What albums did you listen to today?...continued

Yesterday:

Universal Totem Orchestra - The Magus Finnished this long album finally. It's all nice zeuhl, though a bit to agressive for my tastes. Sometimes this is not all that far from gentler types of death metal with its riffery and gothic metal with choir work. Very ambitious and well composed, though!

Magma - Kobaia Without the last track, I think. This is a very different album and I kind of wish Magma could at least sometimes come back to that type of acoustic passages like on this one... Or do I?

Today:

Il Balleto Di Bronzo - YS Thanks for another excellent recommendation, José. This is very good music. In a way, it reminded me of Osanna from yesterday. The heavier parts here close resemble those of Osanna. These guys, however, have one more amazing feature - this amazing, classic Hammond sound. Once again, thank you very much!


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Nick Lowe - "Jesus of Cool"

Plenty of RPI first-spins for me today:

Tom Ozric wrote: Ozark Soundscape wrote: Fine Young Cannibals - s/t I don't believe it - you have dropped down many rungs in my book

hey now it's rad stuff

Before ; CHICAGO - VIII
Now ; MANTLER / GOREY - The Hapless Child (And Other Inscrutable Stories) - one for Tymon, check it out, brother !!

DeadSouls wrote: Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars A few words to discribe such pleasant listen, elegant sound, relaxing melodies, sweet vocals, sci-fi ambient music. "Theme for the Planets" and "Stargazer" (It has resemblances with Soft Machine's Nettle Bed tune) are my favourites pieces. Really groovy one! Tymon, thank you very much for this recommendation.  Lard Free - Lard Free Excellent album, nice sax and synthetizer, I like it! I'll definitely check their other records. Tymon, thanks again!  Masada - Live in Sevilla 2000

Glad you liked Dexter.
Lard Free's next albums are nowhere near close this one. They drop their jazzy quality. Still, pretty interesting results. Nothing really innovative, but excellent in its own right.

Elvis Costello - "Imperial Bedroom"
Patti Smith Group - "Live at Jazz Workshop - Boston 1976"
Fine Young Cannibals - s/t

Chris Squire - Fish Out Of Water

Today/tonight's set list

Oceans of Slumber-- Winter (2016 is more than half way through and their isn't much better than this one for me...still waiting on that Nephilim album to over take it. )

Alcest-- Les Voyages de l'Ame ( a French Agalloch band. ;)

DIO-- Dream Evil ( I'm a bit addicted to this one. Very good album. )

Rainbow-- Rising ( Stargazer! Boy, if I had to choose a song I wish I could sing as well as DIO on it would be this one. ;)

Vangelis-- 1492: conquest of paradise ( truly one of his best and most heart felt. Absolutely love it. )

^Great list, Jose. Sometimes you just gotta come back home, eh? Man, thanks for your recommendation on the following one.
Osanna - Palepoli Very, very good album. I think its multi-layeredness is one of its strongest points. Someone  compared it to a bustling street, which I find to be a perfect analogy. It is perfect at being pastoral and heavy alike with everything in between. Once again, thanks.
I also started Universal Totem Orchestra - The Magus, but it's very long, will continue tomorrow and give further thoughts, if anyone will be interested.
I was also at The BBC Proms festival. The orchestra played Bartok (), Malcolm Hayes, and Dvorak's 7th Symphony, which has quickly become one of my favorites from him and the romantic era overall. Amazing night!