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Distant Dream - A New Beginning

Here’s something out of left field: a big concept album from a new, unknown band. And in this context, “concept album” should be taken as something more like I, Robot (or even...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Djam Karet - Recollection Harvest

I have a dilemma about this CD. The band claims it’s actually two albums: the relatively heavy Recollection Harvest and the mellower Indian Summer. On one hand, this...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Drama - Stigmata of Change

Seven years has passed since this French band’s last release, Flying over the 21st Century. Lineup changes include new vocalist Yvon Lucas, who suits the material well, even if...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2006-05-01)

Dug Pinnick - Emotional Animal

Dug Pinnick is the voice and bass presence of King’s X. His last two solo recordings under the Poundhound moniker were outlets from the artist’s main gig with his power trio and these...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Dwight Ashley & Tim Story - Standing + Falling

Tim Story has released a volume of minimalist, ambient, and electronic works going back to his early 80s albums on the Eurock label – In Another Country being a standout, later...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

East of Eden - Graffito

Hot on the heels of Eclectic’s reissue of East of Eden’s first two LPs comes a brand new recording from the founding lead voices of the band: saxophonist Ron Caines and violinist Dave...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2006-05-01)

Echolyn - The End Is Beautiful

I don’t anticipate the releases of many bands as much as Echolyn, and for good reason. For fifteen years they have been evolving continuously, working current musical and lyrics ideas into a...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2006-05-01)

Edward Ka-Spel - A Long Red Ladder to the Moon

A Long Red Ladder to the Moon is the latest in a long string of EKS solo releases. Considering Edward’s cassette, EP, LP, and CD output since 1984, this is something like number 30 and...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2006-05-01)

Edward Ka-Spel - Laugh China Doll

Laugh China Doll was Edward Ka-Spel’s first solo release, recorded in 1984. This first release was a limited issue of 2000 LPs on the In-Phaze label that quickly disappeared,...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2006-05-01)

Electropolis - Electropolis

A quartet of bass, percussion, electrosax, and electrumpet, Electropolis produces eleven tracks of interesting jazzy rock on what I believe is their debut. The amplified instruments produce some odd...  » Read more
(Posted by Sean McFee 2006-05-01)

Ellis Marsalis - Ruminations in New York

Piano ballads! Whether you are seducing the ladies or getting stone drunk to forget them, a languid piano ballad replete with blue notes, suspended chords, and finger rolls is a perfect tone-setter....  » Read more
(Posted by Sean McFee 2006-05-01)

Embrase - Dreamworld

Lately new EM artists in the Netherlands are mushrooming and this is the newest offspring. Most of these newcomers know their predecessors very well, no exception here, but they all stay to close to...  » Read more
(Posted by Roel Steverink 2006-05-01)

Enya - Amarantine

In reality the name Enya is almost a group moniker encompassing the Irish singer/musician as well as her collaborators, producer Nicky Ryan and his wife lyricist Roma Ryan. This collection echoes...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2006-05-01)

Eric Glick Rieman / Lesli Dalaba / Stuart Dempster - Lung Tree

Although its presence on Recommended tells you something, all three of these musicians are likely little-known outside improvising circles. Rieman is the main force behind Lung Tree, as...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2006-05-01)

Eric Roberts - In a Silent Place

Eric Roberts is a bassist who has logged many hours supporting big name acts over the years and this is his recorded debut as a guitarist. Although largely a solo effort, he does get help from a few...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2006-05-01)

Erik Hinds - Reign in Blood

On the first few plays through, I didn’t even realize what I was listening to, but I was certainly enjoying it at its face value. Here Hinds plays solo h’arpeggione, an acoustic...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2006-05-01)

Farpoint - From Dreaming to Dreaming

When you examine the individual points of this music, there’s plenty to like. The parts are well played for the most part, the voices are fairly appealing, the sound is crisp and clean. But in spite...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)

Fear Falls Burning - He Spoke in Dead Tongues

Fear Falls Burning is a new project from the versatile Belgian composer Vidna Obmana (Dirk Serries). For this album he doesn’t touch his synths, instead he plugs his guitar and processes the...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2006-05-01)

Fern Knight - Blithewold

Adrift in a general flowery provenance, Fern Knight flies its meticulously winsome banner. Heralding the lost folksy souls from that magical acquiescence of nature that flowed effervescently in the...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2006-05-01)

FireMonkey - Puzzlebox of Antipop

This is essentially a one-man project operating in the same general realm as Bill Nelson: pop songs with elements of prog and avant thrown in. Lyle Holdahl is the man behind the monkey, covering...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2006-05-01)