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That's an example too, but I was thinking of this: http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/koenjihyakkei

Wow, I did end up spelling it correctly!  Haha!

has anyone heard any of the other MOTOR TOTEMIST GUILD discs besides City Of Mirrors?

I was just curious if the quality and extreme diversity is repeated in the other albums, as I read on here that those who recorded City Of Mirrors consisted of an entirely new lineup.  Either way C.O.M. is outstanding and an excellent addition within the RIO halls....I highly recommend this release.   I would be curious to hear the 5uus/MTG comp album..... any additional info about their other material would be appreciated....

rileydog22 wrote: I dig U-Totem, and I don't even like 5uu's very much, so I think I aught to check out Motor Totemist Guild since they seem to be the part of U-Totem that I like.

yes.  they are a must...... well at least to hear....at least once.  This album I own, City of Mirrors, is extremely chaotic and shifting and mutating into tons of different instrumentations and melodies, rarely repeating themes for very long, in fact rarely repeating styles for very long either.  There is a very very strong avant garde under-current in that the note choices are usually minor key or dissonant and clashing....a dissonance that is delicious if you have the ear for it, but several people will likely be put off by it.  (did I mention how complex and polyrhythmic the compostions are???)This album is in a league of its own in terms of composition, attention deficit disorder style songwriting (some real long songs at that), yet I imagine that bands such as Mr. Bungle/Discus were influenced by MTG.  Seriously this album is a monster and will take some time to digest.  when I first bought it over a year ago, I listened once and was distracted, so I did not like it too much.  I recently sat down and gave my attention to it fully and was rewarded with a vision of absolute mad mad mad genius.  the thing I like so much about it as well is the inclusion of several classically oriented instruments;  flute, bassoon, oboe, keys galore......and most of it is entirely instrumental (so those of you who hate Dagmar Krause- whom I love- or other atonal vocalists, fear not).  In the end I am left breathless and wanting more.  Time to hit repeat.  I think it will take weeks of intensive listening to get to the point where you know what is coming next, this is so unique and unpredictable.....

I do not know if that qualifies as a decent review of the album or not, but hopefully it helps point out some feelings about it.  I love it now and will be revisiting it quite a bit.  This is top notch Avant RIO here!


Edited by avalanchemaster - May 12 2008 at 23:43

mecca wrote: You guys should check out:  Imahoritsuneoyoshidatatsuya - Dots   ...... Here: http://www.myspace.com/extralifetheband

thanks for posting that! Im a Yoshida fanboy as well although I haven't kept up in a while, the last thing I remember getting that he was involved with was the 2nd AMT SWR CD, hopefully this Dots CD will be available in distros soon,

rileydog22 wrote: I dig U-Totem, and I don't even like 5uu's very much, so I think I aught to check out Motor Totemist Guild since they seem to be the part of U-Totem that I like.

there isn't any bad 5uu's album if you ask me, Hunger's Teeth is my personal fav,

You can see a SETNA  video here: http://www.lekalif.com/videos/page96/page96.html  

rileydog22 wrote: I tried Crisis in Clay and Hunger's Teeth and found both to be far too...artificial, for back of a better word.

I have Crisis in Clay CD and must give it a spin.

For me, NeBeLNeST's first two lack that something too but ZePTo is much better.  As for Far Corner, well to my ears, they also lack that something and I find them rather boring.

Are Crisis in Clay and Hunger's Teeth as uninteresting as both Far Corner and the first two by NeBeLNeST?