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Last year, Jon Courtney and Chloë Alper reunited the much-loved Pure Reason Revolution, playing their first show in close to eight years at Midsummer Prog Festival and performing their debut album ‘The Dark Third’ in full. Today they are excited to announce the release of ‘Eupnea’, their first new studio album in nearly 10 years, for the 3rd of April … Read More

Port Noir are excited to reveal that they’re joining the jam-packed bill for next year’s Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) conference and festival. Running from 15th to the 18th January in Groningen, the Netherlands, the event showcases hundreds of European musicians for over 40,000 visitors. ESNS has a track record for helping the best European artists break into the scene. To grab your … Read More

Riverside are returning with the final edition of their Wasteland Tour. The last shows in Europe promoting their seventh studio album will take place in countries where the sun shines on a regular basis, hence the name of the tour – WASTELAND – WITH THE SUN TOUR 2020. The band are excited to be going back to Spain, Italy, the … Read More

Midsummer-Prog-Festival has announced the first four names set to take to the 800 capacity amphitheatre on June 20th 2020: KLONE: Their latest album is just too perfect and Midsummer are sure these Frenchmen will kick ass at their festival. Higher. Stronger. Deeper. When you hear the music, it all makes perfect sense. Kayak: These Dutch prog legends have proven to serve fans … Read More

Riverside are releasing a special edition version of their spectacular 2018 album, Wasteland. The release features two CDs and a bonus DVD and is set for release via InsideOutMusic on November 29th. The ‘Wasteland – Hi-Res Stereo and Surround Mix’ will be released in Digipak format with slipcase and includes a DVD bonus disc of Wasteland as a Hi-Res Stereo … Read More

Swedish prog band HFMC – Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion have today released their brand new album ‘Parallel Life’. The album is now available on CD and on all digital platforms. A highly limited edition (150 copies) on 2 Hi-Res vinyl discs is expected for release in October. Order the album here.    

Jon Courtney & Chloë Alper have reunited the much-loved Pure Reason Revolution, playing their first show in close to 8 years at the recent Midsummer-Prog-Festival in the Netherlands, and performing their debut album ‘The Dark Third’ in full. They commented: “The festival & crowd reaction was incredible. We were touched that people had travelled from Canada, Russia, Italy, Spain, UK & many more … Read More

In December 2019 Kayak will embark on a European tour with Swedish band The Flower Kings. The tour, called ‘An Evening with The Flower Kings and Kayak’, will take the bands to Germany, Poland, Holland, Denmark, the UK and Sweden. More info coming soon

Riverside has been nominated for the Prog Awards 2019 ‘Best International Band’ category. The eighth annual Progressive Music Awards will take place at the Underglobe in London, on the site of Shakespeare’s iconic Globe Theatre, on September 12, 2019. You can vote here: www.loudersound.com/progawards

Port Noir are thrilled to announce that they’re joining Leprous on their 2019 European tour this November. They’ll be taking their stunning new album ‘The New Routine’ on the road with both Leprous and The Ocean Collective across these dates: 01/11 – LU Esch, Rockhal 02/11 – NL Zwolle, Hedon 03/11 – NL Leiden, Gebr. De Nobel 04/11 – DE … Read More