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Radio Massacre International - Time and Motion

I’m no RMI expert, but of the things I’ve heard, there’s some nifty Tangerine Dream style electronic music, some tripped-out space rock, and some atmospheric improvisation. Those...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Ranjit Barot - Bada Boom

Drummer Ranjit Barot has certainly surrounded himself with world-class international talent, much of which also records for the Abstract Logix label. Since participating with John McLaughlin on...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton, Scott Steele 2011-06-01)

Rational Diet - On Phenomena and Existences

This is the fourth time out for this seven-piece chamber-rock ensemble from Belarus, their third in three years for AltrOck, a great label that seems to be able to do no wrong. Featuring drums,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Reebosound - This Is Reebosound

Reebosound is the brainchild of mulit-instrumentalist Sven “Missu” Missullis from Hannover, Germany. This is Reebsound is his second solo release. Performing live at shows and...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2011-06-01)

Retsam Suriv - Exégesys

Retsam Suriv is a progressive metal band from Argentina. Exégesys is their first album and was released in 2009 (but copyrighted in 2007). The band consists of guitars, keyboards, bass,...  » Read more
(Posted by Dan Marsh 2011-06-01)

Richard Pinhas - Metal / Crystal

If it's true – at least in creative work – that quantity yields quality, the recent releases by Richard Pinhas are proving that maxim possesses a limited applicability. Built as a...

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(Posted by K. Leimer 2011-06-01)

Rick Miller - Falling through Rainbows

Rick Miller is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer who began his musical career in the 80s. Over the past five years Rick’s focus has been progressive rock and Falling through...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2011-06-01)

Rick Wakeman - Past, Present and Future

At the outset, it would appear that reviewing three CDs of solo piano music from keyboardist Rick Wakeman would be a daunting task. While wrestling with the perception that the pianist can easily sit...  » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton, Scott Steele 2011-06-01)

Robin Taylor / Taylor's Free Universe - Two Pack

A brilliant marketing strategy here - two 3-inch mini-CDs in cardboard sleeves are shrink-wrapped back-to-back. The first features three new songs recorded in 2010, featuring Taylor on guitars, bass,...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Roman Stolyar - Missa Apocryph

This release in no way fits the standard mold of Electroshock music (though they’ve been breaking that mode a lot lately, so maybe we should stop remarking on it!), being essentially a...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

Rotor - 4

This is blistering high energy, mostly instrumental hard rock by a German trio with three previous releases to their credit – we reviewed their third album a couple issues back. The...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Rudy Adrian - Distant Stars

As its title boldly suggests, Rudy Adrian's latest (and his third for Lotuspike) launches the listener into the ambient expanses of deep space, leaving the earth – elements of which provided the...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Runaway Totem - Le Roi du Monde

After close to twenty years on the scene, this Italian band continues to evolve and surprise, providing something new and unique with each new release. Le Roi du Monde (King of the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage

Beyond the Lighted Stage is directors Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen's look under the hood at the venerable Canadian trio, with the bulk of the content based on personal interviews with...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2011-06-01)

Sándor Szabó / Kevin Kastning - Returning

For readers who have memorized every review this magazine has published, I won't have to remind you that we've covered the two previous releases by this duo of unusual guitarists. For the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

SBB - Blue Trance

The legendary SBB is back once again with Blue Trance, same lineup as last time (multi-instrumentalist Józef Skrzek, guitarist Apostolis Anthimos, and drummer Gabor Nemeth), this...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2011-06-01)

ScienceNV - Pacific Circumstances

This is the second release by this San Francisco based quartet, their odd name coming from the fact that all four members are trained and working scientists, although that most certainly doesn't...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2011-06-01)

Soft Machine - Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971

The challenge for any archivist of the Soft Machine catalog has been to present just what it was like to attend a performance by the classic line-up of Wyatt, Dean, Ratledge, and Hopper. Now with half...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen, Jeff Melton 2011-06-01)

Soft Machine Legacy - Live Adventures

With the sad passings of Canterbury icons Elton Dean and Hugh Hopper, the reformulated quartet continues to carry on convincingly in the vein of the great icon of British Jazz. Now led by the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 2011-06-01)

Solstice - Spirit

One of the bright spots of 2010 was the return of Solstice. It's been 13 years since their last studio effort, Circles, and I was beginning to wonder if they'd ever return. Other than Andy...  » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2011-06-01)