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Djam Karet Review by Gary Hill Interview with Gayle Ellett of Djam Karet from 2009
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Djam Karet Review by Gary Hill Interview with Gayle Ellett of Djam Karet from 2000
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Djam Karet Review by Scott Montgomery
Interview with Gayle Ellett of Djam Karet from 2011
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Djam Karet Review by G. W. Hill
Interview with Gayle Ellett of Djam Karet from 2016
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Djam Karet - A Night For Baku Review by Gary Hill This is arguably the strongest album Djam Karet has ever done, and they are a band with a history of producing strong discs! The group doesn't wander far from its tried and true method of creating instrumental guitar dominated prog that is both atmospheric and dynamic.
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Djam Karet - Ascension Review by Gary Hill Djam Karet really is an intriguing band. The group have a way of producing material that is entertaining and catchy, while still spacey and even weird a lot of the time.
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Djam Karet - Burning the Hard City Review by Gary Hill Fans of guitar dominated instrumental prog rejoice. Burning the Hard City by Djam Karet has been reissued. This band pulls off progressive rock changes and metallic power all the while blending it with very listenable grooves.
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Gayle Ellett & The Electromags - Friends Review by Gary Hill
This is the second release from this act to across my desk for reviewing. I'm a fan of Gayle Ellett in pretty much every project he's involved with, starting with Djam Karet.
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Various Artists - Got Prog? - Sampler 1 Review by Greg Olma Sampler compilations are always sketchy endeavors. I for one would not want to compile one myself. My tastes are far too wide and I would be thinking of what I like and not what I thought fits best.
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Various Artists - Kinections: The ProgDay Support CD Review by Josh Turner There are two great things about this release. First off, it's for a charitable cause. Second, it is truly great music. Lew Fisher (on behalf of the ProgDay foundation) is the mastermind behind this project.
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Djam Karet - Live at NEARfest 2001 Review by Gary Hill Djam Karet's particular form of progressive rock is very guitar dominated, and is really about instrumentals that showcase atmospheric themes, soaring guitar patterns and intricate song structures.
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Djam Karet - Live at Orion Review by Gary Hill Combining elements of King Crimson, Rush, Zappa, Steve Vai and others as diverse as the Allman Brothers, this album is a very strong guitar dominated instrumental prog work. The disc does not come across as blind noodling, as some of this genre does.
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Djam Karet - New Dark Age Review by Gary Hill The newest release from Djam Karet, this one continues their tradition of rather unusual guitar driven progressive rock instrumentals. It features some jams that are quite entertaining and interesting and would be a good introduction to band for first time listeners while still pleasing their longtime fans.
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Djam Karet - Recollection Harvest Review by Gary Hill Djam Karet have worked hard to create their own unique brand of guitar dominated instrumental prog. They have been at it for twenty years now, and with their latest, Recollection Harvest, they are working to challenge themselves, their listeners and all preconceived notions about the band's sound.
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Djam Karet - Reflections From The Firepool Review by Gary Hill Another Djam Karet CD being reissued on the Cuneiform label, this one is a great album, still firmly in the band's trademark style. Honestly, when you pick up a new album by this group, you pretty much know what you are getting. In this case, that is not a bad thing.
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Djam Karet - Regenerator 3017 Review by G. W. Hill
The one thing you can always count on with Djam Karet is quality.
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Gayle Ellett & The Electromags - Shiny Side Up Review by Gary Hill
Gayle Ellett first came to my attention through his band Djam Karet.
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The Kelp Dwellers - Surfacing Review by Gary Hill
The music presented here is not a tight fit under progressive rock. I'd argue that the instrumental guitar centric sound fits there by itself, though.
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Djam Karet - Suspension and Displacement Review by Gary Hill Pink Floyd is a big influence on this album, as are King Crimson and Hawkwind. The album was recorded at the same time as Burning the Hard City, but is much more sedate than that album.
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Djam Karet - The Heavy Soul Sessions Review by Scott Montgomery
The latest (and much anticipated) Djam Karet release is another smashing success for this stalwart California prog powerhouse.
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Djam Karet - The Ritual Continues Review by Gary Hill This album is an early release by Djam Karet, but still shows plenty of signs of the band that they are today. This group is one of the few who can create entire albums of instrumental music that are satisfying and feel complete.
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Djam Karet - The Trip Review by G. W. Hill
A few albums this time around have been mildly disappointing to me.
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Ukab Maerd - The Waiting Room Review by Gary Hill
This project is a spin off from Djam Karet. It shares the explorative nature of that band and the lack of concern for mainstream directions.
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Hillmen - The Whiskey Mountain Sessions Vol. II Review by Gary Hill
I reviewed the first volume from this act when it was released. This is the new edition.
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