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Ruins - Graviyaunosch

Ruins is a contemporary Japanese band that represents the harsh, aggressive side of zeuhl music. They are compared equally often with Magma and the hardcore band The Boredomes - that should give you...  » Read more
(Posted by Steve Robey 1995-07-01)

S/T - Catatonic Airkraut

The spirit of the original German space rock "untirirdisch" lives on in the musik of S/T. This 10" mini-klassik of neo-psychedelic, space rock flashes back to the early days of Amon...

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(Posted by Archie Patterson 1995-07-01)

Sahara - Sunrise & For All the Clowns

Formed from the ashes of Subject Esq., Sahara got lost among the mass of other mid-70s German prog groups (Grobschnitt, Novalis, SFF, et al.) in spite of their good distribution, though they didn't...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1995-07-01)

Sincronia - Odisea del Tiempo Eterno

I'm not much for programmed synths and drums in a classical rock/symphonic format, and there seems to be a lot of these coming out. Our dear Editor requested that I review this album with full...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Stormy Six - L'Idee di Oggi per la Musica Domani & L'Unità

Stormy Six are perhaps better known for their involvement with Rock In Opposition in the late 70s and early 80s. Their later output such as Al Volo were interesting pop rock albums with an...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Sverre Knut Johansen - Distant Shore

Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and composer Johansen builds lush symphonic soundscapes of the highest order, rich in melodics, well developed and skillfully arranged. There is an ever-changing...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Syndone - Inca

I reviewed Spleen in the New Italian article some issues back. Inca is the dual keyboard follow up to Spleen and is a big step up in terms of vision and quality. My...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Tea in the Sahara - Behind the Door

On the superior German counterpart to SI, WMMS, comes this debut album of six long cuts by the German four-piece known as Tea in the Sahara. It is immediately apparent that this is not your...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-07-01)

The Coenobite - My Habit

The Coenobite, besides being a clever variant on the hideous demon from Clive Barker's novella "The Hellbound Heart," is the one-man project of Dutchman Coen Vrouwenvelder. Primarily...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-07-01)

The Enid - Tripping the Light Fantastic

The world’s premier symphonic group is reborn. With the release of this album, Robert John Godfrey opens up the third chapter in the now over twenty-year history of one of England’s...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1995-07-01)

The Other Side - In the Shadows

This Seattle area four-piece has a style that straddles genres, and yet doesn't seem to owe allegiance to any, in the end meaning that they are never quite what they seem to be, regardless of which...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

The Storm - The Storm

Good old hard rock with Hammond! The Storm was a Spanish four-piece from the early 70s, playing in a style similar to many of their British counterparts of a few years earlier – singing their...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Timothy Pure - The Fabric of Betrayal

It's refreshing to hear new bands that sound like they've never heard a Marillion record in their life, in fact in the case of Atlanta's Timothy Pure, my impression is that they may be strangers to...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Triade - 1998: Storia di Sabazio

Occasionally hailed as a classic, I for one don't see what the big deal is. Triade were one of numerous keyboard-based trios that proliferated in Italy in the early 70s. The sound was based...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1995-07-01)

Various Artists - 70 Minutes de Rock Progressif Français pour 30 Balles

OK, here's the deal: Musea has collected thirteen tracks of symphonic progressive rock sung in French, and put it on this low price (70 Francs) sampler CD. If you've been hesitating to take...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Various Artists - Caged / Uncaged - A Rock / Experimental Homage to John Cage

Produced by John Cale, Caged / Uncaged was created as the 'soundtrack' for the exhibition "Il Suono Rapido delle Cose" in Venice in 1993, and is – as the subtitle...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Various Artists - Lost Years in Labyrinth II

Remember Lost Years in Labyrinth? It featured material by four Japanese Canterbury-ish/Chamber Rock bands — Lacrymosa, Il Berlione, Zypressen, and Soft Weed Factor. OK, now forget...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Various Artists - Neu Konservatiw

I understand that God Mountain doesn't want to become known as a progressive rock label... but with non-album tracks included by bands like Tipographica and Koenji Hyakkei, as well as several...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Various Artists - Pioggia nel Deserto

There is a whole branch of Artis' output that we won't go into here, suffice to sat that the compilation Pioggia nel Deserto, which showcases tracks by eight different artists,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Various Artists - Riddle of Lumen

From the dark abrasive regions of cement and steel, where rock meets noise in an industrial apocalyptic nightmare, comes the first CD from the Japanese FMN Tape label... I suppose this means that...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)