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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

My problem as a newbie with the albums between Leg End and Western Culture was Dagmar's vocals. I love them now but they took forever to get my head round.


Dagmar does not sing on Unrest.

True, and Unrest is the best HC. Wink
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All I have is Radical......guess they have been around for a while.......isn't French TV from Kentucky too?
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I believe they are from Louisville, Kentucky

I think I have "Time of the Grets" from them.
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

My problem as a newbie with the albums between Leg End and Western Culture was Dagmar's vocals. I love them now but they took forever to get my head round.


Dagmar does not sing on Unrest.
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I believe they are from Louisville, Kentucky
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The more I listen to Corima the more insanely awesome it becomes. #1 from 2012 right now and I can't see another taking it spot at this moment.
 
Also, just ordered the Scherzoo which I'm looking forward to hearing. And I hope their next batch comes soon!
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Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

^ Thumbs Up
 
I also have the Strave album, which I do enjoy but not as much as the others. I don't have Scherzoo yet, but I will hopefully get it by years end.


I have them all.  My favorite is the Corima and the Dun (I'd never actually heard that one before).  The Strave comes in a close third.  But the Unit Wail and the Scherzoo are also excellent.  All in all, a great batch of music.  Will be looking forward to their next releases.
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The quality is insane for a live album.
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Teaser for the new (live!) Yugen album which is now released but not yet on Wayside (I'm keeping my eyes open for it):



Sounds good to me! Big smile


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^ Thumbs Up
 
I also have the Strave album, which I do enjoy but not as much as the others. I don't have Scherzoo yet, but I will hopefully get it by years end.
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Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

Just wanted to bump this to say:
 
Corima and Unit Wail (both recently released by SZ) are fantastic. The first a rather glorious hybrid of Magma (in the calmer parts) and Koenjihyakkei (in the frantic bits) with enough to differentiate from the mother bands (though the first song suite Corima Iss De Hundin is very Magma-esque, which is probably not surprising given the title). Unit Wail much more avant-prog than Zeuhl but an excellent in this modern take with some great guitar from F. Fromey.
 
Both very likely to make my top 10 list at the end of the year.
Pretty much echoes my assessment of the latest Soleil Zeuhl releases.
 
While the improved sound quality on Dun was welcome and the Strave & Scherzoo releases were as good as I expected them to be, the Corima & Unit Wail are the ones that have made an immediate impression. Your summaries above are spot on.
 
Both will certainly be in my top 10 list for year end. 
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Just wanted to bump this to say:
 
Corima and Unit Wail (both recently released by SZ) are fantastic. The first a rather glorious hybrid of Magma (in the calmer parts) and Koenjihyakkei (in the frantic bits) with enough to differentiate from the mother bands (though the first song suite Corima Iss De Hundin is very Magma-esque, which is probably not surprising given the title). Unit Wail much more avant-prog than Zeuhl but an excellent in this modern take with some great guitar from F. Fromey.
 
Both very likely to make my top 10 list at the end of the year.
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I probably wont. Embarrassed
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Nice.  Hopefully more people have similar lists. I know it's got a mix of live versions of older material and new material, along with what looks like (Based on the track listing) little skit-type affairs.  Based on the fact that they happen to enjoy Zappa as well, I'm going to assume those skit-type affairs are going to be funny as well, good thing!
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Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

Anyone else here going to get the miRthkon DVD?  I finally got it ordered today, really excited for that.  They're definitely one of my favorite Avant groups, past or present, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they've got in store for us on the DVD, not to mention future material...also ordered their new shirt. Cool
It's on the list.
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Anyone else here going to get the miRthkon DVD?  I finally got it ordered today, really excited for that.  They're definitely one of my favorite Avant groups, past or present, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they've got in store for us on the DVD, not to mention future material...also ordered their new shirt. Cool
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Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

True, but Barbaro is also twice the price (approximately).  My absolute favorite rendition of Promenade is actually from the broadcast of last year's RIO Fest with Present/UZ/Aranis ALL on stage.  That one gave me goosebumps for HOURS. 
I was at RIO last year specifically for the Present-UZ-Aranis performance, it was stunningly good. One of my greatest concert experiences, I tried to sit back and let all 17 musicians wash over me simultaneously. My goodness I still get goosebumps thinking about it now.
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Thanks for the recommendations.  Very interested in the Present CD you mentioned.  Especially since it contains Denis on drums.  Damn, he is insane behind the kit.  Also planning to check out some Henry Cow and of course, will check out some of those UZ albums. 

I realize though, that Heatwave is not the first real RIO album I've ever owned, as I do have French TV's This Is What We Do.  Have had that one for years.  Guess, I just never associated it with RIO, although that label makes sense. 
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Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

Originally posted by SaltyJon SaltyJon wrote:

Worth the price if you like their style of music, though - I put it off forever because of the price, but once I got it I LOVE it. 
I do, but as you say, the price puts me off.  Especially since I never watch music DVDs.
 
I'm with you, but for what its worth it's probably the best DVD I've seen (quality & content wise).
 
Though I've only watched it about 3 times. Embarrassed
I put it off for ages as well due to the price, & I normally don't watch music DVD's either but this one is stunningly good. Probably watched it more than a dozen times and it's up there with Oldfield Montreaux as my favorite DVD.
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I like French TV but I feel like some of their later material just runs together and doesn't really stand out in the crowd.
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