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    Posted: May 12 2008 at 12:37
http://www.biotamusic.com/

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I cannot sing their praises enough.  they should be added to the RIO list, they featured Chris Cutler and the female singer from Thinking Plague on later material.  their music is bordering on indescribable, although it has fragments of ambient, noise, jazz, avant garde, prog, classical....it seems to mutate and flux in and out of styles, as if it were an entity that speaks a ton of different languages.....may not be for everyone, but I think they are brilliant!

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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2008 at 12:40
Biota are neato. =) I think they're featured in the Art Box as part of the remix material, which further ties 'em to prog.
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Points: 730 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2008 at 12:58
Originally posted by laplace laplace wrote:

Biota are neato. =) I think they're featured in the Art Box as part of the remix material, which further ties 'em to prog.


correct.  I have not heard the Art Box myself though, just the BIOTA material....

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Points: 12625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2008 at 13:51
If you're willing to write a bio, I'll make the addition, crediting you.
 
 
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Points: 933 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2008 at 14:34
there's a band I haven't listened to in a while, I have Invisible Map and Object Holder and one more which I cant recall at the moment, all great stuff! I'd like to hear some of their earlier material too
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Points: 730 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2008 at 16:06
Originally posted by mithrandir mithrandir wrote:

there's a band I haven't listened to in a while, I have Invisible Map and Object Holder and one more which I cant recall at the moment, all great stuff! I'd like to hear some of their earlier material too


the one I have is Tinct/bellowing room..... 

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Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

If you're willing to write a bio, I'll make the addition, crediting you.
 
 


okay.  let me get back to you with a bio in a few days.....should I post it in this thread/send you a private message?

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Originally posted by avalanchemaster avalanchemaster wrote:

Originally posted by avestin avestin wrote:

If you're willing to write a bio, I'll make the addition, crediting you.
 
 


okay.  let me get back to you with a bio in a few days.....should I post it in this thread/send you a private message?
 
Send me a PM.
Also, write down at the bottom of the bio which name do you want have written in there to credit you; that is, do you want your real name or forum nick.
 
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very well.  as soon as I get around to it, I will PM it to ya.

thanks.

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How is it noir?

Are there saxophone interludes and monologues in Chicago accents?

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Points: 730 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2008 at 19:15
Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

How is it noir?

Are there saxophone interludes and monologues in Chicago accents?

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well one of the understood definitions of "noir" is "suggestive of danger or violence", in this instance, the music is extremely dark and potentially disconcerting to numerous folks.


You people on here;  what is it with arguing over f**king semantics????????

stfu already and go listen to the band.  than call it what you want.....AngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngry

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Points: 2 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2008 at 20:41
Originally posted by avalanchemaster avalanchemaster wrote:

Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

How is it noir?

Are there saxophone interludes and monologues in Chicago accents?

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well one of the understood definitions of "noir" is "suggestive of danger or violence", in this instance, the music is extremely dark and potentially disconcerting to numerous folks.


You people on here;  what is it with arguing over f**king semantics????????

stfu already and go listen to the band.  than call it what you want.....AngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngryAngry
Uh, I think he was joking, as shown by the wink...Calm down.
 
This is pretty good, although at times a little too ambient for my taste.
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Points: 730 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2008 at 22:00
I love ambient music, so they are spot-on with that element.

don't worry, I can take a joke......hopefully the excessive Angry's was an indication of absurdity....

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Points: 2 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2008 at 00:31
No, it wasn't, it was what made me think you were actually freaking out there.
 
Well yeah, different tastes. It's good, but I think I would find it difficult to listen to as something more than background music. I agree that they're prog, though, so I'm not sure if my opinions are really on-topic.
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Points: 408 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2008 at 01:45
I have one Biota album, but I prefer their "precursor", Mnemonists. Two of their albums have been released on CD, and I have a 2-LP set that, according to a group member, is not slated to be released on CD. Pity.
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Originally posted by soundsweird soundsweird wrote:

Mnemonists. Two of their albums have been released on CD, and I have a 2-LP set that, according to a group member, is not slated to be released on CD. Pity.
 
I've been wanting to check that out for a while, what do they sound like? isnt it like ambeint/noise/industrial stuff or something?
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Points: 408 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2008 at 23:14
They're not too far off from Biota. All sound sources were acoustic (no synths), IIRC.
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