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Barbu 
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 Posted: November 20 2014 at 21:08 |
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It's between 'Present for Nancy' and 'Spiral Staircase' for me (the 2 i've heard) and can't say I prefer one over the other but yes, yes, yes, I love Supersister!
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 00:28 |
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I worship fuzz-organ, therefore, I worship SUPERSISTER, Caravan, Soft Machine, ANYTHING Dave Stewart touches (bar Stewart/Gaskin things - pretty cool, but better if he played Hammond through a fuzz-box.....)...... and precious few others.........
Stips contorted his Farfisa to create a sound which makes my 'sonic interpretation' buzz, like a drug, really...........
I really don't know why some modern acts don't utilise this magical, fuzzy sound within their material.....few have, but never authentic enough................
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Sagichim
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 00:41 |
Ok I went for Iskander but that was pretty tough, it's a little different from the others maybe their most "serious" album but still quirky enough to be a Supersister album, plus Mariano's sax is priceless!! Highly recommended.
And I'm very happy to see that this is a very close competition which only goes to show what an incredible band they were!
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:03 |
 Tom Ozric wrote:
I worship fuzz-organ, therefore, I worship SUPERSISTER, Caravan, Soft Machine, ANYTHING Dave Stewart touches (bar Stewart/Gaskin things - pretty cool, but better if he played Hammond through a fuzz-box.....)...... and precious few others.........
Stips contorted his Farfisa to create a sound which makes my 'sonic interpretation' buzz, like a drug, really...........
I really don't know why some modern acts don't utilise this magical, fuzzy sound within their material.....few have, but never authentic enough................ |
I couldn't agree more Tom, I love not only fuzzed out keys but bass too as i'm sure you do.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:05 |
Sagichim wrote:
Ok I went for Iskander but that was pretty tough, it's a little different from the others maybe their most "serious" album but still quirky enough to be a Supersister album, plus Mariano's sax is priceless!! Highly recommended.
And I'm very happy to see that this is a very close competition which only goes to show what an incredible band they were! |
I was going to mention my surprise at how close all these albums are, I really am surprised. Iksander was my choice by the way.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 21 2014 at 20:11 |
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Love their humour as well. Might have to give Iskander a spin - a bit of a departure from Canter-buggers, but still very classy. Also, the album Superstarshine Vol 3 has some essential tracks, like the eccentric 'Wow!' epic.
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Sagichim
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 02:18 |
^ That's right Tom, it is a good album.
And btw this would be a good place to mention that R.J Stips continued with a different band name called Transister and recorded only one album in 79' called Zig Zag. It doesn't really sound like Supersister but still there's a connection. The production is much brighter and slick but the playing is phenomenal and complex, the album is very very Zappa inspired and it is really clever, very much recommended to Zappa fans.
Check it out...
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 02:27 |
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^ Cool, thanks Sagi. There's also a band with Stips (and members from Golden Earring) called 'Stars And Stips', they have 1 album released in '74 which doesn't sound anything like SUPERSISTER, and Stips just uses piano and an ARP synth. I should do a review of it.......
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Sagichim
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 02:44 |
^ I didn't know that, thank you back 
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Xonty
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 04:54 |
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Wow, only thought they did the first 2. I'll have to check out the others some time.
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: November 22 2014 at 09:18 |
For the completist, this one is very interesting, mix of live and unreleased tracks. You won't be disappointed. As always, with Supersister, the music smiles.
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proggman
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Posted: December 02 2014 at 19:44 |
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To the Highest Bidder.
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For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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