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John Martyn - Sweet Certain Surprise & Live at the Bottom Line

What is remarkable in this last set of two live rarities from guitarist and vocalist John Martyn is that the two performances continue to show an expanding range within different periods of the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-09-01)

Kelly David - Broken Voyage

Mixed and enhanced by Steve Roach, mastered by Roger King, with graphic design by Sam Rosenthal, it is a sheer wonder that this doesn’t come across as a Roach clone, weighed down by comparison and...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2002-09-01)

Kryptästhesie - No Age

I’m not going to get into any generalizations about whether Italian bands can be any good at psychedelia – certainly examples can be found at all levels of quality. This release from...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-09-01)

La Maschera di Cera - La Maschera di Cera

When this CD first started spinning in my player I thought there had been some mistake. I was expecting to hear La Maschera di Cera, the new project by Finisterre’s Fabio Zuffanti; this,...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2002-09-01)

Matthew D. Guarnere - M.D.G.

Guarnere is a singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist operating in areas between classic and progressive rock. Playing most of the instruments himself, he brings in other players on bass, lead...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2002-09-01)

Michelle Young - Marked for Madness

Michelle Young’s sophomore effort, Marked for Madness, evinces several subtle changes from 1996’s

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2002-09-01)

Murray Head - Greatest Hits

Summarizing Head's career of singles and one off recordings is actually a great career retrospective opportunity. Opening the track is Head's sensitive piece, "Say It Ain't So,...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-09-01)

Murray Head - Restless

Murray Head is one of those few mid-60s singer/songwriters who seems at home on the silver screen as much as in a recording studio. In a career that has spanned almost four decades, it's clear...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-09-01)

Murray Head - Sooner or Later

1987 was another year of soul searching for the artist as he linked with ex-Gong guitarist Steve Hillage to produce a series of electronic pop songs with an electronic slant. "Lana...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-09-01)

N.H.U. - N.H.U.

It's not every day you discover a band from the 70s that you've never heard before, at least not for me. So NHU, sometimes known as Grupo NHU, is a particularly happy find. This album, first recorded...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-09-01)

Nodo Gordiano - Nodo Gordiano

Quotes on the back cover from Banco, PFM, Arti & Mestieri, Balletto di Bronzo, and John Wetton may seem gratuitous at first, but there’s a reason for it: Nodo Gordiano is a hot new band...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2002-09-01)

Pentagram - Sub-Basement

Dis’ some heavy stuff, man. Pentagram is basically the duo of Joe Hasselvander (all instruments) and Bobby Liebling (all vocals), churning out a heavy, fuzzed-out,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2002-09-01)

Peter Blegvad - Downtime Etc.

After Peter Blegvad’s first two solo albums (The Naked Shakespeare in 1983 and Knights Like This from 1985) failed to make much money for his record label, the former Slapp Happy...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-09-01)

Physical Rocket - Rising Is My Trend

OK, so Physical Rocket isn’t really a progressive band at all, but they’re a lot of fun, and they don’t really sound much like the mainstream rock we hear these days. They’re a hard rock band...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-09-01)

Psychedelic Breakfast - II (Deuce)

With Phish on a hiatus, and Dave Matthews and Widespread Panic pursuing more commercial directions, who will be the next hot group for “jam-band” fans? It might just be this young band...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2002-09-01)

Random Hold - The View from Here

For those of you who missed their brief history, Random Hold was a band that featured David Rhodes (longtime Peter Gabriel band mate) on guitar, Bill MacCormick (Quiet Sun, Matching Mole, and so on)...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-09-01)

Renaissance - Novella & A Song for All Seasons

The history of Renaissance is much too convoluted to go into in a review, but it’s safe to say that these two albums were the end of the “classic” period of the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2002-09-01)

Robert Andrews - An Amnesty for Bonny Things on Sunny Days

Britain’s Robert Andrews plays guitar and bass for Land of Yrx and Aerie, bands with whom he’s released over a dozen albums. An Amnesty for Bonny Things on Sunny Days is his...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2002-09-01)

Ron Boots - Liquid Structures in Solid Form

Ron Boots has firmly established himself as a force in electronic music. His latest release is, as always, accessible top-notch electronic music. The title track gradually unfolds over the...

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(Posted by Phil Derby 2002-09-01)

Ron E. Carter - Play Hendrix

Covering the Jimi Hendrix catalogue requires skill as well as thought about which arrangements to interpret and which ones not to disturb. Stevie Ray Vaughn’s cover of “Voodoo Chile -...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2002-09-01)