Big Big Train English Electric, Part Two (English Electric Records, 2013) Big Big Train’s 2012 album, English Electric, Part One, was one of the highest…
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Steven Wilson Creates a Prog Rock Classic
Steven Wilson The Raven That Refused to Sing and other stories (Kscope Music 242, 2013) It’s going to be extremely difficult to beat this recording…
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Al Berkowitz A Long Hereafter / Nothing beyond (2012) Al Berkowitz is the name of a Spanish psychedelic music band with a tasteful laid back…
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Ukab Maerd The Waiting Room (Djam Karet / HC Productions, 2010) Ukab Maerd is the electronic music project of Chuck Oken, Jr and Gayle Ellett,…
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John McLaughlin The Promise (Universal, 1996) This is a terrific sampling of guitarist John McLaughlin’s wide range of collaborations. It includes the jam ‘Django’ with…
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Dewa Budjana Dawai in Paradise (MoonJune Records, 2013) Dawai in Paradise is the fifth album by Indonesian guitar sensation Dewa Budjana, who hails from the…
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Dave Haskell Pivot Point (Coastal Sky Productions CSP001, 2013) Pivot Point is the first album by seasoned jazz guitarist Dave Haskell. Although Haskell has been…
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Shadow Circus On a Dark and Stormy Night (10T Records , 2012) The latest album by New Jersey band Shadow Circus is a concept album…
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Allan Holdsworth None Too Soon (Moonjune MJR043, 2012) This is the 2012 remastered edition of Allan Holdsworth’s ninth album. The original album came out in…
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