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Abstrakt 
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 Posted: May 31 2006 at 13:35 |
JETHRO TULL - HEAVY HORSES (1978)
Progressive Folk Rock
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1. ...And The Mouse Police Never Sleeps (3:13) - Ian Anderson / flute, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, vocals |
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avestin
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Posted: May 31 2006 at 06:13 |
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If my memory serves me right, I already recommended Agalloch here before. I am a long time fan of theirs and think highly of all their releases. I consider them excellent and brilliant albums. They will soon release a new album called Ashes Against The Grain, which has now been reviewed by Ivansfr0st, and all I can say is that I agree with his review and his past reviews of their previous albums as well.
Therefore, in addition to Agaloch, I recommend reading his review.
Here is a link to his review:
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ismo
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Posted: May 30 2006 at 23:43 |
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Yeah Tortoise is great, and TNT is probably their best effort, but Standards is also one helluvan album.
Klaatus first two albums (the only one's I've heard) are also a blast, if you're a Beatles fan, they're kinda "must have" in your music collection. |
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Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
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Man Made God
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Posted: May 28 2006 at 13:56 |
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Axamenta - Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture
Something for people who like Opeth I guess (when you're also a bit into black/death, this will amuse you). Progressive metal with grunts, lots of double-bass drumwork, but not as massive as you might think. |
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Focus on the music... Focus! |
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bamba
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 23:22 |
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I recommend Polmo polpo - Like hearts swelling also Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in the Space
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Learning Flute [Amigo de Manticore y Memowakeman] (primo)[IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/2437702285_fbb450500d_o.jpg
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Dantallion
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 15:22 |
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Wobbler.
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CaincelaOreinim
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 14:35 |
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Tortoise are a great band...if a bit lackadaisical after a while...not sure they're entirely unique or anything though; they have more of an electronic vibe than a post-rock one.
I recommend TNT as well. |
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PassTheTree
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 13:01 |
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I concur. Tortoise are great. One of my favorit bands!
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chamberry
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 10:36 |
I agree specially on the last sentence. TNT is a masterpiece like no other like I heard before. It doesn't even sounds post-rockish. Highly recommended. |
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Bryan
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 03:07 |
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If anybody has been unfortunate enough not to encounter them yet, I highly recommend Chicago post-rock outfit Tortoise. They're highly acclaimed among the genre's fans, their style is far more subdued and relaxing than the bleak and dramatic Godspeed You Black Emperor/Mogwai type bands and is absolutely mesmerizing to listen to. TNT is the album of theirs I would recommend, providing what I can only describe as some of the most beautiful music ever concieved.
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JayDee
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 09:07 |
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Vanden Plas: Christ 0
 Tracklist: Bonus track: "Gethsemane" (lyrics: Tim Rice/music: Andrew Lloyd Webber) Heavy, sometimes symphonic power progressive metal. Highly recommended for fans of Dream Theater, Symphony X, Andromeda, Nevermore, Adagio, Fates Warning...
The compositions on 'Christ 0' are very enjoyable and are a pleasure to listen to. The album sounds a bit darker compared to their earlier realeases. By far Vanden Plas' greatest and heaviest album.
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avestin
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 06:57 |
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Indeed a great album Abstrakt, and my favourite Black Sabbath album.
I'd like to recommend now a musician and artist and not a specific album. The man who I refer to is JOHN ZORN. This man has put out so many records in so many different styles of music and worked in so many projects, it becomes really hard to follow all of his carrer. An avant-garde artist, with jazz background, he has crossed borders to other musical styles in his releases and mingles all kinds of genres in them. You just do not get to rest when listening to his records. As MikeEnRegalia said in his thread he has now put out a new album with Mike Patton called Moonchild. I do not have the necessary abilities to describe him and his bio correctly and in order to do this man justice I will give you Joren Van Ree's bio of Zorn he has written in his artist page here in PA: JOHN ZORN biographyAlthough very few people would think of John Zorn as a progressive rock artist, his close relation to the genre can’t be denied. Not only has he repeatedly joined forces with Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Art Bears), he has also collaborated on several occasions with Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Fantפmas) and Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle). Maybe just as important is the fact that Zorn’s side project Naked City is generally regarded as an important avant-progressive metal outfit, and his Painkiller project takes things to even greater extremes with a mix of grindcore and free jazz. On top of that, there are several prog bands that mention him as a source of inspiration, and his Tzadik label has helped keeping avant-garde music alive by releasing albums of such prolific artists as Mike Patton, Maudlin Of The Well-offshoot Kayo Dot, Toby Driver, Buckethead, Fred Frith, Ruins, and many others. So, although not a “progrock” artist per se, Zorn’s connection to the RIO/avant-prog scene is obvious and his discography is a valuable addition to the ever-increasing ProgArchives website.Born in New York at September 2, 1953, John Zorn initially studied piano, flute, and guitar and learned contemporary art music through a program of self-study. He took up the alto saxophone (which was to become his major instrument) and began to study jazz at age twenty. Zorn has always been interested in many kinds of music, including such 20th-century composers as Igor Stravinsky, Anton Webern, Charles Ives, Edgard Varטse, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Harry Partch, John Cage, and Mauricio Kagel, but he is also very fond of free jazz musicians such as Ornette Coleman, film music composer Ennio Morricone, and Carl Stallings, who wrote music for cartoons. In addition, Zorn’s influences include doo-wop and other pop music, including thrash metal/grindcore band Napalm Death. As a teenager, Zorn was already writing contemporary art music in the vein of the composers mentioned above, and the influence of two of them figures strongly in Zorn’s later works (in which he experimented with aspects of chance, after Cage, and ‘game pieces’, after Kagel). His liking of extreme metal led to the founding (around 1990) of the groups Naked City and Painkiller. In addition to the aforementioned ‘game pieces’ (including “Lacrosse”, “Pool”, “Hockey” and “Archery”) and avant-metal (including “Naked City” and Painkiller’s “Guts Of A Virgin”), Zorn has released recordings of chamber music (including “Cartoon/S&M”), solo music for reed instruments and duck calls (“The Classic Guide To Strategy”), music for film (collected on the “Film Works” series), rather ‘normal’ jazz for Zorn standards, inspired by his Jewish roots (the “Masada” series), and even surf music (“The Gift”). He also recorded an Ennio Morricone tribute album (“The Big Gundown”) and an Ornette Coleman tribute album (“Spy Vs. Spy”). Still, this is only the top of the iceberg, for Zorn’s discography includes about 100 (!) releases. Considering Zorn’s attitute towards music, his varied taste in music, his eclecticism, his humour and his enormous productivity, the only artist that I could compare him with is Frank Zappa, but their music, nonetheless, is very different.* An almost omnipresent element in Zorn’s music is jazz, and that (plus the fact that he plays the saxophone) is probably why a lot of people continue to pigeon-hole him as a jazz musician, even though over the years John Zorn has succesfully explored almost all possible musical territories, as saxophonist, composer, and band-leader. His work, ranging from free jazz to surf and from hardcore to chamber music, has blurred the boundaries between art music, popular music and jazz. It has always been experimental, uncompromising, and a real challenge to listen to. So what word could capture the spirit of this artist better than “progressive”? (John Zorn is highly recommended to fans of RIO/avant-prog in particular and avant-garde music in general. “Naked City” is by far Zorn’s most well-known effort, and it serves as a nice introduction to his enormous discography. But be careful and make sure not to discard him too quickly, for his discography has many different sides, and one album could never represent all of them.) : : : Joren van Ree, The Netherlands : : : [December 20, 2005] For people looking for an adventurous music, not frightened of experimentalism and who are intrigued by music not ordinary, not like what you have ever heard. Lonks to sites dedicated to John Zorn or related to him: http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=2212 - PA page http://members.tripod.com/~JFGraves/zorn-index.html - Unofficial Zorn page http://www.omnology.com/zorn01.html - Bio and Discography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Zorn - Zorn Wikipedia entry http://www.wnur.org/Jazz/artists/zorn.john/discog.html#zorn_discography - Discography http://www.tzadik.com/ - Zorn's label Tzadik (Righteous). Edited by avestin - May 26 2006 at 07:01 |
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Tuzvihar
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 05:55 |
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^^^ Yes, I totally agree!
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski |
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Abstrakt
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 05:27 |
Band: Black Sabbath
Title: Black Sabbath
Release Year: 1970
Label: Vertigo
Songs On Original LP:
1. Black Sabbath 6.21
2. The Wizard 4.24
3. Wasp/Behind The Wall Of Sleep/Bassically/N.I.B 9.44
4. Wicked World 4.43
5. A Bit Of Finger/Sleeping Village/The Warning 14.20
Songs On Remastered Cd:
1. Black Sabbath 6.21
2. The Wizard 4.24
3. Behind The Wall Of Sleep 3.37
4. N.I.B 6.07
5. Evil Woman 3.25
6. Sleeping Village 3.46
7. The Warning 10.32
8. Wicked World 4.43
Notes:
On some versions of the Vinyl/CD, there was eiter "Wicked World" or "Evil Woman".
On The remaster, there are both.
"Wasp" is the name of the short intro to "Behind The Wall Of Sleep".
"Bassically" is the name of the bass solo, introducing "N.I.B".
"A Bit Of Finger" is the name of the short into to "Sleeping Village".
Review: Black Sabbath's debut album is brilliant and has surprisingly much jazz/blues influences.
It has the dark, almost satanic "Black Sabbath", The Bluesy "N.I.B", "Sleeping Village" and "The Warning", and the rocking "The Wizard" and "Behind The Wall Of Sleep". It is a must to every rock collection and it's overall good!
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eugene
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 17:35 |
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^^^Thanks a lot, Assaf! You are helpful as always.
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avestin
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 17:26 |
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Unfortunately I haven't managed to listen yet to French TV (but I am still trying to get hold of one of their albums).
I do know however that the album you mentioned, Pardon Our French, is very good like you said and another excellent one is The Violence of Amateurs.
They have released a new album this year called This is what we do (I just added it to PA).
There is little info to be found on them but from what I did find here is the most interesting stuff:
http://www.frenchtvonline.com/ - their homepage
Several reviews on Progressor.net:
http://www.znrcds.com/osc/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5757&osCsid=b9957ce20f9c0dd37195590cadae1bd6 - Progressive Music Mailorder album page with a short description
http://www.progressive-newsletter.de/index.htm?/intfrenc.htm - Interview on Progressive Newsletter
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eugene
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 15:42 |
Cheers, Assaf, real pleasure talking to you. Unfortunately I was preoccupied today with some ugly things, but anyway, I hope it's over for time being and we can discuss MUSIC now.
I started to discover new band for me - French TV. So far I only received one album by them, namely "Pardon our French", and I find it just amasing. RIO/avant with quirky melodies, jazzy touches here and there and some symphonical (Stravinsky-like) bits and pieces. Great, but I need more listens to appreciate it fully.
Do you know anything about other albums by these guys, and if so, what are they like?
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 14:49 |
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Lots of good (and some outright frightening) suggestions here!
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avestin
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 13:39 |
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Like many times before Eugene, we share appreciation for a good band.
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eugene
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Posted: May 25 2006 at 13:36 |
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^^^ I have Tutankhamon and Cosas Nostres - both albums are very good IMO, Tutankhamon is borderline between jazz/rock and symphonic, while Cosas Nostres is more straight forward jazz/rock - fusion. Recommended listening for fans of both subgenres!
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Bryan wrote: