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Available online from Issue 15

July 1998

80 Pages

Baja Prog '98, Yes, Sound Resources Studio, XII Alfonso, Benoit Widemann, Michael Brook, Cloud Chamber, Stan Whitaker on the Happy The Man reunion, Doctor Nerve Interview w/Nick Didkovsky, Mickey Simmonds, Kraftwerk, Patrick Forgas

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The World Comes to Seattle —
WOMAD USA 1998

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The first WOMAD (World Of Music Art and Dance) festival was in 1982, inspired in large part by Peter Gabriel’s love of music from around the world. Since then, there have been festivals in various locations in Europe, Africa, and Asia on a regular basis, but aside from a short tour of one-day mini-festivals in 1993, WOMAD has never gained a foothold in North America. The festival has finally found an American home in Redmond, Washington at Marymoor Park, not far from Seattle. 1998’s WOMAD USA is the first of many projected annual festivals, and if they can all be as interesting and varied as this one, I wish them a long and healthy life. One of the things that sets WOMAD apart from other festivals is the chance to interact with the artists in workshops, discussions and interviews.

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(Posted by Jon Davis 1998-07-01)

(Tom Newman) - Variations on a Rhythm of Mike Oldfield - David Bedford

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This is a four track EP, and is basically a Tom Newman album. It's confusing, I know. This is some of that stuff you know Oldfield and Co. did for laughs (when perhaps beer and worse entered the...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1998-07-01)

5uu's - Crisis in Clay

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A couple of years ago, 5uu's put out Hunger's Teeth, an album which really took a lot of people...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1998-07-01)

5uu's - Crisis in Clay

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For only three guys, 5uu’s sure makes a lot of noise, and plenty of hard-driving complex rock music which is at once innovative and accessible. The core band membership of Bob Drake (vocals,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

5uu's - Crisis in Clay

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I bet vocalist Bob Drake gets sick of being compared to Jon Anderson, but dammit he does sound like the guy! Crisis in Clay is the overdue follow-up to the excellent

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1998-07-01)

Alejandro Lomelin - Luz de Intenso Azul

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Luz is the instrumental solo project of keyboardist Alejandro Lomelin, of the Mexican band Caja De Pandora. For the most part this is a work of simpler repetitive piano figures and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

Always Almost - God Pounds His Nails

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This thing sure came out in a hurry. Formerly known as Still, and also known as three-fifths of the American 90s landmark Echolyn, God Pounds His Fist is a quick but important step beyond...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1998-07-01)

Amber Asylum - The Natural Philosophy of Love

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For quick reference you might call this "Gothic Ambient". Amber Asylum is Kris Force (Swans), Martha Burns, and Annabel Lee, but Force is the major songwriter. Several other musicians...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1998-07-01)

Ancient Curse - The Landing

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The strains of an acoustic guitar, a soft vocal, then comes the barrage. If I were to contain this review to only word, it would be: Metallica. Ancient Curse do not appear to make any claims at...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1998-07-01)

Anekdoten - Live EP

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Recorded one night in Cozmoz, Sweden in 1996, this short EP is a solid testament to the raw power Anekdoten exude in the live setting. Four tunes are included: "Nucleus," "The...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1998-07-01)

Anekdoten - Official Bootleg: Live in Japan

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Recorded over two nights of the band's recent trip to Japan, this double-CD live set captures perfectly the confident and relentlessly energetic live sound Anekdoten has developed. The set...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1998-07-01)

Asia - Live in Nottingham

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This live performance is from way back in June of 1990 and was part of Central TV's (UK) batch of live video-tapings which has also given us sets from Steve Hackett, Caravan, and Rick Wakeman,...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 1998-07-01)

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Nudo

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I lost count of the Banco albums around the mid-70s and was only recently interested when they re-recorded their first two albums in a highly modernized format earlier in the decade. Banco is a...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1998-07-01)

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Nudo

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This new 2CD set from perhaps the best and most influential of the classic Italian bands offers a variety of treats for longtime fans. Though the first disc starts off with the edgy, aggressive...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1998-07-01)

Bill Bruford with Ralph Towner and Eddie Gomez - If Summer Had Its Ghosts

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When Bill Bruford is on break from his drum duties with King Crimson, what would you expect him to do? Should he go on vacation or work in another less hectic, but rewarding mode? If Summer Had...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-07-01)

Brand X - Missing Period

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While nothing in the liner notes specifies an exact recording date for these sessions other than a very general timeframe of 1975-76, the music seems to bear this out, presenting a five-piece...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

Bruford Levin - Upper Extremities

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Upper Extremities serves as one of the new Crimson off-shoot projects while the next incarnation literally plays its way into existence. Bill Bruford and Tony Levin have conceived and executed a...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-07-01)

Buckethead - Colma

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You really have to ask yourself: what kind of credible artist wears a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head and a Friday the 13th mask? Most people would think he must be somewhat of...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-07-01)

Caravan - Songs for Oblivion Fishermen

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Caravan’s legacy as a key Canterbury band is well noted in their extensive catalog ranging from 1969 to present day. What has been seriously lacking is the live-in-studio BBC recordings which...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-07-01)

Citizen Cain - Raising the Stones

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You know I don't really like this vocalist — his delivery lacks distinctiveness, it's like listening to Fish without feeling. When there are this many lyrics, you have to have a...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1998-07-01)

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