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| | Album Digging - August (1st Half) | | 9 |  | Casualties of Cool
Casualties of Cool
The bonus disc, to be more precise - I think I prefer it to the main LP. The album is a
great feat by Devin, making country accessible to the prog-minded-masses (albeit a
very small mass) - although the ambient and experimental parts are right up my street,
the country isn't as much. A great album, but not my AOTY. Favourite Track - (Disc 1)
Mountaintop, (Disc 2) Drench | | 8 |  | The Mars Volta
Amputechture
A very overlooked TMV album, I think. It's got some right crackers on here, and the
sax is amazing. Favourite Track - Day of the Baphomets | | 7 |  | Gazpacho
Demon
I am in love with Death Room. It's like it's own mini-EP in its own; the song progresses so
uniquely into different parts, it's a prime example of prog done right. Favourite Track -
Death Room | | 6 |  | Anubis
A Tower of Silence
This album has appeared in my lists so many god damn times, let's keep this brief:
This album is perfect. Next. Favourite Track - The Passing Bell | | 5 |  | The Mars Volta
Octahedron
I haven't really listened to this album much over the recent years, but it really is a good
one. Sure, not Deloused or Frances good, but good. Cedric really shines on this album.
Favourite Track - With Twilight As My Guide | | 4 |  | Peculate
Fiscal Cliffs
The artist you never knew you needed to hear. Ben Norton (aka Peculate) is a instrumentalist
who dibbles with the likes of jazz, avant garde, classical, experimental, prog and technical
death metal with albums that make even tin-foiled hat conspiracy theorists blush. His albums
are available as 'Name Your Price' on Bandcamp, (ie free, for you cheapskates) - it's a shame
there's no physical copies as of yet. Here's a link to Fiscal Cliffs:
http://peculate.bandcamp.com/album/fiscal-cliffs. Favourite Track - Cut Cut Cut | | 3 |  | Peculate
The Chain Industry
Damn his latest album is great. Another great thing about Peculate is that he uploads all the
scores to his music on his website as well - how cool is that? -
http://peculatemusic.com/scores/ - Although I doubt anyone is going to be able to piece his
music together as well as he has. I think I might end up doing a review for either this album or
Fiscal Cliffs; this guy seriously needs more attention, he's fantastic. Here's a link to The Chain
Industry: http://peculate.bandcamp.com/album/the-chain-industry. Favourite Track - The End
of History Pt. 1 (that intro is orgasmic) | | 2 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Afterman: Ascension
I forgot how much I absolutely adore this album and the artwork as well. Favourite
Track - The Afterman | | 1 |  | Engineers
Always Returning
Now this album was a surprise. Engineers were always a band on the side of my palette
and have always been quite quiet, but boy have they made some noise with this album!
The dreampop/shoegaze outfit have turned slightly more progressive, and it sounds great
- I think their peers at Kscope have started rubbing off on them. I hope to do a review of
this album too, because it too needs attention like hell - it's not AOTY, I'll give you that,
but it's up there on my list, and it's definitely their best album so far. Here's a stream to it
on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kscopemusic/sets/engineers-always-returning.
Favourite Track: Innsbruck | |
JJKeys
08.15.14 | I've just realized that Oceansize hasn't appeared on my list in over 2 months
That's worrisome... | Mythodea
08.15.14 | Nice list. Interested in Anubis and Peculate. Does the latter sound like David Maxim Micic? | ChoccyPhilly
08.16.14 | Death Room took me 2 months to get into | Mythodea
08.16.14 | once you get into Gazpacho's sound, the album is pure excellence. | JJKeys
08.16.14 | @Mythodea - I'd say Peculate sounds more like BTBAM with lots of vocal harmonies than DMM - as progressive and unpredictable DMM's music is, Peculate is far more erratic. I'd like to make a better comparison of similarities, but I don't know the avant garde scene very well
@Choccy - same here, Death Room was my least favourite track up until recently. it definitely takes time to grow | Mad.
08.17.14 | Awesome list as always, have added Peculate to my bandcamp wish list so I will listen eventually. Death Room is defo the least accessible track on Demon but amazing all the same. I'm loving HTB at the moment, it's been in my CD player non stop, sits between a 4 and 4.5 right now but can't decide agh
As for the new Engineers, I need to hear it, they're a great band. If you manage to get a review up in the next couple of days I'll help you get it featured again! | JJKeys
08.18.14 | 4.5 bro, you know you want to! And ahah I don't think getting a review for Always Returning out soon is gonna be possible - I'm spending a week in the middle of nowhere with limited internet, so streaming music is a no-no. My priorities are also pretty messed up - I've spent the last two days writing a review for the latest Jordan Rudess album, which almost made me rip my hair out cos my phone kept dying halfway through writing it. twice. Check it out if you'd like, but the Engineers review ain't gonna be ready for at least a week and a half. | Mad.
08.18.14 | Ah well, a review at some point is better than never! But dude, writing reviews on your phone?!?! I could not do that, would be extremely frustrating, especially if it's an iphone with that awful on screen keyboard | JJKeys
08.18.14 | Oh god, it was one of the most infuriating things I've ever had the misfortune of going through with. It took me a good 2 hours just to type the review up (three times, though) and I wanted to throw my phone through the bloody window. I would not recommend it. | Mad.
08.18.14 | Why why why just write some notes then type it up on your computer eh?
CRIMSON STAIIINNEEEDDD ROOOOMANCE | JJKeys
08.18.14 | Because that would be logical, Mad
Et que? | Mad.
08.18.14 | Clutching at your back
YOU'LL NEVER REACH THE SILENT DAGGER | JJKeys
08.18.14 | I think I'm in love with Robert James Moulding's voice - especially in Blood is Thicker | Mad.
08.18.14 | Aww yes and on Fadeout, took a couple of listens to adjust to what he's doing with his voice here, but damn is it good
also: YOU'RE A KIINNNG WITH NO CRAOOOWWWNNNNN |
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