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We Are Bodies

Dave Pen and Robin Foster first met through MySpace more than 15 years ago. It was the nascent algorithms that brought them together, with the bots frequently suggesting fans of Pen’s band Archive might like the music of Foster, and vice versa. “So we started spying on each other,” remembers Foster, an English musician who’s […]

Overhead, The Albatross

Irishmen pull on the heartstrings with dynamic post-rock “We’re all quite private people, so to be putting so much of your feelings was a bit nerve-wracking.” Body//The ears if Pink Floyd fans will prick up at the sound of Overhead, The Albatross’ band name – given that the moniker is grabbed from the opening line […]

Tom Penaguin

The Canterbury Scene extends well beyond the usual geographical boundaries and it seems, is also exerting an influence amongst an increasingly younger generation of musicians. France’s Tom Penaguin is one such example. The multi-instrumentalist’s self-titled album of original compositions while being clearly influenced by the tone and timbre of the likes Egg, National Health, and […]

Oddleaf

French proggers create a flutter with eco-themed debut album “Many people ask why we are called Oddleaf, and we could not really explain – so we thought we would do a song about it,” says Carina Taurer, the band’s composer and keyboards player. The explanation comes in the hauntingly intricate //Ethereal Melodies//, signature song from […]

Kronstad 23

Spread over Norway, the jazz-prog quintet reunite sporadically to create stunning music against the clock. Getting the band back together one more time has been the dream for many wearing rose-tinted spectacles, but for Norwegians Kronstad 23 ­– that’s Øyvind Vie Berg (keyboards), Aleksander Tøsdal Tveit (guitar), Eirik Rømcke (bass) and Hans Christian Dalgaard (drums) […]

The Verge

For nearly four years, The Verge’s mystifying self-titled debut album sat unreleased, waiting. Written by four musicians during their time at the NTNU jazz school in Trondheim, Norway, each member has since gone on to form their own projects. But they never forgot about the record they created together, one full of heady complexity, jagged […]

Ruby Dawn

Soulfully charged UK prog foursome explore humanity’s place in the universe on powerful second album. “I’ve waited a lifetime to have this kind of band,” declares vocalist and keyboard player Carola Baer, as she looks back on Ruby Dawn’s beginnings during Covid in 2022. “I have played with loads of people, but this band has […]

Kalandra

Wardruna-approved quartet filling the gap between Norwegian folk and ambitious prog. Katrine Stenbekk was studying music at the Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts when she came up with what would become Kalandra. “I really missed vocal techniques from all over the world being a bit more mainstream,” the Norwegian singer tells //Prog//. “I felt like […]

i Häxa

Leaning back on a swivel chair in his studio stroking his hairless Devon Rex, Peter Miles could easily pass for an evil genius hell bent on world domination. The bearded West Country doyen of the studio is more interested in the underworld however. i Häxa – his joint multimedia project with the London-based singer Rebecca […]

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