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    Strangebird~Sounds Digs Into Minerals Form The Crust

    Strangebird~Sounds – Minerals Form The Crust (2026) Strangebird~Sounds, the recording project of electronic producer Gregory Geerts, has a 2026 release titled Minerals Form The Crust.…

    Stefan Bruno January 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Inner Sanctum: 22 Chilly Guitar Spells From Vermont

    Raphael Groten – Inner Sanctum (self-released, 2025) Vermont musician and composer Raphael Groten has released Inner Sanctum, a bewitching 22-track album built around electric guitar…

    Stefan Bruno January 8, 2026 No Comments
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    Dirk Serries Goes Long on Infinite And Unbound

    Dirk Serries – Infinite And Unbound (Projekt., 2025) Belgian composer and guitarist Dirk Serries (also known for work under the alias vidnaObmana) has released Infinite…

    Stefan Bruno January 7, 2026 No Comments
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    A Long-Overdue Return from Italian Prog-Rock Giants

    Cervello — Chaire & Live Au Pomeriggio D’Arco 1978 (Sony Music, 2025) Cervello was legendary, one of the essential masters of the first wave of…

    Angel Romero January 7, 2026 No Comments
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    DarWin’s Distorted Mirror, Prog Promise, Hard Rock Reality

    DarWin – Distorted Mirror (OoS/Phantom Recordings, 2025) Distorted Mirror was heralded as an album by a progressive rock supergroup called DarWin. However, that description overreached.…

    Aiden Robinson January 7, 2026 No Comments
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  • Dave Stryker Blue Fire The Van Gelder Session cover artwork. A photo of Stryker playing guitar in the studio.
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    Dave Stryker Lights Up Van Gelder Studio On Blue Fire

    Prog News January 12, 2026 No Comments
  • The cover for Swithen by Kuumet features a circular mechanical design rendered in deep green and charcoal tones, with intricate radial lines converging toward a glowing center. Gothic-style lettering displays the band name across the middle, while the album title sits below in serif type. Filigree corners frame the design.
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    Kuumet Ignite Finnish Prog Rock With Debut Single “Swithen”

    Prog News January 12, 2026 No Comments
  • A grayscale profile of a bearded man, Eric Hilton, dominates the cover, his face rendered with soft contrast against a cream background. The lower portion erupts in colorful hand-drawn flowers, leaves, and abstract forms. The title A Sky So Close and the artist name Eric Hilton appear in modern type near the top, with Hindi script beneath the title.
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    Eric Hilton Previews New Album With “The Dharma Lovers”

    Prog News January 11, 2026 No Comments
  • A multi-layered geometric design fills the cover with radiant color. Triangular beams in rainbow hues converge toward a central oval containing the word “GONG.” Blue circles and speckled gradients sit behind the vivid centerpiece. The title Bright Spirit appears in white letters at the bottom.
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    Psychedelic Rock Pioneers Gong Unveil ‘The Wonderment’ Single And Video

    Prog News January 10, 2026 No Comments
  • Snarky Puppy Somni cover artwork. An illustration of tree roots painted in various colors.
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    Snarky Puppy presents New Video “Between Worlds”

    Prog News January 9, 2026 No Comments
  • Bruce Gertz Quintet -Octopus Dreams cover artwork. An illustration of an octopus.
    New CDs and Digital releases

    Impressive Bruce Gertz Quintet Unveils Octopus Dreams

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A single pastel-purple rock sits on a flat pink background, casting a long shadow to the left. White lettering at the top reads “minerals form the crust,” while the bottom credits “Strangebird Sounds.”
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Strangebird~Sounds Digs Into Minerals Form The Crust

Stefan Bruno January 12, 2026 No Comments ambientelectronic musicmicrosoundmodern classicalpsycho-acousticStrangebird~Sounds

Strangebird~Sounds – Minerals Form The Crust (2026) Strangebird~Sounds, the recording project of electronic producer Gregory Geerts, has a 2026 release titled Minerals Form The Crust.…

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Dave Stryker Blue Fire The Van Gelder Session cover artwork. A photo of Stryker playing guitar in the studio.
New CDs and Digital releases

Dave Stryker Lights Up Van Gelder Studio On Blue Fire

Prog News January 12, 2026 No Comments

Guitarist Dave Stryker has released Blue Fire (Strike Zone Records 8828, 2026), a new album recorded at the historic Rudy Van Gelder Studio. It features…

View More Dave Stryker Lights Up Van Gelder Studio On Blue Fire
The cover for Swithen by Kuumet features a circular mechanical design rendered in deep green and charcoal tones, with intricate radial lines converging toward a glowing center. Gothic-style lettering displays the band name across the middle, while the album title sits below in serif type. Filigree corners frame the design.
Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

Kuumet Ignite Finnish Prog Rock With Debut Single “Swithen”

Prog News January 12, 2026 No Comments KuumetProgressive rock

Finnish progressive rock band Kuumet has released “Swithen,” the first single from their forthcoming debut album, Nova, due this spring. The track introduces the group’s…

View More Kuumet Ignite Finnish Prog Rock With Debut Single “Swithen”
A grayscale profile of a bearded man, Eric Hilton, dominates the cover, his face rendered with soft contrast against a cream background. The lower portion erupts in colorful hand-drawn flowers, leaves, and abstract forms. The title A Sky So Close and the artist name Eric Hilton appear in modern type near the top, with Hindi script beneath the title.
Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

Eric Hilton Previews New Album With “The Dharma Lovers”

Prog News January 11, 2026 No Comments electronic musicEric Hiltontrip hop

Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation has released “The Dharma Lovers,” the first single from his forthcoming trip-hop album A Sky So Close. A Sky So…

View More Eric Hilton Previews New Album With “The Dharma Lovers”
A multi-layered geometric design fills the cover with radiant color. Triangular beams in rainbow hues converge toward a central oval containing the word “GONG.” Blue circles and speckled gradients sit behind the vivid centerpiece. The title Bright Spirit appears in white letters at the bottom.
Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

Psychedelic Rock Pioneers Gong Unveil ‘The Wonderment’ Single And Video

Prog News January 10, 2026 No Comments GongProgressive rockpsychedelic rock

Progressive psychedelic rock veterans Gong have released a new single, “The Wonderment,” accompanied by a music video created by visual artist Drain Hope. The track…

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Snarky Puppy Somni cover artwork. An illustration of tree roots painted in various colors.
Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

Snarky Puppy presents New Video “Between Worlds”

Prog News January 9, 2026 No Comments contemporary jazzfunkjazz-rockSnarky Puppyworld fusion

“Between Worlds” is the latest Snarky Puppy video from their new Somni album.

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Bruce Gertz Quintet -Octopus Dreams cover artwork. An illustration of an octopus.
New CDs and Digital releases

Impressive Bruce Gertz Quintet Unveils Octopus Dreams

Prog News January 9, 2026 No Comments Bruce Gertzcontemporary jazzjazz

Bassist, composer, and longtime bandleader Bruce Gertz returned in 2025 with Octopus Dreams, a new quintet release on Open Mind Jazz. The album features trumpeter-flugelhornist…

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Raphael Groten - Inner Sanctum cover artwork. An illustration of a brown bear.
CD Reviews

Inner Sanctum: 22 Chilly Guitar Spells From Vermont

Stefan Bruno January 8, 2026 No Comments ambientelectronic musicRaphael Groten

Raphael Groten – Inner Sanctum (self-released, 2025) Vermont musician and composer Raphael Groten has released Inner Sanctum, a bewitching 22-track album built around electric guitar…

View More Inner Sanctum: 22 Chilly Guitar Spells From Vermont
A black-and-white image with a weathered stone arch suspended between two old structures, viewed from below against a pale sky. Soft vignetting darkens the edges, while a few sparse plants emerge from the masonry.
CD Reviews

Dirk Serries Goes Long on Infinite And Unbound

Stefan Bruno January 7, 2026 No Comments ambientDirk Serrieselectronic music

Dirk Serries – Infinite And Unbound (Projekt., 2025) Belgian composer and guitarist Dirk Serries (also known for work under the alias vidnaObmana) has released Infinite…

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A fantasy illustration with a massive turquoise gear standing upright, pouring a rainbow stream onto cracked earth. Jagged mountains rise under a pink-and-purple sky, while retro typography names Cervello and Chaire & Live Au Pomeriggio D’Arco 1978.
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A Long-Overdue Return from Italian Prog-Rock Giants

Angel Romero January 7, 2026 No Comments CervelloItalian Progressive RockProgressive rockrock progresivo italianosymphonic rock

Cervello — Chaire & Live Au Pomeriggio D’Arco 1978 (Sony Music, 2025) Cervello was legendary, one of the essential masters of the first wave of…

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