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Covering music from the fringes since 1993.

Available online from Issue 33

May 2006

92 Pages

Bob Moog, Daevid Allen, Gavin Harrison, Jon Anderson, Steve Adams interview, Taal, Fortrangt Hushalsarbete, Baja prog 2006, Elton Dean remembered

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Barclay James Harvest - XII

Cover art Keyboardist Wooly Wolstenholme’s last studio recording with BJH was a mixed bag of ideas that showed how he had reached a cross roads with the group he helped form in 1968. Songwriting style changes...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Barry Schrader - Beyond

Cover art One of the many modern American composers whose work is featured by the Innova label, Barry Schrader appears most at home in the electro-acoustic realm. Beyond is his third release on Innova....  » Read more
(Posted by Sean McFee 2006-05-01)

Basilwink - Payoffs, Kickbacks, and Other Great American Traditions

Cover art While the opening cut displays some fairly standard rock/funk riffery, the grotesquely distorted vocals and unusual effects make the two minute affair somewhat unique. Basilwink is the...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Bert Lams - Nascent: Bach Preludes on the Steel String Guitar

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Bert Lams has been a personal advocate of the Bach repertoire. By using Guitar Craft tuning and emphasizing steel (rather than nylon or gut strings) he has established himself as a clear...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Bill Frisell - Ghost Town

Cover art Despite the fact that this disc is six years old, this all-solo album is a vital indicator in the Bill Frisell catalog. The guitarist’s penchant to merge Americana stylings with country and...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Bill Frisell - Unspeakable

Cover art Bill Frisell’s first Grammy winning CD is a major achievement on many fronts. Frisell doesn’t blow you away like many other experienced guitarists — he is the cardinal of understatement,...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - 2001 Live Birds

Cover art Since the moment I first heard Magnetic Flip around twenty years ago, I’ve been a fan of this band, and have followed their progress with pleasure, enjoying each new phase as much as the...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Bobby Beausoleil - Dreamways of the Mystic

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This aptly titled sprawling two-plus-hour mystical voyage around the world and into deep space was a full eight years in the making; there are 26 tracks in all, but the music rarely breaks –...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Brainstorm - Liquid Monster

Cover art This is German metal quintet Brainstorm’s seventh release to date and finds them in a more traditional frame of mind than most metal coming out of Europe these days. It seems that everyone else has...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2006-05-01)

Brian Eno - Another Day on Earth

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Brian Eno’s first set of new songs is a welcome follow-on to his collaboration with John Cale, Which Way Up. The opening cut, “This,” begins the subdued eleven song set...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Brian Hopper - If Ever I Am

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Canterbury fans may recall Hugh’s brother who was a member of the Wilde Flowers and played sax on Soft Machine Volume Two. Since that time Hopper was also involved in the bootleg...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Calomito - Inaudito

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Older people will surely remember Rock in Oppossition, an informal gathering of avant-rock groups initiated by Henry Cow in the early Seventies. They were from several European countries,...

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(Posted by Alessandro Michelucci 2006-05-01)

Caroleen Beatty - You're Only as Pretty as You Feel

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Some may recall Beatty from her association with Doug Hilsinger (both from the band Waycross), who created an excellent cover album of Brian Eno’s Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Carptree - Man Made Machine

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It’s a fine art to write big, powerful music without sounding either pompous or foolish, and this Swedish duo pulls it off well. The result is a little like a heavily orchestrated mid-70s...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Carreg Lafar - Profiad

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The traditional music of Wales doesn’t get as much attention as that from other parts of the British Isles. That’s a shame because the country’s musical tradition is rich,...

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(Posted by Jim Chokey 2006-05-01)

Cerebus Effect - Acts of Deception

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This American band works in a complex stream of fusion-oriented prog with a few avant touches. The playing of all participants is stellar, and the compositions show a lot of imagination. The...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Chardeau - Hors Portée Highlight/Instrumental

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Jean-Jacques Chardeau is a new name to me. He is a French vocalist and keyboardist who assembled an impressive line up of musicians on these two CDs that were recorded together: violinist Jerry...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2006-05-01)

Chas Smith - Descent

Cover art Like opening a portal into a dreamworld, Chas Smith’s music pulls the listener in immediately. The disc contains two sidelong tracks and a shorter ten minute closer, all explorations in...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Chris Cutler - Twice Around the Earth: An Experiment in Listening

Cover art The subtitle “An experiment in listening” pretty much says it all. This is not so much a Chris Cutler solo album per se, but instead two suites (for lack of a better term) each comprised of a...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Christian Decamps - Mes Vers Solitaires

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This region-free NTCS DVD presents the former Ange frontman in a 1993 solo show, performing spoken-word pieces, sketches, and songs. I’m a pretty big Ange fan, and can easily enjoy music in...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

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