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Love the rabbit-holes? There’s a whole bookshelf.

I’m Marcus Stone. I write Prog Atlas, and I wrote the Beyond the Sound books. The site maps the music band by band; my books tell each scene’s story in full, one volume at a time, and my Portraits follow one band each.

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The Beyond the Sound books

Five volumes, one per scene, telling the story of progressive rock in full. I wrote them all.

Beyond the Alps, my book on Italian progressive rock (RPI)

Beyond the Alps Vol. 1 · Italian prog: PFM, Banco, Le Orme, Area. Second edition, revised. Inside the book →Amazon →

Beyond the Thames, my book on British progressive rock

Beyond the Thames Vol. 2 · British prog: King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, ELP. Inside the book →Amazon →

Beyond the Rhine, my book on German progressive rock and Krautrock

Beyond the Rhine Vol. 3 · Krautrock & German prog: Can, Neu!, Faust, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk. Out 15 October 2026. Inside the book →Amazon →

Beyond the Atlantic, my book on American progressive rock

Beyond the Atlantic Vol. 4 · American prog: arrived later, sold in larger numbers, received very differently. In preparation. Inside the book →Amazon →

Beyond the Decades, my book on modern progressive rock

Beyond the Decades Vol. 5 · From 1980 onward: the neo-progressive revival and what came after it. In preparation. Inside the book →Amazon →

The complete series

Every volume in one place — follow progressive rock from scene to scene.

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Beyond the Sound: Portraits

One band, one book — my single-band studies of progressive rock.

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