Albume 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Never_Ending_Way_of_ORwarriOR
Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR, primul abum pe acest an care imi place foarte mult. si o dovada ascutabila ca muzica buna nu moare ci se transforma.
e mana lui Steven Wilson aici.

Preferintele mele, la capat de februarie (ascult in continuare considerabil de multa muzica noua, desi zisei ca ma dezic).

(7.75 - 8.9)
Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Univers Zero - Clivages
The Knife - Tomorrow, In A Year

(7 - 7.5)
Beach House - Teen Dream
Starless & Bible Black - Shape of the Shape
Nest - Retold
Four Tet - There Is Love In You
The Album Leaf - A Chorus Of Storytellers
El Trio de Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Ciencia de los Inutiles

(6 - 6.9)
Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
Mycale - Mycale: The Book Of Angels Vol.13
Autechre - Oversteps
Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit
Vampire Wekeend - Contra
felperc - Sixth
Spoon - Transference
Celer - Pockets Of Wheat
Dirty Projectors - Ascending Melody
Drone - Bleak II

(5.5)
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Kollaps Tradixionales
Youth Picture Of Florence Henderson - Youth Picture Of Florence Henderson

(5)
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Eluvium - Similes
Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Peter Gabriel - Scratch My Back


Ce putin prog am ascultat! Am Fromuz la rece, dar nu sunt foarte optimist.

Hai sa bag si eu o lista provizorie pe anul asta.

Chestii de mare adevar:

Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
Hamid Drake & Bindu - Reggaeology (deocamdata albumul jazz al anului, dar nu numai jazz, evident)
V.A. - Pomegranates (compilatie de muzica pop/funk/psych din Iranul anilor '60-'70, senzational, mult mai fain decat ce ma asteptam sa poata da zona respectiva in afara muzicii traditionale)
Fursaxa - Mycorrhizae Realm
Petru Gavriil - Scratch My Back (recunosc ca nu stiu decat una dintre piesele originale, asa ca nu stiu exact in ce masura m-au cucerit piesele si in ce masura aranjamentele/interpretarea clar diferita - vad ca aduna recenzii negative, iar Rico l-a pus pe ultimul loc; sunt curios de ce)

Alte albume care imi plac:
Rob Swift - The Architect (hip hop experimental, dens, greoi, construit din sample-uri dupa o metoda interesanta, aparut la casa de discuri a lui Mike Patton)
Sigh - Scenes from Hell (black metal japonez excesiv de simfonic si teatral, strident, mizerabil si foarte bine cantat, cu Dave Tibet de la Current 93 invitat pe cateva piese)
Nest - Retold (un album foarte chillau)
Machinefabriek - Slovensko/The Breathing Bridge/Nerf (o serie de ep-uri - field recordings din surse variate, manipulari electronice subtile, combinate cu instrumentatie economa si de efect)
El Trio de Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Ciencia de los Inutiles (ideea ar fi meritat un pic mai mult efort creativ totusi, treaba e ok dar cam plictisitoare)

Chestii care mi-au trecut printre urechi fara sa intre:
Laura Veirs - July Flame
Minamo - Duree

Chestii meh:
Ihsahn - After (cel mai prog album din 2010 deocamdata in lista mea - de fapt e atat de prog incat sta undeva intr-o fisura dintre prog si black metal si mie mi se pare ca sta stramb - unora le place mult, se pare)
Shining - Blackjazz (nu-s sigur de ce Zu imi place atat de mult, iar pe Shining nu-i suport, avand in vedere ca sunt unele asemanari de stil - in orice caz, un album obositor, demonstrativ, care ma calca pe nervi - cred ca e chestie de gust, pentru ca baietii stiu sa cante si fac o treaba originala; nici macar coverul dupa Schizoid Man nu-mi place, desi in teorie asteptam de ceva vreme sa apara un cover cu voce de black la piesa asta)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? (potrivit unor fani ai trupei cu care am vorbit de curand, albumul asta e insuportabil de experimental - mie mi s-a parut insuportabil de monoton - poate ca e prea psihedelic pentru mine)

Albume care nu:
Fear Factory - Mechanize
Yuka Honda - Heart Chamber Phantoms
Jaga Jazzist - One-Armed Bandit (sunt confuz, tin minte ca A Livingroom Hush si mai ales What We Must m-au incantat, asta deloc, hmm)

Mai studiem oferta si revenim.

Ce canta The Knife?

The Knife au albumul la streaming pe site, cu un sarci apare sigur. N-as prea putea sa-i categorisesc.

Noul jaga jaga imi place mult, si mi se pare un mare pas inainte fata de celelalte albume. Diseara ii vad - yay for me!

Si, sa inteleg ca n-ai ascultat noul Univers Zero?

Nope, adica am ascultat prima piesa si mi-am dat seama ca n-am chef. Nu prea mai tolerez bine zona asta de "chamber rock" in ultima vreme. Implosion mi-a placut mult la vremea lui (atat de mult incat mi-am luat tricou cu el de la Wayside Music ), probabil mai mult chiar decat primele doua albume, alea vechi. Nu stiu ce sa zic, acuma nu mai pot asculta, mi se pare un pic arida zona in care se invartesc ei.

Sa bagi ceva impresii de la concert.

Albumul nou The Knife este o opera electronica impinsa mult in zona avantgardei. Primul CD e un "saucerful of weirdness" pentru mine, accent pus pe compozitie, pe minimalism, practic o derulare de experimente sonice. Al doilea CD adopta stilul ceva mai vechi, si mai pe placul fanilor, electro-vocal, trip-hop sau asemenea secventari/ritmari/dub-ari (dar vezi tu, pe mine precedentul si mult-apreciatul Silent Shout mi-a displacut). Altfel zis, prima parte e arida, e tehnica, e capricios de artistica, a doua infloreste.

Citat :

Petru Gavriil - Scratch My Back (recunosc ca nu stiu decat una dintre piesele originale, asa ca nu stiu exact in ce masura m-au cucerit piesele si in ce masura aranjamentele/interpretarea clar diferita - vad ca aduna recenzii negative, iar Rico l-a pus pe ultimul loc; sunt curios de ce)

Am comentat pe ProgArchives. Sf. Gavriil al nostru poate sa-si interpreteze propriile piese, doar la pian si cu vocea, mai bine decat tot repertoriul abordat aici. Inteleg natura proiectului, dar tot cred ca e nesatisfacator de simplist.

In lista mea aici, probabil n-am dat importanta ordinii celor mai prost clasate. Cred ca Eluvium ar fi "last and also least".

Da, suna bine formatia Cutitul. Aprofundam pe cat posibil.

Am uitat sa zic si de Orchestrion la albume care nu-mi plac deloc. Ideea de "one man band" nu e rea si am inteles ca a pus-o in practica intr-un fel ingenios, dar Pat Metheny nu prea face genul de muzica la care sa stai sa meditezi asupra procesului, ci sa apreciezi rezultatul. iar rezultatul in cazul asta mi se pare neinteresant. Un exercitiu de autosuficienta, as zice.

Pana acum din aparitiile 2010 imi plac :
Karnataka - Gathering Light
Sade-Soldiers of Love
Massive Attack - Heligoland
Retrospective: The very best of EST

ii mai dau o sansa:
Peter Gabriel - Scratch my back

nu merge
Jaga Jazzist -One armed Bandit

Dear Friends,
we are happy to announce you that our debut album "A szavakon túl / Beyond Words" is available from Musea Records. A true symphonic prog album with tons of mellotrons, moogs and mood changes

"...This is a sophisticated and refined debut album, which is well crafted and superbly produced. They have a distinctive sound, which grows on you, and which becomes more impressive with each listen. The songs are extremely well written and special attention must be paid to the vocal harmonies, which are superb, and in some places unusual!" (www.dprp.net)
"...A beautiful album of progressive rock from Hungary (...) Strong influence from The Flower Kings, elements of Hungarian prog (After Crying, Solaris), plus ingredients of Yes and Genesis. Strong vocals (in Hungarian), very pretty melodic developments, complex though not leaded songwriting, a keen sense of humour in some places. And an impeccable production." (www.monsieurdelire.com)
"...Beaucoup de traditionnel, convenons-en, mais belle promenade explorant de nombreux styles. Un bel album, meme si le chant en hongrois nous le rend par moments un peu hermétique (comme le nom du groupe le laisse entrevoir). En tout cas, les compos sont tres agréables, et le jeu des musiciens est tout bonnement excellent." (www.musicinbelgium.net)
Order your copy today:
http://www.musearecords.com/ext_re_new_releasesele
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Cheers,
Tabula Smaragdina
www.smaragdina.hu

ok, doar ca albumul a aparut in decembrie 2009
http://www.dprp.net/reviews/201013.php#tabula

tin minte ca l-ai si anuntat, dar nu strica un reminder

A SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND RELEASE:
"Jaga Jazzist is 15 years! To celebrate this anniversary we have together with the band put together a DVD to celebrate this. We're happy to announce the first ever live documentation of Jaga Jazzist in the band's career. And as Jaga Jazzist is known as a fantastic liveband, we all thought it was about time. The concert was filmed at Cosmopolite in Oslo the 4th of April 2005. The concert was directed by Marius Revold with a big film crew making this a spectacular concert film. Also included on the DVD is exclusive interviews with the band member as well as all the videos the band has ever made. And as if this was not enough, there is a special bonus track here that has never been released, but strangely enough there was made a video for this track (!). So you get a new video and a new track all in one, the beautiful “Synchronize Yr Watches”.

Double yay!

bunicel , nimic special , putin diferit de Yesterdays ,spre "mainstream"
cine doreste pot sa-l "imprumut"

Cum va suna Coyote, noul album Kayo Dot: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2010/02/premiere_kayo_d.php

MY BROTHER THE WIND: are a new band on Transubstans Records composed of members from the three Swedish bands, Anekdoten, Makajodama and Magnolia. Nicklas Barker (Anekdoten) on guitar, Mathias Danielson (Makajodama) also on guitar, Ronny Eriksson (Magnolia) on bass and Tomas Eriksson (Magnolia) on drums got together in Åmål, Sweden in June 2009 to record an impromptu and spontaneous album called “Twilight In The Crystal Cabinet” in just two hours on 16 track 2" analog tape with no previous rehearsals. The album is due to be released in May 2010

lansat (Musea)
Khatsaturjan- Disconcerto Grosso(2010)
-A Rhyme of a Dime 04:32
-Reality Escape Saga 06:07
-Herculean 18:02
-Present Here and Now 04:10
-Dusk 05:45
-Claim of No Can Do 04:01
-The Tunnel 16:02
-Travels Led by Chance 04:19

asa va arata

^Am inteles ca Magic Pie astia canta mai nou cu fostul vocalist de la trupa norvegiana Artch (a nu se confunda cu Ark), niste hevimetalisti din anii optzeci care au scos un album foarte dragut pe felia lui la vremea aia, "Another Return to Church Hill". Avand in vedere ca tipul avea o voce pe stilul Manowar, iar astia canta retro-sympho-neo-something-prog, sunt curios de combinatie.

^ informatie incorecta

GentleG a scris:

^ informatie incorecta

corecta am vrut sa zic ,dar nu e "noul"

Update, la capat de martie (doar albumele noi ascultate, si unde se plaseaza).

(7 - 7.5)
Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier - Oblivia
Elephant9 - Walk The Line
Gonjasufi - A Sufi And A Killer
Eleh - Location Momentum
Electric Orange - There Is Krautrock In Hell

(6 - 6.9)
Les Discrets - Septembre Et Ses Derniers Pensees
Rhys Chatham - The Bern Project
Jonsi - Go
Ingrid Chavez - A Flutter And Some Words
John Zorn - In Search Of The Miraculous
Clogs - The Creatures In The Garden Of Lady Walton

(5.5)
Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
Slow Six - Tomorrow Becomes You

*** mai rau decat orice ***
Picastro - Become Secret
Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool (ugh...)

Citat :

Ce putin prog am ascultat! Am Fromuz la rece, dar nu sunt foarte optimist.

Fromuz tot la rece, aproape nimic altceva nu ma tenteaza.

asa va arata noul

si ceva sunete
http://www.froggcafe.com/BG/BatelessEdgePromo.mp3

lansat

Argos, cei de anul trecut?

da,
tracks list:
1 - Sammel Surium (2'49)
2 - Closed Circle (4'36)
3 - A Thousand Years (8'12)
4 - Lines On The Horizon (5'48)
5 - Sun And Moon (3'36)
6 - Custody Of The Knave (6'04)
7 - The Gatekeeper (7'51)
8 - Willow Wind (3'13)
9 - Total Mess Retail (3'47)
10 - Lost On The Playground (8'17)
11 - Progology (5'16)