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Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe - Funk If I Know

The Cosmic Krewe’s music is an almost perfect hybrid of trumpeter/keyboardist/vocalist Michael Ray’s two most significant former gigs. Here, as on the band’s 1994 debut,...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 2000-05-01)

Mike Keneally - Nonkertompf

Mike Keneally’s mastery to create an amusing stream of conscious should be undisputed upon hearing this disc. The man jumps from hot guitar lick to jazz groove to shrill weirdness and movie...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-05-01)

Miles Davis - Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis

Jazz-fusion of the early 70s used to get such a bad rap for self-indulgence and excess, almost as bad as the progressive rock camp. With the help of producer / bassist Bill Laswell, progenitors of...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-05-01)

Mr. Bungle - California

No one could ever rightfully accuse Mr. Bungle of stylistic monotony. Their three albums have been about everywhere on the map, and a few places that aren’t on any maps. That said,...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2000-05-01)

No-Man - Speak

No-Man began back in 1987 as a collaboration between Steve Wilson (pre-Porcupine Tree) and vocalist Tim Bowness. Over the years since then, the band has released a number of albums and EPs, mostly in...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-05-01)

One Shot - One Shot

Emmanuel Borghi (keys) and Philippe Bussonnet (bass) are both members of the current Magma lineup. Here they are joined by James Mac Gaw (guitars) and Daniel Jeand’heur (drums) on a romp...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2000-05-01)

Orient Squeezers - Sadhu

Orient Squeezers, aside from being an especially nonsensical phrase, is a solo project of Håkan Almkvist, the driving force behind Ensemble Nimbus. The disc displays quite an obsession with...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-05-01)

Oysterband - Here I Stand

Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) has been making music in their own unique and developing style for more than a decade. I would hesitate to call them a post-punk equivalent of Fairport...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-05-01)

Paranoise - Private Power

The “Ancient Ecstatic Brotherhood of Paranoise” has come up with an original and compelling fusion of musical styles. Starting out with samples of Middle-Eastern and other exotic...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2000-05-01)

Pere Ubu - Dub Housing

I recall when I first heard this LP, I was honestly paralyzed by the discordant synthesizer which underpinned a Velvet Underground groove on the first track. There was vocalist David Thomas and his...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-05-01)

Pere Ubu - New Picnic Time

The third album in the Pere Ubu canon is one where the group appears to be in a more playful mode rather than on their acclaimed sophomore album, Dub Housing (1978). They had matured a bit...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-05-01)

Phil Manzanera / 801 - Live at Manchester University

801, lead by guitarist Phil Manzanera, deserve a pretty lofty place in the Prog hall of fame. The band was a veritable supergroup, fronted by Phil and Brian Eno, blending quirky pop songs with...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2000-05-01)

Philharmonie - Le Dernier Mot - The Last Word

Philharmonie has been around since the late 80s, this being the band’s fifth and sadly, final album. The booklet notes make no bones about it – this is the end; a conscious decision by...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2000-05-01)

Richard Johnson and Jud Martindale - Creatures of Habit

For those interested with tracking down the roots of master acoustic fret bender, Richard Leo Johnson, look no further! Uncovered from the independent release catacombs is a 1993 gem from Johnson and...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-05-01)

Richard Thompson - Mock Tudor

Richard Thompson’s latest album for Capitol Records (his longest stay on any major label) follows a three-tiered study of songs: The first five on the disk follow a “Metroland”...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-05-01)

Rick Wakeman - The Masters

Between 1982 and 1995 Wakeman released a staggering 35 recordings! None of these are known to more than a few people (I have only seen about four of them myself), so the convenience of this...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2000-05-01)

Roger Eno & Lol Hammond - Damage

Roger Eno’s new collaboration with Lol Hammond (ex-Drum Club) is an intelligent mixture of ambient subtlety, slow rhythm tracks, and space music. In fact, it’s surprising how subdued...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-05-01)

Roy Harper - The Unknown Soldier

Typically Roy Harper doesn't fall into a progressive rock vein, preferring to create an English version of Bob Dylan's never ending hippie dream. But in 1980 he amassed several friends...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-05-01)

Ruphus - Ranshart

Regarding Ranshart:

The Norwegian group Ruphus suffered a drastic lineup shift after their 1973 debut, New Born Day, which resulted in the loss of, among...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 2000-05-01)

Saturnia - Saturnia

From Portugal comes Saturnia and their mischievous dose of psychedelia. Stripped down to base elements, Saturnia is a guitar / synth duo (Luís Simões / M. Strange) who perform over...

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(Posted by David Falcone 2000-05-01)