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Friday, July 24, 2026

Ozric Tentacles "Harmonic Mind"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Kscope
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 18, 2026
Tracklist
1. Guardstones [06:40]
2. Space Platform [05:57]
3. Harmonic Mind [09:12]
4. Malachite [07:52]
5. Tillamook [09:11]
6. Sumipad [04:54]

Credits
Ed Wynne - Guitars
Silas Neptune - Synth, Keyboards
Saskia Maxwell 
Pat Garvey - Drums
Paul Hankin - Percussion
Corey Wallace - Bass

Produced by Ed Wynne and Silas Neptune Mastering by Silas Neptune 

Description/Reviews:
Named after the geometric structure and harmonic nature of existence, the album sees the Ozrics once again weaving together soaring guitar melodies, intricate rhythms, lush synth textures and deep, hypnotic grooves into the kind of free-flowing psychedelic odyssey that has become their trademark. From the driving pulse of "Guardstones" to the cosmic momentum of "Space Platform", Harmonic Mind is packed with the flowing musicianship and exploratory spirit that fans have come to expect and adore. "Malachite" pays tribute to one of Ed Wynne's favourite minerals, while also giving centre stage to his custom sandalwood acoustic from Kif Wood Guitars, complete with a beautiful malachite inlay around the sound hole. It's one of many moments that highlights the warmth and detail running throughout the album, alongside the fluid interplay between Ed Wynne's guitar and Silas Neptune's ever-shifting synth landscapes.

Media/Samples
Teaser

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Sunday, July 19, 2026

Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble "Return To The Red Planet"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Madfish Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-ray
Release date: October 16, 2026
Tracklist
1. The Jezero Crater [06:56]
2. Bowie's Vision [05:45]
3. Noctis Labyrinthus [05:28]
4. Noachis Terra (Land of Noah) [06:23]
5. Witch Hazel Hill [04:02]
6. St Paul's Bay [06:53]
7. Martian Dust Devils [04:53]
8. Medusae Fossae [04:26]
9. The Epochs of Mars [07:45]

Credits
Rick Wakeman (Yes, ABWH, The Strawbs) - Keyboards
Dave Colquhoun (DBA) - Guitars
Lee Pomeroy (It Bites, Archive, Headspace) - Bass
Adam Falkner - Drums
Mollie Marriott - Vocals

Engineered by Toby Wood   
Mixed by Erik Jordan
Mastered by Simon Heyworth

Media/Samples
Trailer

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Imaginary Kings "Wired"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 20, 2026
Tracklist
1. Wired (5:41) 
2. Smoker 12 (3:55) 
3. Climbing Trees (4:15) 
4. The Killing Fields Of Eton (5:00) 
5. Stolen Thunder (4:49) 
6. Summer Houses (5:46) 
7. Dichotomy (6:46) 
8. Midsummer Daydreams (4:43) 
9. Crow Wood (6:42) 
10. The Possessive Pronoun (3:56) 

Total Time 51:33

Credits
Peter Rand - Music, Keyboards, Guitars, Bass
Nick DeNardo - Drums, Mixing, Mastering
   With 
Rob Glass - Bass (1)
Jim Bryan - Bass (2)
Raf Jammers - Bass (3)
Chris Branch - Bass (4, 8)
John Schilling - Bass (10)
Philippe Pansard - Bass (6, 9)
Mark Bowen - Bass (7)
John Schilling - Guitar (1)
Francois Vingrief - Guitar (1)
Richard Bradley - Guitar (7)
Mark Broding - Keyboards  (1)

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Friday, May 15, 2026

Bruce Soord "Ghosts In The Park"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Kscope  
Format: CD,digital,vinyl,Blu-Ray
Release date: May 15, 2026
Tracklist
1. Concepcion (1:25) 
2. Meet Me On The Downs (3:05) 
3. Pillars (3:10) 
4. You Made A Promise (2:56) 
5. Our Predicament (3:43) 
6. Day Of Wrath (4:21) 
7. Stared Down (4:33) 
8. Kept Me Thinking (6:34) 
9. Ghosts In The Park (12:52) 

Total Time 42:39

Credits
Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) - vocals, all instruments 
   With
Jon Sykes (The Pineapple Thief) - bass (8) 
Mastered by Steve Kitch

Description/Reviews:
Acoustic guitar sits at the centre of the record, often captured in raw, first-take performances recorded directly in hotel rooms before being carefully integrated with studio recordings. This tension between fragility and control defines the album’s sound. Tracks such as “Concepción,” “Meet Me On The Downs,” and the title piece were conceived in specific places - Chile, Hamburg, Oberhausen - each location leaving a subtle imprint on the music. Parks, harbours, and anonymous rooms become recurring settings where past and present coexist, intersected by fleeting moments of clarity amongst the disorder.

Media/Samples
Trailer

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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Rob Harrison "Overflow"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Ragged Ocean Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: May 1, 2026
Tracklist
1. Tributaries (9:36) 
2. Mariposa Falls (5:37) 
3. Bioluminescence (4:22) 
4. Upstream (3:26) 
5. Downstream (3:29) 
6. Pools Of Glass (4:42) 
7. Azure Veins (4:51) 
8. Delirium (8:12) 

Total Time 44:15

Credits
Rob Harrison: Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Saxophones, Flutes, Recorders, Synths, SFX, the blowing of the bottles and the slapping of the waters
    With
Eliseo Salverri: Drums
Julia from Who Knows Sound: Violin (6)
Rhodri Davies: Harp (1)
Giordano Maselli: Glockenspiel (1)
Oso G: Xylophone (1)

All songs written and composed by Rob Harrison
Mixed by Rob Harrison
Mastered by Stephen Kerrison
Artwork and animations by Rob Harrison

Description/Reviews:
Eight tracks of innovative prog form a loose concept album exploring the wild and unpredictable nature of water alongside the absurdity of the human spirit. We follow the waterways of the river as it makes its way down the mountainsides of a lost mysterious island in the middle of the ocean.
With unusual instrumentation (water percussion and glass bottles) and ambitious arrangements (Upstream and Downstream being the reverse of one another), Rob pushes the limits of his imagination in an attempt to achieve something greater than the sum of its parts.
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Bandcamp

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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Peel, Palmer, Tausig & Gould "Synesthesia"

Country: UK/USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Fruits de Mer Records
Format: vinyl 
Release date: March 2026
Tracklist
1. Coral Correlation (9:48) 
2. Superpurpleshine (9:47) 
3. The Ochre Cobra (9:38) 
4. The Turquoise Shards Of Atlantis (9:37) 

Total Time 38:50

Credits
Icarus Peel - guitar 
Steve Palmer - bass
Jay Tausig - drums
Rob Gould - keyboards

Description/Reviews:
Synesthesia is an instrumental project shaped by shared intuition, long conversations, and a fascination with sound as colour. Conceived over dinner by Icarus Peel and Steve Palmer, the idea quickly settled on four extended pieces, each built through an exchange of musical sketches passed back and forth over time.
Palmer’s spacious compositions were met by Peel’s guitar responses, the material gradually evolving through careful listening and refinement. Jay Tausig was drawn in to provide fluid, understated drums, while Rob Gould added additional keyboards with a light, precise touch. The result is a set of vocal-free pieces that lean into atmosphere, tone, and momentum rather than songcraft.
The music nods toward 1970s progressive and psychedelic traditions, evoking an era of immersive, side-long listening without leaning on pastiche. References drift between kosmische electronics, Canterbury looseness, and electric guitar flourishes, unified by a sense of colour and texture guiding every decision.
Synesthesia rewards focused listening: four carefully balanced movements that feel timeless, reflective, and quietly expansive, inviting the listener to sit back, tune in, and let the colours emerge.

Media/Samples
Ochre Cobra (excerpt)
Superpurpleshine (excerpt)

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Saturday, March 14, 2026

Gong "Bright Spirit"

Country: UK
Genre(s)Psychedelic, Space Rock
LabelKscope
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 13, 2026
Tracklist
1. Dream Of Mine [10:32]
2. Mantivule [06:22]
3. The Wonderment [05:11]
4. Stars In Heaven [04:01]
5. Fragrance Of Paradise [07:39]
6. Relish The Possibility [03:09]
7. Eternal Hand [06:48]

Credits
Fabio Golfetti: Guitar
Kavus Torabi (Cardiacs, Knifeworld): Singing, Synth, Guitar
Dave Sturt (Jade Warrior): Bass
Ian East: Saxophones
Cheb Nettles: Percusion

Recorded and mixed by Frank Byng at Snorkel Studios, London

Description/Reviews:
Bright Spirit marks the third instalment in a trilogy that began with The Universe Also Collapses (2019) and continued with Unending Ascending (2023). Bright Spirit sees Gong at their experimental best, more adventurous and more open to the dream than ever.
And dreams are central here. Not just as lyrical imagery, but as a way of thinking - where psychedelia, love, and the thin membrane between worlds feed into the music. The opener, ‘Dream Of Mine’, unfurls like a transmission from the in-between, its mid-section blooming into harmonies and an angular melody that feels like a key turning in a long-awaited lock. Frontman Kavus Torabi describes it as a moment everything has been pointing toward, a flash of clarity inside the swirl.
Elsewhere, there’s tenderness - unexpected perhaps, but unmistakably Gong, ‘Fragrance Of Paradise’ being Torabi’s first-ever love song. ‘The Wonderment’ finds Gong in deeply meditative form, a mystical and explorative journey both inwards and outwards, timeless and expansive, another piece of the kaleidoscopic puzzle that makes up Bright Spirit.
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The Wonderment 
Stars in Heaven
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Friday, March 13, 2026

Soft Machine "Thirteen"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Canterbury, Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Dyad Records (CD), Tonefloat (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: March 13, 2026
Tracklist
1. Lemon Poem Song (3:27) 
2. Open Road (7:30) 
3. Seven Hours (5:12) 
4. Waltz For Robert (4:19) 
5. The Longest Night ( (13:08) 
6. Disappear (3:55) 
7. Green Books (5:46) 
8. Beledo Balado (4:32) 
9. Pens To The Foal Mode (2:42) 
10. Time Station (2:46) 
11. Which Bridge Did You Cross (2:49) 
12. Turmoil (5:30) 
13. Daevid’s Special Cuppa (3:10) 

Total Time 64:46

Credits
John Etheridge - guitars
Asaf Sirkis - drums
Theo Travis - saxophones, flutes, duduk, Mellotron, pianos, electronics
Fred Baker - bass
   With
Pete Whittaker (Double Talk) - Hammond organ
Daevid Allen (Gong) - guitar (13)

Recorded by Ru Lemer at Temple Music Studio, Surrey in April 2025
Produced by Theo Travis
Mixing and mastering by Andrew Tulloch
Cover by Esra Kizir Gokcen 
Design by Carl Glover

Description/Reviews:
The album is incredibly broad in its breadth and scope. Tracks include ‘Pens to the Foal Mode’ which is a completely free group improvisation; ‘Open Road’ a rocky track which sees the band soaring on all burners with fiery solos by both Etheridge. and Travis; the ballad ‘Disappear’ which starts with ethereal looped flutes and develops into a beautiful piano led and drum less miniature and ‘Turmoil’ penned by bassist Fred Baker which brims with deranged fuzz bass, manic solos and an almost unhinged clamor. ‘Daevid’s Special Cuppa’ sees a cameo by founder member Daevid Allen (his guitar part being recorded years earlier, and the track built around it) in a psychedelic tribal set piece with soprano sax, guitar and duduk (a haunting Armenian traditional wooden flute like instrument) floating over hypnotic rhythms.
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Trailer
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Friday, December 5, 2025

Môr "Tomorrow’s Relics"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: December 5, 2025 (digital), late  December 2025 (CD), January 2026 (vinyl)
Tracklist
1. Timeslip (5:33) 
2. The Nine (8:09) 
3. Thirty Six Barrels (5:12) 
4. Quiet Time (4:50) 
5. Tomorrows Relics (8:02) 
6. Risk Averse (7:44) 
7. Ravenstongue (4:54) 

Total Time 44:24

Credits
Ramlee Oak - Lyrics, Vocals, Drums, Bass, Keys
Peter Rand (Imaginary Kings) - Music, Keys, Guitars
Chris Matthews - Music, Guitars, Engineering, Mastering
Alex Fadista - Guitars
   With
Chris Bouchard - Drums (2)
Sven-Martin Keil - Saxophones (5)

Description/Reviews:
Môr (which is the welsh word for “sea”) released their second album Tomorrow’s Relics, on 5 December 2025, and it’s magnificent. It is an example of why I love progressive music. The album’s seven-song cycle, coming in just over 43 minutes, is intelligent and highly accessible. It’s also melodic, profound, literary and relevant. One of its many highlights for me as a listener is the vocals of Ramlee Oak, which I find stellar and tremendously moving. His voice is rich, vibrant and compelling. His stylistic delivery adds to the music and doesn’t overwhelm it.
Read the full review by Rick Peuser at theprogressiveaspect.net

Also read the reviews by John Wenlock-Smith at progressivevoyages.co.uk and by Professor Mark at progressiverockcentral.com

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Mark Wingfield "Elemental"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Dark Energy Music, MoonJune Records
FormatCD, digital
Release date: November 30, 2025
Tracklist
1. Hope Valley (4:08)
2. We Live Here (5:40) *
3. Tamin Negara (5:28) *
4. Suntar (6:09) *
5. Falcons Ridge (3:56)
6. Zag Zig (4:09)
7. Seven Bridges (7:49) *^
8. A Sign in the Weather (7:09) *^
9. Silver Wind (4:14)
10. Tantallon (7:19) *

(*) Recorded live in the studio with no overdubs.
(^) Recorded at the September 2025 Livestream concert.

Credits
All instruments played by Mark Wingfield.

All tracks composed by Mark Wingfield.
Produced by Mark Wingfield.
Mixed and mastered at Heron Island Studio by Mark Wingfield.
Photos by Daniela Scaramelli and Gül Işık.

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

The One "Lighter than Air"

Country: Netherlands/UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Construction Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: November 25, 2025
Tracklist
1. Lighter Than Air (5:18) 
2. Paint It Red (3:54) 
3. The Wolf (4:15) 
4. Juno (5:26) 
5. How A Shadow Feels (4:58) 
6. South Of Cookham Wood (4:20) 
7. I’ll Be Gone (5:51) 
8. The Beautiful Lie (4:57) 

Total Time 38:59

Credits
Timothy van der Holst - drums
Frank “Fish” Ayres - spoken word & slide guitar
Max Gilkes - lead vocals
Edwin in ’t Veld - electric & acoustic guitars
Ron Mozer - keyboards
Nick McGuire - bass

Description/Reviews:
Musically, 'Lighter Than Air' marks a clear step forward. Whereas the debut leaned heavily on the legacy of '70s progressive rock—with influences from legends like Genesis, Yes, and King Crimson—the follow-up has a more modern and contemporary sound, reminiscent of Marillion’s Clutching at Straws era. Still, the roots in prog tradition remain evident: epic compositions, adventurous rhythms, and virtuosic instrumental passages continue to define the band’s sound.
In addition to the familiar rock instrumentation, The One incorporates analogue synthesizers, lap steel guitar, double bass, and flute. These elements add depth and an unexpected richness to the music. With 'Lighter Than Air', The One presents itself as a mature band with a strong and distinctive identity. 

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Lighter Than Air

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Friday, September 5, 2025

Crypto Knight "Shifting Sands" EP

Country: UK/USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 5, 2025
Tracklist
1. Shifting Sands (7:07) 
2. Sleeping Horses (7:24) 
3. Slow Burn (8:18) 
4. Fire Breather (7:12) 

Total Time 30:01 

Credits
Dave Johnson (The Forgotten Man) - Music, Production
Tim Malugin - Vocals, Lyrics 

Description/Reviews:
Shifting Sands – A dreamy atmospheric opener that evokes the relentless movement of time and fortunes, layered with shifting dynamics and haunting vocals.
Sleeping Horses – A hypnotic, slow-building epic that gallops through multiple guitar styles and sonic textures.
Slow Burn – A simmering, emotionally charged track that fuses ambient passages with intricate guitar work and introspective lyrics.
Fire Breather – The EP’s fiery finale, bursting with primal energy, and a cinematic scope that leaves a lasting impression.
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Bandcamp (from release date)
Shifting Sands (from September 3)

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Friday, August 15, 2025

Darrel Treece-Birch's Atlantea "Life!"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Lion Music
Format: digital
Release date: August 15, 2025
Tracklist
1.Millennium 
2.Round And Round 
3.Light In The Darkness 
4.BeRer Way 
5.Laniakea 
6.Life 
7.Three Lights 
8.The Robins That Flew Away 

Credits
Darrel Treece-Birch (TEN, Nth Ascension): Drums (1-8), Bass (1, 3, 4, 7,, Electric Guitars (1-8), Guitar Solos (3, 7), Acoustic Guitars (3, 5, 7), Mandolin ( 7), Keyboards (1-8), Vocals (3), Backing Vocals (2, 3, 4)
Stephane Honde: Vocals (4)
Lars Eric Mattsson: Guitar Solo (7 part 4)
Tony Mitchell: Vocals & BV’s (7)
Eoin de Paor: Vocals & BV’s (2, 5, 6), Bass Guitar (2, 5, 6), Additional Guitars & Solo’s ( 2 & 5)
David Reed-Watson: Vocals & BV’s (2, 6, 11)
Dann Rosingana: Guitar Solos (1 & 2)
Alexandre Santos: Guitars & Solo (6)
Kayleigh Treece-Birch: Vocals (3) Backing Vocals ( 3 & 6)
Martin Walker: Additional Guitars (2)

Media/Samples
Millennium

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

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 

Media/Samples
Bandcamp
Blasts from the Past

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Saturday, August 9, 2025

Babal "Running In The Gutter"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Fruits de Mer Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: August 8, 2025
Tracklist
1. One Big Family (5:19) 
2. The Best Restaurants (8:55) 
3. The World That We Know (8:05) 
4. Cake Music (7:36) 
5. We Shall Be Fables (5:38) 
6. Running In The Gutter (9:07) 

Total Time 44:40

Credits
Karen Langley – vocals, arrangements
Rob Williams – guitar, guitar synth, programming
Jon Sharp – drums
    With
Paul Smith – acoustic bass
Chris Gill - bass 

Description/Reviews:
BABAL have come up with a blend of songs that illustrate the band’s improvisational skills, still retaining musical ideas that weave poetry and dynamic vocals that are at the band’s core.
 Opening track “One Big Family” is a full-on attack on social media; the rise of the biggest brain-washing experiment in history; “eye sockets sore, mind in chaos, thoughts flying round, like a bird in a cage, manic with facts and terrible rage! Nowhere to go, I can’t turn the page!”.
“The Best Restaurants” is a sharp take on poverty consciousness and opposing huge wealth, and a vain hope that religions may save us, but very probably not. ”All I saw was a crowd of starving souls, chewing at their wishes”.
“The World that we Know” is a plea for the World to wake up to the real possibility of extinction, “I wanna green world! I wanna green world! I want it to smell good; I don’t want it to stink like it does at the moment! Open your arms and let it in!”.
“Cake Music” is a satire on the virtues of neo-liberalism, “recycle now and do your bit! Be a match when the fires are lit; move a little closer to the cholera pit!”
“We Shall Be Fables” is a song that lulls the listener, yet reminds us ultimately of our mortality (one of Karen’s recurring lyrical themes), “life is eating us up, we shall be Fables, when the noon-tide beckons and the reaper reckons; we shall be Fables”
Title track, “Running in the Gutter” is a love song, poignant yet hopeful that love can still make the difference in all our lives; “you won’t applaud, it has a drive, it’s not a lot till love arrives! Love is not a number, it lives, it dies, running in the gutter, it doesn’t strive”. We can all get there, no matter how far down in the gutter we are.

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Bandcamp
Preview

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Friday, July 4, 2025

Yak "The Pink Man & The Bishop"

Country: UK
Genre(s)Progressive Rock
Format: CD
Release date: July 4, 2025
Tracklist
1. The Pink Man & The Bishop (5:14)
2. Crimson Camel (6:46)
3. Heaven's Gate (4:57)
4. Long, Long Ago (7:54)
5. Maddox Street (4:37)
6. The Best Years (7:44)
7. Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) (6:54)
8. The Flight of the Noldor (Bonus Track) (9:54)

Total Time 54:00

Credits
Martin Morgan - everything
   With:
Gary Bennett - bass (7)
Dave Speight - drums (7)

Artwork by Brooke Schmidt

Media/Samples
Samples

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate "The Uncertainty Principle"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 4, 2025 (digital), April 12, 2025 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Certainty
2. Everything Changed
3. The Ultraviolet Catastrophe
4. Copenhagen
5. Cause and Effect (But Not Necessarily in that Order)
6. The Uncertainty Principle
7. Inside the Atom
8. The Think Tank
9. One Word that Means The World (Arkhipov)
10. Between Two Worlds
11. Living with Uncertainty

Credits
Malcolm Galloway - lyrics, lead guitar, synths, mastering
Mark Gatland - bass guitar, vocal engineer, additional guitars and synths, co-producer
   With
Kathryn Thomas - flute (6)
Ethan Galloway - vocals (11)

Music written by Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland
Produced by Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland (1-5,7-9, 11) and Malcolm Galloway, Mark Gatland and Kathryn Thomas (6,10)
Booklet notes by Malcolm Galloway
Artwork by Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland, using Nightcafe and DALLE-3 (AI art), photography and Photoshop.

Description/Reviews:
The album is a mixture of vocal and instrumental tracks, combining elements of progressive/alt/art-rock, electronic, and contemporary classical music. 

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Friday, February 28, 2025

Fifth Daughter "Stellar Season"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock, Folk
Label: Fruits de Mer
Format: vinyl
Release date: February 28, 2024
Tracklist
1. The Eternal Dance
2. Become Sun
3. House Of Ra
4. Forever Knowing
5. In Love With The Sun
6. Season Of Fasting/Call For The Equinox
7. Even Winter

Credits
Nicholas Whittaker (Diagonal)
James Howarth
   With
Luke Foster (Diagonal)
Dave Wileman (Diagonal)
Will Howes - ambient guitar

Description/Reviews:
“Stellar Season” is a very evocative and melodic album, well produced and played with a strong opening track introduced by a kind of wind chime soft percussion, wistful flute and gentle acoustic guitar before entering an Incredible String Band influenced vocal section (a connection also most evident on ‘In Love with the Sun’ and ‘Call for the Equinox’ with its haunting repetitive chant). The music has an effortless fluidity and a multiplicity of instrumental variation ... One cannot also help but recall to mind Jade Warrior in places. A special call out to Luke Foster’s impactful drumming which adds much to a magical formula that will transport the listener not only back to the intoxicating blends of prog, psych and acid folk of the past, but also into the future on its imaginary journey to another world.

Read the full review by Benedict Jackson at dimensions-in-sound-and-space.com

Media/Samples
Even Winter

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Crypto Knight "A Traveller's Tale"

Country: UK/USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 17, 2025
Tracklist
1. Kings & Queens
2. Here & Now
3. The Night Watchman
4. Up with the Larks
5. Crossed Wires
6. A Traveller's Tale
7. S.O.S.
8. Lost Kingdom
9. The Light
10. Winter Nights

Credits
Dave Johnson (The Forgotten Man) - Music, Production
Tim Malugin - Vocals, Lyrics 

Description/Reviews:
Known for their distinctive fusion of progressive rock, art rock, and atmospheric storytelling, Crypto Knight has crafted a collection of ten new tracks that mark a new high in their musical evolution. Described by the band as their best album to date, A Traveller’s Tale blends intricate musicianship with evocative lyrics to tell tales of self-reflection, societal observation, and epic story based adventures.
Fans can look forward to an expansive musical journey that touches on various themes—from political commentary to personal introspection, and sweeping narratives set against a backdrop of rich sonic landscapes. With lush instrumentation, evocative storytelling, and signature progressive arrangements, this album showcases the band's growing creative prowess and deep commitment to their craft.
Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Sendelica "Requiem for Mankind"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Fruits de Mer (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October  2024 (digital), December 10, 2024 (CD, vinyl)
Tracklist
1. In The Beginning (Cosmic Slop) + Let There Be Light (22:56) 
2. Let There Be Light + Requiem For The Planet (20:35) 
3. The Downfall(16:09) 
4. Chaos + Requiem for Mankind (19:05) 

Total Time 78:45

Credits
Pete Bingham - Guitars
Colin Consterdine - Keyboards
Lee Relfe - Sax 
Glenda Pescado - Bass 

Media/Samples
Bandcamp 

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