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Tim Morse - Transformation

Tim Morse is the author of Yesstories, a compilation of interviews from Yes band members past and present. One might therefore expect his debut CD to have Yes’s stamp on it, though...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Toccata - Circe

The first thing that occurred to me when listening to Toccata was their similarity to Matraz. Both are relatively new progressive bands that aren’t really neo-prog; both have strong female...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2007-03-01)

Tomasz Stańko Quartet - Lontano

Piano tinkling in the moonlight of a muted trumpet stutter, Miles Davis' lighter moments. Very easygoing and mellow music, perhaps best served with a fine cognac and some throw pillows in front...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

Tomorrow - Tomorrow

Tomorrow's eponymous and only release is a solid example of 60s psychedelia featuring a precociously talented young guitarist named Steve Howe. It probably would have fared better commercially...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Tony Harn - Revealed in Black and White

Tony Harn’s latest is another easy recommendation for Exposé readers of all stripes. After flirting with a group format on his last outing, the English guitarist’s...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Tres Gone - Outertainment, Vol. 1

The Tres Gone trio has been plugging away in the Portland, Oregon area for about five years, playing various local clubs, doing their own unique take on electric improvisation. In the course of...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Trigon - Emergent

This amazing psychedelic rock dynamo from Germany (now a trio of guitars, bass, and drums – by brothers Rainer and Stefan Lange, and Tihomir Lozanovski respectively, with former keyboardist...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Tuner - Totem

Tuner is the two-man power group featuring Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) and Marcus Reuter (Centrozoon). Mastelotto is at home playing modern electric percussion while Reuter is better known as a...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Tungsten 74 - Binaurally Yours

Binaurally Yours is the fourth release from Tungsten74. The group is a three-piece guitar / bass / drums outfit, but plenty of synth sounds abound. As opposed to all their previous...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2007-03-01)

Tunnels - Natural Selection

Part of the fun of listening to every new Tunnels release is listening to all the sounds, and wondering in amazement: “How does Marc Wagnon make all those sounds with only his...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Umphrey's McGee - Safety in Numbers

Umphrey’s McGee is still an anomaly in the jam band void left open by the disbanding of Phish. Umphrey’s fills that gap for fans largely due to their prominent self-deprecating humor...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Various Artists - Back against the Wall

Billy Sherwood has certainly found a comfortable niche to show his knowledge and appreciation of classic 70s rock. Gathering an all-star cast to re-create the second most well known Pink Floyd...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Various Artists - Higher and Higher: A Tribute to the Moody Blues

Given their influence on the genre, the Moody Blues are a great subject for progressive bands to cover and I’m surprised something like this hasn’t already been tried. But leave it to...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Various Artists - Montreal Sound Matter / Montréal Matière Sonore

Experimental and Avant-Garde are words that should be used loosely for they reach far too wide. On the surface, that is evidently what we have here in this conglomeration of mainly Canadian...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

Various Artists - Progression in Balance Vol. 1 & 2

Quebec’s Unicorn Records, founded in 1996, has been serving primarily as an outlet for Canadian prog-rock bands, though the roster has grown to include groups such as America’s Parallel...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Venegoni & Co. - Rumore Rosso

Although this band was led by a guitarist, Luigi Venegoni of Arti & Mestieri, it is far from a guitarist showoff exercise, but a very balanced group effort. Keyboards, handled by Ludovico...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2007-03-01)

Vidna Obmana & Alio Die - Echo Passage

Both Vidna Obmana and Alio Die are masters of dark ambient drone music. Echo Passage, a reissue of their 1999 release on Musica Maxima Magnetica, is one long track roughly 68 minutes in...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2007-03-01)

vidnaObmana - The River of Appearance

In 1996 vidnaObmana recorded The River of Appearance, which was a high point of his early compositional style. Employing samples, loops, electronics, and sparse piano phrases, vidnaObmana...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2007-03-01)

Viima - Ajatuksia Maailman Laidalta

Viima is a Finnish four-piece, with vocals (female), keys / drums, bass, and guitar / flute. This is classic “proggy prog” but with female Finnish vocals. Vocals from different...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2007-03-01)

Vlor - A Fire Is Meant for Burning

Oh so much is expected of the electric guitar. It seems always to be trying to be something else and sound like something else. Not to belittle the new ground staked out by so many musicians, but...

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(Posted by K. Leimer 2007-03-01)