Saturday, April 26, 2003

Back Door

Back Door
Blakey, Yorkshire
Jazz fusion


Back Door (1972)
8th Street Nites (1973)
Another Fine Mess (1975)
Activate (1976)
The Human Bed (2002) '73-'74
Askin' the Way (2003)


Friday, April 25, 2003

The Marbles

The Marbles
San Francisco
Psychedelic rock


The Marbles (1970) 2003 Rem.

Atoll

Atoll
France
Progressive rock


Musiciens - Magiciens (1974) 2002 Rem.
L’Araignée-Mal (1975) 2002 Rem.
Tertio (1977)
Rock Puzzle (1979) '99 Rem.
L' Océan (1989)
Tokyo C'est Fini: Live in Japan (1989)
Illian - J'entends Gronder la Terre (2003)



Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Nothingface

Nothingface
Washington D.C., U.S.
Alternative metal, nu metal, heavy metal


Braid (1993)
3 Songs You Haven't Heard (1994) Demo
Nothingface (1995)
Pacifier (1997)
An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity (1998)
Violence (2000)
Skeletons (2003)

Saturday, April 12, 2003

Aphrodite's Child

Aphrodite's Child
Greece
Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, baroque pop


End of the World (1968)
It's Five O'Clock (1969
666 (1972)
The Singles+ (2003)



Saturday, April 05, 2003

Year of the Rabbit

Year of the Rabbit
USA
Alternative rock, post-grunge

Year of the Rabbit is a rock band assembled and fronted by Ken Andrews, formerly of Failure and ON. After the commercial disappointment of ON, Andrews and ON's touring drummer Tim Dow (formerly of Shiner and Season to Risk) first recruited Dow's friend Jeff Garber (lead guitar/background vocals, formerly of National Skyline and Castor), and Solomon Snyder (bass/background vocals, formerly of Cupcakes and Dovetail Joint) came onboard shortly thereafter. Whereas ON's material had been created mostly by Andrews as a solo project, the harder-rocking sound of Year of the Rabbit is much closer to that of his previous band, Failure.


Hunted EP (2002)
Year of the Rabbit (2003)


ON

ON
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alternative rock, synthpop

ON was a solo project of Ken Andrews, which he started after the breakup of his previous band, Failure. The music of ON was not unlike that of Failure in terms of songwriting, but the overall sound was more based on electronics, with less emphasis on guitars and the typical heavy rock sound.


Soluble Words (1999) EP
Shifting Skin (2000)
Make Believe (2003)


Sunday, March 30, 2003

Tiaga

Tiaga
Kouvola, Finland
Gothic Metal

A band by members of To/Die/For.


Demo (2003)

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Bedlam

Bedlam
UK
Hard Rock


Bedlam (originally known as Beast when it formed in 1972) was a British hard rock band featuring singer Frank Aiello (from Truth), guitarist Dave Ball (from Procol Harum), bassist Dennis Ball (formerly with Long John Baldry), and drummer Cozy Powell (formerly with Jeff Beck). They made one self-titled album produced by Felix Pappalardi (producer of Cream, member of Mountain) in 1973, before breaking up in 1974.

Bedlam (1973)
Anthology (2000) rec.'74
Live in London 1973 (2003)

Saturday, March 22, 2003

Sonja Kristina

Sonja Kristina
Brentwood, Essex, England
Progressive rock, folk, acid folk

Sonja Kristina (born Sonja Christina Shaw, 14 April 1949, in Brentwood, Essex) is an English songwriter, musician and actress, best known for starring in the seminal 1960s musical, Hair, and for being the lead vocalist of the 1970s progressive rock band, Curved Air.


Sonja Kristina (1980)
Songs from the Acid Folk (1991) with Ty-lor & Friends
Harmonics of Love (1995) Cloud 10 featuring Sonja Kristina
Cri de Coeur (2003)