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Greg Segal - A Play of Light and Shadow, The Old Familiar Place & Tales of Today

With his own studio and plenty of time on hand to play and experiment, all kinds of things can be committed to tape (or whatever medium), some fully arranged, some more like embryonic fragmentary...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Hazerfan - Lost Nowhere

S.F. Bay Area-based Hazerfan have been around since 1998 though this is their only album to date. The group gigs relentlessly, steadily building an audience for their fusion of eastern and western...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Headshear - Headshear

Guitar junkies wake up! This one’s for you. I’ve had the good fortune to see this instrumental four-piece play a couple times around the Bay Area, and the varied and mesmerizing...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Herbie Kritzer - Lounge Rebel

Bay Area musician Herbie Kritzer’s previous (and only) release was 2002’s The Tree Lizard that packed quite a little punch despite clocking in at just under a half hour....

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Hermes Orchestra - Live

Dan Hermes is a jack-of-all-trades and music is just one of his passions. On this album professionally trained musicians play the compositions of Dan Hermes. All this was performed live at the Tremont...  » Read more
(Posted by Roel Steverink 2007-03-01)

Hypnos 69 - The Eclectic Measure

The Elektrohasch label has been releasing some great music of late, and this latest release by Belgian four-piece Hypnos 69 is no exception to that winning streak. Instrumentation includes the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Ice - The Saga

Dutch proggers Ice are a spin-off from the outfit Maryson who released a couple albums guided by the writings and keyboards of W.J. Maryson (aka Wim Stolk). The good news is that if you liked what...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Interpose+ - Interpose+

Another co-release by Poseidon Records in Japan and Musea in France, Interpose+ is a five-piece with Yes-like instrumentation (although the vocalist is female — no jokes please). Their sound...

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(Posted by Sean McFee 2007-03-01)

IZ - E M

This Denver based heavy instrumental rock trio offers the basic g/b/d amid heavenly levels of guitar distortion and dense angular compositions that drive hard and pummel the senses. On drums is...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2007-03-01)

Jackie-O Motherfucker - Flags of the Sacred Harp

Bucolic tenderness within the gauze of vocalese residing in the realm between wakefulness and sleep. This is the next sound of Morpheus. Jackie-O Motherfucker is a portable temple of unexpurgated...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

Jadis - Photoplay

Gary Chandler has consistently led the banner for Jadis for the past ten years, making the group a solid player in the melodic rock, neo-prog camp. The current line-up has been pretty consistent...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Jean-Luc Payssan - Pierrots & Arlequins

Jean-Luc Payssan is a familiar name to progressive rock fans as guitarist and founding member (along with brother and keyboard player Thierry) of French progressive rock outfit Minimum Vital. With...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Jeffrey Koepper - Momentium

Etherea, his debuut album, was more than a pleasant surprise, it was a discovery of a new talent in EM in the USA. Etherea distinguished itself by soft undulations of melodic emotions or...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2007-03-01)

Jim Gilmour - Great Escape

Jim Gilmour is well known to Saga fans as the long-time keyboard player of the group. His compositional skills as well as his nimble keyboard playing have been crucial keys to the band’s...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Jon Anderson - Tour of the Universe

Since the last full Yes tour in 2004 Jon Anderson has taken it upon himself to spend some time shoring up his solo career endeavors. Tour of the Universe consists of his appearance at the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Joy of Cooking - Joy of Cooking, Closer to the Ground, & Castles

Those looking for a 'good ole time' need look no further — funky West Coast psychedelia flavored country-rock to be found here. Equally rooted in the blues, this stuff is steeped in the tradition...

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(Posted by Cesar Montesano 2007-03-01)

Kampec Dolores - Earth Mother Sky Father

For listeners not religiously tied to one genre, Kampec Dolores are proof that seemingly incongruous elements can indeed be mixed to good result. There are some flavors of folk music (from Hungary and...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2007-03-01)

Kaos Moon - Circle of Madness

A full ten years after their debut, After the Storm, Quebec’s Kaos Moon is back. Some things have changed, namely the roster that now revolves around keyboardist / drummer / vocalist...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2007-03-01)

Kayan Kalhor / Erdal Erzincan - The Wind

Merging Turkish and Persian world music influences together is the basis for this culturally compatible musical meeting. Kalhor was acclaimed for his kamancheh playing on The Rain while...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)

Keith Jarrett - The Carnegie Hall Concert

Recorded live in September of last year at the most prestigious hall in New York, this collection of one multipart improvisation and five additional songs can be seen as a crowning statement of...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2007-03-01)