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BrufordFreak 
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 Topic: Your Top Albums of 2013 (so far)
Posted: August 28 2013 at 22:05 |
Okay, Gang, before the onslaught of the autumn releases, what are your favorite albums of the year, so far. Here's today's version of mine:
1. Not That City - FIVE-STOREY ENSEMBLE 2. Interior City - THE GABRIEL CONSTRUCT 3. Harvest Moon - VOTUM 4. The RAven That Refused to Sing (and other Stories) - STEVEN WILSON 5. Not A Good Sign - NOT A GOOD SIGN 6. In hoc signo - INGRANAGGI DELLA VALLE 7. La crudeltà di Aprile - UNREAL CITY 8. In Extremis - DAYS BETWEEN STATIONS 9. The Trip - DJAM KARET 10. How Much Are You Willing To Forget? - FLICKER
I am very sorry to have to leave out excellent releases from KOSMOS, VIENNA CIRCLE, SCARLET STORIES, ARABS IN ASPIC, LA COSCIENZA DI ZENO, OCTOBER EQUUS, SUBMARINE SILENCE, KARDA ESTRA, HENRY FOOL, THIEVES' KITCHEN, BROTHER APE, RHUN, LOST WORLD, JOHANNES LULEY and RIVERSIDE.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: August 28 2013 at 22:15 |
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My two favorites are by far:
Combat Astronomy - Kundalini Apocalypse
Rhun - FDC
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MillsLayne
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Posted: August 28 2013 at 23:00 |
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From what I've heard so far, this is where they probably rate:
1. Steven Wilson - The Raven...
2. Riverside - SONGS
3. Palms - Palms
4. Amplifier - Echo Street
5. Karnivool - Asymmetry (may rise)
6. The Tangent - Le Sacre Du Travail (need more listens)
7. Henry Fool - Men Singing
Still need to listen to these...
Haken - The Mountain
In Hoc Signo - Ingranaggi Della Valle
...and more, I'm sure.
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Posted: August 28 2013 at 23:33 |
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Vultress - Distance
Leprous - Coal
Unreal City - La Crudeltà Di Aprile
Five-Storey Ensemble - Not That City
Not A Good Sign - Not A Good Sign
Guapo - History of the Visitation
Anciients - Heart Of Oak
Intronaut - Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words With Tones)
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing and other stories
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 00:19 |
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1.Many Moods of Dad - "The Consequences of Trying"
2.Bosnian Rainbows - s/t
3.perhaps - "Volume Two"
4.Cat Catastrophe and the Nigh Terrors - "Pedro EP"
5.Theo's Mystic Robot Orchestra - "Ambient Recordings For Weary Humans"
6.Hanashukketsu - "Acardia"
7.Hanashukkestu/Succubus Station - split
8.Bad Kids to the Front - "Post Teen Drama"
9.Succubus Station - "Greatest Hits"
10.Chewbacca and the Chekhovs - "Get Under It"
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 00:23 |
 infocat wrote:
Guapo - History of the Visitation |
this!
plus
Causa Sui - Euporie Tide
Comedy of Errors - Fanfare & Fantasy
Jardin de la Croix - 187 steps to cross the Universe
Gris - A l'Ame Enflammee, l'Ame Constellee
Deafheaven - Sunbather
True Widow - Circumambulation
Stara Rzeka - Cien chmury nad ukrytym polem
Ampacity - Enconter One
Sigur Ros - Kveikur
Circle Takes the Square - Decompositions vol.I
Motorpsycho - Still Life With Eggplant
Fen - Dustwalker
Henry Fool - Men Singing
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Sagichim
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 01:26 |
Man With Hat wrote:
Rhun - FDC |
Oh yes.
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richardh
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 01:34 |
Not a good a year so far as last. It seems to be the year when record companies have gone into overdrive with remastering/ repackaging old releases.
best albums with Raven in the title: Oliver Wakeman and Gordon Giltrap - Ravens and Lullabies Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing
A couple of nice ambient releases Colin Edwin and Jon Durrant - Burnt Belief Mogwai - Les Revenants
Excellent new neo prog release Lifesigns - Lifesigns
none of them blow my socks off though
when's the next Anathema album due?!
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 03:53 |
Amplifier - Echo Street Purson - The Circle and the Blue Door Riverside - Shrine of New Generation Slaves One of These Days & Thee Heavy Random Tone Colour Lab. - A Peaceful Nacht In Hell Johannes Luley - Tales From Sheepfather's Grove La Maschera di Cera - Le Porte del Domani Il Cerchio D`Oro - Dedalo E Icaro Nektar - Time Machine Föllakzoid - II Comedy of Errors - Fanfare and Fantasy
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Bigger on the inside.
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 08:24 |
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Rhun and Setna
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 10:31 |
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In alphabetical order:
Anima Mundi - The Lamplighter
Big Big Train - English Electric part 2
Camelia's Garden - You Have a Chance
Comedy of Errors - Fanfare and Fantasy
Days between Stations - In Extremis
Haken - The Mountain
Ingranaggi della Valle - In Hoc Signo
La Maschera di Cera - Le Porte dei Domani
Oblivion Sun - The High Places
Semantic Saturation - Solipsistic
The Tangent - Le Sacre du Travail
Violent Silence - A Broken Truce
Edited by someone_else - September 16 2013 at 08:43
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 10:36 |
The only new albums I've picked up this year: Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing and other storiesMogwai - Les RevenantsI don't think I'm much help ... 
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 11:05 |
Sagichim wrote:
Man With Hat wrote:
Rhun - FDC |
Oh yes.
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HolyMoly
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 13:50 |
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I'm not really up to date on a lot of prog releases from this year, but ones I've bought so far and enjoy tremendously are:
Steven Wilson
uKanDanz
Guapo
Pseudo/Sentai
Edited by HolyMoly - August 30 2013 at 08:54
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 14:10 |
I've used far too much of my dough on music this year, which probably explains why I'm so broke at the moment. Anyway, I bought music with it, which is always better than me using it on parties and booze  I've acquired a fair few releases from 13, but most of em aren't featured on PA.
Anyway these are: Deafheaven - Sunbather Steven Wilson - The Bird Djam Karet - The Trip Jaga Jazzist - Live with the Britten Sinfonia Henry Fool - Men Singing
All of which are pretty good  Looking very much forward to getting my hands on the new Guapo, Vespero, Ukandanz, Rhün, Sigur Ros, Setna, Mogwai and some others that I forget right now(probably for the best too!)
Not on PA:
Jon Hopkins - Immunity Boards Of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest The Knife - Shaking The Habitual Primal Scream - More Light Autechre - Exai Unknown Mortal Orchestra - ll
Edited by Guldbamsen - August 29 2013 at 14:44
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Earthmover
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 14:34 |
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Ulver.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 14:41 |
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I thought the new Ulver album first got released the 23rd of September?
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Earthmover
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 14:47 |
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It's out. Release date was originally August 1st, but they delayed it (has to do with leaking or something, I don't really remember). But when the leak happened (at August 17th), Ulver made the digital version of the album available for purchase on their bandcamp. Don't know about vinyl or CD version though.
Edited by mister nobody - August 29 2013 at 14:48
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 14:52 |
 Damn I gotta learn to keep up. That's definitely on my want list, and have been for quite some time now(especially considering what a lukewarm cover album they churned out last year  )
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Earthmover
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Posted: August 29 2013 at 14:53 |
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It's been getting some pretty great reviews, with some people even calling it the best since Perdition City or even their best ever.
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