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An instrumental VdGG album is like a a Jimi Hendrix album with no guitar.
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2012 at 07:23
Quote "Instrumental Improvs & Experiments - Most of the music on "ALT" was made while we weren't really looking, or perhaps only while the left side of our collective brain was engaged. The album is a mixture of improvisations recorded at sound checks and in the studio and more considered sonic creations which often verge on Musique Concrete




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I was excited for a second because I really liked A Grounding in numbers, but then I realized this is gonna be an instrumental album. And since I've never managed to listen to the second disc of Present, I'm not getting my hopes up. I'll give the album a listen as soon as it appears, though.
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I wanted Hammill to sing. :(
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Points: 14256 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 18 2012 at 08:58
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Hmmm. I was deeply disappointed with the second side of Present, and also felt that the last one was okay, but certainly no classic.

This might be the first VDGG album I will pass on.

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IMO anything different than AGIN is a good avenue for them to explore. Wink
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If free form improvisation isn't something new in itself, it's interesting to see an old and rather classic band trying this kind of experimentations.
There are some bands which should try it, just to see if it could bring them new ideas...
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Hmmm. I was deeply disappointed with the second side of Present, and also felt that the last one was okay, but certainly no classic.

This might be the first VDGG album I will pass on.
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can't wait!!!!

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Extremely excited for this, I can't wait.
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Interesting....all instrumental? I am not one who has complained about Peter Hamill vocals, I wonder if he feels the pressure from others.
Anyhow....Looking forward to hearing this one.......on VINYL of course.
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Points: 2102 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2012 at 08:07
The free form nature of disc 2 of Present was a path that I was hoping for they would explore more. It was not quite satisfactory on Present which was more of a conceptual nature. I hope the new release sees them reaching at least the development stage of this new and innovative style. This is the kind of progressive move you don't see often from bands that have been around for 45 or so years.
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From esoteric:
 
"Following on from A Grounding in Numbers released in March 2011 Esoteric Antenna are delighted to announce a new title with Van Der Graaf Generator--ALT release date 25th June 2012



'ALT' is a new studio album by the legendary VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR and follows on from the release of "A GROUNDING IN NUMBERS" in 2011.

"ALT" is no ordinary Van Der Graaf Generator album (if the term "ordinary" could ever be applied to this visionary group). PETER HAMMILL explains; "Instrumental Improvs & Experiments - Most of the music on "ALT" was made while we weren't really looking, or perhaps only while the left side of our collective brain was engaged. The album is a mixture of improvisations recorded at sound checks and in the studio and more considered sonic creations which often verge on Musique Concrete. The thirteen pieces here offer a fascinating glimpse into an alternative Van der Graaf Generator sound world. Perhaps the closest comparison would be with the second CD of "Present", but even the link with those recordings is tenuous. Even by Van der Graaf Generator standards, this stuff's at the whacky end of the scale!"

This instrumental album is another side of Van Der Graaf Generator, a truly unique listening experience.

The title will come both in CD and limited edition vinyl. "


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