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Covering music from the fringes since 1993.

Available online from Issue 5

October 1994

44 Pages

Culture, Creativity and Commerce: A perspective on the development of rock music, Ange megafeature, Progfest preview

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From a Caricature to an Ambush —
Ange in the 70s

Cover art In the light of Musea's new tribute A Propos d'Ange and a new solo album by Christian Décamps, Exposé felt it would be an ideal time to take a look back at what was the beginning and arguably the peak of the career of one of France's most innovative and influential rock groups.  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Alliance - Alliance

Cover art Alliance appears to be a group of musicians (while maybe not a band as such) working together in various combinations to produce the music on this disc, around the core of John Fahey (keyboards and...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Amarok - Els Nostres Petits Amics

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Hailing from the Basque country in northern Spain, Amarok is essentially keyboardist Robert Santamana and a rotating cast of other musicians on Spanish guitars, violin, oboe, and percussion,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Asturias - Cryptogam Illusion

Cover art The brainchild of multi-instrumentalist and composer Yoh Ohyama, Asturias has a sound that could be called an instrumental symphonic fusion (in the vein of Kenso, Happy the Man, Pekka Pohjola or...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Carpe Diem - En Regardant Passer le Temps

Cover art This may be one of the longest anticipated CD reissues of all time for progressive rock, the great Carpe Diem's debut album. Hailing from Nice (home of Shylock, Step Ahead, and Visitors), this quintet...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Chris Karrer - Dervish Kiss

Cover art Karrer was the longtime main-mover in the classic lineup of Amon Düül II, playing guitar, violin and sax. Since the band's demise, he has remained active in music, working with Popol Vuh, Peter...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Christian Décamps et Fils - Nu

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Décamps is, of course, the longtime lead vocalist and rock-poet emeritus of Ange, returning here to solo-career status (technically, Ange is still together - sort of - I have an album titled...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Crucis - Kronologia

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Here's the summary — this is easily one of the best 10 CDs claiming the progressive rock title to be released, well, since they invented the medium! How could any music live up to such lavish...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Cyan - Pictures from the Other Side

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Take two moderately decent, although thoroughly modern sounding 10+ minute rock opuses, and sandwich a bunch of mediocre-at-best pop tracks between them, and you come up with something like this...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

David Torn / Mick Karn / Terry Bozzio - Polytown

Cover art I've have to admit to seeing this trio live before listening to their disc. And while the recording does not quite capture the intensity and power of the show, it doesn't fall short either. Torn,...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Borella 1994-10-01)

David Torn / Mick Karn / Terry Bozzio - Polytown

Cover art I always tend to be a little suspicious when any release is accompanied with as much hype and hoopla as this one was. It better well measure up to all the chatter and attention it gets. Certainly this...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

David Torn / Mick Karn / Terry Bozzio - Polytown

Cover art David Torn (guitars, effects), Mick Karn (fretless bass) and Terry Bozzio (drums, percussion) have all been around the block, and this unlikely trio have released one of the years most interesting and...  » Read more
(Posted by Dan Casey 1994-10-01)

Djam Karet - Collaborator

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Having followed this band since their 1987 cassette release The Ritual Continues, I've always felt that their strongest suit was their ability to create atmospheres, emotional sonic...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Djam Karet - Collaborator

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Finally, the wait is over. Three years after the awe-inspiring double release of Burning the Hard City and Suspension & Displacement, America's premier progressive...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1994-10-01)

Earthstone - Seed

Cover art Chris Phillips is the mastermind behind Earthstone, today a band, but at the time of this recording essentially a one man project with guesting from producer Chris Bond (keys) and Marc Richards...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Enchant - A Blueprint of the World

Cover art An American band, and another in a long line of neo-progsters produced (in part, at least) by Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery. Someday, someone ought to make a compilation of Rothery's productions....  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Ohman 1994-10-01)

Fish - Five Official Bootlegs

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Bootlegs of live shows are often a mixed bag for both artists and their fans... how many times have you shelled out $25 or more for a bootleg CD only to find that it was pressed from either a...

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(Posted by Eric Brooks 1994-10-01)

French TV - Virtue in Futility

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Four years in the making, and no less than seven years after the second album, this latest offering by Louisville's French TV is certainly worth the wait. One unanswered question is why it took...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

French TV - Virtue in Futility

Cover art French TV hails from Louisville, KY and has a handful of releases to their name since their inception in the early/mid-80s. Led by bassist Mike Sary, they play an aggressive, complex, and somewhat...  » Read more
(Posted by Rob Walker 1994-10-01)

French TV - Virtue in Futility

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Louisville is as unlikely a place for progressive rock as any, yet that's where bassist Mike Sary's French TV hail from. Its been ten years since their debut album, yet Virtue in...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)
 

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