Distant Dream isn’t trying to blow minds, break records or reinvent the wheel in any way. They’re more in the business of providing pleasant emotional value and superb sound quality, for a fully immersive listening experience.
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“Hush” displays a lot of compositional variety, and offers a strong throwback to prog metal classics while also keeping a unique sound and mixing in unexpected elements.
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For this year’s End of the Year episode, we assembled an illustrious round again: Karl Westerlund, Robert Stenvall & Christian Berglönn (An Abstract Illusion), Andy Schmidt (Disillusion), Colin MacAndrew (Ashbreather) & Rioghan Darcy.
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Lars Enok Åhlund, multi-instrumentalist and arranger of Swedish prog masters Soen, called mid-tour from Quebec to talk about their current and future live activities, choosing a certain cover version and everything about their new album “Atlantis”.
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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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What does “epic” mean? What is “progressive”? Roy Khan and Tore Østby of Norwegian Prog Metal Legends Conception ponder the big questions while reminiscing about their 4 classic albums that just got a proper Deluxe Reissue treatment.
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Cydemind “Breach” The Walls of Normality With Next Violin Prog Metal Single.
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Guitarist/songwriter Simen Hundere Ruud & keyboardist Magnus Johansen of Norwegian prog shooting stars Maraton talk about their impending sophomore album “Unseen Color” and more.
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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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The Progtalks are back after the summer break, and we have Australian multi-instrumentalist Mike Mills, sole (musician) member of Toehider calling and talking about his new album “I Have Little To No Memory of These Memories”.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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A true virtuoso on piano and synth, Vikram Shankar talked to us about how difficult it is to write shorter songs, how you definitely can’t unburn a piano and a lot more about his two new albums with Silent Skies and Threads of Fate.
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“Ascension Codes” isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes an open mind and a lot of dedication and perseverance before it unveils its otherworldly and ethereal beauty.
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For the last interview episode of the year, we called Franklin Zoo frontman Rasmus Revsbech in the outskirts of Denmark to talk about the origins of the band, the development over the years and of course their brand new album “The Dandelion Child”.
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Solo artist Alex Pilkevych called from Wroclaw, Poland to have a nice Progtalk with host Dario about his new EP “That Way Lies Madness”, his musical influences over the years and scaring old ladies riding a bike, covered in mud and paint.
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