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For those who don't know, the Fermi Paradox refers to the apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence of intelligent life in the universe and the mathematical likelihood that it must exist.

The sound of this act is pretty unique. There is a real experimental angle to all of this music.

By the time this album was released, Kansas seemed to really be struggling to find their place in the music scene.

Kansas recorded this album with the London Symphony Orchestra.

This is the most recent Kansas album. It came out in 2016.

This is an intriguing set. It's clearly not progressive rock in any kind of traditional sense.

I previously reviewed other work from Elmo Karjalainen and liked it. This new album is not a surprise.

I’ve always liked this band. This new album, though, might be the best yet from them.

Karney consistently releases intriguing music. Her sound is typically hard to pin down, but lands closest to progressive rock.

This is an intriguing release. It's an instrumental set featuring piano (Laszlo Gardony) and 36-String Double Gontraguitar (Kevin Kastning).

Oddsong is a chamber ensemble led by Darrell Katz. Katz is the director of Jazz Composers Alliance, which I've covered in the past.

I really love the blend of sounds on this. .

Progressive rock with a real mainstream angle to it was such a huge thing in the 1970s.

The debut release from Kayak, the brand of progressive rock delivered here was both unique and also reminiscent of some of the greats

Tony Kaye is probably best-known as the original (and later returning) keyboardist for Yes. He's actually done quite a few other musical projects over the years, though.

This is definitely not progressive rock. It is, however progressive music.

Gabriel Keller is a musician from France, and this solo album showcases his particular flavor of progressive rock.

The music presented here is not a tight fit under progressive rock. I'd argue that the instrumental guitar centric sound fits there by itself, though.

Mike Keneally is one of the most unique and interesting musicians out there.

When you think of harp music, you probably get certain ideas in your head. Well, prepare to jettison those.

Lee Kerslake passed away in 2020 after a long battle with cancer. During the last several years of his life, he had been working on this album as time and his health allowed.

Dave Kerzner is perhaps best known as one of the co-founders of the progressive rock band Sound of Contact. This is his latest solo release, and I suppose the best comparison here would be to Pink Floyd.

I like and respect this kind of electronic music a lot. We generally land it under the "progressive rock" heading.

This cut is nearly ten minutes in length.

I’m going to land this one under progressive rock, but I could see people having a problem with that.

I think this new album from Kinetic Element might very well surpass their previous work.

I've previously reviewed a couple discs from this act. This is their newest, and it continues their tradition of quality progressive rock set in a very traditional prog style.

I have reviewed several releases from Kinetic Element over the years. This latest is sort of a concept album that is based on the past, present and future of space exploration.

It used to be a rule at MSJ that if something was out of print we didn’t cover it.

When King Crimson reformed after the 80s period, there were definitely elements of that period still present in their sound.

This was King Crimson’s second album. Greg Lake continued to provide vocals here (with the exception of one song), although he had left the band.

This new EP from King Crimson is intriguing. It's bookended by their take on a David Bowie classic (the full version and a single edit).

King Crimson has one of the most interesting and complicated histories in all of progressive rock. The lineup is one of the most dynamic, too.

In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Earthbound album King Crimson have released this deluxe set. It's an amazing release, too. First, you get the original album with three bonus songs added to it.

It seems that there is quite a bit of live material being released from this version of King Crimson. That's a great thing because this line-up might be the best ever.

This is truly an amazing set. Looking at just the product itself, without even considering the performances will tell you that.

I have to say that for my money, the modern incarnation of King Crimson really is probably the best. The reason I say that is that there are distinct periods of the band throughout their history.

This album shares ground with guitar based instrumental prog like Djam Karet.

Is this progressive rock? Maybe not. Is it progressive rock in the traditional sense? Absolutely not.

This is a pretty impressive disc.

I remember listening to and liking this band when they were around the first time.

When this was originally released the label sent me the record along with a bunch of Klaatu reissue CDs.

This is a reissue of Klaatu’s third disc. It’s not just a reissue, though.

This is a pretty impressive set. It is progressive rock, with an emphasis on piano, but there is a lot of range here.

Although there are some spoken vocals, this album is instrumental.

I think that if this were the first album from Kong I'd heard, I'd probably land it under heavy metal. It would be a pretty odd metal album, though.

A lot of times these jazz releases are not tight fits under progressive rock, but manage to be squeezed in. Such is the case here.

The blend of sounds on this album works really well.

I’ve reviewed this CD in this very same issue of Music Street Journal.

This album should definitely please fans of unconventional instrumental progressive rock. There is a lot of fusion, some classical and world music built into the sound here.

Kraan are a long-running progressive rock band from Germany. This live set from 1975 has recently been released.

First, I'd like to talk about the classification of this album. It really could have gone under heavy metal.

This album is actually released under the name Krief, and not the artist's full name of Patrick Krief. I previously reviewed another set from him, and that one was billed under his full name.

I've put this set under progressive rock. If you come looking for 70s style prog, you will not find it here.

This compilation disc is quite strong. There is really a lot of great music here.

I've put this under Sonja Kristina solo, but technically speaking, it's part of the Curved Air rarities series. This double disc set has some intriguing stuff.

This record has some intriguing music on it. There is an echoey guitar based sound dominant on the first side.

This is a three-song EP that feels like an album. That's because the shortest track here is almost 14-and-a-half minutes long.

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