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70’S WEST JAPANESE ROCK SCENE - Scheherazade, Rumble, Charisma, Round House, Tenchisozo, Maria SAME (JAPANESE IMPORT) $25 ADACHI KYODAI – Like California Guitar Trio on speed SAME $15 XIANSHI $15 AIN SOPH - Canterbury prog.  Great! A STORY OF MYSTERIOUS FOREST (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 A STORY OF MYSTERIOUS FOREST (DIGIPACK) $18 5 OR 9 FIVE EVOLVED FROM NINE (REMASTER) $17 MARINE MENAGERIE (REMASTER) $17 STUDIO LIVE TRACKS ‘80S AND ‘05 $17 QUICKSAND:  SPECIAL LIVE VOLUME THREE $18 AMYGDALA - Zeuhl influenced for fans of Magma, Present and especially Univers Zero.  http://alain.lebon4.free.fr/soleil/sons-gb.html SAME $18 COMPLEX COMBAT $18 APRYL FOOL - Psychedelic rock from 1969 SAME (+ 4 BONUS TRACKS) $16 ARS NOVA - Goblin meets ELP! FEAR & ANXIETY (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + 2 BONUS TRACKS) $22 TRANSI (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + BONUS TRACK) $22 GODDESS OF DARKNESS (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + BONUS TRACK) $22 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD (JAPANESE PRESSING) $20 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + BONUS TRACK) $22 THE BOOK OF THE DEAD (FRENCH PRESSING) $16 ANDROID DOMINA (JAPANESE PRESSING) $20 ANDROID DOMINA (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + BONUS TRACK) $22 ANDROID DOMINA (FRENCH PRESSING) $16 LACRIMARIA (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + 2 BONUS TRACKS) $22 BIOGENESIS PROJECT (JAPANESE PRESSING) $20 BIOGENESIS PROJECT (FRENCH PRESSING) $16 FORCE FOR THE FOURTH “CHRYSALIS” (JAPANESE CD-R ONLY RELEASE) $15 FORCE FOR THE FOURTH “CHRYSALIS” (FRENCH PRESSING) $16 FORCE FOR THE FOURTH “CHRYSALIS” (HQ CD JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 ACROSS THE WORLD (CD-R FAN CLUB ONLY RELEASE) $13 CLUB COCODRIE ‘98 (CD-R FAN CLUB ONLY RELEASE) $13 THE NIGHTMARES (CD-R FAN CLUB ONLY RELEASE) $13 SEVENTH HELL (HQ CD JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 ASHADA - Beautiful album not far from the likes of Renaissance or October Project.  Contributions by Tsuboy (violin) and Dani (bass) from KBB CIRCULATION $15 ASTURIAS - Oldfield inspired CIRCLE IN THE FOREST (FRENCH DIGIPACK PRESSING) $18 BRILLIANT STREAMS (JAPANESE PRESSING) $20 BRILLIANT STREAMS (FRENCH PRESSING) $18 BIRD EYES VIEW (ACOUSTIC ASTURIAS) $20 BIRD EYES VIEW (ACOUSTIC ASTURIAS) (FRENCH PRESSING) $17 MARCHING GRASS ON THE HILL (ACOUSTIC ASTURIAS) (JAPANESE PRESSING) $30 IN SEARCH OF THE SOUL TREES $16 AUSIA - Classical trio comprised of violin, recorder and acoustic guitar.  Good stuff! KASA KASA $15 AZOTH - Finally after a 20 year history this band has a release.  Great symph/prog/fusion with violin.  Related to Pageant and Cinderella Search THE AWKWARD AGE’S END $20 BANDVIVIL - Instrumental power trio playing prog/jazz/fusion/funk/blues and heavy metal JUNAOKISSEI $16 BARAKA - Very good progressive rock with fusion elements.  http://www.barakarock.com/discography.html BHARMAD $18 IV $18 SAME $18 VI $18 VII $16 Another fantastic instrumental space fusion effort SHADE OF EVOLUTION $16 BERLIONE, IL - Kenso influenced fusion SAME $18 IN 453 MINUTES OF INFERNAL COOKING $18 BI KYO RAN - Like Red-period Crimson.  Excellent! SAME (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 PARALLAX (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 PARALLAX (SPALAX) $16 A VIOLENT MUSIC (MUSEA) $15 WHO MA:  LIVE VOL. 2 (JAPANESE IMPORT) $18 CROMARTIE HIGH SCHOOL 1 (JAPANESE IMPORT) $30 CROMARTIE HIGH SCHOOL 2 (JAPANESE IMPORT) $30 BLACK PAGE - Great symph/prog! OPEN THE NEXT PAGE (JAPANESE IMPORT DIGIPACK REMASTER) $22 OPEN THE NEXT PAGE (JAPANESE IMPORT JEWEL CASE REMASTER) $20 BLAZING BRONZE - Dominion is symph/prog.  Death is dark Gothic DOMINION OF THE EAST $18 DEATH COLLECTION $18 BLUES CREATION - Heavy blues psychedelia THE BLUES CREATION $18 DEMON & ELEVEN CHILDREN $18 LIVE! $18 LIVE! (DIGIPACK) $18 BONDAGE FRUIT - Like a cross between Happy Family & Kenso SAME $18 II $18 III RECIT $18 VI $18 SELECTED $15 BUDDERFLY - Members of Six North performing live in a very energetic improvised manner SAME $15 CHEN, SHINKI - Progressive hard psych with Hiro Yanigida SHINKI CHEN & HIS FRIENDS $18 SHINKI CHEN & HIS FRIENDS (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 CHRONICLE - Classic spacey progressive in Far East Family Band style ...LIKE A MESSAGE FROM THE STARS (JAPANESE TACHIKA MINI LP SLEEVE) $20 LIVE AT WHISKEY A-GO-GO (JAPANESE TACHIKA MINI LP SLEEVE) $20 CINEMA - Real good Ex-Fromage Japanese prog group INTO THE STATE OF FLUX $15 MINDSCAPE $18 MINDSCAPE (FRENCH PRESSING) $15 CORAL CAVES - Electronic music VOICE FROM A DISTANCE $15 COSMOS FACTORY - One of the best Japanese 70’s progressive groups. AN OLD CASTLE FROM TRANSYLVANIA (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 A JOURNEY WITH THE COSMOS FACTORY (DIGIPACK) $18 BLACK HOLE (DIGIPACK + BONUS TRACK) $18 CREATION - 70’s rock mixed with prog and psych SAME/PURE ELECTRIC SOUL (2 on 1) $18 CROSSWIND - Excellent jazz rock SAME (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 II (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 LIVE:  UNKNOWN DAYS (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 DAIMONJI – Mix of jazz and RIO with some Magma influence as well IMPROG $15 DJAMRA - Mix of R.I.O. and jazz rock SAME $20 TRANSPLANTATION $15 KAMIHITOE $15 EAST WIND POT - Instrumental jazz rock by this band formed by Theta keyboardist Yuko Tsuchiya SAME $15 ELEPHANT TALK - Soft music backing the beautiful voice of Aoi Suzuki VACANT WORLD $16 F.H.C. - Their music is between John Zone and King Crimson ONE LOCUS WHICH CONSISTS OF THREE FRAGMENTS $15 FANTASMAGORIA - Violin-led instrumental symphonic prog/fusion not far from KBB, Outer Limits and even Kenso.  http://www.myspace.com/violinfantasmagoria ENERGETIC LIVE DEMO CD (LIVE AT STAR PINE’S CAFE 6/13/04) (EP) $12 DAY AND NIGHT $16 FAR EAST FAMILY BAND - Japanese Floyd NIPPONJIN $18 PARALLEL WORLD (DIGIPACK) $18 PARALLEL WORLD $18 TENKUJIN (DIGIPACK) $18 FAR OUT - Digipack remaster with 7 bonus tracks of great pre Far East Family Band prog/psych SAME $18 FLAT 122 - Instrumental trio that mixes prog and fusion.  Excellent! THE WAVES $15 FLIED EGG - Mix of rock and progressive DR. SIEGEL’S FRIED EGG SHOOTING MACHINE/GOOD BYE (2 on 1) $18 GOOD BYE $18 FLOWER TRAVELLIN’ BAND - Prog/psych legends.  http://www.myspace.com/flowertravellingband MAKE UP $18 KUNI KAWACHI & FLOWER TRAVELLING BAND $18 SATORI (JAPANESE IMPORT) $25 SATORI/MADE IN JAPAN (2 on 1) $18 LOVE SUKI DAIKIRAI/KUNI KAWACHI & FLOWER TRAVELLING BAND (2 on 1) $18 ANYWHERE (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 ANYWHERE (DIGIPACK) $18 FOOD BRAIN - Heavy organ prog led by Shenki Chen SOCIAL GATHERING $18 FOSSIL - Melodic acoustic guitar Anthony Phillips style SAME $15 FREE LOVE - Progressive space rock with some amazing guitar and keyboard moves.  Excellent! APOCALYPSE $16 FROG FLAVOR - Instrumental fusion trio SPACE OF MAGIC $15 FROMAGE - 80’s Japanese symph/prog ONDINE (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $25 OPHELIA (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $25 G.A.O.S. - Great instrumenta fusion SAME $16 GERARD - Keyboard symph/prog SAME (FRENCH PRESSING) $18 SAME (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 EMPTY LIE, EMPTY DREAM (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 IRONY OF FATE (FRENCH PRESSING) $18 IRONY OF FATE (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 DREAM OF DREAMING (EP) (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $18 THE PENDULUM (JAPANESE PRESSING) $20 THE PENDULUM (FRENCH PRESSING) $17 PANDORA’S BOX (JAPANESE PRESSING) $20 PANDORA’S BOX (FRENCH PRESSING) $17 MERIDIAN (JAPANESE PRESSING) $18 LIVE IN MARSEILLE (JAPANESE PRESSING) $20 LIVE IN MARSEILLE (FRENCH PRESSING) $17 RUINS OF A GLASS FORTRESS (JAPANESE PRESSING) $18 RUINS OF A GLASS FORTRESS (FRENCH PRESSING) $17 SIGHS OF THE WATER (JAPANESE PRESSING) $18 SIGHS OF THE WATER (FRENCH PRESSING) $17 POWER OF INFINITY (JAPANESE PRESSING) $18 POWER OF INIFINTY (FRENCH PRESSING) $17 GESTALT - Two different approaches from Oriental trance to guitar led prog GOMORRAH VERSUS KHAN $15 GHOST - Japan’s premier psych/folk/spacerock band. SAME $15 LAMA RABI RABI $15 SNUFFBOX IMMANENCE $15 TUNE IN, TURN ON, FREE TIBET $15 HYPNOTIC UNDERWORLD $15 IN STORMY NIGHTS $15 METAMORPHOSIS:  GHOST CHRONICLES 1984-2004 (CD + DVD) $20 OVERTURE:  LIVE IN NIPPON YUSEN SOKO 2006 (CD + DVD) $18 GOTO, TADASHI - Instrumental symphonic fusion.  http://www.myspace.com/soundscape50 SOUNDSCAPE $15 INNERVISIONS $13 -- Second album of heavy instrumental fusion with Ty Tabor , Randy George and Tony Levin GROUP THERAPY - Instrumental jazz rock MELATOMANIA $18 NIGHTMARE IN THE COLLEGE $18 HAL & RING - Pre-Shingetsu prog bands that just recently recorded their 70’s compositions.  Excellent prog with organ and a sometimes spacey edge to it ALCHEMY $15 HAPPY FAMILY - Excellent prog/avant garde SAME $15 TOSCCO $15 HATA, AKI - Symphonic rock with female voice in Shingetsu & Fromage vein LASS DIE WELT UNTERGEHEN $20 HEAD POP UP - Solid progressive jazz rock effort TOKUSEN BURARI TABI $16 HELPFUL SOUL, THE - Heavy rock from 1969 FIRST ALBUM $18 HENRY TENNIS - Wonderful mix of canterbury and progressive.  Recommended! EIGHT RARE CASES $20 HERETIC - Out-of-print avant garde/electronic with a Pinhas/Heldon slant. YAYOI DREAM $14 HOSOKAWA, MASAHIKO - Member of Lacrymosa. Solo piano and electronics LIKE SHIMMERING OF HOT AIR $18 IE RAIS SHAN - Symph prog with female vocals similar to Vermillion Sands/Providence\ SAME $22 LIVE AT MUSE ‘92 $22 INTERFACE - King Crimson in style INTERFACE III $18 INTERPOSE - Super symph/prog composed of long tracks and occasional female vocals and fusion outbreaks.  Tsuboy (KBB) guests on violin SAME $17 INDIFFERENT $17 J. A. CAESAR - Mid-70’s amazing blend of prog, zeuhl, theatre and opera KOKKYO JUNREIKA (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $25 SHINTOKUMARU (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $25 JAP’S PROGRE - Moonstone, Zettaimu, Goma, Tsukiusagi, Outer Limts, Gerard, Seilane, Seraphita, Qui. PROGRESSIVE ROCK COMPILATION ALNUM $10 KALO - Mostly instrumental (occasional female vocals) symphonic/prog.  Excellent! SPIRAL DREAM $15 KBB - Excellent symphonic rock & fusion LOST & FOUND $16 FOUR CORNER’S SKY $16 LIVE 2004 $16 PROOF OF CONCEPT $16 KEHELL - Progressive fusion GALILEO $15 KENNEDY - Classic spacy first album with mellotron TWINKLING NASA (JAPANESE TACHIKA MINI LP SLEEVE) $20 KENNEDY! $15 (2nd recording.  A bit like King Crimson with electronics & zaniness thrown in) KENSO - Instrumental progressive fusion.  Essential!  http://www.myspace.com/kensojapan SAME (JAPANESE IMPORT) $25 II (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $25 III (JAPANESE DIGIPACK REMASTER) $25 SPARTA NAKED (SPARTA REMIXED AND REMASTERED + 2 BONUS TRACKS) $35 MUSIC FOR UNKNOWN FIVE MUSICIANS (2 CD) (JAPANESE TACHIKA MINI LP SLEEVE) $25 SORA NI HIKARU (EARLY LIVE VOL. 1) (JAPANESE IMPORT) $18 INEI NO FUE (EARLY LIVE VOL. 2) (JAPANESE IMPORT) $18 YUME NO OKA (DIGIPACK) $18 ESOPTRON $17 FABULIS MIRABILIBUS BOMBYCOST SCRIPTIS (ITALIAN MINI LP SLEEVE) $20 CHILLING HEAT:  LIVE IN TOKYO 2004 (JAPANESE IMPORT) $18 UTSUROI YUKU MONO (JAPANESE IMPORT) $25 KEYBOARDS TRIANGLE - Wonderful prog covers performed by members of Gerard & Ars Nova SAME $15 KITAKAYAMA, MAKOTO - X-Shingetsu singer.  Clever prog evoking Crimson with symphonic overtones HIRAKU SAZANAMI $17 PRACTICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KINGDOM PLANTAE $17 L’EVOLUZIONE - Heavy prog that constantly changes creating a wild rollercoaster ride.  Great! ANTIBIOTIC RHYTHM $18 LOVE LIVE LIFE + 1 - Wacked-out prog/psych from 1971 with some really great wind work and features Hiro Yanagida on keys. LOVE WILL MAKE A BETTER YOU $18 LU7 - Great instrumental symphonic fusion L’ESPRIT DE L’EXIL $15 EFFLORESCENCE $15 MACHINE AND THE SYNERGETIC NUTS - Blend of canterbury and jazz fusion.  Great stuff! LEAP SECOND NEUTRAL $15 MADORAMI - Pre-Bi Kyo Ran.  A few originals amongst mostly King Crimson covers THE HARDEST LIVE ‘76 $22 MAGDALENA - Symphonic rock group SAME $15 MAGICAL POWER MAKO SUPER RECORD $18 MUSIC FROM HEAVEN $18 BLUE DOT $18 TRANCE RESONANCE $18 NO GOVERNMENT AFTER REVOLUTION $18 LO POP DIAMONDS $18 MAKI, CARMEN - Heavy rock from 1970. BLUES CREATION (+ 3 BONUS TRACKS) $18 BLUES CREATION (DIGIPACK + 3 BONUS TRACKS) $18 MAKI, CARMEN & OZ - Recorded live in 1997. Prog with female vocals & excellent grinding organ ONE NIGHT LEGEND $20 MANDRAKE - 70’s symphonic rock group UNRELEASED MATERIALS VOL. I $18 VOL. II $18 MARGE LITCH - Heavy symph FANTASIEN $15 PARTICULIOH $20 MIDAS - Great Symphonic rock BEYOND THE CLEAR AIR (+ BONUS TRACK) $16 II $18 INTERNATIONAL POPULAR ALBUM $22 IN CONCERT $18 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT & EARLY RARE TRACKS $16 MINOKE? - Jazz with folk melodies with piano and sax at the forefront TANESHINA (CDS) $10 MIZUKAGAMI – Symphonic rock in the style of Shingetsu & Vermillion Sands SAME $16 YUGAKE $16 2nd album of symph/prog in Providence, Shingetsu and Vermillion Sands style http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1904 MIZUTANI, KIMIO - Very underrated progressive work from 1971 A PATH THROUGH HAZE (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 MOLCA - Title says it all ETHNIC FUSION $15 MONGOL - Technical symphonic rock with a fusion edge DOPPLER 444 $18 MORSOF – Complicated jazz rock with sax at the forefront.  A bit like Henry Cow HEAP $17 MR. SIRIUS - Great symph. BARREN DREAM (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 DIRGE $18 DIRGE (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 CRYSTAL VOYAGE (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 INCREDIBLE TOUR (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 GATE TO EUROPE + 2 (JAPANESE TACHIKA MINI LP SLEEVE) $20 MUGEN - Real good symphonic/progressive LEDA ET LA CYGNE $18 MURASAKI - Hard rock with some heavy Hammond work from 1975 & 1976 SAME (DIGIPACK) $18 IMPACT (DIGIPACK) $18 NAIKAKU - Blistering progressive led by fabulous guitar and flute with occasional mellotron.  Recommended! SHELL $16 WHEEL OF FORTUNE (JAPANESE IMPORT) $25 NOVELA - Hard progressive led by Terutsugu Hirayama (Teru’s Symphonia) LA SONGERIE (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 IN THE NIGHT (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 SANCTUARY (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 SANCTUARY (SPALAX DIGIPACK) $16 BRAIN OF BALANCE (JAPANESE IMPORT DIGIPACK REMASTER) $22 THE WORDS (JAPANESE IMPORT DIGIPACK REMASTER) $22 O-U - Blend of classical, avant garde and jazz rock SAME $16 OUTER LIMITS - Symphonic rock with violin MISTY MOON $17 MISTY MOON (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + 3 BONUS TRACKS) $22 THE SCENE OF PALE BLUE $17 THE SCENE OF PALE BLUE (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + BONUS TRACK) $22 A BOY PLAYING THE MAGICAL BUGLE HORN (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + BONUS TRACK) $22 MARIONETTE’S LAMENT (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + 6 BONUS TRACKS) $22 THE SILVER APPLES ON THE MOON (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + BONUS TRACK) $22 OUTER MANIA $18 STROMATOLITE (JAPANESE IMPORT) $30 New studio album! STROMATOLITE (FRENCH PRESSING WITH ALTERNATE COVER) $17 EPISODE 1/CANNOT REMEMBER YOU (EP) $12 PAGEANT - Wonderful symph/prog with female vocals LA MOSAIQUE DE LA REVERIE $17 LA MOSAIQUE DE LA REVERIE (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 ABYSMAL MASQUERADE $17 ABYSMAL MASQUERADE (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + BONUS TRACK) $22 THE PAY FOR DREAMER’S SIN (JAPANESE DIGIPACK REMASTER) $22 THE PAY FOR DREAMER’S SIN (FRENCH DIGIPACK PRESSING) $18 THE PAY FOR DREAMER’S SIN (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 KAMEN NO EGAO (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE + 4 BONUS TRACKS) $22 PAIKAPPU - Instrumental prog lost recording from the early 80’s SAME $18 PALE ACUTE MOON - One of the finest Japanese prog 80’s recordings that’s been out of print for many moons NEWTOPIA $17 POCHAKAITE MALKO - Instrumental progressive fusion with Magma & ELP like sonic attacks.  http://www.myspace.com/junzotateiwa SAME (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 LAYA $20 with Tsuboy from KBB on violin DOPPELGANGER (EP) $15 PRESENCE OF SOUL - Progressive/post-rock full of stunning beauty with mellotron and ethereal female vocals.  Reference Anekdoten, Sigur Ros, Porcupine Tree, Godspeed You! Black Emperor & King Crimson.  http://www.myspace.com/presenceofsoul BLINDS $16 PRIORITY - Mix of fusion & textural guitar landscapes a la Pat Matheny LIGHT IS DECOMPOSED INTO FRAGMENTS $16 PRISM - Jazz rock masters.  All are SACD’s SECOND THOUGHTS/SECOND MOVE (MINI LP SLEEVE) $25 PROGRESSIVE ROCK RENAISSANCE - Long deleted compilation with Triton, Theta, Seilane, Head Pop Up and Pediment SAME $22 PYG - Psych/rock/prog from 1971. PYG! (DIGIPACK) $18 QUASER - Technical Japanese symphonic band featuring Ex-Ain Soph guitarist PHASE TRANSITION $20 QUI - Instrumental 5 piece (guitar, bass, keys, drums & flute) of fusion/progressive/jazz. Reminds me of early Kenso.  http://www.myspace.com/quiquiquiqui SAME $17 QUIKION - Wonderful acid folk with bouzouki, glockenspiel, accordian, concertina, ukulele, kantele, assorted percussion and female vocals. Great! http://www.myspace.com/quikion ESCARGOT (EP) $12 YORU NO HARP $16 HALLELUJAH!! $16 RAMADAN $16 KAPRICO $16 RING - Previously unreleased 70’s prog band that reminds me a lot of Far East Family Band THE EMPIRE OF NECROMANCERS $15 ROMANZA-BEKKAN - Symph/prog with female vocals in Pageant, Providence and Shingetsu style THE GRAND ROMANCE IN FAR EAST $30 ROUND HOUSE - Late 70’s prog fusion band who have reformed JIN.ZO-NI.N.GEN $18 WINGS TO REST $18 LIVE 2001 $18 3-D $15 SAGITTARIAN - Monster rare symphonic and similar in style to early Novalis SAME $18 SAKURABA, MOTOI - Excellent keyboard driven symphonic rock FORCE OF LIGHT $15 SALLE GAVEAU - Instrumental jazz/RIO quintet of guitar, violin, accordion, piano and contrabass.  Crazy stuff!  http://www.myspace.com/sallegaveau ALLOY (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $16 SAMURAI – English & Japanese members join forces on these heavy organ progressive works from 1971. SAME (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 KAPPA (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 SAMURAI (MICKY CURTIS) - Soft progressive work from 1972 with some orchestration. MIMI (JAPANESE IMPORT) $20 SATO, MASAHARU - Solo by Bi Kyo Ran drummer with help from Bernard Paganotti.  Mix of jazz/prog/eastern music. TAPPI $22 SF - Reminds me quite a bit of Far East Family Band. PROCESS $18 SHINGETSU - Legendary symphonic rock in Genesis vein. SAME (NEW MOON) (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $25 LIVE ABC KAIKAN HALL, TOKYO 1979 (DIGIPACK) $16 THE WHOLE STORY OF SHINGETSU 1976-1982 (5 CD + DVD + BOOK BOX SET) $120 NIGHT COLLECTOR/KAGAKU NO YURO $18 SHINSEKAI - Wonderful mellotron laden progressive in Bi Kyo Ran style. ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS $25 SHOW-YEN - Instrumental prog fusion mixed with far eastern sounds.  Some brilliant guitar work here. SAME $15 II $15 SIDE STEPS - Quite similar to Kenso and instrumental as well. OUT & OUT $17 POINTS OF VIEW $17 STEPS ON THE EDGE $17 VERGE OF REALITY $17 ALIVE II $17 SIX NORTH - Mixes influences ranging from Weidorje to Mr. Sirius. I’M HERE IN MY HEART $15 PRAYER $15 SOCIAL TENSION - Both albums on 1 CD.  Great prog in UK, ELP realm. IT REMINDS ME OF MACBETHIA $16 SPACE CIRCUS - Excellent instrumental fusion. FANTASTIC ARRIVAL (JAPANESE TACHIKA MINI LP SLEEVE) $20 FUNKY CARAVAN (JAPANESE TACHIKA MINI LP SLEEVE) $20 SPEED, GLUE & SHINKI - Hard rock. SAME $18 EVE $18 STARLESS - Hard prog with female vocals in similar style to Novela. SAME (DIGIPACK REMASTER) $22 SAME (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 WISH (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 SONG OF SILENCE/WISH $16 SONG OF SILENCE (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 UNPUBLISHED LIVE SELECTION 1984-1988 (JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE) $22 STORY NEVER ENDS (DIGIPACK) $30 STRAWBERRY PATH - Hard progressive from 1971 WHEN THE RAVEN HAS COME TO THE EARTH $18 STRINGS ARGUMENTS - Instrumental live album by this Avant Garde jazz rock Six North offshoot THE ENCOUNTER $15 TAJ-MAHAL TRAVELLERS - Experimental psych.  Two 59 minute tracks! LIVE STOCKHOLM JULY, 1971 (2 CD) (REMASTERED) $25 TAKAHASHI, AYUO BLUE EYES, BLACK HAIR $18   (Rock opera) TEE - Symph/prog/Canterbury in classic Camel & early Kenso style with loads of flute passages.  Great!  http://www.myspace.com/theearthexplorer THE EARTH EXPLORER $16 TERU’S SYMPHONIA - Great symphonic rock. CASTLE OF NOI (DIGIPACK REMASTER) $22 EGG THE UNIVERSE $18 CLOCKWORKED EARTH $17 DO ANDROIDS DREAM… $17 THE GATE $17 THETA - Similar to Renaissance, Solstice, Vermillion Sands SEEDS OF THE DREAM $16 TIME STRINGS TRAVELLERS - Mix of prog, space and exotic sounds creating a hypnotic atmosphere STILL SONGS $18 TIPOGRAPHICA - Avant Garde GOD SAYS I CAN’T DANCE $18 TOKYO SYMPHONIC SYNDROME - Compilation of 4 obscure Japanese prog groups from the early 80’s SAME $18 TOO MUCH - Guitar-led rock and blues SAME $18 TREMBLING STRAIN - Top avant garde BOTTOM OF EMPTY $18 FOUR PICTURES $18 ANTHEM TO RAISE TO RAISE THE DEAD $18 TOWER $18 DWELLING OF TELESCOPEFISH $18 TRI-OFFENSIVE - Kenso offshoot of blistering instrumental jazz rock.  http://www.myspace.com/trioffensive SAME $30 TRIO96 - Instrumental fusion rock QUARTET’99 $15 DUO’03 $15 VERMILION SANDS - Top-notch Japanese 80’s symph/prog with female vocals and Renaissance/Genesis vibe WATER BLUE (+ 4 BONUS TRACKS) $16 VIENNA - Excellent symphonic prog OVERTURE $22 (or French digipack $18) STEP INTO... $22 PROGRESS $22 WALRUS - Private releases of prog/symph with a playful edge and a bit Genesis in style.  Band is already defunct IN THE ROOM OF A SINGULAR POINT $16 COLLOIDAL $16 WAPPA GAPPA - Not unlike Renaissance or Providence MYTH $15 GAPPA $16 YAMADA, TAIHO - Can be compared to Kitaro, Tangerine Dream and even Eno. STAGES $15 YAMASH’TA, STOMU - Renowned musician for his electronic and percussive music approach. & COME TO THE EDGE: FLOATING MUSIC (REMASTERED) $18 THE MAN FROM THE EAST (REMASTERED) $18 RED BUDDHA/THE MAN FROM THE EAST (2 on 1) $18 FREEDOM IS FRIGHTENING (REMASTERED) $18 EAST WIND:  ONE BY ONE (REMASTERED) $18 RAINDOG (REMASTERED) $18 GO (REMASTERED) $18 GO...LIVE FROM PARIS (REMASTERED) $18 SEA & SKY (DIGIPACK) $18 YANAGIDA, HIRO - Great progressive works from 1970 & 1971 by this legendary Japanese musician. MILK TIME/SAME (2 on 1) (DIGIPACK) $18 YOKOTA, TOSHIAKA & THE BEAT GENERATION - Unique flute-soaked prog/jazz/eastern album from 1971. FLUTE ADVENTURE (JAPANESE IMPORT) $25 YONINBAYASHI - Mix of hard guitar & Pink Floydian dreamy landscapes. ISHOKU-SOKUHATSU (DANGEROUS SITUATION)/LIVE 1973 (2 on 1) $18 ZETTAIMU - Dark, seductive and complicated progressive with female vocals and a certain Magma appeal. MIROQUE $15

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