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Tag Archives: King Crimson
EP review: CONSIDER the SOURCE – World War Trio (Part1)
Self Release [Release date 09.02.15] The thing about both prog rock and avant garde music in general is that sometimes it’s best not to take it too seriously. Look no further than Focus for an example of a band capable … Continue reading
Album review: FRANCK CARDUCCI – Torn Apart
Franck Carducci [Release date 09.01.15] Multi instrumentalist Franck Carducci is a Frenchman who moved to Holland to find his blues tinged prog rock niche. He tells us that during his musical formative years he played with upwards of 20 different … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, album, blues, Franck Carducci, Genesis, Gov't Mule, Jon Anderson, King Crimson, Mary Reynaud, Michael Strobel, prog, review, Richard Vecchi, rock, Roy van Oost, Rush, Supertramp, Torn Apart, Trace, Yes
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Album review: GONG – I See You
Madfish [Release date 10.11.14] Daevid Allan’s Gong unexpectedly return with a musically complex album, full of biting lyrics and dense but enjoyable music that straddles the jazz and psychedelic, space-rock divide. ‘I See You’ has internationalist … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cardiacs, Daevid Allan, Dave Sturt, Eno, Fabio Golfetti, fusion, Gentle Giant, Gill Scott Heron, Gilli Smyth, Gong, Hawkwind, I See You, Ian East, jazz, Jethro Tull, Kavus Torabi, King Crimson, Orlando Allan, Pierre Moerlen, Pierre Moerlin, Pink Floyd, psychedelia, review, rock, space rock, Steve Hillage, Tangerine Dream
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Album Review: TUVAL CAIN – Forging The Future
Master’s Forge Records – [Release Date: 22.08.13] This is a prog rock album with as many musical twist and turns, as there are dichotomous themes. The subject matter shifts from the micro, through relationship songs, to the macro of biblical themes, … Continue reading
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Tagged Avi Chen, blues, Brendan Perry, David Lawrence Kuhn, Dead Can Dance, Dor Nagar, Forging The Future, Guy Wittenberg, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Noam Hartmann, Pink Floyd, prog rock, review, Traffic, Tuval Cain, Yuval Cain
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Album review: HOT HEAD SHOW – Perfect
Tentacle Films Limited [Release date 14.10.13] Hot Head Show is a trio with art rock and avant-garde pretensions. ‘Perfect’ is an album that has its moments of starling musical innovation, as it explores imaginative horizons, but ultimately it struggles lyrically … Continue reading
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Tagged avant garde, Captain Beefheart, Eve Copeland, Frank Zappa, Hot Head Show, John Cooper Clark, Jonah Brody, Jordan Copeland, King Crimson, Maxwell "Betamax" Hallett, Moldy Peaches, Moxy Fruvous, Perfect, review, Robert Fripp, Sonja Kristina, Stewart Copeland
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Album Review: TROISI – The Front
Troisi Blue Music [Release date 12.13] ‘The Front’ by TROiSi, (Mike Troisi the person and band are interchangeable) is a conceptual and musical triumph in the face of cliché. It’s a concept album that rises above the genre to make a … Continue reading
Album review: TAYLOR’S UNIVERSE – Worn Out
Marvel Of Beauty Records [Release date: 2013] There was time many years ago when Jazz-Rock was a new, vibrant and exciting musical form and north European countries provided some of the leading talents of the genre. It’s perhaps no big … Continue reading
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Tagged Burning Red Ivanhoe, Danish Rock, fusion, Hugh Steinmetz, Jacob Mygind, jazz fusion, Jazz rock, Jon Hemmersam, Karsten Vogel, King Crimson, Klaus Thrane, Louise Nipper, Marvel of Beauty records, Robin Taylor, Taylor's Universe, Zappa
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Album review: DOUBT! – Mercy Pity Peace & Love
Moonjune records DouBt is a bristling trio of free form players who wrap their spontaneous playing in fusion and funky clothing, but ultimately return to their chosen style of playing. ‘Mercy, Pity, Peace & Love’ is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Maguire, Chic Corea, David Minjauw, DouBt, electronics, Frank Zappa, free from improv, George Duke, jazz, jazz fusion, Jimi Hendrix, John Abercormbie, King Crimson, Mercy Pity Peace Love, Micel Delville, Moonjoon records, progrock, rock, Tony Bianco
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