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Apocalypse - Perto do Amanhecer

This is the second outing for this four-piece from Brazil, their first self-titled album from the late 80s still being a vinyl-only release. Their neo-progressive sound and dramatic styling have...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)

Apogee - The Border of Awareness

Arne Schäfer, aka Apogee, is a German multi-instrumentalist/composer and also-member of the group Versus X, who recorded the material on this, his debut album, over a six year period beginning...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)

Atlas - Blå Vardag

This is one of those gems, a rare item on vinyl that is indeed a lost classic. All the elements of progressive rock greatness are here in abundance: superb musicianship, brilliant compositions,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)

Blast - Wire Stitched Ears

A Dutch quartet of guitar, bass, drums and woodwinds, this is Blast's second release (the first being the hopelessly obscure Puristsirup from 1993), and the first for Cuneiform. While...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)

Blind Owl - Debut at Dusk

The story behind this is that in 1987, the cassette, LP, and CD were all supposed to receive a simultaneous release. Apparently somebody dropped the ball – the LP was released, but the CD...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)

Bread, Love and Dreams - Amaryllis

I suppose this fell into the progressive camp because: a) it's British and from the early 70s, b) it's folk rock; and c) there's a 21-minute title track. Let me break it to you slow:...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1995-11-01)

Camel - On the Road 1982

Andy Latimer's Camel Productions have already put out two high quality live shows, one recent and one from the very early years of the band, but this is the first from the mid-period in the...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-11-01)

Carl Weingarten - The Acoustic Shadow

For fifteen years or so, guitarist Carl Weingarten has been active, releasing several albums under his own name, and collaborating on several more with the likes of Joe Venegoni, Kit Watkins,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)

Carl Weingarten - The Acoustic Shadow

What a treat this is. Weingarten is perhaps best known for his skills on the dobro (acoustic slide guitar played on the lap), he has a startling depth to his musical vision as well. The entire...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-11-01)

Carl Weingarten - The Acoustic Shadow

The Acoustic Shadow is presented by Carl Weingarten as a sort of soundtrack to a lost story. Giving enigmatic and ambiguous track titles and utilizing everything from non-western folk...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1995-11-01)

Cast - Four Aces

This, the fourth album (obviously) from the Mexican neo-prog outfit Cast, is very much along the same lines as their previous three efforts, but with some obvious improvements. The line-up is a...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-11-01)

Cherry Five - Cherry Five

Keyboard fans take note. Cherry Five was a predecessor to Goblin; Claudio Simonetti (keyboards) and Massimo Morante (guitars) were later in that band. Cherry Five's sole release is a true...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1995-11-01)

Christian Décamps & Fils - Vesoul

A brand new live album by Décamps, a superb follow-up to his 1994 studio album Nu, even though only one track from that album is included in this set (and it's one of the most abrasive —...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)

Christian Vander - A Tous les Enfants...

Packaged in a 40 page hardbound CD size book, A Tous les Enfants... is essentially a Christian Vander children's album. Playing keyboards and contributing vocals, Vander is joined by...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1995-11-01)

Christian Vander - A Tous les Enfants...

A children's album from Magma founder and leader Christian Vander? Precisely. I was more than a little skeptical when I first heard about this, and was even more hesitant to buy it when I heard...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1995-11-01)

Christian Vander - A Tous les Enfants...

Vander's most recent release, and perhaps the most surprising. This is music dedicated to children, and written with the child in mind. The whole package is basically a children's book,...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-11-01)

Christian Vander - Les Voyages de Christoph Colomb

This is not so much a solo album as it is a narrative with some backing music. All of the music is performed by Christian Vander on synthesizers (which were programmed accordingly by Stella...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-11-01)

Christian Vander - Offering I - II

It had been a while since Magma left us with Merci, and this, the first true Vander solo project finally appeared in 1986. Musically, Vander began exploring some undeveloped territory, as...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-11-01)

Christian Vander - Offering III-IV

Although this was released four years after the first Offering album, this Offering picks up right where that one left off, and is in many ways not much different at all. Only three tracks here,...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-11-01)

Christian Vander - To Love

Welcome to Christian and Stella's living room... This is positively the most minimalist of all Vander's solo efforts. Christian and spouse Stella are the only musicians featured here...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1995-11-01)