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Available online from Issue 32

September 2005

92 Pages

Hugh Banton of VDGG, Pocket Orchestra, Asturias, Oophoi, Udi Koomran, Nearfest 2005, Pat Thomas & Mushroom, Charming Hostess, Cuneiform sampler CD

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Billion Dollar Beat —
The Neal Smith Interview

Cover art Glenn Leslie has been a rock tour manager, label representative, and entrepreneur over the last thirty years. He recently spoke in depth with ex-Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith regarding the band's early days. Smith spent ten years with the group and has been characterized as a man who could twirl his drumsticks in all of his fingers with rings on each finger. In the 80s he did a stint with Blue Öyster Cult; more recently, he has teamed with fellow Cooper alum Dennis Dunaway and BÖC bassist Joe Bouchard. Exposé would like to thank Leslie for letting us publish this interview under our banner.  » Read more
(Posted by Glenn Leslie 2005-09-01)

The Sounds of the Universe —
The Oöphoi Interview

Cover art In recent years several Italian musicians hit the big time in the electronic scene. Most of them use a pen name: Gianluigi Gasparetti, a.k.a. Oöphoi, is a case in point. This Rome-born artist is an all-around musician: a player and a composer, he was also the editor of Deep Listenings, a magazine devoted to a wide-ranging choice of non-commercial music. He has released some 20 CDs for many international labels, and he currently runs his own, Umbra, devoted to new Italian ambient artists.  » Read more
(Posted by Alessandro Michelucci 2005-09-01)

(I Am) One - The Gates of Industry

Cover art Despite evident talent, this Dutch group has made some unfortunate choices. The first is their name. The second apparently was their original German label, which crashed and burned while this album...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2005-09-01)

['ramp] - Doombient.One - Verbrannte Erde

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Deep space music has a lot going for it in the modern music world. There are many viable variations to explore and expand on as well. Stephen Parsick and Frank Makowski are composers whom make...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

Aera - Humanum Est / Hand und Fuß

Cover art Who knows why it was that German bands in the 70s so often brought in influences from around the world, but it certainly seems to have been a trend. British and American bands may have dabbled with...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2005-09-01)

Ahleuchatistas - On the Culture Industry & The Same and the Other

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Of all the genre labels ever devised, math rock has to be one of the most annoying. It’s an insult both to rock and to math, and seems to me borne of two mistaken beliefs. First, that math is...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2005-09-01)

Ajalon - On the Threshold of Eternity

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Randy George (who may be more widely known due to his recent work with Neal Morse) is the leader of Seattle-based Ajalon. Vocalist Will Henderson is also an important focal point for this...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

Alexander Vogel & Collaborators - Eight Releases from 2004

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Alexander Vogel is your atypical teenager with an affinity for percussion and English improvisational icons. In late 2004 he took it upon himself to begin solo home recordings which soon evolved...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

Asia - Live in Buffalo & Hyogo

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Asia’s first tour of the US in 1982 was one of discovery for fans. From the ashes of Yes, Steve Howe and Geoff Downes merged musical intentions with John Wetton and Carl Palmer and a new...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

Atoll - Musiciens-Magiciens, L’Araignée-Mal, Tertio & Rock Puzzle

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I always thought of Atoll as being the number two French symphonic rock band in the 70s, after Ange. Like Ange, they applied the ideals and techniques of progressive rock to French culture and came...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2005-09-01)

Austin Bridges - Awake the Day

Cover art Austin Bridges is a Christian rock band, who use music to contemplate the mysteries of the universe. I also like to contemplate the mysteries of the universe, which include why Austin Bridges sent a...  » Read more
(Posted by Sean McFee 2005-09-01)

Avi Bellili - The Power of Balance

Cover art Composer Avi Belleli is perhaps best known as the mastermind behind Israeli band Tractor's Revenge and also for his collaborations with drummer Dave Kerman (Present, 5uu’s etc.). Co-produced and...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

Barclay James Harvest - ...BBC in Concert 1972

Cover art Part of archivist Mark Powell’s job has been digging through the vaults at the BBC to locate the master recording tapes for Barclay James Harvest. In the process of uncovering several live tapes he...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

Barclay James Harvest - Time Honoured Ghosts

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After leaving the Harvest label, BJH met up with U.S. Producer Eliot Mazer (Neil Young) who recorded the band in San Francisco in the summer of 1975. The quartet was on the upswing with bassist Les...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

Basement 3 - Fuzzyland

Cover art Multi-instrumentalist Kenny Schick does a valiant job of making Basement 3 not sound like a solo project. His guitars, bass, saxes and vocals are frequently augmented by live strings, horns, and...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2005-09-01)

Big Brother & the Holding Company - Be a Brother & How Hard It Is

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This band will forever be remembered as Janis Joplin’s backing band, though their relationship with the singer only lasted two years and two albums. After Joplin’s departure, they...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2005-09-01)

Bill Bruford's Earthworks - Random Acts of Happiness

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It has been said that jazz is all about Swing. I’ll go along with that — as long as I get to define Swing my own way. Swing is more than just a particular rhythmic feel; Swing, to me,...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2005-09-01)

Billy Currie - Still Movement

Cover art Billy Currie’s most recent solo album can be categorized as being squarely in the new age/techno bordering on ambient but within in a slightly more favorable light. Currie has continued to...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

Blow up Hollywood - Fake

Cover art I’m sure they intend the band name to be interpreted as a command to attack Hollywood with explosives (sort of like “Kill Your Television”), but I choose to take the other meaning, imagining a...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2005-09-01)

Bob Nell - Soft and Bronze

Cover art Bob Nell has been playing jazz piano for nearly 30 years (mostly with drummer Brad Edwards) supporting jazz icons such as Ray Brown and David ‘Fathead’ Newman. His latest set of eight pieces...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2005-09-01)

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