Interview with Isbjörg: “ Even when you’re at your lowest, you can find the will to push through and overcome anything”
Today, we had the pleasure to ask some questions to a Danish 6-piece progressive rock band...
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Keyboard Wizard Jordan Rudess talks about his new solo album “Permission to Fly”, influences, “that set-list job” and more
Keyboard Wizard Jordan Rudess talks about his new solo album “Permission to Fly”, influences, “that set-list job” and more
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Interview with Riverside’s Mariusz Duda: “I wanted to write music about being together, about community.”
More than eight months since the release of Riverside’s newest album, “ID.Entity” and in the midst of their ongoing near-global tour, we grab the chance to sit down with the band’s mastermind and frontman Mariusz Duda for a wonderfully insightful chat, right before their electric performance in Bucharest.
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Interview with Soen’s Joel Ekelöf: “We feel better than ever.”
While visiting Istanbul to catch the second-to-last show on Soen’s mesmerizing “Atlantis” orchestra-backed tour, we seize the opportunity to catch up with frontman Joel Ekelöf right as the band’s latest record, “Memorial”, has been released to the public.
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Bach & silent movies: Dirt Poor Robins mastermind Neil DeGraide talks about Queen of the Night
There must have been something in the water in Providence, Rhode Island around 2004: Dirt Poor Robins emerged and started their artistic journey, culminating in their latest record and silent film, “Queen of the Night”. Mastermind Neil DeGraide told us everything about it!
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Bloodshot Dawn’s Morgan Reid goes solo with all instrumental guitar banger Terran
Pondering the similarities of Hip Hop and Psychedelic Rock while talking about Progressive Metal: Canadian-born, Leipzig-based guitarist Morgan Reid presents his very first solo album Terran.
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Not a math rock band: Poly-Math are exploring the broad church of Prog on Zenith!
Joe Branton, bassist and designated mic-duty guy of London/Brighton instrumental proggers Poly-Math talks standard Fripp tuning, the very broad church of prog and of course “Zenith”, Poly-Math’s brand new album, out Nov. 18 on Nice Weather For Airstrikes!
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Saved by Mom’s power generator: Avandra bring Prog from Puerto Rico
Avandra Mastermind Christian Ayala called from Puerto Rico shortly before boarding the plane to ProgPower Europe to talk about power blackouts after hurricanes, the new album “Prodigal” coming in November and more upcoming Avandra plans.
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No Bossa Nova: Feather Mountain on their way To Exit A Maelstrom!
Danish prog newcomers Feather Mountain return with a very personal sophomore album in the form of “To Exit A Maelstrom”. We talked to vocalist Mikkel Lohmann and drummer Andreas Dahl-Blumenberg about increasing the heaviness and why they don’t play Bossa Nova.
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Population Three in Porcupine Tree land: Richard Barbieri on Closure/Continuation, sound design and attention spans
One last Progtalks episode before our summer break: Porcupine Tree’s Richard Barbieri talks about different approaches to composing, sound design and of course the most anticipated album of the year in the Prog world: “Closure/Continuation”.
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The High Castle Teleorkestra is hatching: Tim Smolens & Chris Bogen talk “The Egg That Never Opened”!
Tim Smolens & Chris Bogen, the driving duo behind the newly founded High Castle Teleorkestra, talk about the creation of “The Egg That Never Opened”, the first part of a planned trilogy based on Philip K. Dick’s novel “Radio Free Albemuth”.
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The universe learns and develops: Marco Minnemann and The Aristocrats go Orchestral
The Aristocrats drumming powerhouse and resident master of polyrhythmic insanity, Marco Minnemann, talks about their newest album with the Primuz Chamber Orchestra, his other main projects and more on this new Progtalks episode.
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Bionic Robocop Left Hand: Enhanced Accordion meets Gregorian Jazz Metal
French accordionist Charles Kieny told us everything about the debut album of his new Gregorian Jazz Metal project Ckraft, their debut album “Epic Discordant Vision” and how to properly modify your accordion.
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Exciting and frightening at the same time: Zero Hour is back!
After keeping busy with other projects such as Abnormal Thought Patterns, Cynthesis or A Dying Planet for well over a decade, master shredder Jasun Tipton returns to his riff heavy roots in Zero Hour, presenting a strong reunion album with “Agenda 21!
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Music for all of the Spheres together: !GeRald! found The Lost Tapes!
Teddie Burton, drummer of French avantgarde prog punkers !GeRald! talked to us about his love for everything that makes noise, the rare infusion of a punk ethos into proggy music and the making of their debut album “The Lost Tapes”.
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Not a Star Wars reference: UK proggers Giant Walker talk impressive debut album All In Good Time
¾ of UK Newcomers Giant Walker joined the Progtalks today to reveal the origin of the band name, their primary influences and how important it is to have music that gets you through hard times. Their debut album “All In Good Time” is out on Friday, May 13.
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They tried to show us magic: Pure Reason Revolution’s return!
Pure Reason Revolution guitarists/vocalists Jon Courtney and Greg Jong called from Berlin and Portland/Oregon respectively to talk about the European tour with Gazpacho they just finished, the new PRR album “Above Cirrus” and more…
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Delve into the universe of Delvoid – with vocalist Alex Delver!
Norway’s Delvoid take their time with their studio albums. So we took some time to talk with vocalist Alex Delver about their third full length offering, “Swarmlife”, vocal influences and of course the meaning behind the band name.
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John Boegehold (Pattern-Seeking Animals) talks album lengths, prog history and all things P-SA!
Songwriter John Boegehold keeps churning out the music with Pattern-Seeking Animals. Their third album “Only Passing Through” is out since April 1st, so we called him up to talk about his influences, the perfect album length and a bit of prog history.
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From a solo project to a fully fledged band: Soledad is back with their second album XIII!
French disney djent phenomenon Soledad is back as a full band 3 years after “Catharsis”. Bandleader Lola Damblant-Soler and producer Lucas de la Rosa talk about the new album “XIII”, their favourite classical composers and more.
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