For Immediate Release YES and KING CRIMSON Members Collaborate on the New Album by Peter Banks and David Cross – Crossover is OUT NOW! David Cross was a member of King Crimson during the 1970s and the late Peter Banks was the original guitarist in YES. The guitar and violin parts for this NEW STUDIO […]
Symphonic Prog
[Music] Bi Kyo Ran – Parallax
Thanks to Guy Segers for publishing this classic of Japanese progressive rock.
Bi Kyo Ran were rather unfairly tagged as a Japanese King Crimson clone. By this album, that image was finally shed.
They are apparently still active doing soundtracks for TV shows in Japan, but I can’t imagine any of the new material having the power of this disc.
[Music] Canturbe – Flotteur
This disc was a wonderful find! Canturbe were an Argentian progressive rock band working out of Buenos Aires. Their sound is classic prog, but with touches of metal, folkloric music and even tango on one track. Argentine reissue specialists Viajero Inmovil have released another stunner.
[Music] Rick’s Reissue Roundup: Attack of the Spring Box Sets!
Shed a tear for the hardcore prog collector — actually, don’t. This week has been absolutely crammed with articulate announcements looking to part fans from their hard-earned cash or pull them deeper into debt. And no, I’m not talking about the upcoming Derek Smalls solo album. Check out what’s coming our way as winter (hopefully) […]
via Rick’s Reissue Roundup: Attack of the Spring Box Sets! — Progarchy
Thanks to Rick for posting this. What a good year this is going to be for prog-heads!
[Music] R.I.P. Ray Thomas, founding member of The Moody Blues dies at 76 — Consequence of Sound
Ray Thomas, flautist, vocalist, and co-founder of The Moody Blues, passed away on Thursday evening. The 76-year-old had been battling prostate cancer since 2013, though no cause has been given for his sudden death. Alongside Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge, Clint Warwick, and Denny Laine, Thomas helped found The Moody Blues in 1964. Two years later, Justin Hayward…
via R.I.P. Ray Thomas, founding member of The Moody Blues dies at 76 — Consequence of Sound
[Music] Luís Lapa & Pé de Cabra – O Homem Invisível
I don’t like the term noir for music unless it fits in a film-like connotation, but there’s something pleasantly dark in this new release by Luís Lapa & Pé de Cabra, two Portuguese jazz heads. The Saul Bass-inspired cover art gives it away, I suppose, but the music is quite deep.
[Music] Autopoietican – Apuntes de Musica Progresiva Contemporanea
I’m pleased to point you dear readers to a progressive rock blog that covers a lot of music I missed, mainly symphonic prog. My Facebook friend César Inca Mendoza Loyola runs Autopoietican – Apuntes de Musica Progresiva Contemporanea, a blog you should consider subscribing to immediately!
[Music] Oaksenham – After Death Fantasy
Oaksenham are a progressive rock band formed in Yerevan, Armenia in 2001. It’s exceptionally good symphonic prog.
[Music] Bandcamp: The Rich History—and Present—of Latin American Prog
Evolving, like all prog, from psych and jazz, the Latin American scene is full of imaginative fusion and wild technical prowess.
via The Rich History—and Present—of Latin American Prog — Bandcamp Daily
[Music] Discovering the World of Italian Psych Rock
Jeff Treppel of Bandcamp does a decent job of introducing new audiences to some rather wonderful Italian progressive rock, both old and new, here on Bandcamp’s WordPress blog.