Born in 1979 in Jacksonville Florida, Derek Trucks is a guitar prodigy. He is the nephew of the late Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers.

From Milan, Italy.

"Sonanza" was originally released in 1975, on Die Kosmischen Kuriere (The Cosmic Couriers) label. The CD reissue features other early works from that time, including this one ("Floating Clouds"). He has since released many recordings, more in the modern classical vein.

Jon Hassell (1937 – 2021) trumpet player and composer, was best known for developing the concept of "Fourth World" music, which describes a "unified primitive/futurist sound" combining elements of world ethnic traditions with modern electronic techniques. Psychogeography (subtitled 'Zones Of Feeling') is a re-thinking of the 1990 City: Works Of Fiction album, an edited sequence of alternate takes and demos put together by Jon Hassell in 2014. https://jonhassell.bandcamp.com/

Originally issued as a double LP, the second disc had all instrumental songs.

Transonic is Robert Musso, multi-instrumentalist from New York.

Since 1991, British artist Vicki Bennett has been repurposing pre-existing footage to craft audio/video collages, seeing sampling as folk art in the age of mechanical reproduction.

American cellist (1941-2021). This is his first solo release.

Formed in Chicago in 1972 as a blues band, their debut record "Watercourse Way" had a rock edge to it. Afterwards, they were generally a new age jazz band.

Psychedelic rock band formed by Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth in France in 1969. Gong became pioneers of a new brand of psychedelia/space-rock/trip-rock - with a conceptual ethos involving aliens and alternative realities. Wikipedia

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Gong Yi is a musician and composer born in Nanjing. A renowned master of the guqin (an ancient plucked seven-string musical instrument of the zither family), most notably with the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra for which he was director and sole guqin player.

Collin Walcott (24 April 1945 – 8 November 1984) was an American musician who worked in jazz and world music. He studied sitar under Ravi Shankar and tabla under Alla Rakha. He was part of the Paul Winter Consort, Oregon and Codona.

Rock Progressivo Italiano band founded in Sanremo in 1972, and disbanded in 1977 after releasing one pastoral album.

Yr was originally self released in 1980.

Instrumental jam psychedelic band from Munich established in 2014, featuring influences from Embryo, Missus Beastly, Pink Floyd, Amon Düül 2 and others. https://karaba-band.bandcamp.com/

Immortal Onion is a Polish band , blending jazz, minimalism as well as fusion, electronic music and even progressive metal. https://immortalonion.bandcamp.com/

Formed in the mid-1970's by Steve Gore and Steve Kretzmer, they created odd music in their Detroit basement studio. Steve Gore died in 2009, but the group reformed with James Strain. https://rascalreporters.bandcamp.com/

inspired originally by Soft Machine's 2nd LP, drummer Patrick Forgas was active in the 70's. But between 1978 and 1988, he almost stopped playing music. He sold his drum kit and took on various non musical jobs. The Forgas Band Phenomena was founded in 1997.

Maelstrom recorded a full album in 1976, at the height of Quebec's first progressive rock era. After failing to find a record contract back in the day, the master tapes were forgotten. So forgotten, in fact, that nobody heard any word about them for 40 years! The music was finally released in 2016, and finds its way onto many lists of the best music from the “Rock Progressif Québécois” scene.

Jambinai (잠비나이) are a South Korean post-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. https://jambinai.bandcamp.com/album/a-hermitage

Éléphant Tôk was founded by the drummer Daniel Jeand'heur (ex- OneShot) and are massively influenced by 70s progressive rock combos like Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Lifetime, and especially Magma

Kōenji Hyakkei is a Japanese zeuhl band, originated from Tokyo, including members of Ruins and Bondage Fruit. They are known for their extreme complexity, mind-boggling rhythm patterns and high expressiveness. https://koenjihyakkei.bandcamp.com/album/dhorimviskha

Jannick Top had the idea of adapting his cellist playing on a bass guitar by retuning his bass like a cello. By doing so, he overturned the methodology, the practice and the sound of the instrument. It is his recognizable sound that is the distinctive Zeuhl signature.

Jannick Top played with Magma for only a few years, but left after Summer of 1974, exhausted by the tough life on the road and the financial insecurity of the group. He thrived as a session player.

Nu-jazz/mathrock group from London UK. A sonic triangle of electrified polyrhythms, spaced-out synth jams and off-kilter beats.

https://strobesband.bandcamp.com/album/brokespeak

Eskaton is a French progressive rock/Zeuhl band. Founded in Paris in 1970. Disbanded in 1985. Eskaton took Magma influences, mixed in prog, lots of electronics and elements cold wave. Their distinctive sound included 2 female vocalists. Originally issued in 1979, "Le Gros Delire" was recorded in 1984/85 and released as a bonus track on the 2010 reissue.

German band from the Munich area defining their own style as progressive, funky Math Jazz Metal.

Nuito are an experimental math rock/post-rock trio who formed in Kyoto, Japan in 2004. Their music is defined by tapping guitars, slap bass and spastic drums with rapidly changing time signatures. https://nuito.bandcamp.com/