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Tempest - Turn of the Wheel

Tempest is led by Lief Sorbye (formerly of folk group Golden Bough). This is their first album for the Magna Carta label and their fourth disc overall. Jigs and reels and storytelling: that's...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-08-01)

Tempest - Turn of the Wheel

Tempest (not to be confused with the ex-Colosseum group) wasn't a group I would have expected to review in Exposé as I considered them a straighter folk-rock band from the...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Tempest - Turn of the Wheel

No, this is not Allan Holdsworth's hard rock band reunited. This is a new band mating Celtic folk and rock, and doing quite a job of it I might add. Comparisons to Jethro Tull (especially...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1996-08-01)

Ten Seconds - Ten Seconds

Ten Seconds is the duo of Bill Forth (guitars, vocals) and Jeff Fayman (keyboards), augmented by numerous guests on bass, drums, additional keys, and guitar soundscapes (gee, I wonder who that...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

The Flower Kings - Back in the World of Adventures

Don't let the name fool you. The Flower Kings can jam! Take some soulful groove drumming, occasional Frippertronic style guitar, medieval flute-led romps in 7, and a plethora of keyboard and...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-08-01)

The Mistakes - The Mistakes

A collaboration between four diverse and experienced musicians, The Mistakes turns in as fun and challenging a listen as its lineup promises it to be. Virtuoso guitarists Mike Keneally and...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1996-08-01)

The Spacious Mind - Sailing the Seagoat

This third album from The Spacious Mind delivers more of their patented spacy psychedelia. Those familiar with their earlier releases know exactly what to expect; Ebowed guitar leads over a...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1996-08-01)

The Spacious Mind - Sailing the Seagoat

Here's an interesting concept. Take simple folk ideas, add a little psychedelic electronics and synth, add a few flute and bongo lines and some very radio-friendly vocals and brew up some long,...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1996-08-01)

The Third and the Mortal - Nightswan & Painting on Glass

Not long ago, you may recall, this Norwegian band gave us their debut releases: the mini-CD Sorrow and its full-length companion Tears Laid In Earth. These were promising but...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1996-08-01)

The Third and the Mortal - Nightswan & Painting on Glass

Scandinavian symphonic rock groups are discernibly gaining their own sound now. Following in the footsteps of groups like Anekdoten, Landberk, and especially White Willow (who could be their...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

The Third and the Mortal - Nightswan & Painting on Glass

Somewhere between Hawkwind at half speed and Ozric Tentacles at quarter impulse lies The 3rd and ghe Mortal – floating out into space at a pace that'll make you swear you're moving in...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-08-01)

Tipographica - God Says I Can't Dance

By now everyone should know who these guys are and have some kind of idea what they sound like, even if you've never actually heard anything by them (unless you've been living in a cave, or...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Tipographica - God Says I Can't Dance

As well covered in Exposé, Tipographica are one of the best new music ensembles around, a band better suited to those with largely experimental tastes. After a superb debut and equally...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Tipographica - God Says I Can't Dance

The definition of progressive rock is growing wider each year. There is a trend that consists of injecting healthy doses of fusion, what with a jazz rock aura in the neighborhood. All over the...  » Read more
(Posted by Alain Lachapelle 1996-08-01)

Treatment - Cipher Caput

Apparently this was first available as a vinyl item, and then recently issued as a CD. Treatment is a British five-piece lineup of psychedelic explorers that operate somewhere along the Hawkwind /...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Tristan Park - A Place Inside

Simple song structures, basic harmonic progressions, and weak lyrical content place this release squarely in the dangerously-close-to-cheesy neo-prog category. The music can't seem to decide if...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1996-08-01)

Tyburn Tall - Tyburn Tall

From Speyer, Germany, Tyburn Tall were together from 1969 to 1975. During that time they became a well-respected live band, acting as opening act for name European groups such as Golden Earring,...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1996-08-01)

Už Jsme Doma - Pohádky Ze Zapotrebí

If one is wondering how to pronounce the title of the fourth album by this equally unpronounceable Czech sextet, don't feel too bad — the writer is in essentially the same boat. Just call it UJD #4....  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Už Jsme Doma - Pohádky Ze Zapotrebí

It's a pretty rare event when I can honestly compare a CD reviewed in this magazine to both Devo and Madness, so I'm going to make the most of it here. The Devo comparisons are actually quite...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-08-01)

Už Jsme Doma - Pohádky Ze Zapotrebí

There is a distinct Eastern European feeling to this. Be it in the stern voices over syncopated binary rhythms where saxophones are rarely making notes lasting longer than a third of a second. Be it...  » Read more
(Posted by Alain Lachapelle 1996-08-01)