Architrave Indipendente, Italy ***Inactive***

News: It appears the band is no more, and they have no active internet presence as of January 2, 2017.

Location: Rutigliano, Puglia

Overview: Of all the retro Italian prog bands in existence today, perhaps Architrave Indipendente are the most accomplished - or at least the most authentic. Great care and research has gone into the creation of their debut album.

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Porcelain Moon, Finland ***Inactive***


News: On July 9, 2013, the band posted the following: "Porcelain Moon must sadly announce that our activity as a complete band will from now on be paused due to the lack of time but also inspiration. We are very greatful to all the fans & friends that have inspired us at the making of our second album (Swan Song) that was recently released, this could not have been done without you. Hopefully Porcelain Moon will continue some day as a band and start doing gigs again. However some of the members will still continue writing songs together and when the time is ready another album will be recorded." Last check: December 26, 2018



Location: Kokkola, Western Finland

Overview: Porcelain Moon are a very intriguing new band who mix female-vocal led proto prog with airy symphonic. This was the very first post for my fledgling blog. An absolutely wonderful album, and I could not have chosen a better beginning for UTR. It appears the band has called it a day, though they have had two recent posts on Facebook so maybe there's hope.

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La Fabbrica dell'Assoluto, Italy

Neo Italian prog; Retro prog Facebook YouTube Latest: 1984: L'Ultimo Uomo D'Europa (2015). New album coming soon though! 1984: L'...