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Monolith - Monolith

At first listen this k/b/d band delivers up derivative progressive rock of the highest order. However, I discovered that a good chunk of this was written in 1977, nearly predating the sound they lean...  » Read more
(Posted by Dean Suzuki 1999-01-01)

Mushroom - Alive and in Full Bloom

"Krautrock, psychedelic and Jazz influences” or so it states in a large orange label on the CD cover. I saw this band open for Kevin Ayers in San Francisco so I was already familiar with...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1999-01-01)

Nektar - The Dream Nebula - Best of 1971-1975

Hamburg in the 60s was a regular stop for British bands on the road, and a few British bands were even able to forge out a living there entirely. By the end of the 60s, Nektar had established...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1999-01-01)

Niacin - Niacin & High Bias

The cover of the first Niacin shows the venerable Hammond B3, a creature of legend. So you get an idea what you are in for. Who is Niacin? I think this would be called a "pet project"...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1999-01-01)

Norma Tanega & Mike Henderson - HybridVigor

Despite the presence of guitarist Mike Henderson, this disc sounds nothing like Djam Karet. Rather it is a pleasant if unspectacular acoustic excursion combining the talents of Henderson with...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 1999-01-01)

Nukli - The Time Factory

Nukli is a psych-rock band who have a fairly long history peppered with only a few, rare releases. Having spent a good part of the 80s gigging in England on the festival scene with the likes of the...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1999-01-01)

Oho - Ecce

This album wraps up the Oho reissue series —or at least Little Wing is approaching the bottom of the barrel. Oho's leftovers are better than many bands' studio albums, and this...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1999-01-01)

Olov Johansson - Storsvarten

Olov Johansson plays an ancient instrument called a nyckelharpa, which is related to the violin and hurdy-gurdy, and is traditional is Sweden, though not much played in the current day. It looks...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 1999-01-01)

Outer Limits - Misty Moon

Musea continues to unearth the most unknown and rare albums from the annals of obscure progrock history. Outer Limits was a pretty original Japanese band from one of the darkest times in prog...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1999-01-01)

Pelt - Técheöd

Here we have three ambient tracks from a not-so-dark trio on the indie VHF label. According to the label website, the title of this album is pronounced "Tay-hoood," but I'm still not certain what...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 1999-01-01)

Pink Filth - Seventeen Bubblegum Smashes!

Um. This is not Pink Floyd, it is Pink Filth. The name is not only a clever pun to fool high school stoners into buying the album (if they could find it in any store on this planet) but it also is...

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(Posted by Robert Norwood 1999-01-01)

Praise Space Electric - Mushroom Jazz

This is progressive rock with a groove. The title Mushroom Jazz is actually a pretty apt name, as this is not too stylistically far away from Acid Jazz. Weird analog synth sounds, funky...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1999-01-01)

Richard Horowitz & Sussan Deyhim - Majoun

To me, Majoun is everything “world music” ought to be, but usually isn't. This collaboration between composer / multi-instrumentalist Richard Horowitz and Iranian vocalist...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1999-01-01)

Robert Fripp - The Gates of Paradise

Here is the next installment in Robert Fripp’s ongoing Soundscapes series, except this one is surprisingly dull. Here we have a full length disc on which Fripp explores precisely one (1)...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1999-01-01)

Roy Harper - The Dream Society

Being known as a freaky folky friend to 70s English rock superstars must be pretty annoying to Roy Harper. However, it's exciting to see him receive some well deserved U.S. promotion in support...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1999-01-01)

Ruins - Vrresto

Vrresto is classic Ruins as we’ve come to know them over the last eight or so releases, a high intensity power duo of drums, bass and operatic vocals that is often compared to Magma...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1999-01-01)

Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura - South Wind, Looking out the Window & A Song for Jyaki

Pianist Satoko Fujii and her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, belong to a new genertaion of jazz performers and composers whose holistic approach to music seeks to expand the technical resources...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1999-01-01)

Saviour Machine - Legend Part 1

I first glimpsed a newsletter by this band at Progfest 95 (or was it '96?), and to be honest I thought it was some form of hate group and didn't give it another glance. The singer was bald,...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1999-01-01)

Sensitiva Immagine - E Tutto Comincio Cosi...

Here is one that Edison Records (RIP) of Japan spared no laudatory word on when it was first reissued by them back in the early 90s. Marquee's encyclopedia claims its origins as a cassette release...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1999-01-01)

Serah - Senegal Moon

Serah is an American born composer and singer who has lived in both Africa and France. Her material straddles the boundaries of new-age, world music, and pop, and this is her fourth release. The...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1999-01-01)