Uniform Choice - Screaming for Change 1986 - about 20 times - all roads have been leading back to it.
King Crimson live 1971-1973 - Fripp's DMG sells a lot of live recordings - it's easy to get lost in them - The Devil's Triangle was a great live track.
Noveller/unFact - Bleached Valentine 2010 - the Noveller track, "Bleached Beach", has a great Manuel Gottsching/quasi-Neu feel; unfortunately short at six minutes - the other two Noveller tracks are shadowed by its greatness - Noveller pretty much never do wrong; all releases are quality and something I enjoy every time.
Trevor Wishart - Journey into Space 1972 - ICR cassette collection -
New 7th Music - Modella 1982 - ICR cassette collection - a more musical, [at times] more accessible version of groups like No Neck Blues Band, Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, AMM, etc, and keeping firmly experimental - several players, and with the way this sounds, they're keen listeners and improvisers.
New 7th Music - Hypatia 1982 - ICR cassette collection - much more primal and less academic than their Modella album - nice tribal flute and atmosphere - campfire rattles and percussion with a piano accompaniment - it does return to a more academic feel here and there, though.
Lord Wind - Ales Stenar 2012 - It's decent. It's REALLY long and doesn't need to be. I don't often say that about an album, but it's a lot of the same and doesn't even subtly explore the ideas. Some nice medieval music, but it lacks sophistication. While I appreciated it, it also struck me as shallow. Dead Can Dance, Wolfsblood, Waldteufel, Sturmpercht. None of that strikes me as shallow. It might get goofy or cheesy at times, but they haven't struck me as shallow. I still think it is worth a listen, and I can see myself listening to it again if I want medieval music that doesn't sound like it was made for a restaurant where they feast and joust. Definitely a step above that and in the right direction. One guy does it all, correct? Probably would have benefited from other other people playing on it and offering some input.
Stargazer - A Great Work of Ages 2010 - I continue to have no idea what this band is attempting to do.
Roedelius - Durch Die Wuste 1978 - first track is a rock song, but about half way through, it focuses around krautrock guitar noodling that isn't entirely cosmic, but more rock oriented; still not bad - second track is long with key, piano, and electronics; some erie sounds and some good synths (not great synths) - "Glaubersalz" is simple synths and what sounds like a haprsichord - "Regenmacher" is a cool synth and percussion piece.
Furthur.2012-07-13.sbd - good 1st set: Hey Pocky Way, GSET, Crazy Fingers - good 2nd set: Scarlet, Fire, Let It Grow, Dark Star (Milestones jam at the beginning), Unbroken Chain,
Furthur.2012-07-15.sbd - really nice second set with Terraplin split in half and Estimated>Supplication.
MAMA - Study Of A Human Tongue 1987 - IOS Smolders - voice experimentation - not something I usally like, but this is an interesting album worthy of more listens - everything Smolders does is of high quality, and this is no different.
Furthur.2012-07-14.sbd - 2nd set isn't a barnburner, but it is solid and a good listen - great set list except for "Eclipse".
Jason Crumer - Walk With Me 2009 - I really like the last track a lot - good album with variation like was once common.
V/A Integration 1983 - ICR cassette collection - some nice tracks, like at the end of side 2 (couldn't follow the track listing, but I think it is the Colin Potter track), but some bad pop synth tracks that if weren't lacking vocals, they would be 3rd tier pop songs of terrible order.
Uniform Choice - Early Demos 1984 - listening to the CD and wondering if the original is this bass heavy and muddy on the bottom end - demos are usually raw and harsh with little bottom end - CD mastering? good representation of the original? - love these songs.
Paul Kelday - Expedition to the Barren 1985 - good album - experimental and ambient synth darkness and well-written tracks - recommended.
Roedelius - Lustwandel 1981 - piano, weak drum machine, and some light synths - mellow album - the drum machine being weak can get in the way of the tracks - "Wilkommen" is a good Scottish arrangement - not a terrible album, but on the weaker side overall; the 2nd half is stronger than the 1st half - short tracks, so each idea is easily bearable - "Langer Atem" has a pleasing melody and decent kettle drums, and while not ambient in a traditional sense, it is relaxing and floating in a catchy way.
Achim Reichel & Machines.73-10-20.FM-WDR-mono - krautrock - a lot of it is interview, but there are a couple of nice tracks and an easy-flowing, gentle cosmic jam of 34 minutes - nice listen, but not as phenomenal as I hoped.
Chris and Cosey - Heartbeat 1981 - good minimalist synth album for when in the Clock DVA, Roedelius, or Moebius mood - recommended.
V/A Flowmotion 1982 - ICR collection - 1st side is solid with the exception of the final track from The Legendary Pink Dots, which isn't a poor track, but it does drop the energy - 2nd side is synth and minimalist electronics and ambient heaven.
