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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 15:09
I wanted to add about Ghost Rhythms, that their keyboard player Camille Petit has a solo album out:
 
 
And it's good stuff, too. Actually issued in 2014 but new to me...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 15:15
Hand. Cannot. Erase. - Steven Wilson 
The Grand Experiment - The Neal Morse Band 
Alco Frisbass - Alco Frisbass 
Until All the Ghosts are Gone - Anekdoten 
+4626-COMFORTZONE - Beardfish 
Šlaǧ Tanz - Magma

Not bad at all. Bjork also had a good album. The Ciccada album was disappointing though.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 15:21
almost 5 months in to 2015 - where is Infernal, or news of it?

or do we think this is a 2016 album now?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 18:24
All the prog albums from this year that I've heard have elicited similar reactions out of me: namely, I don't know what to think of them. Not because of explicit flaws, but mostly because I streamed them once and wasn't entirely focused on the albums, or just because I wasn't sure what they were going for. I'm digging backwards with my purchases, currently. Once my birthday comes around, I'll probably buy a bunch of CDs from this year.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 19:53
So far, a good year indeed.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2015 at 21:42
Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Really really looking forward the the Guapo release. It'll be James's last on on bass as he's just joined Thurston Moores band. The bassist from Thumpermonkey has replaced him.

 
Didn't know about that. Guess he'll be featuring on bass again. He kicks arse on bass of course, but I'd sort of like to hear him play some guitar!


James plays guitar in Chrome Hoof check out their last one, it's fantastic
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 01:28
I would also add Lonely Robot and The Enid - The Bridge, plus the deluxe 2 disc edition of Dave Kerzner's - New World although released as a singe CD last year ( and went totally under the radar) now has 2 CD's of brilliant original music ( the second disc is not a bonus disc). Davy O'List's solo release  is another great album and should be considered 'prog' and last but not least Patterson/Eyre's Northlands album which is also enchanting.  Of those already mentioned I like the Wilson , Hackett and Beardfish releases. So that's 8 contenders for my album of the year and there are still 8 months to go!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 01:30
9 , forgot Glass HammerHug
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 03:15
Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Really really looking forward the the Guapo release. It'll be James's last on on bass as he's just joined Thurston Moores band. The bassist from Thumpermonkey has replaced him.

 
Didn't know about that. Guess he'll be featuring on bass again. He kicks arse on bass of course, but I'd sort of like to hear him play some guitar!


James plays guitar in Chrome Hoof check out their last one, it's fantastic


Thanks - they've been on my list of bands to check out for ages, but I wasn't aware of that. I think they just jumped up the list.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 04:26
^Would definitely have thought you owned a couple of Chrome Hoof albumsShocked 
You are certainly in for a treat. This band's inspiration reaches as far as Zeuhl, pop, avant, electronic, disco and metal - and they tend to cram their albums full of these unlikely bedfellows.

Their newest is just about as good of a start to their discography as anyThumbs Up


Edited by Guldbamsen - April 27 2015 at 04:26
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 05:07
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:


Some excellent releases to far. The long awaited albums of Nice Beaver and Anekdoten are instant masterpieces.
A big seconded on this one, haven't heard the Nice Beaver yet. 


It is still on progstreaming .

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 27 2015 at 14:03
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

^Would definitely have thought you owned a couple of Chrome Hoof albumsShocked 
You are certainly in for a treat. This band's inspiration reaches as far as Zeuhl, pop, avant, electronic, disco and metal - and they tend to cram their albums full of these unlikely bedfellows.

Their newest is just about as good of a start to their discography as anyThumbs Up


Shocking isn't it? I sort of feel I've let the side down Crazy world of too much good music that we live in, but I don't grumble!

Chrome Black Gold it shall be.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2015 at 01:53
The new version(s) of Spectral Mornings by Longdon,Booth,Hackett,Reed,Beggs and D'Virgillio is another great addition to this years releases. For those that don't know , its a charity EP in aid of Parkinson's which of course is a particularly nasty disease. Please get your wallets out for this and the bonus is that's its rather good to say the least. There are 4 versions , 2 with lyrics and 2 instrumental. I love them all!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 30 2015 at 01:01
Most of the album's I've been particularly impressed by so far this year haven't been prog, or at least not much (though I haven't gone looking for much avant yet), but some notable ones:

Godspeed You Black Emperor- Asunder, Sweet and Other Desires
Pond- Man It Feels Like Space Again
Bjork- Vulnicura

Non-prog:
Kendrick Lamar- To Pimp A Butterfly
Sufjan Stevens- Carrie & Lowell
Courtney Barnett- Sometimes I Sit And Think...


I'm a big Beardfish fan, but their new one underwhelmed me, and after several listens I don't really feel any pull at all to listen to it again.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2015 at 13:53
SchnellerTollerMeier X is really, really great. I can't think of something winning so fast my entire adhesion since a long time. 
http://ghostrhythms.bandcamp.com
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2015 at 13:56
Released in 2014, but we didn't promote The Lady with the Monkey until Madeleine's release. I may be biased, but, yes, great album... LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2015 at 14:13
Yup it's been a pretty good year so far.....although still have no real liking for the Hackett album Unhappy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2015 at 16:31
Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Yup it's been a pretty good year so far.....although still have no real liking for the Hackett album Unhappy
Strange thing personal taste, this album has had the biggest four/five spin effect on me for five years.....It's absolutely brilliant from start to end (excepting the two bonus tracks I think).
But my youngest son - says that Hackett can play a guitar but he isn't a good composer ! (He's sulking coz I said it was better than the S. Wilson H.C.E !!!)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2015 at 17:07
Originally posted by zravkapt zravkapt wrote:

I'm currently listening to an album a band member or someone connected to the band wanted me to review: Lavoro D'amore by Roz Vitalis. http://rozvitalis.bandcamp.com/ 

Other albums I was asked to review and enjoyed...

Methexis - Suiciety
Unreal City - Il paese del Tramonto

None of them are better than sliced bread but all of them are better than burnt toast.
I was also approached to review the new Roz Vitalis recording, and did so. It is really good.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 05 2015 at 18:43
Agreed! 2015 is shaping up to be a good one! I've listened to about 50 albums (thanks to progstreaming, band camp and spottily) so far and can claim these bands' releases as my favorites (in order):
ANEKDOTEN
THE PSYCHEDELIC ENSEMBLE
LA COSCIENZA DI ZENO
METHEXIS 
KLONE
THE AMAZING
ABSTRAKT
CICCADA

T he releases of SANGUINE HUM, ALCO FRISBASS, THE NERVE INSTITUTE, VOLA, STEVEN WILSON, DAVE KERZER and NICE BEAVER are also quite good.
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