Archive for the ‘prog’ Tag
Mastodon – Crack The Skye
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Crushed by the work lately, it’s hard to find the time to collect all the recent impressions into more than a handful of words. I’ll just say that this is by far the best metal album that I’ve heard in a year or so.
Nosound – Lightdark
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Not currently in the right mood for this post-progressive ambiental rock sound coming from Italy, but I’m taking a note as I’m pretty sure I’ll be digging it at some point.
Omar Rodriguez Lopez – Old Money
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Song titles such as How To Bill The Bilderberg Group and I Like Rockefellers’ First Two Albums, But After That… sure do promise a great blast of prog rock and free jazz? After listening to Omar’s music (At the Drive-In, De Facto, Mars Volta, solo works) for almost ten years now, this album brings yet another taste of familiarly unknown.
The Music – Strength In Numbers
Something I missed when it appeared earlier this year. I used to listen to The Music a lot when at the time of their first album; their reverbed-dance enhanced space blues was something truly refreshing. That style is still present fortunately, and although I wish that maybe there were fewer songs here and the remaining were extended into jams which they’re pretty good at doing (they do me this favour in the hidden No Danger), it’s an awesome album and I urge you to check it out.
This release is a Japanese double CD edition with 7 bonus tracks!
The Mars Volta – Live at the Electric Ballroom
I was looking for a good concert torrent and look what I’ve found! The Mars Volta in the De-Loused era; I’ve never seen them perform so far and for me it was jaw-dropping to see with how much passion they play. A must see.
Opeth – Watershed
This is the first time I listen to Opeth, although it’s their ninth album already. Their songs are often longer than ten minutes, with variations going from death metal growling peaks to subtle acoustic arrangements for guitar, strings and piano. It’s clear that they’re very skilled musicians and the leader, Mikael Åkerfeldt, has many ideas from various musical backgrounds which are often both complex and captivating. It’s just that perhaps their melancholic prog metal might not be ideal for this turn towards summer…
This torrent also includes a video for the song Porcelain Heart.
