Ain Soph — Marine Menagerie
(Musea FGBG-4630.AR, 1991/2005, CD)
Ain Soph — Five Evolved from Nine
(Made in Japan MCD 2925, 1993, CD)
by Jon Davis, 2006-05-01:
by Mike McLatchey, 1993-10-01:
This Japanese band has been around for a while and has put out some pretty damn good music. Unabashedly Canterbury influenced (album titles: Hat & Field, Ride on a Camel), it seems that Ain Soph are trying to break away from that into a more original style. Their new album, Five Evolved from Nine, is quite excellent, and much more jazzy than you'd expect and seems a bit more like A Story from Mysterious Forest than the last one Marine Menagerie. Make what you will of that! Great music and it seems that the Japanese are catching up with bands such as Il Berlione and Ain Soph in the original progressive music scene.Filed under: New releases , Issue 1 , 2005 releases, 1991 releases, 1993 releases
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