(2004) - I.P.
CD
This is Projeto B's very first album. On it, the seven components of the bunch merge their Contemporary Classical Music influences, together with the most complex Jazz sounds imaginable from the current Jazz scene.
Samples - PROJETO B - Andarilho - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2016) - Editio Princeps
CD - digi-pack
We certainly can find a great dose of Improvisation and Experimentation within the nervous contractions of Free Jazz, Classical Music and Progressive Rock in this fourth album by the band. Besides their own compositions, the group performs three academic songs written by Contemporary composers, such as Debussy, Alexander Mosolov and György Ligeti, all done in such a way to suit the combo's style.
Samples - PROJETO B - Isso - YouTube
U$S 17(2002) - Rock Symphony
CD
Second offering by this outfit created by Analu Paredes and Arthur Nogueira which reaffirms their melodious style of singing in English and Portuguese, combining female and male vocals alike. Celebrities from the Brazilian scene make guesting performances on this album: Egberto Gismonti, Hermeto Pascoal, Marcus Viana and many others.
Samples - PROJETO CALEIDOSCÓPIO - Carrossel - MySpace
U$S 17(2013) - Editio Princeps
CD
Instrumental trio born in 2006 in Brasilia whose work merges Progressive Rock and Jazz with elements of Contemporary & Electroacoustic Music and free improvisation. Their influences range from Progressive bands like King Crimson and Henry Cow to avant-garde artists like Keith Tippett and Ornette Coleman.
Samples - PROTOFONIA - Protofonia - Soundcloud
U$S 17(2015) - Editio Princeps
CD
In their second álbum, Protofonia have continued to broaden their horizons, mixing elements of Avant-Garde, Free Music and Brazilian rhythms with their Progressive Music. This work, introduces some special guests such as Lelo Nazario, among others.
Samples - PROTOFONIA - A consciência do átomo - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2012) - Quaterna Records
CD
After many years of waiting, this Concept album is finally released, to the utter happiness and expectation of a whole constellation of fans!! Quaterna Requiem's third studio effort is a shear delight, and manages to retain all the freshness of their predecessing albums. This is Symphonic Rock at its best, of the highest calibre and quality!! This work consists of a Suite in Five parts (or movements), which were inspired by the styles of five different countries and eras: Italy - Renaissance / France - Baroque/Classicism / United States of America - Modernism / Spain - Romanticism / Brazil - Modern Contemporary.
Samples - QUATERNA RÉQUIEM - O arquiteto - YouTube
U$S 17(1994) - Quaterna Records
CD
Second record by the band led by keyboardist Elisa Weirmann. The music is heavily influenced by Classical and Sacred music together with Gregorian chant, especially eloquent in the suite which gives name to the album.
Samples - QUATERNA RÉQUIEM - Quasímodo - YouTube
U$S 17(1985) - Editio Princeps
CD
Debut album, recorded in 1984 and released independently in 1985. Their original Progressive Jazz Rock, mixing Brazilian (E. Gismonti, H. Pascoal) and foreing (King Crimson, Passport) influences.
Samples - RAIZ DE PEDRA - Trajetória - YouTube
U$S 17(2011) - Mylodon Records
CD - digi-pack
New and long waited album from Entrance's keyboardist. Bombastic Symphonic Prog with 14 special guests musicians.
Samples - JAIME ROSAS - Flashback - Bandcamp
U$S 17(1978) - Buh Records
CD - digi-pack
Musician born in Lima, Peru, who made Music for Native Peruvian instruments and Magnetophonic Tape created in the Electronic Music Studio of the Royal College of Music of the University of London between 1976 & 1978. Composing each work as an independent and different sound texture from the others by the characteristic timbres of each native instrument.
Samples - ARTURO RUIZ DEL POZO - Composiciones nativas - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2000) - Sonhos & sons
CD
Fifth studio work which takes their Sympho Melodic style towards a sound close to World Music, without leaving their majestic and beautiful melodies aside.
Samples - SAGRADO - A leste do sol, oeste da lua - YouTube
U$S 17(1991) - Sonhos & sons
CD
The group consolidates its original style in this, their third album. Delicate, very emotional and sentimental melodies, featuring terrific instrumental development and performances.
Samples - SAGRADO - Farol da libertade - YouTube
U$S 17(1994) - Sonhos & sons
CD
Fourth album, arguably his best work showing his classic and touching Symphonic songs coming together with effortless ease and astonishing talent.
Samples - SAGRADO - Grande espirito - YouTube
U$S 17(2009) - Sonhos & sons
DVD
This DVD presents the footage from two different live-in-concert shows performed by the band: the "Cosmos x caos" show from 1989, and their Rio Art Rock Festival performance from 1996. The disc's bonus features include Sagrado's history, interviews, photo gallery, etc.
Video Samples - SAGRADO - Cosmos x caos - YouTube
U$S 17(1984) - Sonhos & sons
CD
Debut album by this famous Brazilian band lead by violinist Marcus Viana, who together with a large number of musicians conceives a refined and sophisticated Symphonic Rock full of romanticism and nostalgia sung in Poruguese.
Samples - SAGRADO - Sagrado coração da terra - YouTube
U$S 17(1987) - Sonhos & sons
CD
Second helping which confirms their very own Symphonic trade mark, where the violin leads the way accompanied by various instruments developing emotional melodies, loaded with sensitivity and inspired lyrics.
Samples - SAGRADO - Flecha - YouTube
U$S 17(2015) - I.P.
CD
This young keyboards player, who originally hails from the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, as from 2011 started to outline and sketch his instrumental Symphonic Rock compositions with influences of such genre stalwarts as Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson and Camel, while in the process building beautiful contemporary melodious structures with some Medieval and Celtic reminiscences.
Samples - GUSTAVO SANTHIAGO - Ánimam - YouTube
U$S 17(2003) - Mylodon Records
CD
Sarax arrives at its third concept album inspired by a fictional story. They manage to musicalize this fantasy with their particular style of aggressive Hard Rock guitars and bold, daring and virtuous compositions.
Samples - SARAX - 570.kythera - YouTube
U$S 17(2010) - Mylodon Records
CD
Seti's second album re-affirms the outfit's sonic trademark, and features strong common denominators with their first effort. Delicate Neo Symphonic Rock sounds, with obvious nods to Tony Banks, Galleon, and Thieves Kitchen, abound here.
Samples - SETI - Discoveries - Soundcloud
U$S 17(2016) - Mylodon Records
CD
This is the third studio recording excursion by the band led by Claudio Momberg, and continues maintaining its style of Symphonic Rock with atmospheric passages and Progressive Metal. This time, he consolidates his group's lineup, as well as adding very important and genre-representative guesting musicians to these sessions, such as Steve Rothery (Marillion), Damian Wilson (Threshold, Maiden uniteD) and Clive Nolan (Arena, Pendragon).
Samples - SETI - Bold travels - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2005) - Masque Records
CD
Extraordinary inaugural work by this new Brazilian outfit. The band has heavy influences of Progressive Hard Rock, pretty close to the tones of The Gathering and Nightwish, and cocktailed with more Symphonic tendencies such as Tempus Fugit and Arion. This production features several guest stars: Marcus Viana, Andre Mello, amongst others.
Samples - SLEEPWALKER SUN - Sleepwalker sun - YouTube
U$S 17(2010) - Masque Records
CD - digi-pack
Sleepwalker Sun presents their sophomore album. The lads have managed to retain the elevated level of quality exhibited on their first CD outing. The style on this disc is an extreme display of Symphonic Progressive Hard Rock. The sound is contemporary and features a very strong and striking female vocalist.
Samples - SLEEPWALKER SUN - Stranger in the mirror - YouTube
U$S 17(2003) - Mylodon Records
CD
This Heavy Prog Chilean quintet makes its album debut. The outing is wisely derivative of 70's heroes (Deep Purple being an eloquent example), showcasing a strong organ presence and heavy riffs. The songs are sung in Spanish and played in the best Blues-tinged South American way.
Samples - SPECTRUM - Alucinante ritual - YouTube
U$S 17(2001) - Umbra Records
CD
Neo Progressive Rock Chilean band similar to Marillion and Arena, but with a harder sound. A well oriented and original search.
Samples - SUBTERRA - Sombras de Invierno - YouTube
U$S 17(2007) - Mylodon Records
CD
Live in Concert album, which harks back to the group's beginnings, as it was recorded on December 20, 2000, during the "Vanguardia 2000" Festival, at the Providencia Theatre, in Santiago, Chile. The CD includes bonus live tracks and demos.
Samples - SUBTERRA - Abrir la herida - Melodig
U$S 17(2006) - Mylodon Records
CD
Excellent debut album by this Peruvian Instrumental sextet, whose style bears strong reminiscenses to that of mytholgical Chilean band Los Jaivas. This work is crammed with flutes and all sorts of other wind instruments akin to the South American Andean region, and features a terrific Symphonic Rock backbone base, in order to lush things up.
Samples - SUPAY - Confusión - YouTube
U$S 17(2007) - Mylodon Records
CD
Supay's second effort continues from where the band left off on their first album: merging Peruvian-tinged Andean Folk with Symphonic Rock. However, this time around, these incredibly gifted chaps incorporate certain Hard Rock overtones in their guitars, thus bringing a whole new dimension to their already highly original sound.
Samples - SUPAY - El viaje - YouTube
U$S 17(2013) - Mylodon Records
CD
The Peruvian band that fuses Symphonic Rock with Andean Folk has just reached its third disc with personnel changes in its formation, as well as a renewed stylistic orientation, with very fresh current elements of Progressive Ethno Fusion.
Samples - SUPAY - Señales - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2006) - Rock Symphony
CD
This live CD rescues the show that the Brazilian band played at the Municipal Theatre, on September 11, 2005. The fivesome performs songs from their first album, as well as other unreleased stuff. No flutes were played during this concert!
Samples - TARKUS - Ao vivo em Niterói - YouTube
U$S 17(1972) - Repsychled Records
CD - mini-lp
Formed by two ex-components of Telegraph Avenue together with two Argentine musicians, this Peru-based foursome recorded this, their one and only album. The genre is eminently Heavy Rock, with influences ranging between Black Sabbath, Almendra, and Pappo's Blues. Sung in Spanish, and a little bit close to the sound of Miguel Abuelo.
MP3 Samplers - TARKUS - Tarkus - Bandcamp
U$S 0(2013) - Mylodon Records
CD
Tercer disco del proyecto del tecladista Claudio Momberg (Caamora, Subterra, Seti). En un principio se concibió como una serie de piezas de música erudita, pero pronto se convirtió en un híbrido entre la Música Clásica y el Rock Progresivo.
Samples - TAURUS - Opus III - Research - YouTube
U$S 17(1971) - Repsychled Records
CD - mini-lp
These lads hailed from Lima (Peru) recorded this, their first album, at the dawn of the seventies. It was the right product at the right time, as they combined Latin American-sounding Rock with Psychedelia and derivative influences from the early long-plays of Santana and Grand Funk.
Samples - TELEGRAPH AVENUE - Telegraph avenue - YouTube
U$S 0(1974) - Repsychled Records
CD - mini-lp
Second album from Peruvian band Telegraph Avenue, post Tarkus. Last rock album on 70´s decade recorded in Peru. Remaster sound from original tapes, includes bonus track. Psychedelic Rock with Folk touches in few songs.
Samples - TELEGRAPH AVENUE - Vol. II - Bandcamp
U$S 17(1999) - Masque Records
CD - digi-pack
Affirming their musical style after their excellent debut album, this Symphonic Rock combines energetic and brilliant keyboard melodies together with the delicacy of their guitarist. Remastered version with two bonus tracks unpublished and new art in a beautiful digi-pack.
Samples - TEMPUS FUGIT - The dawn after the storm - YouTube
U$S 17(1976) - Psico BR
CD - digi-sleeve
Re-release on CD of the first album by one of the most important groups of the Brazilian Prog Rock scene of the seventies. Featuring heavy influences of Gentle Giant, specially in the writing department, Terreno baldio were the top billing protagonists of many a key festival from back then in their home territory.
Samples - TERRENO BALDIO - Terreno baldio - YouTube
U$S 17(2011) - I.P.
CDr
This here is the third recorded work undertaken by Anderson Rodrigues and his project. Just the same as with all of his previous efforts, Anderson continues down his Symphonic Rock streak of pleasing melodies, suite-styled compositions and surrounding atmospheres.
Samples - TÉSIS ÁRSIS - Sinos da eternidade - YouTube
U$S 14(2004) - I.P.
CD
This album is dedicated to all those animals which have been indiscriminately murdered. As a consequence of this concept, the group's Instrumental Symphonic Rock sound has a darker side than their first record.
Samples - TÉSIS ÁRSIS - Estado de alerta máximo - YouTube
U$S 17(1970) - Repsychled Records
CD
One of the most important bands to have ever surfaced from the rich Peruvian 60's & 70's scene. "Virgin" was the group's second effort, and it features a 100% of self-penned compositions. Traffic Sound's material fused Psychedelic Rock with Latin elements, and many Acoustic songs sung in English. The chaps were obviously under the influence of celebrated performers such as: The Animals, Iron Butterfly, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, and several other of their famed contemporaries.
Samples - TRAFFIC SOUND - Virgin - Bandcamp
U$S 0(1968) - Repsychled Records
CD - mini-lp
After three singles in 1968, Mag Records gives them the chance to release their first album (not properly an LP but a 21 minutes EP) made with covers from Hendrix, Cream and others, but with a special Latin touch. This new CD includes many bonus tracks.
Samples - TRAFFIC SOUND - A bailar Go Go - YouTube
U$S 0(1970) - Repsychled Records
CD
Third album by the legendary Psychedelic and Fusion Peruvians. Once again, all the tracks on this release were written by the band members themselves. The vocals are sung in English, and the influences of The Beatles, The Byrds, Cream, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, and many others, reverberate throughout this record.
Samples - TRAFFIC SOUND - Traffic sound - Bandcamp
U$S 0(2007) - Masque Records
CD
This is the Symphonic Progressive Rock band's second album, and it arrives a mere twelve years since their debut disc! Somehow they've managed to keep their original strengths intact, boasting awesomely expressive vocals, and highlighted violins and flutes.
Samples - TREM DO FUTURO - O tempo - YouTube
U$S 17(2011) - Perro Andaluz Ediciones
DVDr
Trio Vilardebo is a Uruguayan trio which recreates an amalgamation of Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Crimsonian neurosis, Experimental Psychedelia, traditional Math Rock agility, and a very relevant factor of Improvisation. This DVDr presents images of their live-in-concert performance from March 19, 2011, held at the Sala Zitarrosa in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Video Samples - TRÍO VILARDEBÓ - Composiciones impuras - YouTube
U$S 14(1999) - Mylodon Records
CD
Third album where they solidify their musical style. Powerful instrumental songs together with beautiful atmospheric acoustic melodies that recreate their folkloric culture.
Samples - TRYO - Patrimonio - Bandcamp
U$S 17(1997) - Mylodon Records
CD
Second album recorded live with powerful reminiscences of King Crimson. The second half of it includes atmospheric melodies performed with acoustic guitar, cello and percussion.
Samples - TRYO - Crudo - YouTube
U$S 17(2008) - Rock Symphony
DVD
First ever DVD by this very prestigious Chilean band, showing footage of their live concert at the Rio Art Rock Festival, performed on September 9th, 2005, at the Teatro Municipal de Niteroi (Brasil).
Video Samples - TRYO - Live … - YouTube
U$S 17(2008) - Rock Symphony
2 CDs
This double CD features the original recordings made by this Chilean band at the 2005 edition of the Rio Art Rock Festival. Each CD shows-off the outfit's unquestionable skills, as they perform their first show in an exclusively acoustic mode, and then they go all electric for their second presentation.
MP3 Samplers - TRYO - Live … - YouTube
U$S 22(2005) - Mylodon Records
CD
In this fifth studio recording delivery, the boys really bring out their best in academic achievements, introducing us to an album of acoustic orientation based on guitars, cello and percussion. A mixture of native musical roots from their country, with the more up-market Sonics of the Classical realm.
Samples - TRYO - Viajes - YouTube
U$S 17(2015) - Mylodon Records
CD
The sixth album outing of the band corresponds to an Elaborate Acoustic anthology comprised of seventeen compositions, which includes an unreleased version. Also and as an attractive bonus, this release features a presentation by Tryo and which was made for a program of UCV Television (from the City of Valparaíso, Chile) back in 2001, on mp4 video format.
Samples - TRYO - Ofrenda - YouTube
U$S 17(2016) - Mylodon Records
CD
This is a brand new concept album that shows a different facet of the band and adding guest musicians, albeit with the same elegance and quality as they have always exhibited and been renowned for. They define this work as "a cosmic journey through the macro and micro-cosmos, through a mystical, spiritual and transcendental experience."
Samples - TRYO - Órbitas - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2017) - Rock Symphony
CD - digi-pack
Brazilian Progressive Rock band making their debut with the idea of creating a unique sonority, as their own identity, without departing from the style to which they were identified in artists like Camel, Pink Floyd, Yes and King Crimson.
Samples - ULTRANOVA - Orion - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2013) - Universal
CD
Únitri brings together the best elements of a fantastic and inspired Progressive / Symphonic Rock, blending an inventive combination from regional Brazilian Music, where we can hear emotional songs beautiful and refined, with an instrumentation sometimes deeply melodic.
Samples - ÚNITRI - Minas, cantos e quintais - Soundcloud
U$S 17(2007) - Rock Symphony
CD
Seventh sojourn by this prestigious Brazilian band. What they've done here is guide their music towards a sound more reminiscent of early seventies' Camel and Pink Floyd.
Samples - VIOLETA DE OUTONO - Volume 7 - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2005) - Voiceprint
CD
This is without the shadow of a doubt, one of the best and most essential Brazilian Psychedelic-Progressive bands of the last twenty years. "Ilhas" was recorded during 2002-2004, and evidenced a transitional moment in the group's career. The trend at the time was that of a far more Progressive inclination than on any of their previous and future recordings.
Samples - VIOLETA DE OUTONO - Ilhas - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2012) - Voiceprint
CD
This is the eighth album by the Brazilian band, which is a direct continuum from their previous recording. Featuring ten new compositions that combine Psychedelic Rock and Progressive Rock, this CD will certainly be to the liking of the many fans of both genres.
Samples - VIOLETA DE OUTONO - Espectro - Bandcamp
U$S 17(1986) - Rock Symphony
CD - digi-pack
Psychedelic Rock band lined-up in 1984 in São Paulo, they started making a good reputation in their own sonority by mixing the current tendencies of that time, with Floyd/Beatles Psychedelia.Their music, known for a hypnotic atmosphere, became a reference of climatic, spatial sounds.
Samples - VIOLETA DE OUTONO - Violeta de Outono - EP + Bonus Tracks - Bandcamp
U$S 17(1987) - Rock Symphony
CD - digi-pack
This CD, a special deluxe 30th anniversary edition, features a shadow-encased Psychedelia that managed to attract fans of Prog, Post-Punk and Dark/Gothic music. It’s a full length album released by the legendary label RCA, with 9 songs, a classic on the Brazilian Psychedelic Rock scene, and the band earned a cult reputation
Samples - VIOLETA DE OUTONO .- Violeta de Outono - Bandcamp
U$S 17(1989) - Rock Symphony
CD - digi-pack
Second LP released on the RCA years, it’s a full length album with 9 songs. With this disc, the band abandons their Post-Punk influences and gradually shift towards a more Progressive Rock-influenced sonority.
Samples - VIOLETA DE OUTONO - Em toda parte - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2016) - Voiceprint
CD - digi-pack
Their 9th studio album, fulfills a trilogy started since 2007 and consolidates the current phase of the band, a quartet, instead of the Post-Punk tinged Psychedelic trio of the 1980’s. The band keeps the sound unity with his atmospherically psychedelic guitar playing, reminiscent from the best of Space Rock, and his ethereal vocals.
Samples - VIOLETA DE OUTONO - Spaces - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2017) - Masque Records
CD - digi-pack
Founded in Rio de Janeiro by Eduardo Aguillar in early 80's and disbanded after 2 years, the band was reformed in 2017 with former members of Bacamarte and Quaterna Requiem. They play a very decidedly classic style of Synphonic Prog Rock which is heavily influenced by British and Italian Progressive Rock.
Samples - VITRAL - Entre as estrelas - YouTube
U$S 17(1981) - Editio Princeps
CD
Vôo livre was a power-trio from Rio Grande do Sul formed at the late 70’s, which surprised the local scene with their Hard Rock, mixing influences from Prog Rock to Fusion, from bands like Deep Purple, King Crimson, Genesis, Billy Cobham and Rush. The CD presents their only album, recorded in 1981, plus three bonus, two cuts from an aborted follow-up work, from 1985 and an additional unreleased track from the same year.
Samples - VÔO LIVRE - Vôo livre - YouTube
U$S 17(1972) - Repsychled Records
CD - mini-lp
Here we have the very first album released by the legendary Peruvian Melodic Psychedelic Pop Rock band, which came together back in 1971 in Lima. The group's sound was heavily influenced by The Beatles, as well as the solo career of Paul McCartney (which was already by then of course, at full-steam ahead). A limited, hand-numbered edition of 400 copies, remastered from an original master tape.
Samples - WE ALL TOGETHER - We all together - Bandcamp
U$S 17(2008) - Rock Symphony
CD
First solo effort by the guitarist of Brazilian bunch Pocos & Nuvens. He's accompanied by numerous musicians with whom he recorded works not entirely dissimilar to those of his regular outfit. Symphonic Rock peppered with Classical unedertones is the name of his game, and it's all sung in Portuguese by a blend of gorgeous male and female voices.
Samples - GERSON WERLANG - Memórias do tempo - YouTube
U$S 17(2015) - Rock Symphony
CD
In his second solo album, Gérson plays electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin and melodica and is the composer of all themes, where the planets serve as motives to different themes, as ecology, cosmic love, prejudice, and other matters.
Samples - GÉRSON WERLANG - Sistema solar - Bandcamp
U$S 17(1989) - Som Interior
CD - digi-pack
This Progressive Neo-Symphonic band hails from Rio de Janeiro and was founded in 1987 by guitarist Sergio Diab. Although the music was recorded all the way back in 1989, this album was released a whole 32 years later! Zaragatha’s style can be categorized somewhere between a certain closeness to Marillion and Floyd-like atmospherics. Vocalist Vania Wanderley’s sweet voice most certainly stands out.
Samples - ZARAGATHA - Atlântida - YouTube
U$S 17