Nice! Preordered. It's good there's a CD edition.Originally Posted by interbellum
Bill
Nice! Preordered. It's good there's a CD edition.
Bill
^^ Yep, liking that a lot. Will order, thanks!
EDIT/UPDATE: Ordered!
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Still no drummer.
Yes, noticed that too.
The Paskinel CD arrived today - a day before official release date - after only three days in the mail from France! Now that's unusual. It's terrific BTW, I'm on my second spin already and thoroughly enjoying it.
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Paskinel is excellent. Lots of juicy Fender Rhodes with great bass and guitar playing. Big Canterbury and fusion vibes. For programmed drums, they're very good, fwiw.
Chad
Nice. definitely interested in hearing this one.
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About to be bought in the next few minutes. .
I almost ordered the Paskinel yesterday, but I got distracted and forgot about it. Good thing. The one I pre-ordered a month ago arrived in the mail today. I'd totally forgotten about it. Wouldn't be the first time I accidentally ordered an album twice.Anyway, I'll be spinning this tonight.
Bill
I almost ordered the Paskinel yesterday, but I got distracted and forgot about it. Good thing. The one I pre-ordered a month ago arrived in the mail today. I'd totally forgotten about it. Wouldn't be the first time I accidentally ordered an album twice.
Bill
That almost happened to me last week with a different album/band.
This is why I keep all my CDs on a spreadsheet, but I don't log them until I receive them. Usually I can remember when I've bought something, but with pre-orders, or things from foreign countries that take a bit longer to come, I sometimes forget. I'm glad I'm not the only one who suffers from this affliction.
That almost happened to me last week with a different album/band.
Bill
Bill, no word of a lie, I have a file on my computer called CD_INCOMING.TXT for this very reason.
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Yes, I have also done this more often than I care to admit. I have also started to keep detailed records of what I buy, including a 'purchased but not received' list as well. Unfortunately I only started this about 6 years ago so the older stuff I still sometimes struggle to remember what I purchased.
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Never let good music get in the way of making a profit.
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I may have to go that route. I think part of this is changes in my buying patterns. CDs are being pressed in such small lots now, I'm ordering them when I see them from a wider variety of sources than I used to, before they sell out. It makes it harder to keep track of.
I'm spinning the Paskinel now. I love it so far. That first track reminded me a lot of Deluge Grander, how they just truck along and constantly explore new themes. I'm on the third track now and am really digging what I'm hearing. I hate to say it, but this is grabbing me a lot more quickly than the third Alco Frisbass record, which I personally found a little dull. I need to revisit it, though.
Bill
I have at least 20 CDs that I ordered twice by mistake. Most of the time I forget that I already own a title and don't even bother to check my collection Excel fileI almost ordered the Paskinel yesterday, but I got distracted and forgot about it. Good thing. The one I pre-ordered a month ago arrived in the mail today. I'd totally forgotten about it. Wouldn't be the first time I accidentally ordered an album twice.
Bill
This is one of the few bands who utilize drum programming that I actually like. Although it seems to be getting harder for me to be able to tell the difference any more.
Agreed. All fake drums should sound this good.
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You got me beat, but then I actually check my spreadsheet! [emoji38]
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Maraude Automnale is just excellent. One of the most difficult things in progressive rock songwriting is to be able to present and manipulate a bulk of different musical ideas into a cohesive, single narrative. Patrick Dufour is a true master of this particular trait, the flow of music is uninterrupted and effortless in all 8 tracks. He's one of the very few genuine prog composers in our days, his creativity seems to be able to be grasped and expressed exclusively within the prog rock idiom. He seems to me like a guy who is destined to write this sort of music, and nothing else outside of it.
And his devotion to the genre shows even more in the crazy attention to detail he has invested in this record. There's not a single note, a single decision in the arrangements left to chance. Remarkable adherence to the principle of perfectionism.
Paskinel does not only pay tribute to the Canterbury spirit and the 70's French progressive scene, but also to zeuhl and late 70's Magma, in tracks like One o'clock and in particular L'echo noir. This is not only a very enjoyable record, but also a record with great sensitivity and depth. Respect!
Great review Zapp! I really like the first couple of tracks I listened to and snatched this one up from bandcamp today.
Neil
The album has been in the works for several years, and the first track actually dates back to the late 1990s, when Patrick was drumming in a band with Franck Dehaut (now guitarist in Yes tribute band And You And Yes), who returns to guest on this version, playing his original parts. I actually saw them play way back then at a private party (they probably played this track but I obviously can't recall), although I first met Patrick at the Magma anniversary shows at Epinay in 1995.
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Yes, this makes a lot of sense to me. It really sounds like a complete and well thought of and executed effort
Spreadsheet?! What about putting them in Discogs?This is why I keep all my CDs on a spreadsheet, but I don't log them until I receive them. Usually I can remember when I've bought something, but with pre-orders, or things from foreign countries that take a bit longer to come, I sometimes forget. I'm glad I'm not the only one who suffers from this affliction.
^ Indeed. That's what I do. One of these days I'll have to add more titles to their database.
I started this years ago, before Discogs was a thing. I like it because I can sort and filter on a variety of aspects, band, country, year. I'm not sure if you can do that on Discogs. I also have a wishlist, and a list that tracks CDs I've ditched or sampled and discarded separately. I'm not sure if Discogs can do that either. It would also take me ages to put all that in Discogs, and the sheet is so easy to maintain and use that I just see little purpose.
Additionally, I'd just rather have the security of having my own system. I had all my shit in Netflix (DVD.com) and they're doing away with that, so I had to make a mad dash to save my ~2,700 movie ratings. If Discogs goes away, or changes their format in some way, I'd be stuck doing the same thing, which would suck. I just feel better with the devil I know.
Bill
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