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Topic: Collaborators' Top Albums of 2021Posted By: Tapfret
Subject: Collaborators' Top Albums of 2021
Date Posted: March 07 2022 at 21:27
<span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: -webkit-center;"><center style="font-size: large;">Welcome to the 2021 Progarchives.com Collaborators' Album of the Year<div style="font-size: large;">
The 2021 Prog Archives Collaborator's Runner-Up<o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Black <st1:place w:st="on">Midi</st1:place> - Cavalcade<o:p></o:p></span> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72756" rel="nofollow"><o:p></o:p> </span> http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72756" rel="nofollow - <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center">[URL=http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72756" rel="nofollow]<span style="font-size:8.0pt]<span style="mso-spacerun:yes] </span></span>[/URL] RIO/Avant Prog<o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> They're young, they're hip, they're new to Progarchives in 2021 and they immediately capture the runner-up for the Colaborators Album of the Year with their sophomore release. This quartet of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> based musicians bring a tenacious blend of street-smart groove with mathy complex post-punk obtuseness. Congratulations to these lads on a well earned second spot.<o:p></o:p></span> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"></span>
...And The 2021 Prog Archives Collaborator's Album of the Year!<o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Shamblemaths - Shamblemaths 2</span><o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=73651" rel="nofollow"> </span><o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Eclectic Prog</span> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><font size="3" style="">The beautiful fjord lands of <st1:city w:st="on" style="">Trøndelag County</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on" style="">Norway</st1:country-region> and its musically emergent <st1:place w:st="on" style=""><st1:place w:st="on">municipality</st1:place> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Trondheim</st1:placename></st1:place> is the home of Shamblemaths. After a solid, if stylistically manic debut album, the main brain behind Shamblemaths, Simen Å. Ellingsen, delivers an equally diverse but considerably more cohesive and consistent gem with Shamblemaths 2. With a strong contingent of guest artists, this second release delivers both heavy handed raucousness and poetic depth in 47 perfectly executed minutes.<o:p></o:p><font style=""> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align: center;">Congratulations!<o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align: center;"> <font style=""><em style="">"While Shamblemaths 1 really knocked my socks off with their out-of-the-blue technical and compositional high end, this one astounds me in the risks taken by the band to move away from the crowd-pleasing Yes-standards and, instead, explore more obtuse and angular fare." <font style="">-<st1:place w:st="on" style=""><st1:city w:st="on">BrufordFreak</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">PA</st1:state></st1:place> Honarary Collaborator.<o:p></o:p><font style=""> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><font size="3" style=""><em style=""> "What a ride or should I say adventure... So many great ideas on this album" - <st1:place w:st="on" style=""><st1:city w:st="on">Mellotron Storm</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">PA</st1:state></st1:place> Prog Reviewer.<o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="text-align: center;"> <o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p> <p ="msonormal"="" align="center" style="font-size: small; text-align: center;">
<p ="msonormal"="" style="font-size: large;">Full vote list can https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-AWvTKUVfKg0sghsswEvQRZ-y60U88a6/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow - be found here . </span>
Replies: Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 07 2022 at 23:02
My list:
Top albums of 2021:
1.Ske – Insolubilia
2.Monobeat Original – Rough Mixes
3.Kanaan – Earthbound
4.Alco Frisbass – Le Mystere Du Gue Pucelle
5.Ghost Rhythms – Spectral Music
6.King Crimson – Music Is Our Friend
7.John Zorn – Chaos Magick
8.Can – Live In Stuttgart 75
9.Accordo Dei Contrari – Ur
10.John Zorn – The Ninth Circle
11.Thy Catafalque – Vadak
12.Fred Frith – Road
13.Stephen Thelen – Fractal Guitar 2
14.Angel Ontalava – Angel On A Tower
15.Isobar – II
16.Can – Live In Brighton 75
17.The Flying Luttenbachers – Negative Infinity
18.Bisbaye – Les Sens De La Fin
19.French TV – All Our Failures Are Behind Us
20. Pierre Vervloesem - Flambant Neuf
Honorable mentions:
21.Saena – Dias Eternos
22.Mono – Surrender Of Silence
23.John Zorn – Heaven & Earth Magick
24.Hedvig Mollestad Trio – Ding Dong Your Dead
25. Mainliner – Dual Myths
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Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 01:44
Two albums that I had to omit out of technicality were https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/other-worlds" rel="nofollow - Other Worlds by Android Trio, who have not been included in the archives as of yet, and https://mahoganyfrog-moonjune.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-electric-universe" rel="nofollow - In The Electric Universe by Mahogany Frog, which saw a limited edition vinyl pressing in the final days of 2020 (months ahead of its official release date) and is therefore listed as a 2020 album here
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 03:36
Fantastic job, Ian!
Only 7 of mine made the top 50, but at least 3 of them made the top 10...
1. Alco Frisbass - Le mystère du gué pucelle (9)
2. Simon Steensland - Let’s Go to Hell (t26)
3. Accordo dei Contrari - UR- (5)
4. Ars de Er - Other Side
5. Pierre Vervloesem and Teun Verbruggen - Young Talents
6. Caio Csizmar - Decriptas
7. Gnohgnuhgnlus - Thomisme
8. Shamblemaths - Shamblemaths 2 (1)
9. Bisbaye - Le sens de la fin / The Sense of an Ending
10. Cyan - For King and Country (t38)
11. Antony Kalugin - Stellar Gardener
12. Czyszy - Agent Mousey
13. Korekyojinn - Mesopotamia
14. Jack Dupon - JackAQuinzeAns
15. Alex Ward - Gated (23)
16. Tillison Reingold Tiranti - Allium: Una Storia
17. K’Mono - Return to the ‘E’
18. Soup - Visions
19. Krokofant - Fifth (24)
20. Emme Phyzema - Temporary Triumph
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Posted By: jamesbaldwin
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 03:37
Thank you all.
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Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 04:39
Very interesting list! Thank for the work, was quite nice to participate in one of these for the first time!
And perhaps it's high time I listen to this Shamblemaths band... I might be missing out on something very good.
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 04:41
Excellent work, thanks!
------------- Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 06:44
BrufordFreak wrote:
I know it gets tougher each year--like pulling teeth to get everybody to participate--but here we are!
Just curious who gets to participate. Is it a equal number of collabs from different genres? How many participate? How does a non-collab get chosen to participate?
Thanks. These yearly collab's top albums are much appreciated.
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 07:26
First of all, thanks to Ian (TF) for compiling this once more
Here is my list and in bold, the albums I contributed points to (or not):
Top 2021:(12 voted in)
1- Alco Frisbass - Le Mystere du Gué Pucelle
2- Needlepoint – Walking Up That Valley
3- Agusa - En Annan Varld
4- Trees Speak - Post Human
5- Jordsjo – Pastoralia
6- Big Hogg - Pageant of Beasts
7- Vesilinja - Vesilinja
8- Bend the Future - Without Notice
9- Accordo dei Contrari - UR
10- Rostro del Sol - Rostro del Sol
11- Trees Speak - Vertigo Of Flaws
12- Elephant9 - Arrival of the New Elders
13- Ske - Insolubilia
14- Manna/Mirage - Man out of Time
15- Malady - Ainavihantaa
16- Hedvig Mollestad Trio - Ding Dong You're Dead
17- Shamblemaths - Shamblemaths II
18- Krokofant - Fifth
19- Korekyojinn - Mesopotamia
20- Ciccada - Harvest
bubbling under: (0)
Francois Thollot - Happy Lockdown
François Thollot – Virtually Spring
François Thollot - Tensions
Tusmorke – Nordisc Krim
Ryley Walker And Kikagaku Moyo – Deep Fried Grandeur
Electric Octopus - Inclinations
Isobar - II
Ghosts of Jupiter - Keepers of the Newborn Green
River Flows Reverse - When River Flows Reverse
also-rans: (9)
Santana – Blessings And Miracles
Green Diesel - After Comes The Dark
Caligonaut - Magnified As Giants 3 Primates - 3 Primates
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G-d's Pee at State's End
Sons Of Kemet - Black To The Future
Aquaserge - The Possibility of a New Work for Aquaserge
Black Midi - Cavalcade
Caravan - It's None Of Your Business
Rugged Nuggets - Odds & Ends
Angel Ontalva - Angel on a Tower
Diagonal - 4
Pasajero Luminoso - Pujol
Jay Tausig - Ancient Roots, New Branches
Piers Faccini - Shapes of the Fall
Ghost Rhythms - Spectral Music.
Nodo Gordiano - H. E. X.
jazz (in italic, those in PA)
1- Graham Costello & Strata - Second Lives
2- Matthew Halsall - Salute To The Sun Live
3- Rêve D'Elephant - Dance Dance
4- Ill Considered - In Liminal
5- Lemming Suicide Myth- S/T
6- Portico Quartet - Terrain
7- Embryo - Auf Auf
8- William Parker - Mayan Space Station
9- Nik Bärtsch – Entendre
10- Machine Mass Sextet – Intrusion
11- Emma-Jean Thackray - Yellow
12- Muriel Grossman - Union
13- Hoodna Orchestra – Alem alem
14- Portico Quartet - Monument 15- Charlotte Greve, Wood River & Cantus Domus - Sediments We Move
16- Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Promises
17- Archie Shepp, Jason Moran - Let My people Go
I'll see the rest ogf the list to see how my other choices fared.
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 07:46
great job
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 08:26
Here's my list and how they did:-
1. Black Midi - Cavalcade (2)
2. A Formal Horse - The Meat Mallet (30)
3. Simon Steensland - Let's Go To Hell (26)
4. 3 Primates - 3 Primates (50)
5. Alex Ward - Gated (23)
6. Hedvig Mollestad - Ding Ding Youre Dead (50)
7. Accordo Dei Contrari - UR- (5)
8. Archaia - Harmonie Solaire (138)
9. Wax People - Wax People (70)
10. Ghost Rhythms - Spectral Music (17)
11. The Holy Family - The Holy Family (81)
12. Desertion Trio - Number Maker (173)
13. Ske - Insolubilia (3)
14. John Zorn - Bagatelles Vol 1 to 4 (74)
15. Rabbit Rabbit - Vol 4 The Animal I Am
16. Bisbaye - Le Sen de la Fin (93)
17. Craig Fortnam - Ark (83)
18. Jack O' The Clock - Leaving California (74)
19. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee at States End. (21)
20. Agusa - En Annan Varld (15)
21. The Flying Luttenbachers - Negative Infinity (70)
22. elephant9 - Arrival Of The New Elders (8)
23. Emme Phyzema - Shorts Are Comfy And Easy To Wear (190)
------------- Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 08:57
Thanks for putting this together!
First time participant, nice experience listening to some 60 albums to arrive at this list:
1. Battlestations - Splinters, Vol. I: Tremor 2. Aquaserge - The Possibility of a New Work for Aquaserge (35) 3. Asmus Tietchens - Neues Boot (with Miki Yui) 4. Jordsjø - Pastoralia (6) 5. Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill - In Disequilibrium 6. Ske - Insolubilia (3) 7. Craig Fortnam - Ark 8. Needlepoint – Walking Up That Valley (4) 9. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - L.W. (50) 10. Mogwai - As the Love Continues 11. 3 Primates - 3 Primates (50) 12. Alco Frisbass - Le Mystère du Gué Pucelle (9) 13. Various Artists (Tributes) - Miniatures 2020
14. Elephant9 - Arrival of the New Elders (8)
15. Gleb Kolyadin - Water Movements
16. God Is an Astronaut - Ghost Tapes #10 17. Battlestations - Splinters Vol. II Bruise (38) 18. Mono - Pilgrimage of the Soul 19. black midi - Cavalcade (2) 20. Fred Frith - A Mountain Doesn't Know It's Tall (with Ikue Mori)
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 09:12
My list and how it matches up:
1. NEEDLEPOINT Walking Up That Valley (4)
2. GIANT SKY Giant Sky
3. ACCORDO DEI CONTRARI UR- (5)
4. HANDS OF THE HERON 13 Moons (Not in PA database)
5. CALIGONAUT Magnified As Giants (7)
6. SHAMBLEMATHS 2 (1)
7. RACHEL FLOWERS Bigger on the Inside (25)
8. MONOBODY Comma (30)
9. BATTLESTATIONS Splinters, Vol. 2 - Bruise (38)
10. YOO DOO RIGHT Don't Think You Can Escape Your Purpose (Not in PA database)
Posted By: earlyprog
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 09:15
Excellent work, Ian!
I had 6 in the PA top 20 in my own top 20.
On average I listen to 320 albums each year to arrive at my PA AOTY submission. In 2021 I was constantly lacking behind and only managed to listen to 254 albums. Hence, from experience I know that I should at least listen to another 60 albums before my list is finalized.
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 09:54
Thank you Ian Just looking through the list (and other members’ lists), I see loads of music to dive into. That is also my favourite thing about this recurring “competition”: finding new music.
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- Douglas Adams
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 13:29
Great work Ian
My list of 'hits' and 'misses'.
1. Frost* - Day and Age (13)
2. Krokofant - Fifth (24)
3. Glass Hammer - Skallagrim: Into The Breach ()
4. Liquid Tension Experiment - 3 (38)
5. Mastodon - Hushed and Grim (22)
6. Isobar - Isobar II ()
7. Big Big Train - Common Ground (10)
8. Rachel Flowers - Bigger On The Inside (25)
9. Shamblemaths - Shamblemaths II (1)
10. Kayak - Out Of This World (-)
11. Steve Hackett - Surrender Of Silence (47)
12. Needlepoint - Walking Up That Valley (4)
13. Lifesigns -Altitude (32)
14. IO Earth - Acoustic Vol 1 (-)
15. Caligonaut - Magnified as Giants (7)
16. Steve Hackett - Under A Mediterranean Sky (-)
17. Vangelis - Juno to Jupiter (-)
18. Black Midi - Calvacade (2)
19. Elephant 9 - Arrival Of The New Elders (8)
20. Bent Knee - Frosting (-)
21. Isildurs Bane and Peter Hammill - In Disequilibrium (-)
I'm genuinely surprised that Glass Hammer and Isobar barely raised any interest. Some of my other 'misses' are less surprising. I enjoy Kayak a lot but they are not exactly on the cutting edge of prog lol.
Posted By: projeKct
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 17:33
Here's my (first ever) list and how it matches up:
21. Big Big Train - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72597" rel="nofollow - Common Ground (10)
22. black midi - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72756" rel="nofollow - Cavalcade (2)
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 19:04
Great job Ian, as usual!! . A very eclectic list this year which is very cool, not one like this I remember in the past. Some great stuff I'll have to give a listen to soon.......
This might be the first time I did not give Steven Wilson a vote, poor fellow . I do like TFB.....
Here is my submitted list and position, I did ok considering the eclectic flavor of the list:
1. Styx-Crash Of the Crown (#50t)
2. Iron Maiden-Senjutsu (#98t)
3. Liquid Tension Experiment-LTE 3 (#38t)
4. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss-Raise the Roof (#110t)
5. Transatlantic-The Absolute Universe (#19t)
6. Chain Reaktor-Homesick (#126t)
7. Lifesigns-Altitude (#32t)
8. Leprous-Aphelion (#16)
9. Giant Sky-s/t (#22t)
10. This Winter Machine-Kites (#153t)
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 19:18
Meltdowner wrote:
Great work, Ian. Thanks! Nice to be on the list, and representing the Prog Electronic genre with Kosmogon, thanks to everyone who voted for my album
I don't think I had that many albums on the top 50 before:
1. Ske - Insolubilia (3)
2. Kosmogon - Mässan (35)
3. elephant9 - Arrival of the New Elders (8)
4. Malady - Ainavihantaa (11)
5. Ulrich Schnauss & Jonas Munk - Eight Fragments of an Illusion
6. Perilymph - Tout en Haut
7. Ciccada - Harvest (14)
8. Daudane - Colchique
9. Camera - Prosthuman
10. Trees Speak - PostHuman
11. Javier Miranda - Strange Imperfection
12. Steven Wilson - The Future Bites (35)
13. Alco Frisbass - Le Mystère du Gué Pucelle (9)
14. 10000 Russos - Superinertia
15. Lichtpyramide - Lichtpyramide 2
16. Needlepoint - Walking up that Valley (4)
17. Omie Wise - Wind and Blue
18. Gondhawa - Käampâla
19. Unaka Prong - Kudzu
20. Agusa - En Annan Varld (15)
It's funny, I had the first Shamblemaths album on my list that year, but the new one didn't do anything for me.
Hi Sam....hope your well!
Which 5 out of your list should I take a listen to?
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 19:40
projeKct wrote:
Here's my (first ever) list and how it matches up:
21. Big Big Train - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72597" rel="nofollow - Common Ground (10)
22. black midi - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72756" rel="nofollow - Cavalcade (2)
I'm glad that Kama Sutra made it on to ONE person's list—phenomenal album.
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Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp !
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 19:59
Guldbamsen wrote:
Thank you Ian Just looking through the list (and other members’ lists), I see loads of music to dive into. That is also my favourite thing about this recurring “competition”: finding new music.
Completely agree David, in fact I've been going through the 2018 to 2021 with a fine tooth comb the last cople of months.
Thankyou very much Ian for all your time once again. I did yell out a couple of times when I saw the winner. I scrolled down slowly hoping Shamblemaths pulled it off and they did.
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Posted By: projeKct
Date Posted: March 08 2022 at 20:34
tempest_77 wrote:
projeKct wrote:
17. Syndone - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72749" rel="nofollow - Kama Sutra (t-216)
I'm glad that Kama Sutra made it on to ONE person's list—phenomenal album.
Yes... It appears I'm the only one...
Posted By: DarkLizzard
Date Posted: March 09 2022 at 01:45
Thanks for compiling this list, I always tremendously enjoy these lists.
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 09 2022 at 04:47
Good work everyone. I obviously have some catching up to do, but nice to see Lifesigns and Dave Bainbridge together, as well as Frost*. I think they're about the only ones I've got!
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 09 2022 at 05:14
Mellotron Storm wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
Thank you Ian Just looking through the list (and other members’ lists), I see loads of music to dive into. That is also my favourite thing about this recurring “competition”: finding new music.
Completely agree David, in fact I've been going through the 2018 to 2021 with a fine tooth comb the last cople of months.
Thankyou very much Ian for all your time once again. I did yell out a couple of times when I saw the winner. I scrolled down slowly hoping Shamblemaths pulled it off and they did.
Hi John I’ve been dipping my toes into the 2021 releases somewhat slowly over the past year but ultimately have a lit of catching up to do. I bought a lot of jazz, 80s and electronic music last year…which kinda outweighed the lack of newer releases. I have yet to hear the new Shalblemaths but thoroughly enjoyed the debut. It’ll probably be on my next cd-order methinks. Did you catch the new collab between Richard Dawson and Finnish shamanistic rockers Circle? I know folk isn’t exactly your most favourite thing…but you may find yourself digging the overt Krautrock vibes
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- Douglas Adams
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: March 09 2022 at 08:06
2021 was awesome!!! And 2022 is shaping up to be another terrific year for Prog!!!
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Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: March 09 2022 at 10:17
projeKct wrote:
tempest_77 wrote:
projeKct wrote:
17. Syndone - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=72749" rel="nofollow - Kama Sutra (t-216)
I'm glad that Kama Sutra made it on to ONE person's list—phenomenal album.
Yes... It appears I'm the only one...
Such a shame—it really is underrated.
------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!)
Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp !
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: March 10 2022 at 03:43
Catcher10 wrote:
Hi Sam....hope your well!
Which 5 out of your list should I take a listen to?
Hi José! I'm fine, how are you?
I think it's my list with the most Electronic and Psych Rock albums, it's a tough choice knowing a bit your tastes. I'd say Omie Wise (atmospheric pop rock with some folk influences), Elephant9 (sounds like classic Fusion with an interesting production), Malady and Agusa for classic Prog vibes and I'd recommend anyone to check out Ske
Catcher10 wrote:
This might be the first time I did not give Steven Wilson a vote, poor fellow . I do like TFB.....
Ha, It was the first time I gave him a vote. I prefer it over TTB and HCE wasn't even in my top 30.
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: March 10 2022 at 08:03
Hi,
Wow ... I have some serious listening to do!
Some nice stuff and here are some one word comments, though not a review.
- Diagonal - 4 // Very nice, a bit more rock than their previous (Arc) which was softer but just as pretty.
- Steve Hackett //Nice. Though I have been listening to him almost 50 years, and would rather concentrate on something else at this time. Not sure it is as strong as his best, though.
- NMB // I find them over rated and while it has nice moments, this is not for me.
- LTE // Nice. Rhapsody in Blue by itself is worth it. Nice version, too!
- PTH // It's fine. I might listen to it again. Something doesn't click.
- Dave B // Nice, although it gives me memories of many early Yes days, and a couple of other early bands. Very strong on the guitar.
- Mostly Autumn // Nice album and some great vocals
- SW // There are too many things in these lists I would rather listen to.
- Sylvan // Nice
- Rachel Flowers // Super duper. Reviewed.
- Transatlantic //Over rated for me, and not as enjoyable as I keep thinking those folks should do way better than just a nothing nothing.
- Agusa // Outstanding album all the way through even though it's just 2 cuts ... but they are awesome.
I'm putting my ears to some of the things I don't know. But great stuff ... and we should do this for one of the 80's and I bet that many folks would say that progressive/prog did not die one more time! Music never dies. We do!
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 10 2022 at 09:15
Meltdowner wrote:
Catcher10 wrote:
Hi Sam....hope your well!
Which 5 out of your list should I take a listen to?
Hi José! I'm fine, how are you?
I think it's my list with the most Electronic and Psych Rock albums, it's a tough choice knowing a bit your tastes. I'd say Omie Wise (atmospheric pop rock with some folk influences), Elephant9 (sounds like classic Fusion with an interesting production), Malady and Agusa for classic Prog vibes and I'd recommend anyone to check out Ske
Catcher10 wrote:
This might be the first time I did not give Steven Wilson a vote, poor fellow . I do like TFB.....
Ha, It was the first time I gave him a vote. I prefer it over TTB and HCE wasn't even in my top 30.
Thanks Sam!
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: March 10 2022 at 17:30
Guldbamsen wrote:
Mellotron Storm wrote:
Guldbamsen wrote:
Thank you Ian Just looking through the list (and other members’ lists), I see loads of music to dive into. That is also my favourite thing about this recurring “competition”: finding new music.
Completely agree David, in fact I've been going through the 2018 to 2021 with a fine tooth comb the last cople of months.
Thankyou very much Ian for all your time once again. I did yell out a couple of times when I saw the winner. I scrolled down slowly hoping Shamblemaths pulled it off and they did.
Hi John I’ve been dipping my toes into the 2021 releases somewhat slowly over the past year but ultimately have a lit of catching up to do. I bought a lot of jazz, 80s and electronic music last year…which kinda outweighed the lack of newer releases. I have yet to hear the new Shalblemaths but thoroughly enjoyed the debut. It’ll probably be on my next cd-order methinks. Did you catch the new collab between Richard Dawson and Finnish shamanistic rockers Circle? I know folk isn’t exactly your most favourite thing…but you may find yourself digging the overt Krautrock vibes
Thanks Bamsen for the rec, I love me some Circle. Man I've spent too much money over the last couple of months but I'm pretty happy with the about ten per year I purchased from 2018 to 2021. Yeah 40 cds, now I can sit back and enjoy and try to find the ones I wasn't able to get. The last several years I've been doing what you have done, buying older stuff I discovered but man I just feel done searching for older music now, I'm quite content and getting maybe ten per year in the future isn't a bad thing.
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 11 2022 at 00:32
^I can dig it John. I go through different phases every year and what I consequentially buy is often very much dependant on these…which is why the past few years I’ve been somewhat out of the loop with regards to PA’s annual jig. I’ve been shooting buckshots at everything - jazz, electronic, pork, metal, post-punk, folk and funk.
Anyhoo I still have lots of albums to get down the line…but am also very much happy with my current collection
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Posted By: Zeph
Date Posted: March 18 2022 at 04:48
Thanks for the great work! More albums to check out. I also appreciate those posting their personal lists with albums that didn't make the final list.
Another strong year from Norway with five albums in the top eight, including the winner.
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: March 20 2022 at 10:20
I'm so glad black midi got the nod for number 2 and in general, I'm very happy with the results of this year. Big congrats to Shamblemaths for getting the title. Cavalcade has been my AOTY since it dropped and I'm so excited for their third album dropping (very very likely) this year. Happy to see L.W. by King Gizz make the list too, I have a very soft spot for that album, it's kinda like my go-to defacto album for when I just need 40 minutes of great, complex psychedelic rock.
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: March 20 2022 at 10:33
^ Nice to see you, Doug! You’ve been missed.
I really struggled when it came to making my list, let alone ranking it. When push came to shove, and we reached the deadline, this was the top 20 I submitted:
1 black midi - Cavalcade
2Papangu- Holoceno
3Nodo Gordiano- H.E.X.
4Ángel Ontalva- Angel on a Tower
5VOLA- Witness
6The Vicious Head Society- Extinction Level Event
7Alex Ward- Gated
8Detieti- Serious IV
9NichelOdean- Incidenti
10Kurushimi- Chaos Remains
11Mission Jupiter- Talk to Me
12Confusion Field- Disconnection Complete
13Shiva the Desructor- Find the Others
14Laughing Stock- Zero, Acts 1&2
15 Echoes and Signals - Mercurial
16Molybaron- Mutiny
17Grey Mouse- Moment of Weakness
18Compassionizer- Ambassador in Bonds
19Mythopoeic Mind- Hatchling
20 Ætheria Conscientia - Corrupted Pillars
As I posted with my submission at the time, the ranking was arbitrary, as it could and did easily change from day to day, as I was trying to make the list. As did what was included and what was not. Am I happy with it now? Probably not, but I had to submit something.
Truth be told, my overall favourites from 2021 would look very different, as so many of my most favourite and most played albums from last year are from bands and artists that are not on PA. Some probably might make it onto PA, if they were submitted for evaluation, but a lot would have no place here, I guess.
2021, like 2020 before it, was a great year for music for me - but a lot of what I enjoyed wasn’t PA material.
I still have quite a lot of albums on the lists of other collaborators in my “to listen to” list, so there’s potential for my favourites from 2021 to change even more, given how much I have not yet heard.
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: March 20 2022 at 13:57
nick_h_nz wrote:
^ Nice to see you, Doug! You’ve been missed.
I really struggled when it came to making my list, let alone ranking it. When push came to shove, and we reached the deadline, this was the top 20 I submitted:
1 black midi - Cavalcade
2Papangu- Holoceno
3Nodo Gordiano- H.E.X.
4Ángel Ontalva- Angel on a Tower
5VOLA- Witness
6The Vicious Head Society- Extinction Level Event
7Alex Ward- Gated
8Detieti- Serious IV
9NichelOdean- Incidenti
10Kurushimi- Chaos Remains
11Mission Jupiter- Talk to Me
12Confusion Field- Disconnection Complete
13Shiva the Desructor- Find the Others
14Laughing Stock- Zero, Acts 1&2
15 Echoes and Signals - Mercurial
16Molybaron- Mutiny
17Grey Mouse- Moment of Weakness
18Compassionizer- Ambassador in Bonds
19Mythopoeic Mind- Hatchling
20 Ætheria Conscientia - Corrupted Pillars
As I posted with my submission at the time, the ranking was arbitrary, as it could and did easily change from day to day, as I was trying to make the list. As did what was included and what was not. Am I happy with it now? Probably not, but I had to submit something.
Truth be told, my overall favourites from 2021 would look very different, as so many of my most favourite and most played albums from last year are from bands and artists that are not on PA. Some probably might make it onto PA, if they were submitted for evaluation, but a lot would have no place here, I guess.
2021, like 2020 before it, was a great year for music for me - but a lot of what I enjoyed wasn’t PA material.
I still have quite a lot of albums on the lists of other collaborators in my “to listen to” list, so there’s potential for my favourites from 2021 to change even more, given how much I have not yet heard.
I had 3 in my list that were not normal "PA material", including my #1 and #2....
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 29 2022 at 10:05
Good to see Black Midi got the invite to Glastonbury as a result of their strong showing in the AOTY poll. (well some of that may not be true ) . If you live in the UK its on the I-player. Elsewhere no idea.