top five (or so) of the year thus far
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Topic: top five (or so) of the year thus far
Posted By: laplace
Subject: top five (or so) of the year thus far
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 15:01
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There have been around a hundred prog and related releases in these first four months of 2008 and hopefully you've been trying as much new music as I have. Anyway, I've finally heard enough relevant music to scrape together a rudimentary top eight:
08. Meshuggah - obZen Good as ever, just not exciting. Also, the opening thrash song is misplaced. =P 07. Birds and Buildings - Bantam to Behemoth This is OK. Adventurous while still being identifiable as 100% prog. Ranges between ambient, trippy rock and Koenji madness. 06. Dark Suns - Grave Human Genuine It's not like me to rate such an album - I think it's "Flies in Amber" that made me give the whole album more attention that I would have normally. I enjoy that it's not too Tool-ish or too PoS-ish, etc. 05. A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons When this type of band dares to be something more than ambient, love occurs. Really memorable sloganeering too - makes me WANT punks in the palace. o:) 04. Out of Focus - Palermo 1972 I've decided live chronicles count as much as studio albums because it helps me to flesh out this list. Notably, I've listened to this three times; twice it was relevatory and the other it left me *completely* unaffected - I'm not consistently a space child. 03. Secret Chiefs 3 - Xaphan Is it premature to rate this album so highly? 02. Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward Is it premature to rate THIS album so highly? =P 01. Guapo - Elixirs While BLD is still growing on me I find myself preferring Elixirs because it's so much more *solid* and lovable. This is right at the centre of my tastes. Krobak's ninth. best album by a PA regular so far. I suspect that when I hear the latest albums by Greaves and Frith this list will expand to a top ten. anyone else out there listening to new music? =) ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 16:24
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Hmmm...Probably These:
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath
Protest the Hero - Fortress
The Tangent - Not as Good as the Book
Gregor Samsa - Rest
Meshuggah - obZen
Noteworthy:
Pat Metheny Trio - Day Trip
Russian Circles - Station
These aren't great to me, yet, but I hear the quality of the visions and maybe they will grow on me:
A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues...
Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward
Non-Prog notables:
Murder by Death - Red of Tooth and Claw
Thrice - The Alchemy Index, Vols. III & IV ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 16:53
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Have all these all these albums been released officially yet? I doubt at least the Kayo Dot and Secret Chiefs 3 ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 17:20
Kayo Dot's is available for online streaming, but it hasn't been officially released. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph
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MikeEnRegalia wrote:Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 19:03
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Kayo Dots is officially released this week, but has been available for free streaming for a couple weeks now. 1. Dark Suns- Grave Human Genuine 2. The Mars Volta- The Bedlam in Goliath 3. Van der Graaf Generator- Trisector 4. To- Mera- Delusions 5. Krobak- Diary of a Missed One 6. Day Without Dawn- Understanding Consiquences 7. Ayreon- 01011001 ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 19:57
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Not by order:
Sculptured - Embodiment
Make A Rising - Infinite Ellipse and Head With Open Fontanel
Opeth - Watershed
Moonsafari - Blumljud
Birds & Buildings - Bantam To Behemoth
Wrong Object - Stories From The Shed
Dark Suns - Grave Human Genuiine
Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward
Gregor Samsa - Rest
Ayreon - Y
Tempano - Selective Memory
Gurth - Tormentes
Still need to listen to:
Krobak - Diary of the Missed One
Moongarden - Songs From The Lighthouse
Beardfish - Sleeping in Traffic II
Zorn - The Dreamers
Guapo - Elixirs
Panzerballett - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=17879 - Starke Stücke
Thieves' Kitchen - Water Road
Ihsahn - angL
Saena - s/t
Silver Mt. Zion - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=17637 - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
Hands - Strangelet
Hostsonaten
Secret Chiefs 3
Heard but were only ok (or less):
Messhugah - Obzen
Caamora - She
Virgin Black - Requiem Fortissimo
Tiles - Fly Paper
Magenta - Metamorphosis
Protest the Hero - Fortress
Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath
Tangent - Not as good as the Book ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 20:11
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1. Radiohead - In Rainbows (hey it came out on CD Jan 1st) 2. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (not prog in the least, but fun!) 3. Birds and Buildings - Bantam to Behemoth (very prog and very fun. diverse and amazing) 4. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath (their worst but still better than most releases) 5. Kayo Dot - Blue Lamency Downward (heard once; mind=blown) -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 22:03
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So far, I only have 3 2008 CDs. There is so much great music I need from earlier decades it's hard to keep up, but I'd rank them like this. 1. VdGG - Trisector. So far, the songs are hit and miss. I really like the 12 minute one, and a few others, but some haven't done anything for me yet. 2. Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant. This is an indie EP, I got it cheap and this band rocks, looking forward to buying their debut album in a few months. 3. The Mars Volta - The Bedlam in Goliath. Pretty disappointed, I enjoy Frances the Mute and Amputechture, but this album just doesn't really do anything. I might sell it and buy the debut instead (I had it downloaded a while ago but I think it got deleted or misplaced..) ------------- 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: May 05 2008 at 23:05
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5 eh? Well... don´t know if I even have 5 2008 albums jejeje or at least 5 good ones 5. Ayreon - 01011001 (not that good, but I have grown a bit tired of this type of metal) 4. Moonsorrow - Tulimyrsky (technically just an EP, the main 30 min epic is pretty good, but the rest is so so) 3. Meshuggah - obZen (excellent stuff, this guys do not disappoint... and the first track is not out of place) 2. The Mars Volta (it took a while, but I really like it, it´s got balls!) 1. Opeth - Watershed (...ah Akerfeld, you talented b*****d  )------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 01:59
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The Mars Volta - Bedlam in Goliath The Sword - Gods of the Earth NIN - Ghost I-IV Need to get the new Nick Cave and BS. |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 08:41
Kayo Dot is available for free full streaming. SC3 is not out yet.
My top five (released releases only)
5. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (world music/pop/afrobeat)
4. Meshuggah - obZen (extreme metal/thrash metal)
3. Food for Animals - Belly (avant-garde hip-hop)
2. Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward (avant-garde/jazz)
1. Portishead - Third (trip-hop)
Full list (leaks included):
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Pnoom/2008_cds__the_keepers - http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Pnoom/2008_cds__the_keepers
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Posted By: Yukorin
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 11:20
...poor Lars Ulrich, he ordered the outdoor-kidney-shaped-olympic-sized-jacuzzi-swimming-pool but because of me all he got was the extra-large-random-shape version.
Met him once. In 1987. A bigger c**t you couldn't hope for. (t**t is only 5'3 tops to boot) ------------- 
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 12:28
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I wasn't sure about the new Nick Cave release, BroSpence - it was one of those albums where the press declared it the best in a decade so almost has to suck as a consequence. ;P I only liked the longer songs on it, but then my favourite Bad Seeds release is still the first.
and on the topic of good releases that aren't prog, I thought Boris' Smile was ultraneato. (and that Vampire Weekend's album was woeful) =P ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 12:35
Agreed
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Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 12:36
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I haven't heard much from this year, but Dig! Lazarus Dig! was really good as far as i know. I mostly know Nick Cave's later works, but i kinda like this Bad Seeds/Grinderman band. I prefer the softer of his songs, though.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 13:05
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I only have three officially released in 2008 titles. None of them officially prog at this site (yet?) Chthonick, Alitheia Ghosts I-IV, Nine Inch Nails The Slip, Nine Inch Nails I have kind of put the brakes on new additions for the last 12 months or so. This year have only added 19 titles so far. At my peak (2004) I think I added 143 CD titles for the year. I've been eagerly awaiting Talisma's new one for this year, but it seems to have stalled out. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 16:07
You know there's a new NIN available for free download?
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 16:13
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^That would be The Slip ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph
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Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 16:36
Yeah, I just posted that after seeing Ghosts; I didn't read the rest of the post.
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 16:42
I'm shocked that you listened to VW, it's some of the most un-lappy music ever. ------------- <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 17:39
These are the three I got. Haven't managed to work up any real interest for A Silver Mt. Zion, but I can hear that some qualities. I find the attitude in the vocals really annoying. The Guapo and Secret Chiefs 3 albums are superb. With the beautiful Elixirs Guapo probably lost the metalfans they got. (I prefer the instrumental Twisted Stems version of The Heliotrope, but the new version of Selenotrope works really well thanks to Jarboe). Xaphan's great fun. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 17:52
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I'm not gonna nuber them, but I will comment.
Blue Lambency Downwards was realy awesome upon the first couple of listens, now it's still excellent, but not as good as Dowsing and Choirs. If anything the lack of metal is a good thing, the extra dose of vocals are also good, but horns have never been my thing, and I think there are too much of those in some places.
Dahturas Reverie was really good, very very aggressive post rock, but aggressive to the point of post metal. They combine Jakob's atmosphere with Meniscus' heavier edge to make a very unclassifiable post rock.
I guess I cant say very much about Watershed yet huh?
13 blues for thirteen moons was very disapointing for me, especially after their masterpiece Horses in the sky. The vocals a bit more obnoxious than theyre supposed to be, and the guitars are no longer there for the trippy effects, but for more normal riffing and strumming.
Other really good finds this year.
A storm of Light
We made God
Krobak
Caldera ------------- 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 18:34
Such a huge let down. Anyway, 1) Sculptured - Embodiment 2) Man Man - Rabbit Habbits 3) Make A Rising - Infinite Elipse and Head with Open Fontanel 4) Boris - Smile 5) A Silver Mt. Zion - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 06 2008 at 18:47
The vocals might be my favorite part of the album. I will agree not as good as Horses In The Sky, though still very good. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 01:13
Ah, the press will kiss ass with any legendary musician. However, I have enjoyed the more recent Cave albums a lot. I think he is hitting his peak actually, which is funny considering he was already amazing, and he's in his 50s now. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 05:31
Those vocals makes me feel ill, and Elixirs is stunning (would you rather have a third 5 Suns copy?). You're my complete opposite. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 11:38
No I love to see them doing something different. However,
Black Oni and Five Suns were very original pieces of music, but I hear a lot of
unnecessary influence shinning through on Elixirs. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 11:57
| Equality, you know one of Guapo's members left because he felt they weren't very original even though they had the talent to be so? |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 12:02
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 12:21
I knew he left. I didn't know the terms of the parting though. Doesn't seem like they did so good without his influence. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 12:30
I haven't heard the new one, so I can't say...
You should check out his solo CD, under the title Rashomon.
He sent me a copy (which is how I found out why he left).
I reviewed it at progressiveears.com.
It's similar to Guapo at times but far more diverse. It's pretty cool, you should like it.
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: May 07 2008 at 19:47
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^^ Added to the Wishlist ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |