For the last few years, I’ve tried to just come up with a personal “Top Three” for the year. This is gonna be a difficult year, because there have been so many good releases so far, and there are still a few more to go (hopefully!).
I’m waiting until the new Flower Kings album comes out before I start really working on it.
the list for my blog (which includes 11/1/18-12/31/18 releases) likely coming in the next few weeks.
than 2010's and 2000-2019 soon after...
that good eh?Originally Posted by Trane
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
yes, that good
a'ite... Imma git it den
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
It's really hard for me to narrow down a favorite. One day one thing sounds amazing. Another day, something else does, affected by mood, energy level, weather, time of day... and there's a lot of stuff out that is comparable in quality. But since it's fresh I suppose I could hail the new Thieves' Kitchen as my favorite.
Today, anyway.
Devin Townsend : Empath
Regards,
Duncan
What I have and thought was very good or better from 2019:
Chat Noir - Hyperuranion
The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
Theon Cross - Fyah
Richard Dawson - 2020
Doskalle - Aliver at Copperfields
Elephant9 & Reine Fisk - Psychedelic Backfire I & II
The Flying Luttenbachers - Shattered Dimension
The Flying Luttenbachers - Imminent Death
Ghost Rhythms - Live at Yoshiwara
Le Grand Sbam - Vaisseau Monde
Guranfoe - Sum of Erda
Jambinai - Onda
Krokofant & friends - Q
Lady With - Alternate Cakes
Hooffoot - The Lights In The Aisle Will Guide You
Ikarus - Mosaismic
Led Bib - It's Morning
Lost Crowns - Every Night Something Happens
Magma - Zëss
Messthetics - Anthropocosmic Nest
October Equus - Presagios
Eddie Parker's Debussy Mirrored Ensemble - s/t
Teeth of the Sea - Wraith
These New Puritans - Inside The Rose
Tracteur - s/t
Ultra Zook - s/t
The Utopia Strong - s/t
Waste of Space Orchestra - Syntheosis
The Wrong Object - Into The Herd
Alphabetical list with the ones I thought were extra-special in bold.
Roland Kayn-Scanning
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Finally have had enough time to honestly and thoroughly evaluate all the albums I acquired of the 2019 vintage, giving the artists the attention they deserve for their efforts.
Here are my thoughts:
TOP TIER:
Stratus Luna Stratus Luna
Worm Ouroboros, The Endless Way From You
Wyatt, Frank and Friends Zeitgeist
VERY SOLID AND ENJOYABLE:
Asturias Trinity
Consider the Source You Are Literally a Metaphor
Fafard, Antoine Borromean Odyssey
Guranfoe Sum of Erda
Hooffoot The Lights in the Aisle Will Guide You
On the Raw Climbing the Air
Quantum Fantay Yemaya Orisha
Resonance Project, The The Resonance Project
Ron, Yuval Somewhere in This Universe, Somebody Hits a Drum
Shimakawa, Kenta Glimpse
Snarky Puppy Immigrance
STRONG ALBUMS WORTH REPEATED AUDITIONS:
Aihara, Ken Multiverse
Alarmist Sequesterer
Aliante Sul Confine
Beller, Bryan Scenes from the Flood
Cykada Cykada
Free Human Zoo No Wind Tonight...
Herd of Instinct Incantation
Jordsjø Nattfiolen
Kornmo Vandring
Panzerpappa Summarisk Suite
Space Junk Is Forever Space Junk Is Forever
Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, The Build Bridges
NOT THRILLED BUT MAY GET PLAYED AGAIN SOMEDAY:
Arch Echo You Won't Believe What Happens Next!
Costello, Graham / STRATA Obelisk
Dezolve Area
Front Echoes from the Past
October Equus Presagios
Solaris Nostradamus 2.0: Returnity (Unborn Visions)
Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME:
Sonar / David Torn Tranceportation Vol. 1
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
^^^^^^^^^^^^
I listened to the Hooffoot last week, that is really good.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!
Interesting list, LP! Seem,s we have a lot of research to do
Regards,
Duncan
thanx Duncan
pretty sure the majority of progfans will at least find the Top Tier albums very pleasing, even if not as highly regarded as I hold them
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
^ I already have 2 of your top tiers. Checking out Stratus Luna on Bandcamp now...
OK, sold.
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