Trippin' albums to trip away with
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Topic: Trippin' albums to trip away with
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Subject: Trippin' albums to trip away with
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 05:04
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These days I'm revisiting some of my favorite progressive-albums that feel like total trips while listening to them. I focused on the works I associate with some sort of uplifting, soothing far out experience from beginning to end. Which to me means that plenty of psychedelic masterpieces from Dzyan, Pink Floyd, Amon Düül II, Faust, Gong, Soft Machine, Magma, As Ra Tempel, Faust and Heldon as well as alternative titles by Tangerine Dream, Can or Klaus Schulze mm... were left out. As I find them either too dark, heavy, inconsequent/shizophrenic or song based for the focus on this poll. Lots of german bands here (obviously), but I know there's plenty more and I'll probably make another trippy/oriental jazzrock-poll later. If none of these takes you on the good trip lollipop, tell what does. Btw: I know Dawn of Man and Lucifer Rising aren't considered uplifting albums, but they have that effect on me.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 05:06
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Rubycon. Total space trip. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 05:41
pick up Yatha Sidhra as my favourite (from these) ... excellent album 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 06:08
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Lots of great choices, but Future Days is my favorite album of all time, so that's my choice. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 07:06
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Future Days' taking the lead. Its actually only my fourth favorite Can-album but its still flawless. I think I'm giving my vote to one of the three first options in the poll.
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 10:40
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Man you made this a tough one. I ended up picking Lucifer Rising but i love that Malesch record too and many others. I just recently got that Jean Cohen-Solal record and am listening to it at work along with some others this week.
I'm glad you included Code III as well, i enjoy that obscure one a lot. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 10:52
Thanks. I always do my best to make things difficult.
Hope you got the Flutes Libres/Captain Tarthopom-split version because they are both fantastic. Code III is a gem. Strangly this end of days concept album has a pastoral mode that somehow reminds me of Grantchester Meadows. Great choice btw, but of course I would have thought that no matter which one you went for. |
Mellotron Storm wrote:Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 11:17
Yup it's the split.
That Code III has Klaus Schulse on it doesn't it ? Singing or drumming ? Anyway i was going to include that on the early rounds of the polls i'm doing but thought it would be too obscure. Man it's great having guys like you on this site.
Lucifer Rising is probably the darkest trip on the list although there are some there i don't know. Speaking of dark trips Richard Pinhas solo albums like Iceland comes to mind or Tangerine Dream's Zeit. But there's lots of others too.  ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 11:20
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portable madness says it all ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 11:29
Oh, I've avoided the darkest trips (Zeit, Music Aus Der Schattenreich, As Ra Tempel, Irrlicht, D, everything Pinhas/Heldon etc..) on purpose. You see musically I don't really think Lucifer Rising is all that dark, altouhgh its supposed to. But we all hear different things.
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 12:25
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I'm ashamed to say I only know three of these albums, but I do know many of the artists in general. I voted for Rubycon, my favorite TD album.
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 12:31
Ahhhh so this is for day trippers then. That Meditation Mass is pretty cool too...trippin'. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 12:35
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I only have Can's Future Days and Tangerine Dream's Rubycon. I don't know either well enought to vote though. ------------- 
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 12:56
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My tastes tend to run towards the "bad trip" albums like The Crazy World of Arthur Brown or the first Ash Ra Tempel album. That would be an interesting poll to do as well.
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 13:18
Indeed. I love Artur Brown and As Ra Tempel. I guess I generally prefer darker prog, especially the RIO & electronic stuff. Here I just wanted to collect trippy albums that doesn't take you on a trip thru' hell, but rather through imaginary landscapes 'n' such. In a semiabstract way without to many words and descriptions.
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 13:23
I still need to get that album. Is it as good as they say? -------------
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 13:38
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^Trip Thru Hell? I really love it but its late 60's psych and kind of simple*. There's a wonderful dark and gloomy atmosphere throughout, though. I think if you like this song, you'll dig the remaining 25 minutes of the album too. *Edit: But then again for psychedelic rock the songs are rather complex. Edit 2: And btw: the bonus stuff on the CD-reissue mostly suck. |
Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 13:41
| Future Days |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 14:01
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Rubycon. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 14:03
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WTF no Ozrics? Voted Future Days. -------------  |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 14:10
I know the Ozrics would come up at some point but sorry, I just can't get into them.
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 14:19
I quite like the one album of theirs I have, but I can see finding their music a little mechanical and uninspired. -------------
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 14:33
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Great taste in music! I really don't know how to vote here. Almost gave Boredoms a vote - even if I only gave it 3 stars, but that second piece is like sonic honeydripping manna from India. I could go for Between - love that one to death - the whole ritualistic shaman Krautfusion is just my kind of thing. TD also. Rubycon is way out there in space and beyond and I simply adore it. Generally speaking, I could go for any of these - maybe except for Crawling to Lhasa. I just don't fancy it. Lucifer Rising perhaps? Naahh - Future Days - but that's just too obvious. A Meditation Mass!!! Great little album with lots of serene floating mystical trippy ambiances, and that finishing rock freak out is a thing of beauty. I think I'll sleep on it actually, but like I said: Great taste in music! ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 15:00
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Future Days man..
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 15:10
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^Many thanks, Guldbamsen. I'm actually no big Boredoms fan but with Seadrum/House of Sun they made the sublime album I never thought they had in them.
Most people seem to have your opposite preference regarding the two pieces. As in being completely blown away by the seadrums and meh-ing at your honeydripping indian favorite. But to me those are the two best sidelongs of the millenium. So far. Just read http://www.progarchives.com/review.asp?id=775080" rel="nofollow - your review of it btw. Great fun! But I love the storming rhythms, hammering piano, wordless vocals and psychedelic sitar headswirlers more than enough for a fivestar, and just don't get how you managed to land it on a three. Anyway I gave my vote to Between. Revisiting that today after seeing it in one of Mellotron Storm's ZARTEK(?)-polls was the reason I made this. What a glorious trip. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: August 21 2012 at 20:52
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Oh man, so many favorites here. I'll give my vote to one of the slightly lesser-knowns, Dom. Probably not my absolute favorite from the list, but it's definitely tons of fun.
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 00:09
| Brainticket have no votes yet. I love Psychonaut, totally trippin' stuff. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 02:46
I think I've only heard of four of those artists..  ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 03:36
A lot of these albums are my favorite while I listen to them. Yesterday And The Waters Opened, A Meditation Mass, Edge of Time and Dawn of Man were all my favorite for about an hour each. Everyone who writes that they only know one, two, tree or four out of all these albums should check out some of these clips: More clips later, if someone's interested.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 03:53
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Plenty of albums I love here, and a few that I haven't heard, but will research. I opted to go with Dom's Edge of Time, and it happens to fit my current mood perfectly. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 04:32
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^Just out of curiosity. Which are the ones you haven't heard? - I'm listening to Dom again as I write.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 05:03
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^ Edgar Froese - Macula Transfer (planned to get at some time -- the LP version) Boredoms - Sea Drum . House Of Sun, Kalacakra - Crawling To Lhasa, and Ossian's Roots, I think (have earlier stuff). I listened to some Kalacakra on youtubea little earlier and enjoyed it very much. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 07:34
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That Kalacakra sounds good, i've never heard them before or that Polish band Ossian. Oh and that one by Alain Gorageur is new to me al well. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: zoviet
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 13:24
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to add to the awesome trippin' list (i voted Future Days): Tortoise - s/t / Millions Now Living Will Never Die / TNT Supersilent - 6 The Observatory - Dark Folke Radiohead - Kid A / Amnesiac / The King of Limbs Miles Davis - Bitches Brew / Big Fun / Get Up With It Herbie Hancock - Sextant Cluster - 71 Ash Ra Tempel & Timothy Leary - Seven-Up Future Sound of London - Lifeforms Global Communication - 76:14 Chicago Odense Ensemble - s/t Activities of Dust - A New Mind |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 13:58
Glad you like it, zoviet. Thought of all the ones I kept, actually. Miles and Herbie (but with Crossings) is saved for a later poll. Cluster's debut (like early TD, Schulze mm...) is too dark, cold and lonely for this poll, although I like it a lot. Tortoise just feels a little too structured for this, but Millions... is favorite by them. I considered Ash Ra's debut and Join Inn, but I don't know why I dropped it. Love Radiohead, but I don't think they fit here with their depressing lyrics all these many different moods. I tried to find music for floating around in and feelin' good or something like that. Don't know the rest except Future Sound of London's Lifeforms. Didn't really connect.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 21:09
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I'll give my vote to Stomu. I do likey the album quite a bit. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: zoviet
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 23:09
Glad you like it, zoviet. Thought of all the ones I kept, actually. Miles and Herbie (but with Crossings) is saved for a later poll. Cluster's debut (like early TD, Schulze mm...) is too dark, cold and lonely for this poll, although I like it a lot. Tortoise just feels a little too structured for this, but Millions... is favorite by them. I considered Ash Ra's debut and Join Inn, but I don't know why I dropped it. Love Radiohead, but I don't think they fit here with their depressing lyrics all these many different moods. I tried to find music for floating around in and feelin' good or something like that. Don't know the rest except Future Sound of London's Lifeforms. Didn't really connect. [/QUOTE ooops hehehehahah guess i can float around and feel lousy hence some of the inclusions like Cluster n Radiohead. Tortoise i suppose they always had that dubby vibe and hazy production abt em esp the first 3 albums ...... |
Posted By: Sheavy
Date Posted: August 22 2012 at 23:42
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Whelp, get ready for a looooonnnggg list of stuff you should check out. I'll avoid naming particular albums since you might think differently about them (Lucifer Rising is most definantly not what I consider to be a soothing trip), so I'll just name some bands that have done some stunningly beautiful trips, they are all also from the Prog Electronic section on PA. (I also voted for Boredoms by the way, one of my all time favorite albums period.) Ashra Brian Eno Harald Grosskopf Bass Communion Tim Blake Harmonia ------------- 
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 23 2012 at 03:39
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^Hey Sheavy. Thanks! I actually know all of them, except Bass Communion (quite liked the track and will give Wilson a second chance based on his recent & quite decent soloalbum) quite well. I really treasure my Music Von reissue, but didn't include it for similar reasons I didn't include Zuckerzeit; too quirky and too many moodswings for this polls focus. Tim Blake, Harald Grosskopf, Ashra mm ... are simply not included because there's only room for 25 options, and I have other favorites. I might know the wrong albums by some of them though. Only heard one Grosskopf album but its the one in your list, and enjoyed Tim Blake more than the two albums I once tried (his two first solo albums). Ashra: I once had New Age of Earth and Blackouts, never clicked with me but I enjoyed revisiting Midnight on Mars. If Lucifer Rising was called something like Floating Rock, Bobby Beausoleil wasn't a famous imprisoned murderer and part of Charles Manson family would the music still be considered as dark? I don't think so, but its not the first time I've experienced that people have different listening experiences. Here's maybe the most obscure album on this list. Just noticed Haruomi Hosono's and his weird masterwork Cochin Moon isn't represented on PA, but his much less progressive band Yellow Magic Orchestra is. Listen folks: |
Posted By: antonyus
Date Posted: August 23 2012 at 09:31
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Tangerine Dream - Rubycon my fav.
sec. moondawn
thrd. edge of time
bytheway where is the ash ra tempel?!?!?
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Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: August 23 2012 at 10:50
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What about Voyage 34 by Porcupine Tree? That seems like the perfect trip. ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: August 23 2012 at 11:10
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I love polls like this where i get to learn lots. Thanks Sheavy for the vids. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Barah86
Date Posted: August 23 2012 at 11:17
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Future Days is amazing when you're in the right mood for it, so that's what I voted... ------------- Death seed blind man's greed Poets' starving children bleed Nothing he's got he really needs Twenty first century schizoid man. 
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: August 26 2012 at 05:43
Thanks, I do love that Boredoms album though - and if it's any consolation, it felt wrong giving it 3 stars  BTW I was thinking about suggesting Hosono for inclusion, but I only have his first one along with Cochin Moon. Do you know enough of his work to make a an educated placement guess? ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: August 26 2012 at 05:46
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Oh and I went with Klaus Schulze's Moondawn just because I listened to it this morning while the sun was breaking through the sad greyness of clouds. You simply can't beat that. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 27 2012 at 07:47
Not really, I'm afraid. As I only got Cochin Moon myself.
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: August 27 2012 at 09:05
| Voted `Dom - Edge Of Time'! What a beautiful, floating, spacey psychedelic instrumental mix of early Floyd, the Nektar debut and Vangelis' `The Dragon'! Shame about the rubbish cover though! |