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| + artist ........... Machine and The Synergetic Nuts |
| + album ............ Leap Second Neutral |
| + label ............ Cuneiform Records |
| + cat .............. RUNE 210 |
| + year ............. 2005 |
| + genre ............ Instrumental Rock |
| + source ........... CDDA |
| + quality .......... VBRkbps / 44,1Khz / Joint-Stereo |
| + release date ..... 26.03.2005 |
| + size ............. 83,9 MB |
| + link ............. http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/machin |
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| 01.M-B 07:19 |
| 02.Monaco 02:29 |
| 03.Trout 06:23 |
| 04.Neutral 07:49 |
| 05.Stum 04:44 |
| 06.Oz 05:52 |
| 07.Solid Box 07:09 |
| 08.Texas 05:13 |
| 09.Normal 07:25 |
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| (t!) total 54:23 min |
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| Powerfull Jazz Fusion Style from Japan ! |
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| Enjoy ! |
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| "Great second release from this high-energy Japanese instrumental |
| ensemble of soprano and tenor sax, keyboards (mostly electric |
| piano and organ), bass and drums, with guests on guitar and |
| percussion [...] a perfect marriage of 70's Canterbury and burning |
| jazz-fusion, with complex time signatures, ripping keyboards and |
| squonkin' sax lines... reeks of promise and delivers on many |
| fronts" |
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| Review from Sea of Tranquility |
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| "Japan's Machine and the Synergetic Nuts are back with a vengeance |
| on their sophomore release Leap Second Neutral, their first for |
| Cuneiform Records. Canterbury and fusion fans will fall head-over |
| -heels in love with this CD, as a multitude of complex, quirky, |
| and challenging sounds permeate each of the nine instrumental |
| tunes, yet keep the overall vibe firmly in a happy medium between |
| prog and jazz. It's one of those releases that prompts you to hit |
| the replay button time and time again, with each new listen |
| bringing new and unexpected pleasures. |
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| While the band fluctuates back and forth between funky jazz and |
| rock firepower on a few cuts, especially on the burner "Neutral" |
| which sees Iwata Noriya's majestic piano do battle with the |
| searing and distorted guitar licks of Matsue Jun, this is mostly a |
| complex and fusiony affair. The scorching opener "M-B" is like a |
| chapter right out of the National Health/Gilgamesh/Soft Machine |
| book of Canterbury rock, led by Noriya's rampaging Hammond tone |
| that reminds instantly of vintage Dave Stewart. "Stum" is filled |
| with tons of off-kilter sax riffs from Mahi-Mahi and intricate |
| rhythms from bassist Suzuki Hiroyuki and drummer Sudoh Toshiaki. |
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| On "Oz", the band goes for some sounds that rival classic Return |
| to Forever, complete with electric piano, funky guitar riffs, yet |
| with wild, complex sax lines. They break out the heavy stomp on |
| "Solid Box", a pounding number that recalls Deep Purple as much as |
| it does Happy Family or National Health, as the band combines hard |
| rock, jazz, and wild fusion for a intense affair. You want to hear |
| heavy organ-check this one out! |
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| There's insanely complex prog-fusion on the burning "Texas", a |
| real organ/sax workout, and just when you are feeling out of |
| breath the band slows down a bit for the Soft Machine influenced |
| "Normal", complete with awesome organ passages and melodic sax, |
| not to mention creepy Mellotron. |
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| This is wonderful stuff, and with Leap Second Neutral I predict |
| that Machine and the Synergetic Nuts will leap to the forefront of |
| not only the Japanese prog-fusion pack, but the international |
| prog-fusion-Canterbury scene as well. Highly recommended !" |
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| Review from Pete Pardo |
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| Musicians are : |
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| MAHI-MAHI ò SUDOH TOSHIAKI ò SUZUKI HIROYUKI ò IWATA NORIYA |
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