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Etron Fou Leloublan - 43 Songs

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

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)

Finisterre - In Limine

Still spacey, ethereal and sublime, Finisterre are one of the most interesting of the new Italian groups, skirting the Marillion school that so many are fond of and embracing that refined subtlety...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-02-01)

Finisterre - In Limine

After a respectable first album, Finisterre returns with a solid follow-up. The band doesn't really have any weak links. All of the musicians are on about the same musical level, and their...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1997-02-01)

Finisterre - In Limine

Finisterre surprised us last year with their debut album. In Limine is an excellent follow-up. Compared to their first, we find here in most pieces more of an acoustic atmosphere. Time is...

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(Posted by Alain Lachapelle 1997-02-01)

Foglie di Vetro - Foglie di Vetro

The Italian scene has undergone a complete renaissance in the last five to six years. With bands like Deus Ex Machina, Aria Palea, Finisterre, Spirosfera, Sithonia, and Abiogenesi leading the way,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Fourth Estate - Finesse and Fury & See What I See

This writer was completely unfamiliar with Fourth Estate prior to their performance on day one of Progscape II, but apparently they've been around a while — certainly long enough to...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Frank Zappa - Läther

At long last, Zappa's late 70s quadruple-album masterpiece has received a well-deserved official release. When Warner Bros. rejected Zappa's attempt to fulfill his remaining contract...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1997-02-01)

Free Access - Yu Pretty But Yu Kian Come In

I was initially a bit surprised when I saw that this band was from Cuba, not a country known for its prog rock. I was immediately won over, though, once I heard what they could put down. What Free...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 1997-02-01)

French TV - After a Lengthy Silence

The second album from this Louisville, KY band, After a Lengthy Silence, was originally recorded in 1987, and has now finally been re-released on CD. French TV play a somewhat eclectic...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1997-02-01)

Geno White - Standing in Stereo

From the opening track, a maelstrom of Hendrix-like feedback mixed with chunky blasts of power rock, it's obvious that White's latest release will be a guitarist's guitar album. Joining...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Gentle Giant - Out of the Woods - The BBC Sessions

Here is another BBC sessions release on the Band of Joy label, with one unreleased track and several earlier versions of arrangements which became live staples of the band during the group's heyday....  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 1997-02-01)

Geoffrey Downes - Evolution

Downes of course was a one-time member of Yes; in the absence of Wakeman and Moraz he took over the keyboard duties on their Drama album while former Buggles associate Trevor Horn did his...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Geoffrey Downes & The New Dance Orchestra - Vox Humana

The second solo album by this veteran of Yes and Asia comes pretty much in two distinct halves: a pop song half and a more inspired set of short vignettes that hint at the simpler strains of Mike...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-02-01)

Germán Bringas - El Salto

Bringas is a Mexican multi-instrumentalist operating along the experimental / jazz / new world music axis. El Salto is the latest of several albums, and is a solo project in the truest...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Giustio Pio - Missa Populi

Working around the familiar theme of the Roman Catholic Mass, Italian composer Giusto Pio has created a splendid and meticulously crafted work featuring a large choir, flutes and other woodwinds,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Grandbell - The Sun and the Embryo

My immediate snap-judgment upon first listening to this was "Yes-clone." This was mainly based upon hearing vocalist Renato Jardim, who is unapologetically influenced by Jon Anderson....

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1997-02-01)

Hecenia - Légendes

Légendes is Hecenia’s first album, recorded in 1989, released in 1990, and now reissued on CD. If you’ve only heard Hecenia’s second release, La Couleur du...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 1997-02-01)

Holy River Family Band - Haida Deities

Holy River Family Band is apparently an offshoot of the Swedish psych band The Spacious Mind, a three-piece lineup playing guitars, zaz, oud, surna, violin, bass, organ, synths, hurdy-gurdy,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Ilous & Decuyper - Ilous & Decuyper

Ilous & Decuyper occupy an interesting niche in French rock, one that doesn't relate much to what is even vaguely referred to as progressive or symphonic rock. Yet this album is certainly...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-02-01)