September 2009
| CD’S (PROGRESSIVE) AUSTRIA SULA BASSANA - Spacey psychedelia. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/sulabassana BRAZIL FRITSCH, ELOY - http://www.myspace.com/eloyfritsch MAHTRAK - Instreumental progressive fusion. Highly recommended! http://www.myspace.com/mahtrak RAIZ DE PEDRA - Fine instrumental fusion prog from 1985. CANADA SLOCHE - 70’s progressive fusion at its best. http://www.myspace.com/slochecaprog FINLAND TAIPUVA LUOTISUORA - Brilliant new studio album! http://www.myspace.com/taipuvaluotisuora FRANCE ACANTHE - Previously unreleased recording of a wonderful 70’s group that existed from 1974-1977 with obvious Ange & Pulsar influences. http://www.myspace.com/acanthe1 PARRENIN, EMMANUELLE - Classic folk from 1977. http://www.myspace.com/lavraieemmanuelleparrenin THEMBI - Dreamy electronic with a slice of electronica. Gorgeous stuff! http://www.myspace.com/thembimusic GERMANY AMON DUUL (II) - http://www.myspace.com/amonduul LEVEL PI - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/levelpi PARZIVAL’S EYE - Symph/prog super project with RPWL (Chris Postl & Yogi Lang), Magenta (Christina Booth), Pallas (Alan Reed) and Alan Parsons (Ian Bairnson) members. Great stuff! http://www.myspace.com/parzivalseye SIENA ROOT - Heavy rock/prog sounding right out of the 70’s. http://www.myspace.com/sienaroot SUBSIGNAL - Melodic rock/metal/prog project formed by Sieges Even members Arno Menses and Markus Steffen. Very good! http://www.myspace.com/subsignalband SYLVAN - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/sylvanhome ITALY BANCO - http://www.myspace.com/bmsbancodelmutuosoccorso GAN EDEN - New studio and another killer! http://www.myspace.com/381103269 HOSTSONATEN - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/hostsonaten MALTESE GROUP, RODOLFO - Instrumental prog/jazz/fusion by Banco guitarist. http://www.myspace.com/rodolfomaltese NEW TROLLS - http://www.myspace.com/newtrollsofficial PFM - http://www.myspace.com/pfmpremiataforneriamarconi PENSIERO NOMADE - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/pensieronomade RANESTRANE - Incredible mega-concept progressive work. Has to be heard! http://www.myspace.com/ranestrane RUSCELLO, IL - Brilliant 70’s sounding prog band by 3 Italian guys living in the UK. Museo Rosenbach meets Il Balletto Di Bronzo! http://www.myspace.com/ilruscello STORMY SIX JAPAN KENSO - http://www.myspace.com/kensojapan LOVE LIVE LIFE + 1 - Wacked-out prog/psych from 1971 with some really great wind work and features Hiro Yanagida on keys. TRI-OFFENSIVE - Kenso offshoot of blistering instrumental jazz rock. http://www.myspace.com/trioffensive NETHERLANDS ALQUIN - http://www.myspace.com/alquinband EARTH AND FIRE KAYAK - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/kayakonline KNIGHT AREA - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/knightare LEAP DAY - Symphonic neo prog by members of Flamborough Head, Trion, Nice Beaver and King Eider. Great debut! http://www.myspace.com/leapdaymusic LIFE LINE PROJECT - Instrumental symph/prog with a tad bit of fusion thrown in and featuring some excellent keyboard and guitar playing. http://www.myspace.com/lifelineprojectband NORWAY GALLERY - Wonderful melancholy, mellodramatic, passionate melodic prog. http://www.myspace.com/gallerytunes GARGAMEL - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/gargamelprog SOUTH AFRICA ABSTRACT TRUTH - Progressive acid folk from 1970. CANAMII - First official release of classic 70's symph/prog. FREEDOM’S CHILDREN - http://www.myspace.com/freedomschldrn MCCULLY WORKSHOP - Great conceptual piece of progressive brass rock from 1971. http://www.mccullyworkshop.co.za/genesis.html MACKAY, DUNCAN - First official release of 70's keyboard dominated prog. http://www.myspace.com/duncanmackay SPAIN CAN AM DES PUIG - Spiritual folk multi-national mega-project from 1978. http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/bookofam.html NEVERNESS - Progressive rock with excellent guitar playing and spacey keys. http://www.myspace.com/nevernesslive SWEDEN GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA - Amazing new album of instrumental progressive rooted in the 70’s like Kebnekaise and Trettioariga Kriget with a dose of RIO. http://www.myspace.com/gostaberlingssaga GUNGFLY - Rikard Sjoblom (Beardfish, Cyklonmannen, Bootcut) side project with a much more song-oriented approach. http://www.myspace.com/gungfly KAIPA - Ultimate issues of top 70’s Swedish prog/symphonic featuring Roine Stolt. http://www.myspace.com/kaipa MOVEMENTS, THE - Psychy space rock. http://www.myspace.com/themovements SWITZERLAND MISERY GARDEN, THE - Rock/prog that ranges from heavy to melodic. http://www.myspace.com/thismiserygarden U.K. CIRCUS - Mel Collins-led classic prog/jazz from 1969. EDGE BAND, GRAEME (FEATURING ADRIAN GURVITZ) - Melodic rock from 1975 & 1977 by Moody Blues drummer. ENGLAND - Symph/prog 70's masterpiece now on Blu-Spec. HATFIELD & THE NORTH - http://www.myspace.com/hatfieldandthenorth HAWKWIND HAZE - http://www.myspace.com/hazeuk HILLAGE BAND, STEVE - http://www.myspace.com/stevehillage IT - Quite similar to Porcupine Tree and later period Pink Floyd. http://www.myspace.com/spacehouse MAGENTA - http://www.myspace.com/magentauk MORAZ, PATRICK - http://www.myspace.com/patrickmoraz MOTOWNS - Cinevox label prog/psych mega rarity from 1971 made by some Englishmen living in Italy. PARZIVAL’S EYE - Symph/prog super project with RPWL (Chris Postl & Yogi Lang), Magenta (Christina Booth), Pallas (Alan Reed) and Alan Parsons (Ian Bairnson) members. Great stuff! http://www.myspace.com/parzivalseye PHILLIPS, ANTHONY & JOJI HIROTA PINEAPPLE THIEF - http://www.myspace.com/thepineapplethief PORCUPINE TREE - http://www.myspace.com/porcupinetree STRAWBS - Fantastic new album! http://www.myspace.com/strawbsmusic VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - http://www.myspace.com/vandergraafgeneratorunnofficial USA AJALON - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/ajalonband ECHO US - Electronic music that ranges from dreamy to upbeat. http://www.myspace.com/echous ELF PROJECT - Blend of prog, psych and intelligent pop. http://www.myspace.com/elfproject1 SALEM HILL - http://www.myspace.com/swerveintheredpool STARCASTLE - http://www.myspace.com/starcastle7677 THTX - Space rock that is smack-dab in the middle of Ozric Tentacles and Kingston Wall. http://www.myspace.com/thtx VARIOUS ARTISTS CD’s 10T RECORDS - Fromuz, The Vital Might, Little Atlas, Bolt, Fluttr Effect, Man On Fire, Frogg Cafe, The Rebel Wheel, Everything In Seven, Elf Project, Steve Katsikias. PROGRESSIVE METAL CD’s SPHERIC UNIVERSE EXPERIENCE JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE CD’s AMON DUUL (II) CAN AM DES PUIG - http://www.psychedelicfolk.com/bookofam.html KAIPA - PARRENIN, EMMANUELLE PORCUPINE TREE VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR DVD’s ACID MOTHERS GONG ENID, THE GONG HAWKWIND MAGENTA RENAISSANCE 3 RIVERS PROGRESSIVE ROCK FESTIVAL - Flower Kings, Spock’s Beard, Neal Morse, California Guitar Trio, Gongzilla, Izz, Rocket Scientists, Mandrake Project, Manifesto, Kalon. BOOKS ARGENTO, DARIO (HARDBACK BOOK + CD) - 148 pages in full color and in English & Italian. CD has tracks by Goblin, Keith Emerson, Claudio Simonetti, Steel Grave, Ennio Morricone, Pino Donaggio, Signor Wolf. NEW TROLLS - 228 pages in Italian. Biography, discography, photos etc... PROGRESSIVE ITALIANO 128 pages in Italian with covers pictured in full color. LP’s CHERRY FIVE REALE IMPERO BRITANNICO, IL (GOBLIN) RICORDI D’INFANZIA |