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Covering music from the fringes since 1993.

Available online from Issue 28

December 2003

92 Pages

Edgar Froese, Bob Drake, Lars Hollmer, David & Linda Laflamme, NEARFest 2003, Progman Cometh Festival, Seattle 2003, Progday IX, North Carolina 2003

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In Cahoots - All That

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Guitarist and composer Phil Miller has taken full advantage of a rejuvenated outlook as a result of his band’s acclaimed first West Coast appearance. With the addition of new drummer Mark...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-12-01)

In Cahoots - All That

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The brilliant and fluid jazz, rock, and improvisational sensibilities of this outstanding lineup (now featuring new drummer Mark Fletcher, who played with them at Progman Cometh 2002, replacing Pip...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2003-12-01)

Incandescent Sky - Glorious Stereo

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This is the second release by this New England based four-piece, which is a descendent of the group Knitting by Twilight. With standard guitar / keyboards / bass / drums instrumentation augmented...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2003-12-01)

Jacopo Andreini - VS 900 Vol. 1

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Avant garde music is tricky to pull off, no matter whether it’s in the genre of jazz, rock, or whatever. There can be a fine balance between unfettered artistic expression and...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-12-01)

Jet - Jet

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The travels of guitarist David O'List (from the Nice to Roxy Music) eventually found somewhat of a home in Jet, a splinter group from the remains of John's Children. O'List fit in well...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-12-01)

Kerrs Pink - Tidings

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The second new album from Norway’s reconstituted Kerrs Pink is another credible slice of neo-progressive rock with overtones of world and homeland folk. Old band members Jostein Hansen and...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-12-01)

Kevin Ayers - Joy of a Toy, Whatevershebringswesing, Shooting at the Moon & Banamour

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Ex-Soft Machine bassist Kevin Ayers left that group after their full-on live U.S. assault with the Jim Hendrix Experience in 1969. After that time, Ayers spent the following years putting together...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-12-01)

Korai Öröm - Reflected Remixes

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Oh boy, it’s the remix album. I have had exposure to Korai Öröm, so I am not totally unfamiliar with their sound. Typically it’s extended free-form jams; build a theme, expand...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 2003-12-01)

Kraan - Through

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Kraan is a German quartet that started out over 30 years ago and has enjoyed a career renaissance with well-received shows at Progday 2002 and NEARfest 2003. Their sound is a very melodic...

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(Posted by David Ashcraft 2003-12-01)

Kraan - Through

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The long awaited new Kraan studio disc is finally here, and it seems to pick right up where late 70s albums like the great

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2003-12-01)

Kraan - Through

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Here’s another prog band from the 70s reformed. I’m not familiar with the band’s back catalog, so I can’t make comparisons with where they’ve been. I hope I...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-12-01)

Machine and the Synergetic Nuts - Machine and the Synergetic Nuts

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The 90s and beyond have seen a steady procession of Japanese avant-rock bands emerge, make a handful of albums, and disappear again. Machine and the Synergetic Nuts comes out of this tradition with...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 0003-12-01)

Machine and the Synergetic Nuts - Machine and the Synergetic Nuts

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Prepare yourself for a good ass kicking with this one. The growling bass and greasy organ dueling with the busy drums at the bottom end, all supporting the sweet sax lines and piano at the top end...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2003-12-01)

Machine and the Synergetic Nuts - Machine and the Synergetic Nuts

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It is probably safe to say that were it not for the existence of early 70s Soft Machine, this Japanese quartet would have a different sound, or not exist. Nonetheless, they do create an admirable...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 2003-12-01)

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Mahavishnu

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I don’t think anyone would argue against the idea that the Mahavishnu Orchestra’s peak was long past by the time John McLaughlin put this version of the band together. McLaughlin...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-12-01)

Mary Fahl - The Other Side of Time

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Mary Fahl was the lead singer of October Project, who enjoyed a sizable following among progheads and ectophiles in the mid-90s. The Other Side of Time is her first full-length solo work....

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2003-12-01)

Maynard Ferguson - Carnival

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For those of you uninitiated, Maynard Ferguson was part of the jazz-rock scene originating from the stable of jazz players who broke out under the auspices of Stan Kenton's big band....

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2003-12-01)

Miroslav Vitous - Magical Shepherd

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For those who have not heard any of the Miroslav Vitouš solo albums, he will be mainly known for his work as the original bassist with Weather Report, on three and a half of their first four...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2003-12-01)

Moe! Staiano - The Lateness of Yearly Presentations & Two Forms of Multitudes

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Some may be familiar with Moe! (not to be confused with moe.) as the waste percussionist in Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Readers who find SGM a little too happy-go-lucky and accessible, or those...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2003-12-01)

Neuronium - Quasar 2C361 + Vuelo Quimico

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Despite the 1998 publishing date on this set, these reissues have not been generally available (other than through pricey bidding wars on eBay) until now. This brings both the first and second...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2003-12-01)

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