November/December 2007
| TOP 10 Big Big Train - (UK) http://www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecombigbigtrain La Desooorden - (Chile) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p91jk8vaJ44 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa2--wJH70w&feature=related Nexus - (Argentina) http://www.purevolume.com/nexusargentina Oblivion Sun - (USA) http://www.myspace.com/oblivionsun Porcupine Tree - (UK) http://www.myspace.com/porcupinetree Pulsar - (France) http://www.thepulsarband.com/store.php3 Rechardt, Rekku - (Finland) http://www.myspace.com/snakecharmband Riverside - (Poland) http://www.myspace.com/riversidepl Seven Reizh - (France) http://myspace.com/sevenreizh Torre Dell’Alchemista, La - (Italy) http://www.latorredellalchimista.it/en/pubblicazioni.html ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 25 Accordo Dei Contrari - (Italy) http://www.myspace.com/accordodeicontrari Anekdoten - (Sweden) http://www.myspace.com/anekdoten Ange - (France) http://www.myspace.com/groupeange Flower Kings, The - (Sweden) http://www.myspace.com/cosmiclodge Gourishankar, The - (Russia) http://www.myspace.com/thegourishankar Hidria Spacefolk - (Finland) http://www.myspace.com/hidriaspacefolk KBB - (Japan) http://tsuboy.internet.ne.jp/kbb/cd-e.html Mar De Robles - (Chile) http://www.myspace.com/marderobles Nexus - (Argentina) http://www.purevolume.com/nexusargentina Phideaux - (USA) http://www.myspace.com/phideaux Pineapple Thief, The - (UK) http://www.myspace.com/thepineapplethief Ritual - (Sweden) http://www.myspace.com/ritualsweden Thork - (France) www.myspace.com/thorkmusic Trettioariga Kriget - (Sweden) http://www.myspace.com/trettioarigakriget Violeta De Outono - (Brazil) http://www.myspace.com/violetadeoutono CD’S (PROGRESSIVE) AUSTRALIA BUFFALO - Stunning new digipack remaster issues of Australia's most beloved 70's heavy rock group. CHAIN - Heavy bluesy rock from 1971. KAHVAS JUTE - 70’s heavy prog rock. LOYDE, LOBBY - 1st album from 1976 that is a mix of psych, rock and spacey progressive. SPECTRUM - One of the best Australian progressive albums from the early 70's. BAHRAIN OSIRIS - Back in stock after spending quite some time out of print. 1st album by these symphonic proggers. BELGIUM CRO MAGNON - 1st album by this chamber music group in the style of Art Zoyd, Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Julverne. 48 CAMERAS - Dark, mystical, droning, seductive and ambient are just some words to try and describe the music of this wonderful group. http://www.myspace.com/fortyeightcameras HIMALAYA - Wonderful blend of folk, jazz and psychedelic rock with lots of sitar and Indian raga influences. http://www.myspace.com/himalaya7 PANOPTICUM - Prog rock that is smack dab middle of Genesis, IQ and Dream Theatre. Fine band with a lead female vocalist that needs to be discovered! QUANTUM FANTAY - Progressive space rock Ozric Tentacle style. Fantastic! http://www.myspace.com/quantumfantay BRAZIL VIOLETA DE OUTONO - Sixth album and another great progressive work. CANADA AMISH - Nice new digipack issue of heavy progressive with heavy organ from 1972. SAGA - Last album with Michael Sadler! http://www.myspace.com/sagaca SENSE - Solid new album. http://www.myspace.com/sensemusik SIGNS OF ONE - 3rd album by agressive proggers in Rush and Saga style. Very Good! http://www.myspace.com/signsofone FINLAND CIRCLE - Heavy space rock. http://www.myspace.com/circlefinland HIAKARA - Finally available again and this time in a nice digipack. Progressive monster from 1972. PRIME MOVER - Prog/symph in Camel, Kaipa style. Very Finnish! http://www.myspace.com/primemoverdrivkraft RECHARDT, REKKU “PEKKA” - Excellent prog rock project by Wigwam guitarist with an amazing female singer (Marika Liuski of Five Fifteen). One of this year’s top ten (see above) so hear for yourself! http://www.myspace.com/snakecharmband FRANCE ANGE - Great new album! www.myspace.com/groupeange ATOLL - Back in print. One of the all-time great French prog records! http://www.myspace.com/atollprog747577 BOFFO, JEAN PASCAL - New acoustic guitar album. http://www.myspace.com/jpboffo and http://www.jeanpascalboffo.com/news_2.php BRENDEL, CHRISTIAN & ZOMB - Brilliant follow-up to LA ZOMBIE ET SES BIZONS. Like a mix of Zappa, Crimson and Gong. http://www.myspace.com/christianbrendelmusic EDHELS (MARC CECCOTTI) - http://edhelsmusics.free.fr/discoindex%20.html OCEAN - Unique heavy progressive from 1976. http://www.myspace.com/oceanprog76 SPACE - Electronica from 1977. STEP AHEAD - Masterpiece of progressive that sounds more English than French. Very much like Yes and one of the best cover paintings ever. Essential! THORK - Awesomew new album! www.myspace.com/thorkmusic GERMANY CHANDELIER - Found a few copies of this long out-of-print neo progressive gem. No reissue in sight so last chance! EMMA MYDENBERGER - 70's folk rockers. FROESE, EDGAR - Of course the brains behind Tangerine Dream. Very good solo effort GROBSCHNITT - Beautful digipack issues of these prog classics. Rockpommel's is up there with the very best GURU GURU JANE LEVEL PI - Garden Of Delights release of great spacey electronic/guitar progressive in Ash Ra Tempel and Klaus Schulze style LILIENTAL - 1978 Electronic/progressive with Moebius, Conny Plank and Helmut Hattler LUCIFER’S FRIEND - Hard progressive classics from 1970 & 1972 NOVALIS PINGUIN - Organ-filled progressive from 1972 with some nice sax and flute as well. SCHULZE, KLAUS SKYLINE - Post Virus progressive/jazz rock from 1976. Very good! TANGERINE DREAM GREECE WILL-O-THE WISP - One of the best dreamy progressive/psych bands around today. This is their hard to find first album. I love these guys! INDONESIA ANANE - Blend of jazz, prog and ethnic music. Nice! http://progressive.homestead.com/INDOREVIEWS.html IMANISSIMO - Concept prog/symph with excellent guitars and spacey feel. Features a 43 minute-long suite. Great! http://progressive.homestead.com/INDOREVIEWS.html NERV - Outstanding symph/prog with loads of violin and some Eastern influences. http://progressive.homestead.com/INDOREVIEWS.html VANTASMA - Neo progressive and quite similar to IQ and Pallas. Very good! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2767 ISRAEL COMMON BOND - Mix of progressive and jazz. Great! http://www.myspace.com/commonbond1 KUTIMAN - I never thought funk could work well with progressive music until I heard this piece of work. Holy smokes! http://profile.myspace.com/kutiman KRUZENSHTERN & PAROHOD - Stunning mix of Avant garde and “circus” prog. http://www.myspace.com/kruzenshtern MIEL, SHIMSHON - 2nd album of previously unreleased material. ITALY ABISSI INFINITI - Fantastic prog/symph in PFM and Locanda Delle Fate style. Got lucky and found a small handful of copies as it is out of print so last chance! BANCO - Yes, it's finally out! BAROCK PROJECT - Keyboard dominated progressive outfit. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/barockprojectofficial DELIRIUM - Their 3rd and best album D.F.A. - http://www.myspace.com/dutyfreearea JUNIORS, THE - Progressive pop from 1971 with some nice keyboards and occasional brass outbreaks. L’ESTATE DI SAN MARTINO - After 30 years they have returned with this fabulous new work. NIC-G AND THE MOGSY - Old school rock led by A Piedi Nudi guitarist Nicola Gardinale. http://www.myspace.com/nicgandthemogsy PASSOVER - Imagine Pink Floyd “circa Wish You Were Here” with the addition of female vocals, clarinet and Eastern vibe throughout. Wonderful! PAESE DEI BALOCCHI, IL - One of the under-rated Italian 70's progressive gems. SAMADHI SHOWMEN VENEGONI & CO. VENEGONI, GIGI - Pre-Arti E Mestieri progressive from 1972 & 1973. JAPAN BARAKA - Another fantastic instrumental space fusion effort. http://www.barakarock.com/discography.html MAKI, CARMEN - New digipack edition. MIZUKAGAMI - Second album of symph/prog in Providence, Shingetsu and Vermillion Sands style. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1904 PYG - Psych/rock/prog from 1971. QUIKION - New album with folk (accordion, bouzouki, glockenspiel) and minimalism leanings. http://www.myspace.com/quikion YAMASHTA, STOMU YANAGIDA, HIRO - Great progressive works from 1970 & 1971 by this legendary Japanese musician. NETHERLANDS CODA - Stunning symph/prog work. FINCH - Fantastic 70’s symph/prog/fusion band. NEDERPOP - Shocking Blue, Brainbox, Cuby + Blizzards, Bintangs, Blue Panet, Shoes, Machine, Mailer Mackenzie Band, Rob Hoeke, Mr. Albert Show, Livin’ Blues, Focus, Cobra, Sandy Coast, Tee Set, Kraayeveld, Earth & Fire, Supersister, Greenfield & Cook, Dizzy Man’s Band, Bonny St. Clair & Unit Gloria, Kayak, Smyle, Leftside, Boudewijn De Groot, Long Tail Ernie & The Shakers, Lemming, Wally Tax, Spirit Of St. Louis, Golden Earring, Lucifer, Husky, Galaxy Lin, Hank The Knife & The Jets, Alquin, Pussycat, Bots, Normall, Peter Koelewijn, Mistral, Surfers, Massada, Renee, Kaz Lux, Gruppo Sportivo, Polle Eduard, Partner, Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, Diesel, Carlsberg, New Adventures, Cats, Holland, Bolland & Bolland, Peter En Zijn Rockets, Catapult, Joey Dyser, Ferrari POLAND CAAMORA - Part of a rock opera by Clive Nolan (Pendragon/Arena) and Agnieszka Swita with the help of John Jowitt (IQ). NIEMEN - New digipack issues by this legendary keyboard player. QUIDAM - Excellent new album. http://www.myspace.com/quidampl SATELLITE - Of course, one of the best neo progressive bands around. http://www.myspace.com/satellitepoland SBB PORTUGAL PETRUS CASTRUS - Mega-rare first album with a mix of prog and psych. ROMANIA PHOENIX - Romania’s best and most noted 70’s progressive band. Both are excellent! SPAIN ATILA - Heavy organ monster. First time it's been released from the master tapes. SWEDEN GALLEON - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/galleontheband KVARTETTEN SOM SPRANGDE - Quite sought after instrumental progressive rock from 1973 made up of guitars, drums, flute, piano and heavy organ. Excellent! U.K. ANDERSON, JON BLACK CAT BONES - New digipack issue. BREATHING SPACE - 2nd solo effort by Mostly Autumn keyboardist that lies somewhere between the works of Mostly Autumn and pop. http://www.myspace.com/breathingspaceband BASS, COLIN & JOZEF SKRZEK - Collaboration between Camel bass player and SBB keyboardist/bass player. Some great spacey SBBish tracks mixed in with some singer/songwriter ones as well. Recorded live CROOKED MOUTH - New second album! http://www.myspace.com/crookedmouthmusic DARK - http://www.myspace.com/darkfan72 DELTA SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Astonishing sax tribute to the music of Soft Machine. http://www.myspace.com/deltasaxophonequartet FUTURE KINGS OF ENGLAND, THE - Great spacey psychedelia with early Pink Floyd as well as Hawkwind-like sounds. http://www.myspace.com/thefuturekingsofengland GHOST, THE - http://www.myspace.com/theghostuk GILTRAP, GORDON GUAPO HARTLEY BAND, KEEF - Prog/jazz/rock from 1970. Both are on the defunct Eclectic label so grab while you can. HASLAM, ANNIE HAWKWIND HOPPER, HUGH - Jazz rock that is sometimes improvised and other times quite ethereal. With Simon Picard, Steve Franklin & Charles Hayward HOUSE, SIMON - http://www.myspace.com/simonhouse KESTREL - Progressive rock classic from 1975 with some stunning mellotron outbreaks. Long time out of print. MAJORITY ONE - Melodic rock rarity from 1971. MAN - Esoteric editions of these early 70’s classic rock/prog albums. MIASMA & THE HEADLESS HORSES - Guapo affiliate with an amazing blend of dark progressive & RIO. Goblin meets Univers Zero. http://www.myspace.com/headlesshorses MORAZ, PATRICK OLDFIELD, MIKE PINEAPPLE THIEF - Awesome new album! http://www.myspace.com/thepineapplethief POLLARD, BRENDAN - Second brilliant electronic effort by half of Rogue Element and straight in the 70’s Tangerine Dream mode. http://www.rogue-element.uk.com/music.htm PROTOS - One of the 80's outcrop of neo prog bands but sounded more like Castanarc than IQ or Marillion. http://www.myspace.com/protosmusic RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL RARE BIRD RIDLEY-DUFF, RORY - Instrumental symph/prog and fusion by Protos keyboardist. http://www.myspace.com/rorynhm SMITH - Rock from 1970 with lead female singer. SOFT MACHINE - http://www.myspace.com/softmachinelegacy SPRING - Previously unreleased 2nd album! Now you don't have to pay $30 for the Japanese mini issue. STRIDER - Hard rock and blues from 1973. TINYFISH - Melodic neo progressive with Marillion, Genesis and Pink Floyd influeneces. http://www.myspace.com/tinyfishmusic WEB, THE - Pre-Samurai progressive rock from 1970 that has some jazz, psych and pop elements as well. WETTON, JOHN WETTON/MANZANERA USA AHLEUCHATISTAS - http://www.myspace.com/ahleuchatistas BABY GRAND - Art rock in Toto, Steely Dan style from 1977 & 1978. BANCHEE - Psychedelic guitar rock from 1969 and 1971. BLISS - Heavy psych/rock power trio from 1969. CONDELLO - Psych rock from 1968. GLASS HEALING FORCE - Tribute to the great jazz musician with Henry Kaiser and Mike Keneally. HOLDING PATTERN - Tremendous new album of blazing symphonic rock and fusion. INVISIGOTH - Blend of goth, prog and metal. http://www.myspace.com/invisigothmusic IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY - San Francisco progressive folk from 1969 & 1970. IZZ - http://www.myspace.com/izzmusic JET JAGUAR - Space rock in Hawkwind style with an excellent version of Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun. http://www.myspace.com/jetjaguarrocksinspace JOHNSON, RICHARD LEO & GREGG BENDIAN - Interesting mix of acoustic guitar and percussion of all sorts. Amazing stuff! http://www.richardleojohnson.com/guitar/music.html MIND FURNITURE - Progressive rock made up of two long suites with hints of Kansas and Jethro Tull. Very good! http://www.mindfurniture.com/media.html MORSE, NEAL - http://www.myspace.com/nealmorse MUTZIE - Heavy raw acid psych blues from 1970. NORTHWIND - Fantastic previously unreleased prog/symph from 1977. This was their 3rd and best recording. ROCKET SCIENTISTS SWEATHOG - Driving rock from 1971 & 1972. TIME OF ORCHIDS - Fantastic avant/rock/prog. Recommended! http://www.myspace.com/timeoforchids WALKER, CARLTON - Nice symphonic rock opera. http://www.carltonwalker.com/music.html WIZARDS FROM KANSAS, THE - Legendary hippie rock from 1970. WOLLAN, GREG - Melodic progressive with a Genesis, Camel and Yes edge to it. ZERFAS - 1973 heavy psych with some progressive moves. YUGOSLAVIA GRUPA 220 - Heavy progressive from 1975. IGRA STAKLENIH PERLI - Brilliant 70’s progressive/space rock in a Pink Floyd/Hawkwind style. VARIOUS ARTISTS CD’s NEDERPOP - Shocking Blue, Brainbox, Cuby + Blizzards, Bintangs, Blue Panet, Shoes, Machine, Mailer Mackenzie Band, Rob Hoeke, Mr. Albert Show, Livin’ Blues, Focus, Cobra, Sandy Coast, Tee Set, Kraayeveld, Earth & Fire, Supersister, Greenfield & Cook, Dizzy Man’s Band, Bonny St. Clair & Unit Gloria, Kayak, Smyle, Leftside, Boudewijn De Groot, Long Tail Ernie & The Shakers, Lemming, Wally Tax, Spirit Of St. Louis, Golden Earring, Lucifer, Husky, Galaxy Lin, Hank The Knife & The Jets, Alquin, Pussycat, Bots, Normall, Peter Koelewijn, Mistral, Surfers, Massada, Renee, Kaz Lux, Gruppo Sportivo, Polle Eduard, Partner, Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, Diesel, Carlsberg, New Adventures, Cats, Holland, Bolland & Bolland, Peter En Zijn Rockets, Catapult, Joey Dyser, Ferrari PSYCHEDELIC UNDERGROUND 13 - Waniyetula, Missus Beastly, Vikings Invasion, Live, Arktis, Level Pi, Emma Myldenberger, Skyline, Guru Guru PROGRESSIVE METAL CD’s THRESHOLD JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE CD’s BANCO CODA FINCH OLDFIELD, MIKE WETTON, JOHN WETTON/MANZANERA DVD’s AKKERMAN, JAN ANDERSON BRUFORD WAKEMAN HOWE ARGENT BEAT-CLUB - Humble Pie, Free, Renaissance, Spirit, Colosseum, John Mayall, Canned Heat, Taste, Badfinger, Joe Cocker, Jethro Tull, Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, Edgar Broughton Band, Marsha Hunt, Led Zeppelin, Taj Mahal, Johnny Winter, It’s A Beautiful Day, The Flock BEAT-CLUB - Black Sabbath, Rare Bird, Blodwyn Pig, Canned Heat, Van Der Graaf Generator, Brinsley Schwarz, Santana, Atomic Rooster, Steamhammer, Edgar Broughton Band, Dr. John, Jethro Tull, The Pretty Things, Free, Humble Pie, Status Quo BEAT-CLUB - Black Sabbath, Eric Burdon & War, Amon Duul II, Incredible String Band, Ginger Baker’s Airforce, Stone The Crows, Colosseum, Fotheringay, Muddy Waters BEAT-CLUB - UFO, The Move, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Patto, Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, Iron Butterfly, Ike & Tina Turner, Golden Earring, Atomic Rooster, John Mayall & USA Union Band, T. Rex BLACKFIELD BRUFORD’S EARTHWORKS, BILL FAIRPORT CONVENTION & MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT - Featuring the ‘Full House’ line-up FISH HILLAGE, STEVE KRAAN LINDEN, RICK VAN DER MAGMA PROG-RESISTE CONVENTION 2006 - RPWL, Overhead, Mangala Vallis, Quantum Fantay, Finisterre, Foggy Stuff and Solstice Coil SUPERTRAMP LP's ALUSA FALLAX CAROL OF HARVEST CHAKRA CIRCLE DELIRIUM GOAD JET JAGUAR METAMORFOSI NEW TROLLS QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA SOFT SHOE YVES, SERGE & VICTOR YVOSKY, FERNANDO |