Best of 2022 so far
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Topic: Best of 2022 so far
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Subject: Best of 2022 so far
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 08:40
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Don't think I've seen a thread here yet, what you got? Favorites so far Black Midi-Hellfire 5UU's- the quiet in your bones Join The Din - Elephants In Autumn Rage Melt Yourself Down - Pray For Me I Don't Fit In Asceta - Asceta Janel Leppin - Ensemble Volcanic Ash All very good Black Flower-Magma Ikarus-Plasma Bubblemath-Turf Ascension Mary Halvorson - Amarylis the Smile - A light for attracting attention October Equus - Noches blancas nuches rojas Akku Quintet - Live Glass Museum - Reflet Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There Yang - Designed for Disaster Schnauser - Altra Seccatura Deadly Orgone Radiation - Desecration Of Form Held By Trees - Solace ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 10:20
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The closest is this, which is obviously not the same thing. (And which, equally obviously, you know about, since you’ve posted in it.) http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=128371" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=128371 But it is interesting to see how I feel now, compared to what I felt were my favourite albums of 2022 last time I posted in the above thread. For a start one of my top five albums (by OU) of bands not in PA, is now in PA - meaning even if my opinions has not changed overall, I would still need to make some alterations. Amusingly, last time I posted in the above thread, I mentioned an album still relatively new to me, that I was sure would end up taking a place in my not in PA list. You’d think that would solve the problem of what to replace OU with, except now that band (Pájaro) has also been added to PA! 🤪 I still haven’t heard this year’s black midi or Black Country, New Road, and there is a very good chance that at least black midi will necessitate further changes to how I feel now. Rather than attempt to work out a new top five, here is a probable top ten (off the top of my head, without checking what else I love from this year): Top Ten in PA Daal Daymoon Extra Life Fromuz Laughing Stock Mental Fracture OU Pájaro Solace Supplice Ufomammut Bubbling Under Ghost Toast Long Distance Calling Mattergy Plesiosaurio Riverwood Top Ten NOT in PA a-tota-so Boris The D/A Method Flow Collective GGGOLDDD Humanotone Kalandra MWWB Shadow Universe Mario Lino Stancati Bubbling Under DI’AUL Enphin Narwhale Nebala Jo Quail ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 10:23
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From your list, Ian, I’ve not yet listened to the following - which I fully expect to be competing for a place in my list, once I have: Black Country, New Road black midi Deadly Orgome Radiation 5UU's Join The Din October Equus The Smile [EDIT] I’ve also remembered some more albumsfor my Not in PA list: Alexisonfire Fontaines DC Wet Leg ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 11:01
I did search for similar threads before I posted but the search function and my memory failed to produce any results.   ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 11:54
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I'm really far behind on listening to new stuff, and there are some key albums I have yet to listen to. So, this is what I got so far... Afforested – Ancient Healing Oakwood Journeys Artefactron – Artefactron The Tangent – Songs from the Hard Shoulder October Equus – Noches Blancas, Luces Rojas Magician’s Red – Threshold Anthropods – Anthropods Bresk – A Journey Through the Life of Peder Balke 1804-1887 Jalayan – Floating Islands François Thollot – Alternatives Giant Hedgehog – Im Siel Alex Ward + Mark Browne + Pat Thomas – Oxford 1992 ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 14:10
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Adding to this list which I copied from the other thread...
* Crushing My Palms Between The Glass Shards You Gave Me - http://crushingmypalmsbetweentheglassshardsyougaveme.bandcamp.com/album/wake-up-a-new-dawn-is-waiting-for-you" rel="nofollow - Wake Up! A New Dawn Is Waiting For You. * Alex Ward, Mark Browne & Pat Thomas - http://scatterarchive.bandcamp.com/album/oxford-1992" rel="nofollow - Oxford 1992 * Trio Subliminal - http://orendarecords.bandcamp.com/album/trio-subliminal-2-cinema-infernale" rel="nofollow - Cinema Infernale * Odd Fiction - http://oddfiction.bandcamp.com/album/puzzle-machine" rel="nofollow - Puzzle Machine * Mario Lino Stancati - http://unexplainedsoundsgroup.bandcamp.com/album/vairagya" rel="nofollow - Vairagya * Tigran Hamasyan - http://tigranhamasyan.bandcamp.com/album/standart" rel="nofollow - StandArt * Acid Mothers Temple - http://acidmotherstempleswr.bandcamp.com/album/japanese-new-music-festival-japan-tour-2022" rel="nofollow - Japanese New Music Festival Japan Tour 2022 * 5uu's - http://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-quiet-in-your-bones" rel="nofollow - The Quiet In Your Bones * Missigno - http://missignoband.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - Dystopian Reverie * Handwrist - http://handwrist.bandcamp.com/album/nine-steps" rel="nofollow - Nine Steps * Black Midi - http://bmblackmidi.bandcamp.com/album/hellfire" rel="nofollow - Hellfire * Join The Din - http://jointhedin.bandcamp.com/album/elephants-in-autumn-rage" rel="nofollow - Elephants In Autumn Rage * Louis De Mieulle - http://ldemieulle.bandcamp.com/album/magnetic-feel" rel="nofollow - Magnetic Feel * John Zorn - Suite For Piano
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Mirakaze wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 14:27
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I will need this thread badly, as I feel quite behind on this year musically speaking. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 14:31
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Way too early for me (I don't start getting seriously into the year's music with reviews until September), but so far this is what I've got: 1. WESERBERGLAND Sacrae Symphonae nr. 1 The scrum (in some order): STRANGE POP Ten Years Gone RETURNED TO THE EARTH Fall of the Watcher RANESTRANE Apocalypse Now BREIDABLIK Alduorka SILENT TEMPLE Faery Revolution JONAS LINDBERG & THE OTHER SIDE Miles from Nowhere TANGERINE DREAM Raum INNER PROSPEKT Grey Origin VON HERTZEN BROTHERS Red Alert in the Blue Forest BEN CRAVEN Monsters from the Id MIDLAKE For the Sake of Bethel Woods STEVE VAI Inviolate MOON X Zap! BIG BIG TRAIN Welcome to the Planet THE POWER OF THREE Time Horizon ALMS The Trial THE LIGHT IN THE OCEAN Deep Reef Dream KARFAGEN Land of Green and Gold GHOST TOAST Shade Without Color As I said in my review, the Weserbergland album makes me proud to be human. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 15:40
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 17:01
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Haven't heard that much, but this one...
...is my number one up to now as well.
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 17:02
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Bubblemath - Turf Ascension Simon Phillips Protocol - V The Lickerish Quartet - Volume 3 (not prog) DOMi & JD Beck - s/t |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 19:37
^ This
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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: August 07 2022 at 22:26
| I think the new black midi is my favorite album of the year so far, but I have not really listened to too many. Maybe this thread can help me find others to listen to! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 08 2022 at 01:33
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Not listening too enough nowadays and trying to stick to buying Vinyl when I can. The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree Big Big Train - Welcome To The Planet The Tangent - Songs From The Hard Shoulder Animals As Leaders - Parrhesia |
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: August 08 2022 at 01:52
| My top albums (July 2022); Kalle Wallner, Returned To The Earth, Oh Hiroshima, Bjorn Riis, Amorphis, T, Pure Reason Revolution, Pymlico, Porcupine Tree, Karfagen, Star One, The Pineapple Thief. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 08 2022 at 02:43
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No order at this time: (you can hear most of them on Bandcamp) Late 2021 (I missed out on them)
Charlotte Greve, Wood River, Cantus Domus - Sediments We Move Dust Mountain - Hymns for Wilderness Levitation Orchestra - Illusions & Realities 2022: Pan Daijing - Tissues Akku Quintet - Live Ikarus - Plasma Black Flower - Magma Yokaï - Coup de grâce Glass Museum - Reflet Kajgün - Daogoad One Shot - A James Läuten der Seele - Läuten der Seele High Pulp - Pursuit of Ends Arthur Brown - Long Long Road Birth - Born Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine: Blue & Golden Eclectic Maybe band - Again, Alors?
Levitation Orchestra - Illusions & Realities Fractal Sextet - Fractal Sextet Magma - Khartel Origina1Nerd - Unknown Fren - All The Pretty Days WYZRD - Seasons Under the Reefs Orchestra - Sakurajima Bubbling under: Cheer Accident - Here comes the Sunset All Them Witches - Live on the Internet Black Midi - Hellfire Bubblemath - Turf Ascension Join The Din - Elephants In Autumn Rage Action & Tension & Space - Tellus
October Equus : Noches blancas, luces rojas Black Flower - Magma Kajgun - Daogoad Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine - Blue & Golden Janel Leppin - Ensemble Volcanic Ash Tumi Mogorosi - Group Theory : Black Music DRH - Ode Toa Firework Nanot - Nanot . ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: August 10 2022 at 08:12
80 albums?!!! I’ve only got the first one…… |
Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: August 10 2022 at 11:27
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Pattern-Seeking Animals 'Only passing through' Michael Romeo 'War of the Worlds pt. 2' Moonwagon 'The efficient use of Space' Ryo Okumoto 'The Myth of the Mostrophos'
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: August 10 2022 at 13:31
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.....Good movie  ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: August 12 2022 at 09:18
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I'm really growing fond of Android's 'Another Midnight Ball'.- Such as fresh - dare I say innovative - take on prog, I really like it.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 21 2022 at 03:22
My favourite of the year so far |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: August 21 2022 at 04:39
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^ Definitely among my favourites from this year (so far). I’ve never been disappointed by Daal, but this is a wonderful album, for sure! 🤗😍 ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: August 21 2022 at 11:45
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Now playing 🎧 I’ve felt (and said) for some time that I think the debut album from Solace Supplice is likely to be my favourite release from this year. If there were any doubt, it’s probably now gone, and for the worst reason. As much as I wanted to think and hope otherwise, I knew the horrible probability was that this would be the first and last Solace Supplice release. I only wish I had managed to complete my Imaginærium review in time for Eric to have seen how much I enjoy that album, too. It feels a little odd, knowing the Imaginærium album has not even been released yet. And there is still Nova Cascade to come, too. The spirit carries on…. RIP, mon ami. 😔 https://solacesupplice.bandcamp.com/album/liturgies-contemporaines" rel="nofollow - https://solacesupplice.bandcamp.com/album/liturgies-contemporaines ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: August 21 2022 at 11:49
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Terrible news indeed. Adieu, Eric, tu resteras eternel ! ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: August 22 2022 at 00:06
Excellent choices and I’d add Pure Reason Revolution ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: August 24 2022 at 03:05
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Additions to my previous list: The Tangent - Songs from the hard Shoulder Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet RanestRane - Apocalypse Now |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: August 27 2022 at 01:25
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Also adding Muse - Will of The People Lonely Robot - A Model Life 3 very different albums. Muse have released their best album since Absolution and probably on a par with Black Holes and Revelations. It's an excellent set of songs all written by Matt Bellamy as the world came of of lock down. Looking forward to the Plymouth gig next year and singing We're f**king f**ked with everyone else! The redoubtable talent of John Mitchell again delivers a very nice album indeed. Love the production and bass sound especially. Motorpsycho will likely end up my favourite album of the year perhaps just edging out Daal. Developing into another great year for prog.
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Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: October 15 2022 at 05:27
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Adding (cont'd) Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Orlando: Le Forme dell'Amore Motorpsycho - Ancient Astronauts Regal Worm - Worm! I'm very impressed with Banco's new album. That album could play on repeat for long time.
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: October 16 2022 at 04:56
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Update:
* Robert Fripp - Washington Square Church * John Zorn - John Zorn's Olympiad, Vol. 2: Fencing 1978 * Ventifacts - http://ventifacts.bandcamp.com/album/chronic-town" rel="nofollow - Chronic Town * Paranoid Void - http://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lRU8HTyXMKgObF-0NxL7vVHBAqfD5quPw" rel="nofollow - Travels In My Universe * Raze The Maze - http://razethemaze.bandcamp.com/album/7am-dream-2" rel="nofollow - 7AM Dream * Tatsuya Yoshida & Sara Wakui - http://magaibutsuothers.bandcamp.com/album/reflections" rel="nofollow - Reflections * Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & Esperanza Spalding - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mzYaFjdETFqNIplCU4mWmMy4ICm4a-6MA" rel="nofollow - Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival * The Fourth World Quartet - http://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grand-bland-vapid-rapids" rel="nofollow - Grand Bland Vapid Rapids * Björk - http://bjork.bandcamp.com/album/fossora" rel="nofollow - Fossora * In-Dreamview - http://in-dreamview.bandcamp.com/album/spires" rel="nofollow - Spires * Tatsuya Yoshida & Risa Takeda - http://tatsuyayoshidarisatakeda.bandcamp.com/album/gaku" rel="nofollow - Gaku * Tatsuya Yoshida & Risa Takeda - http://tatsuyayoshidarisatakeda.bandcamp.com/album/sin" rel="nofollow - Sin (I swear, these two are out to ruin me financially) ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 17 2022 at 02:42
They do seem to have come back with renewed vigour. I'll definitely check this one out thanks.
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: October 21 2022 at 11:02
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Five-Storey Ensemble is apparently not listed here, which is very strange. Anyway, just listening to their wonderful 2022 Presence album. One of the best! I also like the new Motorpsycho, Legendary Pink Dots, and Björk a lot. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: October 21 2022 at 12:23
Yeah , I may try submitting them again as they have new material out. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: October 21 2022 at 12:50
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Marillion~AHBID The Flower Kings~By Royal Decree Scorpions~Rock Believer Porcupine Tree~C/C -------------   
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 21 2022 at 15:10
Olga and Vitaly have doe it again! Now, with three of the best albums of the past 10 years, it's time for PA to accept Chamber Prog as a thing. There are TONS of bands, songs, albums that do not use drum kits and/or use percussion instruments minimally that deserve to be here. And there are plenty of examples of bands/artists composing neoclassical types of music. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: October 22 2022 at 11:58
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post-black goes sympho-prog (highly recommended!) |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: October 22 2022 at 12:00
The rest is good though |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 24 2022 at 02:55
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Glass Hammer - At The Gate Jean Michel Jarre - OXYMORE Evership - The Uncrowned King - Act 2 the JMJ album has the title and all the tracks in CAPITALS for some reason. Anyway it's a good album , way better than the last release
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Posted By: bartymj
Date Posted: October 24 2022 at 03:13
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Four albums I've given a 5 (four and a half) stars this year, in no particular order: Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side - Miles from Nowhere The Tangent - Songs from the Hard Shoulder TRK Project - Books that End in Tears (Duets version) Solace Supplice - Liturgies Contemporaines :-( Honourable mentions for Pure Reason Revolution, and possibly splitting opinion, Porcupine Tree
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Posted By: bartymj
Date Posted: October 25 2022 at 12:21
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Make that five. Bjorn Riis - Everything to Everyone Listened to it three times today, and thoroughly enjoyed.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 05 2022 at 19:02
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Watch out everybody: Chrissie Loftus and iNFiNiEN are back with another album! And it's killer! So smooth, mature, and engaging start to finish! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 05 2022 at 19:04
They were great playing this material at ProgDay. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: November 29 2022 at 11:49
* Jack & Owane - http://owane.bandcamp.com/album/guardian-spirits-of-the-quantum-multiverse" rel="nofollow - Guardian Spirits Of The Quantum Multiverse * Head Spin - http://headspin.bandcamp.com/album/escape-velocity" rel="nofollow - Escape Velocity * Perfect - http://perfectohio.bandcamp.com/album/perfect" rel="nofollow - Perfect * Greco Bastián - http://grecobastian.bandcamp.com/album/with-a-little-hell-from-my-friends" rel="nofollow - With A Little Hell From My Friends * John Zorn - Multiplicities: A Repository Of Non-Existent Objects * Ahleuchatistas - http://ahleuchatistas.bandcamp.com/album/expansion" rel="nofollow - Expansion * Pierre Vervloesem - http://pierrevervloesem.bandcamp.com/album/dark-matter-3-dark-matter-4" rel="nofollow - Dark Matter 3 / Dark Matter 4 * Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant Avec Folie À Quatre - http://trevordunnpyroclastic.bandcamp.com/album/s-ances" rel="nofollow - Séances * Emmett Elvin - http://emmettelvin.bandcamp.com/album/being-of-sound-mind" rel="nofollow - Being Of Sound Mind * Wippy Bonstack - http://wippybonstack.bandcamp.com/album/22" rel="nofollow - 22 ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp page |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 30 2022 at 00:24
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The Mighty Ra - All Secrets Known Ghost Of The Machine - Scissorgame Both of these albums I would give 5 stars too. ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 30 2022 at 00:27
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Flamborough Head - Jumping The Milestone The Blackheart Orchestra - Hotel Utopia ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: November 30 2022 at 04:24
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Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso- "Orlando: Le Forme Dell'Amore" Aliante- "Destinazioni Oblique" RanestRane- "Apocalypse Now" Motorpsycho- "Ancient Astronauts" Yesterdays- "Saint-Exupéry álma" Porcupine Tree- "C/C"Big Big Train- "Welcome To The Planet" Collage- "Over And Out" Kaprekar's Constant- "The Murder Wall" Mary Halvorson- "Amaryllis" |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 30 2022 at 06:35
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My list has changed (expanded) a bit since August: 2. WESERBERGLAND Sacrae Symphonae nr. 1 3. IKARUS Plasma 4. MOTORPSYCHO Ancient Astronauts 5. KLAUS SCHULZE Deus Arrakis 6. FIVE-STOREY ENSEMBLE Presence 7. RANESTRANE Apocalypse Now 8. RETURNED TO THE EARTH Fall of the Watcher 9. DREADNAUGHT The Endless 10. STRANGE POP Ten Years Gone 11. BREIDABLIK Alduorka 12. SILENT TEMPLE Faery Revolution 13. HAVEN OF ECHOES The Indifferent Stars 14. JONAS LINDBERG & THE OTHER SIDE Miles from Nowhere 15. TANGERINE DREAM Raum 16. INNER PROSPEKT Grey Origin 17. STEVE VAI Inviolate 18. BIRTH Born 19. BLACK MIDI Hellfire 20. VON HERTZEN BROTHERS Red Alert in the Blue Forest ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: December 01 2022 at 19:36
I've really fallen behind in my listening duties, but to add to the above list I posted in August, I offer the following... Ahleuchatistas - Expansion Aliante - Destinazioni oblique Anima Morte - Serpents in the Field of Sleep Ars de Er - Attacca Subito Ars de Er - L'adieu au monde Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Orlando: Le forme dell'amore Birth - Born Fren - All the Pretty Days Horse Lords - Comradely Objects Jaz - The Adventures of Valérian and Laureline Lobate Scarp - You Have It All Bjørn Riis - Everything to Everyone Sc'ööf - CDR_003_SA Pierre Vervloesem - 30 Years of Success Pierre Vervloesem & Eric Thielemans - Masterpieces of Irish Folklore, Vol. 12 Ed Wynne - Tumbling Through the Floativerse Yôkaï - Coup de grâce 5uu's - The Quiet in Your Bones ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: December 02 2022 at 06:24
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I'm finding that there are only two albums released in 2022 that I want to hear every day: iNFiNiEN's Beyong the Veil and RanestRane's Apocalypse Now. Start to finish, or drop me in during the middle of a song, it doesn't matter: I love these two albums and want to hear them every day. To me, that says something. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: December 02 2022 at 09:00
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Checked the albums I've listened to in 2022 so far, maybe I'm getting old but the top ones for me are by 'regular' offenders (bands I already listen to a ton), not a lot of new discoveries: Major Parkinson - Valesa Chapter 1 (Very different from what I expected but quite good) Devin Townsend - Lightworker Dear Hunter - Antimai (didn't strike strong at first but gets better each listen)
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: December 03 2022 at 08:44
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November 2022, a great month for progressive music: Collapse, Oak, Retrospective and Threshold.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: December 03 2022 at 08:51
I only listened to Threshold out of these but I plan to listen to them all.
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: December 03 2022 at 14:52
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No order at this time: (you can hear most of them on Bandcamp) Late 2021 (I missed out on them)
Charlotte Greve, Wood River, Cantus Domus - Sediments We Move Dust Mountain - Hymns for Wilderness Levitation Orchestra - Illusions & Realities 2022: Pan Daijing - Tissues Akku Quintet - Live
Ikarus - Plasma Roland Bühlmann - Enmaloc
Black Flower - MagmaYokaï - Coup de grâce
Glass Museum - Reflet MChazi - Papara Under the Reefs Orchestra - Sakurajima
Kajgün - DaogoadOne Shot - A James Läuten der Seele - Läuten der Seele High Pulp - Pursuit of Ends Arthur Brown - Long Long Road Birth - Born Eclectic Maybe band - Again, Alors?
Levitation Orchestra - Illusions & Realities Fractal Sextet - Fractal Sextet Magma - Khartel Origina1Nerd - Unknown Fren - All The Pretty Days WYZRD - Seasons Comet is Coming - Pÿramid
Black Mirrors - Tomorrow will be without us Village Of The Sun - First Light Work Money Death https://workmoneydeath.bandcamp.com/album/thought-action-reaction-interaction?from=embed" rel="nofollow - - Thought, Action, Reaction, Interaction Tom Skinner - Voices of Bishara Manna/ Mirage- Rest of the World Compassionizer - Narrow Is The Road Qasim Naqvi / Wadada Leo Smith / Andrew Cyrille - Two Centuries Tavat - Tavat Sammal - Aika Iaulaa Aamunkoite - Aamunkoite Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine: Blue & Golden Bubbling under: Cheer Accident - Here comes the Sunset All Them Witches - Live on the Internet Black Midi - Hellfire Bubblemath - Turf Ascension Join The Din - Elephants In Autumn Rage Action & Tension & Space - Tellus
October Equus : Noches blancas, luces rojas Black Flower - Magma Kajgun - Daogoad Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine - Blue & Golden Janel Leppin - Ensemble Volcanic Ash Tumi Mogorosi - Group Theory : Black Music DRH - Ode Toa Firework Nanot - Nanot Mabe Fratti - Se Ve Desde Aqui House of Lords - Comradely Objects Compro Oro – Buy The Dip hardly finalized
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: December 12 2022 at 15:21
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A couple more to add to my list above... Greco Bastián - With a Little Hell From My Friends Deadly Orgone Radiation - Desecration of Form Sherpa the Tiger - Ithkuil ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: December 12 2022 at 15:29
| Wippy Bonstack, 22, should be placed on the best of 2022 so far list! |
Posted By: enrico.rennella
Date Posted: December 12 2022 at 16:55
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In random order: La civilisation de la graine by M'Z Zenith by Poly-Math
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: December 13 2022 at 04:44
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These have tickled my fancy this year: Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet Von Hertzen Brothers - Red Alert in the Blue Forest The Tangent - Songs From The Hard Shoulder Porcupine Tree - Closure / Continuation Birth - Born Marillion - An Hour Before its dark Tiger Moth Tales - A Song of Spring Motorpsycho - Ancient Astronauts Bubblemath - Turf Ascension Evership - The Uncrowned King Act 2 iNFiNiEN - Beyond the Veil Galahad - The Last Great Adventurer As last year my favourite album of the year is by black midi - Hellfire ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: December 14 2022 at 06:12
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Recap: Pattern-Seeking Animals 'Only passing through' Michael Romeo 'War of the Worlds pt. 2' Moonwagon 'The efficient use of Space' Ryo Okumoto 'The Myth of the Mostrophos' The Tangent - Songs from the hard Shoulder Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet RanestRane - Apocalypse Now Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Orlando: Le Forme dell'Amore Motorpsycho - Ancient Astronauts Regal Worm - Worm! Phoenix Again ‘Vision’ Head Spin ’Escape Velocity’ (cleared by PSIKE team) Lobate Scarp ‘You Had It All’ |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: December 14 2022 at 07:32
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------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 15 2022 at 06:25
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great year, I need to listen to a lot more but these stand out for me Motorpsycho - Ancient Astronauts Daal - Daedalus Glass Hammer - At The Gate Marillion - An Hour Before DarkThe Flower Kings - By Royal Decree Black Midi - Hellfire Big Big Train - Welcome To The Planet Galahad - The Last Great Adventurer The Tangent - Songs From The Hard Shoulder Animals As Leaders - Parrhesi Lonely Robot - Model Life Muse - Will Of The People Evership - The Uncrowned King - Act 2 Comedy Of Errors - Time Machine Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation Threshold - Dividing Lines Major Parkinson - Valesa Chapter 1 Devin Townsend - Lightworker Virgil and Steve Howe - Lunar Mist Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Orlando: Le Forme dell'Amore |
Posted By: dauinghorn
Date Posted: December 16 2022 at 03:32
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Here's some jazz/folk/psych/prog/heavy stuff that I have enjoyed through the year. Merit Hemmingson - Huvva! Tredje Sviten Dungen - En är for mycket... Brad Mehldau - Jacob's Ladder Jenny Hval - Classic Objects Koma Saxo - Koma West Uusi Aika - s/t Sammal - Aika Laulaa Trevor Dunn - Seances Darkthrone - Astral Fortress Svenska Folkjazzkvartetten - Folkjazz anfaller Joakim Åhlund og Jockum Nordstrøm - Meets Moussa Fadera Birth - Born Florist - Florist Andy Shauf - Satan (single) Rural Tapes - Inner space music Mary Halvorson - Amaryllis The Mystic Revelation of Teppo Repo - Kosmoksen erakko |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: December 16 2022 at 04:00
Absolute incredible list. ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 21 2022 at 10:28
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^ that's very kind I've added the Banco album to make a working twenty. Motorpsycho - Ancient Astronauts Daal - Daedalus Glass Hammer - At The Gate Marillion - An Hour Before DarkThe Flower Kings - By Royal Decree Black Midi - Hellfire Big Big Train - Welcome To The Planet Galahad - The Last Great Adventurer The Tangent - Songs From The Hard Shoulder Animals As Leaders - Parrhesi Lonely Robot - Model Life Muse - Will Of The People Evership - The Uncrowned King - Act 2 Comedy Of Errors - Time Machine Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation Threshold - Dividing Lines Major Parkinson - Valesa Chapter 1 Devin Townsend - Lightworker Virgil and Steve Howe - Lunar Mist Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - Orlando: Le Forme dell'Amore |
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: January 02 2023 at 02:40
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Here is my top albums of 2022: 01-Kalle Wallner: Voices, 02-Oak; The Quiet Rebellion Of Compromise, 03-Collapse: Anarkh, 04-Returned To The Earth: Fall Of The Watcher, 05-Oh Hiroshima; Myriad, 06-Crippled Black Phoenix; Banefyre, 07-Long Distance Calling: Eraser, 08-Haven Of Echoes: The Indifferent Stars, 09-Threshold: Dividing Lines, 10-Retrospective: Introvert, 11-Amorphis: Halo, 12-Pure Reason Revolution: Above Cirrus, 13-The Black Noodle Project: When The Stars Align, It Will Be Time ... , 14-Evergrey: A Heartless Portrait, 15-Bjorn Riis: Everything To Everyone. 16-T (Thomas Thielen): Pareidoliving, 17-AZ: AZ, 18-Tim Bowness: Butterfly Mind, 19-Karfagen: Land Of Green And Gold, 20-Karcius: Grey White Silver Yellow And Gold, 21-Pymlico: Supermassive, 22-Antony Kalugin: Rebirth, 23-Cosmograf: Heroic Materials, 24-Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation, 25-Star One: Revel In Time, 26-The Pineapple Thief: Give It Back. -Concerts: -Kauan: Pirut Live, -Major Parkinson: A Night At The Library, -Minimum Vital: Live Minnuendo 2021, -Vanden Plas: Live And Immortal, Vola: Live From The Pool. -Hard-Rock / Heavy-Metal: -Ghost: Impera.
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Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: January 03 2023 at 03:15
Additions: Jean-Pierre Louveton - Sapiens, Chapitre 3/3: Actum Roland Bühlmann - Emnalóc
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 03 2023 at 05:45
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Additions Verbal Delirium - Conundrum Collage - Over and Out King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Changes RanestRane - Apocalypse Now Audio'm - Godzilla Greco Bastian - With A Little Hell From My Friends all apart from the last one will probably make by 'Best of 2022' |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: January 15 2023 at 15:53
Just gave this one a first listen in my quest to keep up with 2022. Indeed a killer album that contests my current #1 so far. ------------- 
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 04:36
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a few more technically a 2022 release even though the CD,DVD and Vinyl release date has been put back to February. I've downloaded the MP3 and a like the album, maybe enough to scrape into my final 20. Arena - The Theory Of Molecular Inheritance now available on streaming platforms thankfully. Excellent album , probably will settle in my top ten. Gandalf's Fist - Widdershins never been a massive fan but I'm enjoying this a lot. Another one to consider for the lower placings |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: January 16 2023 at 09:00
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: January 18 2023 at 10:36
Amazon UK available as Auto rip but also under 'Streaming Unlimited'. MP3 can be purchased for £7.99 I-Tunes - I purchased Mp3 for £7.99 but not sure if its available for streaming if you have a subscription (possibly not) |
Posted By: bartymj
Date Posted: January 19 2023 at 01:17
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Albums released and listened to in 2022: 59 Average rating: 12.03 Currently rated better than 2021 (74 albums @ 11.71) Not better than 2020 (120 albums @ 12.22) [note for clarity - many albums listened to while working at home, often as background noise so not fully engaged!] Top Ten: =1 (18 out of 20) Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side - Miles from Nowhere The Tangent - Songs from the Hard Shoulder Yesterdays - Saint-Exupéry álma =4 (17 out of 20) The Ryszard Kramarski Project - Books that End In Tears (Duets Version) Solace Supplice - Liturgies Contemporaines Bjorn Riis - Everything to Everyone =7 (16 out of 20) Pure Reason Revolution - Above Cirrus Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation Fren - All the Pretty Days King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava 59th (3 out of 20) Sigh - Shiki
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Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: February 06 2023 at 12:52
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These are my favs: black midi - Hellfire Sigh - Shiki David Maxim Miccic - Bilo IV Jambinai - Apparition Big Big Train - Welcome to the Planet Elder - Innate Passage King's X - Three Sides of One Ibaraki - Rashomon Blind Guardian - The God Machine Russian Circles - Gnosis Sadist - Firescorched Wilderun - Epigone Voivod - Synchro Anarchy Animals as Leaders -Parrhesia Polyphia - Remember That You Will Die Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation Moon Tooth - Phototroph The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta Buckethead - Pike 325 Language of the Mosaics Primus - Conspiranoid All Things Fallen - Shadow Way ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 08 2023 at 05:21
I don't 'get' that album at all but note its appearing on a few lists. The first track is okay and then its downhill fast to my ears.
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: February 14 2023 at 04:25
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Some good/great albums of 2022 that I've just bought or I will buy in a few weeks: -Elder: Innate Passage, -Collage: Over And Out, -Arena: The Theory Of Molecular Inheritance, -Magenta: The White Witch - A Symphonic Trilogy, -Onségen Ensemble: Realms. - -
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: April 15 2024 at 16:55
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Top five no order Jordsjo- Jord Sessions One Shot- A James Birth- Born Arkitekture- Rational Impetus Long Distance Calling- Erasure I liked the Elder and Motorpsycho albums too. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |