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BTW Tony, the OP, actually introduced me to a new psych discovery: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
Damn these guys are infectious! Old school psych rock done right with a warm and heartfelt garage vibe to it. Their two latest albums are currently on their way to Denmark.
Edited by Guldbamsen - May 19 2016 at 06:19
“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.”
The new Fire! Orchestra is delicious!!! Rrrrrrrrraaauw! Like a club sandwich with extra rich curry dressing.
Oh and the fact that they've kept the production side of things analogue and 'live in the studio' makes this Dane a happy bunny.
On a not so inspired note: I streamed Haken's newest DT merges with any number of Kscope artists and decides to cut a "Nu-Prog album". Yawn.
That sounds awesome! I'll probably order it next month
Yawn, indeed
I see you span their debut yesterday
I sorta see their discography as one "sound/album" that just continues to develop. The feel and groove is unmistakeably Fire! Orchestra but the bumps and rides change with every new release. I'm not sure if I'm making any sense - or maybe I just described a thousand bands - but it is nevertheless how I feel
Now that I think of it, it almost sounds as if I'm describing a band that always makes the same album *cough* IQ *cough*, but that is not the case either
Regarding Haken's Affinity: I rather enjoyed some of the instrumental passages, but just like the majority of modern prog metal acts, they then veer into flat, cheesy Americanised vocal harmonising that quite simply makes my skin crawl. Images of Nickelback, Creed and anything Neil Morse has ever sung on suddenly start zipping about my cabeza...and then I'm out.
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Posted: May 19 2016 at 05:59
Agree on Haken. I was completely underwhelmed by what I heard. With so much genuinely great music around, I don't understand all the rave reviews that band is getting. Oh well... Talking about great stuff, I think Bent Knee's Say So will be released tomorrow, and we will finally get to see them live on Saturday at the Orion. Based on what I've heard, the album is a cracker!
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Posted: May 19 2016 at 06:11
^^ That makes sense: since I started with "Enter", "Exit" seems a bit underdeveloped in comparison
I saw that Susana Santos Silva, a very talented Portuguese trumpeter, plays on the new album
I didn't even find the instrumental interesting, it just seemed like complexity for the sake of it, not a single memorable melody in 60 minutes of music. Saying that it left me cold would be an understatement
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Posted: May 19 2016 at 12:03
Guldbamsen wrote:
BTW Tony, the OP, actually introduced me to a new psych discovery: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
Damn these guys are infectious! Old school psych rock done right with a warm and heartfelt garage vibe to it. Their two latest albums are currently on their way to Denmark.
Nonagon Infinity was one of the first garage rock records I've legitimately enjoyed in a while. Many of them tend to fall into a similar slog, for me. That KEXP performance was the first I heard of them. I was determined to not like them at the time, because I grouped them in with Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees, whom I had tried to get into to no avail, but they were too engaging and infectious.
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Posted: May 21 2016 at 15:08
BrufordFreak wrote:
May 21 Update:
I can't stop playing (and recommending):
AXON-NEURON's Metamorphosis
THE MERCURY TREE's Permutations
IAMTHEMORNING's Lighthouse
YUGEN's Death by Water
and less so:
TONY PATTERSON's Equations of Meaning,
AKT's II (Binario),
MANTRA VEGA's The Illusion's Reckoning,
MYRATH's Legacy,
UNAKA PRONG's Margot,
THE WINSTONS' s/t debut, and
ULVER's ATGCLVSSCAP.
Still haven't heard Say So yet.
Say So was officially released yesterday, therefore I don't think a lot of people have heard it. We are about to head out to the Orion for the unofficial release party!
Don't worry I know I'm in the minority on this one. I have a couple of friends that absolutely adore it. The Americanised vocal harmonising yeah...erm I'm not sure how else to describe it. My friends agree with me on the vocals, and they love the way they sound!. Sorta like putting overemotional aestethics into every vocal gesture. To foreign ears it sounds purposely "heroic" and very American...and to me personally: American in a slightly cheesy fashion
Edited by Guldbamsen - May 21 2016 at 15:35
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Posted: May 22 2016 at 06:07
Just got my Knifeworld and The Winstons copies yesterday and today, so I'm spinning The Winstons right now for the first time, sounds too good to be true for now
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Guldbamsen wrote:
DT merges with any number of Kscope artists and decides to cut a "Nu-Prog album". Yawn.
I'll probably order it next month 
I like the first, but this one is even better.
