From the band’s website: “JISR (جسر) is a Munich-based collective led by the charismatic linguist, singer, percussionist and gembri player Mohcine Ramdan. He has gathered some of Bavaria’s best musicians to share his vision of an emotional pan-oriental sound deeply rooted in the tradition of his musical family. Their live Continue Reading
Progressive Rock
Various Artists – Future Sounds Of Kraut Vol. 3 – Compiled by Fred und Luna
Our friends at Compost Records have the third release in the series Future Sounds of Kraut, but it comes on the heels of some heartbreaking news. May good Rainer Buchmüller rest in peace. He has left quite a legacy behind. From Compost’s Bandcamp site: “Chapter 3 of the successful compilation Continue Reading
Lachen Jonsson – Music For The Dying Forest
Lars (Lachen, or Lach’n) Jonsson is something of a legend in Swedish progressive rock, especially in the genre of Rock-In-Opposition. This album is a reissue of his first disc, and it is as filled with weird, jagged piano-based avant-prog.
Grimény – Die Große Enttäuschung
Grimény are a progressive/post-rock power trio from Germany who play a tight, heavy, not-so-metally form of post-rock. Dense, deep, mellow, and rather good listening.
Actionfredag – Turist i eget liv (Expanded Edition)
This was an absolutely pleasant surprise! Our friends at áMARXE have published a Swedish band called Actionfredag who keep the spirit of the Canterbury Sound alive in the modern age. The rhythms are tight, time changes about, and the production is punchy. This is a good day to be a Continue Reading
Morgan Fisher – Cracks In The Wall
Former Mott The Hoople member Morgan Fisher never stopped making great music. This is a recent release from August of this year intended to help fund Morgan Salon, his studio in Japan. It is, indeed, a worthy cause.
Various Artists – Audion 60 (multimedia)
The Brothers Freeman grace us with a recent edition of the premier progressive rock magazine, full of in-depth reviews of new albums in the genre as well as trips down memory lane in terms of the Italian prog scene. Also included, of course, are sound samples of the of the Continue Reading
We Came From The North – We Came From The North
We Came From The North are a post-rock band out of Scotland who actually blend metal and instrumental rock into something both listenable and intensive.
Azahar – Azahar (1979)
I am busy today fixing a turntable I just picked up, so no posts today except to share this mellow piece of prog rock from Spain by the band Azahar.
Sumner McKane – What A Great Place To Be
I stumbled across Sumner McKane on a Reddit post recently, and decided to give this album a listen. It’s a nice combination of instrumental AOR rock, post-rock, and prog tinged slightly with a few psychedelic elements hear and there. Easy listening.