2016 Picks
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Topic: 2016 Picks
Posted By: Polymorphia
Subject: 2016 Picks
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 11:52
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No thread for this seems to have been started yet. What are your favorite releases from 2016 so far? What are some ones you're anticipating or interested in. Personally, I need to listen to more releases, but the best thing I've heard from this year has to be Oranssi Pazuzu's Värähtelijä. An absolutely stunning mix of black metal, noise rock, psychedelia that has a very strong atmosphere. I'd compare with Swans' last two albums, due to its strong repetition, but also to noise rock bands such as The Jesus Lizard, and some proto-math rock bands such as Drive Like Jehu, with, obviously, a huge black metal element. It is also perhaps the best sounding guitar record I've heard all year, as well. The bass tones are fuzzy, the guitar tones are always in that perfect crevice of frequencies, the drums are huge. The whole thing feels gigantic. The album plays out like a well directed horror movie. Or like you're about to be devoured by Shelob. Otherwise, I've listened to many EP's. I did enjoy Kendrick Lamar's new B-side album, but it was as described, a B-side album. Give me and everybody else some recs, guys. I am greatly looking forward to Radiohead, Kayo Dot, and Swans (three of my favorite current bands releasing albums this year? No way!). Still need to listen to releases by David Bowie, Savages, Massive Attack, Tortoise. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 12:02
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The new Bowie and Tortoise are about all I know so far. Looking forward to the new Swans and Mogwai...and new Death Grips and new Three Trapped Tigers. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 12:14
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Favorite releases of 2016 so far are Ergo - As Subtle As Tomorrow Gutbucket - Dance Sonus Umbra - Beyond the Panopticon The ones I'm looking forward to are:- Knifeworld Bent Knee Yugen Panzerpappa Miriodor Nik Bartsch Mobile Deus Ex Machina Meant to be 2016 but more likely 2017 Gosta Berling Saga Thinking Plague Present ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 12:17
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5 stars: Big Big Train - From Stone and Steel Frequency Drift - Last Panzerpappa - Pestrottedans Big Big Train - Folklore 4 stars: Akt - II (Binario) David Bowie - Blackstar Motorpsycho - Here Be Monsters Haken - Affinity Bubu - Resplandor (Updated 31 May 2016, 1 July 2016)
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Posted By: Cookie13
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 12:21
+ 1. ------------- "Clipside of the pinkeye flight I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
Polymorphia wrote:Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 13:42
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So early. somehow I have listened to at least 5 new albums though. My favorites are: Ulver Aluk Todolo Gutbucket There may be another one that slipped through the cracks in my mind. The worst is easily the new Tortoise. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 13:53
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Ehnahre - Douve (great like I expected) and Microphonics - Microphonics (an album tribute to plunderphonics of John Oswald) (the 1st ones I thought) ------------- Sonorous Meal show every Sunday at 20:00 (greek time) on http://www.justincaseradio.com |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 14:05
+2  ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 14:21
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Two not-necessarily prog albums are the only I've gotten around to so far. Robert Nix - Once in a Blue Moon https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robertnix6 He messaged me shortly after I restarted my Twitter account so I had to buy it. Really nice art/alt/new wave stuff. Great production and cool use of multiple layers of vocals. Ian Fletcher Thornley - Secrets Only got to listen once so far but it's a nice quieter album (if anyone knows his other bands Thornley or Big Wreck). Think I read that no click tracks and as few takes as possible were used for a more 'natural' feeling. Also check out the neat-o MRI music video.
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Posted By: RoeDent
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 14:58
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Best release of the year has to be The Astonishing. DT just know how to write great melodies! Albums I'm looking forward to include Frost*'s Falling Satellites (release confirmed yesterday) and Marillion #18.
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:18
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what a lovely thread! Great ones so far: David Bowie - Blackstar Oranssi Pazuzu - Varahtelija Eliot Sumner - Information Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit EP Black Wizard - New Waste Hexvessel - When We Are Death Heron Oblivion - s/t Matthew Parmenter - All Our Yesterdays |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 15:25
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On PA David Bowie - BlackstarUlver - ATGCLVLSSCAP Obscura - Akroasis Tim Hecker - Love Streams Aluk Todolo - Voix Fire! - She Sleeps, She Sleeps Not on PA Dr. Lonnie Smith - Evolution Forndom - Dauðra Dura Lost Salt Blood Purges - Only the Youngest Grave Lycus - Chasms Michel Benita - River Silver Naðra - Allir vegir til glötunar Deströyer 666 - Wildfire Tord Gustavsen, Simin Tander & Jarle Vespestad - What Was Said Matmos - Ultimate Care II Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex (though this one is very kraut-y) And there are still many albums I'm planning to check out. I'm quite loving this year's releases so far. ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 17:21
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Blackstar
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David Bowie
Ultimate
Care II –
Matmos
Varmints
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Anna Meredith
The
Birds Outside Sang –
Florist
The
Gamble –
nankeen
Void
Beats Invocation Trex – Cavern of Anti-Matter
Varahtelija
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Oranssi Pazuzu
Voix
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Aluk Todolo
Trotro
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DJ Katapila
Brute
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Fatima al Qadiri
The
Catastrophist –
Tortoise
ATGCLVLSSCAP
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Ulver
Adore
Life –
Savages
Before
A Million Universes –
Big Ups
Queer
Lodgings –
Ozark Soundscape
Jesu/Sun
Kil Moon –
Jesu and Sun Kil Moon
Here
Be Monsters –
Motorpsycho
Love
Over Will –
Alex Smoke
Spirit
Phone –
Lemon Demon
Elevenses
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Daevid Allen’s Weird Quartet
Zelalem
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Mikael Seifu
Fun
For Family and Friends – Paper Days
Nevermen
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Nevermen
Suicide
Songs –
MONEY
Wabi-Sabi
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Cross Record
January
Sun –
Kedr Livanskiy
Painting
With –
Animal Collective
No
Burden –
Lucy Dacus
Paradise
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Pop. 1280
Emotional
Mugger –
Ty Segall
Big
Black Coat –
Junior Boys
Wait
& See –
Majical Cloudz
Post
Pop Depression –
Iggy Pop
Arcology
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Thug Entrancer
Night
Thoughts –
Suede
Jream
House –
A Pleasure
Akroasis
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Obscura
The
Middle Sister –
Guy Blakeslee
Pool
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Porches
Full
Circle –
Loretta Lynn
Is
The Is Are –
DIIV Looks set to be a low key year in general, though I am expecting big things from Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, James Blake, Run The Jewels, Death Grips, and Ash Koosha.
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 19:47
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love sseing so many multi-genre releases namedropped, not just proggy ones! But this Jesu/SKM collab is god awful, Kozelek/LaValle one was genius tho |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: March 15 2016 at 23:39
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Forgot about that Florist one. Some nice stuff there. Also forgotten: Zvi– Zvi II: Death Stops Us All (Ron Varod's experimental/drone/ambient/noise/post-rock project) And there's also going to be a new And Also the Trees record very soon, and possibly At the Drive-In. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music
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Posted By: Cookie13
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 05:43
I respect Your opinion, but I completely don't agree. The Astonishing is the one of worst albums I ever heard. I just want to say, that's sounds like the great Jordan Rudess triumph over the good music taste  .------------- "Clipside of the pinkeye flight I'm not the percent you think survives I need sanctuary in the pages of this book." Son Et Lumiere - The Mars Volta |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 05:49
What the deuce?!?!?!??? Are you moving in on my turf Tony?   Nahh don't worry my friend - I'm glad someone took the time to launch this thing. Easily one of my fave threads during recent years. As for 2016; well it seems to have started off with a bang, and there are quite a lot of the already mentioned upcoming releases that I'm equally looking forward to. Great releases thus far include: David Bowie - Blackstar (Believe the hype....especially if you're a Bowie fan) Ulver - ABCDEFG (Semi-Krautrock-Ambient thingy that floats like a dream) Ukandanz - Awo (Ethiopean jazz rock meets zeuhl in a wonderfully rambunctious way) Fire! - She Sleeps, She Sleeps (Fiery and tooting as only Mats Gustafsson can be + psychedlic guitars = yum) Tim Hecker - Love Streams (This is oh so beautiful compared to his last album 'Virgins' that sounded like artsy muzak) Aluk Todolo - Voix (Very good release but somewhat underwhelming coming in the wake of Occult Rock. For fans of unorthodox metal with somewhat blurry intentions) Motorpsycho - Here Be Monsters (The ending cut 'Black Dog' alone should make this an autobuy. The rest of it ain't too shabby either) ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 05:56
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That Ukandanz is great ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 06:08
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It's a wonderful morning album as well. Jump-starts the ol cabeza like a dream (I'm not sure my neighbours enjoy it as much though). ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 06:36
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I didn't listen to many new albums so far and most I only listened once. On PA: Alms - Irosmic Tragedy (Seemed better than the debut at first listen) Fire! - She Sleeps, She Sleeps (David said it all) Handwrist - Çatalhöyük (A complete (and refreshing) change of style, some kind of Ethnic Psych Rock) Steven Wilson - 4 1/2 (At least it's less than one hour long) Not on PA: Anaquim - Um Dia Destes (Easily their worst album, in my opinion) Lina Nyberg - Aerials (I'm generally not into vocal Jazz but this album is nice) Pristine - Reboot (Really cool Blues Rock album from Norway) Salto - Passeio das Virtudes (This one will sound even better next Summer) Sensible Soccers - Villa Soledade (Sunny Krautrock inspired album. Best surprise of this year so far.) |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 06:44
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One of the best tunes of 2016 thus far: I utterly adore the middle bit where things turn for the more progressive a la Lizard "era" King Crimson.
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: March 16 2016 at 07:02
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Steven Wilson and Frequency Drift.
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: March 20 2016 at 18:56
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: March 20 2016 at 19:16
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I really need to listen to more Motorpsycho tbh. I like what I've heard, including the song posted above, but I just haven't sought them out. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music
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Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 05:57
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Mars Red Sky - Apex lll (Praise For The Burning Soul) Greenleaf - Rise Above The Meadow Mondo Drag - The Occultation Of Light The Spacelords - Liquid Sun Holy Grove - Holy Grove Electric Eye - Different Sun Eight Bells - Landless Banquet - Jupiter Rose
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 06:00
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Yugen & Panzerpappa released today on altrock. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 08:17
Matthew Parmenter and Motorpsycho. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 08:49
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Udi posted this from the new Panzerpappa https://soundcloud.com/udi-koomran/panzerpappa-fundal" rel="nofollow - https://soundcloud.com/udi-koomran/panzerpappa-fundal ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 12:40
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The Astonishing. A great and misunderstood album. Modern prog fans who like DT, Porcupine Tree, Tool, Mars Volta etc. hated it because it lacked FTL guitar solos and had too many keyboard sections ("it's boring, not metal enough, yada yada yada"), and a lot of old school prog fans hate DT so they didn't listen to the album. IMO, one of their best records. ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: InstrupsychedeMental
Date Posted: March 21 2016 at 20:18
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So far, I've appreciated: Abysse-I Am the Wolf Basement Paintings-Mystic Buckethead-Pike221-Cove Cloud Buckethead-Pike224-Buildor Buckethead-Pike229-Cabs--undecided if Underneath the Arctic is excellent or 'merely' very good Causa Sui-Return to Sky Dasputnik-Psykhixplosion Downward Spiral Galaxy-The Great Psychic War Emily Rose-The Bahanacius Handwrist-Sullen Days Heavy Cosmic Kinetic-II Illunis-s.t. In Suspended Atmosphere-Saudade JaunDone-s.t. Kokomo-Monochrome Noise Love Mad Fellaz-II Mugstar-Magnetic Seasons--probably their best overall release Rangda-The Heretic's Bargain Sendelica-I'll Walk With the Stars for You--track I Once Fed Peter Greens Pet Albatross is excellent Spacelords-Liquid Sun--track Black Hole is excellent Sputnik-Parallax vol1 Vespero-Lique Mekwas Votum-Ktonik Wilson,Steven-4 1/2 Wolfredt-Neverno Xaoslord-Everything Dies Yndi Halda-Under Summer Zun-Burial Sunrise Some others I'll have to hear again, but wasn't too thrilled by new Monomyth, Explosions in the Sky or Dream Theater for examples. Not much of a DT fan so said assessment requires a grain of salt. Me wanting new My Brother the Wind. And the Tool promises, promises. |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: March 24 2016 at 18:32
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So far it's Dream Theater but really looking forward to: Anderson/Stolt Neal Morse Band Knifeworld Radiohead Guided By Voices Wire Purson Blood Ceremony
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 21:10
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Loving: Mantra Vega Axon-Neuron AKT Unaka Prong The Winstons Ulver Ampledeed The Spacelords Large Bodies Lazuli Psychic Lemon Looking fwd 2: Bent Knee Yugen Knifeworld Matthew Parmenter Ben Craven ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 28 2016 at 21:26
Pretty sweet list, add Panzerpappa & you got me. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 07 2016 at 05:20
I respect your opinion but I heartily disagree. I think they've continued to expand on their sound throughout the last couple of years. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 07 2016 at 05:27
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New discoveries include: Heron Oblivion - s/t (psych rock) Black Mountain - IV (ditto + icy synths) Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats / Invocation Trex (Stereolab member goes back in time for a little whiff of the ol Krautrock spirit....then mixes it with contemporary electronics) Kosmicher Läufer - The Secret Cosmic Music.... Looking forward to Nicklas Sørensen's solo album as well as the new Swans and Panzerpappa (and all those I'm forgetting atm). ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: April 07 2016 at 06:05
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Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: April 07 2016 at 06:41
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Black Mountain - IV Esfera - All The Colours of Madness (Very nice debut, I'd say this is Crossover Prog? I'll see this band this weekend) Syndone - Eros & Thanatos (Seemed really good at first listen, except for a remake track that seems out of the place Upcoming albums: Black Bombaim with Peter Brötzmann, Blues Pills, Fire! Orchestra, Miss Lava, Souq, Taproban, Il Tempio Delle Clessidre.
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: April 07 2016 at 09:37
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^ Blues Pills and Fire! Orchestra have new stuff coming out? Oh lawd... Hope they don't disappoint. ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: April 07 2016 at 09:52
| ^ Fire! Orchestra have a new track on Soundcloud, they played this one live last year: https://soundcloud.com/rune-grammofon/fire-orchestra-ritual-part-1" rel="nofollow - https://soundcloud.com/rune-grammofon/fire-orchestra-ritual-part-1 |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 05:27
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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.------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 05:34
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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. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 05:43
 I'll probably order it next month  Yawn, indeed
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 05:57
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. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 05:59
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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! |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 06:11
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^^ 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 By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 06:17
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Also looking massively forward to Say So. Shiny Eyed Babies were and is a shining beacon in today's music scene. Samuel: I saw that name but didn't know anything about her other than she sounded Portuguese ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Ier
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 09:54
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Mahoney - You Are The Big Bang Frost* - Falling Satellites The Jelly Jam - Prophet/Profit ------------- http://grendelhq.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - My personal page 
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Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 11:09
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A few 2016 releases that I've purchased since my last post... Black Mountain - IV Causa Sui - Return To Sky Duel - Fears Of The Dead Elevators To The Grateful Sky - Cape Yawn Heron Oblivion - Heron Oblivion Native Daughters - Master Manipulator Sendelica - I'll Walk With The Stars For You Swedenborg Raum - In Between Young Hunter - Young Hunter
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 12:03
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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: May 19 2016 at 16:29
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Bubu - Resplandor is one of the best modern releases I've heard.
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 10:21
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Anyone else digging the new Niechęć album? sweet stuffs
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 11:52
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^ I like the first, but this one is even better. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 12:15
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Knifeworld is now available to order in the USA from Wayside ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 13:10
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Disagree with those above on Haken~Affinity. Well done record, nice follow up to The Mountain, their sound is maturing. ..."cheesy Americanised vocal harmonising" don't get that....ohh well. Looking forward to: Marillion~FEAR Anderson/Stolt -------------   
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Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: May 20 2016 at 13:22
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: May 21 2016 at 14:52
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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. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 21 2016 at 15:08
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! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 21 2016 at 15:27
Hi José 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 ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 21 2016 at 15:54
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So far Yugen and Bent Knee top the list for me ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 06:07
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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 Also eagerly waiting for my Bent Knee copy.
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 06:10
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Just looked through my collection for albums released in 2016 and was extremely surprised to see just how much dough I could've spent on bacon and radium. Holy sh*t! (Thank ford for birthdays and Christmas) Fire! Orchestra - Ritual Black Mountain - IV Ulver - ABCDEFGH Vespero - Lique Mekwas David Bowie - Blackstar Cavern Of Anti-Matter - Void Beats (whoops not on PA yet) John Carpenter - Lost Themes ll Kosmischer Läufer - Vol 3 Fire! - She Sleeps, She Sleeps Aluk Todolo - Voix Ukandanz - Awo Electric Eye - Different Sun Motorpsycho - Here Be Monsters Nicklas Sørensen - Solo Daevid Allen Weird Quartet - Elevenses The Winstons - s/t Mice On Stilts - Hope For A Mourning Yugen - Death By Water Causa Sui - Return to Sky Tortoise - The Catastrophist The Gourishankar - The World Unreal Tim Hecker - Love Streams Outside of PA: Matmos - Ultimate Care ll Deakin - Sleep Cycle Heron Oblivion - s/t Animal Collective - Painting With Venetian Snares - Traditional Synthesiser Music GoGo Penguin - Man Made Object King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinty Triángulo de Amor Biizarros - Salve Discordia ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: andreol263
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 06:38
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By only reading this post, it gave me interest in the search of new bands, and i listened to Axon-Neuron and Yugen, what beauties! thanks for the OP for open my mind to the new prog scene that is going on right now, i was thinking that prog was dead, but now i know it's more alive than ever! When i get a good catalogue of the new albums and start searching for myself i will surely recommend some here ------------- 
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 06:52
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Right on Vinicius! There are all kinds of thrilling bands out there - also for peeps who fancy the old stuff. Case in point: ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 08:07
What a show... what an album.. .what a party. Remind me next time we go to the Orion to sit where we did last night. Close to the band ready room. Don't know about you.. but I got a contact high last night. Someone (probably those toughs from that 1st band) was smoking the hell out of some sh*t last night and I definitely got a good 2nd hand high ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 08:09
There are sadly no trains or buses from the Northern Jutland to Baltimore ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 08:13
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yeah... damn oceans.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 08:22
You should plan on a trip to ProgDay one of these years (if money allows, of course). I'm pretty sure you'd be hooked! This year's edition is shaping up to be epic. On the other hand, travelling across the Atlantic is becoming more and more of a pain, and I cannot blame people for avoiding it. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 08:26
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I've never crossed the Atlantic Ocean before, so I guess I have no frame of reference. Maybe that's for the best Progday would be cool together with Burning Man and a bunch of other festival-type deals. Afterwards maybe fly down to Belize and watch birds. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: May 22 2016 at 08:38
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I've love to get you to Progday.. hell we'd sponsor you. All you'd need to do is get your ass to D.C and we'd take care of the rest. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: andreol263
Date Posted: May 23 2016 at 18:08
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Well Gundbamsen, i've listen to The Winstons debut, and i'm addicted to it!! :D, i've listen to Permutations by Mercury Tree and i'm trying to get into but appears to be really good too, and i'm love with Hand. Cannot. Erase by Steven Wilson, what a good mixture of Pop and Prog, i'm really liking, but Fire!Orchestra, i unfortunatly hated Ritual and Exit(Which sounded really better), but i'm trying to get into newer stuff, so if you can recommend me something good i'll be glad . -------------
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Posted By: andreol263
Date Posted: May 24 2016 at 18:45
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Listen to Höstsonatem - Symphony #1:Cupid & Psyche, one of the most beautiful albums that i heard recently! -------------
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Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: May 24 2016 at 22:43
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2016 is pretty awesome so far, but I feel the best is yet to come cause Fates Warning, Fields of the Nephilim, Devin Townsend, Lacuna Coil and Air Bag have yet to release their albums this year, but it's not even June yet. Short list but here are the keepers for me up to June so far. Oceans of Slumber-- Winter. (This album is a freak of nature. It's the best thing I've heard this year. 10/10) Headspace [ ]- All that you fear is gone ( absolutely love it. Wakeman and Wilson crush it again!! 9/10) Redemption-- The Art of Loss ( this album is insanely beautiful. Strength and beauty fighting against each other. Ray Alder chooses a steady vocal range and nails it. ) Dream Theater-- the astonishing ( it's quality and seeing it performed live made it even more noticeable for just how gifted DT are as musicians. Insane. ) David Bowie-- Blackstar ( I love what master Avant Guarde, DB has done here. His best work for the last time he graces a microphone. Beautiful sax and drums on this record as well. ) Royal Hunt-- Cargo ( well it's a Live album but the best one I've heard all year. Perhaps Alan Parsons with Live In Colombia can over take it when it's released in July. ) ....more to come later. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 25 2016 at 01:20
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^ nice to see Redemption and Headspace getting some love. I'd like to mention the new Circus Maximus albums Havoc, very good if you ask me. some 2016 albums: The Mute Gods - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Valerinne - Monumenta Turning Virtue - A Temporary Human Experience Explosions In The Sky - The Wilderness Hexvessel - When We Are Death (not prog, but interesting retro-sounding rock) Long Distance Calling - TRIPS (excellent) Haken - Affinity |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: May 25 2016 at 04:50
Some great taste here guys My additions include: Deftones - Gore (they just keep getting better!) Stonerider - Hologram (for Heron Oblivion/Black Mountain fans) Tales of Murder and Dust - The Flow In Between (the dreamiest shoegaze I heard in a while) Cult Of Luna & Julie Christmas – Mariner (can't help but LOVE Julie's vocals; never been over the moon about CoL though) Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid (indie hip-hop, very stylish and smart) Black Peaks - Statues (amazing modern prog band in the vein of The Mars Volta/Oceansize/Mastodon/Leprous/you name them) New Keepers of the Water Towers - Infernal Machine (for Greenleaf/Mars Red Sky fans, stoner rock goes scandinavian prog!) |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 25 2016 at 07:54
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Now that Knifeworld has finally arrived I can provide an update, already on fifth listen on day 2, can't put the mofo down. Outstanding Knifeworld - Bottled Out Of Eden Bent Knee - Say So Yugen - Death By Water Nik Bartsch Mobile - Continuum Very Good Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool Panzerpappa - Pestrottedans Gogo Penguin - Man Made Object Deus Ex Machina - Devoto Good Maima - Bye Ergo - As Subtle As Tomorrow Finnegan Shanahan - The Two Halves Gutbucket - Dance King Crimson - Live In Toronto 2015 Herd Of Instincts - Manifestation French TV - Ambassadors Of Good Health and Clean Living Factor Burzaco - 3.76 Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith - A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Strok
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 26 2016 at 09:10
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I am still absorbing Yugen's newest, but it seems to get better with every spin. I see you rate it highly Ian. I listened to Say So earlier today even though I'd promised myself to wait. I am glad that I did - told me that I need to get my hands on the critter asap. Been meaning to check out the new Panzerpappa album too, although I find their last couple of releases a little too similar in style. Still great music though. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 26 2016 at 09:15
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Also the new Fire! Orchestra album Ritual is brilliant. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: andreol263
Date Posted: May 26 2016 at 09:38
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Yeah Yugen is really great, but i'm REALLY putting effort to get into Fire! Orchestra - Ritual. what a difficult listen. -------------
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: May 26 2016 at 09:38
Yugen certainly benefits from repeat listenings, I wasn't sure it was up to the standard of previous albums on the first 2 spins but it's really growing on me, I love the different levels of intensity across the album. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 07:27
I'm definitely in the same boat. Had myself a full listen earlier today and it perfectly complemented the crazy traffic in the inner city. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 07:28
The debut called Exit is probably an easier first listen methinks ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 07:38
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Found yet another new Norwegian band, Shamblemaths. These guys are eclectic to say the least mixing avantguarde angular riffs together with RIO like vocal segments, metal and a sort of modern prog rock vibe that I personally don't care for that much. This tune sports all of these qualities: I wish the whole tune would have extrapolated on the first couple of minutes. Sounds so interesting. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 07:44
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^ Sounds great
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 07:50
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Yeah they sorta remind me of Chrome Hoof in their eclecticism. I just don't get the current infatuation with metal in prog rock...at least not in the way it's done 90% of the time. I hear it in a lot of modern RPI groups, symph and Neo acts - this clean DT like production with added guitar riffs and the inevitable double pedal drumming. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 08:41
| Shamblemaths was offered to our team just a few weeks ago and I voted yes. Good stuff especially those few first minutes with their good mixture of zehul. I need to give it another go see if it will get stuck. |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 08:54
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 09:23
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The Shamblemaths album is very good, though maybe a tad too long. Definitely a band to watch out for. Don't remember hearing a lot of metal in their music, but I need to listen again more carefully. |
Posted By: progrockdeepcuts
Date Posted: May 27 2016 at 12:52
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Heard lots of stuff so far this year, most of it quite good. Nothing reaches me quite like Bent Knee - Say So and Knifeworld. ------------- Listen to older shows here: mixcloud.com/progrockdeepcuts/ |
Posted By: Kazza3
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 03:39
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I really recommend the new album by Moulettes, 'Preternatural'. They're an English kind of quirky art pop/art rock band with female vocal harmonies, cello and bassoon, who have moved into a bigger, proggier (at times), more fuzzed-out sound on this new record- probably particularly of interest to fans of some of the current wave of female-fronted prog-pop bands like Moetar, Bent Knee, etc. (and from the previous album:) |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 04:29
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my picks so far Bent Knee - Say So Panzerpappa - Pestrottedans Gogo Penguin - Man Made Object Deus Ex Machina - Devoto King Crimson - Live In Toronto 2015 Santana- Santana IV |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 05:28
As a British jazzer it warms me cockles to see the Penguin boys making an impression on you guys. And I'd like to draw your attention to a couple of other releases from this year which are worth your hearing. Latest album from Worldservice Project, For King And Country: And the latest from Phronesis, Parallax: The WSP album in particular is one of my favourites this year. And the album launch gig, with Chris Sharkey added on guitar for about half the set, was smoking. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 08:14
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Looking forward to hearing new Neal Morse. Also getting new Arnioe - The Teen Years that pays tribute to some of the great PROG albums such as Close to the Edge and Aqualung. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bucklebutt
Date Posted: May 28 2016 at 11:22
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Looking forward to Big Big Train's new album. So far Bent Knee's new album Say So is at the top of my list for the year. |
Posted By: andreol263
Date Posted: May 31 2016 at 09:40
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The Enid - Dust, it's until the moment the best album form this year for me, really, and probably one of the best since this decade, one of the most beautiful mixture of classical music and rock that i've heard! -------------
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: June 21 2016 at 08:04
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Just been overdosing on Daevid Allen's Elevenses, after the excellent final Gong album I never thought he's gonna release another solo album. This is a great album! check it out everyone.
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: June 21 2016 at 08:34
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I'm glad you like it Sagi. Think I'll give it a whirl later today. I too think it is a wonderful album, and similar to Bowie, quite the swansong. ------------- “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.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: June 21 2016 at 13:38
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I'll have to check that Daevid Allen album out. I've quite like A Moon Shaped Pool, Blackstar, The Glowing Man. I listened to the stream of Plastic House on Base of Sky, and it's definitely going to require more listens, very dense, but promising. Maybe the first time in a while that almost all the albums that are topping my list are on PA. Definitely need to explore more releases from this year, though. I'd normally check rateyourmusic for suggestions but I've been banned for seemingly no reason and it's not looking like they're going to get to lifting said ban anytime soon. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music
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Posted By: RoeDent
Date Posted: June 23 2016 at 09:21
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I've already bought five 2016 releases so far, a joint-record in the year. In purchase order: Steven Wilson - 4½ Dream Theater - The Astonishing Haken - Affinity Frost* - Falling Satellites Airbag - Disconnected
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Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: June 23 2016 at 12:36
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The only album to really grab my attention so far has been Purson - "Desire's Magic Theatre" I was slightly disappointed by Haken - "Affinity", and VERY disappointed by Dream Theater - "The not-so-Astonishing". I have hopes for the Anderson Stolt album. ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 23 2016 at 14:25
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I still have to do a once over of the albums that have been released already this year, but I have to say that at this point in the past four or so years I had at least one album that I'd rank as a 5 star album...not the case with 2016. There have been some good solids but nothing that is lightening up the tree at this point. Yugen's DBW probably comes the closest. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |