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Mark Feldman - What Exit

Mark Feldman has been involved in the music industry for 30 years performing as a session musician in Nashville on over 200 country albums and then in New York City on more than 150 jazz albums. Today...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2007-03-01)

McGill Manring Stevens - What We Do

Much ado has been stated in the jazz press regarding the bastardization of cherished jazz standards meshed with dirty old rock and roll. The unwanted outcome: jazz-rock or fusion has been both a...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Michael Angelo Batio - Hands without Shadows

Chicago's Michael Angelo Batio is a big name in heavy metal guitar, though he's never risen to the level of a Steve Vai or Joe Satriani. His claims to fame include patents and awards, though the...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Mindgames - Actors in a Play

Actors in a Play is the second release from this Dutch quintet, following 2002’s International Daylight. The lineup here is the same (though since the album was released...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Mojow and the Vibration Army - Undivided

With a overweight sense of self-importance, Mojow (Moriah-Melin and John Whoolilurie) embark on their crusade to change the world, political-hard-preaching to the listeners via the absolutely...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Moving Gelatine Plates - Removing

Yeah, my jaw dropped in astonishment too when I saw a new MGP disc come falling out of the package. Who woulda thunk, after all these years? But on closer examination I only saw one familiar name...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Mujician - There's No Going Back Now

Considering the arduous nature of free jazz, it’s always a welcome gift to hear telepathic ensembles continue on (despite lack of money or marketable fan base). The ensemble of Tippett /...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Nattefrost - Absorbed in Dreams and Yearning

Nattefrost (AKA Bjørn Jeppesen, not to be confused with the Norwegian black metal band of the same name) is from Denmark, and the title refers to cosmic electronic music from yesteryear. The...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2007-03-01)

Nethers - In Fields We Will Lie

Perfectly compartmentalized component parts lean up against the bulwark of fortunate, and insidiously assiduous, sinuous manna. This is one of the few bands this year I could only have discovered...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

New Cars - It's Alive!

Reunion incantations of classic acts have been part of the rock and roll roadmap since the 50s. Only rarely does a group eclipse the live persona of its original instance. Todd Rundgren had been...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Nick Kizirnis - Into the Loud

If you ever wondered what's up in Dayton, Ohio, Nick Kizirnis may be able to offer some clues with his first solo release Into the Loud. A veteran of numerous other Dayton area bands...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Nicolas Figeroa - Ko

In his opening move, “El Principio,” Figueroa lets the listener know in no uncertain terms, amid a complex web of multilayered interlocking guitar parts supported by percolating bass...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

NIMBY - Songs for Adults

Starting with their premise that most music is designed for teenagers, Songs for Adults on the surface seems to be an irreverent and playful stomp through the perplexities of middle age,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Non Credo - Impropera

It won’t take more than about twenty seconds of the first track for the listener to know they are in for an unusual treat, one which the remainder of this 60-plus minute epic bears out....

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

NoVox - NoVox

First off, this disc has to have one of the weirdest and most provocative cover images ever! Now beyond the graphics and on to the music. Some may remember the Dutch quartet Cliffhanger who put out...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Oaksenham - Conquest of the Pacific

Seems like a long time since we reviewed this Armenian band’s debut live release Woden’s Eve Live; in fact it was 2002, and since then the band has been diligently working on...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

October Equus - October Equus

October Equus is a new progressive quartet from Spain comprised of Victor Rodriguez on keyboards, Amanda Pazos on bass guitar, Txema Fernandes on drums, and Ángel Ontalva on...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2007-03-01)

October Equus - October Equus

While there are bits and pieces of many recognizable influences in the palette of this Spanish band, I keep coming back to Museo Rosenbach. This is very much the same kind of dark, heavy progressive...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2007-03-01)

Orbit Service - Songs of Eta Carinae

I wrote about this band’s previous effort, Twilight, back in #31, and while the basic idea is very much the same this time round, I’m going to give Eta Carinae the nod as a...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2007-03-01)

Ossi Duri - X & L'Ultimo dei Miei Cani

Ten years after his death – that’s what this “X” marks – one sees little decline in the interest in and dedication towards the music of Frank Zappa. The...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)