Exposé Online

Soft Machine - Grides

The translation of Grides means “To cut with a grating sound; to penetrate or pierce harshly.” That’s exactly what this classic fusion quartet was doing on the live stage...

 » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Soft Machine Legacy - Live at the New Morning

With the passing of Elton Dean earlier in 2006, this late winter live performance from 2005 serves as the sole representative of one of the best reformed bands from the 70s. Fronted jointly by Dean...

 » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Soft Machine Legacy - Soft Machine Legacy

Elton Dean’s last recording with these long-time associates results in a tour de force of elegant power and inspired interplay. Across ten evenly paced songs Dean together with musical friend...

 » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Sonic Pulsar - Out of Place

Sonic Pulsar inhabits a rather small category: Portuguese prog bands. The group (now on hiatus) centers on talented singer / songwriter / guitarist Hugo Flores (who also covers keyboards and drum...

 » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Spaced Out - Unstable Matter

From their previous studio outings, Spaced Out is officially down to a trio now, although one wouldn’t know it from the sonic density of any of the ten cuts here, or from the seemingly full...

 » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Sparks - Sparks & A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing

Most probably know Sparks from their later work, but these two are where it all began for this LA based five-piece led by brothers Ron and Russel Mael (keyboards and vocals, respectively). On these...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Spock's Beard - Spock's Beard

Nine studio albums out and three since the big event that changed the band forever, Spock’s Beard today is a stronger entity than they have ever been before. Behind door number one is a...

 » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Stencil Forest - The Abyss

Stencil Forest is another example of “band makes an album that goes nowhere, disbands, then reforms years later to try it again.” The core of the 1983 lineup has returned — Frank...

 » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Steve Howe's Remedy - Live

The live DVD documenting Howe's touring band featuring two of his talented sons is a testament to the guitarist's artistry and identity. Howe had hinted many times in the past how much he would like...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Steve Roach - Kairos: The Meeting of Time and Destiny

Subtitled The Meeting of Time and Destiny, this package includes a 74 minute CD and companion DVD that feature essentially the same audio program: eight tracks mixing floating ambient...

 » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Steve Roach - Storm Surge: Steve Roach Live at NEARfest & Immersion: One

Steve Roach’s appearance at NEARfest 2005 was a landmark event. Any live performance by Roach is a rarity, but to be exposed to such a large audience — and one largely unfamiliar with...

 » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Strawbs - Deep Cuts & Heartbreak Hill

I don't think even the most rabid Strawbs fan (maybe not me, but I'm close, so I should know) would say these two albums represent the band's peak. That being said, there are still some...

 » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2007-03-01)

Syn - Syndestructable

For those of you not up on your British psychedelia, Syn was the band who opened for the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Marquee Club in 1967. The band’s first CD of completely new songs is...

 » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

T.A.O. - Abnormal Observations

Ostensibly once a metal band, the number of unusual sonic embellishments and trickier-than-usual rhythms make T.A.O.’s music a lot more interesting than what that label might typically...

 » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Talking Heads - 2006 Rhino Reissues

Now that CBGB's has finally closed its doors in New York City, it's a good time to explore the reissued back catalog of one of the few valid early inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of...

 » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Tanger - Ciudad

While this latest offering from the Argentinean quartet (+ guests) compares favorably to their 1999 self-titled debut and its 2002 follow-up La Otra Cara, there are few real surprises...

 » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Tangle Edge - Serpentary Quarters

Tangle Edge is the household name for one of the best improvised rock groups in the world. Born in the mists of the 80s, they survived the pushing and shoving over the years and nowadays are more...

 » Read more
(Posted by Roel Steverink 2007-03-01)

Tara Vanflower - My Little Fire-Filled Heart

Gothic preponderance in echoplex upon hallucinating a mystically morose escapade. Imagine being buried alive, serpent in one hand and a rainbow in the other, with corrugated air swishing through...

 » Read more
(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

Taylor's Free Universe - Manipulated by Taylor

The ten tracks here were sourced from a September 2005 live show in Copenhagen, then processed and remixed in the studio. Taylor is of course jazz / experimental guitarist Robin Taylor, and TFU...

 » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Tempustry - Le Voyage du Temps

This album is American musician Allen Brunelle’s first solo album and finds him exploring his passion for classic analog synthesizer music, à la Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre,...

 » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)