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Ancient Future - Yearning for the Wind

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World fusion ensemble Ancient Future, led by guitarist Matthew Montfort, has been a going concern since the late 70s, although nobody could accuse them of flooding the market with product. From...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-24)

Tohpati - Tribal Dance

Cover art I really liked Tohpati's album with Ethnomission from 2010, and when the news came that he would be recording in the US with Jimmy Haslip and Chad Wackerman, I had mixed feeling. While Tohpaiti's...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-23)

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble - Live Snakes

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Saxophonist Ken Field’s Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is basically a seven to fourteen-piece portable jazz party, a big band sound with a huge nod to dixieland and numerous other styles, as...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-22)

InterStatic - Arise

Cover art Right out of the gate, you're greeted by a gnarly guitar doing a twisted variation on a standard rock 'n' roll rhythm part, and soon there's a tasty lead line to go with it. A minute or so later you...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-21)

Montage - Montage

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This is the opening salvo by this promising five-piece (g/k/b/d and dedicated vocalist) from Helsinki. Tasty guitar bits are often alternated with full-on hard rock and progressive elements...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-20)

Wei Zhongle - Raised High / Brought Low

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In the history of rock, most bands have consisted of guitars, electric bass, and drums. A lot have added keyboards, and smaller numbers have added strings and woodwinds of various kinds. But Wei...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-19)

The Instigations - Tales of the Unexplained

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This is what happens when an artist has way too many diverse influences and no producer around to say “do this, no you can’t do that” and keep said artist on a single path of some...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-18)

Retsam Suriv - Danger

Cover art I've seen Retsam Suriv called a progressive metal band, so the opening track, "Alto Voltaje," took me a little off guard. It's a solid slice of modern instrumental progressive rock with some piano...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-17)

Jack o' the Clock - Night Loops

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What a difference a year makes. After three excellent albums of mostly acoustic eclectic folk laced with strange pop influences, jugband, classical, chamber, and avant-garde experimentation, Jack...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2014-07-16)

Ashley Reaks - Compassion Fatigue (1-8)

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The motivations or plans an artist has when setting about recording an album are not always clear to the listener, and to some extent, not even important — it's the end result that is...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2014-07-15)

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