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    Posted: October 14 2020 at 05:59
Welcome to this fortnight's interactive poll! This time you will choose instrumental songs under 5 minutes. Wordless vocals are allowed.

Your choices can be from any genre, including artists on PA, but try to pick lesser-known songs/bands.

As usual, you can mention up to four songs and next week you'll be asked to nominate one to be featured in the poll. After everyone has nominated theirs you can vote for three songs, not including your own.

So let's get this started!

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Calibro 35 - Thrust Force

I've seen this video dozens of times. They're a great live band, I don't think the studio albums or most live videos do them justice. The keyboardist is on PA with The Winstons.

Magick Brother & Mystic Sister - Utopia

My latest discovery, I've been really enjoying this new Spanish band.

Banda do Casaco - Água de Rosas

Something from the 70's. I find this bittersweet song fascinating and the fact that it's the closing track of the album only makes it more peculiar.

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NOMINATIONS:

Meltdowner: Calibro 35 - Thrust Force
Snicolette: Tom Kelly - God and the Flatlanders (Waltz Version)
Cristi: Basorelief - Crocodilul
The Dark Elf: Ashley MacIsaac - Devil in the Kitchen
TCat: French TV - The Kokonino Stomp
Lewian: Salaryman - My Hands Are Always In Water
mathman0806: Us, Today - Greetings From The Master
rushfan4: Ronnie Montrose - Rocky Road
FatherChristmas: Peachy the Band - Cloud-Burst
dr wu23: Joe Walsh - Midnight Moodies
I prophesy disaster: Fred Frith - The Boy Beats The Rams
suitkees: Alain Bashung - Climax 4
jamesbaldwin: Cassiber - Chor Der Gefangenen


Edited by Meltdowner - October 22 2020 at 04:26
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Nice! I like instrumental... but there's so much to choose from...
I first thought, as an homage to Eddy Van Halen, to put up a Van Halen instrumental (Eruption, Cathedral, Spanish Fly...), but I'll leave that to the RIP thread.

First a short one, so they're in a hurry: Tętes Raides - OK:



Then, for the fun and the nostalgia, REO Speedwagon - The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot:



Then two of the more haunting kind:
The Durutti Column - The First Aspect of the Same Thing:



Alain Bashung - Climax 4:


 

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First, one of my favorites bands from the Archives: 
French TV - "The Kokonino Stomp"



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Here is one that is shamefully unheard of (mostly):  (EDIT:  I hope you don't mind that this is just barely over 5 minutes, but that is all dead air anyway.  The actual time is 4:59 if you take out the empty space, and it would be a shame to not post it here.)

Jon Hassell & Bluescreen - "G-Spot"  That unique trumpet against the glitch sound is amazing!



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This one might be considered new age, but it's one of the better artists from the Windham Hill group...and I just love that build up with the flute in the middle section.
Scott Cossu - "Oristano Sojourn"




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EDIT:  Originally I posted a different one from Yello, but it was 25 seconds too long.  But this one is a spooky one so maybe this is a good one to have for Halloween season.  This one is :
Yello - "Stalakdrama"



So many I wanted to post, but I'll save them for later.



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Well all right, then.  I love instrumentals, and am looking forward to what everyone brings.  

I am going to submit 3 non-prog primarily harp pieces and then add a short instrumental of my husband's, since I haven't done one from him for a very long time.  

First, my favourite harp piece that I've not learned to play and still want to.  Alan Stivell's "Marv Pontkalleg," 3:40 

Second and a bit of a story.  My great-great grandfather was from County Fermanagh in Ireland.  He came to the US, fought in the Civil War on the winning side, came across the land to Alaska, where he was a sea captain.  Before I knew this much about him, I loved and learned how to play this song on the harp.  I play it about half as fast as this guy does.  John's daughter was named Suzie McGuire, I'd only known her married name before finding this information.  She was the first "white woman," born in Alaska, and bore that as her middle name.  Anyway, here is Aryeh Frankfurter, with "Suzie McGuire," 3:01 (I'm sure not the same one, but it was a funny coincidence).  

Third is a song everyone will know, but I love this version of it.  Here is Mason Williams and Deborah Henson-Conant duetting in a live performance with Mason's "Classical Gas," 4:16 

Lastly, here is Tom Kelly's "God and the Flatlanders (Waltz Version)," for my prog entry. 3:40  I hope no one minds my indulgence.   
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^ I thought long and hard about adding Mason Williams, Nickie. Glad you added that one.
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From my modern prog perspective:
"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp
"I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten
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^You missed the caveat that the instrumentals must be under 5 minutes. A challenge with some prog bands for sure.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

^ I thought long and hard about adding Mason Williams, Nickie. Glad you added that one.
  I thought it would be fun, since it's a different take on a piece.  Not really a cover, since the originator performs in it as well.  And quite well, still, I might add.  Smile
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Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

^You missed the caveat that the instrumentals must be under 5 minutes. A challenge with some prog bands for sure.
Ah, sorry. Instead:
"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp
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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

^ I thought long and hard about adding Mason Williams, Nickie. Glad you added that one.
  I thought it would be fun, since it's a different take on a piece.  Not really a cover, since the originator performs in it as well.  And quite well, still, I might add.  Smile

Glen Campbell does a nice version of that song, particularly since he's playing an Ovation that I have in my collection.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

^ I thought long and hard about adding Mason Williams, Nickie. Glad you added that one.
  I thought it would be fun, since it's a different take on a piece.  Not really a cover, since the originator performs in it as well.  And quite well, still, I might add.  Smile

Glen Campbell does a nice version of that song, particularly since he's playing an Ovation that I have in my collection.
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I'd never heard this version, thank you.  Glen was a super-fine guitarist.  Love the lead that he added to this, along with the full orchestra.  Must have been a great concert all told.  Clap
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I have been very critical on some vocals and that can easily happen, so I'm always keen on instrumentals. I think about 1/3 of my collection is instrumental, so there is lots to choose from, and a certain temptation to pick some that could also have fitted the electronics theme.

Anyway, I start with a piece of post rock that is actually on PA, but apparently not very well known. This is one of those pieces where, with a critic's hat on, I sometimes wonder why I like this so much. It's monotone and marching and I have an affinity for such "always forward but stick to the rhythm" music... I think they totally nailed their sound here. Salaryman - My Hands Are Always In Water
Ay! I realise this has actually some spoken words in the background. Is that OK?


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1) Gilad Atzmon: All the Way To Montenegro


2) Roxanne Passion Tango


3) Stormy Six: Dibattito


4) Cassiber: Chor Der Gefangenen










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Had a clear slate this am, so here are my thoughts on my first impression with as far as I got for now:  

Samuel:  Calibro 35 “Thrust Force” Moving right along, kind of an almost Farfisa organ sound with a twist, catchy organ melody.  Hey!  And then some cool sax!  Very enjoyable.  Magick Brother & Mystic Sister “Utopia”  These artists got me from the get-go, lovely rhythm guitar chords, some beautiful flute and etheric voices (no words), which moves into some synth and organ flourishes and wingy-dingys (a tech term I just made up) .  I will be checking into them more.  Banda do Casaco – Água de Rosas Very pretty and melancholy layered strings, slight discordant, yet beautiful.  Some flute sounds come in, I like very much their sound here.

Greg:  Oh, Greg!  Yes, one I don’t know in this mix!  I have to say that although I often, by my own rules, can’t vote “for” yours, I do quite enjoy your musical taste.  That being said, I know Leo Kottke, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Michael Hedges and do love all of them….but here goes with Ashley MacIsaac “Devil in the Kitchen” Very different from the other three, a bit of a frantic jig (with a dancing demon).  Very energetic and fun. Oh, the energy of youth! 

suitkees:  OK “Tetes Raides” Now that IS a short instrumental.  Fun with some accordion or concertina, bounces right along.  Almost a circus/cartoon/Klezmer feel to this.  REO Speedwagon “The Unidentified Flying Tuna Trot”  I remember the band, but never really listened to them back in the day.  Now I kinda regret not hearing much of them back then, this was a fun rocking instrumental.  The Durutti Column “The First Aspect” Begins with some repetitive sound, not sure what it is.  This one I didn’t find haunting, although once it switched, I could tell it was a keyboard-type sound.  It’s perhaps a little fast to feel haunting to me (which is an atmosphere I love), maybe ominous is a better word, at least for how it makes me feel.  Alain Bashung “Climax 4” Now this feels more haunting to me.  Eerie voices (no words, of course), very orchestral in feel and atmospheric.  Moves into some horns and some little sharp intrusions with a pickup in pace feel, and some strings as it builds.  Cascading sounds underneath as the piece gains intensity to the……well…….climax and fade.  Very lovely. 

Mike:  French TV “The Kokonino Stomp” There are so many fun pieces in this poll, so far.  This one is very Zappa-esque to my ear, hard to categorize.  I love the wackiness and then the more staid inter-parts that come up.  A piece that demands you sit up and listen, no background music here.  Horn-heavy, with lots of changes and some vocals (no words, of course).   Jon Hassell & Bluescreen “G-Spot” You said it in your intro, Mike.  Kind of cool jazz meets experimental (there may be a more perfect term for it, but that’s what my ear hears).  Very ear-catching.  Scott Cossu “Oristano Soujourn”  Nice, airy and light piece, with some vocalisations, ala Roland Kirk/Ian Anderson.  Very pretty.  Yello “Stalakdrama” Something completely different from the previous, with an ominous start and a scream (and “Scream,” as well).  Heavy keys, some booming noises and then some scary vocalisations.  Would be a great Halloween piece, but I actually would have liked it more without the screams. 

FatherChristmas: Peachy-the-Band “Cloud-Burst”  Pretty up-beat mover here, despite the video looking so dire.  Big keyboards, lots of changes, well-played.  Nice, rocky lead guitar.
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Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Mike:  Yello “Stalakdrama” Something completely different from the previous, with an ominous start and a scream (and “Scream,” as well).  Heavy keys, some booming noises and then some scary vocalisations.  Would be a great Halloween piece, but I actually would have liked it more without the screams. 



Thanks again for your valuable comments.  That Yello track was not my first choice as I wanted to put on another called "Ciel Ouvert" which has more of a dark, orchestral vibe without the screams, but ominous nonetheless.  The problem with it is it went over by 25 seconds.  So I had to go with my backup there.

I think I'll post my first choice here anyway, but if you can, put on a good set of headphones to listen to it for "startling" results.  I know this one is not eligible, but I love the tension in it, and this video is pretty cool too.  

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go to 1:05



not a contender (6 minutes) but you gotta check this out. Big smile









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Originally posted by TCat TCat wrote:

Originally posted by Snicolette Snicolette wrote:

Mike:  Yello “Stalakdrama” Something completely different from the previous, with an ominous start and a scream (and “Scream,” as well).  Heavy keys, some booming noises and then some scary vocalisations.  Would be a great Halloween piece, but I actually would have liked it more without the screams.

Thanks again for your valuable comments.  That Yello track was not my first choice as I wanted to put on another called "Ciel Ouvert" which has more of a dark, orchestral vibe without the screams, but ominous nonetheless.  The problem with it is it went over by 25 seconds.  So I had to go with my backup there.

I think I'll post my first choice here anyway, but if you can, put on a good set of headphones to listen to it for "startling" results.  I know this one is not eligible, but I love the tension in it, and this video is pretty cool too.  

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Thank you, I will give it a listen,hopefully a little later today.  I have a feeling from your description I will like it more.  A pity it was slightly over.  :(  
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At some point maybe not so far away I will have posted something from all my dearest non-PA favourites in one of these polls, but there are still a few missing. From the series "Hidden Treasures of the 1980s", here's the awesome Startled Insects with Underworld.
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...and now for something completely different... except it's another hidden treasure from the 1980s. I guess everybody knows Joe Jackson (who also has to has to has to appear in one of these polls), but do you know this? (Nocturne from the not very well received but actually excellent and proggy Will Power album.)
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