*. Il Cerchio d'Oro .*

Album: Dedalo e Icaro (2013)
Genre: Prog Rock (Symphonic Prog)  /  Italy

Songs / Tracks Listing
01. Il Mio Nome è Dedalo
02. Labirinto
03. La Promessa
04. L'arma Vincente
05. Una Nuova Realtà
06. Oggi Volerò
07. Il Sogno Spezzato
08. Ora Che Son Qui (Icaro la Fine)

Line-up / Musicians
Gino Terribile / Drums, Vocal
Giuseppe Terribile / Bass, Vocal
Franco Piccolini / Keybords
Roberto Giordana / Guitar
Piuccio Pradal / Vocal, 12 String Guitar

RATING:  ???????????

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*. The Eden House .*

Album: Timeflows (2012)(EP 5 Track's)
Genre: Prog Rock (Gothic/Crossover/Psychedelic)  /  UK

Bearing in mind that The Eden House are a collective that encompass musicians and collaborators of Fields of the Nephilim, NFD, Adoration, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison and now The Mission, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that what we have with the "Timeflows" EP is a collection of songs that collectively defy any sort of pigeonholing. The First track - Neversea features Simon Hinkler of The Mission and his influence is unmistakable, it's a song that's pretty much as good as anything that The Mission ever recorded yet is also unmistakably "Eden House" aswell - due in no small part to Valenteen's vocal (by the way, as the lead song from the album The Eden House have also recorded a video for this track - well worth viewing). The second track, Into The Red, could easily be All About Eve at their best whilst the third track, The Only One, is something a little different: Think Alison Moyet in her Yazoo years meets Depeche Mode's Ultra and you're only halfway there. The final track, Timeflows, is a little more familiar - it has echoes of The Eden House's own To Believe in Something plus elements of Fields of the Nephilim's Elizium whilst, like its preceding tracks is still unmistakenly Eden House. Review by "Andy" (www.amazon.co.uk)

RATING:  7.75 / 10

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*. Lady Maisery .*

Album: Mayday (2013)
Genre: Soft Prog Folk (Acoustic/Female Folk Vocal Trio)  /  UK

BIO: Forged from the voices of Hannah James (Kerfuffle, duo with Sam Sweeney), Hazel Askew (The Askew Sisters, The Artisans) and Rowan Rheingans (Fidola), Lady Maisery explore vocal harmony to breathtaking effect, through their fresh interpretations of songs and ballads. The trio burst onto the scene with the release of the debut album, ‘Weave and Spin’ in summer 2011, which received much critical acclaim and was declared an 'Album of the Week' by The Independent. Their live performances during the festival season created a real buzz and they were nominated for the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012 and for Best Debut at the 2012 Spiral Awards. Lady Maisery break new ground as one of the first UK groups to explore the tradition of diddling or tune singing, which has nearly died out in England, but is still prevalent in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe. Whether singing unaccompanied, or with backing from their combined instrumental talents on accordion, harp and fiddle, be prepared to be enchanted by rich harmonies and sumptuous clashes. (www.ladymaisery.com)

RATING:  7.5 / 10

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*. Karfagen .*

Album: Aleatorica (2013)
Genre: Prog Rock (Symphonic/Folk)  /  Ukraine

Aleatoric is a term that is coined by musicians/composers like Karl-Heinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez in 1957 at the Ferienkurse in Darmstadt (Hessen/Germany). It is, to tell it most easy, music that lets you hear circular themes in music in different costumes. That is what Antony Kalugin does here with his band Karfagen. My opinion is, that this has a start in the Sandpiper-album where you can also listen to a kind of conceptional continuity (FZ) but on Aleactorica it is more intensiv. You have only to regular songs on this album, and "A day without rain" is my favorite (it reminds me to "Last minute on earth from the FloKi's). but also Mad dogs of destiny has high quality ? listen to the words listener! This album is coherent and has brilliant ideas of the composer and the band. Karfagen is build of most musicians from "Sunchild" and some of the songs are written by and with Sergii Kovalov (I think, he can play each instrument, but I only know by 7 of them). This album is made in the time of nearly 4 years and I think, they waiting is recompended. For everyone who likes conceptual records and new ideas in prog/rock music ? I advise this album to buy! Thankx Antony and Karfagen for the music! Review by "MusicMike" (Prog Archives).

RATING:  8 / 10

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*. Komu Vnyz (Кому Вниз) .*

Album: Легенди Українського Року (2003)(Compilation)
Genre: Prog Rock (Gothic/Industrial/Art Rock/Folk/Symphonic)  /  Ukraine

Треклист:
01. Подих
02. Микита Швачка
03. Суботів
04. Йоан.Сію Рай
05. Щодня вона йде назустріч
06. Срібні води
07. Майстер з міста Гамельн
08. Птах на ймення Нахтігаль
09. Від Києва до Ольстера
10. Виє мама
11. Пісня химерного краю
12. Нава
13. Поділ
14. Мамай
15. Кленовий вогонь
16. Привид з гаю
17. Вийди, замучена людьми
18. Ліра (bonus)
19. Ген, долиною (bonus)

RATING:  8 / 10

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*. Prism .*

Album: Dreamin' (1986)
Genre: Jazz Fusion (Prog Rock/Exp.)  /  Japan

Songs / Tracks Listing
01.Dreamin'
02.Dancin' Infinitely
03.To The Sea
04.Take Off
05.Le Parfum
06.Fragrance
07.Watch Girl Go By
08.Walkin'Nasty
09.Si?
10.I Thought That It Was (Dreamin' & Dancin')

Line-up / Musicians
Akira Wada / Guitar
Ken Watanabe / Bass, Vocal
Satoshi Kimura / Drums
Yoshikazu Matsuura / Keyboards
Jan Fukamachi / Keyboards
Suzi Kim / Backing Vocal
Kazuhiko Ito / Computer Programming

RATING:  7.5 / 10

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*. Humble Grumble .*

Album: 30 Years Kolinda (2005)
Genre: Prog Rock (Rio/Avant Prog/Jazz/Folk)  /  Belgium

More than 30 years ago, in 1975, the greatest Hungarian folk group, Kolinda, began to rule the European music scene. Their enormous success is still wondering like a dream in the head of composer Péter Dabasi. I became a fan when Belgian musicians introduced me to the great Kolinda oeuvre and I was overwhelmed. While surfing of the Internet, I met Kolinda fans from all around the world, but I never actually came in contact with Kolinda itself. I could only find worn-out Hexagon sites, an inactive nexus Hungarian site and a bunch of internet shops where the releases of Kolinda were sold out. Strange, I thought, a big group like this should be there somewhere. I really wanted to meet with them, speak to them. One day, by chance, I bumped into the telephone number of Péter Dabasi on the net and decided at the very last moment, just before giving up my landline, to call him in Budapest. We talked for a half hour and I was very excited! Two months later I visited him in Budapest and made plans with Kolinda for the years 2005-2006! In July 2005 the Humble Grumble album '30 years Kolinda' was released. (www.humblegrumble.com)

Songs / Tracks Listing
01.Én Vacogok Már (I'm Shivering With Cold)
02.Számum (Sandstorm)
03.Nem Számit (Doesn't Count)
04.Játékos (Playful)
05.Forgó öt (Turning Five)
06.Tánc (Dance)
07.Félek (I'm Scared)
08.Napfórdulö (Solstice)
09.Rohanás (Rush)

Line-up / Musicians
Gabor Humble Vörös / guitar, voices
Peter Dabasi / mandocello, voices
Marijn Thissen / viola, lead and backing voices
Jouni Isoherranen / bass, voices
Oscar Bustamante / drums
Pedro Guridi / clarinet, whistle
Pol Mareen / soprano saxophone
Bart Delbaere / throat singing

RATING:  7.75 / 10

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