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Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Alphataurus - s/t (The most attentive listen so far. I didn't notice before how much it sounds like VdGG, including the vocals. I'm glad there are not much vocals and the instrumental is really good: dark, atmospheric and bombastic.)

Got me plenty confused there, Sam, I can't think for a second how that album sounds even remotely like VdGG! The vocals are boisterous and loud (which is admittedly a hard thing to get past on the album), but they're not even close to resembling Hammill.

Also, I'm inclined to say that the Alphataurus album wipes the floor with all the VdGG albums, but that's probably personal opinion!
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My dad is a science-fiction researcher at the university and it was actually him to tell me about the soundtrack to Beyond the Black Rainbow, saying I might just like it. I asked him about the movie itself yesterday and he said it's very strange and that even him might not have fully comprehended it. Tongue
That's really cool! Thumbs Up From what I understood, you can't watch that movie sober LOL

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Il Paradiso degli Orchi - Il Corponauta
What did you think of it, Jim?

Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:


Got me plenty confused there, Sam, I can't think for a second how that album sounds even remotely like VdGG!  The vocals are boisterous and loud (which is admittedly a hard thing to get past on the album), but they're not even close to resembling Hammill.

Also, I'm inclined to say that the Alphataurus album wipes the floor with all the VdGG albums, but that's probably personal opinion! 
The organ (when it's not Emerson-esque) and drums remind of VdGG sometimes. I meant the vocal style, not the voice itself, and yes it's insanely loud Confused

I'm sure you can say that about many, many albums LOL

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Ben Craven - Last Chance to Hear
Electric Orange - Misophonia
Fire! Orchestra - Ritual
Kitaro - Ten Kai


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Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

The organ (when it's not Emerson-esque) and drums remind of VdGG sometimes. I meant the vocal style, not the voice itself, and yes it's insanely loud Confused

I'm sure you can say that about many, many albums LOL

Cheeky bugger....but yeah, you're priobably not wrong!

It took me a few listens so many years ago when I first got the Alphataurus album (which was literally one of the first RPI albums I owned) to figure out why I wasn't quite warming to it, and sure enough, it was the sudden realisation that the vocals are mixed REALLY upfront. They often really dominate the instruments/other musicians, and they're also very forceful and `in your face'!

As much as I love the album, I still often think `Sigh....if only the vocals were mixed better and less obnoxiously....'
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I can't find any information about the recording and production, but I wouldn't find hard to believe the singer had something to do with the mixing Tongue
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Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
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Turning Point - Creatures of the Night
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - We're Only in It for the Money
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:


Il Paradiso degli Orchi - Il Corponauta
What did you think of it, Jim?




Hi Sam!  Well I'm not a huge Zuffanti fan nor am I a fan of 80 minute albums generally....I like those old school RPI albums that were 28 minutes longLOL. It's not often I find more than 40 minutes necessary or appreciated but I guess that's my vinyl era conditioning kicking in.  It sounded accomplished obviously but I would need many more spins to decide how much I like it.  It hasn't made a real impression on me to date. 
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Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Yes - Talk
Yes - Fly From Here
Runaways - Compilation
Japanski Premijeri - Nanaj
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Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Gorguts - Obscura
Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust
Inter Arma - Paradise Gallows
Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason
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Alas - Pinta Tu Aldea - Just posted my review of this. Absolutely adore this album; I'm actually kicking myself a little now for not giving it 5 stars, but I try to be conservative with those whenever I can.

Crucis - Los Delirios Del Mariscal - See also, my review. This one took me a little bit to really appreciate, but now it's up there in my top 10 Argentinian records.

Nau Aletheia - Nau Aletheia - I'm on an Argentinian reviewing streak tonight! This one was quite a recent discovery (as it's quite a recent release), and I'm eagerly awaiting a full length album from these guys.  
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Bob Dylan - "Highway 61 Revisited"
Elvis Costello and The Attractions - "Imperial Bedroom"
Bob Dylan - "Greatest Hits"
Toto - "IV"
Toto - "IV"
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Sulfur Giant - Beyond The Hollow Mountain  (Viana Do Castelo, Portugal  2016)   Psychedelic stoner rock with excellent double lead guitars
Mammatus - Mammatus  (Santa Cruz, CA  2006)   Heavy psych, space, stoner rock with long instrumental jams and minimal vocals
Mars Red Sky - Apex III (Praise For The Burning Soul)  (Bordeaux, France  2016)   Stoner, desert, doom trio
Knall - Alien Funk  (Cologne, Germany  2016)   Instrumental psychedelic space rock recorded live 
Electric Magma - Snail The Wah  (Toronto, Canada  2005)   Instrumental stoner, fuzz rock trio
Moon Circle - You're On The Moon  (Dijon, France  2013)   Instrumental laid-back stoner trio
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I've lost my symphonic porgressive psychedelic spacerock mojo.
The last 2 weeks it's all poprock and melodic rock (mostly from the 80's and early 90's)
 
Ya Ya - II
Strangeways - Walk in the Fire
Strangeways - Native Sons
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:


Hi Sam!  Well I'm not a huge Zuffanti fan nor am I a fan of 80 minute albums generally....I like those old school RPI albums that were 28 minutes longLOL. It's not often I find more than 40 minutes necessary or appreciated but I guess that's my vinyl era conditioning kicking in.  It sounded accomplished obviously but I would need many more spins to decide how much I like it.  It hasn't made a real impression on me to date. 
I thought he didn't have much to do with it, although I don't know his work well. Yeah, I agree and speaking of Zuffanti, I'm still getting into La Curva di Lesmo and it's much shorter than that. It seemed to me quite good at first listen, very diverse but I also had the impression it needs many spins. On the other hand, the short new Hostsonaten seemed more impressive at first listen, let's see how they both evolve Tongue

Originally posted by TeleStrat TeleStrat wrote:

Sulfur Giant - Beyond The Hollow Mountain  (Viana Do Castelo, Portugal  2016)   Psychedelic stoner rock with excellent double lead guitars

Mars Red Sky - Apex III (Praise For The Burning Soul)  (Bordeaux, France  2016)   Stoner, desert, doom trio
Indeed! Approve I'm very curious about how they sound live Smile

How's the new album? I didn't get to see them or buy the album last month. They were preparing the merch stand when I left.


Causa Sui - Return to Sky
Panzerpappa - Pestrottedans
Goblin - Roller
Soft Machine - Fourth
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^  The Sulfur Giant album is great with excellent dual guitars that compliment each other very well.
It is mostly instrumental with enough mellow parts to keep it from being full on stoner rock.
There is also some organ on a few tracks that adds a nice touch.
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^ Oh, I meant the Mars Red Sky album. I heard the Sulfur Giant debut a few times already and I agree with your description Thumbs Up
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^  I like it a lot and ordered the vinyl the first time I heard it.
It's not heavy down tuned guitars from beginning to end and the even, laid-back type vocals give it an overall smoother sound than some bands that play this style of music.
They also have a 2016 EP called Providence that I haven't heard yet.
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Goblin - Roller
Soft Machine - Fourth

Nice! How do you like Fourth?
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Originally posted by TeleStrat TeleStrat wrote:

^  I like it a lot and ordered the vinyl the first time I heard it.
It's not heavy down tuned guitars from beginning to end and the even, laid-back type vocals give it an overall smoother sound than some bands that play this style of music.
They also have a 2016 EP called Providence that I haven't heard yet.
Sounds interesting, I'll give it a listen next Thumbs Up

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Nice! How do you like Fourth? 
I was really in the mood for Roller yesterday Cool
I bought Fourth and Fifth on vinyl the other day. It's very different from Third, more Avant/Fusion Jazz than Canterbury, more up-tempo/intricate and less psychedelic/atmospheric but I enjoyed it. I recall liking Fifth more than Fourth on previous listens though.
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Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Originally posted by ALotOfBottle ALotOfBottle wrote:


Nice! How do you like Fourth? 
I was really in the mood for Roller yesterday Cool
I bought Fourth and Fifth on vinyl the other day. It's very different from Third, more Avant/Fusion Jazz than Canterbury, more up-tempo/intricate and less psychedelic/atmospheric but I enjoyed it. I recall liking Fifth more than Fourth on previous listens though.

Yeah, it's definitely very avant-fusiony, somewhat ECM-esque in my mind. I can't say if I like Fourth more than Fifth, both have some amazing tracks, but I feel like Fourth is overall more focused and more "ALotOfBottle." LOL
Sam, also thanks for help over at the other thread regarding my bio, I'll PM admins tomorrow.

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Egg - Egg HeartHeartHeart
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Egg - Egg 

Awesome album!, but i prefer Polite Force simply because of the third track ClapClap
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