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Electrelane - Rock It to the Moon, The Power Out, & Axes

Contortions for dirigible apoplexy flex muscular curvatures in modern sound passing raiment unto itself, ballooning into monsoon walls with torque and cresting on a fine knacker. Galloping seesaw...  » Read more
(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Birth of a Band - Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Having seen bits of the footage floating around, I was excited to learn that Emerson Lake & Palmer’s live debut at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival was finally going to have an official...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Escapade - But Distractions Abound

Here's a healthy dose of psych/space/krautrock goodness for you. Escapade may not be as big a name as Ash Ra Temple or Amon Düül but they can easily be spoken of in the same breath....

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Espers - Espers, The Weed Tree & Espers II

Beautiful music delving into mantric excesses in protracted light is a nice way to spend an afternoon. Percolating effluvial melodies encroach upon sensibilities of newfound mellifluousness setting...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

Estradasphere - Palace of Mirrors

Palace of Mirrors is Estradasphere’s fourth full-length release and first to feature the new lineup with Lee Smith on drums, Kevin Kmetz on shamisen/guitar, and Adam Stacey on...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 2007-03-01)

Exsimio - Carbono 14

It’s been over six years since Exsimio’s eponymous debut, but all is well, and their sophomore effort certainly offers the evidence. The Chilean quartet (g/g/b/d) has taken it a couple...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Ezra - Songs from Pennsylvania

Ezra is a band happy to take their time with albums, this being only their third since they arrived on the scene in the early 90s. The wait was worth it, though, especially for fans of good melodic...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

F/i - A Question for the Somnambulist

Since they appeared on the scene back in the 80s, Milwaukee-based F/i have established themselves among the forefront of American psych rock bands. Originally issued in 2003 (and now re-issued on...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Falter Bramnk - Minimal Romance

This is a tough one, not least for its diversity despite the numerous Robert Wyatt references in this review. Frenchman Frank Lambert has a knack for constructing a challenging set of tracks,...

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(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2007-03-01)

Fern Knight - Music for Witches and Alchemists

Nothing short of amazing transformations towards the ineluctable. You will wonder where this music has been all your life. Leaves floating upward, swirling weightless, it is the sensation of...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

Flower Kings - Paradox Hotel

The good news is that Paradox Hotel includes a kick-ass prog rock instrumental, “Pioneers of Aviation,” that’s about one of the best things The Flower Kings have ever...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

François Couturier - Nostalghia - Song for Tarkovsky

The films of the late Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky have been widely acclaimed in international circles for over thirty years. Pianist François Couturier has taken as inspiration characters,...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Free Love - Official Bootleg Vol. 1: Concert 2005 Sapporo

This is a live recording from the Japanese band Free Love, taped during their concert in Sapporo in 2005. Free Love are Hiroaki Shibata (vocals and guitar), Hiroki Matsui (organ and synth), Yuji...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2007-03-01)

French TV - This Is What We Do

Sometimes I think French TV must be the result of a gene-splicing experiment combining DNA from Djam Karet and The Muffins. Then I hear a violin and that theory goes in the file with phlogiston and...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2007-03-01)

GAM - Eiszeit

The name GAM is an acronym of the member’s first names Günter Schickert (guitar, vocals, trumpet), Axel Struck (guitars, vocals), and Michael Leske (drums, percussion). Eiszeit,...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2007-03-01)

Gargamel - Watch for the Umbles

Gargamel is a sextet from Norway whose aim it is to revive complex prog rock from the past, but also to be different without modernizing the sound. Beside a core of guitar, bass, and drums, flute,...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2007-03-01)

George & Caplin - Things Past

My previous experiences with George & Caplin (real names Jason Fredrick Iselin and Jeffrey Wentworth Stevens) tagged them with “Kraftwerk meets New Order.” And while that description is still...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2007-03-01)

Gods of Electricity - Sundiving

Introducing a world where standard sci-fi is just too darn human to be plausible. If there are any advanced life forms out there taking joy rides through post-supernoval remnants or losing the space...  » Read more
(Posted by Mac Beaulieu 2007-03-01)

Gong Matrices - Gilli Smyth - Parade

For many of us who attended the IPMF in San Francisco in 1999, the long wait in the lobby while Porcupine Tree had ‘technical difficulties’ was rewarded with the unique spectacle of...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

GPS - Window to the Soul

As with any neo-prog superstars poised to take over the world, again, the production here is slick and smooth. Knobs tweaked and script at the ready, this one is heading for the stratosphere, of...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)