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micky
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hmmm... the 'downtown avant-party set'.... is that a new sub-genre DB hahah. Any samples available anywhere.... |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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avestin
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This Material sounds good to me. An impressive lineup, seems promising.
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DallasBryan
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Lately funk has enjoyed a second coming spearheaded by the hip-hop revolution. The sounds of finger-popping bass lines and snarled, superfly vocals now prop up careers from rap to indie rock. The style pioneered by James Brown and George Clinton has also inspired a contemporary retro movement and prompted record labels to wade knee-deep through their back catalogs. But far from being strictly a revivalist thang, uncut funk is very much alive and well in 1995. In fact, it's thriving at producer Bill Laswell's Greenpoint Studios, in Brooklyn, N.Y. That's the lab where Funkcronomicon (not to be confused with H.R. Giger's Necronomicon) was conjured during the last three years. It's a return trip to the deepest, darkest reaches of funkadelia.
Besides boasting some of the genre's prime practitioners – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Maceo Parker and Sly Stone, to name a few – this two-CD set spans black-music sources from the sanctified to the stinky. Take "Order Within the Universe," which opens the selection: Vintage Hammond-organ chops à la Bernie Worrell give way to a bouncing bottom and the scratch-and-burn turntable tactics of DXT (formerly Grandmixer DXT). Meanwhile, "Jungle Free-Bass" features Laswell and Bootsy trading low-end transmissions over a hyperkinetic break beat. But Funkcronomicon also finds much inspiration in the spirits of Jimi Hendrix and original Funkadelic guitar hero Eddie Hazel, to whom the set is dedicated. Bootsy's haunting wordplay perfectly complements a spacey, ambient treatment of Hendrix's "If 6 Was 9," while Last Poet Abiodun Oyewole breathes new life into the recently uncovered Hendrix poem "Trumpets and Violins." On some of the last material recorded before his death in 1992, Hazel displays a talent much underappreciated during his time. "Pray My Soul" is a feedback ballad as pure and stunningly beautiful as his legendary solo on Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain," and Hazel flips the script for the crunching electric assault of "Orbitron Attack." Other jewels on this record include "Hideous Mutant Freaks," an all-out P-Funk reunion, with George Clinton, Garry Shider and Gary "Mudbone" Cooper sharing the mike, and "Tell the World," which features JBs vets Bobby Byrd and Maceo Parker alongside the inimitable Sly Stone on keyboards and ad-libs. With such a galaxy of stars, a tight selection of tracks and the inspired cover scribblings of P-Funk artist Pedro Bell, this opus brings funk into the future with a vengeance. Track Listing:
Disc 1: Order Within The Universe {B Worrell, Bill Laswell} 3:17 Under The Influence (Jes Grew) {G Clinton, B Laswell, B Collins, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare} 5:45 If 6 Was 9 {Jimi Hendrix} 6:00 Orbitron Attack {Grace Cook} 12:29 Cosmic Slop {G Clinton, B Worrell} 5:15 Free-Bass (Godzillatron Cush) {B Laswell, B Collins, Dennis Weeden} 5:43 Tell The World {B Collins, Maceo Parker, Sylvester Stewart} 3:53 Pray My Soul {G Cook} 5:08 Disc 2: Hideous Mutant Freekz {G Clinton, B Collins, B Worrell, B Laswell} 7:25 Sax Machine {B Collins, M Parker, Bobby Byrd} 7:47 Animal Behavior {B Laswell, B Collins, Buckethead} 7:09 Trumpets And Violins, Violins {J Hendrix} 3:38 Telling Time {Nicky Skopelitis} 4:57 Jungle Free-Bass {B Laswell, B Collins} 5:38 Blackout {DeWayne McKnight} 3:44 Sacred To The Pain {G Cook, Umar Bin Hassan} 4:54 Personnel: Producer: Bill Laswell "Order Within The Universe" Organ: Bernie Worrell Turntable: DXT Bass, Beats, Sound EFX: Bill Laswell "Under The Influence" Vocals: George Clinton, Gary Cooper, Bootsy Collins, Michael Payne, Debra Barsha, Zhana Saunders Guitar: Bootsy Collins Piano: Herbie Hancock Bass: Robbie Shakespeare Drums: Anton Fier Drum Programming: Sly Dunbar Congas: Daniel Ponce Cowbell, Percussion: Aiyb Dieng Tuba: Edwin Rodriguez Baritone Horn, Euphonium: Joe Daly Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Ted Daniel Bassoon: Janet Grice Tenor Saxophone, Flute: J.D. Parron Horns arranged: Henry Threadgill "If 6 Was 9" Lead Vocals, Space Bass: Bootsy Collins Guitar: Blackbyrd McKnight, Nicky Skopelitis Backwards Guitar: Robert Musso Intro Guitar: Buckethead Violin: Lili Haydn "Orbitron Attack" Guitar: Eddie Hazel Space Bass: Bootsy Collins Organ: Bernie Worrell Drums: Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey "Cosmic Slop" Vocals: Garry Shider, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper Guitar: Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins, Michael Hampton Organ: Bernie Worrell Fairlight: Nicky Skopelitis Bass: Robbie Shakespeare Drums: Sly Dunbar Congas: Aiyb Dieng Material Strings Arranger & Conductor: Karl Berger "Free-Bass" Free-Bass: Zillatron (Bootsy Collins) Stun Guitar: Menace (the Dawg of the C) "Tell The World" Vocals: Maceo Parker, Bobby Byrd, Godmoma Keyboards, Voice: Sly Stone Other Music: Bootsy Collins "Pray My Soul" Guitar: Eddie Hazel Organ: Bernie Worrell "Hideous Mutant Freekz" Vocals: George Clinton, Garry Shider, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Bootsy Collins Guitar, Space Bass: Bootsy Collins Guitar Solo: Buckethead Synth: Bernie Worrell Drum Loops: Anton Fier "Sax Machine" Vocals: Maceo Parker, Bobby Byrd, Bootsy Collins Alto Sax: Maceo Parker Trombone: Fred Wesley Guitar, Bass: Bootsy Collins Low Bass: Bill Laswell Synth: Bernie Worrell Percussion: Timothy "T-Bone" David "Animal Behavior" Lead Vocals, Space Bass: Bootsy Collins Organ: Bernie Worrell Guitar: Buckethead Turntables: Af Next Man Flip Drums: Brain Samples: Bill Laswell "Trumpets and Violins" Voice: Abiodun Oyewole Guitar: Blackbyrd McKnight, Nicky Skopelitis, Robert Musso Processing: Robert Musso Intro Guitar: Buckethead Violin: Lili Haydn "Telling Time" 6 & 12 String Guitars: Nicky Skopelitis Organ: Amina Claudine Myers Bass: Bill Laswell Drums: Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste Congas: Guilherme Franco "Jungle Free-Bass" Jungle Bass: Bootsy Collins Dub Bass: Bill Laswell Vocal Sounds: Torture "Blackout" Guitar, Bass, Drums: Blackbyrd McKnight "Sacred To The Pain" Guitar: Eddie Hazel Organ: Bernie Worrell Voice: Umar Bin Hassan I remember, THE DAY! Edited by DallasBryan - July 09 2006 at 00:48 |
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DallasBryan
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Canterbury grows up, actually one of the few albums I would compare with French fusion, mostly very well done. Classic to my ears, outclasses most of the best of Canterbury scene.
An unusually good album of live group improvisations. I would've expected this to be a stinker, but it's the best live prog rock/jazz album I've heard in a long time. The variety and invention presented here just dwarfs eg. the improv performances of Wetton-era King Crimson, which was the first band I thought of when listening to this. This isn't to say Fripp and co. weren't pretty good; but these swedes' playing is much more unpredictable and less anchored on rhythms and tonality, yet possessing a clear sense of direction, with coalescences of harmonic movement emerging from the most surprising places. The closest comparisons that I can draw - within my limited sphere of knowledge - are to King Crimson's The Night Watch, Hatfield And The North or Zappa's Weasels Ripped My Flesh, although the relations aren't that close. Definitely recommended.
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Locrian Arabesque riprende la prima facciata di Nasavu, presenta quattro nuovi temi e soprattutto ritenta la carta "sinfonica" con la lunga suite omonima. Difficile superare le melodie di Nasavu, Trix e Leda: Schonning ci prova con un motivo spaziale (Cosmix Syrinx), una danza greca (Calliope), un'atmosfera drammatica (Celestial Mirage) e soprattutto un carillon barocco (Nadir). Tutti i brani sono costruiti secondo una particolare scala tonale. Nella suite eponima la tecnica della sequenza di variazioni, che era diventata la prassi compositiva ed esecutiva degli ultimi dischi, dà finalmente origine a una struttura narrativa. In realtà si tratta più che altro di una fantasia di idee a seguire, alla Mike Oldfield: il tema briosamente folk dell'ouverture, per fisarmonica e pianoforte, che muta piano piano in un'ariosa sonata romantica degli archi; il motivo ballabile che domina la sezione più "leggera" della suite; una delle sue tipiche melodie mediorientali, che riporta a un'atmosfera romantica; una sequenza di ritmo vertiginoso; e infine una sezione "cosmica", di suoni cupi e dissonanti. Schonning compie comunque il passaggio dal bozzettismo all'affresco, che sarà fondamentale per il proseguio. Edited by DallasBryan - July 09 2006 at 15:11 |
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Certif1ed
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"Lately"? As in the last 15 years or so... |
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The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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DallasBryan
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philippe
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^ Dallas, my friend, you can do better. For which reason do you have this consideration for Vangelis? Personnaly I found his sh*t terribly "old dated" and low in term of musical creativity. His superficial, weak synth adventures are only good for supermarkets and TV advertisings. |
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Aaron
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i don't like Vangelis either, but his album Earth is fantastic, except the last song which is probably the most pretentious prog recording in the history of the world
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Apsalar
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I don't know if this band has been recommended already, if so I would just like to reiterate my respect for this wonderful little known band. This is yet another great release in '73 by the Italian Jazz rock fusion band -Dedalus
Dedalus - Dedalus Track listing 1. Santiago (9:13) 2. Leda (4:30) 3. Conn (3:48) 4. C.T.6 (14:02) 5. Brilla (5:39) Total Time: 37:12 Line-up - Fiorenzo Bonansone / cello, electric piano, synthesizer - Marco Di Castri / guitars, Tenor saxophone, percussion - Furio Di Castri / bass, percussion - Enrico Grosso / drums, percussion - Rene Montegna from "AKTUALA" / African percussion www.dedalus-group.com/index.html Offical website |
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avestin
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^^^
I second the Dedalus recommendation. A fine discovery for me.
Anyway, it's ben a while since I posted a rec' here and it'll probably be a long time before I post here again so I will make a shotr one for now.
The band is not yet here but I have suggested them to be added. They are the German psychedelic band Virus who released 2 studio albums - Revelation (1970) and Thoughts (1971). I have written a draft for a bio and I'll give it here:
Virus were a psychedelic band originating from "Revelation" starts as a straight forward psychedelic track and develops as the song conines forward. Towards the middle of the song comes in a cover of the Rolling Stones song – Paint It Black. Another homage is found in the second song where at the end you can hear a Saucerful Of Secrets choir bit. This album is very inventive and contains surprises along the different tracks. These songs have long guitar playing parts and exciting organ playing, both demonstrating very good musicianship. The second album "Thoughts" is a big change from their first one. The lineup change considerably as well, leaving only Krahe and Rieke from the original group. The new members were: Axel Nieling (drums), Jurgen Schafer (bass, vocals), Bernd Rosner (guitar) and Werner Vogt (bass, guitar, vocals). In this album they abandoned their long tracks and space rock and psychedelic nature. This album presents a more mainstream approach with blues rock songs. Therefore this would not be of interest for those looking them for their psychedelic and progressive sound. In 2004 a 1973 live show was released under the name Remember. Revelation - 1970 BASF ORC 15/CD: Spalax 14510 Thanks to everyone who posted their recommendations here.
Oh, and behave while I'm gone, keep recommending your favourite bands/musicians and prog on.
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chamberry
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Prog on Avestin. We'll see you around!
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mecca
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AMPUTECHTURE - The Mars Volta
Amputechture Review
The Mars Volta was created by Cedric and Omar in hopes of creating new and different music, separate from that of the regular, the norm, the mainstream. De-Loused was an incredible example of proving that they could accomplish this hefty task, along with their previous EP, Tremulant. And so on and so forth throughout the releases by The Mars Volta. Amputechture, their 6th official release (Live EP being one of the official releases), with a total of 8 tracks which hone lengths from 4 minutes to almost 17, continues this approach. On first listen, you may be wondering where TMV is going with this new record and believe me, Amputechture is a grower, you won't fully appreciate it until you've heard it over 20 times, not that it'll take that many times to like it, though. Anyways, Amputechture reaches forth with great intentions on increasing their ability to both play music, and separate themselves further from the rest of the bands out there. Rest assured, even though it uses elements from past releases, it sounds like a whole new record, brand new material. The horns/saxophone make a huge comeback, a huge comeback, included in 6 of the 8 tracks, and the two that don't include horns/saxophone are the shortest songs on the album, Vermicide (4:17) and Asilos Magdalena (6:36), which comes only to 10:53 of songs that do not carry this now necessary part of The Mars Volta. Bombastic drums are featured also, the best they've ever been on any record by them whatsoever. Some might say that they are quiet and I also thought this but listening to it clearly, it is really actually mixed incredibly well because if you were to increase the drumming volume, it'd block the ambiance and other instruments in the album. Speaking of ambiance, it is now inside of the music, not in chunks on the outside found on The music is more intricate than ever before, and also, to be mentioned, much, much, much more abrupt than before. No more slow transitions, it is more of a "See it? Go get it!" and less of a "I'll crawl there" type of album. That of which also adds to the insanity of this record. Now for the track overviews: Vicarious Atonement - The sound of a bell slides in from the right headphone and then retreats to the left side. Many will be reminded of Son Et Lumiere at the first couple of seconds of the song but that is when the comparisons will end. A guitar solos erupts from the quiet effects and continues for a while until Cedric starts singing. His voice is backed up with more guitar to alter it a bit but it remains very jazzy, bluesy even, as Cedric keeps on with his haunting voice. No drums are found on this song for artistic and atmospheric reasons and if they were in, they probably wouldn't have fit at all. Vicarious Atonement is a very mystical song, but later in the song, the music heats up for the last verse or so until the final last lines are sang over and over again. Keyboards sound marvelous on this song, and really help bring that jazz feel to the song and soon after the last line is over and done being sang, there is a sax solo which goes all the way til the last moments of the song, which create quite the build-up towards Tetragrammaton, the beast of The Mars Volta songs. Tetragrammaton - A King Crimson-eque guitarplaying goes on for about a minute and a half which then quickly erodes into a softer guitar part with Cedric softly singing, "Tell me it's over..." and his voice becomes more tense and then it calms down again for the verse and then after one more round of getting the energy up with faster singing, it goes into the chorus. "Glossolalia cures my skin!" Cedric shouts as vocal distortions echo beside the rampaging music. And then after the word, "Turbulance," the music is quickly distorted into the softer guitarwork, which is now the second verse. After the second chorus, the music goes reverse and the drums are pedaling faster and faster backward, and a couple seconds later, something else happens, but I won't spoil it all for you. Also, everything I just described was only about the first four to five minutes of this colossal, almost seventeen minute song. To describe the song would be to say the word, "Insanity," a couple hundred times. Abrupt, diverse, and just total-out strangeness. Tetragrammaton is also probably the most cheerful song on the album, let alone, any song they've ever made. The song is an absolute beast. I could easily write a 2 page essay on this song but I won't because that'd be too tiring, I'll just say that it's one of the album's best songs, but that's a matter of opinion. Vermicide - Starts out incredibly spacey, fuzzy noise from the guitar, and then Cedric's voice booms, "There with them is error. They are sacrosanct." It sounds very "out there" until... until the chorus comes. Music stops and Cedric quickly sings the lines and the two loud instrumental pounds follow, the chorus lines are sang two times and then it comes to the verses again which are about the same as the first. During the bridge of the song, the sounds of instrumentation are set in the back while you hear other effects parallel to the atmospheric sounds. During the last chorus, Cedric sings incredibly high, even for his standards and then ends the way it started, with about 10-20 seconds of static. And a beep. Meccamputechture - Said beep you heard on Vermicide transfers over to this song which is immediately led by Cedric almost chanting, think of it as the beginning of "We Will Rock You" by Queen. After the first verse is over, it goes into a frenzy of music. Guitar screams as jazz (an incredibly hook) is played beside it along with rampaging drums. It stops and turns into a more industrial fix, dub, if you will, and Cedric wails in an extremely high voice next to the echoing effects in the beginning. There are several really good guitar solos in the song and not to mention, in the latter minutes of the song, there comes quite a large part that really shows how well Asilos Magdalena - Loud synths, almost backward-sounding guitar fill your senses when this starts and you hear about three layers of other noises in back too. Very dry, it sounds, don't know how else I can explain it. At about 40 seconds into the song, the noises stop and then all you can hear is slow acoustic guitar playing by John Frusciante, written by Omar. Throughout the song, there are several tempo shifts, occurring when a verse ends and when a chorus starts, and where the bridge of the song is (which is the same tempo as the verses). Vocals sound haunting, especially in the beginning of the chorus where Ced whispers, "En mi vida (In my life)," just as the music start slowing down. No drums are in this song as they aren't for three songs on this album (Vicarious Atonement, this one, and El Ciervo Vulnerado), used for atmospheric and artsy reasoning. And it works. Some may thing that this is the most boring song on the album but you have to realize the ultimate progression on the song. When it comes to the bridge of the song, you can slightly hear a wind-sounding noise in the back of whenever Cedric starts singing. Said noise gets louder and louder and soon you start hearing Omar come in echoing from the back, and he does a pretty long solo too, that starts at being pretty slow for Omar's standards but generally increases in speed by time the song is over, as the ambiance gets louder and louder whereas you can hardly hear Cedric at all in the song, plainly spooky. Last guitar notes echo and then you hear a bit of mechanical drumming at the end which leads to Viscera Eyes. Viscera Eyes - 40 seconds of mechanical drumming rev up the song along with subtle works of noise in the back. Out of nowhere, a cutting guitar riff rages out and goes along until you hear some of Cedric's highest voice ever. Like the other songs, the vocals are distorted well and sound almost static or fuzzy, but it helps in hearing how high he gets in this song. All the verses are in Spanish and the chorus is English along with the bridge much later in the song. I forgot to mention how catchy the song is, featuring such lines as, "In your viscera eyes, cataracts close the blinds! Let me lend comfort, come cry by your side! Come on and give it to me, come on and die!" just typing it makes me chant the lyrics aloud. About midway through the song, there is a pretty long instrumental where Omar shows more of his soloing skills, and I might have to listen again, but it actually sometimes sounds like John is playing also alongside him. Bit iffy to say that right now though, too many things going on. And during the instrumentation, you can hear separate effects that fly by your right and left speakers. Another thing on the instrumental side note, the horns on the song feel very natural to the song, much more than they did on Day of the Baphomets - Almost tribal drumming comes on instantaneously as you press the play button. And, holy shardes, there is an amazing bass solo in the intro of the song, Juan's best playing ever. EVER. He buzzes by for about 50 seconds playing solo (not many instances in music where you actually hear a bass solo), and then the music vigorously screams dramatically changing the music. But not altering how good the bass is. During the first verse of the song, you hear Cedric singing something you've heard before, yes, lyrics to a past song, A Plague by Your Hissing, officially featured on A Missing Chromosome. Then appears the chorus which starts with Cedric singing, "Ah-aye-ayeey-aheey-I've got a plan that'll make you theirs now," a beautifully written melody. The second verse also features lyrics on A Plague, which is pretty cool to say the least, that they acknowledged a previously, very underrated song by them. Like Tetragrammaton, this song also has all the bells and whistles for you all, which does equal insanity, right? Anyways, just to comment on some of them because it would be damn near impossible to do so in such a small space... There is a saxophone/guitar solo in the song that, although lasting only about 20-30 seconds, is nonetheless amazing. Fast guitar wisps by in the left speaker as the saxophone follows suit the notes of the guitar in the right speaker. Brilliant. Along with that, there is a Congo-type solo in the later part of the song, but I'm wondering if it really was soloed on Congas and not pots and pans or garbage cans previously done by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Sounds very cool. Right afterward, Cedric's voice relieves the work of drumming and percussion, unaltered and sung rather high. Everything on this song is top-notch. Some of the sang lyrics on this song are chanted almost using altered vocals to sound like there is a group of people singing, and not just one. Wow, this already is a lot of writing, so I'll stop right here for this song, but let me tell you, it's all about surprises. El Ciervo Vulnerado - Static ambiance begins the song and soon saxophone follows, sounding very much like the Pink Panther theme song for me at least. Haha. But I liked it, adds a really nice hook to the song. More haunting vocals appear on this track, they really do sound quite frightening. Especially the deeper voice at the end that appears while Cedric sings backwards, haha, it's all good. During the beginning, though, there is a sectioned guitar solo. Some say that there's sitar in the song so I'll have to listen a bit more the next time I listen to the song. It definitely is an incredibly new approach from The Mars Volta, that definitely is for sure. Another thing to mention, it ends on the same not that Vicarious Atonement starts on, so I'm guessing the whole album is a circle, another thing, it ends on the right speaker, where Vicarious Atonement starts, pretty awesome. El Ciervo is an all-out atmospheric song, tons of ambiance, but none of it by itself to make the song boring in any way. Although it's not boring, it will need quite a few listens before you can gradually come to understand its style. I have to say, I wasn't impressed at all with 5/5 Edited by mecca - July 24 2006 at 17:39 |
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Man - Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In?
only two ratings, but it's good
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Opeth - Candy Corn EP
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back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums
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avestin
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Metabolismus: A recent addition to the Krautrock pages of PA made by Philippe Blache and Black Velvet (Adam).
METABOLISMUS biographyThe Germans of Metabolismus define a 90’s revival of Krautrock, taking high the early 70s psychedelic influences (especially from Amon Duul, Can & Faust). Wild, weird and found of electronic experimentations this musical formation also investigates in RIO / avant prog territories. Metabolismus clearly goes beyond the current specifications of a rock band, constantly in "flux", in search of different projections to create a world of dream representation, freedom and surreal musical spheres. Afte...The Germans of Metabolismus define a 90’s revival of Krautrock, taking high the early 70s psychedelic influences (especially from Amon Duul, Can & Faust). Wild, weird and found of electronic experimentations this musical formation also investigates in RIO / avant prog territories. Metabolismus clearly goes beyond the current specifications of a rock band, constantly in "flux", in search of different projections to create a world of dream representation, freedom and surreal musical spheres. After living in a relative discretion (publishing something like fourty albums) the band emerges from the dark with their "Terra Incognita" (published in 1999 by Blackjack). This album presents different source of musical aspiration, from minimal electronic, ambient, 60s psych to jazz. In this one we can detect the influence of late 70’s German pre-ambient explorers as Harmonia and Cluster. Their Second release "Spriebwartsdrall" combines with quality different electronic motifs with an avalanche of psychedelic effects and free noisesAn original musical phenomenon. Hard to find an equivalent in the new progressive rock scene.: : : Philippe Blache, FRANCE : : : |
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I recommend checking out the Norwegian one-man band SINGLE UNIT.
Hyperactive industrial avant noise metal. One picture disc single (On Synesthetic recordings) and one CD released (on Jester records). There are mp3s on this site: http://www.b-o-r-g.org Saw him live a couple of years ago. He plays in other bands too; Killl (extreme metal with elements of electronica) and Arm (noise-impro stuff). You wil find information and mp3s by these bands too on the website. |
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Apsalar
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Hmmmm... that was very nice. Over the past month I have been listen to a little bit of noise orientated projects and this is defiantely something that interests my tastes. Had a listen the three songs on the site and was pleasently surprised. As in this genre you can get a lot of bearly listenable bands.
It would have been one interesting concert! I see he has done some concerts with Lightning Bolt, whom I like. Just looking at some of those live pictures he seems like he is very interactive and sets up a nice atomsphere. Also I must say there is some very good artwork for the album. Just something I wanted to ask, does Family of Forces lean more in the direction of metal or the electronic manipulation? |
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and intense concert it was. At the Safe as milk festival in Haugesund, Norway. Also check out Supersilent for some great improvised noise/space/electronic/jazz etc. "6" is highly recommended. There are some live songs on Youtube. |
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I recommend Frost*'s debut Milliontown. Those lookin for a fresh approach to prog featuring amazing musicianship and songwriting should definitely check it out. Symphonic Neo Prog, nothing less. Will probably easilly get my vote for 2006 album of the year.
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I second the Supersielnt recommendation, "4" by them is enjoyable as well. Would love to see their DVD.
On a side note, practically everything by the Norwegian experimental label Rune Grammofon got good reviews, and is very recommended.
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