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Magic Mushroom Band - The Spaced Collection

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This CD is a solid best-of compilation of this space-rock outfit. Stylistically, this is not far from bands like Hawkwind (80s), Gong (Trilogy era), or like-minded but harder-edged bands like Here...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1998-02-01)

Brian Hopper with Beggars Farm - Brian Hopper with Beggars Farm

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Here's one of the latest of the Canterbury music resurrections. Brian Hopper, brother of former Soft Machine bassist Hugh, was a key member of the "original" Canterbury band, The...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1998-02-01)

Ashra - Sunrain - The Virgin Years

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And what great years they were. Never heard any Ashra? Buy this! Sorry, I am biased, this is great stuff. If you don't know, Ash Ra is Manuel Göttsching, a phenomenal guitar player and...

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(Posted by Dane Carlson 1998-02-01)

Ars Nova - The Six Singular Impressions

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Title says it all, this is a compilation anthologizing six tracks from among their three albums. One might wonder exactly where the wisdom is in releasing an anthology so early in their career, but...

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(Posted by Mike Ohman 1998-02-01)

Alan Stivell - Zoom 70/95

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Thanks a lot — trying to sum up Alan Stivell's career in a paragraph is like summing up World War II in a book — there’s too much to say and where do you start? I have all...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1998-02-01)

A Heavy Dose of Lyte Psych & An Overdose of Heavy Psych

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These two 60s compilations assembled by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic leader Erik Lindgren hew closer to the foundation of progressive rock than do better known, garage oriented anthology series such...

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(Posted by Michael Draine 1998-02-01)

Zodiac - Disco Alliance / Music in the Universe & Dedication

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This Latvian band made quite a sensation in the former Soviet Union upon the release of their first album, establishing certain norms of recording quality for the Soviet music industry, which had...

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(Posted by Willem Klopper 1997-10-01)

The Enid - Anarchy on 45, Members One of Another & Healing Hearts

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I love the liner notes of Anarchy on 45, showing Robert Godfrey at his clever and witty best as he likens the Enid's rollercoaster career to "...subversion in a suit and...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-10-01)

Lito Vitale - Un Dia Antes de Ayer (Recopilación)

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This is a compilation made largely redundant by the reissue of Vitale's first album, Sobre Miedos..., and although I'm not familiar with the bulk of Vitale's later work, the...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-10-01)

Bill Nelson - Deep Dream Decoder

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Although this has been out about a year and a half, it’s been near-impossible to find until recently when the Voiceprint group began distributing it. Nelson is, of course, a man of many hats...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-10-01)
 

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