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12-14-2016, 12:49 PM | #3051 (permalink) |
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See if you can find out what it was. I went back and took up as far as I knew all the tracks that had been recced while I was away, but I haven't time to do that again, sorry.
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12-14-2016, 12:49 PM | #3052 (permalink) |
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well **** it, let's do Title Fight - Hyperview then
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12-21-2016, 10:05 AM | #3053 (permalink) |
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Title: Attahk Artiste: Magma Genre: Various Familiarity: Zero Recommended by: Frownland Expectations: There's always an element of suspicion and even dread in a rec from Frownland, though over the years he has managed to provide a few albums I've ended up liking. His strike rate though is pretty poor. This one sounds just as weird, with, as I read, a totally made-up language to boot. However there are, or were, elements of progressive rock apparently in Magma originally, so all may not be lost. It's also not a week long, so there's hope there. Still, can't help but feel a shiver run down my spine... And again, not on Spotify. Sigh. If it wasn't for YouTube I would be unable to review a large percentage of the albums I'm being recced. It's almost like Spotify are providing a worse, rather than better service as the years roll on. 1. The last seven minutes (1970-1971, Part 1): First impressions: it's like listening to jazz. This is not good. Vocals getting going now, not too bad. Vocals are a bit mad, but overall I can't say I hate it, though I don't love it. I'll give this a cautious Orange (that's an edgy peice of fruit waiting to cross busy traffic, in case you wondered). 2. Spiritual song (Negro song): This is better. Sing it, brothers and sisters! Very funky. 3. Rinde (Eastern song): This is very good too. Love the piano. The singing is very impressive. Melody sounds vaguely familiar? 4. Liriïk Necronomicus Kahnt (in which our heroes Ürgon & Ğorğo Meet) : Yeah, I can kind of get into this. It's a little chaotic, but it's definitely got rhythm. 5. Maahnt (The wizard's fight versus the devil): OK, did not like that one little bit. 6. Dondaï (To an Eternal Love) : This definitely has something though. Started out kind of as a ballad and has now turned into a kind of semi-soul/funk groove with added chants. Nice. 7. Nono (1978, Phase II): Definitely not crazy about this. It's all right but that's about it. Very repetitive. End result: Meh, not as bad as I had expected, but unlikely to be anything I would listen to again. For a Frownland rec it was pleasingly tame, so there is that. So, Love or Hate? It's Christmas so I'll be generous and give it a Love.
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12-21-2016, 10:08 AM | #3054 (permalink) |
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Glad you were able to get around to most of it, though in hindsight I would've recced a different album.
And it is on spotify, it's just under a compilation album called "Trilogy" that has, yep, three of their albums on it. It was on there as its own thing back when I recommended it though.
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I couldn't find my old one but it was a joke anyways.
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12-21-2016, 11:30 AM | #3059 (permalink) |
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Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages
I really don't know, I expect you'll hate parts like Pharoah's wilder saxophone parts but I think you'll adore the softer songs like "Who Does She Hope to Be?".
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Missed it. Link?
And... James Chance & the Contortions - Buy
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