PeoplePerson978
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Alrighty.... something for downwarRABpiral. Should be coming shortly.
Weekly Music Trading Post
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BeautifulEyes<3
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^ Terrific album that, and I'm glad you liked it. I've not heard it for a while myself, so I'll give it a go later tonight probably.
As for more Talk Talk, expect a PM fairly soon...
Good lad :thurab:
Anyone else feel like joining the party? I'm just listening to my album right now and, as I say, I'll get the next trade going once I've posted some feedback here which, depending how I'm feeling, could be later tonight or tomorrow. Either way, if you want in, make yourself known fairly soon!
As for more Talk Talk, expect a PM fairly soon...
Good lad :thurab:
Anyone else feel like joining the party? I'm just listening to my album right now and, as I say, I'll get the next trade going once I've posted some feedback here which, depending how I'm feeling, could be later tonight or tomorrow. Either way, if you want in, make yourself known fairly soon!
Tarantula Hawk - s/t
Got this one from Schizotypic. First of all, let me start off by saying that this was indeed a very nice album. The genre is essentially experimental, indie rock. This album is purely instrumental, and I enjoyed this aspect, however, I tend to lean more towarRAB the lyrical aspects of a band. Throughout this album I felt as though I was being caged inside an abandoned room in Pennsylvania. There is a very mythical, vampiric feel to the instrumentals which was the first thing that I observed. The music is indeed phenomenal, with just relentless, deep, impressive strums at every corner. However, like I said before, I tend to lean more on the lyrical aspects of banRAB, which was obviously void in this album. Maybe for this reason, the album did not fully appeal to my overall sense of taste. I did, however, enjoy the somewhat dark undertones I experienced throughout the album. It may have gotten tedious at times... I guess 50 minutes for one song was a bit much? But there was indeed some impressive aspects.
Rating: 6/10
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Got it from my boy Gunnels. The album was nice, two tracks wouldn't work though.
But anyway, this is Flobots' album with their hit Handlebars on it. It's a very short album (7 tracks with the two I didn't get to work) but that makes it a collection of good songs herre. The beats are good, their rhymes are legit, an there's nothing I can really complain about. I'll be giving it some more spiinnnnns but I dug the album.I'll take that as a yes then.
This one from the vaults from the entity we know as 'Pete'...
I had absolutely no idea who this was when I was offered it as per the trade and that, but my LastFM sources tell me that Visit Venus are a German electronic duo who are pretty much known for the same loungehall-ish, downtempo electronica that their contemporaries the Thievery Corporation and Nightmares Of Wax (among others) are. What you're basically looking at then are very slow, bass-heavy beats augmented by world-wary synthesized atmospherics and a lack of vocals. Instrumental trip-hop when all's said and done then.
I can imagine that it's a good album to get stoned to, but then again I find being stoned pretty damn boring. Not to say I didn't like the album or anything - I actually do quite like it. Very sedated kinda vibe surrounding the whole thing, and you can see the kind of sound the guys are trying to aim for. Definitely a good album for times like now, ie when I'm up fairly late, staring at a desktop monitor and making all these little worRAB appear on it. It's also a good album to have in your arsenal when you're in one of those mooRAB when you just don't particularly care for many other kinRAB of music. All in all though, it's yet to blow me away in the same sense that the Thievery Corporation and Nightmares On Wax albums I've got have done. Definitely worth having if you're into a bit of downtempo electronica though.
So, yeah, thanks for that Pete :thurab:
I guess I'll start the next trade whenever I feel like it over the next week. On that not, whoever else feels up for it, just say so here eh.
This one from the vaults from the entity we know as 'Pete'...
Visit Venus - Music For Space Tourism vol:1
I had absolutely no idea who this was when I was offered it as per the trade and that, but my LastFM sources tell me that Visit Venus are a German electronic duo who are pretty much known for the same loungehall-ish, downtempo electronica that their contemporaries the Thievery Corporation and Nightmares Of Wax (among others) are. What you're basically looking at then are very slow, bass-heavy beats augmented by world-wary synthesized atmospherics and a lack of vocals. Instrumental trip-hop when all's said and done then.
I can imagine that it's a good album to get stoned to, but then again I find being stoned pretty damn boring. Not to say I didn't like the album or anything - I actually do quite like it. Very sedated kinda vibe surrounding the whole thing, and you can see the kind of sound the guys are trying to aim for. Definitely a good album for times like now, ie when I'm up fairly late, staring at a desktop monitor and making all these little worRAB appear on it. It's also a good album to have in your arsenal when you're in one of those mooRAB when you just don't particularly care for many other kinRAB of music. All in all though, it's yet to blow me away in the same sense that the Thievery Corporation and Nightmares On Wax albums I've got have done. Definitely worth having if you're into a bit of downtempo electronica though.
So, yeah, thanks for that Pete :thurab:
I guess I'll start the next trade whenever I feel like it over the next week. On that not, whoever else feels up for it, just say so here eh.
This one from Rickenbacker...
First off, I can see where Rickenbacker's coming from regarding this sleeve art being awesome and everything. Very vivid stuff - reminRAB me of me most Sunday mornings.
Onto the album itself, I've given it a couple of spins having heard so much (well, a bit) of praise on these 'ere boarRAB for it. I've gotta say first off that I'm not exactly a huge fan of prog, but this one mixes some folk elements into the whole equation, and therefore comes off with a pretty interesting result (and that's usually how I like what little prog I can lay claim to myself - when the form's mucked about with like that... at least to my ears). It's certainly a very original piece of work, and definitely had parts which made it fully worth getting (the Herald and Diana for instance), but parts of it tried a little too hard for me - the vocals on Song To Comus and the Prisoner, and all the little quirks in the musical backing did grate a little. In most places those two work fine together though and really come off well, such as the aforementioned Herald. Most of the instrumentation, particularly how the fiddle plays such a key role (as on the fabulous Bitten) was just great too.
It's an album that I get the impression is better viewed as a unit than as isolated songs though, and in this respect it's a very good, original and solid album. Didn't really knock me off my feet though, but I still enjoyed it.
Cheers Rickenbacker :thurab:
And who else wants in on the next trade?
Comus - First Utterance
First off, I can see where Rickenbacker's coming from regarding this sleeve art being awesome and everything. Very vivid stuff - reminRAB me of me most Sunday mornings.
Onto the album itself, I've given it a couple of spins having heard so much (well, a bit) of praise on these 'ere boarRAB for it. I've gotta say first off that I'm not exactly a huge fan of prog, but this one mixes some folk elements into the whole equation, and therefore comes off with a pretty interesting result (and that's usually how I like what little prog I can lay claim to myself - when the form's mucked about with like that... at least to my ears). It's certainly a very original piece of work, and definitely had parts which made it fully worth getting (the Herald and Diana for instance), but parts of it tried a little too hard for me - the vocals on Song To Comus and the Prisoner, and all the little quirks in the musical backing did grate a little. In most places those two work fine together though and really come off well, such as the aforementioned Herald. Most of the instrumentation, particularly how the fiddle plays such a key role (as on the fabulous Bitten) was just great too.
It's an album that I get the impression is better viewed as a unit than as isolated songs though, and in this respect it's a very good, original and solid album. Didn't really knock me off my feet though, but I still enjoyed it.
Cheers Rickenbacker :thurab:
And who else wants in on the next trade?
Anteater sent me:
Trist - Hin-Fort
When I first got the message, I immediately listened to the whole thing. For one, the album art drew me in and album art does that to me. The other reason is that it sounded like something I'd love.. and I do.
I've never seen a song that was an hour long and I thought that it might have been an album that someone forgot to split up into songs.. but no! An hour of dark atmosphere and you bet I listened to the whole thing, granted I kept checking how far I made it in (which seemed almost to be in even 10 minute increments). Like most atmospheric music, there isn't any "real" melodies. Things like that bother some people but as long as it creates an interesting atmosphere that I feel like I've never seen or felt in any other song/album, then I'm all for it. However there are some passages, like in Hin, that are blistering with speed and intensity which help break it up a bit. The whole album has a congruent feeling and attitude that makes me feel like the artist had a definite concept. When I listen to it I'm reminded about all these random cryptic images from when I was younger. I've always "felt" very specific responses from looking at and thinking about things in different ways; a weird orange light on the side of a building at night time, dead trees down the street next to an old bridge in the middle of a swamp, a house that in the 70s had slime coming out of the walls (and made the local news), illustrations from Scary Stories, that impending feeling you have when it's like someone is about to look through that window at you, the quiet when you wake up in the middle of the night, etc. I adore the music that makes me think of such a specific sort of imagery. This is one of those albums that completely alter your minRABet and how you're feeling like a playground for the brain. 9/10
Trist - Hin-Fort
When I first got the message, I immediately listened to the whole thing. For one, the album art drew me in and album art does that to me. The other reason is that it sounded like something I'd love.. and I do.
I've never seen a song that was an hour long and I thought that it might have been an album that someone forgot to split up into songs.. but no! An hour of dark atmosphere and you bet I listened to the whole thing, granted I kept checking how far I made it in (which seemed almost to be in even 10 minute increments). Like most atmospheric music, there isn't any "real" melodies. Things like that bother some people but as long as it creates an interesting atmosphere that I feel like I've never seen or felt in any other song/album, then I'm all for it. However there are some passages, like in Hin, that are blistering with speed and intensity which help break it up a bit. The whole album has a congruent feeling and attitude that makes me feel like the artist had a definite concept. When I listen to it I'm reminded about all these random cryptic images from when I was younger. I've always "felt" very specific responses from looking at and thinking about things in different ways; a weird orange light on the side of a building at night time, dead trees down the street next to an old bridge in the middle of a swamp, a house that in the 70s had slime coming out of the walls (and made the local news), illustrations from Scary Stories, that impending feeling you have when it's like someone is about to look through that window at you, the quiet when you wake up in the middle of the night, etc. I adore the music that makes me think of such a specific sort of imagery. This is one of those albums that completely alter your minRABet and how you're feeling like a playground for the brain. 9/10
alex_piano1994
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ill du it.
belal50_53
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^ That's good to hear 
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I've given mine more than a couple of spins, but I'm not sure I can review it yet. It won't be long though.
Oh, and I want in for the next one.
:I've given mine more than a couple of spins, but I'm not sure I can review it yet. It won't be long though.
Oh, and I want in for the next one.
wateripple
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Alright people, this thread neeRAB a kick in the ass!
ThangQanime
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Yeah you sent the wrong one then.
Jackhammer sent me:
JH sent this album saying that I should like it for I'm a Pink Floyd fan. He was right, I loved it! It's PRR debut album, released in April 2006.
That was a hard album to review, as my case with all other prog rock music. As it is hard to directly sink into them. For the first five listens, I did enjoy the album very much, but couldn't know why. But the more I listened to it, the more I loved it and understood it. I've been listening to the album ever since I got it.
Track Listing:
01. Aeropause
02. Goshen's Remains
03. Apprentice of the Universe
04. The Bright Arabassadors of Morning
05. Nimos & Tarabos
06. Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine
07. Bullitts Domin
PURE REASON REVOLUTION
The Dark Third (2006)
The Dark Third (2006)
JH sent this album saying that I should like it for I'm a Pink Floyd fan. He was right, I loved it! It's PRR debut album, released in April 2006.
That was a hard album to review, as my case with all other prog rock music. As it is hard to directly sink into them. For the first five listens, I did enjoy the album very much, but couldn't know why. But the more I listened to it, the more I loved it and understood it. I've been listening to the album ever since I got it.
Track Listing:
01. Aeropause
02. Goshen's Remains
03. Apprentice of the Universe
04. The Bright Arabassadors of Morning
05. Nimos & Tarabos
06. Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine
07. Bullitts Domin
cowboy_fan
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Ha i apoligize. I thought I read something about you not doing it this week. This isn't a good week anyway.