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Inspired by what I'd seen on Reddit, bulked out by new purchases and direct approaches from musicians, topped up with a selection of albums from my collection, here's a video of what I listened to in February

https://youtu.be/HiRbOtC0VWE?si=C4pfT0Rb2x4YL3KK

#progressiverock
#progrock
#prog
#progressivoitaliano
#rockprogressivo
#electronica
#ambient
#avantprog
#chamberprog
#darkprog
#progmetal
#psyche
#progjazz
#canterbury
#jazzrock
#postrock
#popprog
#vinyl
#playlist

The ProgBlog February 2026 playlist

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Inspired by what I'd seen on Reddit, bulked out by new purchases and direct approaches from musicians, topped up with a selection of albums from my collection, here's a video of what I listened to in January.

https://youtu.be/4srmI6W9HCU?si=Pr5_J1AXBJRhy9ww

Full details can be found on the 'Description' section of the video

#playlist #music #prog #progressiverock #progrock #progressivoitaliano #rockprogressivo #vinyl #vinylrecords

The ProgBlog January 2026 playlist

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Do you know your prog? A quiz to test your knowledge of prog trivia

Here are 20 photographs of prog album covers, zoomed in to pick out small details.
Simply identify the 20 albums.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

#popquiz
#rocktrivia
#progrocktrivia
#rockquiz
#progressiverock
#progrock
#prog
#albumart
#doyouknowyourprog

A vegan version of the traditional cottage pie, simple to make and tastes really good.

Ingredients (2 generous portions):
2 tbs vegetable oil
1 large white onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, thinly sliced
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
400g tin green lentils, drained and rinsed
200ml passata
4 tbs vegan Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste

200g potatoes, peeled and chopped for boiling
30g grated vegan cheese
20g nutritional yeast
10g vegan butter
splash of oat milk

#vegan #veganuary

Mushroom Wellington

30 ml olive oil
450g white onions, thinly sliced
450g mixed mushrooms, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
30ml dark soy sauce
Dried mixed herbs and ground black pepper to taste
110g baby spinach
300g ready rolled vegan puff pastry
450g sweet potatoes, thinly sliced
Unsweetened oat milk for glaze

prep time: 15 minutes
cook time: 55 minutes (hob) plus 25 minutes (oven)
makes 4 generous servings

#vegan #veganuary2026 #mushroomwellington #healthyeating #veganmeals

This is what I listened to last month. It's all prog or prog related. How many of these have you heard?

https://youtu.be/cukfqmG3CM0?si=Ezi8BDJubnaN706U

#music #playlist #progressiverock #progrock #prog #progressivoitaliano #rockprogressivo

The ProgBlog December 2025 playlist

'In And Out Of' FOCUS and CARAVAN's 'If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You' were late November purchases from Logo Fiasco Records in Carshal...

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Bergen, 24th August 1983 and 24th December 2025

The 1983 photo was taken after an overnight bivouac on the slopes of Fløyfjellet during an InterRail trip around northern Europe with a university friend;
the 2025 photo marks a family Christmas getaway. I recall very little of Bergen other than I enjoyed my short time there but whatever changes have occurred, it's reaffirmed that it is a really lovely city.

#bergen #norway #travel #thenandnow

L'Ombra della Sera, live in Genova, 29th March 2026

Playing dark prog, music inspired by the soundtracks to 'giallo' Italian horror TV miniseries and films.
I've seen them live before and really enjoyed their set.
See you in Genoa!

#lombradellasera #blackwidowrecords #darkprog #giallo #progressiverock #prog #progressivoitaliano #rockprogressivo #genoa #genova #livemusic

*New blog*
Eastern European promise

A trawl through my collection of prog from the former communist states of eastern Europe

https://www.progblog.co.uk/post/eastern-european-promise

#progressiverock #progrock #prog #easterneurope #musicblog #poland #yugoslavia #lithuania #estonia #ukraine #czechoslovakia #iamthemorning #dikajee

Eastern European promise

Fully aware of the horrors perpetrated by Soviet leaders against their own citizens and knowing that the Soviet form of communism was deeply flawed, I was still more tolerant of the USSR than of the USA up until Boris Yeltsin oversaw the disbandment of the bloc in 1991 and then carried out dramatic economic reforms in the early 90s; I’d even wanted to expand my horizons with a visit to Leningrad from Helsinki while on an InterRail trip in 1983, but organising a visa while already enroute proved

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