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Lisa Gerrard - The Mirror Pool

Lisa Gerrard is the prime mover behind 4AD trailblazers Dead Can Dance. Her sometimes spooky, sometimes playful vocals have earned her a modest following in the art-rock crowd, often evoking the...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1996-08-01)

Magma - Inédits

The last of the original Magma albums to be reissued, Inédits comes without much fanfare — it was after all, something of a bootleg in its day, produced by some slippery...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Manœuvres d'Automne - Manœuvres d'Automne (AKA Un Peu d'Air!)

From Switzerland, Manœuvres d'Automne is essentially the project band of Gilles Rieder (Débile Menthol, L'Ensemble Rayé), with help from Laurent Viennet and Serge...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Marillion - Made Again

Made Again marks the first official release live album documenting the Hogarth era, and contains tracks from all four studio albums represented by the current lineup. The 2CD set is made up...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-08-01)

Mastermind - Volume One

Ten years after it was recorded and released as a cassette, and about six years after its original CD incarnation on ZNR records, Mastermind's debut is finally available once again. It...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Mayfair - Die Flucht (AKA Escape)

If you're craving for more modern rock, find Mayfair's Escape. The music fits snugly in the 80s college radio camp with bands like R.E.M., U2, and the like – except not...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-08-01)

Medina Azahara - Paseando por la Mexquita, La Esquina del Viento & Andalucía

Medina Azahara are one of the longest running Spanish symphonic rock bands. If I'm not mistaken, they may still be together. While most of their contemporaries disappeared due to the Spanish...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Mellow Candle - The Virgin Prophet

As the CD liner notes state, Mellow Candle's Swaddling Songs is the holy grail of folk rock. There really is no other album that even compares in this specific genre (Fairport...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Michael Stearns - The Lost World

Michael Stearns is in his own right a pioneer in electronic music and sometimes overlooked. Since his first album, Ancient Leaves in 1977 he has released many albums, several such as...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Murple - Io Sono Murple

Murple is one of the countless Italian one-shots who released one rare album and disappeared off of the face of the earth. Their style was typical of the era – a classical/symphonic rock in...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Museo Rosenbach - Rare, Unreleased & Live '72

Museo Rosenbach's Zarathustra is one of the greatest symphonic/classical rock works of all time and has yet to be surpassed in the genre. These two titles are posthumous releases of...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Musica Urbana - Iberia

Spanish ensemble Music Urbana are quite an interesting group of musicians, creating a very original music. Their first album, recently reissued showed a band blending a plethora of styles –...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Napoli Centrale - Napoli Centrale

In the vein of bands like Perigeo, Agora, Duello Madre, and Dedalus; Napoli Centrale are an Italian jazz rock outfit playing music quite different from their symphonic contemporaries. They're a...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Nirgal Vallis - Y Murio la Tarde

This Mexican quintet dates to the early 80s, to Mexico City's blossoming underground progressive scene. In 1985, they recorded one side of an album, In Principio / Y Murio la Tarde,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

No Name - The Secret Garden

Firmly rooted in the "neo-prog" tradition, No Name delivers an album that should have some appeal to fans of similar bands like Marillion, Saga, and IQ. In fact, "Septagone,"...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-08-01)

Non Credo - Happy Wretched Family

Though this is only Non Credo's second outing, one listen should erase any question about why it's been so long since their debut, Reluctant Hosts. The Los Angeles duo consists of...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1996-08-01)

Nuova Idea - Mr. E. Jones & Clowns

Nuova Idea are probably best known for being part of Italy's largest family tree, including the New Trolls and Osanna. Nuova Idea's Ricky Belloni (on Clowns) joined the New Trolls...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Oats - Sons of the Sonic Solution

Sons of the Sonic Solution is 70 minutes of off-the-wall bizarre and eclectic alternative-styled music. There is a definite element of the low- budget grungy alternative ethos; wailing...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1996-08-01)

Opus Avantra - Lyrics

Opus Avantra (see overview in issue #7) were quite a unique combo. Led by Alfredo Tisocco and vocalist Donella del Monaco, Opus Avantra have been around since the mid 70s when they released two...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Opus Avantra - Lyrics

Only their fourth release in 22 years, yet it is surprising to see how this band has stuck to their guns, combining classical, folk, and avant-garde elements, and not given into the temptation to...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)