Isobar IV
“Among the most creative Americans in the genre…luminous, offbeat, melodic but accessible musical complexity.” — ProfilProg
“I absolutely love the new Isobar – Isobar IV is a must-have for everyone’s collection!”
— NewEARS Prog Show
“Suspense and dramatic structure, rich with intricate details…spans from spectacular instrumental passages to elegant symphonic moments.” — New Dawn of Prog
“A mature album, full of ideas and high level phrasing… recommended listening for all lovers of the most elaborate sonorities and with Jazzy/Fusion features of Progressive Rock music, with long and elaborate instrumental tracks.” — Progressive Rock Journal
“Progressively dense motifs and grooves with the same elegant vivacity as always…a renovating nerve that plays in favor of the artistic ambitions of this group…highly recommended.”
— Autopoietican
“The musicianship is first rate, and the experimentation and invention in each composition are hugely impressive, so Isobar IV has an awful lot to recommended it…no song on this album stays in one place; mood changes abound, and there is interest around every corner…incorporating distinctly proggy passages…Zappa-inspired technical complexity, and more melodic dreamy moments, all wrapped in a tasty fusion coating, and the overall effect is very entertaining.” — The Progressive Aspect
“They sound like nobody else. Really! Their style shifts around at will, always busy and engaging, with elements of rock, classical, jazz, and more all twisting together in a colorful embrace with power, menace, melody, and beauty.” — Expose Online
“I love the quirky, counterpoint arrangements…reminds me of an instrumental Gentle Giant…very, very cool stuff…the melodies are very memorable, not easy to do when you’re creating instrumental music…just really, really exciting stuff!” — Pete Pardo, Sea of Tranquility
Isobar III
“Their music is, in a word, what progressive rock is and should be all about, with plenty of imagery, color, and ever-shifting ideas gripping the listener’s imagination…Isobar iii is another engaging, masterful, and satisfying instrumental endeavor.”
— Peter Thelan, Exposé Online
“The band plays with idiosyncratic, unusual melodies and changing time signatures, which they know how to interweave closely, and in doing so they repeatedly surprise with unpredictable harmonic and atmospheric twists and turns… ”Isobar iii” is for those who need more Prog in their Prog, those wonderfully intricate, odd-bar, dissonant passages that you might know from ELP, Egg, or UK.” — Baby-Blaue Prog Encyclopedia review of Isobar iii
“This is really tasty stuff! Great melodies throughout, lots of good playing, lots of intricate passages and arrangements – it’s really, really good. I am digging this quite a bit!” “Expertly played, fantastic production, and memorable songs…a winner!”
— Pete Pardo, Sea of Tranquility
“One of the best in modern Prog, offering another absolutely top-caliber album. Classic Prog traits are mixed with Jazz and Fusion, always offered with the band’s personal and original touch.” — Prog Rock Journal
“Zappa and Gentle Giant pop up every now and then. But Isobar’s music mainly stands on its own and you can almost call it its own style. Both the arrangements and the melodies are imaginative and original. One of the better instrumental albums I’ve heard in a long time.” — Hans Ravensbergen, Progwereld
“One of the most notable progressive American productions of 2023. We recommend it 400%!” — César Inca Mendoza Loyola, Autopoietican
“ISOBAR open the gates to their purely instrumental heaps of fun universe…brilliant!” — Michael Haifl, Seiten Kult
“One of my highlights of the year!” — Roberto Cabral, ProfilProg
“These guys are carrying the torch for Happy the Man!” — Alan Baillargeon, NewEARS Prog Show
Isobar II
Exposé Online (USA) – “Complex compositional elements that truly engage the listener…Isobar is one of the few so-called prog bands that’s truly moving the ball forward, as opposed to aping the sounds of yesterdecades...Perpetually interesting as it shifts and twists through a labyrinthine sonic world of amazing changes.“
DPRP.com (The Netherlands) – “I can highly recommend this excellent slab of sonic brilliance…stellar song-writing…filled with a cornucopia of musical pastiches that reinforce the quality of musicianship found on their debut and which has carried through to the follow-up…just keeps delivering each time you play it.“
Autopoietican (Peru) – “Isobar stands at a crossroads between the stylized splendor of Yes and the complexity of Gentle Giant…a fabulous album that confirms the band as an important force in the progressive output of the United States in recent years. In fact, it strikes us as one of the most notable contributions to world art rock from the US in 2021.”
Progressive Rock Journal (Italy) – “An atmosphere that envelops the listener…Recommended for all lovers of the most intricate sounds of prog, with references to Zappa‘s music, a winning blend of prog qualities with fusion music, with it’s own unique and modern elements.”
ProfilProg (Canada) – “Exceptional, adventurous, and eccentric compositions that are characteristic of this group…original and innovative compositions with musical depth and complexity.”
Isobar
Progressive Rock Central – “Superb instrumental progressive rock that encompasses masterful classic symphonic rock and proficient jazz-rock fusion as well…pure delight”
Gagliarchives (USA) – “Will just blow your minds…amazing from beginning to end!” Ranked #31 in Gagliarchives’ Top 100 for 2020
The Firenote – Tied for 2020 “Debut Album of the Year”
Radio MLWZ (Poland) – “An hour-long feast for the ears”
Exposé Online (USA) – “…a powerful slice of jaw-dropping prog…a never-ending parade of powerful meter shifts overflowing with tasty complexity…there’s plenty here to entertain and impress the most discriminating prog listeners.”
Babyblaue (Germany) – “Very retro, very beautiful, and very quirky”
ProgProfil (Canada) – “Enlightened musicians offering a modern, captivating, playful performance, in top form…very impressive”