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Henry Cow - The Road: Volumes 1-5

Even after 40 years it’s difficult to use the past tense when it comes to the work of Henry Cow. Its importance grows and influence continues to be felt. And while it’s absurd to add that “it...

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(Posted by K. Leimer 2010-07-01)

Hualun - Silver Daydream

Maybe it's actually easy to make post-rock music. After all, there seem to be bands springing up all around the world playing it. Hua Lun are part of the new generation of Chinese bands following in...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2010-07-01)

Iconoclasta - Resurrección

If anything can be said about this long-running Mexican progressive band, it’s to expect the unexpected. The band has been going in various forms since the early 80s, and no two consecutive...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)

Indukti - Idmen

This Polish powerhouse’s earlier album S.U.S.A.R. from a few years ago blew a lot of minds wide open, as did their captivating performance at Baja Prog 2007. This writer was more...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)

IQ - Frequency

Frequency is an important IQ album, since it’s the first time two new band members were on board since the early 90s. But rather than propel their sound forward, as they did with...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2010-07-01)

Iron Kim Style - Iron Kim Style

It starts out with a loose groove and wah-wah trumpet, so the first impression is of electric Miles Davis, though with more guitar and no keyboards. Later, as more diverse elements show up, that...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2010-07-01)

Jeff Greinke - Virga

It’s been a while since I’ve heard anything new from Jeff Greinke, probably my own fault since he has close to 20 releases to his credit now and I’ve heard less than half that...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)

Joie Tet - All Structures Unstable

It starts with an aggressive riff on the bari sax run doubled an octave lower with a harmonizer; a bit later you get a distorted melody played on an instrument you can't quite identify from the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2010-07-01)

Jon Hassell - Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Street

Jon Hassell's first ECM recording as a leader is long overdue, but it is an understated ambient percussion mix consistent with the acclaimed trumpet player’s most pervasive recordings....

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2010-07-01)

Judy Dyble - Talking with Strangers

For those of you not old enough to remember, Judy Dyble was Fairport Convention’s original vocalist who left after their first album. She then hooked up with Ian McDonald and the original...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2010-07-01)

Kansas - There's Know Place Like Home

Classic Kansas with an orchestra! Kansas celebrated their 35th anniversary in February 2009 by appearing with the Washburn University Symphony Orchestra in Topeka, Kansas. Unlike many rock /...

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(Posted by Dan Marsh 2010-07-01)

Karda Estra - Weird Tales

For his eighth album, Richard Wileman has turned to familiar and not so familiar topics, with pieces inspired by vampires, Max Ernst paintings, actor Peter Cushing, and the short fiction of...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2010-07-01)

Kenso - Sparta Naked

Fans of Kenso will certainly be familiar with the band’s album Sparta from 1989, a bold step in a more jazz-rock / fusion direction following their first three studio and double-live...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)

Killick - Exsanguinette

This represents the beginning of a whole new chapter in Killick’s body of work, although there have been many chapters before, so one shouldn’t expect that this will be the last....

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)

Klaatu - Solology

Canadian trio Klaatu was primarily a studio outfit, their only live performances coming in the early 80s toward the tail end of their five album run. So the highlight of Solology is the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)

Knitting by Twilight - Riding the Way Back

The Knitting by Twilight crew have been busy lately, with their last album out in 2008 and the Herd of Mers spin-off release coming late that same year. Though this isn’t a full-length CD — the...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2010-07-01)

KTU - Quiver

The follow-up to the first effort from the partnership of latter day King Crimson rhythm section (Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelloto) with accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen is a must for fans of Crimson and...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2010-07-01)

Larry Kucharz - Pastels

Lights out. Put your headphones on for this one! Expansive sheets of subtle melodic color and points of sparkling light and empty darkness drift and float in and out of a three-dimensional...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)

Lovespirals - Future Past

This is the fourth album by Southern California based Lovespirals, a moody, dreamy pop duo featuring vocalist Anji Bee and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lum, who carried the essence of the concept...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)

Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré

Listening to the new Magma album is kind of like visiting an old town you used to live in thirty years ago. As you walk around you see some of the old landmarks you used to know, but there are many...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2010-07-01)