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Kitty Brazelton - Chamber Music for the Inner Ear

Besides leading the New York art-rock band Dadadah, Kitty Brazelton composes...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2003-02-01)

McDowell - Rooks Wedding

Considering the cover of this album, you d think that a degree of magic or mystery would surround this album. Mark McDowell has spent a short amount of time in the UK underground scene with...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-02-01)

McGill Manring Stevens - Controlled by Radar

This trio put out quite an impressive CD of smoldering...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2003-02-01)

McGill Manring Stevens - Controlled by Radar

The virtuoso trio of Michael Manring, Scott McGill, and Vic Stevens returns with a double CD that is split into separate acoustic and electric discs (or as they refer to it, “left...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2003-02-01)

McGill Manring Stevens - Controlled by Radar

And now for your listening pleasure, two CDs of improvs and jams from Scott McGill, Michael Manring, and Vic Stevens. The discs are labeled “right brain” (electric) and “left...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2003-02-01)

Paralell or 90 Degrees - More Exotic Ways to Die

Whatever else you might say about Parallel or 90 Degrees, they do have an obsession with dark subject matter: the first seven tracks are grouped as parts 1 to 6 (two are instrumental – go figure) of...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia

With In Absentia, Steven Wilson and company add a few new tricks to their musical bag, the first being really heavy riffing. Not that a heavy riff is anything new to this band, but these...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Present - High Infidelity

High Infidelity is Present’s seventh release of intelligent music that extends the tradition laid down in Trigaux’s previous releases. This new CD contains three songs: "Souls for...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2003-02-01)

Proto-Kaw - Early Recordings from Kansas: 1971-1973

Kansas was pretty widely exposed back in the 70s, and while they were basically similar to other bands of the era, there was a hint of the progressive sound that appealed to many fans of more...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Roland Kovac New Set - The Master Said

This band of "unknowns" was actually made up of well-known studio musicians, guitarist Siegfried Schwab from Et Cetera and Embryo, Swiss jazz drummer Charly Antolini, and bassist Franz Loffler. Kovac...  » Read more
(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2003-02-01)

Scarlet Thread - Psykedeelisiä Joutsenlauluja

I know virtually nothing about Scarlet Thread other than the fact that they are Finnish and appear on the Kalevala epic collection. In spite of the first word of this album’s title, I would...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Soft Boys - Nextdoorland

I don’t think I would get much argument if I claimed that the Soft Boys were, in their original incarnation (1976-1981) the prime exponents of psychedelic punk music. The sheer lack of...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Soft Machine - Facelift

The live exploits of Soft Machine have been diligently mined by both the Cuneiform and Voiceprint labels to impose a magnifying-glass perspective of what the band was really like live....

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-02-01)

Spock's Beard - Snow

Okay, so no one is going to accuse Spock’s Beard of laziness. This latest effort, apparently their last with the line-up that has lasted since their second album, presents nearly two hours of...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Steve Tibbetts - A Man about a Horse

My current thinking on the subject of a new Steve Tibbetts album that sounds pretty much like the last four Steve Tibbetts albums is: “Bring it on!” I suppose it would be different if there was...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Terry Bozzio & Billy Sheehan - Nine Short Films

Sometimes the meeting of great talents can produce great results, and other times mostly disappointment ensues. This collaboration between drum-meister Terry Bozzio and uber-bassist Billy Sheehan...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

The Residents - Petting Zoo

This collection is billed as a collection of the Residents’ more “accessible” tracks. I think it’s safe to say this is not an attempt to grab mainstream mass appeal, for...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Tóth Bagi Band - Kell, Hogy Hazudj & Another Blues World

Now appearing in the Lounge at the Budapest Holiday Inn: the Tóth Bagi Band, performing a selection of blues standards and originals in a dance-floor-ready style, sure to please locals and visitors...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Various Artists - Tuonen Tytär - A Tribute to Finnish Progressive

It’s always fun to review a tribute to music you’re not familiar with. For the most part, I can’t compare these covers to the original versions, so I’ll just describe the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-02-01)

Zoot Horn Rollo - We Saw a Bozo under the Sea

As one of two guitar men behind Captain Beefheart in the Magic Band and offshoot group Mallard, Bill Harkleroad has seen many a change in his thirty-plus years. As chronicled in his book Lunar...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-02-01)