Interactive Poll: Whats New Wit' Chu?

Nogbad_The_Bad: I listened to the Black Midi album lately because of the raving concert reviews here on PA. This track shows their impressive playing skills and their "break management". It is nice, but maybe a bit too chaotic and by moments noisy to me. Will listen to the album again, though, because it is possibly a grower. Darrifourcq, Hermia and Ceccaldi have a similar sense for chaos, but this kind of noisy jazz suits better to my ears; will it hold on the long run (an album)? Le Grand Sbam deliver an intriguing performance piece of some kind of contemporary chamber rock opera. This must be great to see live! All three of your suggestions are great and (almost) new to me, but I do prefer Le Grand Sbam; will explore this further!

Logan: I remember Bruno Pernadas coming by in an other thread with this track. It is a very pleasant listen again, jazzy and groovy. I already knew that Portishead track (and the album it is from) and I'm less charmed by it than by some of their other work (especially their first album). Vanishing Twin are new to me and this one sounds really good to me. Not sure how to qualify it but it does make me want to explore more of them. Great cover art too! It would be my choice since I already knew the Pernadas track.

jamesbaldwin: Two live songs by Roberto Vecchioni. Luci a San Siro starts off as a piano-voice song before other instruments gently join in. I'm not fond of the sound of the electric piano, but his voice is beautiful and the singing greatly conveys the heartfelt emotion of the song. I prefer the romantic rock ballad Vorrei, though, maybe also because of the richer instrumentation, and - again - his singing is really great, convincing. Musically it is maybe not very original, but it is very captivating. This is also what music is about.

Lewian: Medieval Baebes sound, indeed, very medieval... Troubadour like music, vocal harmonies, very gentle. It is nice to hear, but somehow it doesn't really touch me. I'm much more captivated by the Battlestations track (you're probably not surprised, here). Didn't know them and this is something I thus have to explore. Might be a bit too much on the ambient side if a whole album is like this, but it sounds great and intriguing; it deserves a good sound system!

Mila: The KALI Trio... Well, upon the first sounds I'm immediately drawn in. Suspense, tension building up... very cinematic. I like this. Guitar, piano and drums dress up a wonderful captivating soundscape. This will find it's way into my collection!

Mathman: Boud Deun present us a kind of chamber rock, playing a lot on the dissonants, especially with the violin/cello. It is quite RIO sounding, but it does not entirely convince me. With Spooky Cool we enter in the heavy guitar based department but it is very original sounding. I like this strumming sound they produce with some synthy effects, vocal harmonies - very nice singing! - and a solid rhythm. Great track! And a new band to follow. Kuunatic have indeed something tribal and a psych folk tinge. Sounds nice (great bass, too), cool, but I'm going with Spooky Cool, definitely!

Tigerfeet: Yes, the things you describe about VIRTA are the things I like too. Not often that we find a trumpet played in rock music. I love how this band sounds, with just the three of them and the effects they use (electric trumpet!). Great track, and nice to see them at work! 2002 are indeed much more relaxing sounding. A nice sounding trip, but I might like it a bit more adventurous... With the Paper Dolls we hear another great sound production, music wise this sounds much more conventional. Nice playing overall, but here too some adventure is missing. I'd go with VIRTA, without hesitation.

Meltdowner: I've heard some music of Susanne Sundfør before and quite like here voice. Not sure if I heard this track though, a nice piano-voice song. Not as original as some of her other work though, imo. I'm more convinced by Fausto's song. Beautiful melodies and singing and instrumentation; this creates a great atmospheric song. Bruno Pernadas with a slightly Beatlesque song adding his personal electronic touches to it. Nice, but not as convincing as Spaceway 70. Fausto is my preferred one here.




Edited by suitkees - November 06 2021 at 11:15

are we nominating already? 

Lewian wrote: By Friday November 5th, decide which one of the submissions you posted will be the one you want everyone to vote on and let us know in the thread. I hope you're not too serious about this... no way can I listen through all or even half the suggestions without a full weekend between poll start and nomination, and I'd very much like to do so and say at least a few words.

  I didn't even pay attention to the date to realize it was only a few days, and no weekend in between.  Can we have a wee bit of an extension on this?  

Snicolette wrote: Finishing Page Two first listens today, with Christian's additions: Lorenzo:  Two by Roberto Vecchioni Feat. Enzo Jannacci “Luci a San Siro (Lights at Saint Siro)”  Thank you for the lyrics!  I am going to listen to the live versions that Kees was able to locate.  This is a very mournful sort of song to me, a reminiscence, delivered in a very emotive way.  Joined by another vocalist, you then realize this is a conversation between two people, who are both reflecting upon their lives.  Next is “Vorrei (I would)”  This one is just Roberto singing, very spare instrumentation, at first just guitar, then piano.  Full band treatment about a third in.  As you said, to both, there is a very intimate feel to these, music for listening to late at night when all is quiet.  Saxophone (or keys with a saxophone-type effect, it sounds like) adds another dimension.  My favourite of the two is the second.

Finishing Page Two first listens today, with Christian's additions:

Edited by Snicolette - November 05 2021 at 18:14

suitkees wrote: Snicolette: Jonathan Hultén delivers a folky/trad-like song with a very modern feeling despite a rather classical organ sound at some point. I like his singing, the melodies and the sonics of this track, quite enchanting. Musk Ox bring us a gently meandering chamber folk piece that sounds quite nice, but maybe a bit too gentle to me. What to expect from Theodor who calls himself "b*****d"? Well, he doesn't sound like one at all... A subdued tension, mixing acoustic guitars, floating vocals and atmospherics with a slow beat. Quite nice, but it doesn't top Jonathan Hultén for me.

Of Shabaka's other bands Sons Of Kemet a favorite, I'm going to get to see them twice this year. Shabaka & the Ancestors is very good but personal tastes dictate TCIC & SOK.

suitkees wrote: Cristi: Gaupa grows Emperors on a kind of heavy rock terrain (including a hard rock Björk!), with pulsating rhythms and some melodic interludes. If one's a fan of the genre, this is quite good, but I'm not that much a fan. Nice to hear though. Wear Your Wounds deliver a much more meditative track. This deserves a good listen because sonically it is very rich! Nice! Very atmospheric and too short! Curious to know what the album gives... I listend to Zopp's album when it was listed in the top of the Collaborator's list of 2020. It is a great track and great music, but at the same time it gives me the impression that I've heard this all before. A bit too retro, maybe, but very pleasant.