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From Earthstar to Land —
The Dennis Rea Interview 2001

Dennis Rea is a used to being at the vanguard of music; from his unlikely progressive rock roots to his current sound collage excursions (both in the US and abroad) he’s been both a catalyst and creator of a unique fretboard approach. Dennis is a member of two First World Recording artists, Stackpole and Land (with ambient pioneer Jeff Greinke) and also gigs with local Northwest singer/songwriters. In his “spare time” the guitarist runs the experimental music newsletter, The Tentacle which chronicles the local Seattle scene. Exposé caught up with Dennis after completing the third Land disc, Road Movies.  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-12-01)

The World Returns to Seattle —
WOMAD USA 2001

The main thing about the WOMAD (World Of Music, Art, and Dance) festival is: it's big. Really big. There are four major stages and several areas for workshops and other activities spread over two and a half days. Twenty or so food vendors. Dozens of merchandise tents. Way too much going on to catch it all. 2001 was the fourth year for WOMAD at Marymoor Park, and the first one not run by local event producers One Reel. Whatever really went on behind the scenes, the end result was One Reel and WOMAD parted ways, and an outfit called The Workshop took on the daunting task of organizing the whole thing on a shortened schedule – once it was determined that there actually would be a festival. To be honest, there were some glitches, but nothing major, and it's hard to imagine anyone could have done much better. The big draw this year was to be the presence of one of WOMAD's founders, Peter Gabriel, and after some shuffling (at one time, Robert Plant was scheduled, then replaced by Gregg Allman), a lineup of more than forty artists representing more than twenty nations came together.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-12-01)

Nicky Skopelitis & Raoul Björkenheim - Revelator

By this point, I hope all Exposé readers have gone out and purchased at least a few Steve Tibbetts albums. If you have, and you love them as much as I do, you probably...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-12-01)

2nd Vision (John Etheridge / Ric Sanders) - First Steps

2nd Vision is actually the band name of this Soft Machine offshoot from the late 70s. Their album was entitled First Steps and was released by the English Chrysalis label, which carried...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-12-01)

Aka Moon - In Real Time

In Real Time, Aka Moon's 11th CD, contains the original music composed for Anne-Teresa de Keersmaeker's dance theater production of the same name. This theatrical production combines the...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2001-12-01)

Amorphis - Am Universum

Back when I was in my early teens, I went through a phase where I liked heavy metal. Black Sabbath’s Paranoid was my favorite LP. That phase didn’t last very long, and I...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-12-01)

Annie Whitehead - Naked

Annie Whitehead's first solo album makes the rounds again on Voiceprint subsidiary label, La Cooka Ratcha, which goes far to establish her British jazz rock roots, passion, and loyalty. Joined...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-12-01)

Apeiron & Vaseduva - Mirror Images

German synthesist Apeiron had two excellent Berlin school electronic music albums in the early 90s, Imagic and Twilight People. He has resurfaced, this time with collaborator...

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(Posted by Phil Derby 2001-12-01)

Ars Nova - Lacrimaria

ArsNova’s latest is a mixture of new and previously (but irregularly) released material, produced in a limited edition of 300 copies. Opening with the title track, a short but beautiful...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-12-01)

Art Zoyd - u.B.I.Q.U.e.

They’re back, and more sinister than ever. Anyone who thinks that Art Zoyd was losing their edge after some of their early 90s albums surely needs to give this one a listen. Their first new...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-12-01)

Attention Deficit - The Idiot King

The sophomore CD from power trio Skolnick, Manring, and Alexander is another accomplished work of converging but dissimilar paths. In the three years since the group's

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-12-01)

Attention Deficit - The Idiot King

The most recent release from Michael Manring continues his musical journey from Windham Hill house bassist to a very adventurous and successful band named Attention Deficit. Manring anchors the...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2001-12-01)

Avant Garden - Maelstrom

The debut disc from this California-based progressive quartet most definitely cooks. Picture listening to the track “Teacher” from Jethro Tull’s Benefit album....

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2001-12-01)

Avant Garden - Maelstrom

Be prepared: "Dragon Feed" finds Avant Garden exploding onto the scene with a sudden vengeance, potentially melting your voice coils and shattering your eardrums. They then waste no time...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2001-12-01)

Avant Garden - Maelstrom

This Sacramento-based quartet has been kicking around since the early 90s, evolving and improving all the time. Folks who used to attend the Exposé Concert Series shows may remember them as...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-12-01)

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones - Outbound

I’ve been a big fan of Béla Fleck for quite a while, so I’m not sure how this one slipped under my radar for so long, especially given the stellar list of guest artists....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-12-01)

Brainstorm - Last Smile

Exposé readers may recall my review of Brainstorm’s Second Smile re-release on Garden of Delights in our last issue. Last Smile is a natural follow-up,...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2001-12-01)

Carol Grimes, Uncle Dog & Sweet F.A. - Voiceprint 2000 Reissues

Upon the demise of Delivery (Phil Miller's quartet augmented by Janis Joplin stylized blues vocalist, Carol Grimes), Grimes moved off to join another blues-based, less improvisational group,...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-12-01)

Cesária Évora - São Vicente di Longe

Cape Verde has a long and varied tradition of popular music, and Cesária Évora is one of the shining stars, garnering a lot of attention in the American press in the last few years....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-12-01)

Chrysaldor - The Legend

The packaging of this release is a tad confusing, and the title may well be Chrysaldor The Legend, with the musicians being named Zen’s and El Jice. Whatever. This is a release on...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2001-12-01)