 and Frank Wendel focused on keys only when they started to write the songs for their second album. In 2019 the second album “Two hundred pages” was released as a concept album. Each song reflects the spirit of the individual chapters and takes you through the story with atmospheres changing from dark to epic, from catchy to deep, from mystic to aggressive, but still stays tight and cohesive as one piece of music. The band developed towards a more energetic progressive rock sound, with their own blend of Neo Prog, New Art Rock and Melodic Prog Metal by utilizing the experience the members gained over the years in a number of different projects. While searching for a new vocalist the vocal lines and lyrics for the new songs had to be created by Wolfgang Bähr with some support from Frank Wendel. Finally the band found Raphael Gazal on vocals for the recording of the album, whose strong and variable voice supports the new songs and the musical development of the band very well. Unfortunately Raphael was not available to join as a long term band member so the search went on to find a permanent singer for the band.. After the release of “Two Hundred Pages” and many good (also international) reviews also in well-known German print prog magazines like “Ecplipsed” or “Empire”, the plan was to look for a live singer to bring our music finally on stage. But unfortunately the search for a singer became more and more difficult because COVID-19 arrived and caused massively and worldwide lockdowns. So we started working on new songs in our home studios because it seemed neither concerts nor rehearsals were possible for a long time. The final recordings of the third album were done in middle of 2025 and our focus has once again been on studio work. Therefore also Raphael will be part again as the main singer, that means also no line-up changes in terms of the strong album before. The new album will be called “Synthetic Mind” and contains all known musical elements of the Crayon Phase sound like complex structures and cinematic arrangements, but also some straighter and more energetic parts with heavy Guitars and massive Keys. It was released on 30th September as digital album and because of some cover “printing challenges” some additional days later as physical CD also by Progressive Promotion Records. ALBUM LINE-UP Raphael Gazal – Vocals Wolfgang Bähr – Guitars Arne Gröschel – Drums Frank Wendel – Keyboards, Synthesizers Peter Damm – Bass Guitars, Bass Pedals These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE https://crayonphase.bandcamp.com/track/insurrection GOOD LISTENING
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10-17-2025, 02:43 PM
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AGROPELTER
ABOUT AGROPELTER .AGROPELTER from official website Agropelter is a progressive rock project from Norway. It is the creative outlet of Kay Olsen, a new contender on the blossoming norwegian prog scene. The music lends as much inspiration from the classic prog groups like Genesis, Camel, King Crimson and Eloy, as it does from classic composers Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Bach along with Vangelis and Terje Rypdal. On the debut album you can expect lots of Mellotron, Hammond organs, cembalo, ARP and Moog synthesizers and bass pedals. Kay Olsen have played all guitars, bass, Hammond and church organ, and keyboard leads. Also contributing: Jonas Reingold (Steve Hackett, The Flower Kings) on fretless bass. Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, White Willow, Molesome) on percussion, Mellotron, overdubs and atmosphere. Andreas Sjøen (Umpfel, VÅDE, Sean Ashe) on drums along with lots of classical musicians on various strings and woodwinds. The record is mixed and mastered by Jacob Holm-Lupo (White Willow, Donner, Solstein) at Dude Ranch Studios. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LT8...tart_radio =1 GOOD LISTENING
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10-20-2025, 10:47 AM
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ATOMIC TIME
ABOUT ATOMIC TIME A neo-prog band from Bauru, Brazil, Subsounds is a very interesting album that includes five excellent long tracks. I'll definitely continue to follow this band because I think they have the ability to create a lot of great prog music in the coming years. The band lineup includes: Roger Lopes, on lead vocals; Gabriel D'Incao, who plays keyboards and synths; Pedro D'Incao, who plays lead guitar and creates the band's sound design; Fernando Lima, who plays bass; Humberto Zigler, who plays drums; and Kim Chandler, a formal session singer from the UK, who sings lead and backing vocals. Most of the tracks on this album were written, composed, and arranged by Gabriel D'Incao and Pedro D'Incao. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trKk...tart_radio =1 GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 10-20-2025 at 10:49 AM.
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11-03-2025, 09:29 AM
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STEPHAN THELEN
ABOUT STEPHAN THELEN .STEPHAN THELEN from official website Stephan Thelen Born May 12th 1959 in Santa Rosa, California, USA. He lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland as a musician, composer, producer and mathematician. Education: Studies in classical guitar; Guitar Craft Seminars with Robert Fripp (founder and guitarist of King Crimson) during the 1990s; studied mathematics at the University of Zürich (PHD in 1990) Musical activities: plays or played guitar and electronics in various bands and ensembles in and around Zürich that concentrate on music at the fringes of rock, jazz, experimental and classical music. (Sonar, Radio Osaka, License to Chill, Broken Symmetry and Root Down). Many CD Productions (No No Diet Bang, Peter Schärli Sextet, etc.). Many Theatre-, Dance- und Filmproductions. Since 2004 he has been concentrating more and more on compositions for modern Classical Chamber Music and since 2010 on work with the minimal-progressive band Sonar. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds -Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN-WORLDS IN COLLISION Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN https://stephanthelen.bandcamp.com/track/atomic Palermo-STEPHAN THELEN https://stephanthelen.bandcamp.com/track/palermo GOOD LISTENING
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11-03-2025, 12:24 PM
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LUNATIC SOUL
LUNATIC SOUL .LUNATIC SOUL from official website Bio Lunatic Soul is the solo outfit of the creator, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Mariusz Duda. Duda is best known as the frontman of the Polish progressive rock band Riverside, where he is the main composer, lyricist, vocalist, and bassist. In 2008, he launched a separate outlet in which, as he says himself, he wanted to create something different and uncompromising. Lunatic Soul is inspired by artists such as Dead Can Dance, Peter Gabriel (especially his “Passion” album), Mike Oldfield, Clannad, Hedningarna and Depeche Mode. It’s an attempt to blend ambient music and electronic music with folk and rock influences. Duda plays almost all the instruments himself, with occasional guest appearances from invited musicians. While the artist doesn’t reject the label of progressive rock, he believes that “Lunatic Soul gives me more room for musical originality than Riverside”. For this reason, he doesn’t like Lunatic Soul being referred to as a “side project”. “To me, there’s nothing secondary about Lunatic Soul. Musically and conceptually, it’s an equally important musical world – if not more important. Here, I can do literally anything.” Since its inception in 2008, Lunatic Soul have released seven full-length albums and 2025 will see the release of the 8th album “The World Under Unsun” via Inside Out Music internationally and Mystic Production in Poland. All eight albums form what is known as the “The Circle of Life and Death”, a cohesive story in which a solitary artist-traveller journeys between life and death. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds -Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN-WORLDS IN COLLISION -The Prophecy -LUNATIC SOUL-THE WORLD UNDER UNSUN The Prophecy-LUNATIC SOUL https://insideoutmusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-prophecy Loop of Fate-LUNATIC SOUL https://insideoutmusic.bandcamp.com/track/loop-of-fate GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 11-05-2025 at 07:23 AM.
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#32
11-07-2025, 11:57 AM
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YAK
YAK .YAK from official website So just who are YAK anyway? YAK were formed following the collapse of cult band Acid Fantasy who toured in and around, but mostly in, Toot Hill Village Hall in Essex between '78 & '81. Although ‘the Fantasy’ never made it big, never in fact gigging at all, it is interesting to note that following the demolition of the said village hall, a themed housing estate has now been constructed on the site - albeit on a different theme. The Drummer, John Wynn was determined to move on, and soon got together with old school chum and ex-Blohm und Voss guitarist Robin Hodder. The keyboard player from the Fantasy was contacted and together with bassist Simon Snell from Theydon Bois, the four piece took shape. Playing was initially at the River Way Rehearsal Studios in Loughton. However, after John's mother's neighbours complained, operations were moved to a detached property on York Hill - on the proviso that Robin's parents were out. A few recordings exist of the early rehearsals at York Hill, and these have been carefully archived away for quality reasons. These early recordings are now available to the specialist YAK connoisseur reasonably priced from Ruskin Studios, Northampton although a medical certificate will be required before these can be purchased :-). The music was initially a mix of Rolling Stones covers, well one anyway, the first few bars of several Santana tracks and ruthless jamming mainly in the key of A and occasionally D minor. Then the YAK ideas and riffs started to emerge. These were a radical departure from the till then standard time signatures, as musical ideas in 7/8, 5/4 & 3/4 time emerged. The bands followers, mainly Nigel Astell and Andy Nettleton were enthralled by the new sounds - so much so that they were later moved to relocate respectively to America and Arabia! Rehearsals were regular, occurring every few weeks in Loughton and even on two occasions in a remote cottage in the depths of the Suffolk countryside - incidentally the cottage has since been re-developed into a housing estate. The cottage moments before being bulldozed to make way for a bypass - L-R John & Martin Finally in 1984 after about four or five YAK ideas had been practised to some degree the band split after a bitter row over whether it really was necessary - let alone practical - to play in 37/8 time. In protest, Robin retreated to his college town of Northampton where he lives now. Sy Snell moved to Walthamstow and John disappeared from my contact for many years. Thanks however to the internet and the investigative IT excellence of Mr Snell, John has been re-discovered living on Mars. More recent history Following the release of the first album in February 2004, we decided to get back together and have a ‘jam’. Sadly, Sy Snell was unable to join us, so we drafted in the services of Max Johnson on bass. We spent a weekend in Nottingham playing at a rehearsal studio and the session was recorded in Lo-Fi - the highlights of which were released in 2005 as the live album ‘Does Your Yak Bite?’ L-R: Robin Hodder, Max Johnson, Martin Morgan & John Wynn The following year we had another Jam at a remote cottage in Rutland with the same line up. A second live album was released being the highlights of the weekend’s recording. This one was called "The Rutland Chronicles". The remains of the cottage following the all night session Even more recent history I had planned to record another studio album - the same way as I had recorded the first album with me doing all the music, and whilst doing this I streamed the new pieces on the newly created YAK Myspace page. In the latter half of 2007 I was contacted by a drummer called Dave Speight who had heard the material and wanted to work with me. Dave was already playing in a number of bands - namely ‘Harmony in Diversity’ which is Peter Banks' band. Peter was the original guitarist with YES. Dave was also playing for ‘Whimwise’, the band of Nick May - Nick was the guitarist with ‘The Enid’ for several of their albums. Additionally, Dave was also working with 'Yesterdays' the Hungarian Progressive Rock Band. So, together with Gary Bennett on Bass (Dave and Gary have worked together for years) we started to record the new album as a three piece. The 'Journey of the Yak' album was recorded between April and October 2008 and mixed and mastered in October. The album was released on 14th November 2008 - at about half past eleven. As appearing in the Classic Rock Presents Prog magazine Fairly up to date history ’Quest for the Stones’ was based on an idea I had initially had in my youth, but it was not until 2005 that I started to work on some of the melodies and themes that would later become the music for the album released in 2015. Recorded between 2012 and 2014 the album again features Dave Speight on drums and Gary Bennett on bass together with an array of vintage & some not so vintage keyboards and synthesisers. Quest for the Stones - album cover by Laura Knight Review of Quest for the Stones Latest Developments Since I retired from work in 2016 I find that I have even less time available than I had whilst in full time work - which makes absolutely no sense, but hey - I hear people say this all the time & previously thought wtaf? but guess what its true ! Although I imagine most people dont have 400 rescued animals & 4 locations to travel to each day to see to their needs. This being said, I am working on new material and already have a couple of tracks more or less finished. I have moved over to the “dark side” and am experimenting with recording on a computer! shock horror etc - My initial incursion into this arena was with a PC - a powerful one - but netherless a PC & frankly I gave up after issue after issue prevented me from actually doing any music - blue screen of death, freezes & continual failure to recognise the controllers for 20 minutes on start up almost drove me to give up completely, however I started again in 2023 & this time with a Mac Studio - Why oh Why didn’t I move over to Mac earlier??? I’m using Reason 13 now - only scratching the surface - but - bloody hell - wow All 3 of the YAK studio albums are now available online at a plethora of streaming services - Journey of the Yak has been on there a long time, but I finally got round to uploading Dark Side of the Duck and Quest for the Stones at the beginning of 2025 Please be aware that only Journey of the Yak and Quest for the Stones were mass produced and available (whilst stocks last) shrunk wrap on CD. Dark Side of the Duck exists only as ONE master copy - orders are burnt from this copy onto a CDR and artwork printed and prepared Blue Peter style. Does your Yak Bite and The Rutland Chronicles are again only in existence as master copies and will be burned to CDRs on request - these two albums are literally jam sessions recorded in Lo-Fi. Best to listen to the sample below before you buy. The suggested donation per album is £10, but if you want to donate more you can. All funds donated go towards the feed costs of the 400 rescued animals - nothing goes on ‘expenses’ or ‘salaries’ as we have no paid staff - it’s just Fiona Oakes and me who look after the rescues. If you are outside the UK, please add a few pounds to cover the impact of the postage as the postage costs have escalated ludicrously in the past year or so - at least £6 for Europe and USA alike. If you would rather send a cheque (drawn on a UK bank) that’s fine too - Payee is Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary, Address - Tower Hill Stables, Asheldham, Essex, CM0 7DZ These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds -Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN-WORLDS IN COLLISION -The Prophecy -LUNATIC SOUL-THE WORLD UNDER UNSUN -Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) -YAK-THE PINK MAN & THE BISHOP Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track)-YAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdTP...i7yV4&index=14 The Best Years -YAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq3I...tart_radio =1 This is the other bonus track on the album The Flight of the Noldor (Bonus Track) -YAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ghq...i7yV4&index=11 GOOD LISTENING
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11-08-2025, 04:57 AM
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The Black Cat's Eye
The Black Cat's Eye .The Black Cat's Eye from official website THE BLACK CAT'S EYE – these are glaring fuzz, bass and drum riffs, interwoven chord pickings and lead guitars rooted in the blues – sometimes screaming, singing or rough. And above everything, the instrumental and song melody hovers almost like a hymn. With their musical style, the band, founded in Frankfurt am Main/Germany in 2018, is directly linked to the '60s and '70s – the great era of psychedelic rock. In this way, the five-member musician collective approaches their songs with a keen sense of experimentation. The result is a world of sound lands into which you can completely immerse yourself. Time plays no role here, which is why a single piece can last 13 minutes. The best listening experience comes at their live concerts, where THE BLACK CAT'S EYE pulls their audience into the hypnotic vortex of real psychedelic rock music. Concert highlights so far: Herzberg Festival, Zychedelic Konzertreihe (Nürnberg), DasRind (Rüsselsheim), Centralstation (Darmstadt), Backyard Club (Recklinghausen), Nordparkfestival (Frankfurt). Released on October 31, 2025, the new album “Decrypting Dreams of Weird Animals and Strange Objects” is available via the Tonzonen Records online shop and from all major retailers – on 180g vinyl, Digipack CD, and digital download/streaming. THE BLACK CAT'S EYE are: Christian Blaser – Electric Guitar/Vocals Wolfgang Schönecker – Electric Guitar Steffen Ahrens – Electric Guitar Jens Cappel – Electric Bass Stefan Schulz-Anker - Drums These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds -Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN-WORLDS IN COLLISION -The Prophecy -LUNATIC SOUL-THE WORLD UNDER UNSUN -Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) -YAK-THE PINK MAN & THE BISHOP -Everywhere I Rest My Head the Ground is Shifting -The Black Cat's Eye-DECRYPTING DREAMS OF WEIRD ANIMALS AND STRANGE OBJECTS Everywhere I Rest My Head The Ground Is Shifting -The Black Cat's Eye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LDL...tart_radio =1 The Magic Balloon-The Black Cat's Eye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDDj...tart_radio =1 GOOD LISTENING
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11-08-2025, 06:33 AM
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HOOFFOOT
ABOUT HOOFFOOT ...HOOFFOOT From Progarchives.com Hooffoot biography Founded in Malmö, Sweden in 2009 How long is your attention span? Do you prefer McDonalds over slow food? Do you even have the time to read this? Not all music consumers want instant 3 minute satisfaction from a sexy sing‐a‐long chorus on Spotify. Luckily, there are musicians out there who can deliver both foreplay and climax during an elongated intimate musical meeting. Meet HOOFFOOT, an all instrumental jazz/rock band, from Malmö Sweden. Strange things may happen when a SLAYER fan forms his own jazz group. Late in life band leader and bass player Pär HALLGREN discovered 70´s jazz and Italian Progressive Rock. HOOFFOOT was formed in 2009 but the band wasn´t planned to be what it is today. From the start it was a Sunday forum for three men to meet, try weird musical ideas, drink coffee and complain about back ache. The band carefully expanded step by step inviting musicians of various musical background. It took three years to reach six permanent members. Live performances are flavored with guest musicians (saxophone, trumpet, violin). Pär HALLGREN, bass, THE CARPET KNIGHTS, DEATHENING, SGT SUNSHINE, ØRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE Joakim JÖNSSON, guitar, THE CARPET KNIGHTS, BLAND BLADEN, ØRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE Jacob HAMILTON, drums Bengt WAHLGREN, keyboards, SIBIRIEN Ola ERIKSON, keyboards, SIBIRIEN, BLAND BLADEN, ØRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE, DERANGO Mikael ÖDESJÖ, guitar, AGUSA First live appearances were long jams at psychedelic multi‐art events and happenings. Live appearances with shorter sets followed e.g. as opening act for Swedish cult fusion group FLÄSKET BRINNER. The band wanted to continue to present a wide spectrum of sounds and moods also during these more restrained circumstances. Therefore the band started to put more effort into arrangements. The focus was now on musical storytelling and small melodic themes soon grew to 15‐30 minute arrangements. The material worked really well live but how could this energy be transferred to a recording? It is a question of both technology and psychology. There was an unsuccessful attempt in a studio in Copenhagen during 2013 where both the above failed. In 2014 the band met award winning producer Christoffer LUNDQUIST. He is well known for his commercial success with mainstream artists but less known for his knowledge of analog recording and his personal love for symphonic compositions2. Christoffer and the band connected in a fantastic way. He used psychology to push the band to the edge of performance, and willingly over the edge. He used old school state of the art analog technology to create a warm and detailed sound. The resulting self‐titled debut album was released on Feb 23rd 2015. Swedish National Radio has played the massive opening track in its entirety. Speaking of attention span, when was the last time national radio played uninterrupted instrumental jazzrock for nearly 20 minutes? During the summer of 2015 HOOFFOOT has been booked to play festivals in Sweden, Denmark and Germany. Sounds and philosophy Over the years the band has grown and transformed from a vision and into a self‐sustainable organism. The musicians all have different musical background. Keyboard player Ola is a wellrespected composer of electronic music, often appearing on festival stages all over Europe, while basist Pär has released 5 albums in genres of Death Metal / Progressive Rock / Blues Rock. Jocke has been touring Europe with a group that has released some 15 albums and played over 100 shows with 100% improvised space rock. In the analogy of Frankenstein it is obvious that the unique blend of people in Hooffoot has built a monster. HOOFFOOT wasn't planned to be what it is. HOOFFOOT has just developed a mind of it?s own. It started as a strange but easy to control little three‐piece. Now it has grown into something bigger than sum of its parts. Now, it is an independent lifeform on the loose. The music may be difficult by some standards but it is certainly not difficult to listen to HOOFFOOT. Other heavy sounding rock bands wanting to challenge their musical capabilities often tend to end up with stiff and metallic compositions. Innovative rhythmic patterns need to be smooth and groovy. After a HOOFFOOT concert a voice from the audience once commented: ?It swings but I don´t know how!? HOOFFOOT does not necessarily want to impress the intellect of the listener. HOOFFOOT wants to bring the listener on‐board for a journey through seas of sound carrying the listener from pleasant harbors of melody and into the unholy waters of mad improvisation. For the old music lover, tired of the tidy sounds of modern recordings, HOOFFOOT is a breeze from past times when jazz used to be evil and when live musicians didn´t play it safe. For the rocker, HOOFFOOT is an ear opener, showing that Miles DAVIS lives right next door to BLACK SABBATH. However, the objective is not to recreate the music or the sounds of the 70?s. Hooffoot is firmly of the opinion that the spirit of the 70?s can only be properly honored by embracing the attitude that there are no rules. Only conform to non‐conformity! SANTANA loved MILES. MAGMA loved COLTRANE. SOFT MACHINE loved pop (OK, perhaps only for a while). PINK FLOYD loved SOFT MACHINE. WEATHER REPORT loved African grooves. The Italian progressive bands loved classical music. RETURN TO FOREVER loved Brazilian stuff. Frank ZAPPA loved BLACK SABBATH, and BLACK SABBATH loved to smash people?s preconceptions. Hooffoot love them all. Forget about labels like ?rock?, ?jazz?, ?progressive? and ?kraut?. Who cares? Rejoice in the spirit of the 70?s. HOOFFOOT ? paura di niente! ::biography provided by Pär Hallgren:: These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds -Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN-WORLDS IN COLLISION -The Prophecy -LUNATIC SOUL-THE WORLD UNDER UNSUN -Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) -YAK-THE PINK MAN & THE BISHOP -Everywhere I Rest My Head the Ground is Shifting -The Black Cat's Eye-DECRYPTING DREAMS OF WEIRD ANIMALS AND STRANGE OBJECTS -Last Letter Home -HOOFFOOT-PHANTOM LIMB Last Letter Home-HOOFFOOT https://hooffoot.bandcamp.com/track/last-letter-home GOOD LISTENING
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11-11-2025, 04:55 PM
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Re: 2025 Work in Progress..ive
SMALLTAPE
I listened to Philipp Nespital for the first time in 2017 with his album THE OCEAN and this multi-instrumentalist had caught my attention and I decided to follow his subsequent albums which would certainly give me some excellent music.... after many years Philipp Nespital comes out with this new album and proves once again that he can write music of various genres while always maintaining an excellent quality. ABOUT SMALLTAPE ...SMALLTAPE From Progarchives.com smalltape biography SMALLTAPE was formed as the solo project by a musician / sound designer Philipp NESPITAL. He always works in his studio in collaboration with some guest musicians such as Otis Sandsjö (tenor saxophone, ex-Lucia Cadotsch Trio), Christopher Zitterbart (guitars, ex-Mt. Amber) or Stephan Pankow (guitars, ex-Toxic Smile), and on stage with Manuel Humpf (drums), Alexandra Praet (bass, keyboards, backing voices), and Flavio De Giusti (guitars, backing voices). His first album "Circles" has been released in 2011, and his second one "The Ocean" in 2017. his third album in 2021: THE HUNGRY HEART and now in 2025 his fourth album TANGRAM These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds -Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN-WORLDS IN COLLISION -The Prophecy -LUNATIC SOUL-THE WORLD UNDER UNSUN -Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) -YAK-THE PINK MAN & THE BISHOP -Everywhere I Rest My Head the Ground is Shifting -The Black Cat's Eye-DECRYPTING DREAMS OF WEIRD ANIMALS AND STRANGE OBJECTS -Last Letter Home -HOOFFOOT-PHANTOM LIMB -Tesselate-SMALLTAPE-TANGRAM I like to give more prominence to this artist who deserves more attention by publishing his album presentation Crowdfunding Tangram -SMALLTAPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOScHpgJxzk Tesselate-SMALLTAPE https://smalltape.bandcamp.com/track/tesselate GOOD LISTENING Last edited by nicola : 11-11-2025 at 05:16 PM.
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Re: 2025 Work in Progress..ive
HEAD SPIN
ABOUT HEAD SPIN ...HEAD SPIN From Progarchives.com Nottingham, UK-based musician Andy SCOFFIN writes, performs, programs, and produces his instrumental psychedelic/space rock project HEAD SPIN, which he formed in 2020. The left-handed guitarist began playing at age 13, inspired by Jimi Hendrix, Steve Hillage, Andy Garcia, and Frank Zappa, among others. Over the next 10 years, he played in several short-lived bands before joining the Grateful Dead tribute band the Grateful Dudes in 2015, where he remains to this day. HEAD SPIN's debut EP, "Digitalis," in 2021, was followed by the single "Wax Donor" and the LP "Escape Velocity" the following year. A single featuring a reworked version of "Moai," a track from the debut EP, was released in 2023. The album REFRACTOR was released in 2024, and HIGH ORBIT in 2025. The music shows clear affinities with Ozric Tentacles and Ed Wynne's solo material, as well as with You-era Gong and Steve Hillage's solo work. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds -Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN-WORLDS IN COLLISION -The Prophecy -LUNATIC SOUL-THE WORLD UNDER UNSUN -Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) -YAK-THE PINK MAN & THE BISHOP -Everywhere I Rest My Head the Ground is Shifting -The Black Cat's Eye-DECRYPTING DREAMS OF WEIRD ANIMALS AND STRANGE OBJECTS -Last Letter Home -HOOFFOOT-PHANTOM LIMB -Tesselate-SMALLTAPE-TANGRAM -Long Shadows-HEAD SPIN-High Orbit Long Shadows-HEAD SPIN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXbq...tart_radio =1 GOOD LISTENING
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Re: 2025 Work in Progress..ive
MYTH OF LOGIC
ABOUT MYTH OF LOGIC ...MYTH OF LOGIC From Progarchives.com Myth of Logic biography MYTH OF LOGIC is the creative vehicle of Scott G. DAVIS of Saint Petersburg, FL, and is influenced to some extent by progressive rock of all eras, but primarily that of the 1970s, the main influences being stated to include GENESIS, EMERSON LAKE & PALMER, RUSH, KANSAS, YES and SAGA. Back in the early 1990s Scott had a vision of the band he had always wanted, but nothing came of it at the time, so he lived his life, stored his ideas and generally ignored this music. Then in 2021, after much gentle prodding from a friend named Jim BEILMAN, something ignited and the mothballed music and ideas just came pouring back out. Scott had no idea of the cause or the source of this sudden inspiration. The debut album 'Surrounded By Ghosts' is thus the first chapter of an intended trilogy called 'Here & There', and was written and recorded in Saint Petersburg, FL at Boyz Club South Studio and mastered by Alan DOUCHES at West West Side Music. The album follows the story of a guy called Robin, and is one of adventure, discovery and redemption - featuring a man trapped and fighting for his life who must find a way to defeat a seemingly invincible foe and escape from his prison. It was released on CD and all major streaming platforms via Abulia Records on 11th November 2022. The second chapter in the trilogy, 'Pictures From A Previous Dream' was soon to follow, being released just over a year later on 31st December 2023, again via Abulia Records, and following the story of Robin as his adventure continues. The third chapter in the story is also currently at the beginning of 2024 already half written. These are my best tracks of 2025 Track Title-Group or Artist-Album King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS! Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview Far From Here-IQ-Dominion Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube -Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love -The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing -Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania -Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch -De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester -Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den -Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be) -Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections -Insurrection-CRAYON PHASE-Synthetic Mind -The Book of Hours Pt I-AGROPELTER-The Book of Hours -Voice of God-ATOMIC TIME-Subsounds -Atomic -STEPHAN THELEN-WORLDS IN COLLISION -The Prophecy -LUNATIC SOUL-THE WORLD UNDER UNSUN -Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) -YAK-THE PINK MAN & THE BISHOP -Everywhere I Rest My Head the Ground is Shifting -The Black Cat's Eye-DECRYPTING DREAMS OF WEIRD ANIMALS AND STRANGE OBJECTS -Last Letter Home -HOOFFOOT-PHANTOM LIMB -Tesselate-SMALLTAPE-TANGRAM -Long Shadows-HEAD SPIN-High Orbit -Keep a Silent Watch-MYTH OF LOGIC-The Memory Of After Keep a Silent Watch-MYTH OF LOGIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB9G...tart_radio =1 GOOD LISTENING
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