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Procol Harum - BBC Live in Concert

1974 was probably the last year Procol Harum had any marketplace to make a noticeable inroad. The five-piece group plus one lyricist had just come from a series of two financial and artistic...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Ptarmigan - Ptarmigan

Well, here’s a lost gem from a bygone era! Ptarmigan was a relatively short-lived Canadian acoustic group. The core of the band consisted of singer and recorder player Glen Dias and twelve-string...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Quiet Sun - Mainstream & Phil Manzanera - Diamond Head

Phil Manzanera's maiden UK project was Quiet Sun, which included gifted drummer Charles Hayward as well as monster bassist Bill MacCormack and keyboardist Dave Jarrett. From the band's...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Ray de Tone - Once More... with Feeling

Although you may not know him by name, guitarist Ray de Tone has connections with a lot of artists in the mainstream music industry including the likes of Iron Maiden, Ronnie Spector, Billy Joel,...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 2000-10-01)

Robert Wyatt - Little Red Robin Hood - A Documentary

It’s extremely rare, in fact downright impossible to make a film regarding any prominent Canterbury music figure. That’s the prime reason this documentary on Robert Wyatt is such a...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Rockin' Teenage Combo - 6/4 Getaway

Rockin’ Teenage Combo is an energetic Seattle jazz trio (keys, bass, drums) that seems bent on blending the spirit of classic jazz (of the Tyner and Hancock variety) with the groovy...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 2000-10-01)

Roger Eno & Peter Hammill - The Appointed Hour

Synchronizing a clock to trigger a real-time cyber session is a great concept. However difficult logistically, neither Peter Hammill nor Brian Eno's younger brother is a novice to the premise...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Rosenberg 7 - R7

This Swedish group has a different take on modernizing Nordic folk music. Instead of adding electric instruments or ethnic percussion, they mix the traditional with a bit of 20th Century classical....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Royal Hunt & D.C. Cooper - Fear & D.C. Cooper

Progressive metal gets an unfair rap from a lot of people, and albums like this certainly don't help. In a sub-genre that is often criticized for gratuitous displays of complexity, Royal Hunt...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2000-10-01)

Russell Mills / Undark - Pearl + Umbra

I’d give a list of the well-known guest musicians who contribute to this album, but Exposé reviews need to be under 300 words. So I’ll mention a few of the highlights:...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Sean Persinger Is Prester John - Reasonable Horse

After the break-up of Boud Deun, Shawn Persinger headed to Europe and Morocco where he honed his acoustic craft busking in the subways and streets. This all-acoustic, solo guitar album is the...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2000-10-01)

Sens - Les Regrets d'Isidore D.

It took me a little while to warm up to Sens, but once I did, I found myself listening over and over again. The first thing a listener notices about the band is the dramatic singing of Pascal...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Serge Blenner - Ars Oratoria

Serge Blenner was born in France in 1955 and studied composition at Mulhouse Conservatory. He moved to Germany in 1975 and has been recording independently since 1980. This fourteenth album of his...

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(Posted by Jerry Baiden 2000-10-01)

Smoking the Century Away - Smoking the Century Away

More like Smoking Some Afternoons Away in an Amsterdam Hash Bar. Mexican musicians Jorge Beltran and Victor Basurto from Loch Ness and Humus recorded this sonic exploration in Mexico City...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2000-10-01)

Species Being - Orgone Therapy

For those not yet tuned in to these guys, Species Being is a San Francisco based quartet led by drummer Frank Grau. The sound here, as on the debut release, Yonilicious, is a seemingly...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2000-10-01)

Spirits Burning - New Worlds by Design

Perhaps Musea’s best kept secret — I swear this one never made it to their New Releases page — Spirits Burning is ex-Melting Euphoria / Spaceship Eyes / Thessalonians Don...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2000-10-01)

Spring Heel Jack - Treader

You might think that the modern sounds of drum & bass are not the territory of Exposé writers, that there is no cross-reference point. Shouldn't we put head into the sand...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Steve Howe - Homebrew 2

Yes guitarist Steve Howe continues to group together fully developed solo tracks used in different contexts in the second in his homebrewed series. It’s nearly impossible to fault Howe for...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Steve Morse - Major Impacts

A unique theme to this release: Magna Carta gave Steve Morse carte blanche to come up with tunes based on styles derived from his choice of influential guitarists. Eleven tracks in all make the...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2000-10-01)

Steve Roach - Midnight Moon

Steve Roach has never hesitated in risk-taking, stepping off the beaten path and putting it all on the line, but this new release is easily his biggest risk to date. While Roach has gained much...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2000-10-01)