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Goblin - Roller

Nice to see this one reissued again, as it was only available many years ago as a very limited edition in Japan. Goblin were a group of musicians who did many horror soundtracks, the best of which,...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Golden Avant-Garde - Golden Avant-Garde

Existing from around 1986 through the early 90s, Golden Avant-Garde was formed around mainstays Chihiro Saito (bass) and Takeshi Naganuma (drums), the former having played with Katra Turana and his...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Goma - 14 Abril

Goma was a five piece in the grand Spanish tradition, mixing a hard rock sound with elements of folk, in many ways similar to bands like Triana and Bloque, but Goma came several years earlier, and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Gong - Continental Circus

Reissued late last year without much fanfare, this was recorded by an early version of Gong circa Camembert Electrique, and was the score to the film by Jerome Lapperrousaz by the same...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Gong - The Birthday Party

Just what the world needs, another live album by Gong!?! On some terms The Birthday Party can be compared to the live albums released by their conceptually inferior contemporaries,...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-03-01)

Henry Cow - Concerts

Another Henry Cow re-release which has much more information in the expanded liner notes which detail the proceedings. The first four tracks were taken from a 1975 BBC Peel Session and...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-03-01)

Henry Cow - Western Culture

Western Culture was originally released in 1978 as the final official album from Henry Cow. This single disc is separated into two 18 minute tracks: "History and Broken...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-03-01)

Heretic - 1984-88

Active in Kyoto from 1984 until about 1989, Heretic was a trio which consisted of Hirofumi Kawahara, Toru Ohta, and Suguru Mori, performing on synths, guitar, and cello. For this CD release Belle...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1996-03-01)

High Wheel - 1910 & Remember the Colours

High Wheel is a relatively new German outfit with two albums solidly in the neo-progressive vein. While both are private releases, the band would fit very comfortably on the SI label as the music...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Hoenig / Göttsching - Early Water

It's truly amazing what people can pull out of the vaults that wasn't originally released in the first place. This collaboration between Ashra's Manuel Göttsching and Agitation Free's Michael Hoenig...  » Read more
(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Honeyelk - En Quête d'un Monde Meilleur (Stoyz vi Dozévéloy Reissue)

An almost legendary album in French rock, Honeyelk's Stoyz vi Dozévéloy was originally released in a limited pressing of only 1000 copies. The band was a quintet of bass,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

However - Calling

Anyone who owned the original LP of this (on Cuneiform) and got to know it well will be initially shocked by this CD reissue. Indeed, However has taken great liberties with the reissue of this,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Höyry-Kone - Hyönteisiä Voi Rakastaa

From Finland comes Höyry-Kone ("Steam Engine"), together since 1991. This is their debut release — and one of the nicest surprises of '95. An eight-piece of violin,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Hugh Hopper & Alan Gowen - Two Rainbows Daily

Another example of re-issue heaven? This album is (to my knowledge) the only bass / keyboard duet album made from a Canterbury link (Gilgamesh / Soft Machine). Originally released in the UK/USA in...

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(Posted by Jeff Melton 1996-03-01)

Ibis - Sun Supreme

The New Trolls Family tree is a convoluted structure – if you piece it together, it includes most of the well known Italian rock groups of the 70s whether closely or barely related. Ibis was...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1996-03-01)

Il Berlione - In 453 Minutes Infernal Cooking

There is little I can add to the other reviews regarding Il Berlione's follow-up album, In 453 Minutes Infernal Cooking. Il Berlione's second comes across as more jazzy and zany to...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1996-03-01)

Il Berlione - Il Berlione

It must have been 1991 or so when I received a tape from a friend of this group. Dutifully impressed to say the least, I couldn't believe that they had no CD releases yet. But finally, after a...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1996-03-01)

Industrial Soup - A Flagrant Display of Subtlety

From San Jose, California, Industrial Soup is a trio of keys+bass, drums, and vocals+sax, sporting a hard driving and quirky keyboard dominated sound that, together with the humorous lyrics...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Island - Pictures

This is extremely powerful music, hard driving, jagged, complex and unusual, and the overall feeling is very dark. Nothing really compares, although something like Il Baletto di Bronzo's...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1996-03-01)

Iva Bittová - Ne Nehledej

Iva is a Czech violinist/vocalist who worked with drummer Pavel Fajt on two stupendous albums (Bittova & Fajt and Svatba) before going it alone. This is her third solo work....  » Read more
(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1996-03-01)