Issue 4

What's old

Exposé print issues (1993-2011)

Available online from Issue 4

August 1994

28 Pages

Progressive Rock's 25th Birthday?, New Italian Progressive Rock Scene, Part 2, Virgil Moorefield, Lost Vinyl Label

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L'Ensemble Rayé - Quelques Pièces Détachées

The core of L'Ensemble Rayé is Cédric Vuille (guitars, bass, clarinet, keys, ukelele, bandurria, percussion), Jean-20-Huguenin (guitars, mandolin) and Pierre Kaufmann (saxes, clarinets, piano,... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

La Rossa - A Fury of Glass

Yet another obscure symphonic band brought to us by Musea, La Rossa's A Fury of Glass is a welcome reissue for the fan of Yes/ELP influenced rock. Featuring excellent keyboard playing in the... » Read more
(Posted by Mike Borella 1994-08-01)

Landberk - One Man Tell's Another

From the opening moments of this CD, it is obvious that this Swedish band has greatly matured. The follow-up to 1992's well received but unspectacular debut Lonely Land, One Man Tell's... » Read more
(Posted by Rob Walker 1994-08-01)

Landberk - One Man Tell's Another

My first reaction to hearing this, the latest release from yet another of Sweden's newer bands, was, "What?" The opening chords sound all too similar to half a dozen or so U2 songs. However, this... » Read more
(Posted by Mike Borella 1994-08-01)

Landberk - One Man Tell's Another

Landberk are one-third of the new wave of prog-rock from Sweden, along with countrymen Änglagård and Anekdoten. As with the other two bands, the sound here is based mostly upon organic, 70s-style... » Read more
(Posted by Dan Casey 1994-08-01)

Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans

MGP was an early French underground band that eschewed the tendency of other bands of that period in France to propogate a left-wing political message. By contrast, MGP's lyrics (in English) were... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Ozric Tentacles - Arborescence

With Arborescence Ozric Tentacles have their fifth studio effort in as many years. As usual the texturing of the soundscape remains their focus and their foremost strength. Alarmingly... » Read more
(Posted by Dan Casey 1994-08-01)

Ozric Tentacles - Arborescence

The Ozrics seem to be believers in the old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." They've found a style that works for them and that their fans seem to like. On this, their latest release, they've... » Read more
(Posted by Mike Borella 1994-08-01)

Ozric Tentacles - Arborescence

The Ozrics are masters of the hypnotic groove, finding that seemingly endless psychedelic guitar and synth riff, a repetitive - nearly trance-like structure, and then exploring all of its... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Peter Frohmader - Cycle of Eternity

They say the first impression is the one that lasts, and so it is here with the latest album by German electronic master Peter Frohmader: the album opens with the twelve minute "Spiral,” a majestic... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Peter Frohmader - Cycle of Eternity

And that's how long this album seems to last. Actually, I really like most of Frohmader's earlier works like Jules Verne Cycle or Homunculus Volume 2 (to name only a couple) which... » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-08-01)

Peter Frohmader - Cycle of Eternity

Cycle of Eternity is the latest release from Cuneiform electronic music artist Peter Frohmader. In typical Cuneiform fashion, it defies easy description, blending diverse influences with a... » Read more
(Posted by Rob Walker 1994-08-01)

Red Jasper - A Midsummer Night's Dream

From the acoustic guitars and tin-whistle that open the first track, I knew this wouldn't be your standard SI neo-prog fare. Vocalist Davey Dodds picks up about a minute in, with a deep and thick... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Robert Fripp String Quintet - The Bridge Between

Robert Fripp's latest release, The Bridge Between, is credited to 'The Robert Fripp String Quartet,' comprised of Fripp, Trey Gunn on Stick, and The California Guitar Trio. The...

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(Posted by George Allen 1994-08-01)

Tea & Symphony - An Asylum for the Musically Insane

There's not two albums like this in the world (with the possible exception of the band's second album, Jo Sago, not yet out on CD). Tea and Symphony were a trio of Jef Daw (guitars, flutes,... » Read more
(Posted by Mike Ohman 1994-08-01)

The Muffins - Open City

For the uninitiated, The Muffins were a Washington DC based band who existed from about 1973 to '81. Despite that many years, they only released three regular albums during their career...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)

Trilogy - Here It Is

With a name like Trilogy, one may have some preconceived ideas as to what this band is all about. The fact that four hands man the keyboards may further lead one to believe that this is some kind of... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-08-01)