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Harvey Valdes Trio - PointCounterPoint

Recently I read Derek Bailey’s book Improvisation, and one of the things he discussed was idiomatic improvisation, which is improvisation within an established style such as jazz or...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-05-13)

Magma - Live

McLatchey's Second Tier

This post will be umlaut free for efficiency. Hhai Live is the top Magma on my list if for no other reason than it was probably the first one I...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2016-05-12)

Carpe Diem - En Regardant Passer le Temps

Here we have Carpe Diem’s long awaited excellent debut album from 1975, studio enhanced and reissued on CD. Despite the Camel and Genesis influences, Carpe Diem created a complex, lyrical,...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2016-05-12)

Julius Paolo Lazzeri - Gothic Power

Julius Paolo Lazzeri is the fiery virtuoso organist with the Italian neo-progressive band Three Monks. Gothic Power is his latest solo effort, and what an apt name for this album. The...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2016-05-11)

Spirits Burning - Starhawk

On this latest offering by Spirits Burning there are nearly fifty musicians, vocalists, and writers involved in the proceedings, most only on a track or a few but that’s still a lot of talent...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2016-05-10)

If I wrote reviews for a website with a narrow stylistic focus, I probably would have given up long ago. But the fact that I end up listening to everything from classic progressive rock reissues to...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-05-08)

Il Ballo delle Castagne - Soundtrack for an Unreleased Herzog Movie

Il Ballo delle Castagne is an Italian band formed in 2007 by two musicians from different musical backgrounds: Vinz Aquarian (lyrics and vocals) and Marco Garegnani (keyboards, guitar, sitar, and...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2016-05-07)

Ampledeed - BYOB

If I had to pick a short phrase to sum up Ampledeed’s second album, it would be “meticulously complex.” It’s been nearly three years since I first heard this band, and it...

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(Posted by Jon Davis 2016-05-04)

Goad - The Silent Moonchild

Goad is an Italian progressive band with a long history dating back to the late 70s. The Rossi brothers, Gianni and Maurilio, formed the band in Florence and did not release their first album until...

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(Posted by Henry Schneider 2016-05-03)

Stephen Duros - Aeaea

Duros is best known as a flamenco guitarist, though he has clearly developed his own take on the style, incorporating elements of blues, gypsy, jazz, Arab music, and pop, and on this concept album...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 2016-05-02)

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