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Faun and a Pan Flute: Traffic

by Dave Wayne
September 8, 2016

Atlanta, the home of OutKast, CeeLo Green, Usher, and really the whole “Dirty South" hip hop thing, is not a place normally associated with bands that play super-complex all-original instrumental art-rock. So, you may have to pinch yourself when you hear Traffic by Atlanta-based prog-rockers Faun and a Pan Flute. And to be totally frank, “prog-rockers" ...

Phosphorescent Dreams

By Univers Zero

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2014

The Wrong Object Returns with "After the Exhibition" (MoonJune)

July 10, 2013

Belgian prog heavyweights The Wrong Object make a spectacular return to center stage, with a studio album of brilliant original compositions — and monumental significance! After a five-year absence, After The Exhibition showcases a variety of fresh, powerful material, masterfully delivered by a capable, cohesive new lineup. With their aesthetics still rooted in an array of ...

Gato Libre: Forever

by Dave Wayne
December 10, 2012

Gato Libre is the most unexpected manifestation of the multifaceted collaboration between trumpeter Natsuki Tamura and pianist Satoko Fujii. This understated quartet of bass, acoustic guitar, trumpet and accordion creates a sound world that is totally unique: serene, atmospheric, and seemingly contrary to the duo's other collaborative musical ventures. Gato Libre's music isn't a fusion or ...

Heresie

By Univers Zero

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: La Faulx; Jack The Ripper; Vous Le Saurez En Temps Voulu; Chaos Hermetique.

Cuneiform Records: Growing Progressive Music for 27 Years

by Mark Redlefsen
November 14, 2011

Twenty seven years is a long time for a niche progressive music label such as Cuneiform Records not just to survive, but to remain inventive and, in the best sense, ambitious. Steve Feigenbaum founded Cuneiform back in 1984, and with his wife, Joyce, runs it from Silver Springs, Maryland. Hosting bands such as Universe Zero, digging ...

Univers Zero: Heresie

by Nic Jones
January 29, 2011

This reissue of Univers Zero's second album serves as a reminder as to how its singular vision--especially with the passing of decades (such a tricky notion, given the nature of the music)--has been upheld with an extraordinary collective force of will. The usual terms apply--as much as anything the group has ever committed ...

Clivages

By Univers Zero

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Les Kobolds; Warrior; Vacillements; Earth Scream; Soubresauts; Apesanteur; Three Days; Straight Edge; Retour de Foire; Les Cercles d'Horus.

Univers Zero: Clivages

by Glenn Astarita
September 25, 2010

Belgian-based chamber-rock pioneer Univers Zero's Clivages is a polytonal and multidimensional sojourn that follows suit with dabs and expansions of its comprehensive discography hearkening back to the late 1970s. The band often aligns dark sensibilities with glimmer, gusto and melodic choruses. “Retour de Foire," serves as a classical interlude among the absorbing, intricate ...