Albums You Got This Christmas
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Topic: Albums You Got This Christmas
Posted By: Xonty
Subject: Albums You Got This Christmas
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 14:28
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Hey, just wondering how everyone's Christmas went, and specifically whether Santa got you any albums you particularly wanted (or didn't want?) this year. I haven't been active on ProgArchives for a while now for various work reasons, but I'm hoping to come back again and start writing/re-writing reviews too, and I thought this would be a nice place to start. Anyway, a list of mine: -The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (fallen in love with them once again) -Bon Iver - s/t (nice surprise from out of the blue) -Glenn Gould - The Goldberg Variations (just listened to it along with a music score, highly recommended for getting into classical) -Grant Green - Idle Moments (a great hard bop guitar-y album) -Bert Jansch - Rosemary Lane (my favourite record of his, very consistent collection of folk songs) -Nick Mulvey - First Mind (yet to hear this one, all I know is that it's not prog) -Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Alatt Szuletett (a great introduction into glitchy breakcore/electronic music if -anyone's interested) -Eberhard Weber - The Colours Of Chloe (massively recommended for any modern jazz fans) -Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (another personal favourite that I've always wanted) |
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Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 16:50
| Jean-Paul Prat: Masal. From my daughter and son 😊 |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 17:53
 That is one of my absolute favourite French prog albums right there! Sheer genius. Love the zeuhlish start with those rrrrrumbling drums and that thick-as-shoelaces-bass. Your kids are alright by me. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
akaBona wrote:Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 18:03
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I received quite a few 2015 releases. Albums I already know are going to destroy my AOTY list - a list that already was plenty full beforehand. Oh well one can't really complain about the overabundance of great new music. Reve Général - Howl Circle - Pharaoh Overlord Komara - s/t Simon Steensland - A Farewell to Brains Goblin Rebirth - s/t Schnellertollermeier - X Sonar - Black Light Homunculus Res - Come si... Pharaoh Overlord and Howl may just be the finest albums I've heard this year (together with elephant9's Silver Mountain). ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: December 26 2015 at 19:30
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Tull - Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die (Steven Wilson remix) Nick Drake - Fruit Tree box set Elmore James - Blues After Hours Rory Gallagher - Wheels Within Wheels Gentle Giant - Octopus (Steven Wilson remix) ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: RockHound
Date Posted: December 27 2015 at 08:25
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Jack O' the Clock had a bargain download available for their complete discography on Bandcamp, so I bit. Beats the hell out of those argyle socks I received.
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: January 01 2016 at 17:55
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This year was probably the best Christmas I've ever had in terms of music. Bubu - Anbelas Rayuela - Rayuela Khan - Space Shanty Marshall Tucker Band - Running Like The Wind As for albums I've bought since then with money I got for Christmas: Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South (Deluxe Edition including the entire Ludlow Garage show) (CD) Amboy Dukes - Tooth Fang & Claw (CD) Brand X - Masques (vinyl) Brand X - Do They Hurt? (vinyl) Genesis - Selling England by The Pound (CD) Gentle Giant - Octopus (CD) Grateful Dead - Sunshine Daydream 8/27/72 (iTunes) Harmonium - Si On Avait Besoin D'Une Cinquieme Saison (vinyl) Maneige - Les Porches (iTunes) Marshall Tucker Band - Together Forever (vinyl) Outlaws - Bring It Back Alive (vinyl) ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: January 01 2016 at 18:25
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Paul Brady - Spirits Colliding Antoine Dufour - Existence Beach Boys - Pet Sounds IQ - Dark Matter Spock's Beard - V Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run and some great books too. |
Posted By: jmprestidge
Date Posted: January 09 2016 at 12:38
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Tangerine Dream - Force Majeure - CD Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear - Vinyl *I should note that I had Phaedra and Rubycon by Tangerine Dream, then had jumped straight to Tangram, assuming foolishly that the other Virgin Years stuff between '75 - '79 wouldn't really interest me. Upon first listens to both Stratosfear and Force Majeure, I was very wrong. Stratosfear is very good. Force Majeure is phenomenal! I have a good and thoughtful wife, who surprised me with these albums for Christmas this year. Jean Michel Jarre - Rendezvous - Vinyl Tangerine Dream Lily on the Beach - CD Elder - Lore - CD (I wouldn't call this prog, more stoner-rock, though there's a lot that's prog-ish about it) We Lost the Sea - Departure Songs - Vinyl (More post-rock, but possibly my favorite album of 2015. Amazing.) This is my first post on ProgArchives. Glad to be here!
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Posted By: chazzaboy
Date Posted: January 19 2016 at 05:56
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Church of Anthrax - John Cale & Terry Riley Muffin man goes to college - Mr.Zappa
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 25 2016 at 13:09
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Can't believe 2016 went by so fast. I probably shouldn't have slept so much. Julegaver this year (of the musical kind) include: Mother Turtle - ll (Heard this before turning in last night and was absolutely thrilled with what I heard!) Řresund Space Collective - West Space & Love ll Promenade - Noi Al Dir Di Noi Thy Catafalque - Meta (Heard half of this and it is again one of those irritating albums that uses programmed drums instead of a human beat provider  )------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: December 25 2016 at 13:15
Welcome on PA!  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf2srRfppHAslEmHBn8QP6d_eoanh0eW" rel="nofollow - My compositions |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 25 2016 at 13:17
^I don't think he will be responding Nico. He hasn't logged in to PA since he made that post (onthe 9th of January no less) But yeah - welcome anyhoo! I would love to have more Tangerine Dream fans on here. Good taste in music os always welcome  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: December 25 2016 at 13:23
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Thanks to my wonderful family for some great presents. CD: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew (with a bonus concert on DVD, Miles playing a killer set in Copenhagen in November, 1969 with Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette) Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat Soft Machine - Fourth & Fifth Vinyl: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: mechanicalflattery
Date Posted: December 25 2016 at 20:26
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Finally splurged today after saving up and avoiding any extravagant purchases for the last six months or so. Pooled my own cash with some resources gained from family... James Chance and the Contortions - Buy Aube - Cardiac Strain Main - Firmament II Franco Leprino - Integrati... Disintegrati Forrest Fang - The Wolf at the Ruins and Migration Einsturzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch Remko Scha and the Machines - As Is Melt-Banana - Speak Squeak Creak Ran Blake - Plays Solo Piano Magnog - Magnog Lol Coxhill - Ear of Beholder Battles - Mirrored Musica Elettronica Viva - Friday Heather Duby - Post to Wire Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning (needed a new copy) Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air Joan La Barbara - Voice is the Original Instrument Merry Christmas to all!
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: December 25 2016 at 20:42
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I didn't get any albums but I got a cool calendar from my sis. Wish someone would have given me the new Universal Totem Orchestra.
------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: December 26 2016 at 22:18
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One of my kids gave me Gnarls Barkley 'St. Elsewhere' and Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black'. On vinyl.  ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: December 26 2016 at 22:22
My eldest son gave me this on vinyl last Christmas. Had never heard it before. Wow. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |