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Lard Free - Gilbert Artman's Lard Free, I'm Around About Midnight & Third

Artman's Lard Free project has received considerable amount of documentation in progressive periodicals, so I won't bore you with the details. Here's a quick overview; all are essential...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Last Turion - Circle Logic

There's mediocre neo-prog, and then there's albums like this, which almost make me want to cry. As usual, influences are acquired, but not absorbed, from Marillion, IQ, and post-Gabriel Genesis. The...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Ohman 1994-10-01)

Lives & Times - Waiting for the Parade

Ever since hearing this duo on the compilation A New Idea of Heaven about four years ago, it seemed like their sound had a lot going for it. Last years' A Pull of the Tide fine tuned...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Machiavel - Mechanical Moonbeams

This is at least the third CD reissue of this third album by the Belgian band Machiavel: a near-bootleg issue transferred from scratchy vinyl was released in the late 80s, then last year it was...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Mad Crayon - Ultimo Miraggio

Mad Crayon are a new Italian quintet of the symphonic variety. Two of the members play keys, so as you can expect, the sound is lush and beautiful. The band is young — which is surprising, since...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Madden and Harris - Fools Paradise

There is absolutely no information provided in the liner notes to this CD, so all I can tell you is that it is a reissue of an album originally released in Australia in the early 70s. Actually, I'm...  » Read more
(Posted by Rob Walker 1994-10-01)

Magma - Mekanïk Zeuhl Wortz

Here's one of those unbelievably powerful Magma concerts that's been circulating on cassette for years, finally cleaned up and transferred to CD. Hallelujah! This is one of the best live...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Magma - Retrospektïw I & II

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the formation of Magma, without a doubt one of the most innovative and progressive bands of all time. Their music combined very intense and spiritual...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Magma - Théâtre du Taur - Concert 1975 - Toulouse

The long awaited fourth release on Christian Vander's AKT label is a legendary concert from September 24th, 1975 in Toulouse. The lineup here includes Christian and Stella Vander on drums and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Marc Anderson - Timefish

Usually prog fans expect a certain level of complexity in their music, and a quarter-century's worth of artists have pushed the level of complexity in rock music in many ways: structurally,...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1994-10-01)

Material - Hallucination Engine

Bill Laswell has been the driving force of Material for about ten years now. Heavily involved in the NYC scene, Laswell has become a highly respected producer; on Hallucination Engine,...

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(Posted by Dan Baught 1994-10-01)

Mauve Sideshow - Meet Me in the Wasteland

Meet Me in the Wasteland is the latest and final musical chapter of Treva (voice, electronics) and Dusty Lee (Mellotron, keyboards, sound collage). Like their self titled CD of two years...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 1994-10-01)

Michael Zentner - Present Time

Formerly of the Muffins, Michael Zentner and his solo release drifted into obscurity over ten years ago, from which they have just been rescued. The lineup on this album differs from track to...

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(Posted by Mike Borella 1994-10-01)

MK II - Burning Daylight

Remember the long protracted intro to "Shine on You Crazy Diamond"? That's a fair enough reference point for the first track on this British trio's debut. Other reference points for this album might...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Mr. Sirius - Dirge

When considering the finest releases of the Japanese symphonic rock scene, the first two albums by Mr. Sirius come to mind immediately, not only for their apparent absence of any immediately...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Musicante (Guillermo Diego Ensamble) - Sonoridades Mexicanas

While not exactly a reissue, this compilation by Guillermo Diego y Musicante includes all of the material from their 1987 album A los Cuatro Vientos, plus two tracks from 1982's...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Original Outer Limits - Outer Mania

Outer Limits were one of the mainstays of the Japanese 80s symphonic scene and perhaps one of the most accomplished of their peers (Teru's Symphonia, Pageant, Mr. Sirius and others). They released...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1994-10-01)

Philharmonie - Nord

Philharmonie was formed as an electric guitar trio by Frédéric l'Épée, best known as the founder and leader of the brilliant 70s French group Shylock. After a...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1994-10-01)

Philharmonie - Nord

It seems like only about six months since the last Philharmonie disc — these guys are a hard working group for sure! The original guitar trio of Frédéric...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1994-10-01)

Philharmonie - Nord

Originally formed as an electric guitar trio, this French band led by ex-Shylock fretman Frédéric l'Épée has expanded to a four-piece with the addition of Jean-Louis...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1994-10-01)