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October & After the Fall
*100 copies limited edition, black vinyl* In continuation of our deep-dive into the diamond vaults of US Prog, it is with great pleasure that we bring you the first reissue of the 2 ultra rare albums by the Detroit-based October. This is a deliciously eclectic combo of sonic explorers whose recorded testament consists of a string of pebbles that crystalized in a collectively interminable quest for that eccentrically elusive eureka moment.
Fueled by King Crimson and Yes, but also by the improvis…
El Ultimo Cortejo
The mighty Argentine progsters Bubu make a triumphant comeback with their 3rd and final album El Ultimo Cortejo. Composed in part based on notes discovered by the band’s mastermind Daniel Andreoli in his parents’ basement, dating back to the Anabelas (1976) period, and in part on newly infused sonic elements by the evergreen lineup that boasts some of the finest upcoming musicians from Buenos Aires’ rampant neoprog scene, El Ultimo Cortejo carves new pathways in Bubu’s evolutionary trajectory by…
Anabelas
*100 copies limited edition* It is not with sheer joy, but with overwhelming jouissance that we undertook the demanding task to reissue on vinyl the behemoth that is called Anabelas. Heralded in its contemporary 70s music press in Argentina as a phenomenal release, and venerably revered globally for many years to come by progrock aficionados as a best-kept secret. Unfettered by the stealthily eroding repetitiveness that eventually forces aural innovations into the territory of trite and lacklust…
The Lost Tapes
*100 copies limited edition* Without a shadow of a doubt, this release is surely the most astonishing and the strangest of Fractal Records' catalog, through the history of this band, and notably regarding the existence of this record, which seems to be one of the most enigmatic albums in the entire history of German rock from the end of the 60s to the present day! NB: The incredible story of Graograman is told in a 12-page booklet.
Absolutely no information is currently available on this group, …
Explosion Of Bad Music
"Explosion of Bad Music” captures Simon Steensland at his most gloriously unhinged. Built around two expansive pieces of roughly 27 minutes each, the album dives headfirst into his signature avant-prog chaos (dense, theatrical, and wildly inventive), unfolding like a delirious, self-contained masterpiece. Every passage mutates with intent, transforming unease into narrative drive. Wild, intricate, and unexpectedly playful, it feels like a parallel universe where avant-garde rigor collides with d…
The Faust Tapes
There’s something perversely fabulous about the thought of this warped masterwork wandering into 60,000 unsuspecting British homes in 1973. Faust’s second-and-a-half album hit the shops to celebrate their signing to the nascent Virgin Records, who were looking to take advantage of the zeitgeist for German music at that time. Undeterred by the fact the band’s unwillingness to engage with the commercial landscape had seen them dropped from Polydor, Branson and co cooked up a suitably spectacular m…
God Is Good
It's been years now. OM have done their time in the desert, and ever-changing, are returned. Today, they say, God is Good. Are you surprised? Perhaps you've haven't understood what OM was saying to you. But perhaps you felt something... It's true that the one way pursued by OM leads in many different directions. It is a mystic path. Songs come from innumerable sources, filtering through the external and the internal. OM albums are rituals, personal convictions transcripted into verse. Playing th…
Advaitic Songs
More than a decade after its initial release, Om's Advaitic Songs continues to stand as a towering achievement in heavy music's ongoing evolution - a record that demolished preconceptions about what drone-doom could become while establishing new possibilities for consciousness-expanding composition. Where God Is Good represented the first step in a more ornate and sophisticated direction for Om, Advaitic Songs achieved a level of composition that would have been impossible to foresee from the du…
The Civil Surface
500 units, deluxe remastered edition. Some records are made in the present tense. The Civil Surface was made in the past perfect - a band returning from its own ending to commit to tape the music it had never quite managed to record. By the time these sessions took place at Worthing's Saturn Studios in the summer of 1974, Egg had already been finished for two years. The trio - organist Dave Stewart, bassist and horn player Mont Campbell, drummer Clive Brooks - had cut two singular albums of orga…
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Stranded gave Roxy Music their first UK No’1 album and brought with it an undeniable presence that would eventually see Roxy Music’s American audience take note! It was becoming all too clear that Roxy Music were indeed a band ahead of their time.
Stranded
Stranded gave Roxy Music their first UK No’1 album and brought with it an undeniable presence that would eventually see Roxy Music’s American audience take note! It was becoming all too clear that Roxy Music were indeed a band ahead of their time.
For Your Pleasure
On Roxy Music's debut, the tensions between Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry propelled their music to great, unexpected heights, and for most of the group's second album, For Your Pleasure, the band equals, if not surpasses, those expectations. However, there are a handful of moments where those tensions become unbearable, as when Eno wants to move toward texture and Ferry wants to stay in more conventional rock territory; the nine-minute "The Bogus Man" captures such creative tensions perfectly, and i…
Roxy Music
Falling halfway between musical primitivism and art rock ambition, Roxy Music's eponymous debut remains a startling redefinition of rock's boundaries. Simultaneously embracing kitschy glamour and avant-pop, Roxy Music shimmers with seductive style and pulsates with disturbing synthetic textures. Although no musician demonstrates much technical skill at this point, they are driven by boundless imagination -- Brian Eno's synthesized "treatments" exploit electronic instruments as electronics, inste…
Le Cimetière Des Arlequins
Originally issued by Philips in 1973, Le Cimetière des Arlequins is the second LP by Ange, and the record that transformed a young band from Belfort into the defining voice of French progressive music. A gold record in its homeland, it remains one of the great theatrical statements of the European 1970s - a world of discordant organ, Mellotron, and feverish narration that owes as much to the chanson tradition as it does to the symphonic ambitions of its English contemporaries.
The album announce…
Roll 'Em Smoke 'Em Put Another Line Out
The third and most untamed chapter in the brief, brilliant life of Patto. Originally issued in October 1972 on Island, Roll 'Em Smoke 'Em Put Another Line Out arrives via Guerssen in a remastered vinyl edition, faithful to the original cardboard sleeve and accompanied by an insert with detailed liner notes by Ralph Heibutzki and rare photos and memorabilia.
Patto formed in London in 1970 from the ashes of Timebox - the lineup uniting vocalist Mike Patto, bassist Clive Griffiths, drummer John Hal…
Africa
Africa, originally released in 1992 on Materiali Sonori, may be a late entry in the Embryo catalog but it is one of their most ambitious and truly progressive albums to date. As the name implies, the Munich group not only draws influence from the continent to their south, but also employs an African percussion ensemble on many tracks.
One Size Fits All
One Size Fits All’s 50th Anniversary 2LP “black glitter” anniversary edition boasts a brand-new analog cut of the album, a bonus LP of highlights from the box set, and the 50th anniversary edition booklet. The booklet has newly revealed photos by Sam Emerson accompanying the bespoke liner notes by Ruth Underwood, David Fricke, and Joe Travers.
Exposure
A 2022 Fourth Edition of Robert Fripp's innovative debut from 1979 mixed (from the original multi-track tapes) by Steven Wilson. 200g vinyl edition mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering. Featuring contributions from: Barry Andrews, Phil Collins, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel Daryl Hall, Peter Hammill, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta,. Sid McGinnis, Terre Roche and Narada Michael Walden. The definitive LP version of a truly classic album.
After King Crimson's dissolution in 1974, Robert Fripp embar…
Come Un Vecchio Incensiere All'Alba Di Un Villaggio Deserto
Come un vecchio incensiere all’alba di un villaggio deserto is Alan Sorrenti’s second album, released in 1973 by Harvest Records. This album marks an evolution in his musical exploration, continuing the experimentation begun with his previous album "Aria" and solidifying his position in the Italian progressive rock scene.
The centerpiece of the album is the lengthy suite that gives the record its title, a track lasting over twenty minutes that explores psychedelic, jazz, and folk sounds. The com…
Fragments Of Light
The Prog Rock Italia Series continues with the reissue of Fragments Of Light, the debut album by Sensations’ Fix, a musical project by Franco Falsini, an eclectic musician from Tuscany who has always been dedicated to exploration and electronic experimentation.
After moving to England and the United States to broaden his artistic horizons, Falsini returned to Italy in the early 1970s and formed the trio with Richard Ursillo and Keith Edwards, both of American origin.
Originally released in 1974,…