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Stephen Philip Haagen: Sunday on the Bay
by Michael Askounes
No matter how you try and slice it, Stephen Philip Haager's debut release Sunday on the Bay is a collection of what essentially can be described as lounge music. Almost all the tracks follow the “smooth jazz" (VERY smooth) style of composition: pseudo-funky percussion (acoustic and programmed) and bass work, with the standard soprano sax and ...
Freddie Bryant: Boogaloo Brasileiro
by Michael Askounes
OK, let me admit it up front: I wouldn't know what good Brazilian Jazz was supposed to sound like if Pele snuck up behind me and hit me over the head with a timbale. My exposure to Latin music is pretty much limited to the “Ricky's" - Martin and Ricardo. So it is with much humility ...
Gnidrolog: Gnosis
by Michael Askounes
Old-school English proggies Gnidrolog have returned after an absence of over a quarter century with their latest release Gnosis. The classically-trained twins that make up the core of the band (Colin and Stewart Goldring) have been joined by Rick Kemp on bass, Nigel Pegrum on drums, Nessa Glen on keyboards, and an assortment of guest musicians ...
Jeff Gower: Lakeside Drive
by Michael Askounes
Some music is meant to be scrutinized, analyzed, and dissected to determine the artistic merit of its structure and composition. Each chord shift and time signature is noted for processing, every nuance is mentally “jotted down" to future study. Then there is other music that is simply meant to be ABSORBED... this type of music requires ...
Ed James: Meet Ed James!
by Michael Askounes
Just by looking at the cover of Ed James' new CD, Meet Ed James! , you should pretty much have a solid idea of the type of musical journey you are about to embark upon. Everything about the package: the type face, the layout, the title, just SCREAMS early 60's pop. It's obvious after listening to ...
Jeremy: Pop Heaven
by Michael Askounes
I'm a huge fan of the Beatles, and I'm especially fond of one of their old tunes called “And Your Bird Can Sing." Well imagine if you will being subjected to 14 different variations of “And Your Bird Can Sing" by an artist that doesn't quite match up to the Beatles, and you'll have a solid ...
Kansas: Somewhere to Elsewhere
by Michael Askounes
After having gone through more roster changes during the 90's than the Pittsburgh Pirates, those old champions of American progressive music - Kansas - have returned with a new CD titled Somewhere to Elsewhere. This version of Kansas contains seven members (Earth, Wind and Fire - call your offices), most notably the distinctive violins of Robby ...
Jim Matheos: Away With Words
by Michael Askounes
Jim Matheos apparently decided that he needed a break from the metal-prog din of his day job as Fates Warning guitarist, so he went out and got himself a “new-agey" trio of musical buddies and recorded Away With Words , a severe departure from his work with Fates Warning that will invoke images of Michel Flatley's ...
