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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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Dead Can Dance - Spiritchaser

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A group I've only had the chance to hear on one previous occasion (their Spleen and Ideal album), Dead Can Dance didn't take me by storm then. But I have always awaited a chance to...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-02-01)

Deambra - Deambra

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This Southern California five-piece of veteran session players is led by guitarist Alex Deambrini. It was no surprise to learn, in their bio, that vocalist Jonn Ross has done studio work with Jon...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Desequilíbrios - Desequilíbrios

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Desequilíbrios is Fábio Ribeiro's other band. Unlike Blezqi Zatsaz, they sound less like...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1997-02-01)

Deus Ex Machina - Diacronie Metronomiche

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Every Deus Ex Machina listener has a preferred song that is a wish to hear performed live. Diacronie Metronomiche sheds any doubts about the band using studio overdubs to make their full...

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(Posted by Alain Lachapelle 1997-02-01)

Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung! - Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung!

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Much activity has been transpiring in Belgium as of late. First there was Univers Zero, Julverne and Present. There followed a whole slew of groups in the chamber/neo-classical/jazz-rock vein...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-02-01)

Dogma - Album

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This neo-prog quartet clearly stand apart from the pack, forging bravely ahead as they do without a vocalist. Instrumentally, they have much in common with Marillion, IQ, even Pendragon, as well as...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1997-02-01)

Dogma - Twin Sunrise

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Dogma are certainly given ample help on their sophomore release: strings, a choir, a flute player and four vocalists appear this time round. Don't let the vocalists scare you. Well, not too...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1997-02-01)

Drama - Drama

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No, not that one or that one or

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-02-01)

Drifting Sun - Drifting Sun

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Keyboardist Pat Sanders seems to be the main mover in Drifting Sun, a relatively new four-piece from the UK. This is their first release, a solid collection of nine rock tunes, mostly memorable and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Earcandy - Sound Is Just the Way You Ear It

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Quite a grab bag of psychedelia, this. We covered Earcandy's first two releases (Space Is Just a Place and Time Is Just a State of Mind), both released on LP only,

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

EAS - Absolute Presence

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It's hard to be a three-piece guitar, bass, and drums progressive rock band and not sound like Rush it seems. EAS has enough in common with them that comparisons are hard to avoid. The...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1997-02-01)

Echolyn - When the Sweet Turns Sour

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So one of the best American bands in ages has come and gone, rising unheard of from Philly and through the ranks of the Sony / Epic corporate record label, which sadly proved to be their last true...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1997-02-01)

Eclat - Vol. I & II

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Eclat is a French five-piece whose style lies somewhere between the symphonic stylings pioneered by bands like Ange and Mona Lisa and the folk-directed tendencies of bands like Minimum Vital. There...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Egoband - We Are...

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Egoband are a contemporary progressive outfit from Italy. Although their sound is generally generic hard prog, at times they throw in some surprises such as e-bowed guitar solos, Floydian drones,...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1997-02-01)

El Puente de Alvarado - Conquista y Destrucción de México-Tenochtitlán

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Two alumni from Iconoclasta (the drummer and guitarist) team up with ex-Chac Mool / Via Lactea keyboardist Carlos Perea and a bassist to record this CD of short instrumental prog rock tunes. If it...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-02-01)

Emmanuel Borghi & Collectif Mu - Anecdotes & Live au Crescent

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These two albums are products of Seventh's developing interest in contemporary French jazz. The lineups on the recordings are similar; they share the same bassist, drummer, and two sax players,...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1997-02-01)

Enzo Capuano - Storia Mai Scritta

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A very rare Italian solo, Enzo Capuano's music cuts the line between Italian canzone (Battisti, early Storm Six and many more) and a symphonic soundtrack type of music. The vocal music is...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-02-01)

Espíritu - Espíritu & Live en Obras '82

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This Argentine band are best-known for their classic Crisálida, an album of complex guitar / synth prog in the Italian style a la Semiramis. The self-titled album was made several...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1997-02-01)

Etron Fou Leloublan - 43 Songs

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Yet another crazy band. Establishing their premises strongly in the RIO realm, Etron Fou Leloublan's crafters weave intricate lines putting forth saxes in the forefront while silly lyrics...

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(Posted by Alain Lachapelle 1997-02-01)

Fear of Dolls - All Monsters Eat Children

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This Seattle area four-piece plays in a song oriented style, somewhere along the alternative-gothic-noise axis, the vocals typically heavily treated and guitars shimmering in an almost-psychedelic...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

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