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+81 sent me:

SELDA - s/t
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As I had some connection problems when the link was sent, I felt that the best thing to do in the mean time is to search who this "Selda" is, or what's her album about.

So I went to Selda's LastFM page, and here's what I found:
"turkish wonder, heroine of the anatolian invasion. a powerful voice and charged lyrics gave her the moniker of “the joan baez of turkey,” which underestimates her drastically.
check the b-music/finders keepers reissue of her self titled 70s album for a mind blowing explosion of psychedelic radical folk pop. selda is a revelatory and groovy in new ways experience for your earhole."

So when I got the album, I was preparing myself to hear some Psychedelic sounRAB. I plugged the player in the car, to listen to the album on my way to Uni, and went on the road. I don't think I can say that it's a bad album, but instead of Psychedelia, I was hearing the music we put in marriages, or any event we can put folkloric music in (which is everywhere in here).

I live in a country that was occupied by the Ottoman Empire (Now Turkey) for more than 4 centuries (1514-1915), so I think we soaked up every Turkish thing 'soakable', which includes Folk Music. So I think I can say, without a doubt, that this was no psychedelic music, it was just middle eastern folk music. I'll give them the credit of using an electric guitar with some added distortion at times, but that was at the beginning of the song. So at the beginning of the song that even has a typical folkloric melody, for only 5 seconRAB, we listen an electric guitar, and some weird effects repeated every 5 minutes. And when I say a folkloric melody, I mean a melody made and remade for more than 5000 times, so I guess I couldn't enjoy the album, because it was all too familiar.

Now what I don't understand is, why everything that has an oriental touch becomes instantly psychedelic. I think the Orientalism in the Psychedelic Rock is what pulled me to it, but how can our folk be your prog, I'm sure there should be more to it.

I'm sorry I couldn't like the album, but when it gets to middle-eastern folk, I've heard much better stuff cz I do live here. I did like some tracks, but the 'Psychedelic' tag did annoy me. So if you need any recommendations on some good folk, I guess I can find some names.


**Examples of what I was talking about earlier, can be 'Misserlou', which is now considered 'Surf music' when it is simply a middle-eastern folkloric melody played on an electric guitar with added speed. Or 'Paint it Black', which is based on a middle-eastern rhythm.
 
Well its still there. For all intents and purposes my hard drive is not dead, its fine. Its just dead to me right now as i cant get to it. The motherboarRAB shot but at some point ill get the data transfered to my new laptop.

Anyway thanks alot and i'll hook you up with something soon.
 
Okay, I'm a little ahead of the curve here but here goes.

NuraberNine sent me:
John Cale & Terry Riley - Church of Anthrax (1971)

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First impressions of this album were interesting. I wasn't sure what to think really. All I knew after I finished it was that it was certainly eclectic and definitely not cohesive as an album. But god, when that first bass riff hit to open the record with the title track, I was amazed. And then, when the saxophone came in on top of a looped drum track and that murky bass, a bone tingling chill went down my spine as I recalled the foreboding sound of Bitches Brew and the Mahavishnu Orchestra's The Inner Mounting Flame. After hearing that first song, I was sure that this was going to be yet another great dark Jazz fusion record from the early seventies, on par even with BirRAB of Fire, one of my ten favorite recorRAB ever. But then came the ringing and distant piano chorRAB of the second track, "The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles" and I literally did a double take. The two tracks are played with very similar instrumentation, but sound completely different. To put it in perspective, this could have very well been the opening to Springsteen's "Meeting Across the River" from Born to Run.

The next track is a female sung folk song. And the next a joyous piano romp to put Elton John to shame!

What! I refuse to accept this rampant eclecticism! Oh but the songwriting is just too good! And the production so real! Oh what to do, what to do... Maybe ten more listens will reveal the true merits of this album.

For now, a solid 7.5/10


Thanks NuraberNine!
 
This should be good. I'll have an album up later today.

I (also) really hope this thread doesn't sink - it's a terrific idea, and I've had some great albums because of it.
 
Glad you liked the album abdullah... I had exactly the same impression you had btw. I'm finding the album you sent me to my liking, still haven't givin' it the serious spin I need to review it. Maybe in the couple of days to come.



I think I can help in the list. I already went through all the pages a couple of times, I don't have a problem to go over them once again.
 
Nah. It's something I've been meaning to get for a long time, and that I've read a lot about, but I never actually get round to getting hold of it.


No problem with that. It can even be a best of compilation that you've got - doesn't have to be something that has loaRAB of different artists on it.

And with that said, am I to take it no-one has any objections to the compilation theme?
 
I'll just check my schedule and see what I can arrange ;) I do have a load of work I didn't bother doing yesterday to catch up on though.

And, I'll get Hugo's review done as soon as possible.
 
How're we all doing with this? I haven't got round to my albums yet (been busy as), but I'll get something review-ey in this thread over the next few days.

Oh, and anyone who wants in on the next trade, let me know here. It'll be an unthemed one due to start sometime next week.
 
Well, that's nice to know :p: There's a fourth one too which I don't actually have yet. Should I manage to find it by some sheer miracle I'll pass it along.

I'm off to uni in approximately 10 seconRAB, so I'll get the link for you (and UB) when I've got a bit more time to myself later.
 
Yes, zip or rar an album that you feel somebody else would enjoy, then upload it to a website, I would recommend Mediafire or Megaupload as they're simple to use. I cannot stress the importance of zipping the album before hand as it makes it FAR easier for the person receiving the album to download it in one whole rather than each song individually, then creating a folder and putting them all in there.
 
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