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Mascodagama
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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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Altairius
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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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Gully Foyle
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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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Polymorphia
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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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Manuel
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Posted: April 26 2015 at 19:53 | ||
So far, a good year indeed.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: April 26 2015 at 21:42 | ||
James plays guitar in Chrome Hoof check out their last one, it's fantastic |
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Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
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richardh
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 25892 |
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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richardh
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 25892 |
Posted: April 27 2015 at 01:30 | ||
9 , forgot Glass Hammer
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Mascodagama
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Posted: April 27 2015 at 03:15 | ||
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. Edited by Mascodagama - April 27 2015 at 03:16 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: April 27 2015 at 04:26 | ||
^Would definitely have thought you owned a couple of Chrome Hoof albums
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 any
Edited by Guldbamsen - April 27 2015 at 04:26 |
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someone_else
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Posted: April 27 2015 at 05:07 | ||
It is still on progstreaming . Edited by someone_else - April 28 2015 at 03:02 |
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Mascodagama
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Posted: April 27 2015 at 14:03 | ||
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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richardh
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 25892 |
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!
Edited by richardh - April 28 2015 at 01:53 |
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Kazza3
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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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XavGel
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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.
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http://ghostrhythms.bandcamp.com
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XavGel
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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...
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http://ghostrhythms.bandcamp.com
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Catcher10
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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
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M27Barney
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Posted: May 03 2015 at 16:31 | ||
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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presdoug
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Posted: May 03 2015 at 17:07 | ||
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BrufordFreak
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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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Drew Fisher
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