Interactive Play: Your Modern/ Contemporary Faves

jamesbaldwin wrote: uhm....

The closest album I have to that title off the top of my head is Mingus Ah Um, but that is from 1959 and surely not what you intended. I did manage to fit uhm.... into the poll with one extra period. But seriously, good to see you even if this is a challenge for you (if that's were you were coming from).

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Logan wrote: It's thanks to the Rate Your Music charts. I often look for music there and check it out if it looks interesting to me, and it most certainly did. RYM was instrumental in my becoming more active again when it comes to music. I have found many interesting releases there - but even though it's the biggest music rating website on the planet, there's some albums missing there. Which inspired me to integrate many of the bigger websites into my TYM. Anywho, here's my second track [black midi - Welcome to Hell] - found at RYM....

Great choice of track from a great album. That's a pretty popular album here at PA and RYM. It was one of my collab albums of the year and it was the Collab album of the year at Prog Archives (for those who don't know). I like it more now than ever, and RateYourMusic played a part in me listening to and getting all of the black midi albums (Cavalcade is the one that made me a serious fan, although I already had liked Schlagenheim before).

As for Voivod, I'm usually not that big on a lot of, shall i say, related music, but Voivod I really like, including that track.

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Since we're on an even newer page than the last new page (funny how things work like that) and I know some forum members usually only look at the most recent page if clicking on a topic, here is the playlist:



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4I-4Ju7rKbdyTgSUAh4jYNc

And here are links to the whole albums on bandcamp (and in one case a youtube playlist; could have done Spotify). I established in a topic of mine that various people are resistant to listening to tracks outside the context of an album:

- ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT- "The Sons and Daughters of Poor Eternal" off "Darling the Dawn" (2023) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Jeremias Keller - "Silicium" (2023) off Alloy BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Secret Sky - "Opium" off Opium (2023) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Maud the moth + trajedesaliva - "Perla" off Bordando el manto terrestre (2023) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- La théorie des cordes - "ALP La colosse d'Anatolie" off 4U​-​9525 (2023) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Teke::Teke - "Hoppe" off Hagata (2023) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Katie Kim - "Gentle Little Bird" off Hour of the Ox (2022) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- iNFiNiEN - "Ascent" off Beyond the Veil (2022) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Monika Roscher Bigband - "Starlight Nightcrash" off Witchy Activities and the Maple Death (2023) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Oiseaux-Tempête - "Voodoo Spinning" off What On Earth (Que Diable) (2022) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Uboa - "The Flesh of the World" off The Flesh of the World (2020) BANDCAMP EP LINK
- Birth - "Cosmic Tears" off Born (2022) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Voivod - "Planet Eaters" off Synchro Anarchy (2002)OFFICIAL ALBUM PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE
- Teeth of the Sea - "VISITOR" off Wraith (2019) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- black midi - "Welcome to Hell" off Hellfire (2002) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK
- Thomas Ankersmit - "Perceptual Geography" Here is the 40 minute Perceptual Geography release on bandcamp: CLICK HERE
- Sylvie Courvoisier Trio - "Imprint Double" off D'Agala (2018) BANDCAMP ALBUM LINK


All are welcome to join in with contemporary/modern tracks they like that are fairly recent discoveries to you. You don't even have to comment, vote or listen to other's choices, although it would be much appreciated. Please see original post for more details. Thanks to all for the input. It has been a joy to listen to people's choices.

Edited by Logan - July 01 2023 at 18:09

Here's another one from me, something for experimental music fans:

Edited by Mila-13 - June 30 2023 at 15:12

mathman0806 wrote: A few more tracks in and I am liking it all. Really dig the Middle Eastern flavors and guitar in "Opium" and the concept and vocals in "Perla". The instrumental track suggested by Kees (title too much to type on my phone) is great as well. .

  So glad you enjoyed them, George! 

Logan wrote: It's thanks to the Rate Your Music charts. I often look for music there and check it out if it looks interesting to me, and it most certainly did.

Thanks Greg for adding album links. It reflects on how much of an impact Bandcamp has on new music as each artist so far is available there.

I had always ignored Voivod ... until a couple of months ago. Of all their recent videos, I think this one is the most awesome:

Edited by MikeEnRegalia - June 30 2023 at 05:52

Mila-13 wrote: Logan wrote: Mila: For Monika Roscher Bigband's Starlight Nightcrash, fantastic song, I did use your alternative, the official video off the album Witchy Activities and the Maple Death as it is the version off the studio album rather than the live witch or which is from 2017. Great choice of track from MRB. I almost went with one off the latest album myself, but I couldn't decide on which one. That would have been a great choice. And just because I knew it already does not mean that I won't be voting for it. Thanks, Greg! Anything's fine with me as long as the video is available to eveyone. I'm glad you like my choice. It's amazing that you know this artist!

It's thanks to the Rate Your Music charts. I often look for music there and check it out if it looks interesting to me, and it most certainly did. For one, I often favour female artist names, and modern music. She was not so prominent when I found her latest album, I think, last month, but I use search terms to look for of interest to me music. Witchy Activities and the Maple Death is now #18 for 2023 in the all-music charts there. For art pop as genre or influence, which is a common search term for me, she is at number three there for 2023. That said, I did know her name before that.

As for adapting ones tastes, I don't for the polls (I go with what I know and really like and I think fits) but exposure to music by others definitely has an effect on my tastes and can open up new horizons and new passions. I've been at PA along time and my tastes have rather grown and changed alongside certain elements here. These days I am more of a lone wolf on the prowl for music.

^ It seems I meanwhile have a knack for choosing the right stuff here. No wonder, it's been two years now since I joined PA. On the other hand, it's a pity that I adapt maybe too much to the musical taste here, because I have a great variety of music up my sleeve. I know Teke::Teke as well btw, kexp is one of your favourite music sources on youtube, right? 

Edited by Mila-13 - June 29 2023 at 16:28

Logan wrote: Mila: For Monika Roscher Bigband's Starlight Nightcrash, fantastic song, I did use your alternative, the official video off the album Witchy Activities and the Maple Death as it is the version off the studio album rather than the live witch or which is from 2017. Great choice of track from MRB. I almost went with one off the latest album myself, but I couldn't decide on which one. That would have been a great choice. And just because I knew it already does not mean that I won't be voting for it.

Edited by Mila-13 - June 29 2023 at 15:00

I'll post a second track that will certainly appeal to Astra fans: