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Points: 5909 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:18
what a lovely thread!

Great ones so far:
David Bowie - Blackstar
Oranssi Pazuzu - Varahtelija
Eliot Sumner - Information
Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit EP
Black Wizard - New Waste
Hexvessel - When We Are Death
Heron Oblivion - s/t
Matthew Parmenter - All Our Yesterdays
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Points: 850 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2016 at 14:58
Best release of the year has to be The Astonishing. DT just know how to write great melodies!

Albums I'm looking forward to include Frost*'s Falling Satellites (release confirmed yesterday) and Marillion #18.
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Two not-necessarily prog albums are the only I've gotten around to so far.

Robert Nix - Once in a Blue Moon https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robertnix6
He messaged me shortly after I restarted my Twitter account so I had to buy it. Really nice art/alt/new wave stuff. Great production and cool use of multiple layers of vocals.

Ian Fletcher Thornley - Secrets
Only got to listen once so far but it's a nice quieter album (if anyone knows his other bands Thornley or Big Wreck). Think I read that no click tracks and as few takes as possible were used for a more 'natural' feeling.
Also check out the neat-o MRI music video.


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Originally posted by Cookie13 Cookie13 wrote:

Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

I am greatly looking forward to Radiohead


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Ehnahre - Douve (great like I expected) and Microphonics - Microphonics (an album tribute to plunderphonics of John Oswald) (the 1st ones I thought)
Sonorous Meal show every Sunday at 20:00 (greek time) on http://www.justincaseradio.com
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Points: 166183 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2016 at 13:42
So early.

somehow I have listened to at least 5 new albums though.

My favorites are:

Ulver
Aluk Todolo
Gutbucket

There may be another one that slipped through the cracks in my mind.

The worst is easily the new Tortoise.

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Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

I am greatly looking forward to Radiohead


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5 stars:
Big Big Train - From Stone and Steel

4-5 stars:
Frequency Drift - Last
Panzerpappa - Pestrottedans
Big Big Train - Folklore

4 stars:
Akt - II (Binario)
David Bowie - Blackstar
Motorpsycho - Here Be Monsters
Haken - Affinity
Bubu - Resplandor

(Updated 31 May 2016, 1 July 2016)


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Favorite releases of 2016 so far are

Ergo - As Subtle As Tomorrow 
Gutbucket - Dance
Sonus Umbra - Beyond the Panopticon

The ones I'm looking forward to are:-

Knifeworld
Bent Knee
Yugen
Panzerpappa
Miriodor
Nik Bartsch Mobile
Deus Ex Machina

Meant to be 2016 but more likely 2017
Gosta Berling Saga
Thinking Plague 
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The new Bowie and Tortoise are about all I know so far. Looking forward to the new Swans and Mogwai...and new Death Grips and new Three Trapped Tigers.
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No thread for this seems to have been started yet. What are your favorite releases from 2016 so far? What are some ones you're anticipating or interested in. 

Personally, I need to listen to more releases, but the best thing I've heard from this year has to be Oranssi Pazuzu's Värähtelijä. An absolutely stunning mix of black metal, noise rock, psychedelia that has a very strong atmosphere. I'd compare with Swans' last two albums, due to its strong repetition, but also to noise rock bands such as The Jesus Lizard, and some proto-math rock bands such as Drive Like Jehu, with, obviously, a huge black metal element. It is also perhaps the best sounding guitar record I've heard all year, as well. The bass tones are fuzzy, the guitar tones are always in that perfect crevice of frequencies, the drums are huge. The whole thing feels gigantic. The album plays out like a well directed horror movie. Or like you're about to be devoured by Shelob. 

Otherwise, I've listened to many EP's. I did enjoy Kendrick Lamar's new B-side album, but it was as described, a B-side album. Give me and everybody else some recs, guys. 

I am greatly looking forward to Radiohead, Kayo Dot, and Swans (three of my favorite current bands releasing albums this year? No way!). Still need to listen to releases by David Bowie, Savages, Massive Attack, Tortoise.
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