Krautrock – Progressive Rock Journal https://progrockjournal.com Webzine Fri, 29 May 2026 13:56:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://progrockjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cropped-01-Cross-1-32x32.jpg Krautrock – Progressive Rock Journal https://progrockjournal.com 32 32 [Review] Elder – Through Zero https://progrockjournal.com/review-elder-through-zero/ https://progrockjournal.com/review-elder-through-zero/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 13:56:41 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=84160 In audio engineering, “Through Zero” describes the property of a signal crossing the zero point to invert its own phase. There is no more fitting metaphor to describe the artistic arc of Elder — a band that has made the systematic dismantling of its own stylistic limits a genuine programmatic manifesto. Founded in 2005 on […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/review-elder-through-zero/feed/ 0 PRJ Compilation Vol. XX – Motorik Neon Flux https://progrockjournal.com/prj-compilation-vol-xx-motorik-neon-flux/ https://progrockjournal.com/prj-compilation-vol-xx-motorik-neon-flux/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 08:58:02 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=84114 The twentieth volume of the PRJ Compilation series lands as a full-throttle dispatch from the kosmische underground, five tracks deep into the Motorik pulse, the Cosmic drift, and the wired Psychedelia that have defined the German Experimental tradition — and its global offshoots — for over five decades. “Motorik Neon Flux” is not a survey. […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/prj-compilation-vol-xx-motorik-neon-flux/feed/ 0 [Exclusive Interview] Enigmatic Sound Machines – Inside the Sculpted Darkness of “Divided By One” https://progrockjournal.com/exclusive-interview-enigmatic-sound-machines-inside-the-sculpted-darkness-of-divided-by-one/ https://progrockjournal.com/exclusive-interview-enigmatic-sound-machines-inside-the-sculpted-darkness-of-divided-by-one/#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 14:31:18 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=84061 Few projects in the contemporary Electronic Progressive Rrock landscape manage to evolve as deliberately and visibly as Enigmatic Sound Machines. Founded in Montreal by Jeremie Arrobas and Thomas Szirmay, ESM has compressed three albums and a radical sonic transformation into less than three years — moving from the synth-driven palette of “Telepathic Waves” (2023) to […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/exclusive-interview-enigmatic-sound-machines-inside-the-sculpted-darkness-of-divided-by-one/feed/ 0 [Editor’s Pick] What You Shouldn’t Miss — May 25, 2026 https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-may-25-2026/ https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-may-25-2026/#respond Mon, 25 May 2026 09:23:35 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=84052 A new editorial week closes at Progressive Rock Journal (PRJ) with a selection that moves from the Math/Post-Rock corridors of Newcastle to the Symphonic heaviness of a Canadian duo writing their own chapter of the genre’s history, from the timeless conflict between light and darkness in the tradition of Rock Progressivo Italiano to a Canterbury-rooted album that […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-may-25-2026/feed/ 0 [News] Orange Peel: Bacillus Records unearth “I Got No Time / Searching For A Place To Hide” Digital version https://progrockjournal.com/news-orange-peel-bacillus-records-unearth-i-got-no-time-searching-for-a-place-to-hide-digital-version/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-orange-peel-bacillus-records-unearth-i-got-no-time-searching-for-a-place-to-hide-digital-version/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 21:53:27 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=84037 Bacillus Records have officially expanded their ongoing archival campaign with the digital release of “I Got No Time / Searching For A Place To Hide,” the long-obscured 1970 single by Orange Peel, now available via Bandcamp as of May 15, 2026. The release adds a crucial missing chapter to the German band’s short but highly […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-orange-peel-bacillus-records-unearth-i-got-no-time-searching-for-a-place-to-hide-digital-version/feed/ 0 [News] El Altar Del Holocausto unveil the official full album visualizer for “ECOS” https://progrockjournal.com/news-el-altar-del-holocausto-unveil-the-official-full-album-visualizer-for-ecos/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-el-altar-del-holocausto-unveil-the-official-full-album-visualizer-for-ecos/#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 10:29:02 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=84016 Spanish Experimental Post-Rock/Ambient/Doom band El Altar Del Holocausto have unveiled the official full album visualizer for “ECOS,” released on May 14, 2026. Watch the full visualizer for “ECOS” via the YouTube player below: After a period of silence, El Altar del Holocausto return with “ECOS,” their new studio album, now available on digital platforms and […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-el-altar-del-holocausto-unveil-the-official-full-album-visualizer-for-ecos/feed/ 1 [News] Paul Haslinger & Christian Wittman launch noion label — Announce two releases “Mallarmé” and “Borges” https://progrockjournal.com/news-paul-haslinger-christian-wittman-launch-noion-label-announce-two-releases-mallarme-and-borges/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-paul-haslinger-christian-wittman-launch-noion-label-announce-two-releases-mallarme-and-borges/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 17:02:59 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83969 Austrian composer Paul Haslinger (best known for his tenure with Tangerine Dream) and French composer Christian Wittman (founding member of Lightwave) have announced the launch of noion, a new record label dedicated to Atmospheric Minimalism, Experimental sound design, and genre-defying works spanning Ambient, Drone, and Contemporary Classical Music. Rooted in a long-standing creative relationship that […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-paul-haslinger-christian-wittman-launch-noion-label-announce-two-releases-mallarme-and-borges/feed/ 0 [News] Enigmatic Sound Machines unveil official video for the title-track from new album “Divided By One” https://progrockjournal.com/news-enigmatic-sound-machines-unveil-official-video-for-the-title-track-from-new-album-divided-by-one/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-enigmatic-sound-machines-unveil-official-video-for-the-title-track-from-new-album-divided-by-one/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 20:28:54 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83937 Electronic Progressive Rock project Enigmatic Sound Machines (ESM) returns with their highly anticipated fourth studio album, “Divided By One,” set for release on June 05, 2026 via Progrock.com’s Essentials. The band have unveiled the official video for the title-track “Divided By One,” available via the YouTube player below: Blending Cinematic textures, driving rhythms, and richly […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-enigmatic-sound-machines-unveil-official-video-for-the-title-track-from-new-album-divided-by-one/feed/ 0 [News] Greek quintet Holy Monitor unveil their new stand-alone single “The Sands” https://progrockjournal.com/news-greek-quintet-holy-monitor-unveil-their-new-stand-alone-single-the-sands/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-greek-quintet-holy-monitor-unveil-their-new-stand-alone-single-the-sands/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 18:35:03 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83934 Athens, Greec based Psychedelic/Space Rock/Krautrock quintet Holy Monitor have unveiled their new stand-alone single, “The Sands,” released on May 20, 2026. Stream “The Sands” via the Spotify player below: The band states about “The Sands“: “Hey everyone,We’re happy to share our new track, “THE SANDS”.It’s a song born somewhere between dust, heat, fading roads and […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-greek-quintet-holy-monitor-unveil-their-new-stand-alone-single-the-sands/feed/ 0 [Review] Orange Peel — Orange Peel (Bacillus Records, 2026 Digital) https://progrockjournal.com/review-orange-peel-orange-peel-bacillus-records-2026-digital/ https://progrockjournal.com/review-orange-peel-orange-peel-bacillus-records-2026-digital/#respond Sun, 10 May 2026 15:59:24 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83693 In the magmatic and primordial ecosystem of early Seventies German Rock, few sonic objects possess the raw impact and enigmatic allure of Orange Peel‘s sole, self-titled LP. Originally consigned to history in 1970 under the Bellaphon imprint, the record today finds its definitive and necessary digital consecration through the official release curated by Bacillus Records […]

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