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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2007 at 15:43
I love the ProjeKcts, I hate THraKaTTaK.  

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2007 at 18:00
Originally posted by Visitor13 Visitor13 wrote:

Album tracks? Do you mean composed pieces? Are there any at all on that album? I'm pretty certain all the tracks there are improvised. I love 'messy' impros, BTW, free jazz (broadely understood) is my favourite music nowadays!

Similarly, would anyone here recommend the Projekcts 4-CD boxset?
 
I recommend both. TA is MUCH more avant-garde like, where as the projeKcts usually sound "unmessy", even though theres lots of improv.
 
TA is definitely more for either the diehard KC fan or for people with experimental ears...its rewarding still.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 03 2007 at 06:25
Ok, cool, thanks! I'll get both.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2007 at 04:18
  • Anathema - Judgment, A Fine Day to Exit, Alternative 4...
  • Burzum - Det som En gang Var
  • Soft Machine - The Soft Machine, Volume Two, Six, Seven
  • Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life, Godbluff, World Record...
  • Peter Hammill - Black Box
  • Sigur Ros - Takk
  • Frank Zappa - 200 Motels, Waka/Jawaka, One Size Fits All, Zoot Allures...

and growing... Tongue

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2007 at 09:27
  • Anathema - Judgment great moody and not too heavy prog-metal
  • Soft Machine - Six, Seven you should like'em if you like their other stuff
  • Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life, Godbluff, World Record... Godbluff is the best one here, IMO, but all are excellent.
  • Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka, One Size Fits All, Zoot Allures... OSFA is probably his best album, WJ is fairly similar to Grand Wazoo, ZA is more basic but still have some great songs!
  • RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 28 2007 at 09:58
    Thanks Wink
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2007 at 14:29
    Great idea to start a thread like this!! Clap As for me:
    • Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink
    • Focus - Moving Waves
    • Any Colosseum to start
    • Egg - The Polite Force
    • Gong - You
    • Rush - A Farewell To Kings (I only own Moving Pictures, Exit Stage Left, 2112, well, and their Rush In Rio DVD)
    • Explorers Club - Rising The Mammoth (have heard Age Of Impact and loved it!)
    • Any Soft Machine to start
    Thanks in advance! Big%20smile

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2007 at 16:06

    • Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink: Great Canterbury Album with some warm/moody instrumental passages with fuzzy organ & Flute. It's got a warm autumn-like feel to it, and i love it!
    • Gong - You: A Very nice Psychedelic album. Essential if you've got "Flying Teapot" and/or "Angel's Egg". This one is more structured and has longer songs than Angel's Egg, and the last two songs features some yummy jamming!
    • Any Soft Machine to start: I'd recommend Third to start with. Experimental Jazz-rock at it's very best. The long songs features lovely solos from Organ & Sax and the songs just float by. It's not recommended for a "beginner" if you know what i mean, but i guess you're not one.

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2007 at 17:11
    Originally posted by Barla Barla wrote:

    Great idea to start a thread like this!! Clap As for me:
    • Focus - Moving Waves while I have not heard the entire album, Focus are an excellent band. Very organ driven, like a less over-the-top version of ELP.
    • Any Colosseum to start Valentyne Suite obviously!
    • Egg - The Polite Force have only heard samples from it. If you like Canterbury you should pick it up fast!
    • Rush - A Farewell To Kings (I only own Moving Pictures, Exit Stage Left, 2112, well, and their Rush In Rio DVD) You'll love it, trust me. Get Hemispheres and Permanent Waves too!
    Thanks in advance! Big%20smile

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 01 2007 at 17:28
    Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

    A couple more:

    • Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire
    • Rage Against The Machine - Battle of Los Angeles
    • Queensr˙che - Empire
     
    Those Rage Against the Machine albums are great Personally my favorites are Renagades and Evil Empire. Some Killer Tracks on there. but also they dont have a song that i dont like Wink
    As for the Queesryche album, Empire was a not as popular item next to Operation Mindcrime and such. But yet still a good album.


    Edited by fungusucantkill - July 01 2007 at 17:29
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 02 2007 at 03:15
    • Bathory - S/t
    • Bathory - The Return
    • Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
    • Bathory - Blood Fire Death
    • Bathory - Hammerheart
    • Bathory - Twilight of the Gods

    Many of those, if not all, is sold really cheap (59kr, $8) at my favorite record store.

    So i'm wondering if they are worth getting. Embarrassed
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 02 2007 at 06:16
    These three are my favourite releases:

    Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
    Bathory - Blood Fire Death
    Bathory - Hammerheart

    Under the sign of the Black Mark, is the rawest out of the three Blackened thrash.

    Blood Fire Death shows their viking/folk roots coming through.

    Hammerheart is a viking metal album through and through, more of an epic feel.

    For 59kr you cannot go wrong!
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 02 2007 at 06:33
    Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

    • Sigur Ros - Takk
     
    Excellent album! Clap Perfect for a rainy summer day. Their best album in my opinion. Definitely worth it!
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2007 at 05:43
    Originally posted by Black Velvet Black Velvet wrote:

    These three are my favourite releases:

    Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
    Bathory - Blood Fire Death
    Bathory - Hammerheart

    Under the sign of the Black Mark, is the rawest out of the three Blackened thrash.

    Blood Fire Death shows their viking/folk roots coming through.

    Hammerheart is a viking metal album through and through, more of an epic feel.

    For 59kr you cannot go wrong!
     
    Thanks! Wink
    But i found an even cheaper store with even better stuff (Much more Prog) Big%20smile
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2007 at 13:32
    More:
    • Faust - Faust IV
    • Opeth - Orchid
    • Opeth - Still Life
    • Fates Warning - Any Album
    • Symphony X - Any Album, except "The Odyssey"
    • Return to Forever - Where have i known you before?
    • Return to Forever - Return to Forever
    • Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy
    • Ozric Tentacles - Become the Other

    ... And ever growing Embarrassed

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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2007 at 03:38
    Blind Guardian - Any Album
    Jeff Beck - Wired
    Radiohead - Kid A
    Radiohead - Amnesiac
    Radiohead - Ok Computer
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 02 2007 at 21:40
    Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

    Radiohead - Kid A  Very electronica influenced and quite experimental. If you like something like Mogwai's "Happy Songs..." then you'll like this. It's my favorite album from them.
    Radiohead - Amnesiac The same as Kid A, but I personally think it isn't as good as its predecessor.
    Radiohead - Ok Computer A great album by these guys. They started using different song structures and strange melodies and it all worked out perfectly. It's more accessible than Kid A or Amnesiac. A great combination of songs and moods. Highly recommended.

    Sorry for not being very descriptive when talking about their electronic albums.Embarrassed It's quite hard to try and explain it, really. You should read the reviews written about them. They can describe their sound far more better than me.



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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 03 2007 at 03:26
    Thanks! Hug
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2007 at 04:07
    Since my birthday's coming up, i'm curious about a bit more unusual&expensive stuff:
     
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    Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2007 at 06:04
    Originally posted by Abstrakt Abstrakt wrote:

    • Symphony X - Any Album, except "The Odyssey"


    Now, I haven't heard their first two albums, but I've heard they are lacking, especially in terms of sound quality etc(e.g. my brother tells me Romeo's guitar tone sucks; sounds like he's playing on a guitar with strings of plastic Tongue)

    The Divine Wings of Tragedy: Essential. The three first songs are quite hard-hitting, brilliant tracks, and then you have the epic Accolade, which is one of the best tracks they ever made. A few more very good tracks, like the Egypt-sounding Pharaoh, and to top it off, a very good epic title track. I'm guessing I'd give this album 5 stars in a review.

    The Twilight in Olympus: A somewhat overlooked transition between the album before and after, this is still a very good effort by Symphony X. The album starts off brilliantly with Smoke and Mirrors, which smoothly transitions into Church of the Machine. Those two and In the Dragon's Den are my favourite tracks. The rest of the album is great, although it doesn't really keep my attention the way TDWoT or V do. 4 stars?

    V - The New Mythology Suite: Essential. Basically a concept album about mythological things(for lack of a better word Tongue). I haven't completely put myself into what it's about, but you hear a lot about Atlantis and such. Both filled with tracks that are very strong standing alone, and a really great 'big picture'. 5 stars?

    Paradise Lost: I'm thinking best album of the year. It's really heavy, and Russel Allen's vocals are incredible! Get it NOW!



    :edit: and when it comes to Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, I don't really think you can go wrong with it... May seem a bit poppy, the songs are really catchy, but in a good way(of course Wink). Blackest Eyes alone made me a Porcupine Tree fanTongue


    Edited by magnus - August 19 2007 at 06:06
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