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Prog Sothoth 
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 Posted: December 02 2016 at 19:28 |
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Fleetwood Mac - "Future Games": With the exception of the instrumental that was thrown on to increase the number of songs by the label, it's quite flawless. Almost feels like a precursor to shoegaze in a way.
Inter Arma - "Paradise Gallows": Did I already pimp this album? Whatever, it's great and I can't stop listening to it and picking up new things along the way. For fans of "extreme" music. Fuki Commune - "Welcome!": On hiatus Light Bringer singer's solo album is more along the lines of Jpop but her thirst for loud music still shines through with some blazing numbers. Her voice is just incredible...what range and power!!
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mechanicalflattery
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Posted: December 02 2016 at 19:07 |
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King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black
Gentle Giant - Octopus Orthrelm - OV Robert Ashley - Automatic Writing Cathedral - Forest of Equilibrium Sunn 0))) - Monoliths and Dimensions |
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Barbu
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Posted: December 02 2016 at 13:24 |
  Athens, what a concert! |
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: December 02 2016 at 12:57 |
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Tonight's choices:
Zombi – Shape Shift – With one or two exceptions, this is a seriously unengaging album for me. Are their earlier ones better/more interesting? Cosmic Ground - III Tangerine Dream – The Klangwald Performance, November 25th, 1972. Peter Baumann – Romance ‘76 Pink Floyd – Ummagumma (studio set) Ash Ra Tempel – Inventions for Electric Guitar Matching Mole – s/t Vangelis – Albedo 0.39 – Some of this is great, other bits are completely inane and infuriating! Deuter – D – Damn Krautrock classic. Hawkwind – In Search of Space – How strange, my first listen in almost two years and I was thinking how similar parts of it sound to the early Amon Duul 2 albums, and then I read that early AD2 member Dave Anderson played bass on it – all makes sense now! 
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: December 02 2016 at 09:34 |
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It's strange, Nick, other than owning his first solo album (and I probably haven't listened to it in...twenty years at this point?), I didn't feel interested enough to explore the next few, but I dig pick up `So' (classy and OK), and I've always found `Us' excellent. Of course you know my feelings on `Up'! Still haven't found that CD of it again, though, it's in the back room somewhere!
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progbethyname
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Posted: December 02 2016 at 09:28 |
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Gone a little crazy with Mr. Gabriel works.
 PG-- Security ( flawless album. On par with anything else done except UP. ) PG-- Live in Athens (1987) (great audio quality and tony levin is a beast on this one!) PG-- ....And I'll scratch yours. ( agh. The cover of Bowie's Heroes is gorgeous. Amazing album. No guitar and no drums. Pretty intense album. ) PG-- Scratch PG-- 3: Melt ( Biko really is one of his best, however performed live is even better. ) Rainbow-- Live In Germany (1976) ( one of the very best live, hard rock albums I've come across recently. Holy god! Brad Fiedal-- Terminator (motion picture score. ) Metallica-- Hardwired...to self destruct (disc 1 only. ) |
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: December 02 2016 at 09:13 |
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Pendragon - The Jewel - I remembered this was one of the albums that I listened to quite a bit when I was first getting into prog. Jeepers, my taste was awful back then! The melodies are frankly quite uninspired, and the overtly 80's production doesn't help. I'm very glad that I didn't spend any money on this one (a mistake that I made when I was briefly infatuated with Pallas' The Sentinel).
IQ - Ever - Ah, this is much better. Not masterpiece material, but there are some fine melodies and spirited performances throughout. Promenade - Nir Al Dir Di Noi - Ah, this is much better. Now we're back in the big leagues. From first listen, I can confidently call this my favourite album of 2016. Absolutely flawless; superb production, sublime compositions, plenty of romance, virtuosity, and sexy jazz touches. Just about everything I love in music can be heard somewhere in here. Love this album! Harmonium - Harmonium - Speaking of sublime albums. I don't love this one quite as much as Cinquieme Saison or l'heptade, but it still has its own charm and beauty that set it apart. Serge Fiori sounds great on everything he sings, so I have no complaints here. Fantastic stuff. Interpose+ - Interpose+ - Wow, what a pleasant surprise! I had no idea what kind of a sound to expect from these guys, but the cover was intriguing enough to that I checked it out. I'm very glad that I did as it's really fantastic. There's nothing not to like. Bright, active, instrumental playing with delightful synth and wind timbres playing off each other, a very upbeat, urban, modern, sort of vibe, and emotive vocals. Definitely one that I'll be adding to my "to buy" list! Khan - Space Shanty - The very best Canterbury album in my opinion. Canterbury, lighthearted as it is, is one of those genres that seems to be very conducive to abstract silliness, but what Khan does so wonderfully is work those absurd ideas and influences into something so structured, tangible, and ultimately very emotive. There's such an enchanting atmosphere weaved throughout the album, and a very nostalgic sort of vibe to the whole affair. Oh yeah, and there's something to be said for the killer interplay between Hillage and Stewart. If only it wasn't for the fact that Hollow Stone is a step down in inspiration from the songs that precede it, I'd consider this one to be an unequivocal masterpiece.
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Posted: December 02 2016 at 08:23 |
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Hi Samuel
Cool to see you span that Forma album. Currently listening to it myself. You're right it does remind me a bit of Hauschildt, only I find it a tad more varied and interesting tbh. Not that I don't appreciate him - I just really dig Physicalist Me yesterday: Forma - Physicalist Ingranaggi della Valle - Warm Spaced Blue Haruomi Hosono - Cochin Moon Il Paradiso degli Orchi - Il Corponauta Heron Oblivion - s/t Morgan Delt - Phase Zero Oren Ambarchi - Hubris Preoccupations - s/t |
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“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.”
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ALotOfBottle
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Posted: December 02 2016 at 06:19 |
Very kind of you to say that, Michael! I am digging the heck out of that Arkham album you have recommended to me a few months ago! You know what I like. Same with me - I came relatively late to listening to Tanz der Lemminge and I was really surprised at how ambitious and varied it was. It's interesting, because it is psychedelic and completely stoned and at the same time, the compositions are well-organised and musicianship very tight. Great, baffling album! I need to listen to Wolf City some more, I know it's very good, but I never got hooked on it. Waterloo Lily is a Caravan album I really like, too. I think it's even above Grey and Pink in my book. "The Love in Your Eyes" is such a killer track! It's at the same time beautiful a la Camel from Mirage and incredibly Canterburian (just check out that flute solo!). And Richard Sinclair's playing is spectacular throughout. |
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Kingsnake
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Saga - Live in Hamburg
My Brightest Diamond - All Things Will Unwind CocoRosie - Heartache City Joan As Police Woman/Benjamin Lazar Davis - Let It Be You Joan As Police Woman - The Classic
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Posted: December 01 2016 at 23:48 |
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Thursday...
Electric Moon - Flaming Lake (Fulda, Germany 2011) Instrumental psychedelic space rock trio recorded live Samavayo - Dakota (Berlin, Germany 2016) Heavy rock, stoner, fuzz trio Buddha Sentenza - SWLVR (Heidelberg, Germany 2013) Instrumental psychedelic stoner rock Dune Pilot - Wetlands (Munich, Germany 2014) Heavy rock, desert, stoner Kings Destroy - And The Rest Will Surely Perish (Brooklyn, NY 2010) Metal, sludge, stoner Lambda - Space Express (Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic 2015) Instrumental post-rock, stoner, doom |
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Posted: December 01 2016 at 20:43 |
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CHVRCHES - "The Bones of What You Believe"
Boards of Canada - "Geogaddi" New Order - "Low-Life" Toto - "IV" Vangelis - "Chariots of Fire" |
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic - Listened to my own custom expanded edition (as I always do now), with three of the GEP remaster bonus tracks worked into the flow of the disc. Great stuff! This is neo-prog done right. I always preferred this to the Genesis albums that they were trying to mimic (Foxtrot, Selling England). All of the classic Genesis sound, but with none of the lyrical silliness and way more instrumental firepower. What's not to love?
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath - I'm not entirely sure why people consider this to be the first pure metal album and all that...it's more or less just a blues album. Historical debates aside, it's still enjoyable to put on. Iommi kills it throughout. I especially like the two medleys; he has some mighty fine soloing in them. I also really like the instrumental sections of the title track, but, gotta love Ozzy, every time I hear him yell "Oh GOD NOOOoooOOOOoo", I just burst out laughing. Of course they were trying to go for a blood-curling horror movie kind of effect, but it sounds more like the kind of scream you'd get from a stoner who just spilled the last bowl of chips all over the floor or something. Richard Betts - Highway Call - Perhaps the best Allman Brothers alumni solo album of them all. This is pure country goodness from start to finish! Great interplay between Betts' electric, the lap steel, and Vassar Clements' fiddle. Although there's a lot of focus on that sweet, sweet country jamming, the songwriting isn't half bad, either. Long Time Gone and Highway Call are beautiful songs; pure nostalgia. Highly recommended to any fans of the more country-oriented side of Southern Rock.
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Aussie-Byrd-Brother
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Posted: December 01 2016 at 12:45 |
Cheers, mate! Ha, you know I'm always on the lookout for THAT next album, whatever it might be, where I'll think `Now Tymon would dig the heck out of this…'  Will report back whenever I come across an album like that for you!It's funny you say that about Amon Düül II. The only album I was missing from their classic period up until a few months ago was `Tanz der Lemminge’, and I was kind of shocked that it was hugely ambitious, varied and unusually stylish and ravishing (for them!) despite having that same rough-as-guts messy playing! I honestly didn’t expect the album to sound anything like it did, full of many surprises. Tonight’s choices: Tangerine Dream – Force Majeure Tangerine Dream – Zeit (second LP) Jefferson Airplane – After Bathing at Baxters The Byrds – Fifth Dimension Pink Floyd - More Amon Duul 2 – Tanz der Lemminge Tangerine Dream – Logos Tangerine Dream – Sorcerer 2014 Steve Roach – Structures from Silence Kitaro - Oasis Caravan – Waterloo Lily (I still think this might be Richard Sinclair’s defining moment as a bass player. Definitely my second favourite Caravan album after `Grey and Pink’) Cosmic Ground – III |
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Posted: December 01 2016 at 12:14 |
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Three amazing albums today.
Julian Priester - Love, Love Paradox - Drifting Feather Art Bears - Hopes and Fears |
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Kingsnake
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Posted: December 01 2016 at 09:07 |
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My Brightest Diamond - Bring Me the Workhorse
My Brightest Diamond - I Had Grown Wild My Brightest Diamond - This is My Hand
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^ I totally agree with you about Yawning Sons.
You know me, fewer vocals never hurt my feelings.  I have the orange vinyl version of the LP and Discogs has several copies at reasonable prices (two of the sellers are from Spain so that should work out good for you if you're interested).
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Posted: December 01 2016 at 05:10 |
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The Fratellis - Here We Stand
Yawning Sons - Ceremony To The Sunset (This is really good too, Gary. There's a Krautrock vibe on this one. I think it could have a bit less vocals though.) Klaus Schulze - Moondawn (Am I the only one bothered with the very delayed synth sound on the left channel on side A? It's so out of tempo with the drums, it gets on my nerves.) Popol Vuh - Letzte Tage-Letzte Nächte Love Machine - Circles (First listen, I bought the CD considering only Uwe's review. It's a German Psych Rock band with Southern Rock influences, it's surprisingly good.) |
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My Brightest Diamond- This is My Hand
Mr. Mister - Welcome to the Real World Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 (Or, The Last Remaining Dodo) Shara Worden - Letters to the Distant Earth My Brightest Diamond - A Thousand Shark's Teeth
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Wednesday...
Out Of The Earth - Out Of The Earth (Lamia, Greece 2015) Heavy psych rock, stoner, doom trio Native Daughters - Master Manipulator (Denver, Colorado 2016) Instrumental, heavy riff-based, post-metal Weedpecker - Weedpecker II (Warsaw, Poland 2015) Psych, stoner, grunge with dual guitars Mos Generator - Songs For Future Gods (Port Orchard, WA 2007) Classic hard rock, stoner rock trio Moon Coven - Moon Coven (Malmo/Stockholm, Sweden 2016) Heavy psychedelic rock |
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