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Iona - Journey into the Morn

Released quietly at the end of last year, this seems to be the album that will earn Iona the recognition and following they have long deserved. This is clearly their strongest effort yet, touching...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Iona - Journey into the Morn

While this is for the most part an unabashedly pop-styled album, it also happens to be a solid, captivating, and thoroughly enjoyable listen. Similar to Clannad at times, Iona's music is a lush...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1996-08-01)

Ivanhoe - Symbols of Time

Ivanhoe represent the harder side of neo-prog. That is to say, they incorporate keyboards, a big guitar sound, and dramatic lyrics. On first listen to this album, I whooped with delight as...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1996-08-01)

J.A. Caesar - Kokkyou Junreika & Shintokomaru

J.A. Caesar — this is obviously not his real name — has been an enigmatic figure in Japanese rock and avant-garde music dating back to the early 70s. His music is impossible to...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Jacula - Anno Demoni

Jacula's debut (to be reviewed in a later issue) was one of the rarest (if not the rarest) of the Italian progressive rock albums, and certainly one of the most sinister – or...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Jean-Paul Prat - Masal

A most welcome reissue. Drummer and bandleader Prat had worked with his band Masal from the early 70s, yet their first and only release was this two-sided 42 minute instrumental opus from nearly a...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Jumbo - Jumbo, DNA, 1983 & Live

The list above is the entire discography of Jumbo except for two rare singles, one from 1970 and one from 1975, and Vietato Ai Minori Di 18 Anni? which is

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Kenso - Kenso I

It was just last issue in our Belle Antique label overview that this writer said something to the effect that since all the best tracks from Kenso's first eponymous LP had been included as bonus...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

King Crimson - B'Boom - Live in Argentina

It's always a challenge to review an album that I'm sure everyone has, but here goes... Recorded just prior to their extensive worldwide tour, these recordings accurately reflect the 1995 version of...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-08-01)

Kit Watkins - Beauty Drifting

Belying its apparent simplicity, this latest album from Kit — basically a piano album with some supporting synth work, recalls the ethereal spirit and moodiness of his classic Azure. The...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Kit Watkins - Beauty Drifting

The title of this work is as apt a description as you'll come by for this music. Using mostly grand piano, electronic treatments, a mite of sampling, and a nice sense of space, Kit has fashioned an...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1996-08-01)

Kit Watkins - Beauty Drifting

This one was a real surprise. Watkins has always had a broad body of work in the electronic realm, but this album is something very different from his last few efforts, ambient or rhythmic....  » Read more
(Posted by Dan Casey 1996-08-01)

Kit Watkins - Labyrinth & Frames of Mind

Finally Watkins' first two post-Happy the Man/Camel solo albums have received the proper digital treatment. These are two very formative albums that offer a logical bridge between the music of the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Kryptästhesie - Inner Whirl

This is the first regular album on the Delerium label for this Italian band (though several private cassettes, two singles, and a double-LP on other labels date back to the mid 80s), a five piece...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Lands End - Terra Serranum

After a less-than-spectacular live performance before Progfest '95, I wasn't expecting much from this, the second CD by this Southern California based quartet. Overall, their sound now seems to occupy...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Laser - Vita sul Pianeta

This one surprised me a bit – I guess I was expecting it to be much worse. I suppose it's a bit dated for 1973, with definite psych / beat influences and shorter songs. In many ways,...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Latte e Miele - English Papillon, Live & Vampyrs

These albums make up the present archives of previously unreleased Latte e Miele music. Latte e Miele are best described as an Italian ELP and have a very big sound for a trio. They released three...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Le Stelle di Mario Schifano - Dedicato A

Kckck wk zz r ckck! It sounds like the workers at the CD mastering plant took time out to play frisbee with the source LP; you can not only tell this CD was mastered from LP but at times...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)

Liberation thru' Hearing - Liberation thru' Hearing

How to describe this? Let's first consider the music: although it doesn't say exactly who plays on the album, one may hear synths, percussion, flutes, sax, drums, bass, guitars, plus some...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-08-01)

Lightwave - Mundus Subterraneus

There’s no question that this electronic ensemble is one of the best exponents of original music around today. This is their third CD after several superb cassettes and is the first release...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-08-01)