The Grand Sheep is a four-piece band originally from Aschaffenburg/Darmstadt, Germany. It was formed in 2014. The Grand Sheep’s Style brings a Progressive Rock with many Psychedelic and Artrock ideas, including elaborate, diversified Guitarriffs combined with symphonic gentle synth and keyboard sounds and a moderately tricky, driving rhythm section, including a vibrant bass. The guys also intersperse heavier sections and merge them with psychedelic-nuanced, smooth parts. With “Nightwatch”, ‘The Grand Sheep’ presents their second studio album. This new album is a captivating mix of complex arrangements, powerful guitar solos, and melodious arrangements. Each of the 8 new songs transports the listener into a world of visions and delusions in which the boundaries between reality and fantasy become blurred. Without slipping into clichés, ‘The Grand Sheep’ creates a unique soundscape that inspires and surprises. The Grand Sheep is composed by Florian Rickert on vocals/Keyboard, Andreas Bookjans on guitar, Alexander Röckl on bass, and Christoph Bäckmann on drums.

Armoury Way is a solo project from multi-instrumentalist Tony Imbierski from New Forest, Hampshire, who started his real career in 2020. Tony grew up listening to Yes, Genesis, Camel, Renaissance, and King Crimson in the 1970s. At age 16 his best mates and Tony put together a Prog band called “Run to Earth”. The inaugural gig took place in the open piazza outside Covent Garden, courtesy of the GLC Central London Youth Project. But it wasn’t until 2018 that he made his first full-length symphonic progressive rock project named “Armoury Way” by The Ram. Tony spent some time producing test recordings and exploring sounds and ideas, using his musical references from the icons of the seventies. As of right now, Armoury Way is a quintet. On his new album “The Ram” from 2024 he teamed up with Ashley Stone on vocals, Nick Hollings on guitars, Dave Westwood on flute and guitars, and Tony McKenna on drums and percussion.

Corde Oblique is one of the main ethereal progressive neofolk bands from Italy. It is the solo project of Riccardo Prencipe (composer, and art historian), with vocal contributions from numerous female singers and actresses, Riccardo started in 1999 with his first band Lupercalia. Riccardo Prencipe graduated in classical guitar from the Conservatory of Naples San Pietro a Majella. In 2000, Riccardo Prencipe released eight albums, distributed in Europe and worldwide by record companies in Russia, China, Germany, France, and Portugal. The original pieces proposed by the ensemble speak of the history of Italian art and a “wild and talented” South. After seven albums, the project began to change its skin and proposed “FolkGaze” sounds, a cross between folk and shoegaze. Now Corde Oblique is back with a double album “Cries and Whispers”, inspired by Bargman’s movie “Cries and Whispers”, the album is split into two sides. The album will be released in February 2025. “Cries and Whispers” reunites an impressive cast of musicians, an important reunion of the talented musicians. But, at the moment, you can listen to two songs on the Bandcamp site.