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Wax Theatricks - Different Voices

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Seems like artists from the coastal metropolitan areas get all the attention, while artists from flyover country have to work ten times harder just to get noticed — if they are lucky. Bands...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2026-05-13)

Arpia - Festa Grande

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To tell you the truth, I struggled with this review upon listening to the first disc.  There were one or two interesting spots, but overall the music left me flat and I felt like I was just...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2026-04-26)

Astralasia - An Introduction to Astralasia

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The latest Fruits de Mer introduction retrospective release is the massive 4 CD set An Introduction to Astralasia. Just like labelmates Sendelica, Astralasia is noted for their extended...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2026-03-25)

Quarkspace - Tales of Ancient Quark!

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A long long time ago there were four guys playing in what was mostly a cover band, Beatles, Floyd, Camel, Zappa and more, and a few originals too. The year was 1985, and the players were...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2026-03-16)

Gary Husband - Postcards from the Past

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I suspect most of Exposé’s regular readers will be familiar with Gary Husband. His work with Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin alone gives him a high profile, and there are...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2026-02-21)

The Kirkbys - It's a Crime: The Complete Recordings

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Think Like a Key label owner and musician Roger Houdaille (Ex Norwegian) is a huge Jimmy Campbell fan. Jimmy has been a musical inspiration for Roger, as well as for releasing the tribute album by...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2025-12-29)

Jean-Pierre Llabador - The Jazzy Years

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A brief recap: Jean-Pierre Llabador and his brother Jean-Claude Llabador were founding members of the French jazz-rock band Coïncidence. At some point following their second LP Clef de...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2025-10-13)

Xhol Caravan - Hamburg 1969

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At hand is another fine live recording by one of Germany’s finest jazz-rock outfits from the late 60s and early 70s. The band was in a constant state of evolution as their sound was changing,...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2025-09-27)

Sonic Sculpture - Sonic Sculpture

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Here is a set of recordings by a band so obscure that they were only discovered by accident years after they were made in the mid-90s through 1999. Band leader Wolfgang Seidel (guitar and vocals)...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2025-08-20)

Tom Penaguin - Beginnings

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As often happens, an artist will seemingly surface from nowhere whose skill and chops surprises everyone who listens to them. Such was the case with Tom Penaguin’s

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2025-08-14)

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