The Evpatoria Report, Maar

Switzerland, 2008.

Band formed in 2002, consisting of two guitars, a bass, drums, a violin and a keyboard. The Evpatoria Report play epic instrumental/post-rock, combining serenity, power and intensity.

Playlist:

1. Eighteen Robins Road
2. Dar Now
3. Mithridate
4. Acheron

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Cold Sun, Dark Shadows

US, sometime in the 60s

Originally released 20 years after recording, "Dark Shadows" bears testament not only to Texas psych but has a long and turbulent history of it's own. The Internet slowly saved this hidden gem from a life in obscurity. The use of the electrified autoharp make it unique and only heighten the surreal ambience of the record.



Playlist:

01-Rama
02-Here in the Year
03-See What You Cause
04-Twisted Flower
05-South Texas
06-For Ever
07-Fall

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Ty Tabor, Rock Garden

U.S., 2006

As a follow-up to Nuagenoir's post, here goes another solo album of Ty Tabor.
Rock Garden is one full of beautiful licks and nicely constructed rock music, if just you're into this kind of music. Personally, i take it as his best so far.



Playlist:

1. Ride
2. Stalker
3. I Know What I'm Missing
4. Afraid
5. Play
6. Beautiful Sky
7. She's a Tree
8. Take it Back
9. Wading In
10. Thankful
11. Pretty Good


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Sylvain Chauveau, Le Livre Noir du Capitalisme

France, 2000.

Sylvain Chauveau is an artist and composer from Bayonne, France. His music is composed by contemporary classical piano melodies, minimal ambient electronics, and very soft strings, winds and vocals.

Playlist:

1. Et Peu À Peu Les Flots Respiraient Comme On Pleure
2. JLG
3. Hurlements En Faveur De Serge T.
4. Le Marin Rejeté Par La Mer
5. Dernière Étape Avant Le Silence
6. Dialogues Avec Le Vent
7. Ses Mains Tremblent Encore
8. Ma Contribution à l'Industrie Phonographique
9. Géographie Intime
10. Je Suis Vivant Et Vous Êtes Morts
11. Mon Royaume
12. Potlatch (1971-1999)
13. Un Souffle Remua La Nuit

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Korai Öröm, 2009

Hungary, 2009

Like fellow compatriots Másfel, Korai Öröm blend Hungarian folk with progressive rock. Korai Öröm in particular delve in psychedelic and space rock influences, lying somewhere between the brilliance of Hawkwind and the danceable ethnic rythms of Ozric Tentacles.


Playlist:

01 - Uj arab
02 - Tizenketto negyed
03 - Kinai
04 - Uszos
05 - Mbira
06 - A paraszt visszavag
07 - Szubaru
08 - Latin
09 - Akusztikus

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Indukti, Idmen

Poland, 2009.

A long-awaited album. Idmen maintains Indukti's progressive structure, swarming with oriental melodies and violin-driven songs, but introduces a slightly heavier rhythm and some Arcturian (they sound like Garm to me) metal vocals.

Playlist:

1. Sansara
2. Tusan Homichi Tuvota
3. Sunken Bell
4. ...And Who's The God Now?!
5. Indukted
6. Aemaet
7. Nemesis Voices
8. Ninth Wave

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Ef, Give Me Beauty... Or Give Me Death!

Sweden, 2006.

A quintet hailing from Gothenburg that offers a soothing, atmospheric and dense form of post-rock, using little vocals, comparable to Mono or Yndi Halda.

Playlist:

1. Ett
2. Hello Scotland
3. Final Touch Hidden Agenda
4. He Came He Stayed He Fell
5. Tomorrow My Friend...
6. Well Meet In The End
7. Misinform The Uninformed (bonus track)

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Caïna, Caïna EP

England, 2009.

Caïna is a one-man band, from Hampshire/Sussex. Stylistically, it draws from influences as disparate as Black and Death Metal, drone, dream-pop/shoegaze, neofolk and post-rock.

Playlist:

1. The Approaching Chastisement
2. Drilling The Spire
3. To Pluck The Night Up By Its Skin
4. You Worship The Wrong Carpenter

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Andrei Machado, Étant

Brazil, 2009.

Similar to Eluvium, Bosques De Mi Mente, and Matthew Robert Cooper. Andrei Machado creates a beautiful atmosphere with very simple piano melodies.

Playlist:

1. Ecce Homo
2. O Cemitério Dos Deuses Mortos
3. Achei O Abismo, Está Em Mim
4. Prelúdio
5. O Limiar Da Eternidade
6. Somos Poeira De Estrelas
7. Minha Vida Sem Mim
8. Uma Canção Para Werther
9. E, Finalmente, Deixei O Sol Entrar

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Secret Chiefs 3, Book M

US, 2001.

Book M is the third studio album by Secret Chiefs 3, an experimental group led by composer and producer Trey Spruance, former guitarist of Mr. Bungle and Faith No More. SC3 comprise a various range of musical styles including surf rock, Persian, Arabic, Indian, death metal, electronic and film music.

Playlist:

1. Knights Of Damcar
2. Hagia Sophia
3. Vajra
4. Ship Of Fools (Stone Of Exile)
5. Horsemen Of The Invisible
6. Combat For The Angel
7. Zulfiqar III
8. Siege Perilous
9. Dolorous Stroke
10. Blaze Of The Grail
11. Lapsit Exillis
12. Lapis Baitulous
13. Safina

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The Pax Cecilia, Nouveau

US, 2004.

The Pax Cecilia's first album is an obscure release that lacks the experimental instrumentation and production quality from their subsequent work, Blessed Are The Bonds. Notwithstanding, it is an enjoyable album overall, nicely incorporating violin and piano-ridden melodies into a post-hardcore structure. Screamo vocals aside, Nouveau anticipates a very interesting composition.

Playlist:

1. Opening Monologue
2. Beneath Every Powerline There Is Still A Graveyard
3. An Aurora: The Crux Candide
4. MDCCLXXV
5. Fluorescence A.D. 1429: Burning The Body Of Joan Of Arc, Or "Cupid"
6. Phosphorescence A.D. 79: Buring The City Of Pompeii, Or "Psyche"
7. England: Theatre Of The Air
8. A Denouement

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