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Stinkhorn - Stinkhorn

Stinkhorn is a Seattle jazz group with more than a little rock in their stylistic bag. Not quite as much as Kilgore Trout (

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Synkopy & Oldřich Veselý - Sluneční Hodiny

Energetic symphonic prog from Czechoslovakia, the land that gave us the first and still best Pilsener beer. Synkopy's six members were fronted by Modry Efekt's keyboardist, Oldřich...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2000-10-01)

Tales - Marco Polo - A Life for a Dream

For his fourth concept album, French sysnthesist Jean-Luc Hervé Berthelot turns his attention from outer space to Earthly history, presenting almost an hour of music inspired by the story of...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Teknikolor - LNA's Dream

Although the liner notes list four musicians as being in the band, Teknikolor is primarily Patrick Chartol. In addition to composing all of the material on LNA’s Dream, Chartol (who...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2000-10-01)

The Alchemysts & Simeon - The Alchemysts & Simeon

Recorded in September '98, this is probably Simeon's last recording before 'the accident' (see our Silver Apples feature in issue #17). The genesis of the collaboration dates to the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2000-10-01)

The Foundation - Departure

Tepid 80s symphonic rock certainly doesn’t do a lot of head turning in the pages of Exposé, and Swiss group The Foundation may not do anything to change one’s mind. The...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2000-10-01)

The Quiet Room - Introspect

This takes me back to 1987! Long live big hair! Introspect by The Quiet Room is a teasingly good CD. Sans the reference to 80s-style grooming, "teasingly good" is a serious...

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(Posted by Jerry Baiden 2000-10-01)

The Residents - Four East Side Digital Releases

These re-releases comprise the bulk of The Residents’ early to mid 80s output, starting around the tail end of the “Mole Trilogy” era and ending with a triumphant live tour in...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 2000-10-01)

The Science Group - A Mere Coincidence

Yugoslavian composer Stevan Tickmayer has worked extensively in the fields of 20th Century music (both composed and improvised) and jazz. For this project, he takes a collection of texts by Chris...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

The Trey Gunn Band - The Joy of Molybdenum

For those fortunate enough to see the Trey Gunn Band live in January 1998, most of these tracks by this power trio will be familiar. Initial sessions for the album were just prior to the same time...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

The Underground Railroad - Through and Through

Kurt Rongey has finally found a group outlet for his advanced Canterbury and symphonic based ideas. Much like early Echolyn with Holdsworthian guitar blasts or similar to jazz inflected Scott...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

The Underground Railroad - Through and Through

While this debut is impressive for its compositional savvy and great arrangements, one needs to remember that two of the main movers in this four-piece unit are guitarist Bill Pohl and keys-man...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2000-10-01)

Tim Bowness / Samuel Smiles - World of Bright Futures

Vocalist Tim Bowness (of No-Man) formed Samuel Smiles back in the early 1990s with Michael Bearpark (guitar, programming) as an exercise in “ambient folk” music. For this, their first...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Tim Hodgkinson - Sang

Henry Cow fans looking for jagged, experimental rock will likely be disappointed by Tim Hodgkinson's new CD. This is very experimental stuff, lacking many of the qualities often regarded as...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Tracy Hitchings - From Ignorance to Ecstasy

This album was originally released in 1991 on the now defunct SI label. Verglas Records has re-issued it with only the cover art changing. Having been a singer for Quasar, Strangers on a Train,...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2000-10-01)

Trey Gunn - Raw Power: Surfacings, Vol. 1

The first in Gunn’s “Surfacing Series,” limited edition releases of old recordings, demos, live material, works-in-progress, re-workings, improvisations, and the like, this is...

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(Posted by Dean Suzuki 2000-10-01)

Tryo - Tryo, Crudo & Patrimonio

Three is the theme. Three albums recently released and / or reissued from this instrumental power trio of sorts. The self-titled first of the lot contains a collection of material ranging from...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 2000-10-01)

Vanishing Point - In Thought

After a while I begin to wonder why Angular keeps sending us these metal bands to review. They must be absolute gluttons for punishment. Perhaps they have some weird German fondness for pain. Who...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2000-10-01)

Various Artists - Electroacoustic Music #5

In these days where electronic music is generally thought of as mindless dance beats with sampled accents, it’s important to remember that the pedigree of electronic music goes back many...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Various Artists - Nordic Roots 2

NorthSide’s strategy with their first Nordic Roots sampler (reviewed #16) must have paid off enough for them to do it again. Here they provide a sampling of 22 tracks from their releases of...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)