Articles by Roman Sokal

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  Farflung

  9 Pin Body: Recordings 1998-2002

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Perhaps the elite of modern psych bands out of North America, Farflung takes what was great about Lemmy-era Hawkwind, early Pink Floyd and...

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  Mekons

  Oooh! (Out of Our Heads)

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Celebrating their 25th anniversary, the legendary British punk band (and perhaps a true English bluegrass band as well) the Mekons are stil...

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  Memory Bank

  Winter Kept Us Warm

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Canada's Memory Bank is a superb, mysterious and calculated futuristic pop outfit. However, they have a laid-back and contemporary "designe...

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  Ozma

  The Doubble Donkey Disc

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  For those who are not exactly pleased with the route Weezer has taken for the past couple of years, you might be able to seek solace within...

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  Robert Plant

  Dreamland

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  At last, former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has found his "home." Up until now, and since 1987, the classic rock god had been creating...

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  The Residents

  Petting Zoo

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Compiled as a more "accessible" collection of Residents music to kick off their 30th anniversary as a unit, Petting Zoo might not exactly b...

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  Skeleton Key

  Obtainium

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Released on Mike Patton's eccentric Ipecac label, Skeleton Key's Obtainium is a welcome disc of professional pop mayhem with domesticated p...

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  White Star Line

  White Star Line

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  The elusive and strange Canadian musical curio known as White Star Line, now hailing from Southern Ontario instead of the West Coast where...