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12-22-2014, 03:44 PM | #11043 (permalink) |
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Riverside - Second Life Syndrome (2005) This is exactly how I like my progressive rock. It's bold and complex yet doesn't stray into self-indulgent, technical wanking territory, and it's pretty much in a similar ballpark to bands like Porcupine Tree, Amplifier and Anathema. I'm really digging the seamless mix of heavy guitar riffs, synths, atmospheric passages and amazing vocals that are on offer here. It's moving and memorable stuff.
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12-22-2014, 03:44 PM | #11044 (permalink) |
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Kaoru Abe - Partitas - Unfinished A two disc set of four improvisational solo alto saxophone pieces, all titled "The Well Tempered Alto Saxophone Suite" followed by a Greek symbol (α, β, γ, or δ, to be exact). He's full of shit. While his playing is a little more restrained than say, his work with Masayuki Takayanagi, it still grows to shrieky and raucous improvisations. That's not to say that there aren't moments when Abe falls into a more sultry and pleasant direction with his playing, though; there are plenty of those moments. Albums like this are what free improvisation is all about. Abe is pretty fucking good at his instrument, but his mannerisms and phrasing don't necessarily sound classically trained. It's really Abe's passion that makes this such a unique listening experience. There are solo saxophone albums by artists who are technically better than Abe (Braxton's "For Alto" or Ken Vandermark's "Mark on the Water", for example), but they never really reach Abe's style of raw emotive discharge. Anyway, most of you guys will probably think this is just boring wankery. It's one of the better wankfests around though.
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12-22-2014, 06:34 PM | #11047 (permalink) | |
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The latter half of the album takes a stab at being deep as Ghett's withers on about his daughter and how he'll stop smoking weed (bad man) it has all the emotional depth of a single teardrop. The teardrop was shed because I needed to listen to that pile of ****e. Last edited by 14232949; 12-22-2014 at 08:13 PM. |
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Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers Anyone else bumping this shit lately? I scared the fuck out of an old Hispanic woman at a red light with "Shame On a Nigga" playing. Gangsta.
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