Memories Of Machines
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Topic: Memories Of Machines
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Subject: Memories Of Machines
Date Posted: October 27 2011 at 22:16
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Warm Winter is the title of this record by Tim Bowness and Giancario Erra.Much like NO-MAN i suppose with lots of guests including Fripp,Wilson,Hammill,Matheos and many more. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: October 28 2011 at 05:45
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Yeah, why isn't this included already? Should be a no-brainer... Not much work to do, either. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: October 28 2011 at 06:13
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Why not post links to samples so that the unenlightened can be illuminated?
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: October 28 2011 at 06:31
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From Burning Shed:
Warm Winter is the debut album by Memories Of Machines, the duo comprising Tim Bowness (No-Man) and Giancarlo Erra (Nosound).
While drawing on the atmospheric nature of their main bands, MoM carves out a unique space for itself with an emphasis placed on direct song-writing and powerful instrumental arrangements, as much as on mood. Recorded in the UK, the US, Italy and Sweden, Warm Winter includes guest contributions from the likes of Peter Hammill, Colin Edwin, Robert Fripp, Steven Wilson, Julianne Regan (All About Eve), Jim Matheos (OSI/Fates Warning) and Huxflux Nettermalm (Paatos). Offering an ambitious yet accessible combination of epic Art Rock and bittersweet, singer-songwriter intimacy, the album contrasts rich melodies, soaring choruses and stunning guitar solos (Warm Winter, Before We Fall) with ethereal Ambient experiments (Lost And Found In The Digital World), and haunting, narrative-driven songs, such as the highly personal Schoolyard Ghosts. Shifting from the sweetly delirious optimism of Change Me Once Again and Beautiful Songs You Should Know to the desolate self-reflection of the closing Electronica / Chamber Classical hybrid At The Centre Of It All, Warm Winter is an assured and emotionally cohesive debut that ably highlights the sympathetic musical chemistry between Bowness and Erra. The album, which is available as a digi-pack cd and a limited edition heavyweight vinyl release, was mixed by Steven Wilson and mastered by Jon Astley (The Who, Led Zeppelin, Tori Amos). ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 28 2011 at 07:29
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Thanks Joćo. We'll check them! |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 28 2011 at 08:23
Sounds like a case for Crossover, I'll notify the team.
From my experience it's usually because they weren't sugested.  |
Kotro wrote:Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: October 28 2011 at 12:32
That surprises me, this was really publicized earlier this year here in the forums and has had great coverage in the press, I had assumed someone had done the obvious. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: October 28 2011 at 20:02
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They had a mention in the Prog News, Press Releases forum back in March this year: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77048" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77048 , a second mention in the http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=82" rel="nofollow - forum in April: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77721" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=77721 , and were actually suggested previously in THIS forum on 7th June... http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78865" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78865 . The crossover team duly gave them a listen, and you can find out what happened here: http://progfreak.com/Memories-of-Machines-138732.html?path=pa/recent" rel="nofollow - http://progfreak.com/Memories-of-Machines-138732.html?path=pa/recent . Not recommended reading for anyone of a nervous dispositon...& especially if they like "Memories Of Machines" (as I do!)
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 29 2011 at 09:07
| In fact they were rejected already for Crossover. Sorry. |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: October 29 2011 at 15:35
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They should be inducted under Psychedelic/Space Rock, no question about that on my mind. The project is very similar to both No-Man and Nosound. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: October 31 2011 at 13:52
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Indeed. In fact their 2011 album has one song that appears (in slightly different form) on 2008 No-Man's album Schoolyard Ghost. But that's not the end of it, whole feeling, atmosphere of Warm Winter is very similar to the one of Schoolyard.
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 07:33
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Well? I really want to nominate this album on my 2011 list, but there's no point in doing it if it's not on PA, amiright? ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 07:55
Totally agree.Their inclusion is a no-brainer. -------------  |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 08:03
Yes it looks suspiciously like PA stuff, but from the samples above I'd rather put it where Blackfield is, and that appears to be Prog-related. Would that be an option? Or is psych/space actually looking into this? |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 11:45
I think this is quite a few notches above Blackfield in the prog scale and, like I said, the project is part of the Nosound/No-Man family, both under psych/space. Now, the question that arises is, should those two even be under psych/space? But that's for another topic, this is a just about finding a proper place for Memories of Machines and, for the time being, I think psych/space is the best fit. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 13:13
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Well, the album I know most by No-Man is Schoolyard Ghost(s) - and I suspect it's not the one that was reason for Psych addition. That album would probably grant Crossover addition, which is where I would see Memories of Machines. But they were already suggested and suggestion failed. However, my would be YES (I didn't manage vote in time) was based on similarity with Schoolyard. ------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 14:31
| I doubt they'd make it to Psych/Space, but if you guys want you can ask the team to evaluate MoM. As far as I know they didn't check it out yet. |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 15:54
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Someone proposed Prog-Related. That would be a kind of Gordian Knot solution in this case. How real this chance is ? ------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 23 2011 at 20:33
| ^ Prog-Related wouldn't help Joao for the 2011 collabs' album list. ;) |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: December 24 2011 at 05:20
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