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Magnum Vaeltaja 
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Good call. High Falls is probably the one song I really enjoy off of Win Lose or Draw. You can't really go wrong with Allman Brothers instrumentals!
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Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King Sun Ra - When Angels Speak of Love |
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Anthony Phillips - The Geese and The Ghost
Kate Bush - The Kick Inside Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
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Man, I'm just starting to realize how hard it's going to be to finalize a top 10 list for this year.
The 2016 picks thread will have to await my choices till the very end of the year, but in the meantime I will just enjoy the music. ;) Today and yesterday's loves. Felix Reipl---Gears of War soundtrack Vol. 1 Judas Priest-- Hero, Hero ( oh how I love this one! What a great old time recording too! Classic in every sense of the word. 'Run of the mill' is one amazing track! ;) Peter Gabriel-- US Haken-- Affinity (1985) -- Sheesh!! This is pretty good! I quite like this one actually. I love the fusing of classic 80's synth and MPC's mixed with Haken's modern take with Prog Metal. Pretty creative and not necessarily a retro album I feel. The instrumental disc I think I get more out of though. Really like it cause they sound like Anaimals As Leaders using 80's instrumental tech gear. Lots of fun! ) Black Sabbath-- The Dio years ( a couple of great live recordings exclusively on this disc. Worth picking up!) PG-- UP ( put it down, Nick!! Just put it down! ) Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein-- Stranger Things ( score Vol 1&2 ) Royal Hunt-- Cargo ( awesome live album!!) Delain-- Moonbathers ( not many better that do pop mixed with symphonic metal better than this UK outfit. ) Peter Gabriel-- Live in Buenos Aires (1988) Haha! Close it out with BIKO again Peter! Love it. ) |
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Yep, I think that one's gonna get some pretty heavy rotation in the next few weeks. I have the first three ELP albums all queued up for later tonight.
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Boy it's fun getting close to finals week. I just wrote a 15 page paper in 2 days. Oh the joys of life, which I shall never feel...
Don Caballero: American Don Robert Ashley: Automatic Writing Also RIP Greg Lake
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Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Kaleidoscope" - Kind of a quirky bugger with a great opener ("Happy House"). Sort of a hybrid of new wave, post punk with some experimentation thrown in. My main gripe is that Siouxsie's voice was still a bit raw for this sort of deal at this time.
Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Join Hands": Weird to say, but out of their first 3 full lengths I like this one the most. I think Siouxsie's singing works perfectly with the sort of NY influenced no-wave deal mixed with the Brit post-punk vibe going on here. Still, it would have been better if the killer "Love in a Void" single was included.
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Tangerine Dream - Cyclone - Not a fan of the vocals, but there are still some fine instrumental moments on this record.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer - S/T - Perhaps the finest album ELP ever put out. Not only does it pack in far more replayability than their later material, but this first blast of magic from them was probably their most wildly innovative. There's no telling how many bands have moulded their sound based off of that initial attack in The Barbarian. From a personal point of view, though, what I adore most about this album is Take A Pebble. No doubt my favourite ELP track. The jazzy impressionist piano touches are sublime, and when Greg Lake's voice first comes in, it's chilling. I really wish that they'd put out more material like this, because I feel like it captures everything that made both Greg and Keith so fantastic as musicians. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus - Not an album that I can see myself listening to too often, but you've gotta respect it. Tarkus may just be the definitive prog track. It's got it all. The over the top keyboards, the over the top concept, the over the top length, the over the top album art... that's Prog 101 right there for ya. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Trilogy - Also not a favourite of mine, but you can really feel just how much effort, care, and creativity all three members of the trio put into everything they did. Like it or not, these guys were top notch players and true musicians to the core. Soft Machine - Bundles - Fantastic instrumental jazz fusion. Little more to be said there. Tangerine Dream - Rubycon - Ah, so delightfully haunting and creepy. I don't love this one quite as much as Phaedra or Ricochet, but the atmosphere is incredible.
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Thursday...
Lunarmare - Lunarmare (Komotini, Greece 2013) Heavy space, jam rock The Space Spectrum - Drone Jams Vol. 1 (Rendsburg, Germany 2015) Instrumental, experimental, psychedelic, drone, jam Albino Rhino - Uploader (Helsinki, Finland 2016) Band quote "Heavy atmospheric down tuned psychedelia" Animals As Leaders - The Madness Of Many (Washington DC 2016) Instrumental progressive metal (released 11/11/16) Pyramidal - Dawn In Space (Alicante, Spain 2012) Mostly instrumental psychedelic space rock Russian Circles - Geneva (Chicago, IL 2009) Instrumental post rock trio |
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Shpongle - Museum of Consciousness Shpongle - Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland Quantum Fantay - TerragaiaAbba - The Album Abba - Live at Wembley Arena Ozric Tentacles - Spirals in Hyperspace Ozric Tentacles - Waterfall Cities
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have you ever heard Dickey Betts first solo album? I believe it's called Highway Call or something and is more country-ish, but still great jams. |
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Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene 3 - So, I DID end up buying it, Sam. Got it for $11 Australia on that sale day I mentioned.
It's not exactly bad as such, but the description `reliable but anonymous electronica' is pretty much perfect to describe it. A lot of it sounds like the kind of electronica that hundreds, THOUSANDS of artists are putting out these days. Occasionally there's moments where he offers those more calming ambient gentle washes of synths that remind of his first few albums, but it hardly leaves much of an impression. Will keep at it, provided I don't fall asleep before the end. Oh, but I will say, his hair is SPECTACULAR on the photograph in the CD booklet!  
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Kevin, knowing you like blues-rock as well, have you checked out the band Steamhammer? Steve Jolliffe, the vocalist and flautist from Cyclone was in this band in the early 70's (as a side note, he was also involved in making Ridley Scott's Alien in 1978). In my opinion, they are one of the finest blues-rock band with prog and jazz leanings. MK II is probably their most accomplished work, but Reflection and Mountains are fantastic as well. Bundles is great indeed. Alan Holdsworth gave the Machine so much energy and power! Edited by ALotOfBottle - December 09 2016 at 07:32 |
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Ozric Tentacles - Curious Corn
Ozric Tentacles - Become the Other
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I love Highway Call! Probably my favourite Allman Brothers alumni solo album. I was just raving about it in this thread a few weeks ago. Definitely agree; great jams.
I'll have to try Steamhammer out! Seems like the kind of thing I'd dig. Thanks for the recommendation.
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You didn't loose much then  Exactly. I agree with the review that was posted now, nothing memorable happens in the whole album. I'm not the only one who thought about that then He looks completely different then a few years ago, almost unrecognizable.Only one yesterday: ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition (I ignored this album for a long time for no reason, this is fantastic.) |
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Terje Rypdal - Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away Such a wonderful European avant-jazz album. After two already great albums, it seems like Terje is finding his own, very original voice in music here. There are still jazz-fusion passages of his previous release, but the dominant force are the dark, romantic orchestral arrangements, which really make this music come alive! Plenty of experimentation, too, crystal Mellotron and Rhodes tones. Beautiful album.
Zacht Automaat - Disturbed Ground What a great album, Zacht Automaat are not your usual obscure neighborhood band. They are obscure (not even half a thousand likes on Facebook), but they are extremely ambitious, innovative musicians. They look into the future, definitely, but they also build on influences of Soft Machine, Harmonia, Can, and Sun Ra to name a few. Their music and overal style has really stuck with me since I've first discovered them a while ago. That being said, they are undoubtedly one of my favorite modern acts around. The Awakening - Mirage Splendid avant-garde jazz-funk. When I first heard this band on NTS Radio, I immediately needed to investigate their music. It's fusion with experimental leanings, but funk, soul, and spiritual music sensibilities also play a considerable part in the musical formula. A bit reminiscent of Jack Johnson-era Miles perhaps, but it's more focused, more varied in rhythm, and more "progressive" overall. Great, great album, phenomenal music. |
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Haven't heard any live SM apart from Six. Any you would particularly recommend?
Yeah, it's a bit repetitive as well, but it has, IMO, some of Bonham's best drumming, which makes up for the repetitiveness.
I was about to recommend Hatfield and the North, but I seem to remember you not liking them much?
When I get my old and broken computer replaced I promise to get it digitized and drop in at PSIKE with a link.
Thoroughly enjoy UH's three big ones, Salisbury through D&W, with D&W as my definitive favourite. They lost me with the bland The Magician's Birthday though, so I haven't ventured any further there.
Love that QVL album.  Not that big on Street Survivors though, the weakest album from Skynyrd's classic period, IMO.
Their debut didn't do much for me either, the few times I streamed it while it was up at progstreaming, but perhaps I should give them another shot with the new one?
How true!
I have their first 7 but haven't gotten around to get those two yet. Should definitely do something about that...some day.
I came late to Tanz, too. Now it's probably my favourite of theirs, along with Carnival in Babylon. Still missing the debut in my collection though. It was the first krautrock album I heard, so it was a bit too much for me at the time, and I was advised to check out Can before venturing any further with ADII. Never found a copy of Phallus Dei in the used shop where I picked up the rest of my ADII albums, so I should probably check out the mainstream music shop downtown or order it on the web somewhere. Curious to see if my feelings towards it have changed now that I'm a bit more experienced in the krautrock field.
Not to say the music's no good, 'cause it is, but the album cover (which really is a masterpiece!  ) promises so much more. I've always found the music a bit stout (and not in a good way like the beer  ) and stale. Good, but a bit unadventurous. I also feel it's a bit dated, and, to me, it lacks the playfullness of most other Canterbury albums I've heard.
Great album! One of my favourites, as you know, Sam. Highly recommend checking out their new one if you haven't already. Almost as good as Escenes, I'd say, just missing the final standout track. Nothing as masteful as "Historia d'una Gota d'Aigua" on there, but a lot of great jazzy melodies with wonderful keys and flute.
Wonderful albums both.  Anyway, last month or so for me: Supersilent - 8 Supersilent - 9 Supersilent - 10 Supersilent - 11 Supersilent - 12 Sun Ra - Space Is the Place Fire! Orchestra - Exit! Fire! Orchestra - Enter Fire! Orchestra - Ritual Guillaume Perret & the Electric Epic - Open Me uKanDanZ - Yetchalal uKanDanZ - Awo VAK - Aedividea Eider Stellaire - 1 OOIOO - Taiga Gong - Flying Teapot Camel - Mirage Gotic - Gegants i serpentines Tusmørke - Ført bak lyset Huntsville - For Flowers, Cars and Merry Wars Huntsville - Past Increasing, Future Receding Finland - Rainy Omen When - Black, White and Grey When - The Black Death Volcano the Bear - Golden Rhythm / Ink Music Noxagt - s/t SOT - Kogel Mogel Panzerpappa - Pestrottedans Ulver - ATGCLVLSSCAP Biosphere - Departed Glories Franco Leprino - Integrati... Disintegrati Tangerine Dream - Phaedra Tangerine Dream - Rubycon Tangerine Dream - Ricochet Tangerine Dream - Stratosfear Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra Popol Vuh - Seligpreisung Popol Vuh - Das Hohelied Salomos Popol Vuh - Aguirre Popol Vuh - Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts Brainticket - Past, Present & Future Eloy - Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes Eloy - Colours Eloy - Time to Turn Neu! - s/t Ultralyd - Inertiadrome Astro Sonic - Come Closer and I'll Tell You Bushman's Revenge - Cowboy Music Bushman's Revenge - You Lost Me at Hello Bushman's Revenge - Jitterbug Bushman's Revenge - A Little Bit of Big Bonanza Bushman's Revenge - Electric Komle - Live! Bushman's Revenge - Thou Shalt Boogie! Bushman's Revenge - Bushman's Fire Bushman's Revenge - Jazz, fritt etter hukommelsen (Went to see them again last month. They were on the bill with another band I can't remember the name of (they were quite unremarkable), and who played most of the evening, with BR joining them only for the last song. Quite disappointing.  If I'd known beforehand I wouldn't have gone. And to think I had to leave the kindergarden Christmas party for that...well, the party was quite dull anyway, but that's a different story. ) Bugge Wesseltoft - It's Snowing on My Piano Jethro Tull - The Jethro Tull Christmas Album / Live - Christmas at St Bride's 2008 John Zorn - A Dreamers Christmas Miriodor - Cobra Fakir miRthkon - Vehicle miRthkon - Snack(s) Ulver - Perdition City: Music to an Interior Film Ulver - Blood Inside Ulver - Shadows of the Sun Ulver with Tromsø Chamber Orchestra - Messe I.X-VI.X Sunn O))) & Ulver - Terrestrials Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! Guapo - History of the Visitation Guapo - Obscure Knowledge Voivod - Killing Technology The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet Deathprod - Treetop Drive Deathprod - Imaginary Songs from Tristan da Cunha Biosphere / Deathprod - Nordheim Transformed Deathprod - Morals and Dogma Biosphere / Deathprod - Stator Motorpsycho - Demon Box Motorpsycho - Timothy's Monster Motorpsycho - Roadwork Vol. 2 Motorpsycho - Let Them Eat Cake Motorpsycho - Barracuda Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit Motorpsycho - Roadwork Vol. 4 Motorpsycho - Still Life with Eggplant Motorpsycho - Behind the Sun Motorpsycho - Here Be Monsters Motorpsycho - Here Be Monsters Vol. 2 Spidergawd - s/t Spidergawd - II Spidergawd - III Khan - Space Shanty Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow Amon Düül II - Tanz der Lemminge Hawkwind - Space Ritual Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill Hawkwind - The Machine Stops Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King Rush - Moving Pictures Peter Gabriel - s/t 3 Mogwai - Les Revenants |
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Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks
The Grateful Dead - Blues For Allah Fleetwood Mac - Tusk The Cure - Seventeen Seconds Ramones - Rocket to Russia ELP - Brain Salad Surgery King Crimson - In the Wake of Poseidon Robert Fripp - Let the Power Fall
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Strangely, I've been in a hip hop mood today, mainly Logic and Childish Gambino:
CG - "Awaken, My Love!" (not really rap, but damn good) CG - Sick Boi CG - Royalty Logic - Under Pressure Logic - The Incredible True Story Logic - Young Sinatra Logic - Bobby Tarantino
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Seven's really good, too. Easily prefer that one to Fourth and Fifth as well. It follows pretty much in the same vain as Six, but is perhaps a bit more melodic. It lacks the bite and edge of the preceding album though.
At this point I'd rather get albums from other Canterbury bands, I only have SM in my collection 
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