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Oho - Okinawa

The first minute of this album sums the entirety, as a voice, in a background of many voices, exclaims "My brain hurts!" And thus begins an album of immense proportions spread out over...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1998-02-01)

Omnia Opera - Red Shift

It's been a few years since this promising British neo-psych band put out their debut on Delerium (though I think they have a couple cassettes before that), and in the time away the band has...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-02-01)

Osamu Kitajima - Beyond the Circle

Japanese expatriate Kitajima has kept quite a low profile ever since his emigration to America, shrouding his hermetic career in enough mystery to drive even the most arduous collector a bit...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1998-02-01)

Otolithen - S.O.D.

Sabotage Opportunistic Deaf-mutism. Otolithen is the duo of Päd Conca and Dirk Bruinsma (the latter a current member of Blast). Together they offer guitar, electric bass, soprano saxes,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-02-01)

Ozone Quartet - Fresh Blood

This instrumental quartet first came to this writer's attention a few weeks before their appearance at ProgScape '94 — they were called Cloud Nine in those days, and their four song...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-02-01)

Pekka Pohjola - Pewit

It's been a few years since Pohjola's last studio release, and with a couple of live albums and some intermittent touring to hold him over, he had plenty of time to devote to developing...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-02-01)

Pekka Pohjola - Pewit

Ever since leaving Wigwam in the early 70s Pekka Pohjola has been creating a steady stream of outstanding solo releases. More recently he showed just how good his live band is with two superb...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 1998-02-01)

Peter Hammill - Everyone You Hold

Peter Hammill is the consistent English musical playwright, reliably making an album every year for the last 30 years. Here we have nine tracks: approximately 50 minutes of introspection and...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 1998-02-01)

Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine

Immediately upon its release, fans were hailing Coma Divine as the definitive live album for the 90s. High praise, indeed. To be fair,

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1998-02-01)

Present - Certitudes

Roger Trigaux and his son Reginald continue down the path established by Univers Zero, albeit in a decidely guitar-oriented vein. Melodic arrangements are offset by piano and guitar counterpoint...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-02-01)

Present - Certitudes

Unlike during the nine-year hiatus following Le Poison Qui Rend Fou, this time around we...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1998-02-01)

Present - Certitudes

Present is the Belgian quintet led by guitarist Roger Trigaux, a one time member of Univers Zero in the late 70s. This is their fifth album, the third in recent times (there was a ten year hiatus...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-02-01)

Prism - Live 75-77

It's always nice when some previously undiscovered gem is unearthed and released for all to enjoy. Basically, Prism and Hands are the same band, a Texas-based prog-rock group incorporating...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1998-02-01)

Procol Harum - 30th Anniversary Anthology

Hard to believe it's been 30 years since the Summer of Love, and also since the lone greatest single in the history of Procol Harum, "A Whiter Shade of Pale," but it's sadly true....

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-02-01)

Project Lo - Black Canvas

Project Lo is essentially Bon Lozaga’s unit for more introspective work. While the material on Black Canvas is composed, it seems to be a lot more open to the creative impulses of...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-02-01)

Radiohead - OK Computer

We can all think of examples of a progressive band over time starting to play music more in the mainstream (Genesis, Yes, pick your example), but how many times have we seen a mainstream band, as...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 1998-02-01)

Ragnar Grippe - Sand

This is a nugget from the past. Grippe is a Scandinavian electronic and electro-acoustic music composer whose work is under appreciated. Originally released on the visionary Shandar label from...

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(Posted by Dean Suzuki 1998-02-01)

Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson - Industry

Most people who are aware of Richard Thompson would probably not consider his music 'progressive,' and they would probably be right on most occasions. To be sure, he was a key player on...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 1998-02-01)

Robert Fripp - November Suite: Soundscapes - Live at Green Park Station

Subtitled "Live at Green Park Station," this 1996 recording reveals Robert Fripp in a performance of live soundscapes. One must take Fripp's word that it is a live event since, as...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 1998-02-01)

Robert Wyatt - Shleep

By now experience has demonstrated that all we can expect from Robert Wyatt is the unexpected. Shleep offers surprises on several fronts, first that an hours worth of stunning songs has...

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(Posted by Mike King 1998-02-01)