2008 Album Releases
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Topic: 2008 Album Releases
Posted By: Logan
Subject: 2008 Album Releases
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 10:26
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The collab top albums lists only go back to 2005 albums that I have seen, which is also for the first year that I participated, so I am only planning on three more of these following this one. I would like to do the Awesome Prog yearly poll combined lists (my albums lists there go from 2024 to 1987 currently) but only a few have done many years. Still, interesting to me to see what is there and what albums we have in common. It gives some overview of tastes. I do want to do one topic specifically to list all of our yearly charts there over here although Mike has something similar for which I will search. But I want one that is just for lists, commenting on choices, and comparing lists. Actually, I made a topic where I will share mine from there already. I am one for duplicating entries. Lost so much data, stories, essays, poems, film reviews, two novellas, a screenplay and a play because I did not back them up well and papers were thrown out. Maybe not worth saving, none did I think very good, but many, many hundreds of hours put into those things. Standard spiel alert: This poll comes in three sections and an "other" (see details on when to use), and multiple voting is not enabled. One can list all of ones favourites anyway and I do no treat such polls as contests. The first eight are taken from the unfiltered, except by year, Prog Archives Top Album Chart for [insert year here, which in this case is *checks calendar* 2008]. The second eight is taken from the top twelve listed albums of the 2008 Collab Album of the Year topic. I don't wish to duplicate albums across sections. The third eight is from my top none Awesome Prog for 2008 list (I love the Kayo Dot album which was listed already). "Other" as a voting option is intended to use if you don't like any of the listed options. That said, I would ask people to mention their favourites both on and off the list. If, for instance, your favourite on the list is Gojira's, but your actual favourite from 2008 is New Kids On The Block's The Block, then I request voting for and mentioning Gojira's album in a post while also mentioning New Kids on the Block's as being your actual favourite album of 2008. So I would like to hear about what people like both on AND off the list if applicable and, to reiterate, for the "other" voting poll option only to be used if nothing is liked that is already listed. Again, mention as many of your favourites as you like, both and off the list. And feel free to mention what you don't like that is listed too, and then preferably why it does not appeal. Please mention your vote, mention if you can't vote (reason), and mention other likes if applicable. I am a details-oriented guy so don't worry about writing too much, as long as it is sufficiently relevant I guess, and I do prefer attempting positivism (maybe because I am a quite negative person by nature and often try to work to put a cherry on top of the sh*t). :) https://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?ssubgenres=&syears=2008&scountries=&sminratings=0&smaxratings=0&sminavgratings=0&smaxresults=100&x=93&y=2#list" rel="nofollow - PA's top eight from the Progressive Rock Top Albums chart 1. Birds and Buildings - Bantam to Behemoth (Eclectic Prog) 2. Il Bacio della Medusa - Discesa agl'inferi d'un giovane amante (RPI) 3. Bearfish - Sleeping in Traffic - Part Two (Eclectic Prog) 4. Moon Safari (not Air's) - Blomljud (Symphonic Prog) 5. Cynic - Traced in Air (Tech/Extreme Prog Metal) 6. Gojira - The Way of All Flesh (Tech/Extreme Prog Poll) 7. Sculptured - Embodiment (Tech/Extreme Prog Metal) 8. One Shot - Dark Shot (Jazz Rock/ Fusion) https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=54389" rel="nofollow - Collaborators Top Prog-Rock Albums 2008 1. Opeth - Watershed (Tech/Extreme Prog Metal) Il Bacio della Medusa - Discesa agl'inferi d'un giovane amante (actual second in Collab AOTY list, but already listed) 2. The Tangent - Not As Good As the Book (Eclectic Prog) 3. Pendragon - Pure (Neo-Prog) Beardfish - Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two (actual fifth but already listed) 4. Steven Wilson - Insurgentes (Crossover Prog) 5. Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward (Avant Prog and one of my personal faves) 6. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath (Heavy Prog) Cynic - Traced In Air (9th in collab list, already listed) 7. Meshuggah - obZen (Tech/Extreme Prog Metal) 8. Marillion - Happiness Is the Road (actual 11th place tie, Neo-Prog) Birds and Buildings - Bantam to Behemoth (tied with Marillion in list but already listed) https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/ap/aoty-2008/vote" rel="nofollow - My Awesome prog list taken from my top nine of the "best of 2008" release poll 1. Portishead - Third (not in PA, Electronic, Experimental Rock) Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward (in PA, my actual #2 at AP is already listed) 2. Isengrind / TwinSisterMoon / Natural Snow Buildings - The Snowbringer Cult (not in PA or at least not yet, Drone, Psychedelic Folk, Avant-Folk) 3. Juana Molina - Un día (not in PA, Folktronica, Ambient Pop, Neo-Psychedelia) 4. Rational Diet - At Work (in PA, RIO/Avant Prog) 5. Guapo - Elixirs (in PA, RIO/Avant) 6. Secret Chiefs 3 Book of Angels, Vol 9: Xaphan (in PA, RIO/Avant) 7. Elephant9 - Dodovoodoo (in PA, JRF) 8. Oneohtrix Point Never - Ruined Lives EP (in PA, Progressive Electronic) Hope most here can find something to like and comment on, and I do like to hear about others. |
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 10:34
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I forgot to list my top 20 and the listing is somewhat arbitrary often, and often it's lower because I have not listened to the album in a much longer time than others and I often favour that which is newer to me. 1. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/15854#tag=%20%7bap:15854%7d" rel="nofollow - Portishead - Third Dark Atmospheric Exp English Prog Post Electronic/Independent 2. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/16993#tag=%20%7bap:16993%7d" rel="nofollow - Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward Mysterious Atmospheric Exp Prog Avant Rock/Metal 3. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77575#tag=%20%7bap:77575%7d" rel="nofollow - Isengrind / TwinSisterMoon / Natural Snow Buildings - The Snowbringer Cult Somber Pastoral French Prog-Adj Drone Folk 4. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77385#tag=%20%7bap:77385%7d" rel="nofollow - Juana Molina - Un día Hypnotic Psych Exp Latin Prog Post Pop/Rock 5. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/14437#tag=%20%7bap:14437%7d" rel="nofollow - Rational Diet - At Work Complex Exp Prog Avant RIO/Zeuhl 6. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/18778#tag=%20%7bap:18778%7d" rel="nofollow - Guapo - Elixirs Gloomy Minimalistic Exp Prog Avant Rock/RIO 7. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/17170#tag=%20%7bap:17170%7d" rel="nofollow - Secret Chiefs 3 - Book of Angels, Vol 9: Xaphan Eclectic Exp Prog Avant RIO/Jazz 8. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/17074#tag=%20%7bap:17074%7d" rel="nofollow - Elephant9 - Dodovoodoo Prog Fusion/Rock 9. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77730#tag=%20%7bap:77730%7d" rel="nofollow - Oneohtrix Point Never - Ruined Lives 10. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77576#tag=%20%7bap:77576%7d" rel="nofollow - Big Blood - Big Blood & The Bleedin' Hearts Melancholic Pastoral Exp Non-Prog Avant Folk/Punk 11. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/22260#tag=%20%7bap:22260%7d" rel="nofollow - John Zorn - The Crucible Manic Noisy Exp Prog Avant RIO/Metal 12. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/12056#tag=%20%7bap:12056%7d" rel="nofollow - Birds and Buildings - Bantam To Behemoth Anxious Complex Prog Avant Rock/Jazz 13. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77577#tag=%20%7bap:77577%7d" rel="nofollow - Matt Elliott - Howling Songs Dark Acoustic Prog-Adj Avant Folk/Singer Songwriter 14. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/77729#tag=%20%7bap:77729%7d" rel="nofollow - Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill Lethargic Psych Exp Non-Prog Drone Folk/Pop 15. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/26278#tag=%20%7bap:26278%7d" rel="nofollow - Jean Louis - Jean Louis Brutal Chaotic Prog Avant Jazz/Rock 16. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/21576#tag=%20%7bap:21576%7d" rel="nofollow - Diagonal - Diagonal Complex Prog Retro Rock/Jazz 17. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/38025#tag=%20%7bap:38025%7d" rel="nofollow - MGMT - Oracular Spectacular Satirical Melodic Neo Non-Prog Pop/Electronic 18. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/7593#tag=%20%7bap:7593%7d" rel="nofollow - One Shot - Dark Shot Prog Rock/Jazz 19. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/54171#tag=%20%7bap:54171%7d" rel="nofollow - Universal Totem Orchestra - The Magus Prog Zeuhl 20. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/18018#tag=%20%7bap:18018%7d" rel="nofollow - Jannick Top - Infernal Machina Prog Zeuhl Portishead's Third is my clear winner, and while I don't usually vote in my own polls, I will this time. A couple of my favourite tracks off the album: Radiohead covered The Rip. They say that two heads are better than one and Radiohead and Portishead together would make for an awesome concert. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 10:39
| Moon Safari - Blomijud |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 10:45
Good album from what I vaguely remember (been considerable years since I heard it), although I prefer Moon Safari by Air.  Big Airhead here, in more ways than one.
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Psychedelic Paul wrote:Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 11:03
Marillion - Happiness Is the Road 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 11:13
I thought it was a warm gun. (j/k)
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 11:28
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Rational Diet > Guapo, elephant9, Secret Chiefs 3 ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 11:30
| Marillion - Happiness Is the Road |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 11:55
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Beardfish - Sleeping in Traffic - Part Two
------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 12:03
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Birds and Buildings. It's going to take a lot of coleslaw to pry me from this roof. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 12:48
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Cynic – Traced in Air ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 12:56
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Marillion gets the nod. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 13:12
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Moon Safari - [Blomljud] almost tied with Beardfish and Birds and Buildings, all great albums. Actually I was worried that starting with this poll I wouldn't have much to contribute, as I got into prog in 2009, but I guess in the years since I've come across many of these albums that were highly appreciated, I've heard a good chunk of this list. Opeth, Rational Diet, Steven Wilson are also good. Also good, not on the list: A.p.a.t.t. - Black & White Mass Fleet Foxes - s/t Major Parkinson - S/t Make a Rising - Infinite Ellipse and Head with Open Fontanel Pin-Up Went Down - 2Unlimited Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Cipher
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 22:52
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A new list for me 1. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19186#tag=%20%7bap:17287%7d" rel="nofollow - It Bites - The Tall Ships [ https://insideoutmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-tall-ships-bonus-tracks-edition-remaster" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/3LGgw6wFYWC4caWJFd9DZX" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
2. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18901#tag=%20%7bap:5190%7d" rel="nofollow - Presto Ballet - The Lost Art of Time Travel [ https://open.spotify.com/album/2cwWz2KlFbP9bcJePZgBJl" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
3. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20167#tag=%20%7bap:5231%7d" rel="nofollow - Martin Orford - The Old Road [ https://open.spotify.com/album/2kn0pdjO1KNPdd8ICxIMFY" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
4. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=17668#tag=%20%7bap:8983%7d" rel="nofollow - Magenta - Metamorphosis [ https://magenta.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosis-special-edition" rel="nofollow - BC ]
5. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19474#tag=%20%7bap:21234%7d" rel="nofollow - Neal Morse - Lifeline
6. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20163#tag=%20%7bap:19129%7d" rel="nofollow - Frost* - Experiments In Mass Appeal [ https://open.spotify.com/album/2Yyh46jU6QOZ4OSCRMwaon" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
7. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20222#tag=%20%7bap:22028%7d" rel="nofollow - Panic Room - Visionary Position [ https://panicroomofficial.bandcamp.com/album/visionary-position-2008" rel="nofollow - BC ]
8. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20196#tag=%20%7bap:22085%7d" rel="nofollow - Tangerine Dream - Views From A Red Train
9. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18093#tag=%20%7bap:10380%7d" rel="nofollow - Asia - Phoenix
10. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19596#tag=%20%7bap:7939%7d" rel="nofollow - Karmakanic - Who's The Boss In The Factory? [ https://open.spotify.com/album/50Z230yGzN3OKRF4YCP3zP" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 19 2025 at 22:57
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I voted for Steven Wilson. I do like that album and would include it in my list from Mike's Awesome Prog site but it doesn't seem to be available for that year.
Now fixed. 1. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19186#tag=%20%7bap:17287%7d" rel="nofollow - It Bites - The Tall Ships [ https://insideoutmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-tall-ships-bonus-tracks-edition-remaster" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/3LGgw6wFYWC4caWJFd9DZX" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
2. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18901#tag=%20%7bap:5190%7d" rel="nofollow - Presto Ballet - The Lost Art of Time Travel [ https://open.spotify.com/album/2cwWz2KlFbP9bcJePZgBJl" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
3. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20167#tag=%20%7bap:5231%7d" rel="nofollow - Martin Orford - The Old Road [ https://open.spotify.com/album/2kn0pdjO1KNPdd8ICxIMFY" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
4. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=17668#tag=%20%7bap:8983%7d" rel="nofollow - Magenta - Metamorphosis [ https://magenta.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosis-special-edition" rel="nofollow - BC ]
5. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20537#tag=%20%7bap:22075%7d" rel="nofollow - Steven Wilson - Insurgentes [ https://kscopemusic.bandcamp.com/album/insurgentes-remastered" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/3psPvfJX0dMn05RK7fqcIL" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
6. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19474#tag=%20%7bap:21234%7d" rel="nofollow - Neal Morse - Lifeline
7. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20163#tag=%20%7bap:19129%7d" rel="nofollow - Frost* - Experiments In Mass Appeal [ https://open.spotify.com/album/2Yyh46jU6QOZ4OSCRMwaon" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
8. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20222#tag=%20%7bap:22028%7d" rel="nofollow - Panic Room - Visionary Position [ https://panicroomofficial.bandcamp.com/album/visionary-position-2008" rel="nofollow - BC ]
9. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20196#tag=%20%7bap:22085%7d" rel="nofollow - Tangerine Dream - Views From A Red Train [ https://tangerinedream.bandcamp.com/album/views-from-a-red-train" rel="nofollow - BC ]
10. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18093#tag=%20%7bap:10380%7d" rel="nofollow - Asia - Phoenix [ https://open.spotify.com/album/5DNrpF8pA2jsKwMeplWWCc" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
11. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19596#tag=%20%7bap:7939%7d" rel="nofollow - Karmakanic - Who's The Boss In The Factory? [ https://open.spotify.com/album/50Z230yGzN3OKRF4YCP3zP" rel="nofollow - SPO ]
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: February 20 2025 at 11:57
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1. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20697#tag=%20%7bap:21154%7d" rel="nofollow - Combat Astronomy - Dreams No Longer Hesitate [ https://combat-astronomy.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-no-longer-hesitate" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0iw7xqIhFP8HocvdZBWp5W" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 2. https://awesomeprog.com/releases/30911#tag=%20%7bap:30911%7d" rel="nofollow - Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin - Holon [AP] 3. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18312#tag=%20%7bap:17170%7d" rel="nofollow - Secret Chiefs 3 - Book of Angels, Vol 9: Xaphan [ https://open.spotify.com/album/7dJrasaKjN7OHDeEzCDdDi" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 4. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=17982#tag=%20%7bap:18778%7d" rel="nofollow - Guapo - Elixirs [ https://guapo1.bandcamp.com/album/elixirs" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/0eok2p9zQETIyS5UmtKvPo" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 5. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=26008#tag=%20%7bap:17074%7d" rel="nofollow - Elephant9 - Dodovoodoo 6. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=34575#tag=%20%7bap:44144%7d" rel="nofollow - North Sea Radio Orchestra - Birds 7. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=21656#tag=%20%7bap:22537%7d" rel="nofollow - Finnegan's Wake - Blue 8. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=24873#tag=%20%7bap:26278%7d" rel="nofollow - Jean Louis - Jean Louis [ https://jeanlouis.bandcamp.com/album/jean-louis" rel="nofollow - BC ] 9. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18181#tag=%20%7bap:21453%7d" rel="nofollow - Make a Rising - Infinite Ellipse And Head With Open Fontanel [ https://makearising.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-ellipse-and-head-with-open-fontanel" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/1rCYP2T9I2f5VwKRE3pYhx" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 10. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20208#tag=%20%7bap:14472%7d" rel="nofollow - Extra Life - Secular Works 11. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=47690#tag=%20%7bap:41572%7d" rel="nofollow - Orange Tulip Conspiracy - Orange Tulip Conspiracy 12. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20247#tag=%20%7bap:14437%7d" rel="nofollow - Rational Diet - At Work [ https://altrockproductions.bandcamp.com/album/at-work" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4eFydLOQPJHtH3ZdF7bO8W" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 13. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=27873#tag=%20%7bap:21563%7d" rel="nofollow - Big Block 454 - Bratislava 14. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19004#tag=%20%7bap:9878%7d" rel="nofollow - Planeta Imaginario - Biomasa [ https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/biomasa" rel="nofollow - BC ] 15. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18145#tag=%20%7bap:10198%7d" rel="nofollow - Amygdala - Complex Combat 16. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19030#tag=%20%7bap:18018%7d" rel="nofollow - Jannick Top - Infernal Machina [ https://open.spotify.com/album/287HhVWxWTRX9SrlBgN1Yf" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 17. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18649#tag=%20%7bap:20533%7d" rel="nofollow - D.F.A. - 4th [ https://dutyfreearea.bandcamp.com/album/4th" rel="nofollow - BC ] 18. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=20839#tag=%20%7bap:22422%7d" rel="nofollow - Disen Gage - ...the reverse may be true 19. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18201#tag=%20%7bap:323%7d" rel="nofollow - Russian Circles - Station [ https://russiancircles.bandcamp.com/album/station" rel="nofollow - BC ] [ https://open.spotify.com/album/4ft6z9kVlaWykKYdSl2VxR" rel="nofollow - SPO ] 20. https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=42837#tag=%20%7bap:56840%7d" rel="nofollow - Steve Roach - A Deeper Silence ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 20 2025 at 16:06
| Jannick Top's Infernal Machina clearly over all of these (I mean those I know, which isn't that many). From the list probably Secret Chiefs 3 > Insurgentes. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: February 21 2025 at 02:12
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^ Infernal Machina is in my top five for sure, big fan. From the list Insurgents over At Work and Dark Shot. Universal Totem Orchestra's The Magus is right there too. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |