What albums did you listen to today?

Yesterday:

R.E.M. - "Automatic for the People"
R.E.M. - "Green"
Guttersnipes - "The Poor Dress Up"
Jim O'Rourke - "Halfway to a Threeway"
NxWorries - "Link Up & Suede"
Sigh - "go away, hello"
pilotredsun - "scotty"

Muse - Origin Of Symmetry

I seem to be spinning that latest Cherry Five quite a lot lately, Sam. I think it's a superb modern RPI album, a nice tough sound with an ocean of organ and keyboards all over it, plus nice raspy vocals and strong arrangements. I loved it when I first heard it months ago, and its maintaining strongly ever since.

Speaking of modern RPI....have you or anyone else noticed there's apparently a modern `reboot' of Le Orme's `Felona e Serona' on the way (or might even be out now?)??

The Steve Roach one sounded good, Sam, totally reliable, although not unlike some of his other tribal-based ones. They're not really my favourite style of albums from him, but I think that recent `Monuments of Ecstacy' from a year or so back was one of the more interesting ones with a bit more variety for a `tribal'-type album.

The Zoltan is terrific, a much better example of a mix of electronic and Goblin-like horror atmospheres. I think it wipes the floor with that lastest Zombi album `Shape Shift'. I mean, I get what Zombi are doing on it, I get their `schtick', and every track superficially sounds great (and the drumming, bass and keys all sound terrific), but it's all empty ear candy and wears thin after about 15 minutes. Are any of their other albums better or have any more substance?

I think that Latte e Mielle one turned out pretty well, but I think it was likely an exception. A LOT of work and effort seemed to go into that one. Who knows, perhaps the same effort will have gone towards this Le Orme album? I'd still rather a brand new album, and besides, their previous studio album `La Via della Seta' from 2011 was terrific.

That Zoltan band, as well as Goblin-influenced groups liks Anime Morte, Morte Macabre, etc all have elements of their own sound with original ideas. Maybe Zoltan have the dance elements on a few tracks, but it still sounds very by-the-numbers hero worship (even if the playing is great). I don't think I'd buy another album from them, unless I suddently have an awakening with this one. A perfect background listen I think.

I'll definitely hope to hear some samples of it before laying down any money for it, there's too any clasic reissues and/or new RPI albums probably more worthwhile spending cash on over a `remake'. sh*t, even Fabio Zuffanti's band at least had the balls to make an actual dodgy `sequel' instead of a straight out remake!

`La Via della Seta' doesn't have Aldo on vocals, instead the singer from Metamorfosi, Jimmy Spitaleri, sings lead on it. He sounds a little stuffy and pompous at first, but hey, there's no shortage of Italian discs with just those sort of vocals, all part of the appeal! But it's a grand symphonic work all the same. I sadly haven't spun it in years.

Now, see that live performance of Zarathustra from Il Tempio is EXACTLY how a `remake' should be approached - a frequent reinvention that sounds exactly like it belongs to the new group, not a mere lazy `cover version'. I wish they'd put that performance out in either CD or vinyl...dang, I'd even settle for a download!

The Northern Hues - "The Northern Hues"
Camper Van Beethoven - "Telephone Free Landslide Victory"
R.E.M. - "Murmur"
The Replacements - "Tim"

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Mystery – Delusion Rain

What did you think of it? I gave it a listen last year but I thought it was quite boring 

^ I think it was indeed because of the production but also because it's more than one hour long. First listen opinions don't mean anything though, especially with Prog