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Green Isac - Etnotronica

Green Isac (the Norwegian duo of percussionist Andreas Eriksen and multi-instrumentalist Morten Lund) have returned with the fourth release since their 1990 debut, Strings and Pottery....

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2006-05-01)

Green Milk from the Planet Orange - He's Crying "Look" & City Calls Revolution

This Japanese trio really does seem to hail from another planet. While there are echoes of psychedelic German jams from the 70s and alternative noise acts of the 80s, the mixture is thoroughly...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Gregg Bendian - Jeff Gauthier - Steuart Liebig - G.E. Stinson - Bone Structure

Superstar improv jams can be inspired by many attributes including astute listening, profound musicianship and abandoned release. Varying doses of each of these ingredients is found in these twelve...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Groundtruther - Longitude

The second installment of Charlie Hunter’s project with drummer Bobby Previte includes New York sampling wizard DJ Logic in the rotating performer chair for a set of twelve sonic groove...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Halloween, Alaska - Too Tall to Hide

It hasn’t been that long since this Minneapolis band put out their debut (reviewed in #32), and here they come with the follow-up less than a year later. Far from merely avoiding the dreaded...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Hamadryad - Safe in Conformity

Montreal-based outfit Hamadryad’s sophomore effort finds them consolidating the gains made with their widely-hailed 2001 debut, Conservation of Mass. The band faced a serious...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2006-05-01)

Hans Fjellestad - Moog

The life of Dr. Robert Moog had always been based on electronic discovery. In the course of his pursuit of engineering analysis, the North Carolina resident amassed a thirty-five-year resume...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Harry Chapin - Legends of the Lost and Found

The late Harry Chapin was without a doubt the supreme storyteller of the 1970s; his lyrics written second and third-person were down-to-earth, acutely engaging and socially conscious, with clever...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Harv - Polka Raggioso

It’s been a few years since we last heard from the “cute Swedish boys” of Harv — don’t blame me, that’s how they’re marketed. With Töst in...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Hector Zazou - Sonora Portraits 2: Strong Currents

Zazou has been a prominent producer and instigator of musical projects for many years, having worked with a wide variety of artists. On this collection, we get collaborations with various female...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Henry Brant - Collection 3

With many of the great modernist composers now quite advanced in age, it seems incredible that some people predating the movement might still be creating new works. The venerable Henry Brant (b....

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2006-05-01)

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - The Lonely Bull & Five Others

“You hear three notes and you know it’s Herb Alpert,” remarked Miles Davis in a 1989 interview. That isn’t at all surprising considering Herb Alpert and the Tijuana...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2006-05-01)

Hiromi - Spiral

For her previous two releases, Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara has started off with a bang, throwing a full-throttle band workout at listeners for the first track (“XYZ” on Another Mind...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Homestead & Wolfe - Our Times

Homestead & Wolfe represents an obscure bit of early 70s Bay Area music history. The name refers to the location of the church in Cupertino, California, where this group formed out of a youth...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2006-05-01)

Horace X - Strategy

When last I heard from Horace X, back in 2003 with Sackbutt, I found their eclectic mishmash of influences both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, they didn’t really sound like...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

House of Not - The Walkabout Parts 1 & 2

The brainchild of Brian Erikson (vocals and lyrics), House of Not appears to be some sort of concept project, with Lou Roppoli and Ken O’Gorman providing guitars and a host of guests on other...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2006-05-01)

Hurdy-Gurdy - Prototyp

As medieval instruments go, the hurdy-gurdy is uniquely positioned to be effective in a modern setting. Its gritty droning sound fits in well with drums and electronics, a fact that has been...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

If Thousands - I Have Nothing

This ambient duo has now produced six discs since their unusual entry into the ambient music world when this classically trained vocalist/guitarist and punk bassist dropped their known instruments...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2006-05-01)

Ilitch - Rainy House

The latest release by Ilitch (a limited edition of 250) collects material recorded from the late 70s right up through the present, although many of the older pieces were tweaked, modified and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Imanissimo - Z's Diary

Imanissimo clearly relishes in the progressive rock zeitgeist, with their website’s numerous references to “prog” and their prideful boast of their 2005 AMI award (don’t...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2006-05-01)