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D.F.A. - 4th

It may have been close to ten years since DFA’s last studio album, but this band has certainly not lost their edge; in fact, if anything the intensity and passion in this new set makes up for...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Darryl Steurmer - Go

So there I was, driving across northern New Mexico and Arizona in a car with no air conditioning. Did I mention it was June? As I was sweltering, windblown by the hot desert air and traveling at 75...

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(Posted by Pam Thompson 2008-10-01)

Dave Cousins - Secret Paths & The Boy in the Sailor Suit

Cousins' latest two solo releases have the masterful Strawbs leader and songwriter in two very different settings, yet his muse is entirely comfortable in both. Throughout these two discs, his...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Dave Fulton / Giles Reaves - The Range

Opening with an unadulterated nod to the analog synth sound, The Range lets loose with some overtly modulated white noise, trailing into trilling piano and finally settling into a pleasant...

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(Posted by K. Leimer 2008-10-01)

Delta Saxophone Quartet - Dedicated to You... But You Weren't Listening

The subtle influences of the Soft Machine’s legacy are inherent in many European acts from Bill Bruford’s Earthworks to Theo Travis’s working ensembles. The Delta Saxophone...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

Divine Baze Orchestra - Once We Were Born

The Divine Baze Orchestra is a new Swedish heavy progressive rock band with a 70s retro sound. Oliver Eek (guitars, backing vocals) and Christian Eklöf (drums, percussion) formed the band in 2003....

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Dr. L. Subramaniam / Karsten Vogel - Meetings

Dr. L. Subramaniam is an icon of Indian improvisation. From his Karnatic traditional undertakings and Western classical endeavors his...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

Drifting in Silence - Fallto

Let’s face it, even when you like ambient electronic music, sometimes you’re just not in the mood for it. But it might be cool to have something non-ambient that features some of the same textures...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)

Drums & Tuba - Battles Olé

Drums and Tuba has to be one of the oddest bands active these days in terms of their basic instrumentation, which would be, um, drums, tuba, trumpet, trombone, guitar and electronics. The core trio...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)

Earthling Society - Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast is British based Earthling Society’s fourth full-length release, and seems to authentically capture that swirling heady psychedelic space rock sound out of an earlier...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Edward Artemiev - Crime and Punishment

Opera comes with all sorts of preconceptions: large women breaking glass with their voices, too much vibrato, bombastic music. Edward Artemiev's opera Crime and Punishment (based on...

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(Posted by Pam Thompson 2008-10-01)

Emily Bezar - Exchange

With Exchange, California singer/songwriter/keyboardist Emily Bezar has produced her definitive (so far) musical statement. The elements that have contributed to her past releases...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)

Erik Baron / d-z Akørd - De Futura (Hiroshima)

We’ve covered bassist Erik Baron’s releases in these pages before, and all have been exceptional, but there’s never been one quite like this. Here he has assembled an army of...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Eroc - Eroc 4

Revisited Records has now released the fourth Eroc solo album, recorded in 1982. For those of you who don’t know, Eroc is the pseudonym of Joachim Heinz Ehrig who was Grobschnitt’s drummer...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Farpoint - Cold Star, Quiet Star

Let me cut to the chase. Cold Star, Quiet Star is undoubtedly one of 2008's best progressive releases and it is Farpoint's fourth album. They have been around since 1997, and it shows. Just...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Faust / NWW - Disconnected

2007 has seen some interesting musical pairings of young and old. First there was Acid Mothers Temple and Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru) and now we have Faust and Steven Stapleton (Nurse with Wound)...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Flyin' Ryan Brothers - Totality

Here’s a tasty slice of instrumental progressive guitar rock, borne of the idea that lyrics and voices are unnecessary – and in fact only get in the way of the delivery of a strong...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

For Absent Friends - Square One

If you like more rock with your progressive, this is the album for you. Dutch band For Absent Friends’ eighth album is 45 minutes of solidly played (dare I say it?) neo-progressive that is...

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(Posted by Pam Thompson 2008-10-01)

Furio Chirico & Friends - Father to Son

This could be almost any album in a lot of respects except one – the drummer is Furio Chirico, and this is his concept album dedicated to Chirico’s son Stravos (who died in 2005). Most...

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(Posted by Pam Thompson 2008-10-01)

Gargantua & Cashmere - Kotegarda & Cash Romantic Music Machine

These two surprising releases come to us by way of Poland, both prominently featuring violinist, vocalist and songwriter Tylda Ciołkosz, who is also a member of the more keyboard oriented group...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)