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Hazards of Swimming Naked - Take Great Joy

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Just to recap, I am not a listener who is fond of pigeon-holing music into genres, which seem to be essentially arbitrary and subjective. The category called post-rock is no different, with the...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-12-12)

Kraan - The Trio Years - Zugabe!

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Those who are familiar with Kraan throughout their career know that they have some excellent studio recordings, but where they really hit their stride is in a live setting, as any of their previous...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-12-11)

There's No Time Like the Present

The Belgian band Present has been one of the best avant-rock bands in the world since its formation in 1979. Over the years since then, Present has released nine amazing albums, and now they're ready to start work on number ten. They're looking for some financial help from their fans around the world.  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-12-11)

Tomeka Reid Quartet - Old New

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For her quartet, cellist Tomeka Reid joins up with two thirds of Thumbscrew — Mary Halvorson (guitar) and Tomas Fujiwara (drums) — and bassist Jason Roebke, a Chicago musician with...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-12-10)

Robert Carl - Splectra

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Carl is a prolific composer, currently resident in Hartford, Connecticut, where he is chair of the composition department at the Hartt School, University of Hartford. While he has less than a dozen...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-12-09)

Stereo Total - Ah! Quel Cinéma!

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Euro lofi twisted pop duo Stereo Total is back with their twelfth album, Ah! Quel Cinéma! If earlier albums resonated with influences from chanson, trash or disco to punk,...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2019-12-08)

Polly Gibbons - All I Can Do

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Polly Gibbons is a jazz singer from, of all places, a small town in Suffolk, England, the daughter of a farmer. None of which you would guess from listening to her. This is straight-up classic...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-12-07)

Forrest Fang - Ancient Machines

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Early on, which for Forrest Fang would be the 80s, much of his music was textural and minimalist, all things moving slowly through an ever-evolving listening space. Albums like Some Brighter...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2019-12-06)

Mark Wingfield & Gary Husband - Tor & Vale

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Mark Wingfield and Gary Husband are two musicians we’ve encountered before in a fairly wide variety of settings. Wingfield is on a number of releases on Moonjune in various configurations...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-12-05)

Various Artists (Billy Sherwood) - A Prog Rock Christmas

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For fans of mainstream progressive rock who also love Christmas music, Billy Sherwood has you covered. With A Prog Rock Christmas, he's assembled an all-star cast of prog luminaries to...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2019-12-04)
 

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