Danny Bonte

Rock On! Wednesday, 15 October 2025 – Nektar, Eloy, Ash Ra Tempel, Gracious & Curved Air

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: Nektar (Remember the Future), Eloy (Dawn), Ash Ra Tempel (Ash Ra Tempel), Gracious (Gracious!) & Curved Air (Air Conditioning).

Nektar is een Britse progressieve rockband, opgericht in 1969 in Hamburg door een groep Engelse muzikanten die actief waren in de Duitse muziekscene. De band staat bekend om haar rijke, psychedelische sound, conceptuele albums en indrukwekkende lichtshows die perfect aansloten bij de kosmische sfeer van hun muziek.

Prog Archives review: “Remember the Future remains Nektar’s most popular and loved album, and that’s with good reason. First of all, it has probably the most accomplished and perfected Nektar-sound of all their albums.

Never before or after have Roye Albrigthon’s perfect vocal-harmonies and guitar-playing sounded better, more distinctive and…Nektar-like!… Read more...

Art Rock Show – Edensong – Our Road to Dust (Week 41)

Edensong is een progressieve rockband uit New York die symfonische rock combineert met folk-, klassieke en metalinvloeden. De band staat bekend om zijn rijke arrangementen, poëtische teksten en dynamische composities.

Dave “That Metal Guy” Campbell van Metal Temple: “From Bandcamp, “Hailed as a “a great example of contemporary Progressive Rock” by Ian Anderson, EDENSONG have delighted audiences throughout the US and abroad with their genre-bending blend: a hard driving rhythm section, flute playing that ranges from serenely melodic to avant-garde, lush vocal harmonies, and more than a touch of orchestral ambition.  EDENSONG returns with a new album “Our Road to Dust” in 2025, their first since releasing the critically adored “Years in the Garden of Years” in 2016.  Their first album to be crafted as a quartet, the record embodies the ambitious, detailed and eclectic sound they have cultivated over the years, but is far heavier, more focused and fuller of infectious melodic hooks.”… Read more...

Art Rock Show – Daal – Decoding The Emptiness (Week 40)

Daal is een Italiaans instrumentaal progrock-duo dat een fascinerende kruisweg vormt tussen symfonische rock, elektronische experimenten, en moderne klassieke invloeden. Sinds hun ontstaan bouwen Alfio Costa (toetsen) en Davide Guidoni (drums & percussie) aan een indrukwekkend oeuvre waarin duistere sferen en weelderige texturen centraal staan.

Prog Archives review: “Immersing yourself in Daal’s sound is like immersing yourself in a dark and gloomy world of impressive sonic quality. Their musical skill takes you through shadowy realms, occasionally opening up to brighter or denser spaces. The band uses their instrumental prowess to create a kind of sonic exploration: an interplay of light and darkness. Their music is difficult to define.

Led by keyboardist Alfio Costa, who creates the tones and atmospheres, Daal’s sound is primarily instrumental. He is accompanied by Davide Guidoni on drums, Ettore Salati on guitar, and Bobo Aiolfi on bass.… Read more...

Rock On! Wednesday, 1 October 2025 – The Nice, ELP, Yes, Procol Harum & Family

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: The Nice (Five Bridges), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Tarkus), Yes (Time and a Word), Procol Harum (A Salty Dog) & Family (Bandstand).

The Nice was een Britse prog-rock band uit eind jaren zestig, bekend voor zijn combinatie van rock, jazz en klassieke muziek. De groep begon in 1967 als begeleiding van de soulzangeres P.P. Arnold. Het debuutalbum The thoughts of Emerlist Davjack verscheen in maart 1968. Tijdens de opnames van het tweede album Ars Longa, Vita Brevis verliet O’List de groep, waarna ze als trio verder gingen.

Sid Smith BBC review: “Rock and classical music fusions have often ended up being damned by both sides of the cultural divide.… Read more...