Jazz Articles about Bruford Levin

Bruford Levin: Upper Extremeties and Black Light Syndrome

by Christopher Hoard
April 1, 1998

Despite wholesale rejection by the mainstream record industry, the rise of the Internet coupled with independent artist-led labels gave spin-off “prog" bands a renewed lease on their strong market potential and ever growing fan base. During the past five years, “prog culture" has proliferated relentlessly on web-sites and Internet mailing lists, and some labels, such as Tony Levin's Papa Bear Records now offer releases exclusively through mail-order or Internet ordering. Thus the lion's share of album royalties are handed back ...