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New #review today: "A Place to Rest is the debut release by the French four-piece #olgoj, from the #baboonfish Label that also brought you the two recent releases by Rhùn (Tozïh and Tozzos), reviewed in these pages not too long ago, and Noziroh by Spectrum Orchestrum […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
New #review today: "A Place to Rest is the debut release by the French four-piece #olgoj, from the #baboonfish Label that also brought you the two recent releases by Rhùn (Tozïh and Tozzos), reviewed in these pages not too long ago, and Noziroh by Spectrum Orchestrum […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#Kokkinià's music is a mixture of gorgeous melodic prog rock and raw heavy metal across nine tracks, referencing bands that started rejuvenating prog rock in the 90s." #exposeonline #progressiverock #progmetal #bitumeproductions […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New #review today: "#Kokkinià's music is a mixture of gorgeous melodic prog rock and raw heavy metal across nine tracks, referencing bands that started rejuvenating prog rock in the 90s." #exposeonline #progressiverock #progmetal #bitumeproductions […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#pymlico has always had multiple aspects to their sound, contrasting melodic sections that are alarmingly close to Smooth #jazz with harder-hitting sections that draw from #progressiverock and #postrock. Core continues that trend, and I often find […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
New #review today: "#pymlico has always had multiple aspects to their sound, contrasting melodic sections that are alarmingly close to Smooth #jazz with harder-hitting sections that draw from #progressiverock and #postrock. Core continues that trend, and I often find […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "For the two releases at hand, #jussireijonen is launching a new solo improvised endeavor called Sayr, very much unlike the work he has done previously. Both are cut from a very similar cloth, what might be called stream of consciousness […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
New #review today: "For the two releases at hand, #jussireijonen is launching a new solo improvised endeavor called Sayr, very much unlike the work he has done previously. Both are cut from a very similar cloth, what might be called stream of consciousness […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review: "#toc is a trio we have covered many times here; the name stands for the surnames of the members: keyboardist #JérémieTernoy, drummer #peterorins, and guitarist #ivanncruz. The recording at hand is a 33-minute single, and what one will find here is about […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New #review: "#toc is a trio we have covered many times here; the name stands for the surnames of the members: keyboardist #JérémieTernoy, drummer #peterorins, and guitarist #ivanncruz. The recording at hand is a 33-minute single, and what one will find here is about […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "We’ve been following #crystaljacqueline for many years from her first solo efforts on #fruitsdemerrecords in 2013 and with The Honey Pot since 2016. Over the years she has grown musically, with her latest effort being her best to date." […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
New #review today: "We’ve been following #crystaljacqueline for many years from her first solo efforts on #fruitsdemerrecords in 2013 and with The Honey Pot since 2016. Over the years she has grown musically, with her latest effort being her best to date." […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "Like Alta Forma’s recent album Trajectory, #aerostation’s Rethink presents a set of concise, prog-inflected rock full of catchy melodies, strong singing, and solid technical performances. Where Aerostation differs is in the instrumentation: there […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New #review today: "Like Alta Forma’s recent album Trajectory, #aerostation’s Rethink presents a set of concise, prog-inflected rock full of catchy melodies, strong singing, and solid technical performances. Where Aerostation differs is in the instrumentation: there […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "While #serenagabriel’s newest release is digital only (download or streaming), it is effectively the length of a triple LP set, or a little over two hours. It is an explorative and dreamy sequence of long pieces that represent a journey through her […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New #review today: "While #serenagabriel’s newest release is digital only (download or streaming), it is effectively the length of a triple LP set, or a little over two hours. It is an explorative and dreamy sequence of long pieces that represent a journey through her […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#behindthesuncollective is a band from Norwich, UK, and a brand new band for #fruitsdemerecords. They played at the 2024 FdM summer festival and immediately grabbed attention with their blinding set of psychedelia, jazz drum vibes, grunge guitars […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New #review today: "#behindthesuncollective is a band from Norwich, UK, and a brand new band for #fruitsdemerecords. They played at the 2024 FdM summer festival and immediately grabbed attention with their blinding set of psychedelia, jazz drum vibes, grunge guitars […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#altaforma’s Trajectory continues the, er, trajectory plotted on their debut. This is highly melodic, supremely technical rock music that I would describe more as prog-adjacent than actual #progressiverock. Some of the instrumental parts are so […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New #review today: "#altaforma’s Trajectory continues the, er, trajectory plotted on their debut. This is highly melodic, supremely technical rock music that I would describe more as prog-adjacent than actual #progressiverock. Some of the instrumental parts are so […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "While one might usually expect solo albums by a drummer like #waltshaw to feature more aggressive use of the drum kit, at least in a rock or jazz setting, Shaw uses his array of percussives and electronics in a far more explorative way, one that is […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
New #review today: "While one might usually expect solo albums by a drummer like #waltshaw to feature more aggressive use of the drum kit, at least in a rock or jazz setting, Shaw uses his array of percussives and electronics in a far more explorative way, one that is […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#theowlservice is an English alternative folk music collective formed in 2006 by multi-instrumentalist #StevePaulCollins. Back in 1990 Collins was a teen, and unsurprisingly a metalhead. One day, while working in his local record shop he discovered […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New #review today: "#theowlservice is an English alternative folk music collective formed in 2006 by multi-instrumentalist #StevePaulCollins. Back in 1990 Collins was a teen, and unsurprisingly a metalhead. One day, while working in his local record shop he discovered […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#snorkel is a collective of musicians from varied backgrounds who come together to produce music with little respect for established stylistic boundaries. They do, however, share an aesthetic that flows through Past Still Present Tense, which […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
New #review today: "#snorkel is a collective of musicians from varied backgrounds who come together to produce music with little respect for established stylistic boundaries. They do, however, share an aesthetic that flows through Past Still Present Tense, which […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "Positively uplifting, melodic, and beautiful; this time out Italian sonic sculptor #marcobilli (AKA #jarguna) has enlisted the help of Swedish cellist / violist #henrikmeierkord and French flutist / vocalist #odilebruckert for this majestic […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New #review today: "Positively uplifting, melodic, and beautiful; this time out Italian sonic sculptor #marcobilli (AKA #jarguna) has enlisted the help of Swedish cellist / violist #henrikmeierkord and French flutist / vocalist #odilebruckert for this majestic […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#thechemistryset (#paullake and #davemclean) has unleashed another #fruitsdemerrecords 7-inch of their signature trippy British psych pop concocted in their musical lab. The A Side is a bizarre song about a strange refrigerator magnet." […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
New #review today: "#thechemistryset (#paullake and #davemclean) has unleashed another #fruitsdemerrecords 7-inch of their signature trippy British psych pop concocted in their musical lab. The A Side is a bizarre song about a strange refrigerator magnet." […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "Trying to come up with coherent words to describe #RobHarrison’s Explode My Head is the kind of task that threatens to explode my head. There is certainly no established genre label that applies very accurately, and not much in the way of […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New #review today: "Trying to come up with coherent words to describe #RobHarrison’s Explode My Head is the kind of task that threatens to explode my head. There is certainly no established genre label that applies very accurately, and not much in the way of […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
Sad to hear of the passing of #marilynmazur https://ukjazznews.com/rip-marilyn-mazur-1955-2025/
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December 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Sad to hear of the passing of #marilynmazur https://ukjazznews.com/rip-marilyn-mazur-1955-2025/
New #review today: "So what happens when two musicians from such different backgrounds get together to create something new? What’s here could be described as dreamy, ambient, melodic, and very unusual, at once both visionary and exotic, but always gentle on the […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New #review today: "So what happens when two musicians from such different backgrounds get together to create something new? What’s here could be described as dreamy, ambient, melodic, and very unusual, at once both visionary and exotic, but always gentle on the […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "While recording their new album #usandthem found themselves pulled in two opposite directions, partly towards the pastoral and idyllic and partly towards darker realms, the result being an album that describes the different sides of life — the […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New #review today: "While recording their new album #usandthem found themselves pulled in two opposite directions, partly towards the pastoral and idyllic and partly towards darker realms, the result being an album that describes the different sides of life — the […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "Among the many projects of drummer #philhaynes is #FreeCountry, a jazz string band on a mission to reinterpret American roots music. His cohorts on this journey are #drewgress (bass), #jimyanda (guitar), and #hankroberts (cello), and Liberty Now! […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New #review today: "Among the many projects of drummer #philhaynes is #FreeCountry, a jazz string band on a mission to reinterpret American roots music. His cohorts on this journey are #drewgress (bass), #jimyanda (guitar), and #hankroberts (cello), and Liberty Now! […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
Reposted by Exposé Online
There have been lots of questions lately about the future of #Seaprog and #Cascadence. After much consideration and discussion, we've come up with a plan. In short, no 2026 festival, but a series of smaller events. For details, see: seaprogfest.org/2025/12/09/w...
Where are we going? - Seaprog Music Festivals
It seems like every week, there’s news of another music festival going out of business […]
seaprogfest.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There have been lots of questions lately about the future of #Seaprog and #Cascadence. After much consideration and discussion, we've come up with a plan. In short, no 2026 festival, but a series of smaller events. For details, see: seaprogfest.org/2025/12/09/w...
New #review today: "#rudyadrian is a master of cinematic sounds, and every new release takes the listener along on a journey into a previously unknown world, one of landscapes, mountains, forests, and snow-covered bluffs that fall right into the ocean. No doubt that […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New #review today: "#rudyadrian is a master of cinematic sounds, and every new release takes the listener along on a journey into a previously unknown world, one of landscapes, mountains, forests, and snow-covered bluffs that fall right into the ocean. No doubt that […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#limperodelleombre, or Empire of Shadows in English, is an Italian #doommetal band that labels their music as cemetery rock. They formed in 1995 but did not release their first album until 2004. Oscuritá is their fourth studio album, as well as […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New #review today: "#limperodelleombre, or Empire of Shadows in English, is an Italian #doommetal band that labels their music as cemetery rock. They formed in 1995 but did not release their first album until 2004. Oscuritá is their fourth studio album, as well as […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "#derekshulman has a unique vantage point for talking about music, having been a member of #simondupree and the Big Sound and #GentleGiant, then an executive at various record labels. He has definitely seen it from both sides — creative and business […]
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[Original post on mas.to]
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New #review today: "#derekshulman has a unique vantage point for talking about music, having been a member of #simondupree and the Big Sound and #GentleGiant, then an executive at various record labels. He has definitely seen it from both sides — creative and business […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
New #review today: "The sounds #kronstad23 presents are potent and powerful, sometimes gentle and other times revved up, always seeming a bit like freewheeling, well-rehearsed improvisations." #exposeonline #psychedelicrock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/kronstad-23-sommermorket-3.html
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New #review today: "The sounds #kronstad23 presents are potent and powerful, sometimes gentle and other times revved up, always seeming a bit like freewheeling, well-rehearsed improvisations." #exposeonline #psychedelicrock http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/kronstad-23-sommermorket-3.html