Multi-instrumentalist Dave Bainbridge has just released his 5th solo album, On The Edge (of what could be), and it could well be his most accomplished, ambitious and diverse release ever. A co-founder of the much-loved Christian, Celtic progressive rock band,…
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Abingdon United Football Club, Oxfordshire Saturday, 19th July 2025 Mark Cunningham and his team put on another successful charity prog rock festival at the Northcourt Music Venue at the Abingdon United Football Club in Oxfordshire – all in aid of…
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Abingdon United Football Club, Oxfordshire Thursday, 17th & Friday, 18th July 2025 Mark Cunningham and his team put on another successful charity prog rock festival at the Northcourt Music Venue at the Abingdon United Football Club in Oxfordshire – all…
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The Seattle-based progressive/psychedelic rock band, Moon Letters, are back with their excellent third album, This Dark Earth. Following on from their last album, 2022’s Thank You From The Future, which I reviewed for The Progressive Aspect at the time, it…
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It has been 5 years since the London-based band, The Wood Demons, released their acclaimed Angels of Peckham Rye album, and 4 years since I reviewed it for the Progressive Aspect, following a refreshingly vibrant set at the first Prog…
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It is very welcome news that Martin Morgan has resurrected his keyboard-led symphonic prog rock project Yak, with an excellent, new album called The Pink Man & The Bishop. It comes a decade after 2015’s Quest For The Stones, with…
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Multi-instrumentalist Colin Powell remains as prolific as ever with his A Multitude of One solo project name, as he releases another engaging symphonic/melodic prog concept album, called The Book of Enoch. It follows the Crusades -inspired A Templar’s Tale from…
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AlphaLine are a dynamic four-piece UK band from Berkshire/Surrey who are increasingly appearing at prog-adjacent events and festivals. As a result, it now seems an appropriate time to revisit their 2024 debut album, Electromagnetic, and highlight their engaging and eclectic…
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After 2023’s impressive Mask album, Ron Lammers’ melodic, symphonic progressive rock project, The Foundation, have produced a follow-up album called Relations, which is equally as good. Ron plays keyboards and shapes the musical direction, but he is joined by largely…
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After much anticipation, I am delighted to see that the Italian pianist, keyboardist and composer, Massimo Pieretti has now released his second solo album, The Next Dream. Like his 2022 debut release, A New Beginning, it is a concept album,…
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