Articles by Roman Sokal

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  Flowermouth

  Flowermouth

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Originally released in 1994, Flowermouth was an etude on the idea of beauty and its translation into musical form. Six years later, the dis...

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  Caffeine

  What The Hell Am I Gonna Do When She Comes

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2000

  As generic hi-fidelity "punk" dominates the other half of today's youth, Caffeine offers a refreshing take on the genre. What differentiate...

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  Spock's Beard

  Don't Try This At Home

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2000

  Despite an obvious aural allusion to the stale periods of prog giants like Yes and ELP, Spock's Beard escape the veils of pretension (or is...

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  Danzig

  5: Blackacidevil

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2000

  Time plus distance equals perspective. This equation is best applied to Danzig's 1996 album Blackacidevil, his fifth release that quickly f...

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  Danzig

  Sacrifice

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2000

  Time plus distance equals perspective. This equation is best applied to Danzig's 1996 album Blackacidevil, his fifth release that quickly f...

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  Danzig

  Black Aria

  PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2000

  Time plus distance equals perspective. This equation is best applied to Danzig's 1996 album Blackacidevil, his fifth release that quickly f...

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  The Residents

  The American Composer Series Volumes I & II

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2000

  Whether one perceives them as deranged, brilliant or as myopic art fodder, one cannot avoid the fact that San Francisco's anonymous eyeball...

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  Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

  Blues At Sunrise

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2000

  Although it contains 80 percent previously released material, anything with the name Steve Ray Vaughan is welcome - he was and still is pla...