Recommend me something like Unexpect
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Topic: Recommend me something like Unexpect
Posted By: DJPuffyLemon
Subject: Recommend me something like Unexpect
Date Posted: September 05 2013 at 07:10
| So I'm really big into the newest album by Unexpect (Fables of the Sleepless Empire). I was wondering if there's anything similar in terms of how mindblowing of an album it is. I don't mean just heavy or melodic. I am basically looking for an album that has compositions, as if not more, complex than Unexpect's. Just as a reference, and not to insult anyone's bands, but I am not that big into Between the Buried and Me. Personally, I don't find their albums to be that complex, even if they are really heavy. Their music doesn't seem to have enough (or for me personally...ANY) emotion. I am a fan of Green Carnation's Light of Day Day of Darkness, as well as both of Diablo Swing Orchestra's albums (even though the latter is a bit too straightforward for what I'm looking for at the moment.) One thing that I liked about Fables was not only how complex it was, but also how unpredictable and yet structurally deep those songs were. So if anyone has some recommendations, I'd love to hear them! |
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: September 05 2013 at 17:13
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Have you heard their album In A Flesh Aquarium? It's even better than Fables IMO. I've thought that UneXpect sometimes reminds me of Mr. Bungle and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Are you familiar with them?
------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: September 05 2013 at 19:08
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Stolen Babies - There Be Squabbles Ahead Presumably you are aware of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum? ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: September 05 2013 at 19:11
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Only heard 'Flesh Aquarium' but yes, mindblowing, it is. ------------- |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: September 05 2013 at 22:17
| Check out Shining from Norway |
Posted By: DJPuffyLemon
Date Posted: September 06 2013 at 03:57
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Thanks, I'll check those out. I used to listen to Sleepytime a few years back, they're really good. They were supposed to release something a while back, but I think they disbanded or something right? And I have listened to in a Flesh aquarium, but I didn't like it as much as their new one. Maybe I should listen a few more times though... which song was your favourite? |
Posted By: Doomcifer
Date Posted: October 11 2013 at 23:22
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Maudlin of The Well Kayo Dot Time of Orchids ------------- Greater is the man who conquers himself, than he who conquers a hundred times a hundred on the battlefield. |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: October 12 2013 at 22:09
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Nothing to do with Unexpect. Opera IX is Italian black metal band actually, but I suggest them because of that beautiful complexity of their music. Not so much extreme black metal anyway. From their 1995 album The Call From The Wood (remastered version) Black Opera: Symphoniae Misteriorum In Lauden the album, 2000
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Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: October 13 2013 at 03:56
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Listen to the Boredoms' early work. It's the apotheosis of extremely intelligent music pretending to be extremely stupid. ------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: Chozal
Date Posted: October 20 2013 at 18:17
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Chrome Hoof Thy Catafalque Carnival in Coal Not really related but you might enjoy : Ephel Duath ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Infinite-Progability-Drive/141225469388975" rel="nofollow - The Infinite Progability Drive , feeding you daily progressive/weird music for just a like <3 |
Posted By: DreamInSong
Date Posted: October 20 2013 at 19:08
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Seconding maudlin of the well (Try Bath/Leaving Your Body Map), Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (Of Natural History), and Kayo Dot (their new album Hubardo is great). Also, I like the Blazing Arrow avatar, haven't listened to that for so long; thanks for the memories! ------------- 
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Posted By: Chozal
Date Posted: October 21 2013 at 04:14
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Also, depending on how familiar you are with it, rape zappa's catalog
+ I forgot Fantomas on my previous list Igorrr Pryapisme ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Infinite-Progability-Drive/141225469388975" rel="nofollow - The Infinite Progability Drive , feeding you daily progressive/weird music for just a like <3 |
Posted By: DJPuffyLemon
Date Posted: November 02 2013 at 04:32
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Just as an update, Stolen babies is amazing stuff. Its perfect for my mood right now! Some of their playing is really impressive. And I love maudlin, although most Kayo Dot is pretty unappealing ears. I tried checking out their newest since I'm a big fan of their first album so I keep thinking they'll put out something good again, but I can't handle how amaturish the vocals sound now. They're not even being sung anymore. And Blazing Arrow is pretty funky, I'm a fan. |