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This 1981 album is not the band's greatest hour, but it's considering the state of progressive rock in 1981, it is a solid, good album and for me it's the last good album they would make for at least 10 years. This excellent reissue includes 35'...

"The sound is clear, and the performance is excellent. They were certainly in the zone that night. This is the best Camel lineup since the original. Everything is good, but "Lady Fantasy" is superb...they completly nailed it. If Camel can continue to produce work like this, prog fans will truly be blessed."-Mark Wellman

"Camelias Garden are a very young band from Rome born around the singer and poly-instrumentalist Valerio Smordoni. Their music features lyrical atmospheres and particularly elegant vocal arrangements. The sound, between acoustic and vintage, reminds...

This is the second release by this 8 piece + guests band who get a very, very large sound that veers betweeen "The Grand Wazoo" type big band jazz/rock and a more chamber rock sound ala Five Storey Ensemble, Julverne, Aranis, etc. This gets a solid thumbs (and toes) up; highly recommended!!

"Strasbourg's eccentric and eclectic Zeuhl/avant garde/RIO "ensemble" (more like a small orchestra!) have produced a sequel to their 2011 "soundtrack" to an imaginary alien space invasion. The band has matured..

This is a reprint, on the band's own label, of their debut full-length release, which has been unavailable for some time now.
These copies are autographed!
Really superlative first full length from this French jazz/rock band. This French group from Strasbourg first came to attention 3 years ago with their self-released EP, which showed great promise.
But this new release really ups their game and presents this seven-piece instrumental group at the top of their (or anyone's, really) musical.

"Started as the so-called 'Krautrock Guerrilla' in 2012, six years later the Berlin combo Camera are releasing their fourth full-length album, Emotional Detox. Customarily associated with the likes of NEU! and La Düsseldorf it is time to allow Camera to break free of the krautrock tradition. For fans of nominative determinism, there can be few more apposite appelations than Michael Drummer. He is the catalyst, linking everything together as he crosses the soundscape of everything captured on Camera...

"Camera presents their third album, Phantom of Liberty. The beat hammers like the pulse of a pair of lovers on the run from a gang of racist thugs - the sound is manic, but from it speaks a seemingly insurmountable inner strength. This arch of tension is home to Camera. The Berlin band is rightly compared with icons of seventies Krautrock such as Neu! and La Düsseldorf, with a tight and driving sound, yet they are still somehow unpredictable. Hardly any other band understands how to mutate tiny musical...

Very good, modern duo playing a music that is modern but also a homage to Krautrock bands of the 70s in general and Neu! in particular. Nice stuff!

"Radiate stretches, sprawls and pummels with the best of the Krautrock genre and adds some...

Her work "can be characterized as rigorous forms within which specific sound worlds are explored. She experiments with the physicality of sound on various instruments...(using) both traditional & unusual groups of instruments." [Experimental Intermedia]

Camizole were a legendary French collective of Paris musicians that was established circa 1970 by Dominique Grimaud. During their 20 year history some 20 musicians passed through the band with Dominique the only constant member.
They never released an lp in their lifetime, although they recorded a album for the legendary, underground French Tapioca label. This is the first release of the material that was originally planned for release on LP by Tapioca.
Tracks 1 to 6 recorded at Théâtre de.....


Neil Campbell (guitars, bass, keyboards and sundry percussion)
Joey Zeb (drums on tracks 2, 4, 8, 10 and 11)
Roger Gardiner (Overwater bass on track 6)
Jon Lawton (additional percussion)

'...an outstanding guitarist whose originality of thought makes him far more than just another gifted purveyor of finger acrobatics.' - Classical Guitar Magazine
“Last Year's News is the third album in my Flood Trilogy along with the solo album The Outsider - News from Nowhere and..

"Composer/classical guitarist Neil Campbell teams up with Carlo Bowry (Muffin Men/Wizards of Twiddly) and composer/producer Gordon Ross for a release featuring Philip Glass's composition Metamorphosis (beautifully re-arranged as a classical & electric...

"Roy Campbell is a jazz trumpeter and composer of the first order, one who encompasses the tradition even as he pushes the music forward. A founding member of the luminous collective Other Dimensions In Music and a member of Marc Ribot's recent...

“Warehouse find of the last copies of this long unavailable 1998 release. The Pyramid Trio, led by Roy Campbell, has been on the New York scene since 1984. Ancestral Homeland is their first domestic release and it features the original line-up of Campbell (trumpet, flute, and percussion), William Parker (bass, percussion) and Zen Matsuura (drums). The music of this group is based on the music of the world, both composed and improvised. By encompassing African, Native American and jazz structures, the...

“This is the first solo album by the founder of the UK band Nirvana, Patrick Campbell Lyons.
Originally issued on the Sovereign label in 1973, “Me & My Friend” was the first solo album by the writer, vocalist & producer who had recorded five albums under the Nirvana moniker (including three with writing partner Alex Spyropoulos). “Me & My Friend” featured all the hallmarks of Campbell Lyons’ work for Nirvana, making for a charming album.
Original vinyl copies of “Me & My Friend” now attain vast...

Remastered, 2005 edition in mini-lp sleeve. "Another excellent Italian one-shot...However, this album surely ranks in the upper echelon of the Italian heavy progressive albums, closest stylistically to perhaps Alphataurus or Semiramis. Campo Di Marte's album is filled with monstrous fuzzed-out guitar riffs, but also has a definite classically influenced side, as for every heavy moment there are also generally pleasant passages with piano,, flute and horn. The melodies are, as usual for Italian bands...

Heavy progresive band, previously best known as a one shot, but here they are once more. This double CD, in a mini lp sleeve features one live CD from the band's early prime in 1972 (listenable sound, but NOT good sound) and a new live recording from 2...

Very early recordings, including some of their very first, all featuring Malcolm Mooney. While this is more of historical interest than being one of their greats, there is some really good stuff here, and this is a no-brainer for fans.

Recorded in 1972, this is one of my personal favorites by the band, as there is a bit more 'groove' in the playing (and drummer Jaki was always one of the great groove drummers ever).

"The follow-up to Tago Mago is only lesser in terms of being shorter; otherwise the Can collective delivers its expected musical recombination act with the usual power and ability. Liebezeit, at once minimalist and utterly funky, provides another base of key beat action for everyone to go off on -- from the buried...

"Originally issued in 1976. Flow Motion (1976) saw Can moving towards a somewhat more conventional style as their recording technology improved. 'I Want More' from Flow Motion became their only hit record outside Germany including an appearance on UK's...

There are a bunch of great Can albums, but this is *the* one for me. A timeless, beautiful, groove-classic. Glad to see that Jason agrees, and while I had never mentally articulated the 'oceantic' feel he mentions below, he's spot on, and I thank him for saying it for me!

"Damo Suzuki's final effort is Can's most atmospheric and beautiful record, a spartan collection of lengthy, jazz-like compositions recorded with minimal vocal contributions. Employing keyboard washes to create a breezy, almost oce

Another excellent performance in fine audience sound from this series!

“Live In Brighton 1975 is the second in a series of Can live concerts available in full for the first time. Originally recorded on tape, these carefully restored live albums will comprise the entirety of each show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, with Can's performances taking on a life of their own. The band's line up for this legendary 1975 performance features all four original members...

“LIVE IN CUXHAVEN 1976 is the third in a series of Can live concerts available in full for the first time. Originally recorded on tape, these carefully restored live albums will comprise the entirety of each show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, with Can’s performances taking on a life of their own. The band’s line up for this legendary 1976 performance features all four original members — Irmin Schmidt on keys, Jaki Leibezeit on drums, Michel Karoli on guitar, and Holger...

Can Live in Paris 1973 features a performance recorded at L'Olympia in Paris on May 12, 1973. There are a lot of fine, stretched out versions of tunes from Ege Bamyasi, the recording quality is extremely good for what this is (a 50 year old archival, non professional recording) and FINALLY, a show from this series with Damo!

This was actually a little bit of a revelation to me, because even though I absolutely do consider myself a Can fan (man!), my interest in their albums basically ends after Soon After Babaluma, as I always felt that their albums went from being kinda magnificent throughout before then to being quite spotty.

And I still do think that, but apparently Can as a live band remained a very strong force longer than they did on record! This is a very good recording both sonically and in terms of...

Can live during the time that they were recording Tago Mago in excellent form and with very good & balanced sound (a bit ‘flat’, but it’s a TV broadcast from 1970 for goodness sake!).

“Can, live from Soest, Rockpalast, Germany in November 1970 This remarkable set is the earliest full concert recording of the mighty Can.
Performed in November 1970 for broadcast on the WDR TV show Karussell fur die Jugend (Youth Carousel) in Soest, 80 miles north of their base in Cologne, it features...

Recorded in 1968-1969 and released in 1969, this really is an album that was ahead of its time...

"Can's debut is the only full-length, proper release to feature original vocalist Malcolm Mooney, whose free-form ranting is matched by a raw...

Much to the shock of everyone (probably even themselves), Can reformed wih their original line-up (Holger, Jaki, Michael, Irmin and Malcolm Mooney!) for a single album in 1986. They even made a high profile appearance on Germany TV, which I saw! It's a...

Recorded in 1970, and actually consisting of film soundtracks for arty films (none of which I've ever seen surfacing anywhere!), this finds the band in transition, with some tracks featuring original vocalist Malcolm Mooney and some featuring new...

The band's third album, which was originally a double album and which was originally released in 1971 is considered one of their greatest works. This was the 1st album to soley feature Damo Suzuki as the vocalist and he makes his presence felt here strongly. One of the greats by one of the greats!

"Tago Mago, the first album with Damo Suzuki on vocals, features the Can line up of Holger Czukay on bass, Michael Karoli on guitars, Jaki Liebezeit on drums and Irmin Schmidt on keyboards, and was...

This is an amazing archival find: 3 discs of previously unreleased material from the prime period of the band's existence: 1968-1977!


“Originally released in 1977 on the great Music Gallery Editions, the debut, self-titled album from the Canadian Electronic Ensemble finally gets a reissue on CD, over 40 years after it was first put out.
Created by five musicians using the Ems Synthi A, the Arp Odyssey, the Roland Sh-5, as well as found-sounds, trumpets, and more, CEE is a testament to the history of analogue experimentation in Canada.”

"It's said in Spain that this is the most anticipated CD release since the CD format was invented. Los Canarios, well-known internationally for their Ciclos double album, also had a brilliant past before recording that prog monster, a f*cking brilliant past! Here's their complete recordings 1967-1972 for your pleasure. Powerful soul-rock bombs such as 'Get on your knees', 'Three-two-one-Ah!' or 'Trying so hard', the mod fave 'Peppermint Frappe', some relaxed soulish stuff, some pre-prog, this release...

"The legendary tribute concert to Franco Battiato by Cancelli della Memoria, which was held at the Teatro Dante in Castellanza on November 26th 2010, is finally released on CD and DVD. The group features musicians who played on the early and classic...

Very good, previously unknown, heavy keyboard-driven progressive band who never made an album. Shocking that something this good could be sitting in the vaults, ignored and forgotten, for 35 years!

"Another forgotten pearl from the vaults of...

“Cannibal Spiders expand on the sounds from their debut album with this punchy new EP.
Hypnotic slow burns, pounding beats, sublime layered vocals, guitars, and more guitars.
Menacing, dark and raw, this is a soundscape for a dystopian future. Weaving angular melodies with eerie harmonies and primal rhythms, Cannibal Spiders create a sound somewhere between punk grind and ambient surf.
A veritable supergroup, the band comprises Brian Campeau (Angry Darts, Green Mohair Suits), Abel Cross...

Elio Sesia / guitar
Rosalba Gentile / piano, keyboards
Marina Gentile / guitar
Filippo Piccinetti / bass
Massimiliano Monteleone / drums

"Over the past two decades, with the revival in international Prog level, many groups were born in Italy and in the world, referring to the old Prog , while some groups, "more 'rare', for the truth, they tried a personal way, the most 'only possible, far from stylistic references to other existing groups. Among these seconds there is definitely

An Italian band who have a great love for Brit-jazz and, more specifically, the Ogun sound. The musicians are:
Pino Minafra trumpet, flugelhorn, voice
Roberto Ottaviano saxophones
Livio Minafra piano
Roberto Bellatalla bass...

From a Columbia ravaged by internal conflict and tormented by outsidepressure, caught in the three-fold grip of powerful mafias, corruptinstitutions and self-styled guerrillas with dodgy agendas, comes a musical message that offers a faint but signific...

Nathan Sapp- 6 string lead, rhythm, and acoustic guitars, synths, samples, and programming
Chris Rushing- 6 string lead and 7 string rhythm guitars
Gael Pirlot- 6 string fretted and fretless bass, additional synths
Hunter Ginn- drums and percussion
Guest Musicians:
Jimmy McCall- bass 4:17-4:38 in Extrasolar Biosignature
Ben Simpkins- guitar solo 1:17-1:40 in False Vacuum
Justin Prevatt-additional programming

"Ten years away from the studio hasn’t extinguis

Fifth great album by this world-class, progressive, technical metal, math-rock instrumental quintet. Using guitars, multi-keyboards, bass and drums, their sound is somewhere between Behold...The Arctopus, The Fucking Champs, Gordian Knot and 1980s King...

''From Benevento Canzoniere gives us a good example of world music made in Italy. Their music expresses different images: middle-eastern rhythms and tammuriata, accents of blues and typical singing of Campania region. Jazz quotation and frequent pop h...

Carmine Capasso known as the guitarist of The Trip (Caronte 50 Years Later), a collaborator with Samurai of Prog and a session player for several artists on the Italian and international scene, gathers a lineup of guests for eight unreleased tracks composed by himself.
In addition to Carmine Capasso in the guise of songwriter and multinstrumentalist we find his longtime collaborators: Ovidio Catanzano and Antonio Liccardi (drums), Francesco Di Pietro (piano, synth), guests such as Sasha Torrisi...

“In November 1976, Jef Gilson's phone rang. What a surprise! It was Serge Rahoerson, one of the musicians he had met in Madagascar at the end of the '60s and who had played on his first album Malagasy. Rahoerson announced that he was in Paris for a few days. Immediately, Jef wanted to organize a recording session, starting the next day. He thought of a trio including Serge, Eddy Louiss on organ and cellist Jean-Charles Capon, who had also been on one of the trips to Tananarive and so had also known...

"A musician of remarkable skills and versatility, Marco has been a vital member of the Downtown scene since 2004. This exciting trio project inspired by the popular crime novels of Maurizio de Giovanni brilliantly synthesizes minimalism, jazz, Italian...

“Among the most credible protagonists of the "esoteric" vein of the Italian post-industrial scene, the mysterious CP, a duo that hides under the niknames of Pazuzu and Soda Caustica, produced between 1987 and '91.” – Blow Up

““As part of a series of initiatives and reissues that celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the birth of the project, the tenth and las bum composed in 1991 by CP for the Portuguese Putrefactio (but never released at the time), before the long record absence interrupted only in 2015 with The Erivar. A "lost album" therefore, for the Milanese duo dedicated to a ritual ambient of Crowleian matrix. In fact, Aleister C.'s manipulated voice appears in three of the nine tracks, which combine suffused...

“The Italians are great at creating surreal ambient music and Capricorni Pneumatici stands proudly alongside the likes of Riccardo Sinigaglia, Pierluigi Castellano, Luciano Dari, Arturo Stalteri, et al, yet with a more oblique mysterious stance. Predominantly meandering dreamscapes that ebb, flow, scuttle around strangely on occasions, and really never break out beyond the ambient level or gaining any melodic structure. It sits there painting sonic pictures before you, strange, surreal and hypnotic”-Audion