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Available online from Issue 12

May 1997

72 Pages

Yes, Ash Ra Tempel, Camel, Exposure Concert Series,French TV, Earthlings, moe, Trance Mission, Renaissance Mark 1, Solstice/Andy Glass, Mona Lisa, Bill Forth of Ten Seconds, Martin Barre, Toshio Egawa of Gerard, Doane Perry

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Jeff Song & Lowbrow - Rules of Engagement

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On paper, a project such as this one would likely scare off the majority of Exposé readers — an entire CD of nine lengthy and involved free-form pieces. The problem of where...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-05-01)

José Luis Fernández Ledesma Q. - Motivos para Perdere

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Ledesma may be known by some already for his recent duet recording with Alquimia called Dead Tongues, and as a member of Nirgal Vallis during the 80s. Now he's back with an opus that,...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-05-01)

Kenso - Zaiya Live

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Kenso has been a fixture of the Japanese progressive rock scene since the 70s, and in the midst of numerous changes in style, they have always stayed true (more or less) to the high standards of...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1997-05-01)

Levi Chen - Meditation of My Soul

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Peace and tranquillity are yours for the asking when you spin this CD, the third by Levi Chen, an accomplished performer on electric guitar and guzheng (here called "Chinese harp")....

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-05-01)

Life Trip - Abobe Ride

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Life Trip is Chip Simmond's brain child and musical excursion. He handles everything from soup to nuts: keyboards, drums, woodwinds, vocals, arrangements. He's fairly adept at playing...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1997-05-01)

Luc Marianni's Seltae Beat - Up and Down

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Musea seems to be releasing a number of concept albums lately. Up and Down, their latest and Luc Marianni’s sixth album, is a bit unusual in that it is exactly 60 minutes long....

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 1997-05-01)

Madrigal - On My Hands

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From the Great Pacific Northwest (the land that brought you "Louie, Louie" and "Foxey Lady") comes Madrigal, a five-piece group from Spokane. As you can probably guess, the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1997-05-01)

Mal - Memory Overflow

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Memory Overflow is a demo from Malcolm Humes, who plays guitars, synth, loops, etc. The disc contains some very rough mixes from the catalog of his recordings throughout an 11-year period...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1997-05-01)

Mary Newsletter - Nuove Lettere

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A five-piece from Vigevano, Mary Newsletter forges their sound from strong folk and classical roots and the sensibility of the best seventies Italian progressive rock using dual guitars, keys, bass...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-05-01)

Masahiko Hosokawa - Like Shimmering of Hot Air

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Belle Antique have really come full circle now, with this release — a solo keyboard work from Hosokawa, a native Japanese composer. The album consists roughly of six solo piano pieces,...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-05-01)

Midas - Midas II

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As one of the several Japanese symphonic rock groups of worthy note, its good to see that Midas have released a second album, as their Beyond the Clear Air was one of the better in a genre...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-05-01)

moe. - No Doy

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It's always hard to write objectively about a band which has won over my heart, fully and completely. Such is the case with moe. For those of you who have read Expose #11, you already know from...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1997-05-01)

New Sun - Live at the Back of a Cavern

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This simple cassette recording is an accurate live representation of a tight five-piece unit from the San Francisco Bay Area playing at the Cactus Club last year in July. Stretching out in a...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1997-05-01)

Perfume de Mujer - Variaciones en la Cuerda Vol. 2 & 3

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This 1996 CD release from Cuban ensemble Perfume de Mujer is a compilation of their two albums L’Ultima Cena and Aquarium. Ten participants are credited here though most of...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 1997-05-01)

Pest - Pest

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Here's a real surprise. Fans of Crimson's harder edge as well as folks like Kong and Buckethead will want to take note. This Austrian five-piece of drums, bass, cello, accordion, and guitar...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-05-01)

Phil Miller - In Cahoots - Parallel

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Canterbury guitar god Phil Miller's eighth post-National Health album is another notch in the tree for the player as composer. Phil seems to be on a sideways trend as he gets older to downplay...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1997-05-01)

Quarkspace - Spacefolds 1

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While the material on Quarkspace's CD release (see review in issue #11) has more of a song focus, these...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-05-01)

Reinhard Flatischler + Megadrums - Layers of Time

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I've never heard of this fine musician before now, but if I had one bit of advice to give him I'd say, "Call up Manfred Eicher, pronto!" This release would fit sparklingly well on...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-05-01)

Renaissance - At the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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It is with great pleasure that I announce Renaissance live at the Royal Albert Hall with Orchestra. Recorded live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour on October 14, 1977, this is a far better...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1997-05-01)

Rivendell - Rivendell

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This four-song EP comes as quite a surprise. This Finnish quintet (no, they are not the Spanish outfit with the same Tolkein-stolen name) have slapped together a collection of tunes that are...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1997-05-01)

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