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Three of these would have been in my list: Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Yanqui U.X.O., Swans' The Seer and Motorpsycho's The Death Defying Unicorn. And quite possibly Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic and Agalloch's The Mantle as well. I also have liked the Nebelnest, Daal, Raum and Echolyn. I figured before you did this that it would be tough for me to choose between The Seer and Yanqui U.X.O should you include both of those. I thought I might go with GY!BE, but right know I'm thinking The Seer. Going with the Seer. This is an excellent poll per my tastes.

Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 21:49

^ Well, I'm glad you left me some things to work with if I do one too (it is prepared). Sigur Ros and Magma are very much in my list. And I really like the 5uu's album too. I should check out that One Shot, I have the first three albums. And Birth's Born is cool but I only spun, well actually streamed, it once in full. Good reminder to listen again.

Edited by Logan - Yesterday at 22:19

I feel that even someone who normally hasn't got the patience for GY!BE slowly caterpillaring (if that term make sense outside of my head) towards those cathartic crescendos - could love Yanqui U.X.O.

Pre-comeback era this album was always considered their weakest effort, but it's just different. Not simply the same one or two (achingly beautiful) themes/melodies that slowly build in intensity anymore. But what I think of as a group of musicians soundweaving themselves from one variation over a theme to the other. More sophisticated I suppose. Which is probably why the typical Post-Rock fan was a little dissapointed (at least at the time of it's release), and the typical progger might enjoy it. And the crescendos? Heavenly as ever if you ask me.

So yes I voted for: Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Yanqui U.X.O.

But I really like the the four albums underneath here as well. Yes, what has to be Porcupine Trees most commercial-sounding album is my favorite of theirs. It's actually the only one of theirs I could consider listening to. I think Steven Wilson has a talent for writing conventional radio friendly rock. A song like Trains is basically AOR, and could have been a radio staple.

Swans-The Seer      
Motorpsycho-The Death Defying Unicorn
Tangerine Dream-Raum
Porcupine Tree-In Absentia      

PT > TD

First vote for Änglagård. Beep Beep!

Raum