TOP 20 ALBUME NEO/SYMPHONIC/HEAVY/CROSSOVER/SPACE PROG 2012

1.       Anglagard - Viljans Oga

2.       Big Big Train - English Electric (Part One)

3.       Astra – The Black Chord

4.       Motorpsycho – The Death Defying Unicorn

5.       El Doom & The Born Electric - El Doom & The Born Electric

6.       Beardfish – The Void

7.       Echolyn – Echolyn

8.       The Flower Kings - Banks Of Eden

9.       Neal Morse – Momentum

10.   Kaipa – Vittjar

11.   Marillion – Sounds That Can’t Be Made  

12.   Rush – Clockwork Angels

13.   SBB – SBB

14.   Diagonal – The Second Mechanism

15.   Lalle Larsson`s Weaveworld  - Nightscapes

16.   Violeta De Outono – Espectro

17.   Presto Ballet – Relic of the Modern World

18.   Howlin Rain – Russian Wilds

19.   Gavin Harrison & o5ric – The Man Who Sold Himself

20.   RAK – The Book of Flight

TOP 20 ALBUME JAZZ 2012

1.       Christoph Stiefel & Lisette Spinnler - Bima Sakti

2.       Lars Danielsson – Liberetto

3.       Avishai Cohen – Duende

4.       Ulf Wakenius – Vagabond

5.       Tord Gustavsen Quartet – The Well

6.       Anders Jormin – Ad Lucem

7.       Ulrich Drechsler Trio - Beyond Words

8.       Aldo Romano, Louis Sclavis, Henry Texier – 3+3

9.       Food – Mercurial Balm

10.   Eivind Aarset - Dream Logic

11.   Bobo Stenson Trio – Indicum

12.   Philip Catherine - Cote Jardin

13.   John Surman – Saltash Bells

14.   Louis Sclavis Atlas Trio – Sources

15.   Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa – Alma

16.   Erland Dahlen – Rolling Bomber

17.   Kirsti Huke & Tore Brunborg – Scent of Soil

18.   Ballrogg – Cabin Music

19.   Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet

20.   John Zorn – Templars/In Sacred Blood

 

Pymlico - Directions 2012

Norvegieni, la al doilea material. Multe chestii faine, de ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
1. Compliments of Sharky
2. Heroes
3. The little grey cells
4. R.W.
5. 2280
6. Regulus

Musicians:
Arild Brøter / drums, keyboards
Axel Toreg Reite / bass
Mads Tvinnereim Horn / guitars
Mattias Krohn Nielsen / guitars
Geir-Anders Haugen / guitars
Øyvind Brøter: Hammond / organ, piano
Julie Falkevik Tungevåg / piano
Fredrik Sydow Hage  saxophones
Karoline Torkildsen / flute 

Psycho Praxis - Echoes From The Deep 2012

Italieni, tot album de debut. Sonoritati din anii '70, merita ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
01. Privileged Station 08:03
02. P.S.M. 08:14
03. Hoodlums 07:41
04. Black Crow 09:07
05. Awareness 05:52
06. Noon 07:16

Musicians:

Andrea Calzoni / vocals, flute
Paolo Vacchelli / guitars
Paolo Tognazzi / keyboards
Matteo Marini / bass
Matteo Tognazzi / drums
 

Amusia - Time Will Tell 2012

Album de debut pentru trupa canadiana. Influente Rush, dar e ok, poate fi bagat in seama.

4/5









Songs:
1. Small Hours 02:43
2. Rest Assured 03:51
3. Breathe Easy 10:42
4. All We Are 02:34
5. Cut The Rope 04:39
6. The Final Cry 04:55
7. Steel String Cage 03:41
8. Crossfire 08:20
9. Sirens 04:52
10. Requiem 02:26
11. Pyre 07:10
12. Time Will Tell 10:21 

Musicians:
Adrian Naqvi / vocals
Chris Hogan / guitar
Shafer Carson / bass, synthesizers
Mike Edin / drums 

Ballrogg - Cabin Music 2012

Trio norvegian, la al treilea album. Care nu e de ratat.

5/5









Songs:
1. Swedish Country
2. Breakfast Music
3. Sliding Doors
4. Fireplace

Musicians:
Klaus Ellerhusen Holm / alto saxophone, clarinet, electronics
Roger Arntzen / double bass
Ivar Grydeland / pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo

Food - Mercurial Balm 2012

A cincea realizare pentru grupul ce contine muzicieni unul si unul, a doua la ECM. De ascultat musai.

5/5








Songs:
1. Nebular
2. Celestial Food
3. Ascendant
4. Phase
5. Astral
6. Moonpie
7. Chanterelle
8. Mercurial Balm
9. Magnetosphere
10. Galactic Roll

Musicians:
Iain Ballamy / saxophones, electronics
Thomas Strønen / drums, electronics
Christian Fennesz / guitar, electonics
Eivind Aarset / guitar, electronics
Prakash Sontakke / slide-guitar, vocal
Nils Petter Molvær / trumpet