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Hands - The Early Years 1974-76

Further tapping the bottom of the barrel of archives by Texas group Hands is this collection of live recordings and rehearsals by two prior incarnations of the band, named Prism and Ibis. The first...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2001-03-01)

Hector Hernandez - La Evocación de lo Sublime

The up side of the modern availability of inexpensive digital recording equipment is that virtually anybody who wants to can put out a CD of their own music without having to go through the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-03-01)

Hugh Burns - Dedication & Mindwash

For those of you who don’t know him, Hugh Burns is a much traveled and in- demand session guitarist who has played with the likes of Wham, Gerry Rafferty, and Jack Bruce. He is also involved...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-03-01)

James Johnson - Entering Twilight

This 66 ½-minute, one track CD reveals a style that may be part of the lineage of positive, gentle, cloudy ambient music that one finds on Steve Roach’s Quiet Music albums and...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2001-03-01)

Joe Jackson - Summer in the City: Live in New York

Leave it to musical chameleon Joe Jackson to twist the standard pop jazz arrangement of a few well known pop tunes and provide further proof of his oft-ignored creative genius. Dipping into his 60s...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-03-01)

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette - Whisper Not

Recorded in mid-1999 in Paris, Whisper Not is the first recording of the trio since Jarrett took a health break in 1997 and 1998. He suffered from CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome). To do a whole gig...

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(Posted by Jerry Baiden 2001-03-01)

Kenso - Ken-Son-Gu-Su

A band reaching their highest peak at 25 years is an impressive thing to behold. Long-running Japanese symphonic rock masters Kenso have recorded many a live album, so this is no mere achievement...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2001-03-01)

Kenso - Ken-Son-Gu-Su

One might wonder if we really need another live disc from Kenso, especially since the last one (In the...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2001-03-01)

Kenso - Ken-Son-Gu-Su

This writer was not in attendance for Kenso’s North American debut at Progfest 2000, but every report seems to indicate that their performance varied between outstanding and life-changing....

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2001-03-01)

King Crimsom - A Beginners Guide to the King Crimson Collectors' Club

One thing is certain: Robert Fripp and company have found a marketing outlet to appeal to the hard-core Crimson collector. Those of us left in the financial lurch now have a suitable access to the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-03-01)

Kurgan's Bane - The Future Lies Broken

If you ever wondered what Rush might have sounded like with a female vocalist, wonder no more. Baltimore-based four-piece Kurgan's Bane is a band that obviously idolizes Rush, especially the...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-03-01)

L'Ange Vert - Vol de Nuit

Following quickly on the heels of Tempête et châtiments (reviewed in #20), l’Ange Vert’s fourth CD showcases live material from their 1999 tour. This French...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2001-03-01)

Laraaji / Roger Eno - Islands

First of all, this album is not a collaboration between Laraaji and Roger Eno. It is a split live album with separate performances from the two, recorded at the Lanzarote Music Festival in 1989....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-03-01)

Lester Palocsay - Baby Data Drop

The music on this disc was originally recorded from 1984 to 1990. Nothing is provided in the way of musician credits, but judging from the sound of it, Palocsay worked on his own. Most of the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-03-01)

Lol Coxhill / Morgan Fisher - Slow Music

Lol Coxhill and Morgan Fisher are two musicians whom you wouldn’t think had crossed paths before. Coxhill’s resume consists of an early stint with Kevin Ayers and Mike Oldfield in The...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-03-01)

Mashu - Elephants in Your Head?

Hugh Hopper’s penchant to seek the unobtrusive collaboration results in another crystal of a project. This improvising trio is based on your typical guitar, bass and percussion scenario,...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-03-01)

Micro-Ritmia - Micro-Ritmia

Despite the supposed 1986 release date on this, it must have languished in total obscurity for several years. The first this writer ever heard of this duo was on the Margen sampler, reviewed a...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-03-01)

Mongol - Doppler 444

How this one was missed by Exposé’s radar when it first came out is still a mystery to me, having only been brought to our attention earlier this year. The six tracks herein...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-03-01)

Morgan Fisher - Hybrid Kids 1 & 2 + Miniatures

In the middle of his work as a keyboard player (with Queen, Mott the Hoople, and others) and as a producer (Allan Holdsworth), Morgan Fisher came up with two albums worth of oddities called...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-03-01)

Music from the Future - Mind Trips

Music from the Future is the recording name of Marcel Peelen, a Dutch native who now resides in the United States. A certified therapeutic recreation specialist who seeks to use synthesized sounds...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2001-03-01)