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Il Tempio delle Clessidre —
Witnessing a Resurgence of Progressive Rock in Asia

Saturday October 8, 2011 was the day Il Tempio delle Clessidre performed for a large Korean audience at the Sowol Art Hall in Seoul, brought to Korea through the efforts of Si-Wan, Seong, Korean DJ and record producer working with his friend Pino Pintabona at Black Widow Records. I was given the rare and wonderful experience of meeting the band, chatting with them, having lunch, sitting through sound checks and run-throughs, interviewing, and ultimately experiencing the true glory of the concert.

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2013-04-01)

10 Ft. Ganja Plant - 10 Deadly Shots Vol. II

By the band name alone you should have a very good guess about the music contained on this disc. 10 Deadly Shots Vol. II is the second release in 10 Ft. Ganja Plant's on-going...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2013-04-01)

Ache - De Homine Urbano & Green Man

Ache was a Danish four-piece progressive rock outfit that released four albums during the 1970s, of which these are the first two. Their debut De Homine Urbano ("About Urban Man"), an...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Son of a Bitches Brew

Has anybody ever said, "If you've heard one Acid Mothers Temple album, you've heard them all"? My guess would be that it's been said more than once by more than one person....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Acqua Fragile - Acqua Fragile & Mass Media Stars

Acqua Fragile is best known as the band that featured singer Bernardo Lanzetti prior to his joining PFM in time for their Chocolate Kings album. But in fact from their very beginnings,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Airbag - All Rights Removed

[Regarding All Rights Removed:]

Airbag is a young Norwegian quintet whose 2009 debut,

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)

Alabastro Euforico - Alabastro Euforico

The kingpin here is bassist Arlo Bigazzi, who has a number of releases to his credit over the years. Here he has assembled a number of musicians he has worked with in the past: woodwind player...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Alex's Hand - Madame Psychosis

Alex's Hand is a Seattle-based band that's very hard to pin down stylistically. I've seen them live several times, and each show was significantly different from the others. They've been working...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Apocalypse - The 25th Anniversary Box Set

Fans of this popular Brazilian band will surely revel in this package: one CD (Magic Spells) captures the band live in 2005, there’s a second CD of new music (2012 Light Years...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)

Björk - Biophilia

Sometimes it feels strange to be reviewing an artist like Björk, who is well known enough worldwide to attract attention from the mainstream press and even paparazzi (swan dress, anyone?)....

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Blixt - Blixt

As it says on the cover, Blixt is Raoul Björkenheim, Bill Laswell, and Morgan Ågren. And in case you weren't aware of it, they are all monsters on their instruments. But technique...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Cabezas de Cera - Hermandad

The new duo configuration is hinted at on the cover of the new CDC disc, but after the slipcase comes off and the five wooden puzzle pieces disassembled, the tray insert spells it out: after the...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Carl Weingarten - Panamorphia

Weingarten's last solo release Escapesilence, was a good ten years ago, but many of the fundamental building blocks created on that release and its predecessors Blue Faith and...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Cheer-Accident - No Ifs, Ands or Dogs

This is one of those reviews that won't write itself. Not that reviews ever really write themselves, but some albums I listen to and know what I want to say. Not this time. First off, I love...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Chui Wan - Bai Ye (White Night)

Seems like most of the bands coming out of China these days fall into one of two camps: they're either noisy art-punk or post-rock. There are also straight-edge punk bands, metal bands, and others,...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Claudia Quintet + 1 - What Is the Beautiful?

NYC-based Claudia Quintet have wasted no time following up on their critically acclaimed 2010 release, Royal Toast. This time out drummer John Hollenbeck and crew pay tribute to American...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)

Clouds on Strings - Pomology

"Welcome to Pomology, a musical cornucopia. Come with me on a fruitful adventure through rhythm and harmony, over the hills and through the fertile valleys of your brain. Press next to...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Corima - Quetzalcoatl

For years I've been ripping bands for being being stylistic copycats of better known classic progressive acts: so many trying to sound like Genesis, Starcastle's shameless imitation of Yes, others...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Crisálida - Solar

On this, their third full-length release, Chilean five-piece Crisálida further refines their style, alternating between crunchy, prog-metal influenced moments and more wide-ranging progressive moves...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Cucamonga - Alter Huevo

Alter Huevo kicks off with a goofy carnival polka arranged for marimba, accordion, and electric piano. Not much later, some odd vocal noises make an appearance, and then the band jumps into a...  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)