Category: Progressive Rock

Progressive rock, also known as prog rock or prog, is a rock music subgenre that originated in the United Kingdom, with further developments in Germany, Italy, and France, throughout the mid-to-late 1960s and 1970s. It developed from psychedelic rock and originated, similarly to art rock, as an attempt to give greater artistic weight and credibility to rock music.

Jadis – See Right Through You 2012

Jadis are a four piece rock band hailing from the south of England.They became a full-time gigging outfit when they supported IQ on their ‘Nomzamo’ tour of Britain and Europe.They then supported Marillion on their ‘Clutching At Straws’ UK tour, culminating in three nights at London’s Hammersmith Odeon.

A period of extensive touring then followed, in which Jadis played over 150 gigs in pubs and …

Samuel Hallkvist – Variety of Loud (2012)

I am Samuel, a Swedish guitar player living in Copenhagen, Denmark. I play music with hints of jazz, country, metal, noise and blooming cherry trees. When not doing concerts, recordings or compose music, I teach musical interplay and improvisation at various schools in Sweden. I’m also a proud receiver of the “Jazz in Sweden” award 2010. An excerpt from the justification: