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Marc Barreca - Subterrane

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You know you’ve entered the modern era when the sole musician on a CD is credited with “acoustic and synthesized sources” — which in this case apparently involves a lot of...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Conqueror - Madame Zelle

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Not much accompanied this promo – just a disc in an envelope. No booklet, tray card, or information. Normally my attitude is that if a label doesn’t care enough to send artwork or any...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Fern Knight - Castings

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Drawing seemingly equal parts from dark-age folk, psychedelic mysticism, and post-rock, this latest release by Fern Knight embraces some of the more straightforward folk sound of their 2008...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Harley Gaber - I Saw My Mother Ascending Mount Fuji

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Gaber’s 65-minute piece for “multi-track violin, processed alto flute and tape” is, to get metaphorical (which is about the only way to really describe music), an abstract...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Garaj Mahal - More Mr Nice Guy & Discovery

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Garaj Mahal takes some of the classic elements of 70s fusion and makes them work in today’s musical climate. While the music is sometimes on the funky side of rhythm, the jazz feel always...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Steve Howe Trio - Travelling

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Steve Howe’s jazzy organ trio plays with the entire groove that this traditional jazz configuration demands, and then some. Together with his oldest son Dylan on drums and Ross Stanley on...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton, Scott Steele 2011-06-01)

Rotor - 4

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This is blistering high energy, mostly instrumental hard rock by a German trio with three previous releases to their credit – we reviewed their third album a couple issues back. The...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

All Over Everywhere - Inner Firmaments Decay

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I really wanted to like this one. It’s keyboard-heavy symphonic rock with female vocals, with some good ideas in both composition and arrangement. But after listening to it in a number of...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Aranis - Roqueforte

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This is the third album by Aranis, a Flemish chamber quintet that’s been around a few years. I don’t recall many details about the band’s second album from 2007, but I do remember...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Alex Carpani - The Sanctuary

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Some may recall composer / keyboardist Carpani’s Waterline album from a few years back, or his outdoor performance with guitarist Tony Spada at the 2008 (and sadly final) Baja Prog...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

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