What albums did you listen to today?...continued

Out of the three the horse is obviously the most important

I am one of those who prefers a tangible release as well. I hate when artists only do digital releases although I fully understand why.
As for myself; I want the full vinyl cover art and I want to sniff in the grooves and recycled cardboard. Digital is the smart option especially if you have a girlfriend, but it is a cold medium imo. All subjective I know and I some times I secretly envy my old friend who got rid of all his cds and lps. Now he has room for an indoor swimming pool and a small horse.

^ No, I stream all day at work. I enjoy collecting as well as picking the albums from the shelf and play the album, read the booklet, look at the artwork, etc. I already have so much digital interaction all day that I need a different experience at home.

Magnum Vaeltaja wrote: Crucis' debut is another good one. Not as "proggy" as Mariscal since the songs are shorter and more compact, but the musicianship is definitely still there. It doesn't have any spacey element to it, either, but it still has some solid grooves. Jeepers, yeah, that Birds and Buildings CD is expensive.  I just downloaded it for $10 on iTunes.  And yeah, that Arco Iris one comes highly recommended. Normally I find concept albums beyond cheesy but this one is based around alleged pre-Columbian extraterrestrial contact with the Andean peoples. How sweet is that? The music is pretty sweet, too, with an eclectic blend of jazz, Andean folk, and, of course, psychedelic rock. And despite being a double album, it doesn't feel too long at all. Probably one of my 5 favourite South American albums. Be warned if you ever plan to buy it on CD, though. The "official" release cuts off the last 15 minutes and completely screws up the track titles.  Luckily it, too, is available on iTunes now.

OK. I'll go back to that one later.

Meltdowner wrote: Magnum Vaeltaja wrote: Birds and Buildings - Bantam To Behemoth ...aaaand finishing it all off with the coolest space-themed South American album of all time!  Arco Iris - Agitor Lucens V By the way, what do you think of Crucis' debut? I looked into that B&B album yesterday on Discogs, since I bought the second a while ago. It's very expensive for a CD. Ah, you got my attention :D

Crucis' debut is another good one. Not as "proggy" as Mariscal since the songs are shorter and more compact, but the musicianship is definitely still there. It doesn't have any spacey element to it, either, but it still has some solid grooves.

Jeepers, yeah, that Birds and Buildings CD is expensive. I just downloaded it for $10 on iTunes.

And yeah, that Arco Iris one comes highly recommended. Normally I find concept albums beyond cheesy but this one is based around alleged pre-Columbian extraterrestrial contact with the Andean peoples. How sweet is that? The music is pretty sweet, too, with an eclectic blend of jazz, Andean folk, and, of course, psychedelic rock. And despite being a double album, it doesn't feel too long at all. Probably one of my 5 favourite South American albums. Be warned if you ever plan to buy it on CD, though. The "official" release cuts off the last 15 minutes and completely screws up the track titles. Luckily it, too, is available on iTunes now.

Caravan  - In the Land of Grey and Pink

^ Not just yours apparently, it has the same rating order on this site.

ALotOfBottle wrote: Love Algarnas Tradgard, one of my favorite Swedish bands overall, but I have only briefly heard about Our Solar System, I just know they are stoner-esuqe. I'll check them out.

I don't remember how AT sound, I should revisit them. OSS are much softer than that, they're a Psych/Kraut/Jazz collective, like a giant Embryo 

ALotOfBottle wrote: Lucky you! I personally love Träd, Gräs och Stenar and that whole Swedish psychedelic rock scene in general (International Harvester, Pärson Sound etc.). It's mainly collective improvisation, though there are also some songs there, too. At times, it's kind of like Grateful Dead and Amon Düül, but there is that sweet Swedish element there, suggested by gentle hints of the country's folk music. Their albums don't get very high ratings on PA, some people just don't seem to enjoy improvisation without a clear point, but I'm not one of them. Great band.

I don't know much from the 70's, only Algarnas Tradgard, but Swedish collective improvisation reminded me of Our Solar System. I had that impression with their latest but to be honest it sounded quite uninspired. 

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