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Auclair is a cellist and this is an album of duos and trios. "Driven by energy and a certain innocence, Mlanie Auclair meets inspired and inspiring musicians: Guy Thouin, Bernard Falaise, Charles Papasoff and Joane Htu, among others. A collection of...

"Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the classic 1970 album by the legendary progressive rock group.

Along with Genesis and Van Der Graaf Generator, Audience were one of the key bands on the roster of the Famous Charisma Label in the...

Marco Fabbri - drums
Michel Cayuela & Mathieu Havart - keys
Simon Segura – bass, guitars
Gary Haguenauer – lead guitar
Dominique Olmo – rythmic guitar
Emma Boudeau – viola da gamba
Lyse Mathieu – flute
Emmanuelle Olmo-Cayuela – vocals
Christophe Fernandez – additional guitar & vocals

This is the debut release from a French progressive rock band, which features English language female vocals.
There are longish and long tracks and while this is defin

Michel Cayuela : keyboards
Mathieu Havart : keyboards
Marco Fabbri : drums
Simon Segura : bass and guitar
Gary Haguenauer : guitar
Dominique « Oiss » Olmo : guitar
Emmanuelle Olmo-Cayuela : vocals

"Audio'm, with this second album, has obviously found its own path and its own musical voice, definitely imposing itself as one of the leaders of French prog"-Big Bang

Six years after their first, this modern symphonic rock group (with echos of bands like Nebelne


“This is an extremely impressive neo-prog album from this Italian one album wonder act. With Asgard's Chicco Grosso on lead vocals doing an absolutely pitch-perfect reproduction of Peter Gabriel's Genesis-era delivery, nostalgia is obviously the order of the day, but Aufklarung spice up the typical Marillion-Genesis hybrid with ideas borrowed from musical genres ranging from New Age to the very verge of heavy metal.and industrial music.
With compositions packed with surprises, the album is far more...

"AUN is the ambient doom project of Montreal's Martin Dumais, who describes his take on outsider metal meets shoegaze as 'blight metal'. He has been a crucial contributor to the Montreal music scene for years and has recently reinvented himself with...

"Self-titled" 1970 album from the Norvegian band Aunt Mary may be considered as one of the first (and, possibly, the best) progressive rock product from this country. Eleven tracks present an interesting mixture of psychedelic, blues and jazz with some prog tendencies.
Each track has a memorable melody with short, but sweet to ears solo part from musicians. Jan Groth with his Hammond makes a unique atmosphere on tracks like "Whispering farewell" and "Rome wasn't bult in one day". Alongside with...

The band’s third and their last one from their original lifetime was originally released in 1973 on Vertigo. The three words “1973 on Vertigo” tells you a lot of what you need to know!
If you enjoy the heavy hard rock / proto progressive sound, this is really an excellent release. Good singing and very, very solid progressive hard rock, with killer guitar and keyboards.

“Aunt Mary is a Norwegian rock band from Fredrikstad that started in 1969. The group originally consisted of Bjørn Kristiansen on guitar and vocals, Jan Groth on organ and vocals, Svein Gundersen on bass and vocals, and Ketil Stensvik on drums. Other musicians who visited were Per Ivar Fure on flute, harmonica and saxophone and Bengt Jenssen on keyboard. The band disbanded in 1973, but in 1980 three of Aunt Mary's old members got together and did a reunion concert at the Hawk Club in their hometown of...

The 2nd album, originally released in 1972 on Phillips, by this Norwegian hard rock/proto-progressive quartet of vocals/guitar, keyboards (mostly Hammond organ) bass and drums.

"Aunt Mary came form the small town of Fredrikstad, but were one of the best Norwegian bands of the early 70's. Loaded saw the arrival of (keyboardist) Bengt Jenssen, who brought in some classically balanced organ to counterbalance the others. 'Blowin' Tiffany' represented Aunt Mary at their most progressive, hinting at...

“A heavy, oft-sampled slab of Bay Area history, and a psych funk masterpiece that cannot be denied. Aura formed in 1974 and played extensively throughout Northern California. By 1976, the band recorded their first and only album at Pacific Recording Studio in San Mateo.
The original title of the album was meant to be “Sativa”, but out of fear that promoting the joys of marijuana would be too controversial, the band omitted the title and just left it as “Aura”. Over the ensuing decades, the Aura...

Raul Mannola - Guitars
Juan Carlos Aracil - Flute
Denis Bilanin - Keyboards
Jorge Barrero - Electric Bass
Marco Anderson - Drums on 1,2,3,4,5,8
Boris Momtchilov - Drums on 6 & 7
Zeke Olmo - Congas on 4 & 7
special guest Jerry Goodman - Electric Violin

Aurora Clara are a Spanish instrumental fusion band. This is their second album.
They are obviously hugely inspired by the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, as they proudly feature guest spots by Jerry Go

Mauro Pini - vocals
Stefano Onorati - piano, synth, electric guitar
Luciano Tonetti - electric bass, ukulele
Marco Santinelli - drums
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Alessandro Corvaglia - vocals
Raffaella Izzo - vocals
Gianluca Milanese - transverse flute
Giuseppe Tonetti - bouzouki

“After the homonymous first album (2013) which celebrated AURORA LUNARE of the 70s, and the interlocutory "Translunaggio" (which paid homage to important progressive bands), the band from Livorno returns

"Shadow Border is the second album from Dutch progressive rock band The Aurora Project. Their 2005 debut, Unspoken Words, brought them much acclaim in the worldwide progressive rock community. The band has twice been invited to perform at...

"Shadow Border is the second album from Dutch progressive rock band The Aurora Project. Their 2005 debut, Unspoken Words, brought them much acclaim in the worldwide progressive rock community. The band has twice been invited to perform at...


Hans Hjelm: guitar
Gustav Nygren: guitar
Mikael Tuominen: bass
Jonas Yrlid: drums
guest musicians
Jesper Skarin: percussion (all tracks)
Per Wiberg: keyboards (all tracks)
Jakob Sjöholm: guitar (First Train)

“Automatism is a Stockholm-based instrumental rock band. The music is based on psych rock, with some added herbal, progressive and modal jazz elements.
In 2018 their debut album "From the Lake" was and the follow-up album "Into the Sea" was relea

"A wild klezmer/rock fusion by this crazed band of Paris-born punk rockers. Led by the extraordinary young guitarist David Konopnicki, Autoryno hits with a hardedged sound and an exciting musical imagination. Full of youthful energy, massive guitar and ce

"A driving and rocking Jewish masterpiece from this out of control maniac based in Paris. A killer CD of New Jewish Rock with plenty of shredding, tight arrangements and a touch of Klezmer Madness, with special guests David Krakauer and Gary Lucas...

"After 12 years and 28 CDs, the “Book of Angels” project is drawing towards completion! For one of the last installments, Zorn turns to AutorYno, a wild power trio of three Paris punk rockers and one of the most powerful bands in the French rock scene. Their third CD for Tzadik presents tunes from the classic “Book of Angels” in a heavy rock context. Metal, Punk, Thrash, Dub and Surf come together in this trance-inducing sledge-hammer reading of some of the strongest and strangest pieces out of the...

"The Village to the Vale, by the Brighton-based band Autumn Chorus, is one of the most interesting debut album of 2012. Try to imagine a green and pleasant landscape, really old-Brit, or the magnificent sound of a cathedral, and you’ll get the point of...

"Autumn Shade is the nom de plume of Jes Lenee', a stunning young songstress brimming with unbridled talent. Armed with a satchel full of pensively beautiful tunes, Lenee' possesses a voice as pristine as any your ears will have heard in this lifetime...


"It is increasingly rare to find a town where the local musical tradition is a patrimony which extends among the entire community and is shared by all its members. For decades, the disintegration of values, models, and forms of expression have created...

Robbie Avenaim - prepared typewriter
Chris Abrahams - synthesiser
Jim Denley - bass flute

“Although Weft is the first release for this trio, the three musicians - Jim Denley, Robbie Avenaim and Chris Abrahams - have been playing together in various groups and contexts for decades—often meeting at Chris’ house to converse, drink tea and play/record music. The line-up for this particular session comprised bass flute, Waldorf Q+ Synthesiser and typewriter. The combination of instruments..

"For his third solo CD, Felipe Avila shows again his talent as musician and composer, blending complex structures and inspired themes. The musical team that he brought together for this project must also be mentioned, masters such as Lelo Nazario...

Top-tier, early 70s Afro-centric, jazz/electric jazz from Chicago that features many of the Chicago/AACM trademarks including inside/outside playing and little percussion instruments for one thing, but also more spaciousness and sorta rootsy/soul-jazz...

Top-tier, early 70s Afro-centric, jazz/electric jazz from Chicago that features many of the Chicago/AACM trademarks including inside/outside playing and little percussion instruments for one thing, but also more spaciousness and sorta rootsy/soul-jazz...


“AYCH features three of the finest improvisers working today: saxophonist Jim Hobbs; guitarist Mary Halvorson; and cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum. All three come with stellar pedigrees and experience in guitarist/bassist Joe Morris' ensembles, plus Halvorson and Bynum were schooled at the knee of Anthony Braxton. Their previous recording together was last year's Bynum Sextet session, Apparent Distance (Firehouse 12, 2011).
Seven of the twelve tracks presented here are group improvisations, the remaining ...

This is 5 of his classic Harvest/EMI albums at $5.00 each! Includes Joy Of A Toy, Shooting At The Moon, Whatevershebringswesing, Bananamour, The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories, all of which are among his very best releases. A great intro to a great talent.

Found a few of these hiding in a warehouse. Long out of print. Last time ever on this wonderful release from the wonderful, now gone, Reel Recordings label.

Collated from a number of boxes of home recordings left at Lady June's house after Kevin moved out and they were saved from the rubbish bin by G.F. Fitz-Gerald. While the sound quality is generally surprisingly excellent, this is definitely geared towards folks who are already fans. But if you are a big fan of his 1969-1974 solo works, then...

Excellent sound and performance from Kevin’s summer jaunt with the Whole World (the tour included Robert Wyatt drumming for the absent Mick Fincher). Kind of essential...

“One of the leading lights of the Canterbury scene, Kevin Ayers shaped British psychedelia as part of The Soft Machine in the late 60s - a brief but fruitful period which alone would have secured his place in music history. As a solo artist, however, he developed the era's sounds further, edging into prog rock with his first two..

"Albert Ayler's trio with Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray is best known for the July 10, 1964, recording of Spiritual Unity, the album that made both Ayler and ESP-Disk' famous when it was released in 1965. A decade after that, in 1975, ESP-Disk' also released, as Prophecy, the first documentation of the group, recorded a month before Spiritual Unity by Canadian poet Paul Haines at a concert at a 91st Street club. These Cellar Café recordings are augmented here beyond the five cuts from the original...

Recorded July 25th, 1970 during Ayler's final concert series. Quite good sound quality for something was sitting in the vaults for 35 years and a minor revelation! Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone, soprano, musette, vocal); Allen Blairman (drums); Steve...

"Michael Snow is a Canadian national treasure, a true Renaissance man. He assembled a stellar group to improvise a sound track for his art film, titled Walking Woman, featuring a silhouette that is rumored to have been inspired by Carla Bley."...

"Albert Ayler's Spirits Rejoice was recorded at Albury Judson Hall (now Cami Hall) on West 57th Street in New York City, by engineer David Hancock . This recording, which was recorded at 30 IPS, rather than the customary 15 IPS to achieve the highest p...

In my opinion, if you have to pick one album to answer the question of "What was Albert Ayler's music all about?", this is that album. As Chip Stern said, "This clocks in at only 29:31, but I guarantee you won't spend a more intense half-hour in your life."

"This 50th Anniversary Expanded Edition includes as a bonus the track briefly substituted for "Spirits" on an early vinyl edition. It is the same tune known as "Vibrations" on the album of that title on Arista/Freedom (aka Ghosts when issued...

This radio performance, from Hilversum, Holland, November 9, 1964, is the last known recording by Albert's most famous early quartet: Albert Ayler-tenor sax, Don Cherry-cornet, Gary Peacock-bass and Sunny Murray...

Somehow I don't think Ayuo was thinking of Ameri"The creator of two of the most fascinating releases on the New Japan series (Izutsu and Red Moon) now turns his hand to one of the most curious of all Japanese musical forms, the Noh play. Mixing the....

''Ayuo (whose name translates as Fish-Light) is one of the most enigmatic figures in Japan, as unique a figure as Moondog, Sun Ra or Haino Keiji, with whom he occasionally collaborates. Ayuo's music is a delicate balance of world music traditions, new ...

Ayuo is one of Japans great originals, having walked his own unusual path for over twenty years. His second CD for Tzadik is a charming and hypnotic collaboration with one of Japans most beautiful vocalists, pop star Ohta Hiromi. Touching upon various ...


“Illinois based instrumental trio AZIOLA CRY is Jason Blake on Warr Guitar, Mike Milaniak on guitar, and Tommy Murray on drums. The trio released their debut album, Ellipsis, in 2005, followed by Ghost Conversations in 2007. The group has performed with bands such as Behold… The Arctopus, Don Caballero, Tiles, Far Corner, and others, while appearing at progressive rock festivals including M.A.R.S. Fest and more.
Closing a nearly fourteen-year gap between albums, 2021 sees the return of AZIOLA CRY as...

“"AnimAcusticA" is the second live album by Il Bacio della Medusa, a progressive rock band from Perugia, Umbria, considered one of the Italian prog leading bands of the recent decades. After the stylistic change impressed in the eclectic "Seme*", their last studio album released in 2018, one year later they decided to try an acoustic experiment: a successful move, as showed by this new release.
"AnimAcusticA" was recorded live on Saturday 19 October 2019; the event, organized by Trasimeno Prog, was...

"Jeremy Beck has created a special kind of musical world; one which combines hope with a gentle sadness and nostalgia. It is the kind that you glimpse upon waking on a Sunday morning and seeing a steady rain in the garden, knowing that you can go right...

Earth and Fire were an early 70's Dutch progressive band. This 1973 album was their 3rd release, and is generally agreed by all to be their best, along with their second. The band featured vocalist Jerney Kaagman, who has a clear, soaring voice...

"Impossible to find jazz/soul/funk monster by Fusión, issued in Chile in 1975 by ALBA (ALD-041)—a fulsome combination of funk, electric jazz, and soul, with Latin roots. Bassist Enrique Luna had lived and studied art in New York, and knew first-hand...

“Anganok was a mini opera written with San Francisco artist Spoonman, in 1991. The opera was performed only a few times and was not recorded. However, the instrumental track and an early rehearsal with Spoonman's vocals exist. The instrumental track had been pilfered for other uses (such as incidental music for the Uncle Willie companion CD), and an excerpt of the instrumental track was included as part of the fourth disc of Our Tired, Our Poor, Our Huddled Masses.
In 2009 both the full instrumental