I’m grateful that over the last few years, Proglodytes has enjoyed the readership of several hundred thousand readers, all over the world (in 167 countries, to be exact). Yet, prog remains a somewhat obscure genre label, one that I find myself constantly explaining to friends and family that want to understand why I have a … Continue reading
How has the modern progressive music scene continued to exist and grow over the last several decades, regardless of its underdog status? One of the main reasons is the continued grassroots efforts from people like Jim Robinson and his dedicated “staph” at the NJProghouse. What started out as a small idea has turned into a … Continue reading
As a young musician, no single musician had a bigger impact on my playing than Bill Bruford. On his 70th birthday, I wanted to write a quick tribute. As a young musician who played drums in both rock bands and orchestra, I was very concerned and focused on what drums were supposed to do. When … Continue reading
One thing I’ve noticed from almost 2 decades online as a prog fan- progressive music fans don’t usually have a lot of love for hip hop. While I feel like this sentiment is changing, especially among younger prog fans, I feel like hip hop and rap are often the go-to whipping boys for prog purists … Continue reading
What is a Proglodyte? Well, in simplest terms, a Proglodyte is someone who is obsessed with music. While progressive music might be the the glue that holds the Proglodytes page together, we are fans of almost every genre and style, and are constantly foraging through the musical landscape, trying to find new bands and songs … Continue reading
Every year since we started, we’ve done an end of the year list of our favorite albums of the year. No, not a best of- that’d be us trying to objectively pick something that’s highly subjective. We instead put together a list of recommendations, in case you missed any of these albums when they came … Continue reading
I first heard Devin Townsend in 2001, on an InsideOut sampler CD. The first song on the sampler album was “The Fluke”. It was love at first listen. I was entranced by the punk energy, the heaviness, the complexity, and the wall of sound production. I soon bought Terria, which remains to this day one … Continue reading
