I downloaded Rain Shadow last night. Beautiful & cinematic! Just you said.Originally Posted by battema
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I downloaded Rain Shadow last night. Beautiful & cinematic! Just you said.
Thank you!
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Oh yay!! I'm glad you liked that one...it's lovely
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A Helmet of Gnats 2020 Travelogue
Alberto Rigoni 2020 Odd Times (featuring Marco Minnnemann and Alexandra Zerner)
Cheer-Accident 2020 Fringements One
Dwiki Dharmawan 2020 Hari Ketiga
Gavin Harrison and Antoine Fafard 2020 Chemical Reactions
Haken 2020 Virus'
Lorenzo Feliciati - Richard Hallebeek - Niels Voskuil 2020 Bumerang
Panzerballett 2020 Planet Z
Paralydium (The Paralydium Project) 2020 Worlds Beyond
The John Irvine Band 2020 The Machinery Of The Heavens
Wobbler 2020 Dwellers of the Deep
Good to see some love for this one over here too!
Hopefully A Helmet Of Gnats will arrive in Europe soon, so I can add it to my list of 2020.
You know, I can appreciate the vocal style on offer here, and know many like it, even love it. But, after giving two of the tracks a go, and stopping both not too long after the vocals kicked in, I'm not so sure which I would choose between listening to any more of this, or listening to someone claw their nails along a blackboard.
Boy, I coulda sworn French TV put out a cd in 2020.
You're right, they did. And it's a good one too! It even made my list for the year.
I sure wish those Pazuzu folx would hire either Neal Morse or Joey Tempest or Jon Bongiovi to do singalongsong for their next symphlute-r&r-release. That way I can hear the lyrics, which I hope concern uplifting and positive things for morale and a peaceful astral-future for all of rainbow-mankind.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Good thing I decided against putting Madvillainy on there as a special/honorable mention...
Oh well. Maybe next year I'll go through the lists of others and let them know what sounded like nails on a chalkboard to my ears ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Ian
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
I need a friggin spicy chicken wrap from that Falafel joint in downtown Knoxville!!!
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Man, you should've put Madvillainy on there anyway, just to get a reaction.
It's no fun hearing that something I like sounds like nails on a chalkboard to someone else. I haven't heard the Pazuzu album so I really can't comment on it, but one of my favorite groups is Koenjihyakkei (whose singing was once described as an angry Japanese woman screaming at the listener) so it takes a lot for vocals to be offputting to me.
PS- I disagreed about Koenjiehyakkei, as they don't sound angry to me. Unhinged possibly, but more exuberant and joyful than angry.
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The Oranssi is absolutely brilliant; to my ears it's less a metal album than a psychedelic progressive fusion that incorporates elements of metal along with electronica, folk, space rock and whatever else happened to come to their wonderful minds while writing.
But...the vocals are the harsh/aggressive kind, probably closer to black metal growly whispers and things. And that's most clearly the proverbial "nails on chalkboard" trigger for certain ears. I only called it out because Duncan's ears are relatively comparable to mine and I still think it's possibly his cuppa.
I do NOT expect this to win over anyone who doesn't like this...but I rather love watching this vocal coach geek out over how much he loves Oranssi Pazuzu and the vocal work. Folks who DO like this stuff might find this a treat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3nL2qsZz1g
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
You and me both brother.
I need a friggin spicy chicken wrap from that Falafel joint in downtown Knoxville!!!
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Crazy list Johnny Batts. I'm still stuck in 1971 Canterbury over here. But at least its not Taylor Swift...ooooohh....ooohh....ooops.
Did you hear Kauvus and Bob's albums? I don't buy a ton of new shtuff but these I loved. Your list looks fun to bounce around though. Thanks for sharing maaaa'aaan.
A great place to stay Frankie!
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
I feel your pain.
Hurtleturtled Out of Heaven - an electronic music composition, on CD and vinyl
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Man, there's always something I miss. I just went to Bandcamp to put your album on my wishlist.
I haven't, no...but I'm sure they're both exceptional based on how impressed I was with their prior works
Didn't expect anyone to actually pay attention to my list at all, to be 100% honest...so it's sort of a surprise to see any feedback at all, good/bad/shocked. So...thanks for checking it out!
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
And a fine album it is.
Thank you, I greatly appreciate any listens!
Hurtleturtled Out of Heaven - an electronic music composition, on CD and vinyl
https://michaelpdawson.bandcamp.com
http://www.waysidemusic.com/Music-Pr...MCD-spc-7.aspx
Just speaking for myself, I've read everyone's list in this thread for at least two reasons: 1) To learn more about others' tastes, and 2) to scope out more new music for myself. Already got several good leads! And I will be checking out that new Taylor Swift album, I kid you not.
I really like these "Best of 20XX" threads because everyone contributes their likes and (in general) it's a pretty positive experience. The amount of great music I've learned about just from the folks here at PE is staggering, and for lack of a better phrase, it has changed my life.
This is why I suggested they either get Joey Tempest's non-genderbinary squeaky-cheeks or Jon Bon's genderbinary backseat-cheatin' toughness involved. Both of them have so much money that they don't need to be paid. Perhaps both Jon and Joey at once; it'll be like a contralto-castrato-rabiato.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
'Progressive' listeners in not exactly open minded shock.
Word. It's quite brilliant and if anything their last album was even better.The Oranssi is absolutely brilliant; to my ears it's less a metal album than a psychedelic progressive fusion that incorporates elements of metal along with electronica, folk, space rock and whatever else happened to come to their wonderful minds while writing.
Then again one of my favourites last year was from Napalm Death.
So if person does not like Oranssi Pazuzu's vocals he/she is not open minded? Ok.. wow.
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