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  1. Thread: Magma news

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    Still a good album - but I'd like it more if I...

    Still a good album - but I'd like it more if I hadn't heard the incredible version of the piece on the Epok DVD.
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    Hold Your Fire is a much better album than Moving...

    Hold Your Fire is a much better album than Moving Pictures to my ears. As a former Rush nerd, the only two albums in their catalogue I still hold dear are HYF and Permanent Waves.
  3. Silver Mountain still takes the cake for me....

    Silver Mountain still takes the cake for me. Early Weather Report fury, Third-era Soft Machine investigations and collages, Magma-like evil in Abhartach, and the coolest Stevie Wonder cover ever....
  4. Thread: Motorpsycho

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    Ingvald is the nicest, most down to earth guy...

    Ingvald is the nicest, most down to earth guy ever. Check out his band Sex Magick Wizards if you dig high-octane jazz-rock.
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    Seems like their points of reference here are...

    Seems like their points of reference here are mid-20th century classical music (opening track makes it clear - Ligeti and Messiaen are there) and the new wilder brand of fusion.
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    The second track is not instrumental at all.

    The second track is not instrumental at all.
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    The new Seven Impale album is blowing my mind.

    The new Seven Impale album is blowing my mind.
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    Otis Redding* and Coltrane*!

    Otis Redding* and Coltrane*!
  9. Artists and labels put a lot of work into a...

    Artists and labels put a lot of work into a release and they want to maximize the time, effort, and money they put into making records.

    Making sure you have time to create hype around an album is...
  10. Well that dude on bass is none other than...

    Well that dude on bass is none other than elephant9's bassist. Now I really gotta check this out.
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    Oh no. Rest in peace.

    Oh no. Rest in peace.
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    Timba lives in France now too.

    Timba lives in France now too.
  13. Thread: Poil Ueda (!)

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    Yesterday's concert was absolutely mind-blowing...

    Yesterday's concert was absolutely mind-blowing as one would expect, and attracted some 150 concertgoers. Opening act Don Vito was no slouch either, but ultra loud.
  14. Thread: Magma news

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    One Shot's new album 111 is out on streaming now.

    One Shot's new album 111 is out on streaming now.
  15. Thread: Poil Ueda (!)

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    No, support for the Jena gig will be a German...

    No, support for the Jena gig will be a German noise rock band called Don Vito.
  16. Thread: Poil Ueda (!)

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    I'm catching them on Friday. Oughta be amazing!

    I'm catching them on Friday. Oughta be amazing!
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    Münster gig was amazing, save for the sound guy's...

    Münster gig was amazing, save for the sound guy's struggle with taming feedback on the acoustic guitar and an obnoxious concertgoer who was gesticulating hard enough to distract the musicians, even...
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    Yeah, that was live for a few hours before they...

    Yeah, that was live for a few hours before they changed it.
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    What a travesty that Ian Anderson chose a Nazi...

    What a travesty that Ian Anderson chose a Nazi black sun as the cover for Ginnungagap. Glad it was pulled but this shit should be boycotted.
  20. That is more or less the same formula Magma went...

    That is more or less the same formula Magma went with when writing their 1001 Centigrades album.
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    Oh, that sounds daunting—I have to catch the...

    Oh, that sounds daunting—I have to catch the midnight train back to Berlin. I hope Extra Life don't play too late.
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    That was Timba Harris on violin/trumpet; he's...

    That was Timba Harris on violin/trumpet; he's subbing for this tour.
  23. I shudder to think of how lonely one must be in...

    I shudder to think of how lonely one must be in order to watch reaction videos.
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    My favorite avant-prog release from past year is...

    My favorite avant-prog release from past year is this one, which probably went unnoticed by too many: https://extralife.bandcamp.com/album/secular-works-vol-2
  25. Why not hire someone to do the translations? AI...

    Why not hire someone to do the translations? AI translations can look like something that resembles what a human could have done but will always be marred by an uncanny patina you can't really polish...
  26. Thread: Weather Report

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    8:30 is a good one too. But why bother with that...

    8:30 is a good one too. But why bother with that when you've got Live in Tokyo?

    Also, fans of early WR should not sleep out on Elephant9, especially their debut Dodovoodoo. The two covers of...
  27. Thread: Weather Report

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    River People is a killer track though. Love this...

    River People is a killer track though. Love this fiery hot version:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTBPGZUfu3s
  28. Thread: Weather Report

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    16 years after falling into the WR rabbit hole as...

    16 years after falling into the WR rabbit hole as a teenage bass player, I now feel like I Sing the Body Electric (and Live in Tokyo FWIW) is their best recording. What a beast.
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    SMW burned the house down the two times, and Red...

    SMW burned the house down the two times, and Red Kite hit it out of the park (albeit to a very empty house, shame on you Dresden promoter), but I'm biased as I'm friends with the SMW crew and with...
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    Having recently moved from Northeast Brazil to...

    Having recently moved from Northeast Brazil to Europe, cool concerts were finally available to me and I indulged myself heavily in them.

    Year kicked off pretty nicely in March with Sex Magick...
  31. Thread: 2022 so far

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    Elder - Innate Passage Extra Life - Secular...

    Elder - Innate Passage
    Extra Life - Secular Works 2
    WIZRD - Seasons
    Everything Everything - Raw Data Feel
    Floating Points - Vocoder
    Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture
    I Like to Sleep - Sleeping...
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    For sure! I'll be arriving there at noon, know...

    For sure! I'll be arriving there at noon, know any nice vegan restaurants?
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    Bringing some friends from Berlin to Münster for...

    Bringing some friends from Berlin to Münster for the gig. Should be amazing!
  34. Thread: Elder - Omens

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    No, I'm referring to composition and arrangement,...

    No, I'm referring to composition and arrangement, rather than tone or production. Coalescence sums up what I mean well; it has all the structure of a cut from any early Kapstad-era Motorpsycho record.
  35. Thread: Elder - Omens

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    I wouldn't say distinct. This record is great but...

    I wouldn't say distinct. This record is great but they've really incorporated much of the modern Motorpsycho sound. Three of the tracks here really sound like outtakes from Little Lucid Moments.
  36. I personally hold their second collab Silver...

    I personally hold their second collab Silver Mountain as one of my favorite records ever.
  37. Thread: Magma news

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    Isn't it because Sandrine is an antivaxxer?

    Isn't it because Sandrine is an antivaxxer?
  38. Thread: Magma news

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    Agreed, except on the best track. Do Rïn Ïlï Üss...

    Agreed, except on the best track. Do Rïn Ïlï Üss is my favorite cut here.

    A shame that Bubu wasn't ever as well present in the mix as it is the case with Jimmy Top on this album. Anyways, it's...
  39. Thread: Elder - Omens

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    Saw them 4x this year; will catch their gig next...

    Saw them 4x this year; will catch their gig next week w/ Pallbearer and will keep my ears out for new material.
  40. Gideon from Tribute is a super nice dude. Has...

    Gideon from Tribute is a super nice dude. Has plenty of funny stories about Moerlen.
  41. Thread: Magma news

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    https://seventhrecordsmagma.bandcamp.com/album/k-r...

    https://seventhrecordsmagma.bandcamp.com/album/k-rt-hl

    Opening track is streamable here. Lies somewhere between Félicité Thösz and Attahk, and the guitar/bass unison work reminds me of Eider...
  42. Thread: Magma news

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    New album is called Kãrtehl and it'll be out on...

    New album is called Kãrtehl and it'll be out on October 7th.

    6 new tracks (Hakehn Deiss, Do Rin Ili Uss, Irena Balladina, Walomendem, IIi Melehn Tu, Dehnde) + 2 1978 demos of tracks 1 and 6.
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    I was at the Herzberg Festival this week and saw...

    I was at the Herzberg Festival this week and saw Sex Magick Wizards' amazing set. Check out their second record (out on Rune Grammofon) if you haven't yet.
  44. Thanks! And I know nothing about that band, so...

    Thanks! And I know nothing about that band, so double thanks for the recommendation.
  45. Dungen have always sounded precisely like 1968 to...

    Dungen have always sounded precisely like 1968 to me.
  46. Thread: Magma news

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    AFAIK it's a Le Triton release, same as with À...

    AFAIK it's a Le Triton release, same as with À James.
  47. Thread: Magma news

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    New One Shot album is called 111 and will be out...

    New One Shot album is called 111 and will be out on December 2nd.
  48. Thread: Magma news

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    Stella is also stellar at enforcing copyrights :)

    Stella is also stellar at enforcing copyrights :)
  49. Thread: Magma news

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    One could argue the Jazz Festival remains but not...

    One could argue the Jazz Festival remains but not necessarily contains its active ingredient...
  50. Thread: Magma news

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    I'm assuming what they're playing after K.A I is...

    I'm assuming what they're playing after K.A I is the infamous Stevie Vander tune? It reminds me of Eider Stellaire 2/3 a lot.
  51. Thread: Magma news

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    The choir sounds so good in Walohmendoh.

    The choir sounds so good in Walohmendoh.
  52. Thread: Magma news

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    By the way, One Shot are recording their new...

    By the way, One Shot are recording their new album this month. Lineup is Bubu, Daniel Jeand'heur, Bruno Ruder and Manu Borghi.

    I heard some of these new pieces during some rehearsals at Le Triton...
  53. Thread: Magma news

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    The same reason why Coca Cola didn't rename their...

    The same reason why Coca Cola didn't rename their main product when they stopped using coca leaves.
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    7I feel much more like a traditional prog rock...

    7I feel much more like a traditional prog rock band (as in, friends with a youthful purpose in discovering what they can do together) than jazz guys making amazing music for fun or self-indulgence...
  55. Papangu - Holoceno (zeuhl/prog metal FFO: Mastodon, Magma): now out on COLORED VINYL

    Hey folks! I'm the bass player/producer in Papangu, a zeuhl-metal band from Brazil.

    We released our debut LP Holoceno last year to rather warm reception (#18 on ProgArchives' Top Albums of 2021,...
  56. Thread: Magma news

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    My first girlfriend genuinely liked Magma, but...

    My first girlfriend genuinely liked Magma, but then again she was a huge Stravinsky fan, so it made sense.

    Nowadays when dates ask about my Magma tattoo, I just say "oh, it's the sun" to avoid...
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    Their debut is one of the finest debuts of the...

    Their debut is one of the finest debuts of the 2010s. Amazing stuff.
  58. Thread: Magma news

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    Not sure if that's too silly. I'm on the fence on...

    Not sure if that's too silly. I'm on the fence on this.
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    Seven Impale are in the studio recording their...

    Seven Impale are in the studio recording their 3rd LP!
  60. Thread: Magma news

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    Rudy is a great replacement for James, even...

    Rudy is a great replacement for James, even though he's not as virtuoso as Jim Grandcamp. Rudy can nail the lyrical development in guitar solos James excelled at, something not really up to Jim's...
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