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ProgPower Europe, JC Sjiwa club, Baarlo, Netherlands 8/10/23

Sunday 8th October Omnerod – didn’t he used to play for Blackpool? Oh no, that was Brett Ormerod. This is the band Omnerod from Belgium. Dry ice rose. Accompanied by an introduction which suggested that “before we go into the… Continue Reading →

ProgPower Europe, JC Sjiwa club, Baarlo, Netherlands 7/10/23

Saturday’s proceedings started at 1.30pm. Earlier I had been impressed with the fact that my wife, who was with me this year, had embraced the culture and was practicing her Dutch. It turned out she was clearing her throat. Following… Continue Reading →

ProgPower Europe, JC Sjiwa club, Baarlo, Netherlands 6/10/23

Introduction and Friday 6th October And so we’re back. It continues to puzzle me why I like this progressive lark, and in fact I’ve been coming to the conclusion that I probably don’t. Yet I keep coming to ProgPower Europe… Continue Reading →

ProgPower Europe 2022, JC Sjiwa club, Baarlo, Netherlands 2/10/22

Sunday 2nd October It may not be obvious but I do research these bands before coming here. I had trouble in this respect with Neverus, the band to win the post-party graveyard slot of 1.30pm on the Sunday. Every time… Continue Reading →

ProgPower Europe 2022, JC Sjiwa club, Baarlo, Netherlands 1/10/22

Saturday 1st October Inhalo from the host country started proceedings on this rainy Saturday afternoon. The funky sound of an American tv drama theme struck up. The Netherlands is a factory for great and usually unknown prog bands, and here… Continue Reading →

ProgPower 2019 – JC Sjiwa club, Baarlo, Netherlands 5/10/19

Saturday 5th October Saturday came, and the first band on was Scarlet Stories from the host country. Experiencing these prog bands from the Netherlands, of whom there are many and really good ones at that, is for me one of… Continue Reading →

ProgPower Europe – JC Sjiwa Club, Baarlo, Netherlands 5-7/10/18 Part 3

Sunday 6th October The UK dominated the afternoon with three representatives of the not-always-so-united kingdom appearing in the afternoon. The first of them was Temples on Mars from London. Energy was in the air as Temples on Mars started with… Continue Reading →

ProgPower Europe – JC Sjiwa Club, Baarlo, Netherlands 5-7/10/18 Part 2

Saturday 5th October A highlight at this festival for me is the exposure of bands from the host country. Saturday’s line-up started with one such in Golden Caves. There wasn’t a full house yet but 70 or 80 isn’t a… Continue Reading →

ProgPower Europe – JC Sjiwa Club, Baarlo, Netherlands 5-7/10/18 Part 1

Here we go. The gentle juggernaut that is ProgPower Europe is upon us again. Having missed last year’s episode, I was back for my fix of the great, the good and hopefully the mystifying. The line-up looked interesting and as… Continue Reading →

Distorted Harmony – A Way Out (S/R)

I had to be reminded that I’d seen Distorted Harmony when they played at ProgPower Europe in 2016. That’s not the most auspicious start but the fact that they were there is good in itself. This nicely packaged album is… Continue Reading →

Sleepmakeswaves – Made of Breath Only (Pelagic)

It’s a strange thing when an intro is followed by what seems to be another intro. This is Australian post rock band Sleepmakeswaves, and this is their third album. Admittedly the second intro, an instrumental called “Worlds Away” livens up… Continue Reading →

Dreamwalkers Inc – The Antithetic Affiliation (Layered Reality Productions)

Dreamwalkers Inc is the band project of Tom de Wit from The Netherlands. I’ve come to regard The Netherlands as the epicentre of Prog, not least because ProgPower Europe is held there. Dreamwalkers Inc put on a very nice show… Continue Reading →

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