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Setrak Bakirel / vocals, guitar
Eril Tekeli / flute, guitar
Evelyne Kandel / bass
Micha Rousseau / keyboards
Julien Tekeyan / drums

“How did I miss this? A new Asia Minor album? Finally, more "moon madness"! That's crazy! Asia Minor has long been shrouded in mystery to me. They released two excellent albums in 1979 and 1981 (including the great Between Flesh and Divine, in my opinion the best prog album of the 1980s, certainly holds its own with Moving Pictures and Misplaced...

"Astral TV is a new project from Causa Sui synth- and electronics-wiz Rasmus Rasmussen and fellow inner-space traveler Keith Canisius. On Chrystal Shores, they create fluctuating aural landscapes, ranging from subtle and earthy, to celestial and downright paranormal. Inspired in part by classic synth-scores, vintage European "kosmische", and modern drone, the duo has created the soundtrack for a heady, sonic trip. Like with the best new age music, these sounds can provide solace and regenerative energies...

“Rasmus Rasmussen (Aerosol, Causa Sui) and Keith Canisius present another delightful set of Astral TV tracks with Travelling The Circuits.
Since their debut album, Chrystal Shores from 2017, the Copenhagen-based duo have refined and perfected their approach to making semi-improvised synthesizer music. Musically it doesn't get much more pure than this. From their vast assemblage of synthesizers -- that is, vintage, modern, digital, analog, and modular synthesizers -- the two producers are squeezing...

"New vinyl repressing of our long sold out edition of the glorious second LP by this killer Spanish hard prog psychedelic band.
INTENCIÓN, the sensational second LP recorded by Atila, has never fetched the high amounts their debut album THE BEGINNING OF THE END (Wah Wah LPS022) does exchange hands for in the collectors' market, but it is still a mega rare LP hardly seen below the 400 euros tag, and is considered by many to be better than their previous output.
At the time of recording this...

“Often hailed as one the hard psych masterpieces to come out from Spain in the early 70's, 'The Beginning Of The End' was the vinyl debut of Atila, a trio formed in 1973 by Eduardo Niebla -guitar- Joan Punyet -drums- and Francisco Ortega -keyboards.
Originally released in 1975 by the obscure New Promotion label in a alledged tiny pressing of 100 copies the album has reached 'monster' status between die-hard collectors worldwide, sometimes reaching the 1000€ tag.
'An incredible progressive tour..

"Félicia Atkinson's Ni envers ni endroit que cette roche brûlante (Pour Georgia O'Keeffe) is approached as a meditation, not as meditative music, but as a reflection on the art of creation: how to inhabit one's creation, how to convey it, domesticate it and live with it. Drawing inspiration from the artist Georgia O' Keeffe, both in her work as a painter and in the houses in which she lived in New Mexico, and even in the landscapes that surround them, Félicia Atkinson has composed a piece that evokes...

This is the first time that this classic, Swedish symphonic rock band, who only ever released this one album, have had this reissued on vinyl in 45 years!
This Swedish instrumental quintet who had formed in Malmo in 1974, had two keyboardists, guitar, bass and drums. Their sound was obviously influenced by Selling England-era Genesis, and if you love that sound, this has much to commend it.

“The 1979 album 'Blå Vardag' by Atlas is in every way indispensable when looking at the progressive...

“In 1977 Atoll released the third album of their nice trilogy of 70's works. On ''Tertio'' the line-up is reduced to four members - Alain Gozzo, Christian Béya, Jean-Luc Thillot, Michel Taillet; there are no violins and the style is far less intricate than on the previous albums, but fortunately no less interesting. They switched into a more classic Symphonic Prog vein, similar to Genesis and Ange, with big synthesizer/organ sounds and afar more pronounced poetic/melodramatic edge both on vocals and....

The first album by this heavy Hammond organ trio, consisting of Nick Graham-bass and vocals, Vincent Crame-Hammond organ and Carl Palmer-drums. Carl and Vincent had played together in The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown.
This is a classic of British proto-progressive hard rock, with fantastic organ playing by the best organist in the biz, along with Jon Lord! Da Rooster were just about to hit the big time when Carl bailed for ELP.

The second Atomic Rooster album of heavy Hammond organ and guitar-led rock, and possibly even better than the 1st.
At this point, the band consisted of John Cann-guitar/vocals, Vincent Crame-Hammond organ and piano and Paul Hammond-drums. Really good proto-prog hard rock from 1970, with fantastic organ playing by one of the best there ever was!

"... discerning ears will find that Auburn Lull's rich tapestry is as dangerously hypnotic and transporting as it is soothing."-Tiny Mix Tapes

"The reclusive midwesterners return from dormancy with nine stunning, elegantly sparse tracks that showcase the band at its most focused, melodic, and mysterious. While distinctly sounding like Auburn Lull, Hypha veers into uncharted territory, delivering surprises at every turn. The hallmark cavernous guitars and vast, slow-motion expanses, though still...

“Wow, this box set is amazing. The remasters are crystal clear and most rewarding. Streetnoise is the real gem in this box but Open runs a close second. I’d forgotten just how talented both Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger are. My only regret is that they did not add either the This Wheels on Fire or Road To Cairo singles for all us completists.”-Robert Styles

“Far Horizons’ presents the groups four legendary studio albums, fully remastered under Brian’s guidance, with digitally restored artwork....

This 1969 release was Kevin's first solo album after leaving the Soft Machine in Summer, 1968, and it's one of his very best. The spirit of the age of the summer of love is very much still in the air.
Players include Robert Wyatt, Hugh Hopper, Mike Ratledge, David Bedford, Rod Tait, etc. Comes in a very nice replica of the original gatefold sleeve. Highly recommended!

Beautiful reproduction, including the great, psychedelic, gatefold jacket, of one of my favorite albums by Albert!

"In the mid-'60s, Albert Ayler found himself at the center of major transformations within jazz. On his albums for ESP-Disk', his delivery was radically aggressive and his tone blistering -- aiming for something beyond the New Thing. His music would be further energized when (at the behest of John Coltrane) Bob Thiele signed him to Impulse! As Ayler told The Plain Dealer at the...

"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."...