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D.I.M. - Natural Needs

Normally I don't go for prog-metal, but this Norwegian four piece is so far above average that I can't help get excited about their debut Natural Needs. D.I.M. (which stands for...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Dada - Dada & Castle Wall

From the ashes of Charisma, the duo of Mutsuhiko Izumi and Kenji Konishi – both on guitars and synthesizers – released two albums during its existence. Their 1978 debut, entitled...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1996-03-01)

Deborah Martin - Under the Moon

An album based on the twilight-to-dawn theme, Deborah Martin’s Under the Moon shines with an impressionistic delicacy supported by a lush backdrop of multi-synths, textural electric...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Dice - Dice, Four Riders of the Apocalypse & Live Dice

During their short career, which spans the late seventies, Swedish band Dice (never to be confused with the Swiss neo-proggers Deyss) released only one self-titled album, an excellent testament to...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Dunwich - Sul Monte e il Tuono & Il Chiarore Sorge Due Volte

Sometimes one gets totally caught off guard. I'd hadn't even heard of this excellent band before I received a promo of their latest Il Chiarore Sorge Due Volte. Further...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

England - The Last of the Jubblies

Best known for their classic Garden Shed, England will forever be remembered as one of the few "new" bands of the late 70s United Kingdom brave enough to make unadulterated,...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1996-03-01)

Epica, Arpia & Hyaena - Confini, Liberazione & Scene

Pick Up Records is a relatively new Italian label, their first release (Midian's Soulinside) came at the end of 1994, and they have since released a number of releases by relatively...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Epilogue - Hide

Epilogue sounds like a combination of more accessible current neo-prog bands and mid-80s synth-rock bands. I can easily envision many of their tunes having videos on MTV back during the Adam Curry...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-03-01)

Errobi - Ametsaren Bidea

Another among a number of great bands from the Basque region in northern Spain, Errobi produced four albums between 1978 and 1982: Errobi, Gure Lekukotasuna, Ametsaren...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Eskaton - 4 Visions

[This review was specifically about the 1995 reissue on the Ad Perpetuam Memoriam label. - ed.]

Finally! After a long wait, the long promised CD reissue of Eskaton's cassette-only...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Everon, Wings of Steel, Dilemma & Summer Indoors - 1995 Releases

These four releases represent the more commercial side of the SI sound, and while I'm happy to report on them, they do seem at a bit of a letdown compared to other more challenging and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Ezra - Shapes

As heavily featured as keyboards are on Shapes, It is surprising that Ezra is a three piece outfit consisting of vocals/guitar, bass, drums — and no keyboards. In fact, I'd say that the...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Grimes 1996-03-01)

Fromage - Ondine

Cheese jokes aside, this band was active throughout the eighties, and released two regular albums. Their approach was symphonic, featuring guitar, bass, keys, drums and flute, and female vocals,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Fromage - Ophelia

Four years after their debut, and with an almost complete change in the lineup (only the singer / flautist and drummer from the first album remained), Fromage released their second album...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Fukkeduk - Ornithozozy

Well the name may cost this group some listeners, but I guess it could be said that anything in the Art Zoyd / Univers Zero axis may do the same anyway! Fukkeduk sure aren't shooting to be...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Galahad - Sleepers

I haven't been keeping up to date with Galahad, the last album I had heard was their first CD Nothing Is Written from more years ago than I care to remember. Based on that album I had written...  » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Gamelan Pacifica - Trance Gong

Based in the Seattle area, Gamelan Pacifica is a group of musicians in residence at Cornish College of the Arts. Their music – while not strictly traditional in itself – uses the...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Gerard - Save Knight by the Night

Keyboardist Toshio Egawa is one of the prime movers in Japan's progressive rock scene since the late 70s – originally with the band Novela, then splitting in the early 70s to form his own...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Gift - Gift / Blue Apple

Gift is one of the second generation of German bands, which aims its sights on rock. Both albums released in the early 70s show the band's love of blistering guitar leads. "Drugs,"...

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(Posted by Paul Earney 1996-03-01)

Glenn Branca - The Ascension

This is a long overdue re-issue of Branca's first LP, before the days of the army of guitars, but well past his punk days. On this album, Branca was joined by three other guitarists, a bassist,...

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(Posted by Dean Suzuki 1996-03-01)