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The Laconic - Ascension
Review by Gary Hill
"Melodic instrumental progressive rock" is a good description for the music contained here. There is pretty solid range within that heading, though.
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Reuter Motzer Grohowsky - Bleed
Review by Gary Hill
This instrumental set is intriguing and powerful. It's got plenty of King Crimson-like sound built into it, but there are also hints of space music, fusion, jam band stuff and more here.
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Markus Reuter - Featuring Fabio Trentini and Asaf Sirkis - Truce
Review by Gary Hill
Markus Reuter is a very talented musician, and he surrounds himself with other talented cohorts. This instrumental set showcases that quite well.
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Dwiki Dharmawan - Hari Ketiga: (The Third Day) - A Musical Quantum Entanglement In Nine Acts
Review by Gary Hill
I've reviewed quite a bit of music from Dwiki Dharmawan, but this might be his most intriguing album. I'd consider it to be one of the most unique.
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Unquiet Music Ltd - In The Name Of... (A Prayer For Our Times)
Review by Gary Hill
It would be really hard to slap a label on this album, other than just lumping it in as progressive rock. Much of it is freeform, largely instrumental, weirdness.
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Anchor and Burden - Kosmonautik Pilgrimage
Review by Gary Hill
This instrumental album features experimental music that has a lot in common with modern King Crimson. The group includes two touch guitar players, a keyboardist and a drummer.
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Unquiet Music Ltd - MEMEmusic
Review by Gary Hill
As unique as the last album from Unquiet Music Ltd. was, I think this is even more "out there." Yet, it's strangely compelling.
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Gary Husband & Markus Reuter - Music of Our Times
Review by Gary Hill
Both Gary Husband and Markus Reuter are legendary musicians who have been involved with many projects over the years.
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PAKT - No Steps Left To Trace
Review by Gary Hill
PAKT is an amazing group of musicians. The band is made up of Percy Jones (bass and samples), Alex Skolnick (guitars), Kenny Grohowski (drums) and Tim Motzer (guitars and electronics).
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Markus Reuter Oculus - Nothing is Sacred
Review by Gary Hill
Everyone on this release is exceptionally skilled. The majority of them are frequently featured in Music Street Journal reviews.
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Sirkis/Bialas IQ - Our New Earth
Review by Gary Hill
The music presented here is really hard to pin down in terms of musical genre. There is certainly a lot of jazz in the mix.
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Reuter Motzer Grohowsky - Shapeshifters
Review by Gary Hill
Markus Reuter in combinations with various musicians has created quite a catalog of intriguing instrumental progressive rock. This new collection with Tim Motzer and Kenny Grohowski is no exception.
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Asaf Sirkis - Solar Flash
Review by Gary Hill
This new album from percussionist Asaf Sirkis is a cool exercise in fusion. There is a good range here, and some positively exceptional pieces.
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Tu-Ner - T1 – Contact Information
Review by Gary Hill
You know you are in for a treat when the lineup of the group is Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto and Trey Gunn. You can also figure that the music will be along the lines of King Crimson and Stick Men.
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Tu-Ner - T2 Tu-Ner for Lovers
Review by Gary Hill
Following closely on the heels of their last release, Tu-Ner has unleashed another thrilling set of instrumental music on the world.
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Stick Men - Tentacles
Review by Gary Hill
You just can't go wrong with Stick Men. The band is made up of Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter.
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Xavi Reija - The Sound of the Earth
Review by Gary Hill
While this is released under Xavi Reija's name, the full lineup here is full of exceptional musicians. Reija handles the drums while Tony Levin delivers bass, standup bass and Stick.
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Markus Reuter - Truce 2
Review by Gary Hill
Touch-guitar-master Markus Reuter can always be counted on for powerful music that is unique and yet somehow strangely inviting.
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Stick Men - With Gary Husband - Owari
Review by Gary Hill
Stick Men consistently put out quality material. So, the fact that this album is a strong as it is should be no surprise.
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Markus Reuter - with Mannheimer Schlagwerk - Sun Trance
Review by Gary Hill
This new release is essentially a single. Well, that's only so true.
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Mark Wingfield, Jane Chapman, Adriano Adewale - Zoji
Review by Gary Hill
This new release features a trio of musicians in a somewhat unusual configuration in terms of their chosen instrumentation.
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