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Available online from Issue 36

October 2008

92 Pages

Fern Knight, Sonja Kristina interview, Baja Prog 2008, Mircan interview, Greg Bendian interview, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Fern Knight cover feature, Jade Warrior 2008

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George & Caplin - He Really Got through to Advertising

Cover art At first I was tempted to look up one of my previous George and Caplin reviews and just recycle a bit, but in all fairness, this CD actually is different than the others. It’s much more...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)

Golden Death Music - Ephemera Blues

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Hmm, Golden Death Music. Not your usual Black Death Music, or any other color, but Golden. There is a certain glow to the sound, and while it’s not exactly morbid, it’s certainly not...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)

Hamadryad - Live in France 2006

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The Crescendo festival from 2006 featured several of today’s best prog bands, including Quebec’s Hamadryad. This album captures Jean François Désilets (bass, vocals),...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2008-10-01)

Hands - Strangelet

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The Texas band Hands has been around in some form or another since the mid-70s, during which time they’ve only managed to produce a handful of albums, all of which are of consistently high...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Healing Force - Music of Albert Ayler

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Guitarist Henry Kaiser is heavily steeped in the allure of classic jazz. As proven by his Yo Miles! joint projects with Wadada Leo Smith, Kaiser has been on a mission to find the essence of the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

Hermetic Science - These Fragments I Have Shored against My Ruins

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It’s been close to forever since Hermetic Science’s last album of new material. In fact, one listen to this new disc might offer some partial clues as to why it took seven years....

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Hopper Picard Franklin Hayward - Numero d'vol

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Hugh Hopper hardly ever misses an opportunity for a group improvisation. Given his time spent with sax player Simon Picard doing Soft Machine tributes and keeping tabs on keyboardist Steve Franklin...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

Humi (Hugh Hopper / Yumi Hara Cawkwell) - Dune

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Humi is the duo of Hugh Hopper (electric bass, electronics, loops) and Yumi Hara Cawkwell (voice, piano, keyboards, percussion) working in an ambient improvisational avant-garde jazz space. The...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

Il Bacio della Medusa - Il Bacio della Medusa & Giovane Amante

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Il Bacio della Medusa (Medusa’s Kiss) is a relative newcomer on the Italian prog scene, though like many they’ve been smitten by the sound of the early 70s. Their self-produced debut...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2008-10-01)

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Lil' Tae Rides Again

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Brian Haas and Reed Mathis are back on board with their first new studio recording in two years. This time out the duo has chosen to emphasize the improvisational aspect of collective live jams....

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

Jade Warrior - Now

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Jade Warrior is one of those musical enigmas that has been nearly impossible to pigeonhole. Founder members Jon Field and vocalist Glyn Havard resurrected the band in 2007 meeting up after a long...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton, Scott Steele 2008-10-01)

Jason Smith - Tipping Point

Cover art A tipping point is sometimes defined as the borderline where you’re just under the influence of alcohol or some other (usually illegal) substance. For drummer Jason Smith it serves as a dividing...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

Jean Pascal Boffo - La Boîte à Musique

Cover art On La Boîte à Musique, guitarist Jean Pascal Boffo demonstrates yet again why he’s France’s answer to Steve Hackett. With every album, he reinvents himself into something new and yet...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2008-10-01)

Jérôme Langlois - Live au FMPM 2006 + Themes

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Here we have a brand new full ensemble live recording and a piano solo reissue from 1984 together in the same package, on separate discs no less. Langlois was a multi-instrumentalist (mainly sax...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest - Legacy Live at the Shelpherd's Bush Empire 2006

Cover art The 2006 resurrection of Woolly Wolstenholme’s Maestoso gestated into a full on BJH reunion tour once guitarist John Lees got on board the rock and roll bandwagon. Picking a representative...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

José Luis Fernández Ledesma & Saena - Híbridos & Saena

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Every new release by José Luis Fernández Ledesma seems to be like none before it, and his latest solo disc, Híbridos, is no exception. Primarily a solo venture, with...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Józef Skrzek East Wind - Tryptyk Petersburski

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Skrzek is forever full of surprises, and this disc containing material hand-picked from three live performances with his East Wind quintet is certainly one of those. Most will probably know Skrzek...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Kaipa - Angling Feelings

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What is Roine Stolt doing? First he leaves The Tangent and now he's flown the coop from Kaipa, a band he helped form in 1975. I can only guess he's focusing his efforts on getting Flower...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2008-10-01)

Karfagen - The Space between Us

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Karfagen (means Carthage) is a Ukrainian band that plays an odd mixture of New Age, cabaret, jazz fusion, and TV variety show instrumental music. The Space between Us is their second...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Killick - Bull****

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Musically speaking, it’s a big world out there, and there are lots of different instruments that have been developed over the centuries to fill it. But that doesn’t mean there’s...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)
 

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