Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Strange Hobby (1996) [Reissue 2016]

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic Scullplug 0 1 570  25.08.24 
Performer: Arjen Anthony Lucassen
Album: Strange Hobby
Label: Aluca Music. Made in EU.
Catalog #: ALM001CD
Style: Progressive Rock
Year: 1996
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: in archive
Amount of tracks: 22
Size RAR: ~ 436 mb
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Теперь конечно всем известно авторство, точнее, ответственного за этот "бардак", ныне известный товарищ, гуру прог-металла, легендарный голландский прог-музыкант Арьен Энтони Лукассен. Lucassen является-рок композитором, певцом, мульти-инструменталистом и продюсером, самый известный из его проект - Ayreon. "Странное хобби" выбыло из печати в течение более десяти лет и в настоящее время очень востребованный пункт коллекционеров. К счастью для поклонников, наконец, в честь 20-летия, этот диск в 2016 году был переиздан, на этот раз уже безо всякой тайны. Это издание включает в себя четыре бонус-трека,которые ранее не были доступны на CD. Об этом переиздании Арьен сказал:-"Ещё в 1996 году мне было так весело записывать Strange Hobby! Было здорово отдохнуть от записи моих сложных, напыщенных айреонских прог-экстравагантностей и выпустить пар, выпустив эти рок-кавер-версии моих любимых песен шестидесятых годов. Я надеюсь, вам понравится слушать этот психоделический взрыв из прошлого так же, как мне понравилось записывать его! Круто!

Guilt Machine - On This Perfect Day (2009)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic Scullplug 0 848  16.08.24 
Performer: Guilt Machine
Album: On This Perfect Day
Label: Mascot Records. Made in EU.
Catalog #: M 7291 2
Style: Atmospheric Progressive Metal
Year: 2009
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: in archive
Amount of tracks: 6
Size RAR: ~ 454 mb
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Вот теперь настало время Guilt Machine. Который от основного детища Лукассена отличается лишь масштабом, а если точнее, то сильным его уменьшением. Всего трое музыкантов, всего один вокалист, всего 6 песен (4 из которых, правда, длиной за 10 минут). А вот стиль остался тот же, рука Арьена чувствуется в каждой ноте, а электронные эффекты и синтезаторы так вообще в полном составе переползли сюда из последнего (на данный момент времени) альбома Ayreon. Каждый может воспринимать этот факт и как плюс, и как минус. «Тот самый вкус!» - порадуются поклонники. «Ayreon для бедных!» — заклеймят позором разочаровавшиеся. И в чём-то правы будут и те, и другие.

Abarax - Crying Of The Whales (2005)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic Scullplug 0 792  16.02.24 
Performer: Abarax
Album: Crying Of The Whales
Label: Cyclops. Made in UK.
Catalog #: CYCL 153
Style: Psychedelic Progressive Rock
Year: 2005
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: in archive
Amount of tracks: 8
Size RAR: ~ 441 mb
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Выпустив свой альбом "CRYING OF THE WHALES" ребята собрали множество лестных отзывов,а также специальный приз от GreenPeace. Все это было очень трогательно. Но, как правило, такие проекты при всей помпезности настораживали, ибо в них собственно музыка всегда отходила на второй план.
Abarax

Riverside - Reality Dream Trilogy [6 CD] (2011)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic Scullplug 0 1 645  01.02.24 
Performer: Riverside
Album: Reality Dream Trilogy
Label: Mystic Production. Made in Russia.
Catalog #: MYSTCD 178
Style: Progressive Rock
Year: 2011
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: in archive
Amount of tracks: 9+8+9+8+9+6
Size RAR: ~ 479+347+523+516+508+376 mb
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Вопреки установившемуся мнению, что для раскрытия потенциала необходимо энное количество альбомов, Riverside делают нехилый замах на монстров прог-рока уже первым альбомом. Странно, то же количество нот, те же инструменты, где-то уже слышанный вокал (Anathema, Porcupine Tree, вот только отдельные порыкивания на грани гроула - это свое, риверсайдовское), но вот полученный на выходе результат навевает ассоциации то ли с магией, то ли с алхимией, секреты которых знают участники группы.
Этот альбом - самый легкий у группы, гитара почти везде играет одна, без ритм-прокладки, и лишь редкие срывы вокалиста показывают, откуда у музыкантов-то уши растут. А растут они из дэт-металла! Да-да, эта очень легкая, воздушная смесь пинкфлойдовского звучания и позднего анафемного вокала сделана бывшими участниками дэтовых коллективов!
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Dvar - Piirrah, Taai Liira (2009)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic Scullplug 0 1 227  16.01.24 
Performer: Dvar
Album: Piirrah, Taai Liira
Label: Shadowplay Release. Made in Russia.
Catalog #: SPR 103
Style: Psychedelic Dark Wave
Year: 2009
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: in archive
Amount of tracks: 22
Size RAR: ~ 498 mb
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Первый альбом проекта Dvar, "Piirrah", вышел в 2002-м году в Италии на лейбле Radio Luxor, известном по релизам таких артистов "темной сцены", как Kirlian Kamera и Legendary Pink Dots. Стиль darkwave в исполнении Dvar явился крайне патологической музыкой: жесткая электроника с истерическими "гномоподобными" вокалами и неофолковым мелодизмом. Вкупе с конспирацией, мистическим концептом и "выдуманным" языком, музыка производила сильное воздействие. Некоторыми критиками подобная мозаика была названа "электронным black metal", меломаны же со стажем разглядели здесь своеобразный коктейль из The Residents, Das Ich, RelatIves Mneschsein и Diamanda Galas.
Dvar

Antimatter - Planetary Confinement (2005)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic Scullplug 0 2 289  03.01.24 
Performer: Antimatter
Album: Planetary Confinement
Label: Prophecy Productions. Made in Germany.
Catalog #: PRO 078
Style: Psychedelic Atmospheric Rock
Year: 2005
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: in archive
Amount of tracks: 09
Size RAR: ~ 272 mb
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Antimatter - очень многогранный коллектив, который с помощью своей музыки старается поделиться со слушателем своим состоянием души, своими чувствами, мыслями. Музыка чарует, восхищает и заставляет переживать. Она становится проводником в ваш собственный внутренний мир. Музыка Antimatter уникальна и неповторима, редко можно услышать такую искренность в песнях, в каждую свою работу парни вкладывают частичку себя, что отражается на их творчестве.
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Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge (2020) [MFSL]

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic maestro 0 993  28.08.23 
Performer:
Album: Vanilla Fudge
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. Made in US.
Catalog #: UDSACD 2210
Style: Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Year: 2020
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (300 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 10
Size ZIP: ~ 261 mb
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Vanilla Fudge is an American rock band known predominantly for their slow extended heavy rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs, most notably "You Keep Me Hangin' On".
The band's original line–up — vocalist and organist Mark Stein, bassist and vocalist Tim Bogert, lead guitarist/vocalist Vince Martell, and drummer and vocalist Carmine Appice — recorded five albums during the years 1967–69, before disbanding in 1970. The band is currently touring with three of the four original members: Stein, Martell, and Appice with Pete Bremy on bass as Bogert retired in 2009.

Pink Floyd - Greatest Hits [2CD] (2008)

Releases FM / Progressive, Psychedelic maestro 0 532  06.04.23 
Performer: Pink Floyd
Album: Greatest Hits
Label: EMI Records, Star Mark. Made in RU.
Catalog #: LDB 5151-1/2
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Year: 2008
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (600 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 13+14
Size ZIP: ~ 1000 mb
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Love - Forever Changes (2018) [Vinyl Rip 24bit/192kHz]

Vinyl Rip / Progressive, Psychedelic kiev09 0 1 257  03.04.23 
Performer: Love
Album: Forever Changes
Label: Elektra, Rhino Records. Made in EU.
Catalog #: R2 565276 / 603497862634
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Year: 2018
Bitrate Vinyl Rip: 24bit/192kHz Stereo
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Covers: in archive
Amount of tracks: 11
Size ZIP: ~ 1.62 gb
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Forever Changes is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released by Elektra Records in November 1967. It was the final album recorded by the original band lineup; after its completion, Bryan Maclean left the group acrimoniously and the other members were dismissed by leader Arthur Lee. The album saw the group embrace a subtler, folk-oriented sound and orchestration, while primary songwriter Lee explored darker themes alluding to mortality and his creeping disillusionment with the 1960s counterculture.
Love
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Pink Floyd - Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd - Slipcase [2CD] (2001)

Releases FM / Progressive, Psychedelic maestro 0 9 627  01.04.23 
Performer: Pink Floyd
Album: Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd - Slipcase
Label: Pink Floyd, Sony Music, EMI Records. Made in EU.
Catalog #: 7243 536111 2 5
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Year: 2001
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (600 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 26
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Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd is the fourth compilation album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 5 November 2001 by EMI internationally and a day later by Capitol Records in the United States. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart on 24 November 2001, with sales of 214,650 copies. It remained on the chart for 26 weeks. The album was certified Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum on 6 December 2001 in the US by the RIAA. It was certified Triple Platinum in the US on 8 January 2002, and Quadruple Platinum on 10 September 2007.
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Thoughts Factory - Elements (2020)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic maestro 0 543  23.03.23 
Performer: Thoughts Factory
Album: Elements
Label: Melodic Revolution Records. Made in EU.
Catalog #: MRRCD 22184
Style: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Year: 2020
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (300 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 10
Size ZIP: ~ 434 mb
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During my time at ProgPower Europe 2019, I heard a lot of chat about a band called Thoughts Factory. I’d never heard of them before but when there’s a buzz about a band at this great festival, I tend to sit up and take notice because the punters know their music. Regrettably my inability to get to bed at a reasonable hour on any night in Baarlo meant that I missed the impromptu listening session that was set up to hear this record. Nevertheless, I made it my mission to ensure that I checked out Thoughts Factory when time allowed.

Shaku - Maku (2020)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic maestro 0 499  23.03.23 
Performer: Shaku
Album: Maku
Label: Self Released. Made in EU.
Catalog #: none
Style: Prog Rock, Jazz, Funk, Canterbury, Blues
Year: 2020
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Bitrate: lossless
Covers:| full (600 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 8
Size ZIP: ~ 319 mb
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Leeds 6-piece frog-rock groovers Shaku have self released their debut album Maku, as the album is a divine representation of their creativity and musicianship which shines through even more so in their stellar live performances.
The group have a fantastic genre-fluid identity that sees them slip down the cracks between Canterbury scene prog, classic blues, funk-rock, UK jazz and epic old school rock. Having interviewed them back in May 2019, the band were ready back then to record after two years of relentless gigging, warfare, bloodshed and liquid consumption, and they did so live at The Nave Studios, Pudsey, and also in a living room in Burley. The theme of the album is a timeline of Shaku, covering a lot of musical and lyrical ground that each represent a different period in the band which has evolved over time, both together as a group and as individuals.
Shaku

Secret Alliance - Solar Warden (2020)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic maestro 0 822  23.03.23 
Performer: Secret Alliance
Album: Solar Warden
Label: Punishment 18 Records. Made in RU.
Catalog #: P18R 160
Style: Progressive Hard Rock
Year: 2020
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Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (96 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 12
Size ZIP: ~ 396 mb
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Italy has always been a prime center for music, from the days of classical all the up to the modern day. SECRET ALLIANCE confirms my opinion with their outer cosmic Progressive Hard Rock album “Solar Warden”. SECRET ALLIANCE was founded by guitarist Gianluca Galli (SILVER HORSES & MANTRA) initially as his solo project, but found he was wanting to create music with some extra complexity involved. He recruited the incredible Ricardo Confessori (ex-ANGRA) and fantastic hard rock bassist Tony Franklin to round out the constant members in every song. There are many guest musicians on this futuristic/sci-fi inspired album including Frank Gambale (CHICK COREA BAND) and Alex Masi. These great musicians create a futuristic world in sound.

Scarlet Hollow - A Window To October (2020)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic maestro 0 665  23.03.23 
Performer: Scarlet Hollow
Album: A Window To October
Label: Melodic Revolution Records. Made in US.
Catalog #: MRRCD 22171
Style: Progressive Rock
Year: 2020
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Amount of tracks: 12
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Gregg Olson and Scarlet Hollow have returned with what may well be the band’s best work to date.
Nick Katona, Melodic Revolution Records:
“I can still remember vividly receiving the phone about Gregg having a stroke, I was devastated, we had just made plans for Scarlet Hollow’s debut release and the band was rehearsing for their first tour. The prognosis that night was not very positive, it was grim in fact, but we kept close tabs on Gregg’s health, it wasn’t so much that we were worried about album sales. We were worried about a person that had become a friend, I first met Gregg on MySpace in 2006 and Melodic Revolution picked up the self-titled Echoes Landing for release. It’s because of this band that we formed the record label.
The good news is that over the next couple of years Gregg’s was getting better and his recovery seemed like a miracle. Fast track to today Scarlet Hollow has returned stronger, more focused and sounding better than ever. Get ready to take a musical journey with one of the most important bands today.”

Plus 33 - Open Window (2020)

Music genres / Progressive, Psychedelic maestro 0 449  23.03.23 
Performer: Plus 33
Album: Open Window
Label: Self-Productionб Loft Music Studios. Made in UK.
Catalog #: PL33CD1004
Style: Progressive Rock
Year: 2020
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Bitrate: lossless
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Amount of tracks: 13
Size ZIP: ~ 342 mb
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Plus 33 are an instrumental band forged by some musical talents from Strasbourg (France) and Newcastle upon Tyne (UK). The band, led by Didier Grillot (Outside), combines 70s prog rock, jazz and classical influences.
Plus 33