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Reconciling the Souls of Prog —
The AltrOck Interview

Cover art The terms we use to define music can have fluid meanings. For instance, in the 70s "pop music" was an umbrella term encompassing Cat Stevens, King Crimson, and Frank Zappa. Nowadays, almost no one would call King Crimson pop. Another case in point is "progressive." Under this term lie two (very) different kinds of music: one includes groups such as Genesis, Gentle Giant, Yes and their current disciples; another derives from the more experimental creations known as Rock in Opposition. But nowadays these two souls of progressive music no longer live in watertight compartments as they used to do in their heyday. A new Italian label was founded explicitly to reconcile symphonic and RIO-influenced music: AltrOck, launched in Milan by Marcello Marinone and Francesco Zago. With its groups ranging from Flanders to Siberia, from Argentina to Italy, this label is a sunbeam in the lifeless Italian musical landscape, more and more dominated by bland, tasteless talent shows. Here is our interview with Marcello Marinone.  » Read more
(Posted by Alessandro Michelucci 2013-08-06)

Brainbox - Mythology

Cover art For most, and certainly for myself up until I was enlightened by this three-disc set, Brainbox was just some band that Jan Akkerman and Pierre Van Der Linden were in before the formation of Focus, and...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-07-30)

Sanguine Hum - The Weight of the World

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On their second full-length studio release, this British four-piece has crafted a remarkably original and compelling set of tunes that even surpasses their previous Diving Bell from two...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-07-29)

AltrOck live in Milan

If you're going to be in Milan in September (or need an excuse to go there), AltrOck Records has something for your calendar: a concert featuring Calomito, Sonata Islands Kommandoh, Yugen (with Elaine Di Falco of Thinking Plague), and miRthkon.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-07-27)

Autumn Electric - Make Me a Tree

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I had never heard of Autumn Electric before I saw them open for Johnny Unicorn at a dive bar in Seattle. Since that time I've been metaphorically kicking myself for not paying more attention to...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-07-26)

Hiromi - Voice

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That's Voice as in "finding your voice," not indicating that there is vocal music on this CD. It's the Hiromi Uehara we know and love (at least I do) with a different...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-07-25)

Low Wormwood - Lanzhou Lanzhou

Cover art Low Wormwood's full-length debut was the enjoyable (and amusingly titled) We Can't Help Kissing Each Other, and their sophomore album finds them sounding a bit more like a band and less like...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-07-25)

Travis Larson Band - Shift

Cover art Having followed this trio from their very beginnings around fifteen years ago (and it’s the same three players, no personnel changes), they continue to evolve and improve, growing more cohesive with...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-07-25)

Echo Us - Tomorrow Will Tell the Story

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Here's one I really go back and forth on. Sometimes the over-the-top production gets on my nerves, exhibiting a kind of end-state for the maximalist recording style that started in the 70s,...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-07-24)

Homunculus Res - Limiti all'Eguagliazna della Parte con il Tutto

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Any disc with a cover this strange will get my attention immediately. And in this case the attention is well deserved, as this is one of the finest and most captivating releases of the Italian...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-07-24)

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