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OLIVER WAKEMAN IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “MOTHERS RUIN”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 19 September 2005 – Mother’s Ruin is Oliver’s latest studio project and marks a logical progression in his musical career. The album sees a change in direction from Oliver’s recent instrumental releases and draws heavily both from Oliver’s progressive roots and also the experience performing live with his band. A collection of hard-edged yet melodic songs, the album showcases Oliver’s writing skills but also allows room for the dynamic instrumentation which has

DANIEL J. IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “LOSING TIME”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 28 June 2005 – Born March 13, 1982 in Israel, Daniel J has exploded onto the music scene as a multitalented musician, producer, singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer, and bass player. The son of Jaroslav Jakubovic, a professional musician, Daniel has been surrounded by, and intrigued with music his entire life. While growing up, he spent a lot of time in various recording studios and backstage at live concerts. He took guitar lessons at age 10 and also studied music theory

AJALON IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES “On the Threshold of Eternity”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 16 November 2004 -- On the Threshold of Eternity is a concept CD that speaks of surrender, change and promise. It sends the message that there is hope, no matter how difficult the circumstances. It begs the question... “What kind of love can change a world in the depth of derision to a kingdom of life? It also answers that question in that it is up to us to make a decision to rise up and take the steps to affect true change. 67 minutes of challenging music will take you on

CROSS IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “PLAYGROUNDS”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 16 June 2005 – Cross has existed since the late 80's, always lead by guitarist, vocalist Hansi Cross. After several changes of musicians Hansi has found the right musicians to collaborate with in Tomas Hjort (drums) and Lollo Andersson (bass, background vocals). The members feel a strong unity in the band in the form it exists today and the creativity is very high. Some very fine contributions from Grand Stand's keyboard player Olov Andersson makes it even better on this, the

PROGROCK RECORDS SET TO RELEASE “Fortunate Observer of Time”, the latest from Frogg Café

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 16 May 2005 – The third studio release from New York progressive rock quintet Frogg Café is here. Fortunate Observer of Time delivers a combination of rigorous composition and jazz-and-jam improvisation, painted in a diverse array of instrumental timbres and layered under powerful vocal lines. In addition to traditional rock instrumentation, the Frogg Café sound incorporates trumpet, flugelhorn, violin, mandolin, trombone, vibes/marimba, cello, flute, and more. It’s a

BROTHER APE IS SIGNED TO PROGROCK RECORDS AND RELEASES THE ALBUM “ON THE OTHER SIDE”

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 16 June 2005 – Brother Ape is a band hailing from the southern parts of Stockholm, Sweden, and has been going for about 10 years. In the mid 90's they recorded demos for an album, but never released it. Over the years they started to build up their own recording studio at their rehearsal room (which they named "The Monkey Cave") and kept on recording new songs. In the beginning of the new century they released a couple of short demo albums, which was sold at concerts. Musically

Liquid Scarlet Signs with PRR for North America

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 9 May 2005 –Swedish-based progressive rock band Liquid Scarlet have signed with Progrock Records for immediate release of their self titled debut album "Liquid Scarlet" for North America. They have picked up the typical Swedish progressive sound of bands like Anekdoten, Anglagard and Landberk, and added a lot of influences from more alternative bands such as Elbow or Radiohead. The early seventies, with groups like King Crimson, Yes and Genesis, is also incorporated in Liquid

HABITAT, the brand new concept CD from MAN ON FIRE

Twelve Tracks… Ten Lives… One City Block… Join MAN ON FIRE on a conceptual musical journey through a concrete jungle of greed, power, love, death, loss and discovery. An environment teeming with savage grace and decaying beauty, a place where disconnected lives are intertwined through a common thread of existence: a single urban city block - their HABITAT. Each of the tracks paints a musical portrait of one or more of the individuals living within this block, allowing for the CD as a whole to

Frameshift’s An Absence Of Empathy Ships Worldwide

April 13, 2005 Contact: Mike G FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 610-691-2260 LOS ANGELES, CA Market Wire—Frameshift's An Absence of Empathy, featuring vocalist Sebastian Bach, has shipped worldwide. It is the much-anticipated follow-up to Frameshift’s 2003 critically acclaimed Unweaving the Rainbow debut, which featured Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie. International distribution and licensing deals are in place to ensure widespread

PROGROCK RECORDS SET TO RELEASE “Wanderlust”, the latest from Little Atlas

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – 4 April 2005 –Consisting of 7 songs clocking in at nearly an hour, Miami, Florida art-rockers, Little Atlas, have released “Wanderlust”. Following a new direction that was hinted at in their last album (the acclaimed “Surface Serene”), the band’s latest release represents their most adventurous work to date. All songs on this CD were fully co-written by the 4 bandmates yielding a cohesive and unique listening experience. Compositions are filled with