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TCat 
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 Topic: Interactive Poll: Whats New Wit' Chu?Posted: November 01 2021 at 14:42 |
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Now that we are finally coming out of the pandemic and the resulting lock downs, it's time to reflect on what we discovered music-wise over all of the extra alone time many of us had. So, here is a poll dedicated to that topic.
So, if you want to participate, find some songs (preferably three) from artists that you have discovered for yourself or that you have gained a new respect for while COVID was busy destroying our social lives. To help make it easier, these discoveries have to be some that you have made during 2020 until now. These do not have to be new artists, necessarily, but they do have to be new to you. For example, many people know who Frank Zappa is, but not many people have a real appreciation of him because they haven't really explored his music very deeply. But if you spent time during the pandemic to gain a insight and a new respect for him, then his music would qualify for one of your choices. This time around, artists that are in the Archives are eligible, but let's keep it down to only one of your three choices. The other two have to be from outside of the Archives. During the first week of this poll, listen to the submissions that others have posted and if you want to make comments, then you are free to do so, but you are not obligated to do so. By Friday November 5th, decide which one of the submissions you posted will be the one you want everyone to vote on and let us know in the thread. Then, once these nominations are all submitted, you will be able to vote on your favorite three from the nominations others have posted (We typically do not vote on our own submissions). Do NOT vote before the nominations are all in, hopefully by Monday November 8th. After that, you can decide which three songs are your favorites from the songs that were nominated. Hopefully that is all fairly clear, but if it's not, feel free to ask. Here are my three submissions. 1. For years, I have known about Tom Waits, but have never really paid much attention to him because I felt his voice was a bit too course for my own liking. But I ran across a used vinyl copy of the album Blue Valentine for a really great price, so I picked it up. Now I have a desire to hear a lot more from him. The song I picked from that album is the title track. I think it really demonstrates that he is not always such a rough singer, but that he really has a voice that conveys emotion much better than I could ever have imagined. Tom Waits - "Blue Valentine" _____________________________ 2. Since I am a vinyl collector, I am always interested in what other collectors are finding out there. I started watching videos from collectors in the vinyl community during the pandemic. Here is a new artist that I ran across from watching these videos that I absolutely love. Bonny Light Horseman - "Bonny Light Horseman" _______________________________ 3. This next selection is one that was suggested to be added to the Archives. It was first suggested to the progressive metal team, but we decided to move it to the heavy prog team. This is one of my favorite new artists from 2021 and the entire album is excellent. Beautiful Bedlam - "Black World" Edited by TCat - November 10 2021 at 10:04 |
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Posted: November 01 2021 at 15:32 |
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Discovered...but that doesn't mean I fell in love with any of it. Just sayin'. Nuclear Bird - Tyrannical Megalomaniac Organ Explosion - Sneeky Bijelo Dugme - Tako ti je mala moja kad ljubi bosanac Edited by JD - November 01 2021 at 16:19 |
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Posted: November 01 2021 at 16:47 |
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Excellent idea, Mike. And love what you did with the poll board! I do have a question, one of the artists who comes to mind for me has a solo outing and it's quite different from what, in a group setting, and that IS in PA, in this case (Tech/Extreme Prog Metal, I know what you're thinking, Nickie? Tech/Extreme Prog Metal?). But no, this is more aligned with what you might expect from me. My burning question is, since the artist isn't in PA as a solo artist, would this take up my 1 PA choice or not?
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Posted: November 01 2021 at 18:26 |
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^I would say that it would not be your PA choice. The solo artist isn't listed in PA, so it doesn't count as your PA choice.
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Posted: November 01 2021 at 18:48 |
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Posted: November 01 2021 at 21:22 |
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Yes, he's pretty incredible, and the funny thing is a lot of us have heard his stuff but never really knew it. He has had a lot of his songs used in many movies.
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I'm sorry, if you were right, I'd agree with you. Robin Williams.
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 02:46 |
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This poll arrived at just the right time. I discovered this artist just a few days ago while looking at Bandcamp for albums tagged "experimental". Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band - A Wizard of the Wind Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band - Nightmare Forever This artist from United States is on this site at http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=11703 under Eclectic Prog. The album "Nightmare Forever" (http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72174) was released in 2019. The whole album is great, making the choice of tracks somewhat difficult. I think "A Wizard of the Wind" is the highlight of the album, but the second choice was quite difficult due to the eclectic nature of the album. However, I chose "Nightmare Forever" due to its contrast with "A Wizard of the Wind". I think this album would appeal to those who enjoy the music of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The album is on Bandcamp at https://nolanpotter.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-forever As a bonus, here is another rather different track from the album: Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band - Pity in the City |
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 02:58 |
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This rule doesn't make sense because ultimately only one track will be selected for the vote, and it makes no difference whether or not the discarded tracks are in the Archives. And because it conflicts with my own reason for posting my tracks, I have chosen to ignore this rule. It was either all three tracks from the one artist that is in the Archives, or it was just one track from that artist. I chose the former to give the listeners a better understanding of what this album is like. |
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 04:06 |
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^ Well, that's a pity. For me, it is not about the "contest" between the final nominations but about the sharing of music others might like too. We're all prog lovers, so when we share something non-prog others may not know, there is a chance they will like it too. When you share three tracks from the same artist/album, I will only discover one artist. I prefer to discover three artists that are new to me, so for me this rule makes perfect sense... Thanks to these IA poll I discovered many artists (mostly non-prog): Richard Shindell, Faun Fables, The Comet is Coming, Julia Holter, Salaryman, Radian, Claudio Rocchi, Bucium... and many others. They could qualify as "pandemic-discoveries", but they "belong" to others. Some of the other music I discovered in this period has already been presented here, so I will try to come up with something new... Edited by suitkees - November 02 2021 at 04:07 |
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 04:43 |
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But with the rule in place, you were only ever going to get one artist from me quite simply because there were no other artists not in the Archives that I discovered during the pandemic. By me ignoring the rule, you get three tracks from the artist I did discover instead of just one. |
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 05:10 |
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But you're missing this very important (Rule?). or that you have gained a new respect for while COVID was busy destroying our social lives.
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 05:15 |
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This is a nice topic but turns out to be surprisingly difficult as quite a big number of what I have discovered in this period comes from these Interactive Polls here! And I'm not going to post some of that again here. Then there's some prog discovered here on the site, I may post one of those later but am not sure as some were also recommended by people who play here. Let's see whether without those I'm left with more than cool electronic music, which apparently fits my profile here. Ah, this one is also "women in music"! The Angel - What Would You Do (from KiDulthood soundtrack) |
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 07:45 |
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Two consecutive summers without one single open air music festival. Absolutely unthinkable for me! So I started studying the line-ups from earlier years and watching live footage on YouTube instead. This is one of many artists that I have discovered during that period (UK-Glastonbury 2019): Shabaka Hutchings, born in London and raised in Barbados, Hutchings is an award-winning multi-reed player who can alternate between saxophone and clarinet. Though he started out gigging with calypso bands he’s now regarded as the doyen of the UK’s contemporary jazz scene and currently leads three different bands, each of which can lay claim to shaping the future of jazz: an octet called Shabaka & The Ancestors; a quartet, Sons of Kemet; and The Comet Is Coming, the latter a futuristic trio that blends electronics with jazz and a punk-like attitude. The Comet Is Coming:
Summon the Fire To be continued. Edited by Mila-13 - November 02 2021 at 07:56 |
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 08:12 |
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this is harder than I thought
 I'll try to post three songs later today, if not, tomorrow
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 08:15 |
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As said above, I've made many of my recent music discoveries thanks to these wonderful polls. But I also (re)discover quite some music thanks to my favourite radio station. Every month they have a selection of albums they put forward, airing several - if not all - tracks from those albums. The most recent one that conquered my ears is an artist who just has his first album out. He's British, but based in Nashville, Tennessee. A kind of retro-proto-prog offering with krautrock and psych-folk touches. It's wonderful! Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection - My Protector: (alternative link) You may remember the next artist, Rozi Plain. I heard her music for the fist time during the first lockdown with the track Inner Circle that I have presented (but not nominated) in an earlier poll. Here's an other track: Rozi Plain - Trouble: My third suggestion is a discovery from early this summer, on the same radio, with this track. It sounded good enough to explore the album it is from, Sleeping Through The War, as well as their latest album: Nothing As The Ideal. Both great albums. Here's the track that caught my attention: All Them Witches - Internet: (alternative link) Edited by suitkees - November 04 2021 at 03:51 |
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 08:35 |
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Here I will actually have all 3 choices that are not, specifically, anyway, with the first selection, not in PA. Would they fit in a category here, however? Quite possibly. But on to the music. First I am offering up Jonathan Hultén, from Sweden. His previous band, Tribulation, is in PA. They are categorized as a Tech/Extreme Prog Metal band. But this is not that. This is this ("A Dance In The Road"): Next up is not a "song," but an instrumental, "Memoriam," by Canadian chamber folk band Musk Ox. and thirdly, from Russia (with love?), Theodore b*****d, with "Les." and @ Mike, your poll, your rules. I do listen to tons of progressive music, and much of it IS in here. However, I did decide to not use my option of one prog piece, as I felt these were all potentially kinda sorta prog, albeit subcategorized appropriately, they may, indeed end up in here after all.
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 11:06 |
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Typically, there are three different songs from three different artists, at least that is usually how we've done the poll in the past, and that is what I based the rules on, that only one of your artists is from the archives. I posted that rule on this particular poll without thinking that anyone would only post one artist. However, it was a possibility that I didn't consider, so, in your case, you posted one artist, but with several songs. If any participant decides they want to submit their entries that way, then I have no problem with it since it is only one artist. But I think since there is a time constraint on the participants here that try to listen to all of the entries, that this would consist of your three submissions that you are going to choose from. I hope that seems like a fair way to handle this. In other words, you can use your three songs that you posted under one artist if you are okay with those songs being all of your submissions for this poll. If you decide you want to post other artists (which would be outside of PA), then pick one of the songs from your artist as your official submission and post the other artists you want to.
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 14:00 |
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As far as the concern about posting artists that you discovered from someone else's submission in these polls, I have no problem with that, as long as you pick another song that you like that wasn't picked by the original person. It's nice to get some feedback on that anyway. What does everyone else think?
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Posted: November 02 2021 at 14:10 |
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I have no problem with that at all, Mike. I think it's fair, also your previous post re how many posts to enter. Typically, this has been primarily a non-prog poll, with leeway to do so granted by the poster. If it IS a prog poll, which we've done a couple or so times, then it goes into the Prog Polls section of PA. Also, sometimes people have decided to on their own to do less than three for whatever reasons, or because the pieces/songs are long, so that people can reasonably have time to listen before the voting starts. I personally have a lot of time and patience for the longer pieces, probably most prog listeners have patience, but not necessarily proper time to devote, especially those who work, have families, studies, etc that also need tending to.
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