IO Earth - Aura (2020)

IO Earth is a band founded in Birmingham, UK, in 2007. They have released 5 albums so far, on which they combine modern prog in a relaxed mood with a cinematic vibe and sophisticated song compositions. This weekend's featured album is their brand new release 'Aura'.

Starport Omega : Saturday 18:00 PST (Sunday 03:00 CEST, 01:00 GMT)
Floating Islands : Sunday 15:00 PST (Monday 00:00 CEST, Sunday 22:00 GMT)

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The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976)

Alan Parsons started as a sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios, where he was assistant sound engineer for The Beatles albums 'Abbey Road' and 'Let It Be'. He was sound engineer for the Pink Floyd albums 'Atom Heart Mother' and 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. After that he started his own project together with Eric Woolfson. Their debut album 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination' is based on selected stories by Edgar Allan Poe and  features, among others, Arthur Brown and John Miles on vocals.

Starport Omega : Saturday 18:00 PST (Sunday 03:00 CEST, 01:00 GMT)
Floating Islands : Sunday 15:00 PST (Monday 00:00 CEST, Sunday 22:00 GMT)

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Different Light - Binary Suns (Part 1 - Operant Condition) (2020)

Different Light was formed in Malta in 1994, disbanded 1999, then reformed in the Czech Republic in 2008. They have released four albums so far. This weekend's featured album is their forth and brand new release 'Binary Suns (Part 1 - Operant Condition)'. The English sung music is strongly rooted in 70's British prog rock as the likes of Supertramp, The Alan Parsons Project, Barclay James Harvest and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. But also influences of Styx and REO Speedwagon can be heard.

Starport Omega : Saturday 18:00 PST (Sunday 03:00 CEST, 01:00 GMT)
Floating Islands : Sunday 15:00 PST (Monday 00:00 CEST, Sunday 22:00 GMT)

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Bernard & Pörsti - Gulliver (2020)

Bernard & Pörsti is a musical spin-off of The Samurai of Prog, which consists of Marco Bernard on bass and Kimmo Pörsti on drums. As with The Samurai of Prog they are accompanied by numerous guest musicians. This new release is a concept album which is inspired by Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's travels. The music is consistent to The Samurai of Prog, yet it is more rooted into prog of the 70's, especially Genesis 1972-74, with keyboards that could be from ELP or Yes, and wood wind instruments that could be of King Crimson/Colosseum/Supertramp. Also featuring Steve Unruh on vocals and violins, and Akihisa Tsuboy of jazz-rock-fusion band KBB on violins.

Starport Omega : Saturday 18:00 PST (Sunday 03:00 CEST, 01:00 GMT)
Floating Islands : Sunday 15:00 PST (Monday 00:00 CEST, Sunday 22:00 GMT)

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