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Available online from Issue 21

March 2001

88 Pages

ProgDay 2000, Gianni Leone/Il Balletto di Bronzo, Uz Jsme Doma, Azigza, Theo Travis, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Five Fifteen, King Crimson, Spacecraft, Picchio Dal Pozzo, The Tunnel Singer + CD: 'What's New in Baltimore'

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Sigmund Snopek III - Trinity Seas Seize Sees (Long Version)

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Though best known these days as the keyboardist for the Violent Femmes, Sigmund Snopek’s first and greatest accomplishments have been in progressive rock. A three-act rock opera written in...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2001-03-01)

Similares y Conexos - De Flora y Fauna

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Of the Mexican progressive groups I’ve heard, none attempts to integrate the traditional music of their country as much as Similares y Conexos. The five-pieces ranges from tunes a bit like...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-03-01)

Solaris - Back to the Roots - Solaris Archive 1

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Shot right out of the cosmos to earth by the stories of Asimov, Bradbury, and Clarke is the Hungarian formation Solaris. Hungary is not the friendliest of places to release music that tries to...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2001-03-01)

Spirogyra - Burn the Bridges: The Demo Tapes 70-71

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Not to be confused with a similarly-named 80s fusion act, this British band released three undisputed classics of progressive / psychedelic folk back in the 70s: St. Radigunds, Old...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2001-03-01)

Spring Heel Jack - Oddities

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Underground darlings Spring Heel Jack is the duo of Coxon and Wales from the UK. Oddities is their last segment in a trio of recordings the composers created, which has a consistent set of...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-03-01)

Star People - ...Are Coming

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Anyone who’s seen the Ozrics on their last couple US tours may have caught these folks inadvertently as their opening act. Yes, these are those bizarre guys in tuxes that look like some kind...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-03-01)

Stephane Vaillant - Crazy Stuff

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Okay, let’s get one thing straight; this guy can play guitar. It’s obvious he can play circles around any of these modern thrashy guitar heroes. Stéphane Vaillant has got very...

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(Posted by Jerry Baiden 2001-03-01)

Steve Hackett - Feedback 86

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It just doesn’t get much worse than "Prizefighters." I remember when GTR introduced this song during their only tour, I disliked it then and this version is worse. Take one guitar...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2001-03-01)

Steve MacLean Ensemble - The Opposite of War

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Maclean is the guitarist / composer who leads this instrumental quartet, which also includes keys, bass, and drums. Interlocking melodies and rhythms are the focus of the sound, with no one...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 2001-03-01)

Steve Walsh - Glossolalia

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This is the second solo project commanded by Steve in his long career, and I must say, this was no small surprise! You see, I was expecting something rather middle-of-the-road, since — though...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2000-03-01)

Steve Walsh - Glossolalia

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Although Steve Walsh has never been very far away from the music business since Kansas burst onto the scene in the early 70s, Glossolalia marks his first solo album in 20 years! Y2K has...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2001-03-01)

Steve Walsh - Glossolalia

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Right out of the gate, Walsh presents to the listener in very short order a low key techno groove, a metal guitar break with heavy bass and drums, swirling strings with his vocals on top, third...

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(Posted by Jerry Baiden 2001-03-01)

Supersister - M.A.N. - Memories Are New

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After a silence of 27 years the illustrious Dutch psychedelic group is back, not with a new album, but with treasurable memories. The first four albums, Present from Nancy (1970), To...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2001-03-01)

Suzanne Lewis - Suzanne Lewis

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Vocalist Susanne Lewis finally steps out into her first true solo album, nearly fourteen years after her most notable stint as lead singer for Colorado’s Thinking Plague. She’s also...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-03-01)

Sviraj - Ciganine

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Omnium’s primary mission is releasing “folk music that rocks,” and they turn slightly aside from that with this disc. Though Sviraj (pronounced “svee-rye”) have energy...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-03-01)

Tara Vanflower - This Womb Like Liquid Honey

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Miss Vanflower is the vocalist for Lycia, another Projekt band. My favorite tracks on the Lycia I reviewed were the instrumentals, none of those here. Tara “plays” all the instruments:...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2001-03-01)

Tempest - Live at the Philadelphia Folk Festival

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It’s about time that these Bay Area Celtic rockers released a live CD! Impressive as Tempest’s studio releases have been, they’ve never come close to the essence of the...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2001-03-01)

Tempus Fugit - Official Bootleg Feb.98

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This live album is listed as “The concert before the Rio ArtRock Festival ‘98” and is the original Tempus Fugit line-up. The bass player would leave shortly after this. Tempus...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2001-03-01)

The Insect Trust - The Insect Trust

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This late-60s quintet from NYC epitomized the broad sense of musical experimentation of the era, pulling incongruent forms together, and through a combination of optimism and naiveté,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-03-01)

The Insect Trust - The Insect Trust

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As a longtime fan of Fairport Convention and British folk rock, I had dismissed American folk as being either too cloying or too familiar. Not so with The Insect Trust, who do for American folk and...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2001-03-01)

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