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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 22 2015 at 07:26
^ Too old for the mosh pit
I'm going with my sister, so rest assured, I'll be on my best behaviour dammit
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 22 2015 at 11:43
Yesterday: 

The first two albums by the Marshall Tucker Band while I was in the car. Perfect music for this time of year!

At home I listened to some Argentinian prog:

Busqueda - s/t 


MIA - Transparencias 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2015 at 04:14
^^ Never too old to enter the pit LOL Have fun Thumbs Up

Yesterday:
Genesis - And Then There Were Three
Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2015 at 08:42
These were yesterday's choices...

Try - Just A Try
Free Wave System - Nonostante Tutto
Bauhaus (Italy) - Stairway To Escher
Russian Circles - Enter
Jardin De La Croix - Ocean Cosmonauts
Terronaut - self titled
Pasajero Luminoso - self titled
Altona (Germany) - self titled
Slivovitz - Hubris
MIA - Transparencias
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2015 at 21:49
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

^ Well, to say I 'can handle' Jens vocals is probably not quite correct - should be more like 'I can accept the nonsensical growling of Jens in this amazing music'. I love their grungey, crunching sound, they are all fantastic musicians on their instruments no doubt, and to be honest, no other vocal style would fit properly. The last track on the album I have is called Pitch Black. The vocals are more robotic, or zombie-like, and work much better. The music is amazing. The bass groove KILLS.
I watched a live online thingy with Jens and the drummer Tomas, where they answered questions from fans - one question was 'have you ever thought of doing your albums as instrumentals ?' Jens was like " Then wtf am I gonna do ? ". I also admire the fact these guys don't come across as 'feral' dudes, like many other Extreme Metal acts. Rather 'clean' and focused, transformed into monsters on the stage though
The complexity of their compositions are more than satisfying.
Behold ! The Arctopus are a nuts Prog Extreme band too. And perhaps Gojira, but this is not my preferred genre by any stretch, more a novelty and something unique to me.


Great post here, Tom.
I really enjoy Meshuggha's Koloss and ObZen. 2 of the most fantastic tech/extreme albums I can really think of. :)
Love their crazy odd metering/rhythmic patterns. How they make it all work is beyond me.

Anyway. I got my maiden ticket last month to see them in freakin April! What a wait that will be.
Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2015 at 21:58
Bit of a heavier night for me.

Trivium-- silence in the snow (good straight up metal album with very catchy choruses. An easy approach for this band. And the recording is lovely. Very neutral. Very warm. ;)
Threshold-- dead reckoning. ( Mac's last album and it's a good one. RIP)
Vanden Plas-- chronicles of the immortals: path 2( this gets better with every listen cause I hear something different every time. This is a really advanced listen. Quite a bit going on.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2015 at 23:34
Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

^ Well, to say I 'can handle' Jens vocals is probably not quite correct - should be more like 'I can accept the nonsensical growling of Jens in this amazing music'. I love their grungey, crunching sound, they are all fantastic musicians on their instruments no doubt, and to be honest, no other vocal style would fit properly. The last track on the album I have is called Pitch Black. The vocals are more robotic, or zombie-like, and work much better. The music is amazing. The bass groove KILLS.
I watched a live online thingy with Jens and the drummer Tomas, where they answered questions from fans - one question was 'have you ever thought of doing your albums as instrumentals ?' Jens was like " Then wtf am I gonna do ? ". I also admire the fact these guys don't come across as 'feral' dudes, like many other Extreme Metal acts. Rather 'clean' and focused, transformed into monsters on the stage though
The complexity of their compositions are more than satisfying.
Behold ! The Arctopus are a nuts Prog Extreme band too. And perhaps Gojira, but this is not my preferred genre by any stretch, more a novelty and something unique to me.


Great post here, Tom.
I really enjoy Meshuggha's Koloss and ObZen. 2 of the most fantastic tech/extreme albums I can really think of. :)
Love their crazy odd metering/rhythmic patterns. How they make it all work is beyond me.

Anyway. I got my maiden ticket last month to see them in freakin April! What a wait that will be.
Yep - Maiden in May - SIX lonnnnnngggg months.
Oh, the last piece on Koloss is beyond amazing. And you're right - they almost play R.I.O. Really bizarre metres, odd cycles, almost playing against each other, but nailed a formula that works. Really fascinating. They sound almost scientific tbh. I'm not a fan of 'the growl', but I doubt any other style would match the music. Plus, I suppose Jens' growl is not downright 'evil' and dodgey as many others. I believe they've classed this Math-Metal as 'Djent' ??
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2015 at 00:48
Monday...

Drone Hunter - self titled
Karnivool - Sound Awake
Grails - Deep Politics
Grails - Black Tar Prophecies Vols. 1, 2 & 3
Darkwater - Where Stories End
Dialeto - The Last Tribe
Algaravia - Breve E Interminavel
Feat. Esserela - Tuorl
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2015 at 04:11
Yesterday:
Colin Edwin and Jon Durant - Burnt Belief (Great album Thumbs Up)
Steve Hauschildt - Tragedy & Geometry
Anekdoten - Until All The Ghosts Are Gone (I'm starting to truly get into it Smile)
Alms - Beyond
David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock (The fade out in almost every track bothers me now Confused)
Klaus Schulze - Timewind (Michael, I was always expecting the explosion this time but it still scared me a lot. My brother was passing by at that moment and my reation also really scared him LOL Amazing album otherwise Clap)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2015 at 14:35
Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

Klaus Schulze - Timewind (Michael, I was always expecting the explosion this time but it still scared me a lot. My brother was passing by at that moment and my reation also really scared him LOL Amazing album otherwise Clap)


Hey Sam, well, I’ll have that `SONIC BOOM!!!!’ to look forward to again as well, I’ve just put the CD back in the car of `Timewind’. I still find the occasional howling winds a little distracting, I’d rather just listen to the music!

Yesterday:

Ozric Tentacles – Technicians of the Sacred
Ozric Tentacles – Curious Corn
Ozric Tentacles – Strangeitude
Ozric Tentacles – Spirals in Hyperspace
Ozric Tentacles – Paper Monkeys
Ozric Tentacles – Jurassic Shift
Ozric Tentacles – Pungent Effulgent

Nemo - Coma
Leap Day – From the Days of Deucalion 2
Phillip Wilkerson – Sojourner
Tangerine Dream – White Eagle
Patrick Vian - Bruits Et Temps Analogues (now that might be an interesting option in a future `classic electronic’ poll, Sam, have you heard that one? Not exactly purely electronic, but...frustrating and fascinating!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2015 at 16:21
^ I had no problem with the howling winds Ermm
That's a lot of Ozric Shocked Great review by the way Thumbs Up
Did you finally spin the White Eagle CD? Smile
I never heard of Vian, but he's electronic enough to be under PE. I might do another with less accessible albums, since this one is not having the expected result Confused

Today:
Neuronium - Digital Dream
Ubi Maior - Incanti Bio Meccanici
Klaus Schulze - Blackdance
Anekdoten - Until All The Ghosts Are Gone
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2015 at 22:58
Tuesday...

Aquilus - Griseus
Wide Eyes - Volume
Sithu Aye - Cassini
Metamorfosi - Inferno
Garybaldi - Nuda
Alphataurus - self titled
Tempus Fugit - Chessboard

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2015 at 02:58
Yep, I listened to `White Eagle' again, I find it perfectly decent without being too exciting. I'm going to give `Hyperborea' a new spin on the drive in tomorrow morning as well. Long neglected both of them.

Ha, I had an interesting drive home, I had the b-side/second track of `Timewind' playing loudly in the car, with the window down just a smidge, stuck in afternoon traffic crawling along, and the music causing this eerie intense soundtrack to everyone's sweaty impatience. More than a few people looking around in a daze no doubt thinking `What the f*ck is that?!'

Today's choices:

Tangerine Dream – Exit
Tangerine Dream – White Eagle
Klaus Schulze – Timewind
Steve Roach – Structures from Silence
Steve Hillage – Rainbow Dome Musick
Giron – Forest
The Tangent – A Spark in the Aether
Mantric Muse – s/t
PTF – What is Constant
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2015 at 04:27
^ I have the idea that it's inferior to Hyperborea but haven't listened to it in a while. I don't have a copy of it yet, but I'll certainly buy it if I see it.
Didn't the music calm down everyone? Tongue I don't think I could safely drive with electronic music, especially with that unexpected explosion LOL
I can't wait for my copy of Forest Big smile

Last night:
Dom - Edge of Time (I noticed that the last track of side A has a drum sample from ITCOTCK https://youtu.be/DoucQsqfDDU?t=6m40s Tongue)
Jean Michel Jarre - Équinoxe (Lately, I think that this one is inferior to Oxygène: less atmospheric, more melodic and poppish... and that reprise of part V in the end makes me cringe Confused)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2015 at 03:51
Wednesday...

La Coscienza Di Zeno - La Notte Anche Di Giorno
Guru Guru - UFO
Guru Guru - Hinten
Helmet Of Gnats - self titled
Narrow Pass - A New Day
Cosmic Debris - 3.7 K
Osiris - self titled

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2015 at 04:10
L'Infonie - Vol. 33
Handwrist - Antifragility
Hedersleben - The Fall of Chronopolis
Magma - 1001º Centigrades
Tangerine Dream - Logos
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2015 at 05:13
Steve Hillage – Rainbow Dome Musick
Steve Hillage – Green (do you have this one, Sam? Comes on an amazing lime-green vinyl! )
Klaus Schulze – Body Love
Klaus Schulze – Body Love 2
Klaus Schulze – Picture Music
Klaus Schulze - Mirage
Klaus Schulze - Timewind
Il Tempio delle Clessidre - Alienatura

Tangerine Dream – Hyperborea - Sam, I definitely think this is mostly superior to `White Eagle’, more detailed. The two longer pieces (second and forth tracks) are really impressive, and `Cinnamon Road’ is a cool but thankfully brief synth-pop piece. But for me the poorest track is the opener! It seems like a 4 minute idea stretched far too thin, very repetitive and quite tedious to my ears! Nick's a big fan of this one, he'll probably spring to it's defence!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2015 at 05:34
Hillage - Green on green vinyl !! It's awesome !! I fluked a green vinyl copy too !!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2015 at 05:48
^^ I don't have any album from Hillage. I have a cool green and black vinyl from Psicomagia, though... not as cool as that Il Tempio LP Wink

I totally agree with you about Hyperborea. The opener should be half as long, I sometimes check the vinyl to see if it's almost over Tongue


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2015 at 06:06
^ Cinnamon Road is a stinker........
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