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

A huge shout out to all of you on here for a truly Merry Christmas and a fine 2017.
Look forward to another year with all you gents tackling the giant abyss of Prog.
What a great community this is and I'm happy to be an insane music head with all of you. Enjoy your time off!


Yesterday and Christmas Eve jams. :)


Delian-- Moonbathers
Camel-- moonmadness
Elliot Goldenthal-- Alien 3 motion picture score
Haken-- Affinity
Peter Gabriel-- Birdy
Peter Gabriel-- Last Temptation of Christ.
Metallica-- Hardwired ( deluxe edition.)
Skinny Puppy-- Last Rights
Testament-- Brotherhood of the snake
Dream Theater-- The Score (2006)
Redemption-- The Art Of Loss. ( could very well be my #1 of 2016. It's just that good to me.)
Fear Factory-- Demanufacture.
Fields of the Nephilim-- Elyzium
Saviour Machine-- Live in Deutschland ( 2002)
Disturbed-- Live at The Red Rocks (2016)
Peter Gabriel-- Security.
Steve Jablonski-- Gears of War 2 (soundtrack/score)
Andre Bocelli--   Romanza

Merry christmas indeed
I have secretly been sneaking out the house all day to listen to real music. Let's face it there comes a time when Last Christmas just turns into a grey wall of blob that weakens every fibre of your being.
The remedy?

Cervello - Melos
Björn J:Son Lindh - Från Storstad Till Grodspad
Faust - So Far (daddy ate that banana)
Arkimedes Badkar - Tre
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady
The Future Sound Of London - Dead Cities

Merry Christmas, everyone! 

Edited by Magnum Vaeltaja - December 25 2016 at 09:05

Omega - Nem tudom a neved (one of their bests)

Autechre - Incunabula (same remark here)

Tangerine Dream - Dream Mixes 3 (the best of the Dream Mixes serie IHMO, review on its way...)

Merry Christmas to everyone


Edited by Modrigue - December 25 2016 at 14:04

Dave, that Dungen one is great. Will definitely be in my top 20 for 2016. I was lucky enough to see the band play live just under a month ago down here in Melbourne, was an exceptional concert!

Have you heard Oresund Space Collective's `West Space and Love 2'? Think you'd dig that one. Cool mix of dreamy electronics and eastern sitar-fueled dustiness!

Modrigue wrote: Tangerine Dream - Dream Mixes 3 (the best of the Dream Mixes serie IHMO, review on its way...)

Good to know, I didn't feel like checking further, after DM2.

Guldbamsen wrote: Floating Points - Kuiper (funny how perhaps the year's finest progressive electronic release isn't listed on PA. I do think this one fits the bill though...but man does it sound different to his full length debut - so much so that i have held off suggesting him for inclusion. Kuiper is after all an EP (32 minutes).)

Hmmm, I'm intrigued

Last few days:
We Trust - These New Countries
Krakatau - Water Near a Bridge
Dave Pike - Jazz for the Jet Set
Culpeper's Orchard - s/t (Very cool album, thanks again David )
Camel - Mirage (It never cools down, it's one frenetic track after the other )
Banda do Casaco - Hoje Há Conquilhas Amanhã Não Sabemos (Yep, still their best, there's some sort of uneasiness throughout the album, a unique shivering feeling I can't really describe Too bad they lost the master tapes, it could have much better quality otherwise.)

I hope you guys had a great Christmas I feel like I ate enough for a whole month


Edited by Meltdowner - December 25 2016 at 15:25

Meltdowner wrote: Modrigue wrote: Tangerine Dream - Dream Mixes 3 (the best of the Dream Mixes serie IHMO, review on its way...) Good to know, I didn't feel like checking further, after DM2. Guldbamsen wrote: Floating Points - Kuiper (funny how perhaps the year's finest progressive electronic release isn't listed on PA. I do think this one fits the bill though...but man does it sound different to his full length debut - so much so that i have held off suggesting him for inclusion. Kuiper is after all an EP (32 minutes).) Hmmm, I'm intrigued Last few days: We Trust - These New Countries Krakatau - Water Near a Bridge Dave Pike - Jazz for the Jet Set Culpeper's Orchard - s/t (Very cool album, thanks again David ) Camel - Mirage (It never cools down, it's one frenetic track after the other ) Banda do Casaco - Hoje Há Conquilhas Amanhã Não Sabemos (Yep, still their best, there's some sort of uneasiness throughout the album, a unique shivering feeling I can't really describe Too bad they lost the master tapes, it could have much better quality otherwise.) I hope you guys had a great Christmas I feel like I ate enough for a whole month

Yeah I'm betting both you and Michael will enjoy the krautrock vibe of Kuiper. Some deliciously raw guitar and drum work accompanying it.

I'm glad you like that Culpepard's Orchard Samuel! I was a bit surprised by how much I liked it when I span it here the other day. I think I stayed away from it because of the English titles tbh. Danish bands back then had a most atrocious accent that I find hard to stomach...but then I realised it was Cy Nicklin doing the vocals - a brit who'd made a home of Denmark (probably some chick methinks).

I actually like the sound quality to Conquilhas and think it is part of why it has that quivering almost gelatinous sheen to it. Who says "noise" isn't half the music? It is.

Merry christmas to you too. Have some more gravy on me (sonic perhaps).

I second the Psicomagia rec! Like being zapped by Han Solo's lasergun...in a delightful way no less.

You're right. Those guitars are loud compared to their surroundings, but I think I have grown used to them back some 15 years ago when I really overdosed on old Danish psych music.

I only have that one Banda do Casaco album, so no comparisons from me. Ignorance is bliss

Sunday...

Chick Corea - Return to Forever What a beautiful album. Chick Corea's electric piano playing (and tone) is so wonderful on this one. The line-up is sublime. Remarkable flute and upright bass work, too. The band's material is very dynamic, yet very mellow and relaxing. I love this album.

Faust - The Faust Tapes Faust is one of my new favorite things in the music world. This album captures the things I really value about them. While their first two albums seem a bit too "raw" for my tastes, this one is still experimental, but a bit "fuller." And it's very well balanced.

Alice Coltrane - World Galaxy This was my first experience with this album and I'm not really impressed. Universal Consciousness set the bar really high for albums to come. The orchestral arrangements are quite interesting and so are the compositions. I just wish there was a bit more of that combo organ that opens the album.

Zacht Automaat - Smart Candle Not their best, but phenomenal nonetheless. This one is quite early Harmonia-esque. I'm really wondering why these guys are not better known. I am almost absolutely sure there is no other band like this around. Oh well, I guess originality and quality is, sadly, not the only factor contributing to artist's success.


Edited by ALotOfBottle - December 26 2016 at 12:41