Issue 30

What's old

Exposé print issues (1993-2011)

Available online from Issue 30

September 2004

92 Pages

Les Tritonales Festival, Paris 2004, Matraz, KBB, John Duval, Baja Prog 2004, Trettioariga Kriget, Strawbs feature (Interviews with Dave Cousins & Dave Lambert), Fred Frith interview

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It Came from Strawberry Hill —
The Dave Cousins Interview

Of the classic British progressive bands of the 1970s, the Strawbs stand apart in many respects. Rather than having roots in the psychedelic scene, they started as a bluegrass trio playing the music of their American idols. Gradually they evolved into a powerhouse of imaginative and innovative music, mixing elements of their folk roots with electric instruments and extended compositions. Throughout many changes in personnel, Dave Cousins has been the chief songwriter and guiding force of the band. » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2004-09-01)

Azigza - Kriya

Combining influences from around the world can be a dangerous enterprise for musicians. There will always be some who call foul at the “appropriation” of sounds from other cultures, preferring... » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2004-09-01)

Big Brother & the Holding Company - Live in San Francisco, 1966

Live in San Francisco 1966 is an early recording by the band, from July 28th, only about six weeks after Janis joined the band. The fourteen songs presented here are loaded with energy, great... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2004-09-01)

Can Atilla - Omni

Here we have the new album by Can Atilla from Turkey. But before I go on with the music, I have to mention the again amazing cover made by Pablo Magne. Most albums which this great artist has done,... » Read more
(Posted by Roel Steverink 2004-09-01)

Centrozoon - The Scent of Crash and Burn

Centrozoon represents the combined talents of singer Tim Bowness together with the German duo of Markus Reuter and Bernhard Wösteinrich. The trio does a fine job navigating around...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2004-09-01)

Cursive - The Ugly Organ

Last year many in the prog community embraced The Mars Volta and their infusion of prog ideas (and excesses) into alternative/indie American rock. Cursive is another band making the same kinds of... » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2004-09-01)

Daimonji - Improg

We really shouldn’t be surprised at the number of different projects involving keyboardist Hoppy Kamiyama and drummer Tatsuya Yoshida. After all, back in the 60s, nobody thought it was odd that... » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2004-09-01)

Dave Sinclair - Full Circle & Into the Sun

Dave Sinclair has long been known as the main keyboardist in Caravan. During recording for the group's The Unauthorized Breakfast Item CD, a rift between Sinclair and longtime bandleader Pye... » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2004-09-01)

David Bedford - The Odyssey

Bedford reached a new high with The Odyssey from 1976. It's based upon the Odyssey which Odysseus undertook in the eponymous book from Homer. When you look at the back of the CD, among...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2004-09-01)

David Bedford - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

I never had the pleasure to hear this album when it was still only available on LP. The transfer to CD is fine, the noise is not disturbing this time. The subject of the album is the famous poem from... » Read more
(Posted by Roel Steverink 2004-09-01)

Deborah Martin / Cheryl Gallagher - Tibet

In 1999, composers Martin and Gallagher took a trip to the “land above the clouds” — so inspired they were by the experience that they composed an entire album which attempts to...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2004-09-01)

Eccentric Orbit - Attack of the Martians

Eccentric Orbit was founded by bassist Bill Noland, and includes Mark Cella (Pye Fyte) on drums and Madeleine Noland and Derek Roebuck on keyboards. The keyboard sounds veer heavily towards the 70s,... » Read more
(Posted by Sean McFee 2004-09-01)

Frigg - Frigg

Not to be confused with the German Frigg, a jazz quartet led by guitarist Bert Wrede, this Finnish seven-piece is an acoustic fiddle orgy. Five members play fiddle at least part-time, bringing to mind... » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2004-09-01)

Gentle Giant - Artistically Cryme, The Missing Face & Playing the Cleveland

Gentle Giant’s headlining and support tours are further documented in three more marginal bootleg renditions from Voiceprint in the UK. Artistically Cryme is the first release, and a...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2004-09-01)

Heart - Little Queen, Dog & Butterfly, Bebe le Strange

Out of the Pacific Northwest, the two rockin' sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson and their band hit American radios in early '76 with "Crazy on You" and "Magic Man," two hits with a sound that combined an... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2004-09-01)

Iconoclasta - Live in France

Is it amazing that the Mexican band Iconoclasta is still around? Yes, but on the other hand with the passion founder member Riccardo Moreno shows to keep the torch of prog rock in Mexico burning, it's... » Read more
(Posted by Roel Steverink 2004-09-01)