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Sea Level - Sea Level, Cats on the Coast, On the Edge & Long Walk on a Short Pier

The Allman Brothers in their prime were no doubt one of the best American rock bands of the early 70s, covering a little bit of everything and doing it all extremely well — never a shortage...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1999-04-01)

Simon Goubert - Le Phare des Pierres Noires

I was very impressed by this CD’s first track, “The Wind Will Come.” It tears right out of the speaker like classic Impulse Coltrane, a remarkable seven-minute piece that had me...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1999-04-01)

Steve Gordon & Deborah Martin - Ancient Power

If track titles like “Wind of Spirits,” “Spirit of the Mountain,” and a page of the booklet dedicated to preserving the ancient traditions of Apache culture don’t clue...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1999-04-01)

Synergy - Computer Experiments Vol. 1 & The Jupiter Menace

Here are two more re-releases from electronic composer Larry Fast’s extensive Synergy legacy (see Expose #16 for reviews of the first five Synergy albums). Computer Experiments Volume...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1999-04-01)

Synergy - Semiconductor, Release 2 & Metropolitan Suite

In 1986, the first era of Synergy releases came to an end with Metropolitan Suite, which in some ways is the culmination of Larry Fast’s original musical vision. That does not make...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 1999-04-01)

Ten Jinn - As On a Darkling Plain

Finding a balance between the seemingly opposing forces of accessibility and progressivity is a task that many artists have attempted but few have mastered. Many hit the nail on the head for one or...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1999-04-01)

Ten Jinn - As On a Darkling Plain

The success of a progressive vocal project hinges on a lead singer’s ability to communicate a unique emotional quality and connect to an audience with the material. John Paul Strauss is the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1999-04-01)

The Ever-Expanding Suckholes - Asking Directions to Her Hair

Been looking for a band that defies classification? Here ya go. This Newark, New Jersey band is all over the place on this pre-CD cassette release. Their web page lured me in on a ‘King...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1999-04-01)

The Residents - Wormwood

On the Bizarro World, Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to write a biblical musical, and somehow it ended up getting to our planet. It’s credited to the Residents, but I know where it really came from. In...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 1999-04-01)

Thierry Zaboitzeff - India

Dr. Zab strikes again, with his second release already (the fourth of his whole career) since calling it a long day with Art Zoyd back in 1997. On this soundtrack to a modern ballet project of the...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1999-04-01)

Tombstone Valentine - Hidden World

Could this be a flashback to 1972 Berlin? Nope, it's actually 90s Indiana. But this two-woman, three-man combo certainly have that classic, droney Krautrock sound down pat. It could be the...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1999-04-01)

Wendy Carlos - Sonic Seasonings +

Proving that you have to go back before Brian Eno to find the roots of ambient electronic music, we now finally have the reissue of one of the field’s first classics, Wendy Carlos’...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1999-04-01)

Wendy Carlos - Tales of Heaven and Hell

Tales of Heaven and Hell is Wendy Carlos’ new album, somewhat of a self-admitted sequel to her soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange. Wendy is rather underrated for her...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1999-04-01)

XfactorX - XfactorX

Wasn't XfactorX the name of some Marvel comic way back when? Anyway, this album would be progressive metal if it were progressive. As it is, XfactorX has the typical hard rock / heavy...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1999-04-01)

Yoshihiro Hanno Meets Mick Karn - Liquid Glass

Mick Karn's distinctive bass playing has found a number of homes over the years since the demise of Japan. Most notable for readers of this magazine have been his collaborations with David Torn and...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 1999-04-01)