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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2005 at 15:57

Originally posted by Logos Logos wrote:

"Of Shrouded Sorrow"

DISC 1 - BLOOD

1. Prologue - Through the Eyes of... (2:21)
2. Ancient Palace (7:48)
3. The Great Escape (4:03)
4. Interlude 1: A Bloodred Carpet (1:22)
5. Desperation and Preparation: I. Hope II. Sadness III. The Blood of Mortals IV. The God of War V. Doomsday VI. Occulta (24:17)
6. The Ritual (4:11)
7. Interlude 2: Decadence (2:00)
8. Death and the Rebirth of the Lamb (16:00)

Disc Blood Time - 62:02

DISC 2 - PAST AND PRESENT

1. In Search of What Was: I. Childhood II. Flashback III. Guilt IV. Regret V. Down the Fountain of Decades (18:51)
2. I Find Myself At the Path... (9:14)
3. ...Yet Cannot Execute the Mandatory (2:30)
4. Interlude 3: The Declaration (1:07)
5. In Search of What Is: I. Emotions II. The Kindness of Strangers III. The Only One IV. A Pulse V. The Beauty of Creation (31:45)
6. Epilogue - Back From the... (3:11)

Disc Past and Present Time - 66:38

Here's a review of the album.. you can find it the latest Rolling Stone if you just look closely enough.. keep looking you'll find it eventually.


" Molvanian prog monsters Nietzcko Zcxercaz continue where Genesis' " The Lamb Lies on Broadway " left. They explore farther than Yes did with " Tales from Topographic Oceans " . As the band's vocalist and lyricist Zlad Bartel reveals, the band wanted to explore and expand their compositional skills as well as their musical talents.

"Of Shrouded Sorrow" is the band's fourth album. Their three first albums have all been electro-pop, but this album to me seems like a natural progression, since their electronic albums have always been highly intelligent and filled to the brim with strange song structures and weird psychedelic sonic attacks.

The regular synthesizers are replaced with waves of washing mellotrons and pulsating VCS-3 synthesizers. The band introduces a new guitarist on this album, Roberto Fricz, who is a highly talented young guitarist. The album also features a visiting flautist and Zlad Bartel himself plays some quite unconventional instruments, such as an accordium and a xylophone.

From track one we are treated with full-blown prog rock with free spirited signature changes and higly complex song structures flavoured with extended soloing and interesting vocal arrangements. The songs flow from gentle acoustic interludes to aggressive riffing and angry drumming yet again interrupted with mellotron, VCS-3 and Moog solos.

The whole album culminates in the monstrous multi-part half-hour epic "In Search of What Is" , which combinates all these aforementioned attributes and also revisits some of the album's main themes in a way only these Molvanian proggers are capable of.

The basic story of the album is about a man called Darkster Souldog who one morning wakes up from a palace in ancient Peru. In an epic quest to find his lost happiness and the meaning of life he has to fight his way through angry natives and come to terms with his gloomy past to find his way back home. What a splendid rock opera indeed! "

Is he the Son of THAT ZLAD!?

I can't wait 2 hear it!!!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2005 at 16:04
Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

A Day In The Life of Peter Limp.
An epic 3-disc concept album telling the extraordinary story of... a bloke.

Disc 1 - Morning

  1. Alarm (0:04)
  2. The Joy of the Snooze Button (3:20)
  3. Alarm (Reprise) (0:06)
  4. What a Strange Dream That Was... (6:08)
  5. I Really Should Get Up In A Minute (18:32)
  6. Fag 1 (1:00)
  7. Hygene Matters (7:12)
  8. Fag 2 (1:00)
  9. The Breakfast (30:54):
                I - A Cup of Tea
                II - Shreddies or Cornflakes?
                III - Cornflakes It Is
                IV - Time for an Egg?
                V - Egg
                VI - Toast
                VII - Another Cup of Tea

    8.   Fag 3 (1:00)  
    9.   News Is Boring (3:22)
    10. Fag 4 (1:00)
    11. Sh*t! When's My Shift Again? (0:39)
    12. How To Miss A Train (2:32)



Disc 2 - Afternoon

  1. Sorry I'm Late! Let Me Explain... (10:41)
  2. Work Is Even More Boring Than News Is (3:24)
  3. How May I Help You (To Die)? (22:36)
  4. Stock Check (6:09)
  5. Lunchbreak (Including "Chocolate's Better Than Real Food" and "Fags 5-10") (36:01)
  6. I Really Really Really Want To Go Home Now (5:18)
  7. End Of Shift (2:12)
  8. Hallelujah! Let Us Praise Him! [Trad.] (4:04)


Disc 3 - Evening

    1. "Me Time" (64:42):

                I - Fag 11
                II - Telly
                III - Fag 12
                IV - More Telly
                V - Fag 13
                VI - The Pizza's Here
                VII - Beer Makes Telly Better
                VIII - I Really Need a Girlfriend
                IX - Just a Friend Would Do
                XI - Fag 14
                XII - I'm Literally Such a w**ker
                XIII - Fag 15

    2. Sleep (3:00)

Very funny, TP

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2005 at 16:35
Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

A Day In The Life of Peter Limp.
An epic 3-disc concept album telling the extraordinary story of... a bloke.

Disc 1 - Morning

  1. Alarm (0:04)
  2. The Joy of the Snooze Button (3:20)
  3. Alarm (Reprise) (0:06)
  4. What a Strange Dream That Was... (6:08)
  5. I Really Should Get Up In A Minute (18:32)
  6. Fag 1 (1:00)
  7. Hygene Matters (7:12)
  8. Fag 2 (1:00)
  9. The Breakfast (30:54):
                I - A Cup of Tea
                II - Shreddies or Cornflakes?
                III - Cornflakes It Is
                IV - Time for an Egg?
                V - Egg
                VI - Toast
                VII - Another Cup of Tea

    8.   Fag 3 (1:00)  
    9.   News Is Boring (3:22)
    10. Fag 4 (1:00)
    11. Sh*t! When's My Shift Again? (0:39)
    12. How To Miss A Train (2:32)



Disc 2 - Afternoon

  1. Sorry I'm Late! Let Me Explain... (10:41)
  2. Work Is Even More Boring Than News Is (3:24)
  3. How May I Help You (To Die)? (22:36)
  4. Stock Check (6:09)
  5. Lunchbreak (Including "Chocolate's Better Than Real Food" and "Fags 5-10") (36:01)
  6. I Really Really Really Want To Go Home Now (5:18)
  7. End Of Shift (2:12)
  8. Hallelujah! Let Us Praise Him! [Trad.] (4:04)

Disc 3 - Evening

    1. "Me Time" (64:42):

                I - Fag 11
                II - Telly
                III - Fag 12
                IV - More Telly
                V - Fag 13
                VI - The Pizza's Here
                VII - Beer Makes Telly Better
                VIII - I Really Need a Girlfriend
                IX - Just a Friend Would Do
                XI - Fag 14
                XII - I'm Literally Such a w**ker
                XIII - Fag 15

    2. Sleep (3:00)


Actually, I'd love to turn that into music. If it ever went anywhere, I would give you credit, of course.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2005 at 16:37
Originally posted by GatesOfDelirium GatesOfDelirium wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

A Day In The Life of Peter Limp.
An epic 3-disc concept album telling the extraordinary story of... a bloke.

Disc 1 - Morning

  1. Alarm (0:04)
  2. The Joy of the Snooze Button (3:20)
  3. Alarm (Reprise) (0:06)
  4. What a Strange Dream That Was... (6:08)
  5. I Really Should Get Up In A Minute (18:32)
  6. Fag 1 (1:00)
  7. Hygene Matters (7:12)
  8. Fag 2 (1:00)
  9. The Breakfast (30:54):
                I - A Cup of Tea
                II - Shreddies or Cornflakes?
                III - Cornflakes It Is
                IV - Time for an Egg?
                V - Egg
                VI - Toast
                VII - Another Cup of Tea

    8.   Fag 3 (1:00)  
    9.   News Is Boring (3:22)
    10. Fag 4 (1:00)
    11. Sh*t! When's My Shift Again? (0:39)
    12. How To Miss A Train (2:32)



Disc 2 - Afternoon

  1. Sorry I'm Late! Let Me Explain... (10:41)
  2. Work Is Even More Boring Than News Is (3:24)
  3. How May I Help You (To Die)? (22:36)
  4. Stock Check (6:09)
  5. Lunchbreak (Including "Chocolate's Better Than Real Food" and "Fags 5-10") (36:01)
  6. I Really Really Really Want To Go Home Now (5:18)
  7. End Of Shift (2:12)
  8. Hallelujah! Let Us Praise Him! [Trad.] (4:04)

Disc 3 - Evening

    1. "Me Time" (64:42):

                I - Fag 11
                II - Telly
                III - Fag 12
                IV - More Telly
                V - Fag 13
                VI - The Pizza's Here
                VII - Beer Makes Telly Better
                VIII - I Really Need a Girlfriend
                IX - Just a Friend Would Do
                XI - Fag 14
                XII - I'm Literally Such a w**ker
                XIII - Fag 15

    2. Sleep (3:00)


Actually, I'd love to turn that into music. If it ever went anywhere, I would give you credit, of course.


I'd happily write lyrics for you!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 22 2005 at 21:54

How about: A DAY IN THE LIFE

 1- 6am

 2- 7am

 3- 8am

and so on and so on....


RIP in bossa nova heaven.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 10:41
How do people know how long these songs are going to be?
My recent purchases:
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 10:43
Originally posted by lunaticviolist lunaticviolist wrote:

How do people know how long these songs are going to be?


In my case I was generally using the track times as another source of humour. I liked the idea of the fag breaks all being exactly one minute in length, and the "Me Time" section being a big ol' epic. To be honest, I began imagining the kinds of moods/instruments/styles that would appear on different tracks... I just took the whole thing far too seriously.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 11:08
Originally posted by Titan Titan wrote:

spring - trees-blossom, meadows, singing birds, living animals... (optimistic, melodic, a lot of flute, guitars etc.)

summer - rain, heat, swimming, clear sky, wild people (rhytmic, funny)

autumn - falling leafs, naked trees, hiding animals, hiding people at home (deeper, a lot of keyboards, guitars)

winter - snow (deep music - organs, hammond, keyboards, accoustic guitars etc.)


one season could have at least 12 minutes long track... (without singing)

anyway my weird ideas



Mr. Vivaldi beat you out on this subject some 300 years ago...
Semm che, semm che settà giò in del bar / a cercà l'universo nel bucèer del Cynar
cosmonauti al tavolino cun la sigareta in bùca / che vemm a cambià el mund apena finissum la sambuca
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 12:25

I wrote a concept work entitled "A Butterfly's Story" based on the dreams of a friend, i have it all recorded here on my PC. The concept is about the similarities between the dream and real life... The Butterfly is really the woman he loves, she took a strange shape in his dream to tell him the things she can't tell him in the real world.

Tracklist:

1.- Overture (4:12)

2.- Butterfly Dream (6:18)

3.- The Failing God (5:42)

4.- How Much More? (11:17)

5.- Estridency (Instrumental) (7:18)

6.- The Fantasy Returns (8:33)

I'm a Man-Owl-Fish.
Creator-Observer-Muse.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 13:26

 

Amazing thread, Trouserpress is my clear winner. Can't think of a concept myself, but I definitely post something.

Back to Trouserpress, I could imagine reviews of "A Day in a Life Of Peter Lump" - "Progrock finally descended to cover everyday and common problems, instead of overlonged pompous suites concerning fairy tailes or hypnotherapies. The newest masterpiece of new progact called Peter Lump follows the thread of "Alan Psychedelic Breakfast" from obscure Pink Floyd album "Atom Heart Mother", and did a marvellous symphonic 3CD pieces concerning everyday routines such as waking up (ingenious 18 minutes long "I Really Should Wake Up In A Minute"), smoking, eating, leisure etc This album is a must. Prog rock is coming back, finally there is something interesting for people, not just prog nerds".

Trouserpress, I should quote what Brian Lane (Yes manager) told Trevor Horn "Why don't you become a f***ing producer?" No offense meant, but to the contrary. New Eddie Offord is born!!!

Mnemosyne, have you put this music on net and could you provide us with a link? I'm curious to hear this music!!

yet you still have time!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 15:25
Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by GatesOfDelirium GatesOfDelirium wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

A Day In The Life of Peter Limp.
An epic 3-disc concept album telling the extraordinary story of... a bloke.

Disc 1 - Morning

  1. Alarm (0:04)
  2. The Joy of the Snooze Button (3:20)
  3. Alarm (Reprise) (0:06)
  4. What a Strange Dream That Was... (6:08)
  5. I Really Should Get Up In A Minute (18:32)
  6. Fag 1 (1:00)
  7. Hygene Matters (7:12)
  8. Fag 2 (1:00)
  9. The Breakfast (30:54):
                I - A Cup of Tea
                II - Shreddies or Cornflakes?
                III - Cornflakes It Is
                IV - Time for an Egg?
                V - Egg
                VI - Toast
                VII - Another Cup of Tea

    8.   Fag 3 (1:00)  
    9.   News Is Boring (3:22)
    10. Fag 4 (1:00)
    11. Sh*t! When's My Shift Again? (0:39)
    12. How To Miss A Train (2:32)



Disc 2 - Afternoon

  1. Sorry I'm Late! Let Me Explain... (10:41)
  2. Work Is Even More Boring Than News Is (3:24)
  3. How May I Help You (To Die)? (22:36)
  4. Stock Check (6:09)
  5. Lunchbreak (Including "Chocolate's Better Than Real Food" and "Fags 5-10") (36:01)
  6. I Really Really Really Want To Go Home Now (5:18)
  7. End Of Shift (2:12)
  8. Hallelujah! Let Us Praise Him! [Trad.] (4:04)

Disc 3 - Evening

    1. "Me Time" (64:42):

                I - Fag 11
                II - Telly
                III - Fag 12
                IV - More Telly
                V - Fag 13
                VI - The Pizza's Here
                VII - Beer Makes Telly Better
                VIII - I Really Need a Girlfriend
                IX - Just a Friend Would Do
                XI - Fag 14
                XII - I'm Literally Such a w**ker
                XIII - Fag 15

    2. Sleep (3:00)


Actually, I'd love to turn that into music. If it ever went anywhere, I would give you credit, of course.


I'd happily write lyrics for you!


I'll hold you to that.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 16:02

...Great Thread....very enjoyable read....the most fun I had on this forum in quite some time. A thumbs up for everyone who participated.

Doc....I love your bonus songs.

Trouserpress...extremely funny and creative. Bravo to you. PS....you smoke too much.

 

My concept is more of a theme based on break-up and the angst and despair one feels afterwards. All these songs exist in lyrical form and when I was actually in a band...two of them came to fruition.

Love Overture(long tune...20-30 minutes)

The Pit of Despair(a little shorter)...10-15 minutes

Sea of Sorrow(this one came to fruition) a little over 6 minutes

Internal Damnation...10-15  minutes

Festering Doom( Another one that came to fruition)...don't recall the time...my guess would be about 5 minutes.

Rabbit's Hunger...a shorty...pehaps about 4 minutes

not very original admittedly, but I was always a sucker for emotional lps like Misplaced Childhood and Clutching At Straws

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 16:38
Originally posted by gdub411 gdub411 wrote:

Trouserpress...extremely funny and creative. Bravo to you. PS....you smoke too much.



Thank you... but I'm glad to say that Peter Limp and I have very little in common. I don't smoke at all (or drink, as it happens), I don't have a deadend job, I DO have a girlfriend and I don't watch telly all evening. Thank god.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 17:35

 

Nevertheless it was brilliant!! Think of many Peters Limps in the street who would like to buy that album. I think Flower Kings or Transatlantic should record it, they like short tracks!!

yet you still have time!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2005 at 20:10
Peter limp is already my hero.....genius concept...what about a bonus song called 'taking a crap'???
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2005 at 03:28
Over-10-minute pieces always scare me...
And concept albums/big suites are often a letdown for me...

I prefer 7-8-minute-songs: they are plump enough to stuff in everything you need without becoming too boring
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2005 at 07:47
Great concepts folks! I'd truly like to listen to some ;)

With my band, we're planning a strange kind of concept album. Doing us mainly jam sessions, it's pretty difficult to do something like this, but it will sound like:

"Scenes from the Dark Side of the Wall"

It's a fantascientific concept, in which famous rock musicians will travel in the future to steal from us our tunes. We'll take famous riff (think of Smoke on the Water, Money, and so on), evolving from those in a completely different song - claming WE have composed those riffs, and not the musicians that got fame and money with them.

Just a funny idea :D
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2005 at 08:10
Originally posted by Morandar Morandar wrote:

Great concepts folks! I'd truly like to listen to some ;)

With my band, we're planning a strange kind of concept album. Doing us
mainly jam sessions, it's pretty difficult to do something like this,
but it will sound like:

"Scenes from the Dark Side of the Wall"

It's a fantascientific concept, in which famous rock musicians will
travel in the future to steal from us our tunes. We'll take famous riff
(think of Smoke on the Water, Money, and so on), evolving from those in
a completely different song - claming WE have composed those riffs, and
not the musicians that got fame and money with them.

Just a funny idea :D


This is what I call an ingenious idea!
Way to go, man!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2005 at 09:58

The Long Journey Home

(a double CD)

Tracklist:

CD1

Scene I. Waiting for the Bus 31:46

Scene II. Too Close for Comfort 9:23

Act 1. The Stranger's Hand 4:01

Act 2. The Stare 5:22

Scene III. The Breakdown 5:29

Scene IV. Busy Streets to Transcend 00:37

Scene V. Waiting for the Bus Pt. 2 29:14

 

CD 2

Scene VI. The Great Many 15:25

Act 1. Giving up Seats 3:10

Act 2. The Smell 9:13

Act 3. The Sudden Stop/Won't Somebody Reach Out a Hand 3:03

Scene VII. Transition 6:29

Scene VIII. Waiting for the Bus Pt. 3 37:35

Act 1. Resolve 3:27

Act 2. Despair 33:18

Act 3. Absolution 0:50

Scene IX. The Key to the Front Gate 4:42

Scene X. Finally Free 8:17

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2005 at 14:01

Oh your concept are great, from the ranking you gave, currently the winner seems to be Trouserpress.. let's see if this goes on a little bit with some other ideas..

Oh, the concept about the politicians is funny!

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