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Textbook 
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 15:56 |
Wowee.
f**k me.
Pardon the language there but I didn't know how else to put it without watering down my opinion.
Why are these guys not gigantic? They've only done one album (a second is coming sometime apparently) but they're a "supergroup" (depends how much you care about members of Spastic Ink and Cannibal Corpse and so on) and that album, The Machinations Of Dementia, is a frigging monster. 5/5 best instrumental prog metal album ever level stuff. Some parts of it make Atheist look quaint. Full of variety and great melodic rhthymic play, I don't know why people weren't running through the streets calling its name in 2007 when it came out. If you've even the slightest interest in powerful metal instrumental work you should get it yesterday.
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 16:18 |
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They ARE gigantic... As gigantic as they can be in their very small niche.
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Tychovski
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 16:25 |
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Amazing! Just checked them out on YouTube, thanks for the recommendation - I'll be picking that one up soon!
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Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact.
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Prog Geo
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 16:38 |
 Textbook wrote:
Wowee.
f**k me.
Pardon the language there but I didn't know how else to put it without watering down my opinion.
Why are these guys not gigantic? They've only done one album (a second is coming sometime apparently) but they're a "supergroup" (depends how much you care about members of Spastic Ink and Cannibal Corpse and so on) and that album, The Machinations Of Dementia, is a frigging monster. 5/5 best instrumental prog metal album ever level stuff. Some parts of it make Atheist look quaint. Full of variety and great melodic rhthymic play, I don't know why people weren't running through the streets calling its name in 2007 when it came out. If you've even the slightest interest in powerful metal instrumental work you should get it yesterday. |
I agree with you.But I have said"very technical".
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Tychovski
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 16:40 |
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Any more instrumental groups like this?
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 16:46 |
Try Spastik Ink. They're less heavy, but then, what isn't less heavy when compared to Blotted Science? 
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Tychovski
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 17:06 |
Oh yes - very good, thank you! I can see where my next paycheck is going... 
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 17:15 |
Great, I'll send you my account number in a private message 
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Tychovski
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Posted: November 28 2010 at 17:17 |
You ought to at least get a finders fee 
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Posted: November 29 2010 at 01:26 |
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Blotted Science are absolutely awesome!!! The Machinations of Dementia is the best tech metal album I have heard.
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Posted: November 29 2010 at 12:10 |
^^^I agree.
Also give 7 For 4 a listen. Not as heavy as Blotted Science, more a prog/metal jazz-fusion album.
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Tapfret
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Posted: November 29 2010 at 13:01 |
Tychovski wrote:
Any more instrumental groups like this? |
Canvas Solaris - A bit more melodic with experimental moments Behold...the Arctopus - Very technical, non-conformist, same drummer as Blotted Science 1980 - much jazzier, but instrumental and heavy as hell
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Tychovski
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Posted: November 29 2010 at 18:04 |
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Checking out 7 For 4 right now on YouTube - excellent stuff! Loving the jazz approach they took.
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dtd350
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Posted: November 29 2010 at 22:07 |
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Check out Chimp Spanner.
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himtroy
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Posted: November 29 2010 at 22:56 |
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Ahh Blotted Science. The only metal I frequently listen to. That album couldn't be more badass.
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Which of you to gain me, tell, will risk uncertain pains of hell?
I will not forgive you if you will not take the chance.
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Textbook
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 04:11 |
This is probably going to horrify anyone who cares but I've long been going on about how rap is actually a good genre yet most rap artists, even alternative ones, are too conservative and don't really push their art form. Someone told me to make an example of what I'm talking about.
To this end I am currently working on a rap song which uses Synaptic Plasticity as the backing track.
It's an extremely complicated piece to record it's really pushing me to the limit lyrically and flow-wise and will probably take ages to complete if I even ever do but you'll hear from me if/when I do...
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 10:31 |
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Tychovski
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 18:08 |
Textbook wrote:
This is probably going to horrify anyone who cares but I've long been going on about how rap is actually a good genre yet most rap artists, even alternative ones, are too conservative and don't really push their art form. Someone told me to make an example of what I'm talking about.
To this end I am currently working on a rap song which uses Synaptic Plasticity as the backing track.
It's an extremely complicated piece to record it's really pushing me to the limit lyrically and flow-wise and will probably take ages to complete if I even ever do but you'll hear from me if/when I do... |
Love to hear it - I've been checking out alot of the Stones Throw catalog recently. Also Blueprint, Jazz Liberatorz, and Blue Scholars. I'm finding the directons they're taking very interesting.
Edited by Tychovski - November 30 2010 at 18:45
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Tychovski
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 18:49 |
dtd350 wrote:
Check out Chimp Spanner. |
Loving Chimp Spanner! Very crunchy without losing melody. Thank you 
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dtd350
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Posted: November 30 2010 at 20:19 |
I really enjoy their stuff. I also really like Keith Merrow, Canvas Solaris, Uneven Structure, Vildhjarta, Spastic Ink, Obscura, I think someone already mentioned ...Behold The Arctopus, etc. Damn there is so much good stuff our there like these guys. Enjoy.
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