Stephan Thelen "Worlds In Collision"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: MoonJune Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 1, 2026
Tracklist

1. In Search of the Miraculous

2. Fractal Guitar Goes to Africa

3. Haumea

4. Crossroads (for Bill Laswell)

5. Creatures of the Night

6. Eclipse, Phase 1 (Into the Darkness)

7. Eclipse, Phase 2 (Into the Light) 

8. In Search of the Miraculous (Coda)

Credits

Stephan Thelen: guitars, keyboards, percussion, electronics, programming

   With

Eivind Aarset: guitars

Markus Reuter: U8 touch guitar (1)

Jon Durant: guitars 

Stefan Huth: AU8 touch guitar (bass) (1,6,7)

Yogev Gabay: drums, percussion

Giri Subramaniam: tabla (4)

Andi Pupato: framedrum, hihat, azzam bells, percussion (5)

Fabio Anile: Fender Rhodes (6,7)

Description/Reviews:

FRACTAL GUITAR 4 is many things: instrumental music that fearlessly and uncomprimisingly explores the sonic and expressive potential of the modern electric guitar combined with digital effects, music that - thanks to drummer Yogev Gabay - is a masterclass in polyrhythmic drumming, music that is as precise as a Swiss watch, but that can also be free, wild and expressive. But, ultimately, it captures a passionate and urgent ‚Search for the Miraculous,‘ a search for timeless music that reflects the tragic contradictions of the human condition in its general and current state, where there is light as well as darkness, hope as well as despair, truth as well as illusion. 

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Roland Bühlmann "H59 - Schallbilder"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: September 7, 2025
Tracklist

1. Betterave Et Nuages (0:49) 

2. Blaue Stunde (1:11) 

3. Boom (0:46) 

4. Budokan (1:00) 

5. Peacock (0:54) 

6. Complexity (0:45) 

7. Das Meer Am Bahnhof (0:44) 

8. Disappear In The Color Box (0:47) 

9. Traumwelt (0:39) 

10. Endless For A Moment (0:55) 

11. Lead And Cords (1:05) 

12. Everything Is Moving (1:04) 

13. Fat Colored Death In The Garden Eden (0:48) 

14. Brave New World (1:05) 

15. Green Meditation (1:02) 

16. Green Passage (1:04) 

17. Gulls And Owls (0:47) 

18. Hausgeister (0:57) 

19. Higher Power (0:48) 

20. Invisible Dance (0:37) 

21. Landscapes And Dark Rooms (1:09) 

22. Lower Layer And Upper Pleasure (0:59) 

23. Luft (0:58) 

24. Magic (0:48) 

25. More Than Grooves (0:53) 

26. Motion (0:48) 

27. Nachtspaziergang (0:47) 

28. Never Mind (0:44) 

29. Playing Outside (1:06) 

30. Rage Against Everything (1:02) 

31. Rainy And Sunny Days (0:58) 

32. Rendezvous (0:51) 

33. The Cosmic Sun (1:13) 

34. Screaming (0:55) 

35. Confession Of A Cactus (1:07) 

36. Sixth Heaven (0:55) 

37. Sounds From The Workbench (1:02) 

38. Suffering (0:58) 

39. Summer Loops (0:55) 

40. Sunny Waiting Room (0:48) 

41. Taste Of Light (1:05) 

42. Good Vibes (1:04) 

43. The Ugly Curtain (0:55) 

44. The Way To Vinyl (0:56) 

45. Tonbilder (0:55) 

46. Undiscovered Affection (0:50) 

47. Wallpaper And Waterbucket (1:31) 

48. White Plastic Mouse (0:43) 

49. Without Ambitions (0:53) 

50. Wunderwelt (0:44) 

51. Schallbild (0:58) 

52. Zauberstock (1:19) 

53. Zoo (0:50) 

54. Explosion (0:44) 

55. The Place Of Return (0:46) 

56. Dreaming Ball (0:46) 

57. Origin (1:01) 

58. Movement (0:53) 

59. Magenta World (1:04) 

Total Time 54:40

Credits

Roland Bühlmann: electric, nylon, and bass guitars, Aeon Sustainer, Korg MS-20, Logic

software synthesizer, kalimba, and various objects as percussion.

Composed, Produced and Mastered by Roland Bühlmann

Paintings by Antonius Kurz.

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Nicolas Meier Infinity Group "Last Sunset"

Country: Switzerland/UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock,Fusion
Label: MGP Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: August 14, 2025
Tracklist

1. Last Rose (2:41) 

2. Plan 9 (4:29) 

3. Legend (4:23) 

4. Strange Sensations (4:12) 

5. Bosphorus (4:13) 

6. Riversides (3:44) 

7. Yemin (3:47) 

8. Blasts From The Past (4:58) 

9. The Eye Of Horus (5:19) 

Total Time 37:46

Credits

Nicolas Meier - electric, acoustic, 12 string & synth guitars

Lizzie Ball - violin (1,2,6 & 7)

Richard Jones - violin (3 & 9)

Arran McSporran - bass (2, 4, 5 & 8)

Jimmy Haslip - bass (1, 3, 6, 7 & 9)

Gary Husband - drums (2, 4, 5 & 8)

Vinnie Colaiuta - drums( 2, 4, 5 & 8)

   With

Dewa Budjana - guitar (3 & 9)

Krissy Matthews - guitar (8)

Written by Nicolas Meier

Mixed in 2024 at MGP Studios by Nicolas Meier

Mastered at Early Doors Studios by Marco Meniconi

Design by Nicolas Meier

Photography by Kazuyo Horie

Paintings by Songul Yilmaz-Meier (www.songul-paintings.com)

Produced by Nicolas Meier

Description/Reviews:

This album is a delight from beginning to end, with Meier travelling many different roads, showing there is so much which can be gleaned from an electric guitar and while he has been influenced by Beck, one can also hear Steve Vai in what he performs, along with Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin. It is a very melodic release, and the duet with Lizzie Ball on “Yemen” is nothing short of beautiful. What makes this album such a delight is the way Meier blends in so many different styles, from fusion to rock, from Eastern music to progressive, and while he can shred when the need arises this album is all about musicality and using skills to get the right sonic results as opposed to just showing off technique. 

Read the full review by Kev Rowland at progressor-net.blogspot.com 

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Roland Bühlmann "GAPVIS"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: May 2, 2025
Tracklist

1. Genuine (5:03) 

2. Autistic (10:53) 

3. Perception (6:55) 

4. Views (10:26) 

5. Inside (7:13) 

6. Secrets (9:45) 

Total Time 50:15

Credits

Roland Bühlmann: electric, nylon and bass guitars, aeon sustainer, korg MS-20, logic software synthesizer, grasses (2), kalimba (3, 6), and various objects as percussion.

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Roland Bühlmann "Figurative"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: June 23, 2024
Tracklist

1. Pareidolia (4:28) 

2. Figurative (11:38) 

3. Visions (6:47) 

4. Camouflaging (10:01) 

5. Hesychasm (7:07) 

6. Exteroception (9:45) 

7. Onomatopoeic (5:52) 

Total Time 55:38

Credits

Roland Bühlmann: Electric and bass guitars, aeon sustainer, Korg MS-20, logic software synthesizer, voice (1, 7), kalimba (2, 6), kinnor (3, 4), bullroarer (3) and various objects as percussion.

Composed, produced, mastered by Roland Bühlmann

Cover by Roland Bühlmann

Description/Reviews:

This album deals with perceptions and reactions to these perceptions, and is therefore introspective and very subjective

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Lyft Trio "Nord"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz, Fusion, Psychedelic
Label: Sulane Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: September 1, 2023
Tracklist

1. Escape (5:41) 

2. Arvenstübli (6:17) 

3. Aus Gutem Grund (4:04) 

4. Iso (4:40) 

5. Birds (4:58) 

6. On Point (4:21) 

7. Back Or Forth (4:01) 

8. Gefestigte Persönlichkeit (5:16) 

Total Time 39:18

Credits

Mario Castelberg - guitar

Janic Haller - drums

Joël Banz - bass

Recording & Mixing – Joël Banz 

Mastering – Klaus Scheuermann

Description/Reviews:

Led by guitarist Mario Castelberg, the Lyft Trio has created a fascinating mix of electronic jazz, psychedelic rock, and cinematic landscapes on their third studio album "Nord". The music simmers and boils and offers an exciting genre blend. The improvisation and composition merge seamlessly and form a unity. The Lyft Trio draws from the various musical influences of its members and combines the freedom of jazz, the atmosphere of psychedelic rock, the electronic sound aesthetic, and the song craft of pop. They always find a balance between consonance and dissonance, clear melodies and atmospheric sounds, and simplicity and complexity. If one had to name names, a mixture of Radiohead, Tonbruket, Bill Frisell, and Supersilent comes closest to the music of the Lyft Trio. 

The album "Nord" contains a total of eight compositions by Mario Castelberg, which tell different moods and stories. The song "Das Arvenstübli" invites you to dream and tells the story of someone who is stranded alone in a snowy mountain house. The consonant harmony and dreamy groove create an atmosphere of peace and relaxation. "Aus gutem Grund", on the other hand, gets psychedelic and rocky, with a krautrock-like beat and quirky scales and sounds. With "Iso" and "Birds", the album returns to dreamier and more atmospheric sounds and creates expansive landscapes through sweet melodies. "On Point" then brings a sharp contrast with a tricky rhythm and an electronic improvisation before getting lost again in the endlessness. With "Back or Forth", the album briefly says goodbye to jazz and brings a good-natured pop tune. The ironically meant title "Gefestigte Persönlichkeit" ("firm personality") follows no firm structure but meanders and loses itself, provocatively ending the album and leaving it in silence. Overall, "Nord" is an impressive album that showcases the musical range of the Lyft Trio and underscores their ability to unite different genres and moods.

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Bubka "II"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Monobuster Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: August 1, 2023
Tracklist

1. Gin Blizzard (5:13) 

2. Fruit Of The Doom (7:38) 

3. Fuzzy Fuzzlinscha (6:50) 

4. Tutti Quentin (8:55) 

5. Deaf'n'Italy (9:48) 

Total Time 38:24

Credits

Iwan Gasser - Keys/Synths

Meek Hofmann - Bass

Reto Beeler - Drums/Synths

All songs written by BUBKA

Recorded and mixed by Rolf Gisler

Mastered by Rob Viso

Artwork by Daniel Amhof / Büro Nord

Description/Reviews:

Their purely instrumental music shows both complex arrangements and an unusual combination of instruments. The experimental access with a hang to unconventional and extended soundlandscapes is influenced by Stoner, Kraut and progressive rock music.

Since their debut album «EPI ZENN» Bubka’s music has stilistically become more compact and rhythmically driving.

Dooming sounds, sometimes distorted, sometimes rather spherical, leave their mark on the extended sound structures of their second album « II ».

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Roland Bühlmann "Emnalóc"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. Umiion (7:36) 

2. Assailen (9:22) 

3. Sevamção (5:58) 

4. Rithnál (10:45) 

5. Yndrun (9:50) 

6. Letarladoth (7:15) 

7. Berithlan (7:29) 

8. Emnalóc (12:22) 

Total Time 70:37

Credits

Roland Bühlmann: Electric and Bass Guitars, Aeon Sustainer, Synthesizers, Voice, Branches, Cooking Pots, Oil Tank, Udu

   With

Terl Bryant: Drums

Luca Calabrese: Trumpet

David Cross (King Crimson): Violin

Ondřej Glogar: Carnyx

Angelo Lebrato: Acoustic Guitar

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Sinverse "Cosmic Poetry"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. Eternal Return (2:14) 

2. End Of Compassion (5:59) 

3. Drowning (4:31) 

4. Ascension (5:21) 

5. Pillars Of Creation (4:37) 

6. Lost Within A Dream (6:40) 

7. Synthetic Harmony (5:44) 

8. Cosmic Poetry (8:11) 

9. Full Circle (5:31) 

Total Time 48:48

Line-up

Valentin Bürgler - Vocals

Simon Burri - Guitars

David Craffonara - Bass

Dave Schlumpf - Drums

   With

Alea Wyss - Additional guitars

Lukas Villiger, Kathrin Schlumpf - Additional vocals

Thommy Eberle - Piano 

Eliette Lüthi - Violins

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Blue Ruble "Blue Rumble"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Retro Prog, Hard Rock, Psychedelic
Format: digital
Release date: January 12, 2022
Tracklist

1. God Knows I Shoulda Been Gone (5:10) 

2. Cosmopolitan Landscape (5:02) 

3. Cup O' Rosie (Just Another Groovy Thing) (5:20) 

4. Sunset Fire Opal (5:30) 

5. The Snake (4:43) 

6. Think For Yourself (6:13) 

7. Linda (2:33) 

8. Hangman (4:19) 

9. Occhio E Croce (5:07) 

Total Time 43:57

Line-up

Andrea Gelardini - Guitars

Ronaldo Rodrigues - Keyboards

Harry Silvers - Drums, Percussions

Sébastien Métens - Bass

   With

Leandro Oliveira - Flute (7) 

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Prisma "Gold"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Loudville Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 1, 2021 (digital), December 11, 2021 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Stormbound (7:17) 

2. Biorobot (6:55) 

3. Annemarie (5:18) 

4. Time In Time (6:10) 

5. Black Light (3:26) 

6. Magrav (6:25) 

Total Time 35:31

Line-up

Michael Luginbühl – vocals, percussion

Valentin Grendelmeier – guitar

Marc Müllhaupt – bass

Andi Wettstein – drums, percussion

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Athème "Môría"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: September 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Párodos (0:35) 

2. Enjoy The Madness (8:25) 

3. (Stasimon) Kommos (0:54) 

4. Patient (6:38) 

5. Mirror Of Vanity (5:50) 

6. Oni (7:25) 

7. (Stasimon) Dithúrambos (0:43) 

8. Tentâcles (7:50) 

9. (Stasimon) Katharsis (0:29) 

10. Until My Bones Break Up (7:28) 

Total Time 46:17

Line-up

Kei : Vocals 

R : Guitar 

Tentacles : Guitar

Niko :  Bass

Venom : Drums

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Krokodil "Another Time"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Format: CD, vinyl 
Release date: September 2021 (CD), November, 2021 (vinyl) 
Tracklist

1. Another Time (4:56) 

2. How This Works (3:14) 

3. Shadow Blues (4:21) 

4. In My Dream (6:53) 

5. Sirens (4:18) 

6. Better Slow Down (8:16) 

7. Dear Prudence (6:10) 

8. Psychedelic Train (4:49) 

Total Time 42:57

Line-up

Düde Dürst - drums, tabla, percussion, backing vocal

Terry Stevens - bass, vocal

Adrian Weyerman - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocal

Erich Strebel - mellotron, piano, organ, accordeon, vocal

   With

Walty Anselmo - vocal, guitar

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Closet Disco Queen & The Flying Raclettes "Omelette du Fromage"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Progressive Rock, Stoner
Label: Hummus Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. Melolo-Aromatomat (8:11) 

2. Glutentag (4:48) 

3. Flugensaft (3:41) 

4. Goussepaille (3:09) 

5. Spartacuisse (3:24) 

6. Flugantaj Raketoj (3:09) 

7. Gigadodane (12:27) 

Total Time 38:49

Line-up
Closet Disco Queen are: Luc Hess & Jonathan Nido 

The Flying Raclettes are : Kevin Galland & Chadi Messmer

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Metamorphosis "I'm Not A Hero"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Neo-Prog
Label: Progressive Promotion Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 9, 2021
Tracklist

1. Dark World (7:37)

2. I'm Not A Hero (6:15)

3. Little Stars Desintegrate (7:24)

4. When Life Starts Again (3:39)

5. More Is Less (6:42)

6. I Will Leave Tonight (6:43)

7. Leftovers (7:00)

8. So Now What (4:15)

9. So Hard's The Road (6:52)

Line-up

Jean-Pierre Schenk - Vocals, Keyboards

Olivier Guenat - Guitars, Bass

Alain Widmer - Drums

Description/Reviews:

For the newest release « I’m Not A Hero », first with PPR, Metamorphosis return to their roots. Not with as much reference to Pink Floyd as in the early works, but still full of beautiful harmonies, grandiose soundscapes and a laid back feel. 

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Final Step "Disconnections"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Prelude (Love Ballade) (2:05) 

2. Disconnections (5:34) 

3. Leaving For (6:37) 

4. In A Brookyln Store (7:13) 

5. Interlude (Country Road) (2:49) 

6. Prickly Pear Jam (6:29) 

7. Ladybug (7:02) 

8. Sunday Morning Rev. (5:01) 

9. Postlude (Dreamtime) (3:41) 

10. Disconnections (Video Edit) (2:41) 

Total Time 49:12

Line-up

Matteo Finali - guitar

Mirko Roccato - saxophones

Alessandro Ponti - hammond & keys

Federico Barluzzi - bass

Dario Milan - drums

Description/Reviews:

The album plays out like a live setlist, starting with the gorgeous instrumental, “Prelude – Love Ballade” serving as a warm-up to the following title track; a playful, funky blues cry hearkening back to a New Orleans’ nola vista. Shifting between a blues shuffle and a swing chorus with a stellar horn section, the repeated motifs become a clear indication early on that the band like to showcase each other’s talents, and rightly so; particular praise for the keyboardist’s short but energetic solo.

Read the full review by Lara Eidi at backseatmafia.com

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Artem Illusio "Artem Illusio"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 7, 2021
Tracklist

1. Beast (4:16)

2. The Temple of My Soul (3:48)

3. Pharaoh (4:57)

4. Forgiven by the Sun (5:28)

5. Limits of Our Sin (3:44)

6. Teacher (4:55)

7. In Vain (4:35)

8. Widow's Mirror (5:29)

Total Time 37:12

Line-up

Max Morton - vocals

Ursin Camenisch - guitar

Corsin Stecher - guitar

Peter Jemmi - bass

Dario Jemmi - drums

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Another Approach "The Way They Are"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 1, 2021
Tracklist

1. Scarytale (5:59)

2. Electric Love (7:37)

3. Today (4:02)

4. Still Alive (9:54)

5. Rain of Tears (6:34)

6. Moratorium (6:15)

7. Ocean (8:39)

Total time: 49:00

Line-up

Jan Brasser - vocals

Oliver Kürzi - guitars, backing vocals

Claudio Ramsauer - bass

Fabian Wälle - keyboards, piano

Cyril Hertz - drums, percussion

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Galaad "Paradis posthumes"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 28, 2021 (CD), April 23, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Terra (2:31) 

2. Apocalypse (8:21) 

3. Moments (4:57) 

4. Le rêve d’unité (4:51)

5. Amor Vinces (4:10)

6. La douleur (6:21)

7. L’instinct, l’instant (7:57)

8. Ton ennemi (6:30)

9. Paradis posthumes (4:46)

10. Jour sidéral (9:15) 

11. Divine (4:55) 

Total Time 64:34

Line-up
Pierre-Yves "PyT" Theurillat: vocals
Sébastien Froidevaux: guitars
Gianni Giardiello: keys
Laurent Petermann: drums
Gérard Zuber: bass

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Sonorous Dynamo "Scraps of Ages"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Orisono Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 27, 2021
Tracklist

1. Prologue (0:29)

2. Ouverture (5:40)

3. Interlude I (1:01)

4. On My Side (3:42)

5. Interlude II (3:36)

6. Where Are the Men (4:39)

7. Interlude III (2:26)

8. Timeless Night (6:27)

9. Interlude IV (1:54)

10. Sacrifice (4:49)

11. Interlude V (2:04)

12. Children (3:42)

13. Interlude VI (1:06)

14. Circle of Fire (5:20)

15. Interlude VII (3:04)

16. I Want You to Know (4:06)

17. Interlude VIII (0:59)

18. I Can Fly (3:22)

19. Interlude IX (1:23)

20. Broken Soul (7:15)

21. Revolution (10:21)

22. Epilogue (1:29)

Total Time 78:54

Line-up

Matthias Schranz: Lead Vocals, Guitars

Jan Zinsel: Bass, Vocals

Andreas Siegenthaler: Keyboards

Adrian Moser: Drums

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