The Shred Room II (with extra youth)

birdwithteeth11 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I'm going with some Zao. What exactly are Zao like? I've been thinking of sinking some time and money into more Zeuhl than just Magma, Koenjihyakkei, and Ruins. Most of their material is pretty laid back in comparison to the majesty of Magma or the ferocity of Koenjihyakkei.  The one shining gem, in my mind, is their Live! record, after Yochk'o Seffer left the band.  Didier Lockwood plays violin on it and it might be his most brilliant recording (and being a Magma fan, you know that's saying something).  The energy level is just so high, plenty of fuzz bass and Fender Rhodes drenches the whole thing, it's just so epic.  I'm sort of in a minority in loving it, though. Might check them out then. Any other Zeuhl bands you could recommend off the top of your head, Pat?

Dun is essential, if you don't already have that.

Yochk'o Seffer's Neffesh Music is outstanding, I think the album Ghilgoul is readily available, others are near impossible to find though.

There's some other Zeuhl that I myself need to check out, such as Happy Family and Eskaton, which are held in very high esteem.

MovingPictures07 wrote: LinusW wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Area ftw. This is awesome. NEED MOAR MUST HAVE MOAR

Caution Radiation Area should be the next album then. Great stuff. I can't say I honestly care for Lobotomia, but the rest is pure killer.

MovingPictures07 wrote: Area ftw. This is awesome.

Indeed.

I need more than their first two albums though.

LinusW wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Area ftw. This is awesome.

NEED MOAR

MUST HAVE MOAR

NaturalScience wrote: birdwithteeth11 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I'm going with some Zao. What exactly are Zao like? I've been thinking of sinking some time and money into more Zeuhl than just Magma, Koenjihyakkei, and Ruins. Most of their material is pretty laid back in comparison to the majesty of Magma or the ferocity of Koenjihyakkei.  The one shining gem, in my mind, is their Live! record, after Yochk'o Seffer left the band.  Didier Lockwood plays violin on it and it might be his most brilliant recording (and being a Magma fan, you know that's saying something).  The energy level is just so high, plenty of fuzz bass and Fender Rhodes drenches the whole thing, it's just so epic.  I'm sort of in a minority in loving it, though.

That description makes me really want to hear it.

MovingPictures07 wrote: Area ftw. This is awesome.

birdwithteeth11 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I'm going with some Zao. What exactly are Zao like? I've been thinking of sinking some time and money into more Zeuhl than just Magma, Koenjihyakkei, and Ruins.

Most of their material is pretty laid back in comparison to the majesty of Magma or the ferocity of Koenjihyakkei.  The one shining gem, in my mind, is their Live! record, after Yochk'o Seffer left the band. 

Didier Lockwood plays violin on it and it might be his most brilliant recording (and being a Magma fan, you know that's saying something).  The energy level is just so high, plenty of fuzz bass and Fender Rhodes drenches the whole thing, it's just so epic.  I'm sort of in a minority in loving it, though.

MovingPictures07 wrote: JayDee wrote: Anybody here familiar with Pineapple Thief? What albums should I get?  I'm curious about them as well. Haven't heard anything.

I've heard one track that I really liked. Add me to the curious bunch.

NaturalScience wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: listening to air in this corner. Curved air?

Straight air

I tend to prefer Area's live stuff

listening to Harry's favorite band, the one with that funny little man with the flute