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Máire Brennan - Whisper to the Wild Water

Máire Brennan, one of the founding members of Irish band Clannad, is the sister of New Age Celtic superstar Enya, and there is more than a passing resemblance between both their voices and...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Maneige - Live Montreal 1974/1975 (Live à l'Évêché)

Live Montréal 1974/1975 could be considered a rough equivalent to the BBC sessions of many a British band, having been recorded live in studio. There are three extended instrumental...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2000-10-01)

Mario Millo - Epic III

This little relic from the past is a really great half album. After the demise of Australian symphonic prog contenders Sebastian Hardie and offshoot Windchase, guitarist Mario Millo recorded this...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Melting Euphoria - She Wants to Take Us over the Edge of the World

Perennial psych favorites Melting Euphoria let it all hang out again on this impressive album. With a fine mix of pure atmosphere and urgent tempos, Melting Euphoria doesn’t beat around the...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 2000-10-01)

Meridiem - Full Catastrophe

Percy Howard has license to slice and dice his superstar projects based on what continent you reside in. Italian label Material Sonori has already released Incidental Seductions, which is...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Metaphor - Starfooted

Genesis-derivative bands don't get a fair shake in the prog world and maybe they shouldn't. Look at the 80s careers of Fish-era Marillion, IQ, Discipline, or Iluvaar. There are few wiser...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Metaphor - Starfooted

Metaphor used to be an early-Genesis cover band, and they wear it on their sleeves. Occasionally the influence breeds near-plagiarism, while mostly it is a springboard for a more modern style, one...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2000-10-01)

Metaphor - Starfooted

Starfooted is the debut album by Metaphor, and it’s a winner. Not content with a simple collection of songs, Metaphor enters the field with that staple of progressive rock...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2000-10-01)

Mind's Eye - Waiting for the Tide

Mind's Eye may not have the most original name, but this quartet (vocals, guitar, bass, and a drummer who also plays keys) more than makes up for it with a sound that is. The requisite elements...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2000-10-01)

Murat Ses - Culduz

Murat Ses, a Turkish synthesist, has completed his exploration trilogy with Culduz, his first CD release. I was impressed when Murat released Binfen (part two) several years ago....

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2000-10-01)

Neil Haverstick - Other Worlds

Back in #18, I reviewed Neil’s last album, Acoustic Stick, a masterful jazz / blues / folk...  » Read more
(Posted by Steve Robey 2000-10-01)

Night Flight Project - Night Flight Project

This album has something of a built-in audience. Three members of Quantum recorded these tracks circa 1990-91 in between the two Quantum albums. To further capitalize on this fact, Record Runner...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 2000-10-01)

November - 6:e November

November was a Swedish heavy rock band which alternated slow-to-mid tempo riff-oriented rock songs with a few great mellow pieces. The main line-up is guitar, bass, and drums, with guest...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2000-10-01)

Oberon - Sonnet

Sonnet is an interesting collection. At its core are readings of 12 of Shakespeare's sonnets, eight of which come with a song. The readings are all by trained English actors that lend...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2000-10-01)

Oliver Wakeman - Heaven's Isle

Oliver is the eldest of the Wakeman boys, and seems to have appeared on the scene virtually overnight. He first appeared with Clive Nolan on the Jabberwocky album. Heaven’s...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2000-10-01)

Pageant - Abysmal Masquerade

Released a year after their debut, Abysmal Masquerade is Pageant’s second album and contains a couple of alternate versions of older tracks, a few live tunes, and some new stuff as...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2000-10-01)

Peter Hammill - The Fall of the House of Usher

The key point to keep in mind about enjoying this re-work is that this seventy-seven minute disc is an opera. It's a vocal story reading from start to finish of the Edgar Allen Poe classic...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Phil Manzanera - Vozero

Phil Manzanera has been a busy man as of late. He's taken the daunting task of remixing and remastering his own back catalog, and he's also found time to support Robert Wyatt by loaning him...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2000-10-01)

Pihasoittajat - Hattukauppiaan Aamu & Kontaten Kotia

These two discs contain material culled from three albums released in the early 70s. The earliest album, Kivinen tie Dublinniin (Rocky Road to Dublin), was released in 1972, and finds this...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)

Ponga - Ponga

In jazz today, it seems the most prominent musicians are traditionalists, some as extreme as Wynton Marsalis, refusing to go much beyond the bounds established in the age of bebop. Tune to a jazz...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2000-10-01)