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Izukaitz - Izukaitz

In our last Lost Vinyl Update we covered Izukaitz' second album, Otzoa Dantzan. This is their first. Again, this was originally released on the Elkar label, which seemed to specialize...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Jade Warrior - Elements: The Island Anthology

To start off with, we have four albums on two compact discs, a wise choice in consolidating this band's major works together in one bundle for your hungry consumers. The set comprises the...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-03-01)

Jean-Luc Chevalier - Km 5 à Bangui

After a fairly long stint with Magma (from Attahk thru the Merci period), Jean-Luc Chevalier has also chosen to pursue the pure jazz avenue recently, much like many other Magma...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1996-03-01)

Jean-Pascal Boffo - Offrande

Always a surprise, each new album by Jean-Pascal Boffo is a radical departure from all those that preceded it, and his latest Offrande is no exception — this time operating within a...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Jeremy - Pilgrim's Journey

So who is this guy without a last name? Actually, Jeremy Morris (a.k.a. Jeremy) has a number of records out as a Christian folk-rock singer. This time out he's set out to convey a similar...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Jester's Crown - Above the Storm

Forget about the jester, it's not neo-prog or any other sort of music one would normally associate jesters with. JC is a very promising four-piece from the Ann Arbor, Michigan area, playing...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Jon Jenkins & Paul Lackey - Continuum

Of all the Spotted Peccary releases to date, Continuum is by far the most dense, lush, and intensely symphonic. The material seems to focus on the essence of life, self-realization, and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Kevin Ferguson - Strad to Strat

An impressive effort, bringing the compositions of Paganini, Wieniawski, Vivaldi, Bach, Sarasate, and Rimsky-Korsakov from the realm of violins, string quartets, and orchestras to the world of the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Klimperei - Blumenfabrik

How many songs can you get on one CD? Well, the Residents did fifty on their Commercial Album, and Doctor Nerve came close to sixty on Beta 14 OK, so Klimperei with thirty-five is...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Krokodil & Düde Dürst - An Invisible World Revealed & Krokodil Solo

Krokodil is a rock band — let's make no mistake. Their strong points are the guitars and vocals. However on An Invisible World Revealed they have mixed in two tracks with a...

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(Posted by Paul Earney 1996-03-01)

Kultivator - Barndomens Stigar

This obscure Swedish progressive quintet originally released Barndomens Stigar on the small, but very excellent Bauta label in 1981 and it has since become a highly coveted and very...

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(Posted by Dean Suzuki 1996-03-01)

Lacrymosa - Bugbear

Lacrymosa is a collective of musicians loosely organized around bassist Chihiro S. (see also Golden...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Lana Lane - Love Is an Illusion

Remember an album called Passionworks by Heart? With that given as a basic reference for most of the songs on vocalist Lana Lane's album, there are some slight diversions, mostly in...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Landberk - Dream Dance

Landberk's second CD-EP breaks no new territory, nor develops on their practically patented style, yet again delivers the goods. While I find that their music isn't as translatable live (both...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Landberk - Riktigt Äkta

Landberk's Riktigt Akta (the Swedish vocal equivalent of Lonely Land) was in many ways the precursor of the new Swedish symphonic scene and was the first of many well received...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Leger de Main - The Concept of Our Reality (10th Anniversary Edition)

[Note: This review was written of the original release.]

Here is an album worth getting excited about. Leger de Main, based in Ohio is simply a trio, brothers Brett and Chris...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Les Batteries - Démesure Révolutionnaire

"Les Batteries." That means "The Drums" in French, as in the drums of the French revolution. That should give one a good idea as to what this French duo is all about, and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Light - Light

It's rejuvenating to hear a modern-sounding progressive rock band that is driven by a solid guitar player. With Light, Mario Driessen not only supplies the guitar, he also writes all the music...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-03-01)

Limbus 3 - Cosmic Music Experience (AKA New Atlantis)

Germany is a virtual goldmine of experimental music, and it still awes me how cutting edge some of the music was from the late 60s / early 70s. Limbus 3 were a very unusual outfit, bridging...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Lisker - Lisker

Featuring a no-keyboard lineup and two guitars, Lisker don't immediately seem likely to be a source of good olde prog. But this offbeat Basque group are not to be written off so easily. The...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1996-03-01)