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Finisterre - In Limine

Still spacey, ethereal and sublime, Finisterre are one of the most interesting of the new Italian groups, skirting the Marillion school that so many are fond of and embracing that refined subtlety...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 1997-02-01)

Fear of Dolls - All Monsters Eat Children

This Seattle area four-piece plays in a song oriented style, somewhere along the alternative-gothic-noise axis, the vocals typically heavily treated and guitars shimmering in an almost-psychedelic...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Emmanuel Borghi & Collectif Mu - Anecdotes & Live au Crescent

These two albums are products of Seventh's developing interest in contemporary French jazz. The lineups on the recordings are similar; they share the same bassist, drummer, and two sax players,...

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(Posted by Rob Walker 1997-02-01)

El Puente de Alvarado - Conquista y Destrucción de México-Tenochtitlán

Two alumni from Iconoclasta (the drummer and guitarist) team up with ex-Chac Mool / Via Lactea keyboardist Carlos Perea and a bassist to record this CD of short instrumental prog rock tunes. If it...

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(Posted by Mike Ezzo 1997-02-01)

Egoband - We Are...

Egoband are a contemporary progressive outfit from Italy. Although their sound is generally generic hard prog, at times they throw in some surprises such as e-bowed guitar solos, Floydian drones,...

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(Posted by Steve Robey 1997-02-01)

Echolyn - When the Sweet Turns Sour

So one of the best American bands in ages has come and gone, rising unheard of from Philly and through the ranks of the Sony / Epic corporate record label, which sadly proved to be their last true...

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(Posted by Dan Casey 1997-02-01)

EAS - Absolute Presence

It's hard to be a three-piece guitar, bass, and drums progressive rock band and not sound like Rush it seems. EAS has enough in common with them that comparisons are hard to avoid. The...

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(Posted by Mike Grimes 1997-02-01)

Earcandy - Sound Is Just the Way You Ear It

Quite a grab bag of psychedelia, this. We covered Earcandy's first two releases (Space Is Just a Place and Time Is Just a State of Mind), both released on LP only,

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)

Keyboardist Pat Sanders seems to be the main mover in Drifting Sun, a relatively new four-piece from the UK. This is their first release, a solid collection of nine rock tunes, mostly memorable and...

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(Posted by Peter Thelen 1997-02-01)