“The Songs & Tales of Airoea – Book 3: Magical Chronicle (Ascension)” concludes The Chronicles of Father Robin’s symphonic prog odyssey, a three-volume cycle deeply rooted in folklore, mythology, and fantasy. The album, a culmination of a 30-year dream, invites listeners to embark on a beautifully produced journey of discovery, grandeur, and reflection.
Read more
In a beguiling journey through Tusmørke’s latest album, “Hestehoven”, the listener is treated to a whirlwind of prog folk influences, blending elements of progressive rock, psychedelic space tunes, and seductive folklore tales. This cheeky yet captivating album seamlessly merges the mystical with the erotic, challenging genre boundaries and evoking a spectrum of emotions from sinister temptation to free-spirited joy.
Read more
The Chronicles of Father Robin’s “The Songs & Tales of Airoea – Book 2: Ocean Traveller (Metamorphosis)” is a captivating musical journey, blending progressive rock, folk, psychedelia, and jazz into a vivid underwater soundscape. This album not only advances Father Robin’s tale but showcases the band’s remarkable musical artistry and genre-fusing innovation.
Read more
“Illuminator”, the seventh album from Rhode Island’s Resistor, skillfully blends hard rock, progressive rock, and folk into a singular sound, backed by the cohesive energy of live band recording and a unique musicality that tests the boundaries of both classic rock and heavy prog. While drawing inspiration from iconic bands, Resistor crafts a distinctive musical experience, resulting in an album that’s both accessibly familiar yet refreshingly innovative, adeptly scratching a sonic itch you may not even know you had.
Read more
In Book 1 of 3 of the eagerly anticipated project “The Songs & Tales of Airoea” the Norwegian prog-rock supergroup The Chronicles of Father Robin masterfully brews fantasy, mythology, and folk tales into a rich draught of classic prog, folk, and rock music. Each song beckons listeners into a vivid narrative of world-building and mythmaking, establishing the album as a true celebration of symphonic prog traditions. With its captivating storytelling and impeccable musicianship, the album stands as a powerful testament to the genre, promising an immersive dive into a world of mythological grandeur and musical innovation.
Read more
In the 2023 collaboration album “PoiL Ueda”, the experimental French prog band PoIL and Japanese satsuma-biwa artist Junko Ueda create a riveting fusion of traditional Japanese sounds and modern experimental prog. The album’s captivating blend of shomyo chants, medieval storytelling, and avant-garde progressiveness offers a soundscape that’s both unique and haunting. A musical journey clocking in at just 31 minutes, it leaves listeners, seasoned or novice, yearning for more.
Read more
With their fifth album, “Prima Materia”, Swedish prog quintet Agusa seamlessly fuses elements of psychedelic rock, folk, symphonic prog, and a medley of world music, taking listeners on a metaphysical journey through primal emotions and vivid musical landscapes. The album is a compelling tour-de-force through the human condition; experience a musical voyage like none other.
Read more
“Fauna” is Haken’s best work since Affinity, perhaps even since The Mountain. Evoking the animal kingdom as thematic ruminations on the human condition, the band has crafted an engaging series of musically-rich tableaux, with content often both puzzling and precipitating, but always entirely compelling. “Fauna” is a fantastic record that bridges many of the band’s eras whilst forging ahead along their unique evolutionary trajectory.
Read more
Deftly showcasing this musical duo’s ability to construct catchy tunes alongside more unconventional pieces, their self-titled debut EP “Space Kitchen” endeavors to engage both the worlds of indie melodic pop and innovative progressive rock, successfully actualizing their “garage prog” ethos with an engaging collection of tunes.
Read more
M-Opus infused the prog styles of 1972 with epic Celtic mythology in the genesis of their latest album “At The Mercy Of Manannán”. A deep-dive into a refracted vision of musical yesteryear, the band delivered a thrilling and fresh-sounding album, weaving their contemporary reimaginations of these various influences into the creation of an inventive musical narrative.
Read more