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Procosmian Fannyfiddlers - Father Dog

Superb synthesis, amazing amalgam, and cheeky chiding are the tools of their flowing trade. Within a context of variegated progressive rock, Procosmian Fannyfiddlers are a bastion of wide-reaching...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2006-05-01)

Proto-Kaw - Wait of Glory

The history of Proto-Kaw has to be one of the greatest second-chance stories in the history of rock. The band made some demos between 1971-1973, but broke up shortly afterwards when Kerry Livgren...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2006-05-01)

Ptôse - Ignobles Limaces + Night of the Reptiles

If you can take your mind back to the early 80s, you might recall that heavily orchestrated rock music (aka “progressive”) was no longer the province of musicians with ambitions to create Art....  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Quartet Noir - Lugano

Saxophonist Urs Leimgruber has an extensive recorded history stretching back to his involvement in the free jazz group Om in 1974. Quartet Noir is his collaboration with past co-conspirators...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2006-05-01)

Quikion & Lithuma Qnombus - Live

The three members of Quikion join with the two-man rhythm section Lithuma Qnombus for this 72 minute live set from March 2005 in Tokyo’s Manda-La2. Playing acoustic and electric guitars,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Rain - Cerulean Blue

Rain is the moniker taken by an anonymous British poet as another solo artist who has crafted a minor conceptual masterpiece mostly on his own. The project is staged with recited scenarios by Rick...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Randone - Nuvole di Ieri, Ricordi & Hybla Act 1

Oddly enough, for their first release on Electromantic, Randone was a trio: Nicola Randone on vocals and guitar (who had previously released material under his full name); Marco Crispi on lead...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Ray Weston - This Is My Halo

Ray Weston is best known as the long time voice of Echolyn. After the band broke up Weston took some time to gather his wits about him, work out his musical demons, and prepare himself for the next...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Receptor Sight - Cycles and Connections

Besides the eight track titles, the CD packaging contains like, zero information. Recall from their earlier disc Undogmamind (reviewed in issue 27), Receptor Sight is an experimental duo...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Richard Leo Johnson - The Legend of Vernon McAlister

Unique among guitarists, Richard Leo Johnson has forged his own sound through years of self-taught study on his instrument, developing unconventional tunings, fingerpicking styles, and various...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Ring of Myth - Weeds

Ring of Myth is not the only band charting a course that combines old-school progressive with elements of metal and fusion, but their take on it is interesting enough to catch my attention....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Riverside - Second Life Syndrome

Second Life Syndrome is Polish band Riverside’s second full-length album. It follows on the heels of their 2003 debut album Out of Myself and the subsequent 2005 EP

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2006-05-01)

Robert Rich - Electric Ladder

Always a beacon of unpredictability, Robert Rich has trained this writer’s ears to expect something unexpected with each new release. This time out it’s a bed of pulsating modular...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Robert Schroeder - Brainchips (Vocal Version)

Robert Schroeder is back at last. Many years have passed, eleven years even, since Everdreams came out in 1994. After such a while, it’s a rarity that composers haven’t been touched by...  » Read more
(Posted by Roel Steverink 2006-05-01)

Robert Walter - Super Heavy Organ

With the title Super Heavy Organ, my initial expectation was that this album from Hammond organ player Robert Walter was going to be filled with hella-distorted, seriously overdriven, tube...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Grimes 2006-05-01)

Roger Powell - Cosmic Furnace

This legendary album from the early days of electronic music is a welcome reissue. The overall sound is a bit unusual because of Powell’s use of ARP synthesizers rather than Moogs. The tracks...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Roine Stolt - Wall Street Voodoo

Roine Stolt has certainly been a prolific musician the last several years. The Kaipa, Flower Kings, and Transatlantic guitarist / vocalist has released what seems like a couple of albums per year...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2006-05-01)

Royal Hunt - Paper Blood

André Andersen’s goal to make the definitive progressive metal statement comes closer to fruition with his band’s newest undertaking of ten pieces and two bonus tracks. The quintet’s...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Russell Allen's Atomic Soul - Russell Allen's Atomic Soul

Russell Allen has been the front man for prog metal act Symphony X for ten years and was searching for an opportunity to do some classic rock that didn’t quite fit the vision of his band. Allen...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Sadhappy - Outerspaces

Sadhappy hasn’t been heard around these parts for quite some time. Work on the group’s second CD stalled while searching for a replacement to Paul Hinklin, who became ill and...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)