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Available online from Issue 23

December 2001

88 Pages

Estradasphere, Dennis Rea, Prog Day 2001, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, New Sun, Ozrics, Neil Sadler, Robert Carty + Dweller at the Threshold, Indonesian Prog Festival, Rob Ayling (of Voiceprint), King Crimson w/Tool

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Miriodor - Mekano

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Miriodor is one of the truly outstanding avant-prog bands of the last two decades, and this new release shows them in as strong a form as ever. This time the core trio of Falaise, Globensky, and...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2001-12-01)

Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. - Like a Duck to Water (1974-1976)

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Mother Mallard was an ensemble formed by Cornell University students in the early 70s who wished to experiment with electronic music. This led to recordings as well as live performances throughout...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2001-12-01)

Mururoa - Planets

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Those people who assume that anything coming out of Italy is worth purchasing should check this one out. This is a concept album (I guess) about the planets, with tracks about the Sun, Mercury,...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2001-12-01)

Mushroom vs Bundy K. Brown vs Faust vs Gary Floyd - Compared to What

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Yes, that’s the way it’s credited on the cover. The is a very odd collection of odds and ends basically centered around the band Mushroom, including soul covers, taped phone...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-12-01)

Nash the Slash - Nosferatu

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I’ve always had a weak spot for Nash the Slash. His goofy horror-show imagery and violin showmanship just bring a smile to my face. A soundtrack to the silent film classic Nosferatu,...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-12-01)

Nexus - Metanoia

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Argentine symphonic rock quintet Nexus is back with their second album, a conceptual piece that clocks in just short of 72½ minutes. Yes, the album has parts, and the parts have parts, and...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2001-12-01)

Nexus - Metanoia

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Second time out for this Argentine symphonic five-piece, and those who enjoyed the band’s 1999 debut

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-12-01)

Nexus - Metanoia

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In the past few years, Nexus has honed their skills performing at quite of number of the more famous progressive rock festivals. Metanoia follows

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2001-12-01)

One Shot - Vendredi 13

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While this current Magma line-up offshoot began their side career with a fusion album that barely hinted at their Zeuhl progenitors, the quartet of Emmanuel Borghi, James MacGaw, Philippe...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2001-12-01)

One Shot - Vendredi 13

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Anyone who has seen Magma play recently has seen three of the four members of One Shot. The leader of the band is Emmanual Borghi on keyboards, and his compatriots are James Mac Gaw on guitar and...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2001-12-01)

One Shot - Vendredi 13

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Get in line, put down your money and get yer Zeuhl fix right here. Satisfaction guaranteed. One Shot, featuring Emmanuel Borghi (keyboards), James MacGaw (guitar), and Philippe Bussonnet (bass),...

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(Posted by Dean Suzuki 2001-12-01)

Ozone Player - Insane Logic

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Here’s another entry in the one-man electronic music genre, in this case Otso Pakarinen of Finland. He’s got a couple of interesting twists on the conventions of electronic music. One...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2001-12-01)

Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element: Part I

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Pain of Salvation are one of the few bands that comes along every now and then and redefines their genre. I mean, I don’t even care much for this particular avenue of melodic prog-metal, the...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2001-12-01)

PFM - Serendipity

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As most progressive fans know, Premiata Forneria Marconi was once one of the most renowned of the Italian progressive bands, only to eventually descend into a pop career that would be of little...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2001-12-01)

Porcupine Tree - Recordings

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Fans of vintage Porcupine Tree can rejoice with the release of Recordings as it features numerous throwbacks to their much loved and more instrumentally oriented earlier style. Issued in...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2001-12-01)

Porcupine Tree - Recordings

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I picked up this limited edition disc at NEARfest last year. 20,000 CDs may or may not qualify for “limited edition" status and if sales are good enough you can bet there’ll be...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2001-12-01)

Present - High Infidelity

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For their latest release, Present pays tribute to REO Speedwagon's classic 1980 album. Their remake of "Keep on Loving You" just rocks!! Oh wait... that's just a terrible...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2001-12-01)

Present - High Infidelity

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The bleak occasion of Roger Trigaux's seventh nightmarish vision is filled with extreme trauma. This time out, the composer has seen fit to fill an orchestral gap by adding sax, trumpet, and...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2001-12-01)

Present - High Infidelity

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Have Present evolved from Univers Zero to Art Zoyd? Well, not quite, although Dominic Ntoumos' trumpet strongly reminds me of Gerard Hourbette's approach on Art Zoyd's early albums such...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2001-12-01)

Rains - Apokalyptische Stadt

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This quartet from Verona, Italy plays a freewheeling experimental grunge-jazz infected rock, driven by dual guitars, tenor sax and drums. Half the time they are out on the edge, the other half...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2001-12-01)

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