Ancestors - In Dreams And Time (2012)

1.- Whispers 9:10

2.- The Last Return 6:15

3.- Corryvreckan 12:08

4.- On The Wind 9:31 

5.- Running In Circles 9:44

6.- First Light 19:19

Monumental new album of Ancestors. The perfect culmination to its career so far. This "In Dreams And Time" is more progressive and epic than ever, and displays some of their influences widely, Pink Floyd would be a good example this. From the cover art untill the last second of the magnificent "First Light" we are in front of an outstanding piece of music, that surely will be between the best albums of this 2012. Enjoy it!

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Albatros - Ursus (2011)

1.Ursus (5:41)
2.El Camino De Swann (4:42)
3.Loki (5:31)
4.La Ciénaga (7:25)
5.Rey Lombriz (3:21)
6.Icaro (10:34)
7.Planeta Prohibido (8:36)

Third album of these catalans, more progressive than their two last albums, and with a fantastic voices that remember a lot the vocal lines of the legends of the andalusian rock Triana. An album that hooks you since the first listening. Enjoy it!  

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Zechs Marquise - Getting Paid (2011)

01. Getting Paid
02. Lock Jaw Night Vision
03. Static Lovers
04. The Heat, The Drought, The Thirst, and The Insanity
05. Time Masters
06. Guajira
07. Everlasting Beacon of Light
08. Crushin’ It!
09. Mega Slap

Although this sounds odd at first listening, it is a really light album, I mean, easy to listen it.  A diferent proposal, sometimes psychedelic, sometimes progressive, sometimes funky and always very enjoyable. All yours.

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Karfagen - Lost Symphony (2011)

01. Entering the Space Gates (1:27)
02. Salvatore & His Leather Jackets (2:26)
03. Orgaria (scene 1) (1:07)
04. The Cosmic Frog & the Beast (6:47)
05. The China Wizard (3:43)
06. Sylph (4:29)
07. Daydream (2:59)
08. Orgaria (scene 2) (0:56)
09. Journey Through The Looking Glass (18:20)
10. Symphony of Sound (19:24)
11. Afterwords (2:24)

Amazing trip through the progressive soundscapes of these guys. A huge instrumental work of symphonic and progressive rock with a lot of guest musicians that enrich his music by using differents instruments. Here we can find both Pink Floyd as King Crimson just to name the most famous, but there are a lot of nuances to be discovered. Enjoy it!

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Jardín De La Croix - Ocean Cosmonauts (2011)

1. Blacksnout Seasnail (7:38)
2. Vostok (5:31)
3. Island Of Atlas (9:57)
4. Maelstrom (6:59)
5. Challenger (5:28)
6. Math Of Vortex (8:26)
7. Caronte (6:35)
8. Japanese Rockets (4:40)

Wonderful work of this quartet of musicians from Madrid. Second album of a high quality instrumental progressive/math rock. Very good songs, well executed and technically outstanding compositions. Very enjoyable work. One of the last surprises for this year. 

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Blue Aside - The Orange Tree EP (2010)

1. The Traveler Of Time And Space 5:23
2. Otis’ Sun 7:32
3. Orange Eyes 9:03
4. Black Rays 6:48
5. The Inevitable Journey 7:33

Is this the perfect mix between traditional doom, progressive rock, and psychedelia? If it´s not it´s very close. Excellent first EP of this band, which moves into Black Sabbath, Pentagram, and Pynk Floyd sound, being as a result this wondeful work. Really fresh record in these times of musical saturation.

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Graviter - Myopia (2011)

1.Inversion 08:28
2.Obscured 06:29
3.Cause and Effect 07:00
4.Sink Beneath 05:08
5.Moments of Indecision 08:03
6.Ripple 05:47
7.Myopia 06:14

From New Zeland arrives this fantasic first album of Gaviter, some kind of dark and melancholic rock stuff. These guys are clearly followers of Opeth and Katatonia in their last periods, but with his own personality, so you know what you´re gonna find in it. Enjoy it!

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