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Ubi Maior - Nostos

Prog metal is a genre which has grown as many arms as an octopus – or more. Italy especially is famous for many bands in this genre. Not that Ubi Maior is a pure prog metal band – no,...

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(Posted by Roel Steverink 2008-01-01)

If there was ever a time for a new jazz icon, composer and saxophonist Trygve Seim surely fits that bill. His ensemble's well received performance at the 2007 Portland Jazz Festival was a jaw-dropper,... » Read more
(Posted by Jeff Melton 2008-01-01)

Tor Lundvall - Empty City

There’s Copeland’s Quiet City and some years on The Muffins’ Open City. And countless preceding and following metaphorical interpretations of the City as a force...

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(Posted by K. Leimer 2008-01-01)

The Tear Garden - The Secret Experiment

The Legendary Pink Dots and Skinny Puppy have been recording music on and off as The Tear Garden since 1986. The Secret Experiment is their eighth release, arriving five years after their... » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-01-01)

The Strato Ensemble - Drawn Straws

Hovering somewhere between jazz-rock fusion and explorative electronic sounds, this group of improvisors is led by keyboardist Dean De Benedictis, who has already received great reviews in our pages... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-01-01)

The Source - All Along This Land

The Source is a Los Angeles based four-piece of g/k/b/d with keyboardist and primary composer Aaron Goldich assuming the vocal duties. They are a prog rock band with ambitious aims, as evidenced by... » Read more
(Posted by Peter Thelen 2008-01-01)

The Smell of Incense - Of Ullages and Dottles

The passage of time is not always what it seems. Sometimes it crawls interminably and at others it passes in an instant. In the case of The Smell of Incense it is shocking to me that it has been 10... » Read more
(Posted by Henry Schneider 2008-01-01)