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Akinetón Retard - Akinetón Retard

Originally released as Viaje a Erlebnis, the debut album by Akinetón Retard is now available as an eponymous CD on which the band’s five members are listed using assumed...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2002-04-01)

Alio Die & Amelia Cuni - Apsaras

It can be pretty difficult tracking down all of Stefano Musso’s (aka Alio Die) work, especially in such a prolific year, so it’s nice to see at least one of these on a higher profile...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2002-04-01)

Arkham - Arkham

Arkham was an early 70s Belgian trio featuring keyboardist Jean-Luc Manderlier (later of Magma) and drummer Daniel Denis (later of Univers Zero and more recently Art Zoyd), and (through ’71)...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2002-04-01)

Bill Laswell - Points of Order

Bill Laswell seems to have never heard a style of music he can’t try his hand at, and this latest album is notable for fusing together the world of underground hip-hop (courtesy of the Anti...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2002-04-01)

Billy Currie - Stand up and Walk

The second solo album by violinist and composer Billy Currie (ex Ultravox, Visage) traces a narrow path down a lush musical side road. Having completed his tenure with those bands, moving into a...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-04-01)

Bz Bz Ueu - Uhozmerigotz

I’ll admit a slight prejudice against bands with unpronounceable (or questionably pronounceable) names, but a brief review is probably not the time to get into a discussion of the philosophy...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-04-01)

Chris Brown - Talking Drum

There is no way I could ever describe this CD better than its author has already done on the liner notes, so allow me some duty-shirking here, to give it to you as clearly as will ever be done....

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2002-04-01)

Claire Hamill - Voices

Claire Hamill's notoriety as a female vocalist in the singer-songwriter genre is unfortunately not widespread. Possibly her most recognizable contribution was carrying the lead vocal for Steve...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-04-01)

Curlew - Meet the Curlews!

George Cartwright’s Curlew has seen many a change in his ensemble’s 20-year history. Meet the Curlews! initiates another soirée with veteran bassist Fred Chalenor...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-04-01)

Cyrille Verdeaux - Piano for the Third Ear

Most people know Verdeaux from his work with Clearlight back in the 70s. He later did some great collaborative albums with Bernard Xolotl in electronic music, during the years before “New...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2002-04-01)

David Parsons - Parikrama

David Parsons, a veteran in space-ambient music, is a traveler at heart. All the magic places he traveled to have inspired him to make some very fine, deep-sounding ambient music. He works his way...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2002-04-01)

Dean de Benedictis - A Lone Reply

Every once in a while, a CD comes seemingly out of nowhere and just blows me away. De Benedictis has done solid music before, generally in modern ambient and experimental electronic styles. But...

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(Posted by Phil Derby 2002-04-01)

Djivan Gasparyan - Moon Shines at Night

The duduk is an amazingly expressive instrument, sounding like a cross between a flute and an androgynous human voice, sometimes with reedy clarinet or oboe tones, and Djivan Gasparyan is a master...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-04-01)

Eskalation - Different Music for Bassoon, Wind Synthesizer and Sampled Percussion

First the cheap shot: My initial reaction to this music was, “Different.” I’ve heard a fair amount of electronic music, and none of it sounded much like this. There are elements...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-04-01)

Evergrey - In Search of Truth

I’m no expert on prog-metal. I’ve heard a bit of Dream Theater, Amorphis, and Ayreon, and I can enjoy them if the music is well-played and not too silly (except in the case of Ayreon,...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-04-01)

French TV - #7 The Case Against Art

You have to hand it to Mike Sary and Co., every French TV seems an improvement on the last, a feat impressive considering the strength of 1999's The Violence of Amateurs. Album number...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2002-04-01)

Garmarna - Hildegard von Bingen

When I first heard that Garmarna’s next album was going to consist entirely of music by 12th Century composer Hildegard von Bingen, I was a bit concerned. But I was assured they weren’t going New...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-04-01)

Germán Bringas - Improvaciones en NY

To paraphrase Isaac Newton: for each number of Exposé, there is a CD released by Germán Bringas. Everything he puts out finds him in different guise: avant pop, big band...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2002-04-01)

Giles > Giles > Fripp - The Brondesbury Tapes

The early exploits of Giles, Giles and Fripp have always been a footnote considering the impact of the first King Crimson album on unsuspecting English and US audiences. Their only album, The...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-04-01)

Glass - No Stranger to the Skies

The little town of Port Townsend, Washington has special significance to me – I have some very fond memories from there dating back to the 70s. So when I first heard about Glass, a progressive band...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-04-01)