Issue 40

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Winter 2012

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Richard Pinhas - L'Ethique

Even for those of us who were listening to music in 1982, when this was first released, it's hard to really recreate the experience of hearing something in that time. Unfortunately, I...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Rush - Clockwork Angels

For most of Rush's fans the music on the Canadian trio's 19th studio album won't come as a complete surprise. The songs "Caravan" and "BU2B" were released a couple...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)

Salim Ghazi Saeedi - Human Encounter & Iconophobic

When you think of Iran, all kinds of thoughts and images related to current events may be conjured up, but not progressive music. Apparently there is a small musical community there, as evidenced by... » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2013-04-01)

São Paulo Underground - Trés Cabeças Loucuras

Here's another Cuneiform release that defies description. Is it jazz? Folk? Electronica? The correct answer is all of the above. If Soft Machine had come from Brazil and were just starting today, I... » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)

Scherzoo - 02

Barely a year after their important debut release, Scherzoo – led by drummer François Thollot, is back with an impressive second helping of instrumental tracks. The band has the same...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Schober's Cabinet - It Is in the Wrong Envelope

If this wasn't recorded in 1967, it sure sounds like it was. Lo-fi and hi-psychedelic, the vintage guitar sounds, Farfisa organ, and experimental drug-laced wanderings of the closing track "Tables"... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

ScienceNV - Last Album before the End of Time

ScienceNV (say "science envy," nothing to do with NV, Nevada...) is a San Francisco Bay Area band, of which the four members all work in scientific or mathematical endeavors whenever they...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Sebastian Hardie - Blueprint

Who woulda thunk, that 35 years after Four Moments and Windchase, Sebastian Hardie's two classic albums from the 70s, the four original members could get back...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Serge Bringolf - Strave

Magma has been known to lean into jazzy territory from time to time, and the Canterbury bands (Soft Machine, Matching Mole) did so even more strongly. Bringolf brings elements of both zeuhl and... » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Serge Bringolf / Strave - Vision

While there was only a year between Bringolf's first double LP Strave, and its follow up, the single LP Vision, the lineup changes were extensive – in fact only singer Mano Kuhn, a... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2013-04-01)

Seven That Spells - The Death and Resurrection of Krautrock: AUM

Hailing from Croatia, Seven That Spells redefines krautrock by extending its simple riffs and motorik drumming into dark stoner and doom-laden corridors. Make no mistake; this is loud and aggressive... » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2013-04-01)

Snapline - Future Eyes & Phenomena

Going strictly on listening to these two CDs, which share many track titles, you might guess that Phenomena is a collection of demos for Future Eyes. The Phenomena tracks... » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2013-04-01)

Spock's Beard - The X Tour - Live

This set marks the end of an era for Spock's Beard. The tour in support of the 2010 album X was the last to include founding member, drummer, and singer Nick D'Virgilio. As with...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)

St Vincent - Strange Mercy

In some ways Annie Clark's third album under the pseudonym St. Vincent is a close sibling to previous efforts (2007's Marry Me and 2009's Actor). Most notably, Clark still wraps... » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)

Steve Hackett - Beyond the Shrouded Horizon

Maybe he had their honeymoon on his brain, but Steve Hackett's first studio offering following his second marriage plays out like a musical travelog, reinforced by the exotic imagery on the...

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(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)

Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning

Steven Wilson's sophomore solo effort includes 12 tracks across two disks (assuming you didn't spring for one of the umpteen other editions or formats available) and the consensus opinion is that he... » Read more
(Posted by Paul Hightower 2013-04-01)