The Senmuth Challenge
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Topic: The Senmuth Challenge
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Subject: The Senmuth Challenge
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 17:46
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I figure someone has got to do it, so I have taken it upon myself to review every one of Senmuth's 78 (and counting) albums. For those who don't know about the man's work, Senmuth is a one man band whose work crosses ethic, industrial, and metal boundaries. The guy makes about an album a month, for the past six years.
I dare you to take the Senmuth challenge with me! All of his albums are free for download, in a few different places.. |
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 17:48
Half the challenge is figuring out the download sites. 
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Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 18:26
| He'll have released six more albums before you've finished. It's a logical impossibility. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 19:50
Well... 6 more reviews in an overall scope of 80+ doesn't seem that much of a daunting addition!
Yeah... thanks for your support guyz!
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Any Colour You Like wrote:Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 19:55
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It is possible to catch up with him, unless Conor is Xenophanes, but I don't believe that you will maintain the will, that's a lot of frickin albums. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 19:56
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Yeah, I'm going to say never. Good luck, though!
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 23:00
| he's going to get bored after 10 or so |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 23:31
You might do it. I've thought about it. I might listen to some of his mid-period just so I can get some "First Review of This Album"'s before you.  That being said, I've listened to a couple and while I like them, nothing about them made me want to listen to 80 more. So I'll watch your reviews with interest to get an idea of which ones are worth listening to from now on. XD
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 23:35
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Well... it's listenable enough, and I'm definately starting to get a bit tired of the same INDUSTRIAL METULZ with ethnic sounds even after reviewing 3, but part of the appeal is to hear the gradual change of sound.
I listened and reviewed two today. Each school day, I plan to listen to a new one.
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 23:40
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2013!
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 23:49
| You guys are only fuelling my determination! |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 23:55
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1492 BC.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 15 2010 at 23:58
| You're right Jon, I've put these reviews off for too long. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 06:44
| Life's too short and there is too much other music around to even try. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 06:52
According to the commonly accepted Egyptian chronology, that was about the time when the guy he named himself after lived.
I vote for Never. Maybe I take some time to listen to his music later, but then there might be a few more handsful of albums to choose from.  ------------- 
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Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 10:27
| What happens if he doesn't release any albums? Does his head explode? |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 10:52
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When you are done with Senmuth you can tackle Sebastien Gramond who has 62 albums. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5663 - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5663 ------------- 
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 11:30
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 11:45
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Most of them are here on Jamendo. Not sure if all are here or not. http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Sebastien_GRAMOND_%282 - http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Sebastien_GRAMOND_(2 )
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Posted By: caretaker
Date Posted: September 16 2010 at 18:19
| I don't know but good luck. I've got to hear some of this guy's stuff and see what all the fuss is about. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 03:33
| I've reviewed just 5 so far and it's starting to wear super thin. |
Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 04:18
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This is what happens to a man when he gets dumped. |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 04:22
Haha. |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 07:50
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How many times are you listening to each one? Because if it's just once, a lot of people think you should listen to an album 10 times before reviewing it. :P
Oh SNAP! ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: September 17 2010 at 13:15
To Textbook's comment....
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Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: September 20 2010 at 13:28
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I am sure there will be some gift certificates available to the first one completing 150 words + reviews in well understandable English for all Senmuth albums. Gift certificates that is for wire cutters so the lucky one can escape from his/her local mental hospital or an inflatable dingy if that mental hospital is in the middle of an ocean. No, seriously I believe at least a $ 25 gift certificate at Amazon can be arranged. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: September 22 2010 at 05:52
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LOL@ some of the comments Some of Sebastien Gramond's albums are brilliant. |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: October 08 2010 at 02:23
| How is it coming along Conor? |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: October 08 2010 at 03:09
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Never. By the time you get through the last work...he would have released another 5! And so on and so on.. Until the world ends |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: October 15 2010 at 06:24
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81 albums now.............. Three new releases since last month. I am downloading now. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: October 15 2010 at 06:52
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I'm going to say 300AD, he cant live forever aster all. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 01:53
You can check Senmuth's main page... I've gotten about 15 reviewed... My determination shall not abate!
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: October 25 2010 at 17:10
| UPDATE: now that Tenochitlan has been added to the site, I'm including them in the 'challenge' |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 02 2010 at 05:05
I'm at 10. I started the same job as Conor, and 4 of "First Review of this album" are mine  .But I'm going slower than him that's currently above 15, I think. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: November 25 2010 at 20:50
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I'm just less than half way through now, and I still haven't given up! At the very least, I've exceeded people's expectations..
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: November 25 2010 at 21:00
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That's pretty impressive. Now that you've come this far, you can't stop!
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: November 25 2010 at 22:07
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Senmuth has to be proud of you. ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: November 25 2010 at 23:24
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Wel, I'm still at more or less the 25%, but I have decided to give more listens to each album before writing. I have realized that I like the ethnic side more than the industrial, and it's just because of the voice distortion kit. It's his most evident characteristic but it's too much used. Evolution:Exodus is no longer available on his site. Last, if you want to finish before the year's end, he has released 6 more albums betwee 1st and 20th of November. He's trying to complicate the thing ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 14:33
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Evolution Exodus isn't avaliable anymore? That's one of his BEST. It's available on Last FM though, that's where I got it from. Yeah, the distortion vocals really hurt things for me, they rarely worked, but the other singers he uses generally works prettty well. Thanks for your support guys! I'm going to get all of this stuff done sometime in February, I hope!
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 14:37
| how many have you done, of out how many? |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 15:05
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The last that I have reviewed is Internal Images, I liked it as much as Path of Satiam. You have rated it two stars only. I'm not very impressed by Bark of Ra at the first liisten....maybe later. However you are close to complete your challenge, so good luck. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: January 03 2011 at 15:31
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Cheers, as for Bark of Ra... i found that it had way more energy going on about it than most of them.
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 03 2011 at 16:07
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I'm having troubles with the downloads. Bad CRCs and so on...so I'll give another try to Bark Of Ra. I have to say that i prefer the ethnic side of Senmuth, but it's just question of personal tastes. Cheers ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Theriver
Date Posted: January 29 2011 at 10:33
| One "album" to go? |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 04 2011 at 16:39
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JUST POSTED REVIEW FOR FINAL SENMUTH ALBUM. I WIN.
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 04 2011 at 16:42
| WOW |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: February 04 2011 at 16:44
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An ambulance with men in white coats has just stopped outside your flat. Just roll up your arm and accept the injection and the relaxing stay in that white walled place. ........... just joking, btw. I never ever thought you would take up the challenge and I can only express a mix of horror and admiration. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 04 2011 at 20:52
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I am surprised myself, albeit a bit brain dead. Now time for Sebastien Gramond's discography!
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: February 04 2011 at 23:09
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Does anybody know if Valery is sick? He's not releasing anything since two months ago... ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 05 2011 at 06:26
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 05 2011 at 19:34
There's a quote on his site that suggests he might be going through some tough times right now. I hope everything is well.
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Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: February 05 2011 at 19:37
Holy sh*t, congrats on finally finishing it man 
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Posted By: Theriver
Date Posted: February 05 2011 at 20:38
| Congratulation, did not think you would do it. Then if you would recommend one album to listen from all of them which one would it be? |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: February 16 2011 at 16:14
 ...but don't you think that one such challange is enough?  |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 16 2011 at 16:16
| BTW who's got more albums, Senmuth or Gramond? |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 16 2011 at 16:25
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Gramond has more albums I believe, but many of them are unavailable and have been lost (I've been talking to Gramond, and he showed me a list of albums much longer than just the ones available for download.) Gramond has 70 or so, while Senmuth has about 85. I'm a third through Gramond so far. TO THERIVER, if you're looking for something really laid back and ethnic, check out Path of Satiam. For a good 'metal' work by him, check out Sebek. For a good mix of the two, check out the first of the Oracle Octave duology.
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: February 17 2011 at 17:45
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And there must always be challenges! ...although I'll probably be done with the whole 'huge discographies' thing for a very long time after both of these.
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: February 17 2011 at 17:58
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You should be proud in being the only certified Senmuth expert in the world!
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: June 01 2011 at 08:16
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But wouldn't you miss being the first to review the four new releases of 2011....I won't review them unless you have done it first ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 21 2012 at 05:17
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It's September 21st 2012. Last week I have reviewed one Senmuth album and he has released two....After 2 years still 16 to go.... ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |