What is time, and how do we perceive it? Why do some minutes feel longer on some occasions, but shorter on others? Why do 30 minutes feel much longer than an hour? In general, time is a very Lovecraftian concept within the scope of the universe. This intangible thing moves throughout our lives, changing the world and the aspects of the universe until it too dies out in its singularity, but even after death will persist in some form or another. We cannot see, we can feel, but we cannot know it ... read more

This year, I have heard nothing short of amazing albums. Most progressive rock releases that came about have been amazing, with some albums quickly becoming some of my favorites from this year, with only 4 so far being what I consider masterpieces in their own right. However, that number is only getting slightly higher with this strange, obscure, but beautiful release. If you don’t know Fren is an instrumental progressive rock band from Poland, and so far they released only 2 albums and 2 ... read more

Well, it’s that time of year when things become a little more festive, and a tad bit scarier. Halloween is just one of those holidays that you cannot help but love. It is a holiday that I think is on par with Christmas in terms of greatness. It is a holiday you gotta take into effect, and so it’d come as no surprise that there would be Halloween-themed albums that’d come out this time of year. Most of them have some horror theme, but for me, Halloween is more than just horror, ... read more

After two years after their debut release, Motorpsycho started to explore more sounds and styles. While not fully progressive rock yet, their 1993 release of Demon Box would mark a shift in the band’s musical stylings, not bordering themselves up with grunge but instead trying new recipes into the mix in their hour-long breakthrough album.

To see how they changed, the first song, Waiting For The One, does a great job of showing that the band is trying a bit more genres than just grunge ... read more

This year we have gotten 5 albums from our favorite band from Australia. Not only that, but they have all been consistently well-made. Made In Timeland is a unique progressive electronic album filled with fun 15-minute movements that are quite delightful. Omnium Gatherum is a jack-of-all-trades album that features a lot of different styles from jammy psych rock to heavy metal to even hip hop. Ice, Death was an incredible jazz fusion album that I think held that style of theirs to even more high ... read more

The 2010s was a time when psychedelic rock had a bit of a rival in modern culture. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Thee Oh Sees, and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets all contributed to the rise in fame of the modern Neo-Psychedelia movement. One group would stand out though for a lot of people, and for whatever reason for years to come, and that’d be Tame Impala. I say group, but it is more of a solo project started by Kevin Parker where he’d play all the instruments and produce all ... read more

Been a hotter-than-usual minute since I reviewed a classical piece of music. Last time it was with a modern piece, 5 by Tony Banks. However, my interest in the genre started to get a little more pristine as I delved deeper into the other orchestral works of Banks (which I may consider reviewing soon). For now, though, I became quite interested in the works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, a Russian composer best known for his suite, Scheherazade, which is how I discovered the man’s works. He ... read more

One of my favorite bands to have ever come out of the progressive rock scene has to be Motorpsycho. I, the thing I love about Motorpsycho is that, for one, they are consistently good in their studio works, and for two, they always try something new. No album of theirs is entirely the same as the last, making going through their discography both rewarding, and very interesting. One second you are hearing an indie rock album with some psychedelic flavors to straight-up intense jazz-rock that is ... read more

When we talk about genres with a lot of influence, my mind always goes to electronics for some reason. Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream. A lot of electronic artists are so influential they crafted their genres. Though some artists are merely just stuck in a void of weirdness where they can change the future, their ambitions or ego gets the better of them. I think this is what happened with The Art of Noise and their debut release of Who’s Afraid Of The Art Of Noise? At first, I ... read more

So after listening to and reviewing their masterpiece of an album ReInvention, I was excited to hear their next album. With such a strange name and cover art for the Gryphon band’s more medieval and almost fantastical image, having an album cover depicting a pterodactyl with umbrellas for wings chasing after the band’s heads while they fall in a colorful car is quite intriguing, to say the least. Clearly, with the instruments that are falling with the heads, I guess that it’d ... read more

In 1977 Gryphon would disband after making their total flop of an album that was Treason. The years passed and Gryphon was a mere mention of text in the long history of progressive music. It is now the 21st century, specifically the 2010s to be exact. Progressive rock has been getting a lot of buzz from the media, most likely concerning progressive metal bands like Opeth or Dream Theater have a sort of lead within the charge of 21st-century progressive music, plus other bands such as ... read more

After 4 relatively mixed albums, Gryphon would put a halt in their road as conflicts in the band arose as members started to leave the group after their fourth studio album, Raindance. Greater London’s very own folk band was starting to fall to its knees. However down, but not out yet, they would create one more album before departing temporarily. This album in the Gryphon community is divisive, to say the least, with some loving it while others seem to loathe it to the where they may ... read more

Been a while since I have reviewed a Gryphon album, let’s change that. After their third release, Red Queen to Gryphon Three, the band has gone into a more progressive stance, more than they ever had in their career. At this time they had two fairly solid albums that played in their medieval wizardry, combining their folk influences with more electric styles of playing, creating a unique sound they bathed in. Here, in Raindance, we get some of the same-ish material that Red Queen to ... read more

Who can complain about more King Gizz in their lives? A band with such a consistently good discography with works of all varieties. They never leave me bored, and they haven’t now. This is their 2nd studio release this month after their mouthful of a record Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms, And Lava. In this album, we get a sequel to their once vinyl exclusive I.D.M. album, Made In Timeland, a 30-minute album with two 15-minute songs. Much like that album, we have a 30-minute record ... read more

If we are talking about artists from the 70s era of German experimental music, while Faust and Can advanced rock music forward, none were more influential in the realm of electronic music as Kraftwerk was. You could argue that mantle goes towards Tangerine Dream, and that is true that they did influence a great deal of artistic electronic music that was certainly very spacey and ambient, but none were influential to many artists in the future that’d inspire a ton of genres from trip-hop ... read more

The late 60s were upon the world and with it, the popularity of psychedelia bloomed to new heights. The early forms of psych rock in the 60s were in their infancy, with many elements that are taken from folk, blues, and jazz, being precursors to many traits genres like Neo-Psychedelia, Krautrock, and Progressive Rock would utilize. Psych could be considered the precursor to many of those genres, especially concerning albums like The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators, Electric ... read more

Probably the most prolific band to come in the 2010s and had made a big name for themselves would have to be King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. They have released over 20 albums in 10 years with each year or so they would release a completely new album that showcases the band trying completely new styles of music that go from psychedelic rock, to blue rock, to jazz, to even rapping with their recent efforts this year with Made In Timeland and Omnium Gatherum. Throughout the band’s ... read more

After the band’s ground-shaping debut, it would be criminal to not keep going and experiment more. With a fairly great yet commercially inaccessible album, Faust decided to step away a bit from less of their sound collage and highly Avant Garde style and instead try to be more accessible. Not pop, since I doubt they’ll ever be pop, but accessible enough to draw in more crowds. For me, this worked for the band’s benefit. Experimenting with song lengths and album run times to ... read more

If you broke into my house and told me one band that was a huge factor in the development of experimental, post-rock, electronic, minimalistic, shoegaze, psychedelic, and generally bizarre music; I’d first tell you to get out of my house, and two, I would have to say, Faust. Krautrock is a genre that has influenced the shape of modern music in many ways, whether it be Can’s more jammy and illustrious visage or Amon Düül II’s great deal of advancing improvisational ... read more

More progressive supergroup reviews? You know it! I have been wanting to listen to this group for a bit of a while now and to be honest I do not feel like giving an in-depth history of this group because at the end of the day the factoids can be researched yourself. Just note it is a group made up of Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, Tony Levin of King Crimson (funny how a lot of supergroups have members of King Crimson in them), Jordan Rudess of Dixie Dregs, and John Petrucci also of Dream ... read more