PLAYLIST with COMMENTS/REVIEWS

[RG]

Been really delving into 70s prog rock lately. Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis have been my favorites. Genesis has been a revelation, as I always avoided them because of the 80s shit with Phil Collins. Great powerful stuff that doesn't have the fantastical, D&D elements that all the other prog acts relish in. Still need to check out stuff like Rush, Camel, and Van der Graaf Generator. Have never been able to get into Jethro Tull, and of course I like Pink Floyd but I've never considered them prog rock (no virtuosos)

[Zeno Marx]

Been really delving into 70s prog rock lately. Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis have been my favorites. Genesis has been a revelation, as I always avoided them because of the 80s shit with Phil Collins. Great powerful stuff that doesn't have the fantastical, D&D elements that all the other prog acts relish in. Still need to check out stuff like Rush, Camel, and Van der Graaf Generator. Have never been able to get into Jethro Tull, and of course I like Pink Floyd but I've never considered them prog rock (no virtuosos)

outside of King Crimson, these are my prog favorites and recommendations:
Atila - Reviure 1978
Biglietto per L'Inferno - s/t 1974
Biglietto per L'Inferno - Live 1974
Campo Di Marte - s/t 1973
Catherine Ribeiro & Alpes - Le Rat Debile 1974
Golden Earring - Moontan 1973
Group 1850 - Paradise Now 1969
Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Sirio 2222 1970
Il Balletto Di Bronzo - YS 1972
Jane - Together 1972
Jumbo - Vietato Ai Minori Di 18 Anni 1973
Kraan - s/t 1972
Le Orme - Collage 1971
Osanna - L'Uomo 1971
Out of Focus - Wake Up 1970
Phoenix - Cei Ce Ne-Au Dat Nume 1973
Phoenix - Cantofabule (Cantafabule) 1975
Sahara - Sunrise 1973
Spring - The Untitled 2 1973

[eyestrain]

Jaakko Vanhala Here Be Lions (Freak Animal): Have been enjoying the tape edition for some time, but had to grab this for the two extra tracks. I know I'm just preaching to the choir, but my thoughts:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[P-K]

dug up :

Orifice Training : bathroom abuse LP ....allways sounded very much like Taint, very solid record imho, wish he did more, who was behind it ?

[martialgodmask]

Jaakko Vanhala Here Be Lions (Freak Animal): Have been enjoying the tape edition for some time, but had to grab this for the two extra tracks. I know I'm just preaching to the choir, but my thoughts:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes!

NP:
Warning - Watching From A Distance

Been going back through a few older bits of doom and suchlike and decided to give this a new spin for the first time in a while. Fuck, it is good. Really good. Total sorrow vocals, love it.

Habsyll - MMVIII

Pretty much full-on Khanate aping from start to finish, enjoyable but not particularly memorable though I've come back to it a couple of times in the last year (convenience of being left in the glove compartment in the car, perhaps ha) so worthy of multiple listens.

[Dr Alex]

Anemone Tube - The Transfiguration Of The Image tape (one of the best releases this year!!)
Anemone Tube - Death Over China cd (great album! Recommended!)
Anemone Tube / Dissecting Table - This Dismal World LP (ok split... I except something better from both artist, but this is not so bad...)
Dissecting Table - The Universe Is Only An Object tape (experimental release. Not so good, not so bad. I will listen this again with more attention)
Brume / Oublier Et Mourir - A Year To Live LP (Amazing abstract experimental ambient from both artists. Oublier Et Mourir material is great surprise! Highly recommended!!!)
The Grey Wolves - Free Speech - Fight For Your Right 3" (great Wolves' blasting in nice packing)

[P-K]

np :

http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121

lots of reissues featuring 'italian stuff' these days, but nobody seems to talk about this? Great doomy low-fi work, deathindustrial, Bianhi/Toniutti, etc spring to mind. nice.

[Jaakko V.]

Been really delving into 70s prog rock lately. Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis have been my favorites. Genesis has been a revelation, as I always avoided them because of the 80s shit with Phil Collins. Great powerful stuff that doesn't have the fantastical, D&D elements that all the other prog acts relish in. Still need to check out stuff like Rush, Camel, and Van der Graaf Generator. Have never been able to get into Jethro Tull, and of course I like Pink Floyd but I've never considered them prog rock (no virtuosos)

A prog album that's been playing a lot here lately is Alphataurus' self-titled debut. Contains one of the most powerful instrumentals I've heard to this date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj6Mos_K_uU

"Epic."

[tiny_tove]

np :

http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121

lots of reissues featuring 'italian stuff' these days, but nobody seems to talk about this? Great doomy low-fi work, deathindustrial, Bianhi/Toniutti, etc spring to mind. nice.

fuck never heard of this... funny name

[martialgodmask]

Continuing my surge of doom listening:

Imindain - And The Living Shall Bury The Dead
Rough around the edges but good quality funeral death-doom, saw them a few years back and they were excellent. Dunno if they're still active or not.

Ahab - The Divinity Of Oceans
Came across this by chance and investigated further, really enjoyable. Good melodic funeral doom riffs with plenty of beef, good mix of vocal styles and a thematic obsession with Moby Dick.

Wormphlegm - In An Excruciating Way...
Still utter devastation, remember hearing this for the first time when it came out, early-2000s (I think?) and was awe-struck at the heaviosity of it. A truly great record. Total dungeon horror, sounds mouldy and vile.

[P-K]

np :

http://www.discogs.com/Cicciolina-Holocaust-Vaseline-Race/release/4726121

lots of reissues featuring 'italian stuff' these days, but nobody seems to talk about this? Great doomy low-fi work, deathindustrial, Bianhi/Toniutti, etc spring to mind. nice.

fuck never heard of this... funny name

very good imho :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8IuoBcT8Uc
or from another release : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcEn9WhwNuo

[Cauldhame]

Maeror Tri ‎– Meditamentum 2xcd

Amazing document of old Maeror Tri days. A must have for all fans of Troum/Maeror Tri and other quality drones.

I picked this up recently too and - quite apart from the great music - I'm hugely impressed by the quality of the packaging, Zoharum have done a beautiful job with it. It's even nicer than the recent reissue they did of "Emotional Engramm", which itself was beautifully presented (though I'm still getting used to the new mastering job after years of the original). While it's successfully defended its place in my top ten albums for about thirteen years now, I was always a bit disappointed in the super-minimalist art on the original pressing so it's great to see it in a package that does it justice.   

[dmkerr]

Working my way through the Psychic Rally 10-disc set.  A lot of excellent cut-up but I'm left cold by some of it so far.  Need to spend more time with it.

The New Blockaders "Simphonie in X Major".  Causes massive sweating!  Whew!

Borbetomagus and friends "Borbeto Jam".  Good but not what I would recommend to new Borbetomagus listeners.

[RG]

just noticed this on the Tesco Germany site (not on the USA site yet): http://store.tesco-germany.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?preadd=action&key=VNYAARCHAIC003

Anyone listen yet? Apparently it's almost identical to the extremely limited "Transmits From St. Petersbourgh" CDR from 2007. Sample sounds great. Picked up that new Grey Wolves live LP from the usa site a few days ago but may have to place another order once this becomes available.

[deathcamp]

UNCODIFIED "" tape (Santos) - Not bad but far from the collaboration with Wertham, qualitatively speaking.
CALIGULA031 "Odessa" (Santos) - Great release, C031 is still successful providing this particular mood.