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Formula music, to be sure, but it’s a good formula well-executed. Genre: Death metal Country: United Kingdom Release date: November 14, 2005 (reissued on vinyl…
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Beautiful and often transcendent music—when it sticks to its core values. Genre: World fusion/classical crossover/roots music Country: USA Release date: April 22, 2016 Label: Sony…
Album Review: Fela Kuti – Live!
The addition of Ginger Baker makes this slab of Afrobeat a bit more “beat” than “Afro”.
- Genre: Afrobeat
- Country: Nigeria
- Release date: August 30, 1971 (reissued 2012)
- Label: Regal Zonophone (reissued on vinyl by Knitting Factory Records)
- Format: 12” vinyl
- Catalog number: KFR-003
Album review: Magma – Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
A jazz fusion ensemble interprets Verdi’s Requiem in the original Klingon.
- Genre: Zeuhl (progressive rock/jazz fusion/contemporary classical/avant-garde)
- Country: France
- Release date: December 1973 (reissued 2013)
- Label: A&M (reissued on vinyl by Jazz Village)
- Format: 12” vinyl
- Catalog number: JV33570070
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Album review: Dream Theater The Astonishing
The band keels over on Broadway. Genre: Progressive metal Country: USA Release Date: January 29, 2016 Label: Roadrunner Records Format: Streamed Catalog number: 1686-174932 Personnel:…
The Mothership’s Navigator: A Eulogy for Bernie Worrell (1944-2016)
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