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Dragon - Scented Gardens for the Blind

This reissue is probably shaky in the legitimacy area, getting hard to find, and has a "Japanese" price tag on it. It is also transcribed from vinyl but it's a good job and chances...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Earcandy, Mynd Muzic & T-H-C Roller - Space, Time, Imagination & a Joint

Poor Person Productions is an admittedly amateur label dedicated to psychedelic music heavily influenced by the contemporary British scene (Ozrics, Mandragora, Magic Mushroom Band, Freakbeat/...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Echolyn - As the World

First off, as promised this major-label debut (actually their third full album) is not a sell-out in any way, shape or form. Echolyn have maintained the essence of their sound as defined on the...  » Read more
(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-07-01)

Echolyn - As the World

Reviewing Echolyn's Sony debut is a chore in itself! This is definitely where words fail — are they progressive? Is it pop? Where does this fit? I'm sure this is going to be cause for many split...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Echolyn - As the World

Echolyn seems to be intent on making a career walking the line between commercially acceptable album-oriented rock and something a bit more challenging. First off, As the World is much more...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Borella 1995-07-01)

Egil Fylling - Blomar i ei Natt

On this, the fourth album by Egil Fylling, a conscious effort has been made to return a more folk based sound in this introspective, symphonic, and fairly subdued effort. The Scandinavian folk themes...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Empire - Back to Knowledge

Empire are another of Vinyl Magic's high tech neo groups with a strange concoction of bombastic progressive and ultra-mainstream keyboard pop. A three piece, led by keyboard maestro Edo Rogani,...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Enbor - Enbor & Katebegiak

Lost Vinyl has a knack for unearthing rare Basque rock groups. The only catch is that you have to be careful to check out what axis they fall in. For all intent and purpose, Enbor is a straight...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Errata Corrige - Siegfried, il Drago e Altre Storie

In #4 I reviewed the new reformation album by this obscure 70s group. This album was their debut in the mid-70s and is not surprisingly quite a bit different from Mappamondo. This album is...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Fifty Foot Hose - Cauldron

Here's another one of those "I never thought they'd release that on CD" reissues. San Francisco's late 60s legacy left behind a volume of obscure bands, many with...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Finch - Beyond Expression & Galleons of Passion

The second and third albums from Dutch band Finch have recently been digitally remastered and reissued on CD, closely following the reissue of their debut album Glory of the Inner Force....

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1995-07-01)

Fonya - In Flux

Here's the latest offering from American multi-instrumentalist Chris Fournier, his third to date. Once again, as with the previous album Soul Travels, it's an all-instrumental excursion which...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Forrest Fang - Folklore

This is Forrest Fang's first album for Cuneiform, but his sixth overall. Through the years, Fang's music has gradually shifted from a more ambient/electronic music (Eno, Terry Riley) mixed with...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Forrest Fang - Folklore

While Fang's earlier material was more firmly based in the electronic and progressive rock genres, his recent recordings have found him delving deeper and deeper into experimentation with various...  » Read more
(Posted by Rob Walker 1995-07-01)

Fruitcake - How to Make It

A good first effort from this Norwegian five-piece featuring two guitarists, as well as bass, keys and drums. Vocals are handled by both keyboardist Siri Seland and drummer Pål Søvik,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Gandalf - To Our Children's Children

Please spare me the preachy environmental awareness lesson; few things annoy me more than socio-political cause lyrics on top of otherwise excellent music. Once upon a time Gandalf created...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Genco Puro & Co. - Area di Servizio

1972 was the year that Genco Puro released their one and only album, the fairly rare and fairly commercial album Area di Servizio (reissued as Artis ARCD 040 in 1992) originally on the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Glenn Branca - The World Upside Down

While not of a nature traditionally covered by this publication, Branca's seven-movement symphony "The World Upside Down" is of some relevance simply because of his history and...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-07-01)

Gong - Camembert Eclectique, Not What You Think...

Seminal French space prog band Gong may be best known for their pioneering work in the early to mid 70s, as evidenced by the indispensable Radio Gnome Trilogy of albums: Flying...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1995-07-01)

Gualberto - A la Vida, al Dolor

Gualberto is Gualberto Garcia, a young guitarist and songwriter who recorded two albums in the late 70s. The first album was A la Vida, al Dolor ("To the Life - To the Pain), and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)