Best of 2018 so far

Greetings,

Another extremely strong entry in my candidates (just acquired):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CkJE6_qHIM

I've always been a big Scott Johnson fan, but I think this is his most impressive work to date.

Cheers,


Alan

I have still to hear most of the albums mentioned here, but I did get a full preview of the new VAK and its wonderful.

Here's what I have:

Angel Ontalva & Vespero - Carta Marina
Angel Ontalva & Vespero - Sea Orm Liventure
Aquaserge - Deja-Vous?
Caca - Sketches of Pain
Calibro 35 - Decade
La Dottrina Degli Opposti - Arrivederci Sogni
Elephant9 - The Greatest Show On Earth
The End - Svarmod och Vemod
The Fierce and the Dead - The Euphoric
Kavus Torabi - Solar Divinations
Lady With - The Lodge
Lady With - Echoes
Lemmings Suicide Myth - s/t
Mother Turtle - Zea Mice
Oteme - Il Corpo Nel Sogno
Piniol - Bran Coucou
Regal Worm - Pig Views
Rivendel - Sisyfos
Sonar & David Torn - Vortex
Spectrum Orchestrum - It's About Time
Us, Today - Computant
Worldservice Project - Serve
John Zorn - Insurrection
Zwoyld - Zgond

Those that have made a particularly strong impression so far are in bold. Still waiting for Our Solar System and Koenjihyakkei CDs, but they are likely to feature among my favourites.

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Originally Posted by Yehuda Kotton

I have still to hear most of the albums mentioned here, but I did get a full preview of the new VAK and its wonderful.

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Cool, I'm always in for some great new Zeuhl.

really great Post Rock here:
https://humanfactor.bandcamp.com/alb...ake-its-course

Having great fun with this one:

https://youtu.be/wJ9NGamGmfY

https://youtu.be/5yVI7ngCoPQ

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Originally Posted by arturs

I'm guessing D&C was strictly a UK thing? I remained quite aware of the goings on in the US pop charts throughout the 1990s and I have never heard of them.

While those "old" songs are pretty intolerable (you apparently had to be there, as Henry said) but the new song with the furry Cyclops is indeed a well-crafted piece of electronica. I will look into this some more.

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So is D&C an American attempt at K-pop or something?

I just picked up a copy of Cheer-Accident's latest, Fades.

It'll take some doing for anyone to top that one for me.

And why is no one talking about this album? Absolutely stellar.

C-A does Krautrock? Kinda and it's awesome.

Will be in my top 5 come year end.

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Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad

Will be in my top come year end.

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+1

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Originally Posted by miamiscot

I just picked up a copy of Cheer-Accident's latest, Fades.

It'll take some doing for anyone to top that one for me.

And why is no one talking about this album? Absolutely stellar.

C-A does Krautrock? Kinda and it's awesome.

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There was at least one lengthy thread devoted to that album, iirc.

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Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad

Will be in my top 5 come year end.

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This is where my head and ears are at as well! Outstanding.

I just ordered Putting Off Death as well.

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Originally Posted by Jmac

This is where my head and ears are at as well! Outstanding.

I just ordered Putting Off Death as well.

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I really liked Fades, but I need to spend some more time with it to see where it falls on the 2018 list for me.

Putting Off Death is great, you're gonna really enjoy it I think. :up

For me the best album of the year so far are ,Subsignal la muerta , their least proggy album so far ,but the songs are great to My ears ,and has some twist and turns to give it staying power IMO .

Cheers

Just picked up Southern Empire's new one, Civilisation, and I'm actually really liking it.

Just mentioning a few that I really like and I haven't seen mentioned much:
Ange-Hereux!
Marchesi Scamorza-Gemini
Osada Vida-Variomatic
3RDegree-Ones and Zeros Vol. 0

Also highly anticipating the upcoming Phideaux and Seven Steps To The Green Door albums

and really enjoying (thanks in part to this thread):
Malady-Toinen Toista
Bomber Goggles-Gyreland
Not A Good Sign-Icebound
Needlepoint-The Diary of Robert Reverie

Nik Bärtsch Ronin - Awase

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Originally Posted by Zeuhlmate

Nik Bärtsch Ronin - Awase

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Top 5 on the year for me so far.

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Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad

Koenji Hyakkei is going to take some beating for album of the year in my house.

https://koenjihyakkei.bandcamp.com/album/dhorimviskha

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Couldn't agree more.

neil

Wow, 7 pages, and not one release from a band I have heard any music from... I have admittedly not been paying attention, Trying to put together my own solo prog show to take on the road - but still, some of that stuff on these lists is pretty obscure - isnt it? It mught just be "me".

I am not what one would call a deep state prog fan. I am pretty much up on more mainstream stuff. But there are no good releases from artists that I typically would try to pick up. Perhaps they all got the message that releasing music is a waste of time? Anyway that depresses me, but I do have to try to find something to buy from 2018. Are there any releases from more - I cant say "popular" artists - because nothing I like is really "popular". No Roger Waters or other established artists even worth even an "honorable mention"?

Wow, is 2018 going to be the first year that I did not buy at least one new release from?

Oh, Why do I know that name David Torn?

This was a little depressing for me. I'm sure that some of these mentioned would be of interest to me. I just am losing my grip on new releases. Maybe I have become one of those "fair weather" prog fans that only buy stuff from the mainstream bands... Like Thinking Plague, Moon Safari...

I am flumoxed. is it just me? - it must be just me. In past years, I could offer up at least 5 new releases for every year as far back as I have been a PE-er. I have nothing to contribute this year at all. and looking at the lists, are these really the best, or are they the ONLY releases?

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This was a little depressing for me. I'm sure that some of these mentioned would be of interest to me. I just am losing my grip on new releases. Maybe I have become one of those "fair weather" prog fans that only buy stuff from the mainstream bands... Like Thinking Plague, Moon Safari...

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Thinking Plague is mainstream? :lol

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Thinking Plague is mainstream? :lol

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OK so you caught me in a moment of irony. I was just trying to recall one of my recent purchases that was from a band that is discussed here with some slight regularity. If I have offended anyone by that mild attempt at humor, I apologize and will be happy to donate to any cause that you may or may not espouse, so that you dont think me in any way hateful towards the more exclusive bands...

Needlepoint - Diary of Robert Reverie . An excellent slice of sweet 60's progressive psychedelia.

Surprisingly no sample I can find anywhere to endorse these guys to my friends.

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Originally Posted by Yodelgoat

I am not what one would call a deep state prog fan.

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Don't sweat it. I'm not into imaginary Prog bands either. ;)

The new double album from Phideax, Infernal, has rocketed to the top spot on my list at the moment. Whether it holds on to the position by year's end remains to be seen, but at the moment this thing is just slaying me.