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Available online from Issue 11

February 1997

72 Pages

Prog Day 1996, Eclectic Electric Event, Stockholm Progressive Rock Festival 96, Magma, Dead Can Dance, Michael Ray & The Cosmic Krewe, moe., Yolk, Medeski Martin & Wood, Phish, Shockra, Happy The Man megafeature, Boud Deun, Hiro Kawahara (Heretic), Shub Niggurath, Progressive Rock Worldwide Label, Spotted Peccary update

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J.B. Lee - We Know You Can Hear Us, Earthmen

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An interesting and somewhat haunting musical expedition, Lee performs the six instrumental compositions here on programmed synths and sequencers using a variety of instrument voices. It took a...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

J.E.T. - Fede, Speranza, Carità

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The sole album from this Italian outfit dates back to 1972. The band is a four-piece consisting of guitar, keys, bass, and drums. While there are certain clearly Italian melodies and harmonic...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1997-02-01)

Javier Paxarino - Temurá

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New names from Spain are something to look forward to, and Javier Paxariño is one of them. What began as a work in the vein of Jorge Reyes turned out as something that would be at home on a...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-02-01)

Jean-Luc Chevalier - Hommage à Jaco

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This is Chevalier's tribute to the extraordinairy bassist Jaco Pastorius. As expected we find here a music that gives ample room to horns. The trumpet is introducing and playing melodies,...

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(Posted by Alain Lachapelle 1997-02-01)

Jean-Pascal Boffo - Jeux de Nains

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Musea's very first release has finally received the digital treatment. Boffo was the bassist / guitarist of the early eighties Zeuhl band Troll, who despite their good reputation left no...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Jerry Lucky - The Progressive Rock Files

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Lucky is a Canadian writer and music historian with a background in radio, and an observer of the progressive scene at large. In this ambitious revised and expanded third edition, he attempts to...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

John Flomer's Primal Cinema - Mysterious Motions of Memory

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Mysterious Motions is synthesist / composer Flomer's debut for Spotted Peccary. As 'Primal Cinema' and the title might suggest, the music here has a strong cinematic character,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Jukka Tolonen - The Hook & Hysterica

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Tolonen is a Finnish guitarist who spent the early 70s toiling with the progressive band Tasavallan Presidenti. After leaving that band, he put out a series of obscure but very worthwhile solo...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1997-02-01)

Julian Cope - Krautrocksampler

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The British publication Krautrocksampler is here in its second edition. Running to 143 pages, it sports a few photos, and comes trimmed with sundry color reproductions of record covers...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-02-01)

Kaizen - Gargula

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This was reviewed before, in issue #7. I'll admit to being not terribly impressed with this album upon first listen. But after several plays, the music got to me, and now I can't get enough...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1997-02-01)

Kevin Leonard - Automatrix

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In 1992 Kevin Leonard, North Star's keyboardist, released a self-produced solo cassette of eight jazz influenced progressive instrumental compositions. Now he has released this same music on...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 1997-02-01)

King Crimson - Thrakattak

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What more can be said about King Crimson that hasn't already been said? Not much that I can think of. They have continued to define and redefine the parameters of Progressive Rock (at least in...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-02-01)

Kräldjursanstalten - Voodoo Boogie / Nu Är Det Allvar!!

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Have the Excedrin bottle handy for this one. Actually it's not that bad, and in fact starts to reveal itself after a few listens as being pretty innovative and unique. But the shouted punky...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

La Casa de Agua - La Casa de Agua

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Most of this album has me wondering why I'm reviewing it in a progressive rock publication at all. "Mexican jazz-funk" is the closest description that I can come to for the bulk of...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1997-02-01)

La Société des Timides à la Parade des Oiseaux - Les Explositionnistes

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STPO stands for "La Société des Timides à la Parade des Oiseaux". Okay... I think that means "the shy people's society at the parade of the birds." This...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Landberk - Indian Summer

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Before Änglagård and Anekdoten were household prog names, Landberk was paving the way for the new breed of Swedish progressive rock bands. It's strange in a way because Landberk...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1997-02-01)

Landberk - Indian Summer

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Landberk makes me sleepy. Now before this is taken as criticism, remember that sleep is a good thing at the right time, which is as good an analogy as I can get to their music. This is essentially...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-02-01)

Landberk - Indian Summer

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Landberk's third album is basically what you'd expect from this Swedish outfit: every bit as melancholy and organic as their first two releases. Mellotrons weave in and out of clean guitar...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1997-02-01)

Legend - Triple Aspect

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Move over Annie Haslam. Legend is a British Pagan prog-rock band, fronted by the amazing voice of Debbie Chapman. In fact this writer heard their first record Light in Extension about five...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Lemur Voice - Insights

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When they give out the awards for the weirdest band names, Lemur Voice will surely be at the front of the line, right up there with Public Foot the Roman. Names aside, if anyone longs for the kind...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

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