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			<title><![CDATA[Moon Safari - The Gettysburg Address]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:23:31 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Gettysburg Address is Moon Safari fourth release. This one is a Live recording from their epic performance at the Majestic Theatre in Gettysburg, PA, at Rosfest 2011. The 2-discs  feature some of their most popular songs from all three studio albums. The quality of the recording is superb, and this is certainly the perfect introduction for new fans of the band and a must-buy for Moon Safari's devoted followers. Live is where their songs really come to life!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Centric Jones - The Antikythera Method]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:54:59 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Antikythera Method bears witness to the growing musical abilities of and friendship between Chris Fournier and Tobe London over the nearly two years spanning early 2010 to late 2011. Starting off as a re-connection between them after a break following their first Centric Jones album (Foreign Tea), the album sessions evolved into the band gaining deeper insights into their composition, recording, production, and rehearsal methods - the result is an album that flows like the Northern Lights across the sky and rewards the listener with ever-deeper layers of complexity and delight to discover with each listen. The songs contained within were composed gradually and practiced repeatedly before recording, enabling them to naturally grow and improve until they were tracked and mastered. Fans of progressive rock (and well-composed music in general) will find The Antikythera Method and Centric Jones a new intellectual and emotional diversion to enjoy!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dimension Act - Manifestation of Progress]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:55:48 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Manifestation of Progress is the debut album of Norwegian melodic progressive metal outfit Dimension Act. After almost 4 years in the making, the band is finally ready to unveil their album debut to progressive metal fans all over the world.

Drawing inspiration from bands such as Dream Theater, Evergrey, Pagan’s Mind and Ayreon, the sonic appearance of Manifestation of Progress would surely appeal to fans of both progressive and melodic metal. In addition, a solid portion of double bass drumming should even leave the power metal fans satisfied. Having that said, the album also displays dynamic qualities, with laid back pianos and jazzy guitar parts. In other words, Manifestation of Progress has lots of different qualities that could and should be enjoyed by every fan of progressive music.

Lyrically, the album deals with existential and philosophical matters. It’s no concept album per se, yet all the lyrics have a common denominator: Mankind’s never ending search for the “perfect” existence, not really knowing what eventually makes the difference. Pretentious? Yes. Progressive? More than anything.

The bottom line: With Manifestation of Progress, Dimension Act has not only recorded their debut album, but, even more, set out on a 4 year long journey, constantly challenging themselves both musically and spiritually, gradually approaching their culmination of dedication. The display of musical ability, combined with strong focus on composition and songwriting, gives the album a dynamic and natural flow, leading up to the band’s most profound and monumental composition to this date, the album’s grand finale and the 32 minute long epic, Drawing the Lines of Mortal Existence. Mixed up with straight on, yet progressive, melodic, in your face songs like Cosmic Chaos, the album’s opening track, the band shows an impressing ability to move in different landscapes without losing focus – a manifestation of progress in its truest sense.

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			<title><![CDATA[The Black Noodle Project - Dark and Early Smiles]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:00:29 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Dark & Early Smiles, is a double Cd that  contains 25 unreleased and newly mastered demos of The Black Noodle Project.  25 tracks on two CDs, excellnt quality, beautiful melodies for all fans of progressive rock from Pink Floyd to Porcupine Tree. Maybe the best of BNP history.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Alias Eye - In-Between]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:53:58 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Alias Eye’s latest studio album, ‘In-Between’, is a return to the melody-driven arrangements of their debut, ‘Field of Names’, while retaining the heaviness of the band’s third effort, ‘In Focus’. 'In-Between' highlights Alias Eye's approach to songwriting: strong vocal hooklines are paired with lavish choir arrangements and meticulously arranged instrumental passages. From the oriental flair of the opening track, ‘Arabesque’, to the mellow, bitter-sweet lament of the ballad ‘Stars Shall Fall’ and the heavy guitar riffs of ‘Indentured Pride’, ‘In Between’ is a truly progressive journey through a variety of different styles and genres.
Alongside nine original songs, the album includes a new rendition of Beggars Opera’s classic hit ‘Time Machine’, featuring Martin Griffiths (Beggars Opera) and his son, Alias Eye’s singer Philip Griffiths, on the vocals.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gekko Projekt - Electric Forest]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:52:07 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ships in late-January 2012
Symphonic keyboards, progressive guitars, driving bass and adventurous drums provide the backbone of this debut release by Gekko Projekt.  The album opens with “Particle Dance”, an energetic instrumental that contains all the elements of classic Yes.  “Black Hole” sounds like it could be a hit single for the band without betraying the progressive nature of the album.  Echoes of Weather Report and jazz-rock are evident in the following two instrumentals, “Cognitive Dissonance” and “London Vibe” before the band launches into its epic song “Avatar Jones”.  This tells the story of a skateboarder that finds his blogs have taken on mythical proportions and reflects his struggle to disassociate himself from his followers.  It features symphonic keyboards and a moving guitar solo reminiscent of Tony Banks and Steve Hackett at their combined best with Genesis.   The next instrumental is “Erdinger” and is driven by a strong, heavy yet melodic bass riff that features intriguing time changes that are made to sound natural by some tight rhythmic yet quite expressive drums.  “State of Siege” is an up-tempo instrumental that almost brings to mind a musical interlude by King Crimson.  The album closes with “October Skies”, a song about a computer program that gains intelligence beyond the control of humans, with pulsating verses and an anthemic chorus that delve into an experimental jam over a fast-paced bass arpeggiator.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Peter Matuchniak - Uncover Me]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:45:49 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Ships in mid-January 2012
In an album that features mood swings and roundabouts, this is a musical journey through melodic rock songs driven by edgy electric guitar riffs, progressive keyboards and sultry sax combined with acoustic music, melodic flute and elements of jazz.   There is a mix of short and long tracks that allow the compositions to develop without ever becoming complacent and repetitive.
 
In an online study this music appealed to fans of the following artists, to name but a few:
Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Eagles, 10cc, Coldplay, U2, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Supertramp, Dire Straits, etc.
 
The album is bookended by two halves of the Landscape Burning suite, opening with the powerful “Falling Ash” and closing with “Rising Sun” which begins by gently echoing the same progressive rock themes but with an entirely different arrangement, before climaxing with a grandiose finale .  The lyrical theme centers around the struggle of identity and integrity in a world of make believe that we create and destroy, imagine and reimagine.
 
Peter handles the guitar work with ambient solos, graceful chords, fretboard tapping and gentle picking, and is backed an incredible array of talented musicians.   Jimmy Keegan, drummer for Spock’s Beard, entertains throughout with driving rhythms and explosive technique.  Powerful female vocals from Natalie Azerad reflect the Dark Side of the Moon (and it’s evident why she was recently chosen to sing live with Alan Parsons at the mixing desk).  Ted Zahn provides contrasting male vocals that are reminiscent of Richie Havens, Cat Stevens and the whole Woodstock era.   Rick Meadows’ strong bass lock in to provide the perfect backbone while David Gilman shows off his classically trained talents on flute with Conor Jonson lending his jazz talents on sax. 
 
Do you miss listening to albums that feature strong individual songs that stand alone, and yet only when they are all put together can you truly define the album as a whole?  Where you couldn’t gauge the album in the first three songs and anything thereafter was not just more of the same, but worse?  When it actually felt worth your while to check out the entire album, and be ready to go back and listen again?  Then maybe this album is for you.  It’s certainly not formulaic.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nine Stones Close - Falling To Pieces]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:27:16 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Reinventions and reworkings of tracks from the Traces album. Sometimes new light can be shed upon a lyric or a musical phrase by the re-interpretation of its parts. Soulful and emotive, pared back and yet soaring, the Falling To Pieces EP reveals another side of Nine Stones Close.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Profusion - RewoToweR]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:47:02 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A spiral of genres, tones and rhythms, melted and tangled together, builds an original message which deals with the musical flexibility and research of Profusion.

"RewoToweR", the second album by Profusion, is conceived as a path that guides the listener into a tower.
Each song reveals a new plan, a new step that allows you to reach the top.

There are many languages ​​that lead the climb: rock, metal, fusion, pop, acoustic-tango. Each floor is a different dimension from the previous, but never isolated.
Just as you can look at the title letters in both directions, the tower is also an ascent and descent together, until  it gets to be a maze.

The “RewoToweR” building is not like a “Babel of different languages” but the attempt to speak, through experimentation, a new and modern language.

Music video for "Chuta Chani":


Promotional video:
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			<title><![CDATA[Unitopia - One Night in Europe 2DVD+2CD]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:45:40 +0200</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Unitopia – One night in Europe
Live in at The Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
October 15, 2010
Running Time: 122 minutes
Format:  2 DVD NTSC and 2CD
4 pages folder

DVD 1
1.  Suffocation 
2.  Artificial World 
3.  Nothing Lasts Forever 
4.  Not Human Anymore 
5.  Tesla 
6.  Gone in the Blink of an Eye 
7.  The Great Reward 
8.  Angeliqua 
9.  More Than a Dream 
10. Justify 
11. The Garden 
12. One Day 
13. Inside the Power 

DVD 2 

Bonus features

Live on Tv Limburg - The Netherlands
Inside Unitopia
Behind the scenes
Bonus live material

Disk 1
1. Suffocation (1:54)
2. Artificial World (5:29)
3. Nothing Lasts Forever (5:16)
4. Not Human Anymore (5:10)
5. Tesla (15:34)
6. Gone in the Blink of an Eye (5:38)
7. The Great Reward (5:33)
8. Angeliqua (9:37)
9. More Than a Dream (7:37)

Disk 2
1. Justify (13:40)
2. The Garden (24:59)
3. One Day (3:11)
4. Inside the Power (5:03)

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