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Poll Question: Which one do you like the most?
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    Posted: March 30 2009 at 17:33
Tougher than a particularly tough tough thing, but I think 5 Suns just about comes in 1st for me - Black Oni is more compositionally sophisticated and Elixirs opens up and explores the possibilites suggested by the previous 2 albums in a remarkable way, but nothing quite matches the raw excitement of 5 Suns in all its savage glory.
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In my opinion, the "Black Suns" album bears the most accomplished sets of tense passages and eerie moments, while being equally sinister to the other two. In this way, the variety of moods happens to be more robust.
 
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The whole trilogy is excellent, but Black Oni is my overall favorite. I especially like it's apocalyptic post-Zeuhl sound, and the dark overall atmosphere of the album.

 

 
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Five Suns. I find that and Black Oni to be flawless.

Elixirs is great too, but I'd rather the instumental versions of The Heliotrope and The Selenotrope (from the  Twisted Stems EP) was on album instead of the ones with vocal.  
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Now that sounds very interesting. 
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Ive heard that the new ones going to afro-beat influenced, with alot more atmospheric synthersizers. cant wai!
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Five Suns.
 
All are excellent though. Can't wait for their new one.
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Black Oni

Not a huge fan of the band though, never differentiated themselves enough to my ears.
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Black Oni for me. I love all three of these albums, but Five Suns may be my least fav.


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All three albums are excellent but I went with Five Suns, just simply superb.

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hey! i just found towers open fire on the web and im listening to it now. its sounding pretty good so far!
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Originally posted by Froth Froth wrote:

 2 further questions:-
 1.Has anyone got Daniel O'Sullivan's Mothlite album? i seriously recommend it.
2.Has anyone got the early Guapo albums like 'Towers open fire'. they have long since been unavailable and i'd love to know what they sound like
Yeah, the Mothlite album is also fantastic. Great atmosphere! By the way, there are two new preview tracks on their myspace: myspace.com/mothlite. Although a bit more 'poppy' (not necessarily a bad thing), I think they sound promising.
Yes, I've got Towers Open Fire on my computer. I haven't listened to it that much, but so far I don't really enjoy it. A bit noisy and trashy punk-rock maybe, with some electronic elements and tapes. You can hear some traces, although slight, of what they were to become, though. 
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i have not yet heard five suns, though i have high hopes for it. Black Oni i liked at first, but now i find it rather predictable and derrivative. Elixirs is my favorite, as i think its thier most origional sounding, even if Guapo are beginning to sound like a project (which i suppose they are now) rather than a band.
 
2 further questions:-
 
1.Has anyone got Daniel O'Sullivan's Mothlite album? i seriously recommend it.
2.Has anyone got the early Guapo albums like 'Towers open fire'. they have long since been unavailable and i'd love to know what they sound like
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Points: 32698 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2009 at 11:04
Five Suns and Black Oni are about tied for me.  Love both.  I'm not so enamoured with Elixirs (I find it less substantial).  I've voted for Black Oni in the past, but now I'm giving it to Five Suns.  Both are great, imo.  Incidentally, I also like Twisted Stems muchly (and Miasma and The Carousel of Headless Horses is great).
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Black Oni easily, really enjoy the others but for me Black Oni is one of the most ferocious displays of awesomeness in my entire music collection.
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Originally posted by AlexUC AlexUC wrote:

Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

I'm definitely adding these guys to the top of my wishlist.
You should add them directly to your shop cart TongueWink


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Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

I'm definitely adding these guys to the top of my wishlist.
You should add them directly to your shop cart TongueWink
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I'm definitely adding these guys to the top of my wishlist.
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Originally posted by Kim? Kim? wrote:

Hehe, AlexUC, you should've had Elixirs as your avatar and voted for it
Maybe... But I need some more spins before Embarrassed Elixirs is a difficult one for me... Maybe too long tracks, and a little bit noodly for the moment...
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