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Bluesaga wrote: song_of_copper wrote: Bluesaga wrote: Whenever I listen to Univers Zero at night on my bed on the stereo, I can't help but think of these really vivid fantasies of mysterious cult evil sorcerers getting together in the woods and jamming. Present gave me a mental image of elegant vampires. I enjoy Present a lot, but Univers Zero's music is truly transcendent... to me at least (and others, I'd imagine).  They are unique in the fact that, depending on my mood and the time of day night, their music can either totally creep me out or not at all, but no matter what it brings about true cerebral and musical bliss, albeit a much darker bliss than anything else.

I just know UZ is going to grow on me*.  One of those things that needs to be heard a few times before you completely 'get' it, maybe...

So far I find I have to be in the mood for it - not so much being in the mood to hear something 'dark' (I never thought I'd like dark music, but it seems I do, regardless of mood...), more like wanting to hear something unapologetically complicated.  I have to get my ear in!  Present is more immediate to me, more spacious/less crammed with detail...

(*Like mould on damp plaster. )

Ahvak- one of the earliest RIO discs I ever bought.....and to this day, one of the best!  highly recommended!  excellent lineup too!

Bluesaga wrote: James wrote: song_of_copper wrote: James wrote: M., Mike and Patrick: Ahvak That's your next purchase. Excellent in all respects. Oh, I see - you are our arbiter elegantiae of music purchases... What's it like? I'm not feeling very wordy today: excellent Trust me, you'll love it.  Very original sound for chamber prog.   Kerman plays on drums for it.  Very well composed and better than Far Corner and NeBeLNeST. Isn't it middle-eastern sounding?  Or maybe I'm just assuming that because of the band name, but I listened to samples a while ago and I hope time hasn't distorted my memory too much.

Also, the new Olive Mess album has been released by Mellow Records and there's a track to be listened to here:

avestin wrote: Bluesaga wrote: my recent favorite bands: Univers Zero, Animal Collective, Stereolab, Tangerine Dream, Radio Massacre International, Brian Eno, electronic and ambient stuff in general, Peter Hammill (been trying to get more of his studio albums, have a ways to go), etc.  So it's been pretty varied I guess, anywhere from indie (although Animal Collective is quite weird and Stereolab is immensly Kraut inspired, listen to Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements, it's like modern Neu!, but not regressive or anything) to RIO.   Then check out this band I mentioned earlier in this thread:   I'd like to recommend a stunning album I've come across by Danish band Svartbag and their s/t album. http://www.myspace.com/svartbag http://www.svartbag.dk/ Fantastic experimental/ambient/electronic/avant/drone/psych...   Here's their bio from their Myspace: About Svartbag A.REX and Niels Ladefoged founded Svartbag in 2002. The musical inspiration is based on a profound interest in early minimalists, noise, British shoegaze and early German kraut-rock. The band later expanded to three members with Peter Kyed on treatments (real-sound, drones and electronic beats) and occasionally four with Andreas Hauer-Jensen (Dureforsog, Ordklover, Mit Nye Band & Alle med Balloner og Terrasser) on drums. ......................................................................................................... A.REX has, since 1979, been prevalent on the punk scene of Copenhagen in bands like Mad Gustav Band, Warshore, The Tide and The Bleeder Group. Under his own name he has, among other things, composed music for Nicolas Winding-Refn’s film “Pusher 2”. Peter Kyed has collaborated for a number of years with Peter Peter (ex-Sort Sol/The Bleeder Group) on soundtracks for a number of films and computer games. Additionally, he is a member of The Bleeder Group and has released the solo album “The World Inside Her”. Niels Ladefoged has been part of the organization Subotnick since 2002 and has in this context taken part in planning and executing more than 300 experimental concerts. ........................................................................................................ Svartbags music can best be described as sonic drones, analogue noise and repetitive space-rock with a touch of ambient and electronica. The music spans from dark and disturbing conditions to minimalistic melodies and rhythmic sequences. Svartbags live-performances are therefore also characterized as long, fluent, dynamical and epical. ......................................................................................................... Svartbag has played concerts at mostly smaller venues in Copenhagen and two times at the Norberg Festival in Sweden in 2003 and 2004. Svartbag played at Roskilde Festival on the Metropol stage in 2005. ......................................................................................................... At Norberg the Swedish Fat Bank Roll wrote: "Later Saturday night the Danish band Svartbag played a concert, which was one the highlights of the festival. With two guitars and all different kinds of electronic merchandise they produced very beautiful soundscapes, with small hints of rhythmic flows. Gentle, delicate, very nice..." ......................................................................................................... At the concert at Roskilde festival the Danish music magazine Geiger wrote: "The drones take you within the architecture of music. The modulations, the substantial drumming and the deep drones from the guitars, set every body cell in vibration. It..s noisy, harsh and pleasant at the same time. A weird, but never the less a good feeling. Keep an eye on them.."

All the slashes add up to something that sounds really promising, I'll check the samples out once this song ends.  Thanks for the recommendation!

song_of_copper wrote: Bluesaga wrote: Whenever I listen to Univers Zero at night on my bed on the stereo, I can't help but think of these really vivid fantasies of mysterious cult evil sorcerers getting together in the woods and jamming. Present gave me a mental image of elegant vampires.

I enjoy Present a lot, but Univers Zero's music is truly transcendent... to me at least (and others, I'd imagine).  They are unique in the fact that, depending on my mood and the time of day night, their music can either totally creep me out or not at all, but no matter what it brings about true cerebral and musical bliss, albeit a much darker bliss than anything else.

James wrote: M., Mike and Patrick: Ahvak That's your next purchase. Excellent in all respects.

Oh, I see - you are our arbiter elegantiae of music purchases...

What's it like?

Bluesaga wrote: Whenever I listen to Univers Zero at night on my bed on the stereo, I can't help but think of these really vivid fantasies of mysterious cult evil sorcerers getting together in the woods and jamming.

Present gave me a mental image of elegant vampires.

M., Mike and Patrick: Ahvak

That's your next purchase.

Excellent in all respects.

James wrote: Excellent.  I need that in my stupidly large - yet not large enough - CD collection. Strangely for me A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers goes really quickly for 20+ minutes of eargasmicism. Yet something like La Faulx or Jack the Ripper, seem to take a lot longer... yet are just as enjoyable. Strange how that works.

Whenever I listen to Univers Zero at night on my bed on the stereo, I can't help but think of these really vivid fantasies of mysterious cult evil sorcerers getting together in the woods and jamming.