Show Date: Fri. March 10, 2000
Show #97
1999 - volume 7



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Playlist:
# Artist Song (click to play) Album Year CD label
1 Gerard La Conquista Della Posizione Eretta Live in Marseille 1999 Musea
A great instrumental keyboard tour-de-force. This is the best of all the Gerard albums that I have heard and the best introduction to the band. Very much in the vein of Ars Nova, but, without the dark overtones.
 
2 Grovjobb Gaddans jakt Vättarnas Fest 1999 Garageland Records
A great new instrumental Swedish band. The music is very easy to listen to and beautiful. They sometimes sounds like early Jethro Tull, circa _Stand Up_. There is also a strong element of folk music. I am often reminded of Kenny Hakansson's rockified version of Swedish folk music. This is Grovjobb's 2nd album. Both are excellent.
Grovjobb's Official Homepage
grovjobb@telia.com
 
3 Tryo Grieta Patrimonio 1999 Cantera Producciones
This Chilean band was unknown to me until last week when I saw their incredible shows at the Baja Prog Festival. They started out very unassuming with a quiet reflective set of music on acoustic guitar, cello, and marimba. Then, they put down those instruments and proceeded with a assault of heavy Crimsonish instrumental music. I loved everything they played. This group is quickly becoming a favorite. Patrimonio is their 3rd release.
Tryo homepage
tryo@iname.com
 
4 Ozone Quartet Mazeppa Nocturne 1999 Flat Five Records, Inc
Ozone Quartet hails from North Carolina. They play a sometimes intense and sometimes subtle instrumental progressive fusion. The violin of Hollis Brown is key to the sound of the band. Ozone Quartet was my favorite musical act during the ProgDay weekend last year. Their set was sublime with a complex web of melodies unfolding between the violin, guitar and Chapman stick. This is a band that you must see live. The violin comes across a little thin sounding on CD compared to the way it sounds live, but, it is excellent none-the-less. This, their second album, is more refined than their first. Both are recommended.
Ozone Quartet Homepage
info@ozonequartet.com
 
5 Erehia Burlezke Manuzk Ritos Ze 1999 Smogless Records
Erehia is a duo featuring the bass player from the legendary group Nazca. The instrumentation is mostly electric guitar and bass, with some drum machine. The album would be much more effective with a real drummer. The music is instrumental and complex in a RIO vein.
 
6 Anekdoten From Within From Within 1999 Virta
This is Anekdoten's third studio release and quickly becoming my favorite. Overall, this album seems more refined with less of the hard-edged Crimson attack of the earlier albums, and dripping with Mellotron. Recommended for fans of Landberk and King Crimson.
Anekdoten Homepage
anekdoten@anekdoten.se
 


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