(132:37; Homerecords) Track list: 1. Dawn 5:02 2. My Sister and I, Pt. 1 5:29 3. The Ship of Fools 9:17 4. Now Is Forever 7:53 5. My Sister and I, Pt. 2 3:51 6. Cronofonia, Pt. 1 2:05 7. A Peculiar Woman 6:35 8. One Early Morning 7:21 9. Maria Esther 7:09 10. Cronofonia, Pt. 2 1:57 11. There Is Life 8:55 12. Hopes and Dreams 7:22 13. My Sister and I, Pt. 3 7:19 14. Tovarich 7:50 15. Soulful Music 4:54 16. My Sister and I, Pt. 4 6:03 17. Cronofonia, Pt. 3 2:21 18. The End of History 6:15 19. One of These Days 7:43 20. Cronofonia, Pt. 4 2:22 21. I Shall Return 7:08 22. Dawn (Reprise) 5:46 Line-up: Pablo Patricio Ortiz - guitars, bass, jarana, programming Joaquin Negro Ortiz - guitars, balalaika, backing vocals with: Dave Bainbridge - keyboards, accordion, guitars, percussion Frank Van Essen - drums, violin, viola Jinian Wilde - vocals Craig McLeish - backing vocals Emily Owen - backing vocals Jeroen Goossens - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, recorder, English horn Andres Hernandez - timp...

(32:32; M & O Music) Track list: 1. Shapeless Dreams 5:17 2. Kill the Fear 5:45 3. From the Depths of Hell 4:48 4. The Call 3:10 5. The Devil Inside 2:16 6. Be Afraid 2:59 7. Till the End 2:53 8. Suffering Games 5:24 Line-up: Eric Juskewycz - instruments Damien Maurel - instruments with: PawPaw Greg Gidney - voice Oddie Beau - voice Derek Daisey - voice J. C. BigVox - voice Alice Himora - voice Kat Jones - voice Jeff Linley - voice Prolusion. French project VISIONS OF DYSTOPIA have been around for a few years by now, and from what I can see they have four albums to their name at this point. The latest creation from main men Juskewycz & Maurel is called "A Nightmare on Dystopian Street"m and was released through French label M & O Music in the spring of 2021. Analysis. Visions of Dystopia is a band that separates themselves ever so slightly from the norm in one important aspect: At least on this most recent album of theirs the album plays out like a combination bet...

(58:44; Random Disturbance Records) Track list: 1. Hypernova 6:25 2. Infinite Corridors 6:03 3. Subduction Zone 4:18 4. The Lost Sea 5:47 5. Chaos Theory 8:01 6. Sunstorm 5:50 7. Timespiral 4:05 8. Among The Ruins 6:37 9. Shifting Sands 11:38 Line-up: Rick Armstrong - all instruments with: Dave Foster - guitars Tony Levin - bass John Mitchell - guitars Steve Rothery - guitars Prolusion. US composer and musician Rick ARMSTRONG is probably best known for his role in the band Edison's Children, but come 2021 and he was also ready to start exploring a solo career and released his debut album "Infinite Corridors" in April through Random Disturbance Records. Analysis. Describing this album in a genre context is possibly one of the easiest tasks I've been given as a writer so far in 2021. Only a superficial inspection is needed to determine that this album explores a progressive electronic music, and one that doesn't revolve around the more or less famous Berlin School a...

(45:28; The Mighty Handful) Track list: 1. I Knew Your Game 6:11 2. Godawful Small Affair 3:40 3. Distant as the Stars 4:27 4. Kenneth 3:02 5. Same Old Story 3:36 6. Just You Wait 4:47 7. Good Luck Getting Laid 2:46 8. Relentless 2:36 9. For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Stars 7:36 10. Sculptress 6:47 Line-up: Ralph Blackbourn - keyboards, vocals Tom Halley - bass, vocals Christopher James Harrison - guitars, vocals Matt Howes - vocals, guitars Gary Mackenzie - drums, vocals Prolusion. UK band THE MIGHTY HANDFUL have a history going back ten years, with a good handful of EP and album releases to their name so far. Following many years exploring a conceptual series, they released their first full length album that wasn't a part of that creative cycle in 2020. The album was self released, and is called "Touchy Subjects". Analysis. While The Mighty Handful concluded their conceptual series of productions prior to the release of this album, not all that much has ...

(50:07; Edenya) Track list: 1. The Promise 7:15 2. Sabrina 5:47 3. Broken Love 3:57 4. All They Want 5:56 5. Will The Demons Win? 8:09 6. Chaos 4:21 7. Silence 11:01 8. Still Alive 3:41 Line-up: Marco - guitars, keyboards, piano, programming Elena - vocals Remi - vocals with: Julien Perdereau - drums, bass Adrien France - violin Sophie Clavier - backing vocals Prolusion. French band EDENYA have a history as a recording band dating back to 2017, when they launched their initial, self-titled EP. Three years later they self released their debut album "Silence". Analysis. Edenya is among those bands that explore the more accessible parts of the progressive rock universe. They do not categorize themselves into any specific genre convention, but rather as a band that explores a landscape made up of details from a good handful of different types of music. A fact that makes progressive rock something of an obvious genre possibility, at least as seen from a progressive rock oriented p...

(38:17; The Mighty Handful) Track list: 1. Four Hoarse Men 1:11 2. Still 3:20 3. Drowning in the Light 5:18 4. Slow Reveal 3:19 5. Soul Trader 3:07 6. Devils in the Details 4:57 7. Vital Signs 5:00 8. In Time 4:30 9. Exit Piece 4:24 10. So Who's Death? 3:11 Line-up: Gary MacKenzie - drums, vocals Tom Halley - bass, vocals Christopher James Harrison - guitars, vocals Matt Howes - vocals, guitars Ralph Blackbourn - keyboards, vocals Prolusion. UK band THE MIGHTY HANDFUL has been a feature in the progressive rock scene for the past decade or thereabouts, with greater parts of that time spent developing and releasing their 5 part concept series "Still Waiting in Danny's Car". The 4th and 5th part of this creation were collected on this compilation album, which was released in 2017. Analysis. As with the previous parts of this conceptual series, The Mighty Handful weave their way inside and outside of the progressive rock universe with the music on this album, but ultimate...

(41:09; Norske Albumklassikere [2021 Edition] ) Track list: 1. Min Sjel, Min Sjel 2:22 2. Landet Ditt 3:09 3. Gesellvise 3:00 4. 15 Mil Til Oslo 3:35 5. Kvinnemorderen 5:12 6. Liti Kjersti og Herreper 3:15 7. Fanfare 2:50 8. Gamle Olaves 4:24 9. Heks 3:05 10. Knut Liten og Sylvelin 4:45 11. Reinlender fra Aamot 2:03 12. Opiumsdröm 3:29 Line-up: Jenn E. Mortensen - vocals Lars Helljesen - vocals, guitars Morten Bing - mandolin, guitars, dulcimer, banjo, vocals Öyvind Rauset - violins, piano, organ, harpsichord, synthesizer, vocals Roald Thommesen - bass, vocals Paal Sövik - drums, vocals Prolusion. Norwegian band FOLQUE is among the classic era progressive rock bands from Norway, and they were active between 1973 and 1984 with the folkier aspects of progressive rock as their specialty. "Landet Ditt" is their sixth album, and was released back in 1981. Analysis. When we entered the 1980's, progressive rock was in decline. Which is possibly why this album by Folque doesn...