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Points: 356 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2015 at 19:20
I looked over my 2015 album purchases and noticed I only have one prog album released this year (I've bought a couple 2013 and 2014 albums, though): La barque ailée by Breton symphonic rock band Seven Reizh, influenced by Genesis, Camel, Pink Floyd, Yes, and Crimson (among others).

I heartily recommend it to those not averse to world music influences, string accompaniment, and the gentler side of prog.

As for other 2015 releases, I plan on buying Jarre's upcoming Electronica 1: The Time Machine and Sequentia Legenda's Schulze-influenced Blue Dream (which I actually discovered on PA a few days ago).
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Points: 5111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2015 at 13:55
Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by bloodnarfer bloodnarfer wrote:

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Algiers – s/t: Debut album for this Neo-soul/post-punk band. Sounds like a weird combination but it’s something you just have to hear for yourself. 

Sample: Claudette

* The Dear Hunter – Act IV: Birth and Reprise: First entry to the acts series in 6 years.  After releasing his symphony this past year, Casey seems unafraid to embrace the full orchestral gambit.  Ambitious crossover prog / indie rock / chamber pop with early 20th century vibes.

Sample: Night on the Town

* Jaga Jazzist – Starfire: Vibrant and colorful electro-nu-jazz with a very urban/trippy sort of feel. Overall lots of craziness and fun.  Definitely more electronic than their previous album, One-armed Bandit

Sample: Oban (live session)

Son Lux – Bones: Experimental electronic / trip-hop accompanied by brittle vocals and swaths of synth-driven cacophony. Definitely brighter and more tooled for a live setting than previous albums, though not as strong as Lanterns or We are Rising.

Sample: White lies

Viet Cong – s/t: Moody & somewhat noisy post-punk with heavy 80s aesthetic.  Very fun and powerful music that just makes you want to grab a guitar or pair of sticks and jam out. Bonus: My girlfriend says the singer sounds like a vampire, for whatever that’s worth.

Sample: Continental Shelf

 

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2814 -新しい日の誕生 – This is what I always wanted from vaporwave

* Beardfish -- +4626-Comfortzone –Zappa/King Crimson inspired retro-prog with jam band elements, fortunately have brought some of the playfulness back from the early era

Carpenter Brut – Trilogy – Strongest synthwave/outrun effort this year.  Think 80’s action/horror movie chase music.

Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss – Crunchy, heavy, slow, and aptly abysmal darkwave

* Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Asunder Sweet and Other Distress – Apocalyptic post-rock progenitors return, unfortunately nowhere near as good as their 2012 comeback release. Their first track is great, drone-y, and reminiscent of Earth, but the central sound collage tracks fall flat.

Kamasi Washington – The Epic – Spiritual Jazz / neo-soul, huge bombastic pieces

Natural Snow Buildings – Terror’s Horns –Somewhat creepy droney atmospheric avant-folk

* Tigran Hamasyan – Mockroot – Avant-garde Armenian folk jazz with heavy progressive tendencies

* Turzi – C – space / krautrock with operatic vocals (more spacey, less kraut than previous releases A, B)

* William D. Drake – Revere Reach – Ex-keyboardist from Cardiacs; jaunty whimsical pastoral prog

 

GOOD

Big Blood – Double Days II --  Ambient avant-folk

* The Decemberists – What a Terrible World What a Beautiful World – folk-pop

Komara – Komara – Dark avant jazz/metal

Odawas – Black Harmony –  Synth-laden atmospheric amorphous folky Americana stuff. Not as strong as last year’s Relfections of a Pink Laser.

* Sannhet – Revisionist – Instrumental post-metal

Thundercat – The Beyond / Where Giants Roam  -- Nu-jazz / neo-soul

Timbre – Sun and Moon – A lady sings and plays harp.  Results are quite beautiful.

Umberto – Law Unit – Horror Synth

 

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Still looking forward to getting my hands on the new Guapo and Elephant9 albums

Bunch of stuff I want to check out here. I'd no idea there was a new Turzi out - sounds really good, too. More soundtrack-y, and digging the operatic vocals.
 
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I got the Turzi. Really an excellent album! So much good music still coming out of France.
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Points: 23104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2015 at 10:58
Somewhere between Krautrock, Pharoah Sanders, Don Cherry, electronic drone and Sufi music you'll find the new Danish band Shiggajon. I for one am dying to get a little more intimate with this crab.
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Points: 8621 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2015 at 15:22
CHON-Grow

I saw them with The Dear Hunter recently. The Dear Hunter seem to get a great deal more appreciation,  but really bored me out of the club after hearing CHON's set.

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Points: 8431 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2015 at 15:12
Originally posted by Replayer Replayer wrote:

I looked over my 2015 album purchases and noticed I only have one prog album released this year (I've bought a couple 2013 and 2014 albums, though): La barque ailée by Breton symphonic rock band Seven Reizh

Nice pick! Awesome and beautiful album!
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Points: 21325 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2015 at 18:13
Reve General - Howl is going to be top 5 for me.
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Points: 23104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2015 at 09:10
Used up a good chunk of my morning sniffing out new prog releases - of which Perfect Beings' new album definitely was the most interesting. Tried out The Dear Hunter's new one as well and felt it sounded like a band on autopilot.
Still to hear the horror soundtrack to Cub by Steve Moore.
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Points: 4671 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2015 at 15:48
^Hmm, I'm really liking the new Dear Hunter.  But its my first experience with them, so I guess I can't dispute the "auto-pilot" comment...
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 24 2015 at 21:02
k so new battles is right up my funkin alley 


so good

sooooo funkkyyyyyy
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Points: 21325 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 27 2015 at 13:54
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

k so new battles is right up my funkin alley 


so good

sooooo funkkyyyyyy

Listening to this right now, I need this immediately
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Points: 23104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 07:33
Originally posted by infocat infocat wrote:

^Hmm, I'm really liking the new Dear Hunter.  But its my first experience with them, so I guess I can't dispute the "auto-pilot" comment...


I got into them around the time of their second album simply named Act ll, which is almost as good as their debut (which I still find to be their best), but I would love to see them go further with their sound. Granted, they did do a short pop-rock stint with their last outing Migrant, but apart from that lone cowboy it has pretty much been business as usual regarding their sound.
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 10:03
Has anyone heard the new Gazpacho?
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Points: 8644 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 10:16
Yeah, sounds surprisingly vitalic. Pretty good I'd say.
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Points: 16952 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 01 2015 at 10:21
mmmmm.

Love those guys a lot. I was so stoked to see they've already released a new album. 
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Reve General - Howl is going to be top 5 for me.


woah killer
http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/



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Hills - Frid
Godsticks - Emergence
Quantum Fantay - Dancing In Limbo
John McLaughlin - Blacklight
Ozric's - Technicians of the Sacred
Renaud Louis-Servais - Epic Circus
Dungen - Allas Sak
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Points: 23104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2015 at 04:38
New additions to the temple of 2015 include:

Eldberg - Par Er Heimur Hugans* (This has been a bit of a slow burner but ultimately proving itself very potent on subsequent listens. Folks into old school organ prog yet with a gifted song-writer's touch should seek out this baby right about now. I even love the Icelandic vocals.)
Maat Lander - The Birth Of Maat's Galaxy* (The brothers Fedotov responsible for guitars and drums in Russian psych band Vespero fly into new wobbly and floating sonic territories. Krautrock for the new millennium!)
Zombi - Shape Shift* (Brilliant "come back" album from Atlanta's best kept secret. I love the return to a rockier template a la Spirit Animal. Fave track: Siberia ll.)
Steve Moore - Cub* (I can totally see how this would work wonders in a horror movie, but I am not overly convinced of it's ability to stand alone as a music album. Still, there is something here. Needs more spins.)
Quantum Fantay - Dancing In Limbo* (The Belgians outdo The Ozrics (if only by a smidgen) on their best album since Ugisiunsi. Psychedelic dub prog to scoot your mind out of your brain.)

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Oh deary me...this is getting out of handLOL 
It continues to grow:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

My list has grown bigger too. 

Blanck Mass - Dumb Flesh
Viet Cong - s/t
Kamasi Washington - The Epic
Four Tet - Morning / Evening
The Orb - Moonbuilding 2703 AD
Vespero - Fitful Slumber*
Algiers - s/t
Todd Rundgren, Emil Nikolaisen and Lindstrøm - Runddans
Pond - Man it feels like Space again*
Turzi - C*
Jaga Jazzist - Starfire*
Heroin in Tahiti - Sun & Violence
Föllakzoid - lll*
Death Grips - Fashion Week
Madeleine - Ghost Rhythms*
Tame Impala - Currents
Panda Bear - Panda Bear meets the Grim Reaper
Steven Wilson - Hand.Cannot.Erase.*
The Amazing - Picture You*
Agusa - 2*

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Dungen - Allas Sak*
elephant9 - Silver Mountain*
Brian Ellis Group - Escondido Sessions*
Steve Hauschildt - Where All Is Fled*
Alameda 5 - Duch Tornada (probably should be on PA)
Dreadnought - Bridging Realms*
Guapo - Obscure Knowledge*
Brainticket - Past, Present & Future*
Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly

*albums on PA



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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Maat Lander - The Birth Of Maat's Galaxy* (The brothers Fedotov responsible for guitars and drums in Russian psych band Vespero fly into new wobbly and floating sonic territories. Krautrock for the new millennium!) 
Yep, great album Thumbs Up
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I have it on now and it feels like my brain is melting like a nob of butter in a hot frying pan.
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Just a few samples from the above mentioned:






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