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Exuviae - Echoes in the Emptiness

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It wasn't but a few months ago that I had finally gotten around to playing Exuviae's third release. Somewhere after the turn of the 00s it seems the market took a pretty sharp dive on...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2017-08-31)

La Coscienza di Zeno - La Notte Anche di Giorno

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The third album by this outstanding seven-piece plus guests from Genoa presents a full range of emotions in two expansive multi-part side-long suites, and is certainly on par with some of the best...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2017-08-30)

Aurora Lunare - Aurora Lunare

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Promotional materials don’t always get distributed promptly (this one, released at the end of 2013, didn’t end up in my hands until the end of 2015), and things don’t always get...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2017-08-30)

Dialeto - Bartók in Rock

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One only has to listen to a piece like “Mikrokosmos 113: Bulgarian Rhythm (I)” to realize that Béla Bartók has a direct relation to avant-progressive rock. (You can find a...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2017-08-29)

Magia Nera - L'Ultima Danza di Ophelia

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Turning back the hands of time to the late 60s sees the debut of the Italian band Magia Nera (Black Magic) and their brand of dark progressive music. They were active into the early 70s when the...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2017-08-28)

Accordo dei Contrari - Violato Intatto

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Violato Intatto is my first exposure to this polished and powerful Italian band. Primarily an instrumental outfit, Accordo dei Contrari delivers a blistering set of finely wrought and...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2017-08-27)

Accordo dei Contrari - Violato Intatto

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This exceptional four-piece from Bologna is a force to be reckoned with, at least since their second release, Kublai from 2011 (never having heard their 2007 debut, Kinesis) and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2017-08-27)

Crown Larks - Population

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Crown Larks is an American band with a style all its own. They take insistent rhythmic patterns reminiscent of German bands (think Can or Neu!) and combine them with woodwinds and brass more akin...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2017-08-26)

The Telescopes - As Light Return

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Since 1987, Stephen Lawrie and a variety of different musicians have been performing live and recording under the name of The Telescopes. As Light Return is their ninth album, their second...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2017-08-25)

Phoenix Again - Unexplored

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Phoenix Again is an Italian progressive band that dates back to 1981 formed by the three Lorandi brothers Claudio, Sergio, and Antonio plus drummer Silvano Silva. Over the years they’ve gone...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2017-08-25)
 

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