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Klaus Schulze - Revisited Reissues, Part 2 (Plus)

The four latest Klaus Schulze reissues include one from the 70s and three from the new millennium, bringing the total to 34 and closing out the first 21 Schulze albums. As Virtual Outback...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Knight Area - Under a New Sign

Considering this Holland export’s inauspicious debut at NEARfest, I was a bit reluctant to investigate the group’s latest recording – I was underwhelmed with what I perceived as...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-10-01)

Kollektiv - Kollektiv

Kollektiv, an obscure Krautrock band, released their self-titled album in 1973. Three months later they recorded an hour-long session for SWF radio in Baden-Baden. Long Hair released this session...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Larry Kucharz - Blue Drawings and Text

Kucharz' latest work is split between seven softer flowing ambient pieces composed or reworked in 2007, most somewhat reminiscent of the work on some of his earlier 'Electrochoral' and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Little King - Legacy of Fools

Originally from El Paso, Texas (and at one time based in Seattle), Little King is a power trio formed around singer / songwriter / guitarist Ryan Rosoff. This is the band’s fourth album since...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2008-10-01)

Lonely China Day - Sorrow

In the midst of all the noise found on the Beijing music scene, where feedback reigns and screaming is preferred to singing, there is one band that stands out from the crowd. Lonely China Day...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)

LSD March - Nikutai no tubomi

“Psychedelic rock group.” Those words can describe a lot of different bands: Strawberry Alarm Clock, Hawkwind, Amon Düül, Pink Floyd, Gong, Iron Butterfly, Ozric Tentacles....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)

Magenta - Metamorphosis

Magenta have all the right things going for them: talented musicians, good label support, a loyal fan base, and an intelligent approach to surviving as a prog band. They’ve carved out a niche...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2008-10-01)

Make a Rising - Infinite Ellipse and Head with Open Fontanel

This is one very strange band. And that’s strange in a good way – interesting, unusual, even unique in some respects – something completely new, not more of the same; and after...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Mani Neumeier - Sketches

When you hear the name Mani Neumeier you think of his body of work with Guru Guru and his zaniness in concert. In addition, when you hear that he has released his first solo album,...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Manning - Songs from the Bilston House

Guy Manning’s latest collection of nine semi-autobiographical songs finds the English singer-songwriter consolidating his position among the current crop of Brit prog as this...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2008-10-01)

Mao Dou + Lu Chen - A Hippo Wildly Grinds Its Teeth Bankside

This elaborate package from the Shanghai underground would be worthy of a stateside release on Beta-lactam Ring. Seems perfect: one-of-a-kind presentation, cryptic artwork, bizarre music (and other...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2008-10-01)

Marble Sheep - Message from Oarfish

Marble Sheep is a Japanese psychedelic rock band playing wild, ecstatic, hypnotic, psychedelic, and noisy rock who were formed in 1987 by ex-White Heaven guitarist Ken Matsutani, the owner of the...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Might Could - Wood Knot

As a follow-up to their previous disc All Intertwined from a couple years ago, Wood Knot shows a definite growth and maturation for this excellent Maryland based instrumental...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-10-01)

Mikhail Chekhalin - Poruganie Patsiphika, Paradigm Transition & Untimely

Mikhail Chekalin is a Russian keyboard artist and a composer who has an impressive body of work dating back to the early 80s. He has been called the Russian Klaus Schulze, but these three new...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Mind Furniture - Hoop of Flame

Mind Furniture, a Bay Area band recording their first CD in 2000, is Brett Barnett (keys), Bill Estes (guitars), Paul Harrison (bass), John Mabry (vocals and acoustic guitar), and Greg Miller (drums)....  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)

Mirabilis - Sub Rosa

Mirabilis is a project that pairs singers and musicians Dru Allen and Summer Bowman. Each is involved with other projects, This Ascension for Allen and The Machine in the Garden for Bowman, though...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2008-10-01)

Mircan with Limbo - Numinosum

Mircan Kaia belongs to the Mingrelian people, a South Caucasian minority living in northeastern Turkey, in a region bordering Georgia. She is fiercely linked to her roots, but she is not a folk...

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(Posted by Alessandro Michelucci 2008-10-01)

Morris Pert - The Music of Stars & Desert Dances

The compositional premise for The Music of Stars is not as rigorous as Cage’s Etudes Australes or as evocative as Ligeti’s Atmosphères. Pert simply...

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

Motis - L'homme-loup & Live Crescendo

Motis is a talented French group who create what might be called medieval progressive rock. They are deeply influenced by the literature and myths of the Knights of the Round Table, the...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-10-01)