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Soft Machine - Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971

Cover art The challenge for any archivist of the Soft Machine catalog has been to present just what it was like to attend a performance by the classic line-up of Wyatt, Dean, Ratledge, and Hopper. Now with half...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen, Jeff Melton 2011-06-01)

Soft Machine Legacy - Live Adventures

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With the sad passings of Canterbury icons Elton Dean and Hugh Hopper, the reformulated quartet continues to carry on convincingly in the vein of the great icon of British Jazz. Now led by the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2011-06-01)

Hanggai - He Who Travels Far

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Since their 2008 debut CD, this band from Inner Mongolia (currently resident in Beijing) has become a world music festival favorite, playing WOMAD, among others. That release blended the earthy...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Govea - Danza Urbana

Cover art This Mexican trio is led by keyboard wizard Salvador Govea, who also handles most of the compositions and arrangements. He is joined by bassist Luis Arturo Guerrero and drummer Victor Baldovinos, the...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Sándor Szabó / Kevin Kastning - Returning

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For readers who have memorized every review this magazine has published, I won't have to remind you that we've covered the two previous releases by this duo of unusual guitarists. For the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Three Shanghai Bands

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These three bands hail from Shanghai, a city known for avant-garde music, and they certainly fit that categorization; they share members, several of whom have also worked in other prominent...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Wyatt / Atzmon / Stephen - ...For the Ghosts Within

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Canterbury icon Robert Wyatt steps out of his comfort zone with acclaimed sax man Gilad Atzmon in an unusual collection of light orchestral covers of standards (and a few re-arranged Wyatt...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2011-06-01)

Rick Wakeman - Past, Present and Future

Cover art At the outset, it would appear that reviewing three CDs of solo piano music from keyboardist Rick Wakeman would be a daunting task. While wrestling with the perception that the pianist can easily sit...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton, Scott Steele 2011-06-01)

Jesca Hoop - Kismet & Hunting My Dress

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I missed this extraordinary songwriter's debut back in 2007, but when I heard her second effort I immediately sought it out. Kismet is a stunning entry into what might be called the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Procosmian Fannyfiddlers - Requiem Fatigue

Cover art Sweet voices and guitars start off the Procosmian Fannyfiddlers eighth CD, Requiem Fatigue. The band calls their style burlesque progressive rock, and that's pretty accurate. The tales told...  » Read more
(Posted by Pam Thompson 2011-06-01)

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