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Adrian Marcator - Eiderland Suite

Eiderland is strongly rooted in German traditional folk music stylings, although all of its twenty tracks are original material. In summary it could be said by comparison, that...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Ain Soph - Five Evolved from Nine

[Regarding Five Evolved from Nine (ed.):]

This Japanese band has been around for a while and has put out some pretty damn good music. Unabashedly Canterbury influenced...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1993-10-01)

Anyone's Daughter - First Five Reissued

Anyone's Daughter was one of a group of late 70s German symphonic bands who brought forth a highly melodic rock, colorful and saturated with emotion. Their vocal harmonies were strong, and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Asgard - Arkana

Arkana is the latest offering from the Italian neo-progressive band Asgard. Their sound is full of power and grandeur, very symphonic, with affected vocals, shifting moods and almost schizophrenic...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Cathedral - Kingdom of Ends

Kingdom of Ends is the first CD by the Washington, DC based five-piece Cathedral. Their sound is firmly in the neo-progressive camp, perhaps more radio-ready than most. Their sound blends...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Cressida - Asylum

Cressida's second Asylum in my opinion is the best of the genre represented by Beggars' Opera, Spring, Fantasy, Fruupp, and many more. An amazingly elegant album, Asylum...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1993-10-01)

Cro Magnon - Zapp!

An interesting newcomer in the 'Chamber Music Rock' subgenre, this is a Belgian five piece featuring a lineup of dual violins, keyboards, alto and baritone saxes, and bass. Naturally, as might be...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Dan Ar Bras - Douar Nevez 'Terre Nouvelle'

Finally, the long-awaited reissue of Dan Ar Bras' compelling first album. This is a very unique music, with wide-ranging influences, all served up in an inventive mix of moods and styles that pleases...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Dashiell Hedayat - Obsolete

Aahhhh! Here's another Gong album no one seems to know about, as this is basically Gong plus poet/musician Dashiell Hedayat (otherwise known as Melmoth). Evidently the lyrical content...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1993-10-01)

Djam Karet - The Ritual Continues

Imagine a sound with the force and power of mid-period King Crimson, the fluidity and spaciness of Pink Floyd, and the percussive power of Peter Gabriel's Security. Throw into that mix...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Dogma - Album

In my opinion, this is what a neo-progressive album should sound like. Dogma's debut is an excellent album, very much in the instrumental style that Pendragon started on with the second part of...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1993-10-01)

Happy Family - "Flying Spirit Dance" Live

It's rare that I'll devote an extensive review to cassette, let alone to a demo cassette - but this band is so special that I feel compelled to sound out their praise far and wide. Happy Family are...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Heldon - Electronique Guerilla & It's Always Rock 'n' Roll

The reissue of Heldon's first album is one that this writer has surely been anticipating for quite some time. What's even better is that Heldon's very elusive double third album has...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Iconoclasta - La Reencarnación de Maquiavelo

This is the recent release from Mexico's premiere band. However my first question, after noting that the band is now ten years old, was, "Have they sold out yet?" Seems like all the best do...

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(Posted by Mike Borella 1993-10-01)

Il Berlione - Il Berlione

No, this is not another lost 70s Italian reissue, but instead a powerful new Japanese quintet featureing guitar, bass, saxes, keys, and drums. Their sound could best be described as a Canterbury /...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Kalaban - Resistance Is Useless

The long-awaited second release by this Utah based five piece is well worth the waiting; they have produced an outstanding album that is at once very forward looking, while also being reasonably...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Kenso - Kenso II

Another welcome reissue, prices for original LPs of Kenso's extremely rare first and second albums have been soaring skyward in the last few years, beyond the reach of the average progressive music...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Kestrel - Kestrel

Here's another mid-70s British prog rock albums with Mellotron and sounding like Fruupp, Spring, Fantasy, and all those I mentioned in the

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1993-10-01)

Magma - "Les Voix" - Concert 1992 Douarnenez

Magma's Christian Vander has decided to follow in the footsteps of Frank Zappa, Andy Latimer, and others in an effort to fight the bootleggers, and has started his own record label AKT to...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1993-10-01)

Marc Ceccotti - M.A.S.C.

I heard that this was the new Edhels album all the way up to the time that I got it. Anyway, Ceccotti was more or less the brains behind Edhels, and his first solo album is definitely in the vein...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1993-10-01)