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Kaos Moon - After the Storm

Canadian band Kaos Moon, under the direction of vocalist/keyboardist/songwriter Bernard Ouellette, has a lot in common with other prog/pop bands of today. Their music has a sound reminiscent of...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Grimes 1995-07-01)

Kit Watkins - Holographic Tapestries

Watkins' latest effort is an interesting one. The album is divided into two sets. The odd numbered tracks are "introspective" in style with little or no rhythm section, and keyboards are primarily...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Grimes 1995-07-01)

Kit Watkins - Holographic Tapestries

Since his days with Happy The Man and Camel, Watkins' solo career has been anything but a predictable journey, venturing into ambient soundscapes, soothing impressionistic sorties, programmed...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Kit Watkins - Holographic Tapestries

Kit Watkins' newest effort is one of those CDs created so that the tracks can be played in different orders. Watkins suggests besides playing it all the way through you can also program your player...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Klaus Schulze - Historic Edition

It's getting expensive to be a Klaus Schulze fan these days, especially having this released so soon after the monumental Silver Edition. This new 10 CD set is a retrospective of his...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Koenjihyakkei - Hundred Sights of Koenji

The latest entry from the ever-growing Japanese zeuhl scene is Koenji Hyakkei, a four piece of guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards, with male and female voice. Their sound lies firmly along the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

La Pentola di Papin - Zero-7

This obscure band released this album in 1977, but you wouldn't guess it from listening to it as it's in the beat classical rock vein that are a good portion of Vinyl Magic's roster,...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Lands End - Pacific Coast Highway

With a sound about midway between the pop side of the SI camp and the colorful and intense melodics of the Edhels/Mind Gallery school — perhaps with a bit of the Windham Hill sound thrown in, this...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Lars Stroschen / Jörg Thomasius / André Ruschkowski - Tonart Vier

Vier is the fourth and latest chapter of avant garde electronic experimentation from Tonart. Tonart began in 1992 as the collaborative efforts of Conrad Schnitzler, Lars Stroschen, and Jörg...  » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 1995-07-01)

Lives & Times - The Great Sad Happy Ending

What remains to be said about Lives and Times? Their style has not changed markedly since their last release Waiting for the Parade less than a year ago (  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Luciano Basso - Voci

Languishing in obscurity for a decade and a half, Vinyl Magic did well to reissue this near-classic by keyboardist Luciano Basso. With a six-piece lineup also featuring violin, drums, electric...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Lucio Fabbri - Amarena

Fabbri is probably best known for his tenure as violinist with PFM in their post-Passpartù period, and with Claudio Rocchi, and also for some of the work he's done with Demetrio...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Magellan - Impending Ascension

The title of this album neatly fits this group in a certain genre that often verges on a pretentious, overly technical "prog rock" – music somewhere between Rush, Pendragon, Dream...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-07-01)

Maneige - Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle & Libre Service

Of all the Quebecois bands that came to prominence in the 70s, one of the most unique and universally appreciated is Maneige. During their career which spanned from around '72 through the mid...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Marco Antônio Araújo - Four Reissues

Marco Antônio Araújo was an accomplished Brazilian cellist/acoustic guitarist, much inspired by classical music. What strikes me in Araújo's work is the seemingly intemporal...

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(Posted by Alan K. Lipton 1995-07-01)

Mastermind - III - Tragic Symphony

Upon first hearing "Tiger! Tiger!" (a neo-prog/hard-rock adaptation of the famous William Blake poem and the first song on the album), I didn't have high hopes for the rest of the...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1995-07-01)

Mastermind - III - Tragic Symphony

Mastermind's third album is the first to see release on a major label. Mastermind are Bill and Rich Berends (brothers from New Jersey) who continue on in Volume III much as they did...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-07-01)

Mastermind - III - Tragic Symphony

Ever wonder what happened to progressive rock? Especially the rock part? Wonder no more. Mastermind has returned with a third album that is every bit as potent as one might expect after...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-07-01)

Mike Keneally - Boil That Dust Speck

Mike Keneally's first album (entitled hat, released in 1992) was an eclectic mix of humor, musicianship, and rock-n-roll. This former Zappa stunt guitarist can shred with the best of...

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(Posted by Mike Borella 1995-07-01)

Mike Keneally - Boil That Dust Speck

In a genre dominated by long tracks, fantastical lyrical content and a far too serious posture, it's nice to see someone go against the grain. Keneally has put together an album that has 30...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1995-07-01)