z.a.r.p.e.k. (A-F) XI

`Dom - Edge Of Time' gets my vote amongst a stack of great albums!

I only discovered this one recently, and it's a beautifully spacey combination of early Floyd, perhaps the first Nektar album, and even a more cosmic version of the Vangelis `Dragon' album. Love the overwhelming psychedelic organs! An album lost in deep space!

Highly recommended!

Hey, HolyMoly, I totally agree - pity about the rather rubbish cover it has, though! Even a cliched outer-space/astronomy picture would have been better!

But it's become quite a favourite of mine in a very short amount of time!

Damn that `Embryo - Steig Aus' album came a close second in this poll for me, though!

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - September 10 2012 at 18:38

presdoug wrote: I picked Steig Aus-man, l love that album too, John! It is my all time favorite Embryo recording, along with We Keep On. The band are really firing on all six cylinders on both of those records.

I'm so glad Steig Aus got a vote. Wow we agree completely with Embryo as We Keep On and this one are my two favs as well.

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Hey, HolyMoly, I totally agree - pity about the rather rubbish cover it has, though! Even a cliched outer-space/astronomy picture would have been better! But it's become quite a favourite of mine in a very short amount of time! Damn that `Embryo - Steig Aus' album came a close second in this poll for me, though!

Jimmy Jackson is great on that Embryo album playing organ and mellotron.

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: I just listened to that Embryo album at work, and the bass playing is a knockout, especially on that first track! I detected a bit of a Santana vibe on that one too, without the all dominating electric guitar of that band!

Hey Michael, have you ever heard Embryo-We Keep On? It has a lot going for it, including sax player Charlie Mariano.

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: Doug! No, not heard that one! I've only got `Steig Aus' and `Rocksession' (I think that's what it's called off the top of my head), and I love them both! Perhaps I should check out `We Keep On' next?! I assume all their albums are instrumental?

My friend, We Keep On is essential! There is a strong jazz rock vibe on that one that is totally awesome. I have not heard all of their recordings, but WKO has some vocals.

I think it was Speechless, yeah.  I was going to say Gravity, but that's Samla/The Muffins. 

Mellotron Storm wrote: Good to see Eskaton get a deserved vote. That Etron Fou Leloublan's album is my favourite from them. Probably the most accessible and produced by Fred Frith and he adds guitar and violin too. I'm pretty sure it was Frith's "Speechless" album that Etron Fou Leloublans plays on.

Yeah, EFL plays on side one of Speechless, that's my favorite side of Fred's music I've heard.  I quite like the EFL album in your poll too.  Real unusual band.

Mellotron Storm wrote: Man With Hat wrote: Hmm...   Going to go with 666. So many good mo,ments, and alot of chuckles from me throughout. Definitely a feel good album for me. That's a good way to put it. It's almost like an irreverent or humerous way of looking at the apocalpse. Some have compared in that way to Jesus Christ Superstar. It's one of my favourite double albums too.

SaltyJon wrote: I think it was Speechless, yeah.  I was going to say Gravity, but that's Samla/The Muffins.