Music
Prog
NORTH SEA RADIO ORCHESTRA
Genre-defying chamber collective return with first original material since 2016.
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Analogue Master
On his second solo album, Gamle Mester, Wobbler keyboard player Lars Fredrik Frøislie unleashes a tour de force of old-school analogue wizardry. Lars kindly invites Prog into his magical world of vintage instrumentation to find out more.
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ANTOINE FAFARD
Quadra Spherium TIMELESS MOMENTUM Powerful jazz-rock with added sax appeal.
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ANTHONY PHILLIPS
Former Genesis guitarist's Scottish on-air session repackaged with extras.
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WHISPERS OF GRANITE
Liquid Stone APOLLON: Norway meets Germany in prog-pop heaven.
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CONNOR KAMINSKI AND KEYAN
Prog-metal guitarists collaborate on instrumental EP.
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EMILY FRANCIS TRIO
The superb prog-jazz unit in action on their recent tour.
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FIFTH DAUGHTER
Diagonal and Running Dogs musos team up for intergalactic musical adventures.
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ELBOW
Guy Garvey and co offer classy leftovers from sessions for their last album.
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Bread Of Haven
Eleven years after his first ambitious homage to Mike Oldfield, Robert Reed is back with the long-awaited fourth instalment in his Sanctuary series. With a little help from Oldfield collaborators Les Penning, Tom Newman and drummer Simon Phillips, the Magenta and Cyan mastermind tells Prog about his mission to keep long-form music alive.
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RIZ STORY
Anyone mastermind discusses his prophetic new double album, Al sentience and the joys of creating in complete solitude.
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WINTER'S END
Chepstow is bathed in glorious weather for Winter's End 2025, something normally reserved for Summer's End during our increasingly clement Octobers. But even though the increased sun and warmer temperatures seriously raise the heat in the old Drill Hall to sometimes uncomfortable levels (damn these well-built buildings from days of yore, when winters froze and summers merely rained!), they seem to buoy the mood of everyone attending prog's premier live event of the calendar. Or maybe that's because this event's grand 20th anniversary is nearing, and a sense of celebration is in the air. As usual, a weekend's worth of great prog music is something to savour.
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OCULAR
Solstice guitarist's son leads smart-jazz instrumental group along the prog path.
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ROD RODRIGUES
Never sticking to a planned route, the Brazilian-Canadian guitarist fuses prog with metal to reach new destinations.
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JACK BRUCE
A fine revamp of one of Bruce's key post-Cream milestones.
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CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN
Night Mirror DEMON - Fourth solo album of polished art-pop from Propaganda singer.
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DESERTFEST
Understandably, Camden's Desertfest doesn't pull a huge number of prog fans - the multitude of stoner rock-leaning bands on offer isn't exactly a draw. However, the event always features a few bands who buck the trend and, on Saturday evening at The Roundhouse, Little Rock quartet Pallbearer offer something that leans well into the prog sphere.
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SKIN ALLEY
Sun Music - The Complete Recordings 1969-1973 ESOTERIC
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IN MEMORY OF SIMON HOUSE
A key presence in Hawkwind's line-up during the 1970s, Simon House brought an incredible palette of sonic colours to the band's songs with his exciting and imaginative keyboard and violin work. Leaving to become a member of David Bowie's live band, he went on to become an in-demand session player before rejoining Hawkwind again (twice) and releasing a series of solo albums. We pay tribute to House, who died at the end of May.
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TÖRZS
Hungarian post-rockers who record in caves and find sanctuary in the rehearsal room.
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ATOMIC ROOSTER
Proto-prog trio's crunching 80s revamp remastered with extras and live set.
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All Abuzz!
Four years on from the acclaimed Ding Dong. You're Dead, the Hedvig Mollestad Trio make an inspired return with new album Bees In The Bonnet - buzzing with energy, riffs and bold statements, whether musical or political. Their intrepid leader talks to Prog about why songwriting is like speed dating, unlikely inspiration from Texas, taking risks and the rewards of play.
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MIKE OLDFIELD
Tubular what? Long overshadowed by its illustrious predecessor, Oldfield's 1974 hymn to the British landscape gets the belated Golden Jubilee treatment - and it's never sounded so brooding or beautiful.
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California Dreamin'
He's a musician who never plans for anything, but Tangerine Dream fans can rejoice in not just the 50th-anniversary reissue of Phaedra, but also a new album from one of its creators. Synth maestro Peter Baumann makes a welcome return with Nightfall, which continues his ongoing exploration of the human condition. He tells Prog why he prefers to do things in a haphazard way and why he wishes he'd had the chance to work with Edgar Froese again.
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Out Of This World
Thirty years ago, Marillion released their final album on EMI, their first not to reach the UK Top 10. Afraid Of Sunlight has since been hailed as one of the band's greatest recordings, but tragedy lay at its heart, even though it kickstarted their career as one of the most successful independent groups. The band recall the challenging times that threatened their career and, at times, their sanity.
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Bursting With Pride
“Steven Wilson was probably about 19 [when he joined Pride Of Passion]. I remember that he was very keen and a hugely creative individual. He really was a unique talent and provided a very positive input into the band at that time.” They were favourites at the Marquee and their line-up included a young Steven Wilson, but Pride Of Passion never reached the dizzying heights of their peers. Several decades after their original split, they're back with a new EP and FM keyboardist Jem Davis in tow. Vocalist Deborah Hopper and bassist Diz Minnitt (formerly of Marillion) discuss their unplanned return, Brink Of The Horizon and future plans.
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Crimson Echoes
The John Hackett Band are celebrating a decade of making music together with their second album, the recently released Red Institution. The four-piece talk about their easy chemistry, songwriting inspiration and those pinch-me moments of performing material originally by King Crimson and the other Hackett.
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FAUN FABLES
Storytelling family tap into nature, avant-folk and Yes's back catalogue.
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BTBAM CHECK IN WITH NEW ALBUM
Latest concept album and new line-up, pushes them all the way to their limits.
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FAUN FABLES
Storytelling family tap into nature, avant-folk and Yes's back catalogue.
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