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Polymorphia ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 06 2012 Location: here Status: Offline Points: 8856 |
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No thread for this seems to have been started yet. What are your favorite releases from 2016 so far? What are some ones you're anticipating or interested in.
Personally, I need to listen to more releases, but the best thing I've heard from this year has to be Oranssi Pazuzu's Värähtelijä. An absolutely stunning mix of black metal, noise rock, psychedelia that has a very strong atmosphere. I'd compare with Swans' last two albums, due to its strong repetition, but also to noise rock bands such as The Jesus Lizard, and some proto-math rock bands such as Drive Like Jehu, with, obviously, a huge black metal element. It is also perhaps the best sounding guitar record I've heard all year, as well. The bass tones are fuzzy, the guitar tones are always in that perfect crevice of frequencies, the drums are huge. The whole thing feels gigantic. The album plays out like a well directed horror movie. Or like you're about to be devoured by Shelob. Otherwise, I've listened to many EP's. I did enjoy Kendrick Lamar's new B-side album, but it was as described, a B-side album. Give me and everybody else some recs, guys. I am greatly looking forward to Radiohead, Kayo Dot, and Swans (three of my favorite current bands releasing albums this year? No way!). Still need to listen to releases by David Bowie, Savages, Massive Attack, Tortoise.
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The new Bowie and Tortoise are about all I know so far. Looking forward to the new Swans and Mogwai...and new Death Grips and new Three Trapped Tigers.
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Favorite releases of 2016 so far are
Ergo - As Subtle As Tomorrow Gutbucket - Dance Sonus Umbra - Beyond the Panopticon The ones I'm looking forward to are:- Knifeworld Bent Knee Yugen Panzerpappa Miriodor Nik Bartsch Mobile Deus Ex Machina Meant to be 2016 but more likely 2017 Gosta Berling Saga Thinking Plague Present |
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5 stars: Big Big Train - From Stone and Steel Frequency Drift - Last Panzerpappa - Pestrottedans Big Big Train - Folklore 4 stars: Akt - II (Binario) David Bowie - Blackstar Motorpsycho - Here Be Monsters Haken - Affinity Bubu - Resplandor (Updated 31 May 2016, 1 July 2016)
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Cookie13 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 10 2016 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 473 |
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"Clipside of the pinkeye flight
I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
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So early. somehow I have listened to at least 5 new albums though. My favorites are: Ulver Aluk Todolo Gutbucket There may be another one that slipped through the cracks in my mind. The worst is easily the new Tortoise. |
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Ehnahre - Douve (great like I expected) and Microphonics - Microphonics (an album tribute to plunderphonics of John Oswald) (the 1st ones I thought)
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Sonorous Meal show every Sunday at 20:00 (greek time) on http://www.justincaseradio.com
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Ian
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HemispheresOfXanadu ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 28 2012 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4339 |
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Two not-necessarily prog albums are the only I've gotten around to so far.
Robert Nix - Once in a Blue Moon https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robertnix6 He messaged me shortly after I restarted my Twitter account so I had to buy it. Really nice art/alt/new wave stuff. Great production and cool use of multiple layers of vocals. Ian Fletcher Thornley - Secrets Only got to listen once so far but it's a nice quieter album (if anyone knows his other bands Thornley or Big Wreck). Think I read that no click tracks and as few takes as possible were used for a more 'natural' feeling. Also check out the neat-o MRI music video.
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RoeDent ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: September 08 2009 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 850 |
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Best release of the year has to be The Astonishing. DT just know how to write great melodies!
Albums I'm looking forward to include Frost*'s Falling Satellites (release confirmed yesterday) and Marillion #18.
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Prog-jester ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5909 |
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what a lovely thread!
Great ones so far: David Bowie - Blackstar Oranssi Pazuzu - Varahtelija Eliot Sumner - Information Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit EP Black Wizard - New Waste Hexvessel - When We Are Death Heron Oblivion - s/t Matthew Parmenter - All Our Yesterdays |
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Imperial Zeppelin ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 14 2013 Location: Kuwait Status: Offline Points: 6116 |
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On PA David Bowie - BlackstarUlver - ATGCLVLSSCAP Obscura - Akroasis Tim Hecker - Love Streams Aluk Todolo - Voix Fire! - She Sleeps, She Sleeps Not on PA Dr. Lonnie Smith - Evolution Forndom - Dauðra Dura Lost Salt Blood Purges - Only the Youngest Grave Lycus - Chasms Michel Benita - River Silver Naðra - Allir vegir til glötunar Deströyer 666 - Wildfire Tord Gustavsen, Simin Tander & Jarle Vespestad - What Was Said Matmos - Ultimate Care II Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex (though this one is very kraut-y) And there are still many albums I'm planning to check out. I'm quite loving this year's releases so far.
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Blackstar
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David Bowie
Ultimate
Care II –
Matmos
Varmints
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Anna Meredith
The
Birds Outside Sang –
Florist
The
Gamble –
nankeen
Void
Beats Invocation Trex – Cavern of Anti-Matter
Varahtelija
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Oranssi Pazuzu
Voix
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Aluk Todolo
Trotro
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DJ Katapila
Brute
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Fatima al Qadiri
The
Catastrophist –
Tortoise
ATGCLVLSSCAP
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Ulver
Adore
Life –
Savages
Before
A Million Universes –
Big Ups
Queer
Lodgings –
Ozark Soundscape
Jesu/Sun
Kil Moon –
Jesu and Sun Kil Moon
Here
Be Monsters –
Motorpsycho
Love
Over Will –
Alex Smoke
Spirit
Phone –
Lemon Demon
Elevenses
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Daevid Allen’s Weird Quartet
Zelalem
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Mikael Seifu
Fun
For Family and Friends – Paper Days
Nevermen
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Nevermen
Suicide
Songs –
MONEY
Wabi-Sabi
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Cross Record
January
Sun –
Kedr Livanskiy
Painting
With –
Animal Collective
No
Burden –
Lucy Dacus
Paradise
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Pop. 1280
Emotional
Mugger –
Ty Segall
Big
Black Coat –
Junior Boys
Wait
& See –
Majical Cloudz
Post
Pop Depression –
Iggy Pop
Arcology
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Thug Entrancer
Night
Thoughts –
Suede
Jream
House –
A Pleasure
Akroasis
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Obscura
The
Middle Sister –
Guy Blakeslee
Pool
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Porches
Full
Circle –
Loretta Lynn
Is
The Is Are –
DIIV Looks set to be a low key year in general, though I am expecting big things from Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, James Blake, Run The Jewels, Death Grips, and Ash Koosha.
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Prog-jester ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5909 |
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love sseing so many multi-genre releases namedropped, not just proggy ones!
But this Jesu/SKM collab is god awful, Kozelek/LaValle one was genius tho |
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Polymorphia ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 06 2012 Location: here Status: Offline Points: 8856 |
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Forgot about that Florist one. Some nice stuff there.
Also forgotten: Zvi– Zvi II: Death Stops Us All (Ron Varod's experimental/drone/ambient/noise/post-rock project) And there's also going to be a new And Also the Trees record very soon, and possibly At the Drive-In.
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Cookie13 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 10 2016 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 473 |
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I respect Your opinion, but I completely don't agree. The Astonishing is the one of worst albums I ever heard. I just want to say, that's sounds like the great Jordan Rudess triumph over the good music taste ![]() |
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I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
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Guldbamsen ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23104 |
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What the deuce?!?!?!??? Are you moving in on my turf Tony?
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nahh don't worry my friend - I'm glad someone took the time to launch this thing. Easily one of my fave threads during recent years. As for 2016; well it seems to have started off with a bang, and there are quite a lot of the already mentioned upcoming releases that I'm equally looking forward to. Great releases thus far include: David Bowie - Blackstar (Believe the hype....especially if you're a Bowie fan) Ulver - ABCDEFG (Semi-Krautrock-Ambient thingy that floats like a dream) Ukandanz - Awo (Ethiopean jazz rock meets zeuhl in a wonderfully rambunctious way) Fire! - She Sleeps, She Sleeps (Fiery and tooting as only Mats Gustafsson can be + psychedlic guitars = yum) Tim Hecker - Love Streams (This is oh so beautiful compared to his last album 'Virgins' that sounded like artsy muzak) Aluk Todolo - Voix (Very good release but somewhat underwhelming coming in the wake of Occult Rock. For fans of unorthodox metal with somewhat blurry intentions) Motorpsycho - Here Be Monsters (The ending cut 'Black Dog' alone should make this an autobuy. The rest of it ain't too shabby either) Edited by Guldbamsen - March 16 2016 at 05:54 |
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Nogbad_The_Bad ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 21321 |
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That Ukandanz is great
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Ian
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Guldbamsen ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23104 |
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It's a wonderful morning album as well. Jump-starts the ol cabeza like a dream (I'm not sure my neighbours enjoy it as much though).
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Meltdowner ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 25 2013 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 10278 |
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I didn't listen to many new albums so far and most I only listened once.
On PA: Alms - Irosmic Tragedy (Seemed better than the debut at first listen) Fire! - She Sleeps, She Sleeps (David said it all) Handwrist - Çatalhöyük (A complete (and refreshing) change of style, some kind of Ethnic Psych Rock) Steven Wilson - 4 1/2 (At least it's less than one hour long) Not on PA: Anaquim - Um Dia Destes (Easily their worst album, in my opinion) Lina Nyberg - Aerials (I'm generally not into vocal Jazz but this album is nice) Pristine - Reboot (Really cool Blues Rock album from Norway) Salto - Passeio das Virtudes (This one will sound even better next Summer) Sensible Soccers - Villa Soledade (Sunny Krautrock inspired album. Best surprise of this year so far.) Edited by Meltdowner - March 16 2016 at 06:45 |
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