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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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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)

Magdalena - Magdalena

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This marks the second time on CD for this one. Having briefly owned this in its original vinyl incarnation, and not deeming it worthy enough to hang on to at the time, this reissue has given this...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 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)

Outer Limits - The Silver Apples on the Moon

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After an almost decade-long stint as the reigning and most visible band in Japan's prog scene, Outer Limits decided to throw in the towel at the end of '87. Their sound encompassed a lot of...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 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)

Senses - Fields Unsown

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A New Jersey based four-piece led by vocalist / keyboardist / composer Joan Morbée, Senses' style falls in the category of somewhat folk-influenced acoustic sounds juxtaposed with...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-05-01)

Sergius Golowin - Lord Krishna von Goloka

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Ah, kosmische music, the land of good and plenty, a label that had maybe one or two bad albums on it in its career, and is now lauded by people like Julian Cope and the Freeman brothers (Audion) so...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-05-01)

Shadowland - Mad as a Hatter

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Shadowland is basically a collaboration side-project for Pendragon keyboardist Clive Nolan and guitarist Karl Groom. It seems that the neo-prog onslaught has tapered down a bit over the last year,...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1997-05-01)
 

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