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Review- Nick Fletcher – An Unfolding Of Miracles – by David Edwards
NICK FLETCHER – An Unfolding of Miracles ProgRadar album review by David Edwards The exceptional jazz fusion/prog rock guitarist, Nick Fletcher, has produced yet another stunning instrumental album with An Unfolding of Miracles. The supremely talented, Sheffield-based guitarist with the John Hackett Band, has now produced his 6th solo release, and quite frankly, it is…
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Review – Riffstone – Zodiac – by David Edwards
I don’t know how they do it, but Colin Powell (of Multitude of One and Nova Cascade), and Dave Allen (of Spirergy) continue to be UK prog’s most prolific musicians at present. Their studio-based, progressive rock collaboration, Riffstone, has now produced their fifth album in just over a year – and it is another quality…
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Review Oddleaf – Where Ideal and Denial Collide – by David Edwards
If you enjoy classic-era symphonic prog rock, but with a modern touch, then the wonderful debut release from the French progressive rock project Oddleaf is highly recommended. Where Ideal and Denial Collide is a compelling album full of epic, richly layered, sumptuous and dream-like compositions that mix the timeless prog of Yes, Camel, Genesis, Renaissance…
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Review – Monarch Trail – Four Sides – by David Edwards
Monarch Trail are a Canadian symphonic progressive rock project led by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Ken Baird, consisting of Dino Verginella on bass and Chris Lamont on drums, with guest appearances on guitar by Kelly Kereliuk and Steve Cochrane. Four Sides is their impressive fourth release and, in my opinion, manages to not only match the…
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Review – Residuos Mentales – A Temporary State of Bliss – by David Edwards
An instrumental prog tour-de-force from the Greek duo Residuos Mentales is a studio-based instrumental progressive rock project from Athens, Greece, formed by Stratos Morianos (on keyboards) and Alexandros Mantas (on guitars and flute) in 2012. A Temporary State of Bliss is their second release (their debut album was ‘Introspection‘ back in 2018) and were it…