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Covering music from the fringes since 1993.

Available online from Issue 20

October 2000

92 Pages

NEARfest 2000, Yes Masterworks Tour, Moe. in Portland, Annbjorg Lien, Amy Denio, Peter Hammill, Rascal Reporters, Vidna Obmana, Thierry Zaboitzeff, Brainworks Label, The Golden Age of Eurock

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George Cartwright - The Memphis Years - Terminal Moraine

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George Cartwright is the leader of the fortuitous band, Curlew and this is his latest jazz based solo album. For this project, he's enlisted the literary skills of Paul Haines (famed for this...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Gnidrolog - Live 1972

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This is mostly taken from a concert recorded in Birmingham, England, July 10, 1972, except for one bonus track from a different show. It is a live document that is perhaps a bit lacking in the...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2000-10-01)

Gong - Zero to Infinity

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Gong returns with chapter five of the goofy trials and tribulations of the Zero the Hero and his zany cohorts. Daevid Allen has seen fit to keep the current European touring version of the band...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Gravity Tree - Life or Dessert?

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A complete surprise out of left field, Gravity Tree is the duo of Linc (lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, basses) and Alan Nu (vocals, drums, percussion, and synthesizers), playing...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2000-10-01)

Groupa - Lavalek

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With their sixth studio release, Groupa offers up another sampling of high-energy Swedish folk music. Those familiar with

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2000-10-01)

Hardline Project I. - A Virtual Exhibition with Music

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As the title implies this multi-media CD-ROM features accompanying artwork but since the review copy only contained the music we'll leave the art to our collective imaginations. The musicians...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2000-10-01)

Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning (Original Mix)

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For readers familiar with In Praise of Learning I need say no more than, “Here it is, come and get it.” This release captures all the wonderful strangeness of the original in...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Hoven Droven - More Happy Moments With...

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Northside has many purely traditional artists on its label, but Hoven Droven isn’t one of them. Though firmly rooted in Swedish folk music, this CD rocks hard and heavy. It’s similar to...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2000-10-01)

HyNGE - Weekend @ 911

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HyNGE are a band to watch out for. On this EP alone (the title refers to the recording studio these tracks were laid down at), they demonstrate an impressive talent for inventive instrumental...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2000-10-01)

Il Balletto di Bronzo - Trys

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Recorded in 1996 at an Italian progressive rock festival, Trys marks the return of the legendary Il Balletto di Bronzo. Well, almost. You see, BDB are now a keyboard trio led by original...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2000-10-01)

In Spe - In Spe

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Estonian band In Spe are most well known for Typewriter Concerto in D, but that might change with this reissue. Although lacking in the gimmickry of that other release, this album (also...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2000-10-01)

Iona with the All Souls Orchestra - Woven Cord

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Two live albums in a row? Yes, but this one is a bit different, adding orchestration to create a new dimension to the Iona sound. Iona, of course, are one of the most unique and surprisingly...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2000-10-01)

Irrgarten - Home and Sanctuary

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Irrgarten is part of the new wave of Québec prog that surfaced in the 90s, and will be familiar to those who attended ProgEst 1997, where they were one of the eight bands performing. This is...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2000-10-01)

Jaye Foucher - Contagious Grooves

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Jaye Foucher’s second album starts out with a 9/8 synthesizer riff, but don’t be fooled. This is a guitarist’s show. After a few bars, Foucher’s fluid lead comes in with a...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Jeff Greinke, Anisa Romero & Radio Chongching

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Jeff Greinke is a synthesist and composer who's been branching out into many different endeavors on his own Seattle label, Firstworld. Among his continued solo album work, there are his seminal...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Jim Matheos - Away with Words

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This is, to the best of my knowledge, the first solo outing for Matheos, who is the guitarist and chief songwriter for progressive metal act Fates Warning. The style of that band is completely...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2000-10-01)

John Hackett & Steve Hackett - Sketches of Satie

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A full CD of the music of Erik Satie comes as no surprise to those familiar with Steve Hackett’s acoustic classical recordings. Even in his work with Genesis and his solo career Hackett has...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2000-10-01)

John Tchicai - Life Overflowing & Love Letters from the Madhouse

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Tenor saxophonist John Tchicai is the leader or co-leader on two recent independent jazz releases. Life Overflowing is a quintet project, while the other is spoken word prose backed by...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Kansas - Somewhere to Elsewhere

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Everything on this highly anticipated reunion (of sorts) was composed by Kerry Livgren. And while not strictly a concept album, there are thematic references to America's experience in World...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2000-10-01)

Kansas - Somewhere to Elsewhere

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Believe it or not, for the first time in 20 years, all the members of the original Kansas band have reunited! Despite having several “new” releases during the last 10 years, the group...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2000-10-01)

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