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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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Pauline Oliveros - Alien Bog / Beautiful Soop

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Born in 1932, accordionist / musical philosopher / teacher Oliveros has been hailed a champion of the avant garde in America, ever since instigating the field of meditative music. Founding the Deep...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1998-07-01)

Pearls Before Swine - One Nation Underground & Balaklava

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A slice of the past, but certainly one that shouldn’t be overlooked. Pearls Before Swine was essentially the vehicle of guitarist / composer / poet / singer Tom Rapp, which over the course of...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

Popol Vuh - Shepherd's Symphony

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Those of us who grew up listening to Popol Vuh in the 70s recall a sound that was at times haunting and other times shimmering and uplifting. Regardless of the album, Popol Vuh created atmospheres...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 1998-07-01)

Porcupine Tree - Staircase Infinities

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According to the liner notes, this CD EP is a companion release to the Tree's second album, Up the Downstair, and contains further music taken from the same recording sessions in...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1998-07-01)

Quarkspace - Spacefolds 3

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Space-rockers from Columbus, Ohio, Quarkspace are back with volume three in their Spacefolds series. This four track EP, while rooted in traditional space rock a-la Hawkwind nevertheless...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 1998-07-01)

Rapoon - The Fires of the Borderlands

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Take a simple repeating ascending pattern of three notes and run it through a dense whirlwind of heavy processing, changing patterns and directions from time to time, and one might get a rough idea...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

Robby Aceto - Code

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If you’ve been waiting with baited breath for the new David Sylvian, you’re probably close to asphyxiation by now. But in the interim there is a disc which may alleviate your hunger...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-07-01)

Rudess Morgenstein Project - Rudess Morgenstein Project

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Original Dixie Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein and new Dregs keyboardist Jordan Rudess have teamed up to produce this album of all-instrumental music exclusively using keyboards and drums. ...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1998-07-01)

Sabah Habas Mustapha - Jalan Kopo - The Sunda Sessions

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Sabah Habas Mustapha is (so the story goes) the Western-educated younger brother of the more famous (at least within Indonesia) 3 Mustaphas 3. He’s basically a singer / guitarist / songwriter...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

Silver Apples - Decatur

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Could this be the soundtrack for an alien abduction? Last year the Apples bounced back with original leader Simeon after almost 30 years, with a new disc Beacon, an album of songs, some...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

Soft Machine - Virtually

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The classic four-piece lineup that recorded Third and 4 is captured here live in concert from March 1971 in Bremen, Germany, only weeks before drummer / vocalist Robert Wyatt...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

Steve Gorn, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta - From the Caves of the Iron Mountain

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Take a woodwind player and the early 80s rhythm section for Peter Gabriel (circa Security), put them together in a cave and you'd be surprised what they come up with! The second...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-07-01)

Steve Morse Band - Stand Up

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The reissue of Stand Up marks the availability of the entire Steve Morse back catalog on CD. Originally released by Elektra records back in the pre-CD days (at least for them), Stand...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1998-07-01)

Stips - Egotrip

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Originally I thought this album was a throwaway, but a shrewd scheme unfolds after a few passes through the disc. You see, it's interesting how far people stray (or evolve) from seventies roots...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-07-01)

Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Cosmo Sun Connection

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With its limited original LP pressing unavailable for many years now, this live set from 1984 has gained a degree of notoriety among collectors. Recommended Records has thankfully made this classic...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1998-07-01)

Surge - For the Time Being

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Why is European mainland jazz ignored or worse yet, simply prejudiced as being lesser than US contemporaries? And does jazz have to be black to be good? These questions have been asked by reviewers...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1998-07-01)

Teru's Symphonia - Do Androids Dream of Electric Camel

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Teru's Symphonia is a Japanese band lead by guitarist and composer Terutsugu Hirayama, but it's the vocals of Megumi Tokuhisa that get your attention. She's a great singer. On...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1998-07-01)

The Dark Aether Project - The Dark Aether Project

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Dark is right, but not in a conventional sense. This trio of Stick, guitars, and drums plays a very direct and oft-times sparse music that seems to be vaguely under the influence of 80s King...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1998-07-01)

The Enid - White Goddess

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The Enid is a band who have had more than their shares of music-business trials and tribulations (see Mike Ezzo's

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 1998-07-01)

The Enid - White Goddess

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Longtime observers have seen Robert John Godfrey and his crew go from strength to strength, in a career studded with artistic merit of which this is another jewel. White Goddess welcomes...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1998-07-01)

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