The Deserts Of Träun, Part III: The Lilac Moon

US, 2003.

David Murray's (Estradasphere, Sculptured) solo project is "a musical adventure allying the use of jazz, funk, classical, black/death metal, rock, fusion, world, video game and electronic music to sonically describe settings, character personalities and events to an original science fiction comic book epic."

Playlist:

1. Awaiting The Majesty Of Extremes
2. The Detective In Disguise
3. Report To The Fruitless Kingdom
4. The Detective & Gary Prepare
5. Searching The Swamps
6. The Court Of The Blackmetal Princess
7. Escape From The Crystal Caverns
8. Descending The Crystal Mountain
9. The Desert Of Träun
10. Greetings From The Lilac Moon
11. Seeking The Navigator
12. Prisoner In The Brig
13. Battle Upon The Space Galleon
14. Awaiting The Sun
15. Sailing The Electrolytic Ocean
16. The Gift Of The Whirlpool Vortex
17. Longing & Foreseeing
18. The Uncompromising Blizzard
19. The Cave
20. An Unlikely Visitor
21. Infiltrating The Fortress Of Absolute Zero
22. Showdown In The Atrium Of Fallacious Foliage
23. Homecoming In The Fruitless Kingdom
24. The Destruction Of The Elevator

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Laura, Radio Swan Is Down

Australia, 2006.

Laura is a post-rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2001, they have been producing music described as emotive, intense, cinematic, atmospheric and chaotic.

Playlist:

1. Radio Swan Is Down, Part 1
2. Is There No Help for the Widow's Son?
3. I Hope
4. Numbers Stations
5. Every Light
6. Lake Vostok Beachfront
7. It's Kind of Like the Innocent Smiles You Get at the Start of a Relationship Before You Fuck Everything Up
8. Radio Swan Is Down, Part 2
9. Patterns Not People
10. Cambridge Bypass
11. Another Near Miss

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Maserati & Zombi, Split

US, 2009.

"Long in the making, this split LP finally brings together two similarly influenced and equally provocative groups: Athens, GA's Maserati - with their eternally driving, Krautrock-infused dance anthems - shares the record with Pittsburgh's favorite Italo-cinema fetishists, Zombi."

Playlist:

1. Join Us, Mystic Sister / No More Sages (Maserati)
2. Monoliths / Thieves (Maserati)
3. Infinity (Zombi)

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Guizado, Punx

Brazil, 2008.

Very interesting experimental eletronica/jazz/rock/psychedelic/avant-garde ensemble from São Paulo, Brazil.

Playlist:

1. Vermelho
2. Miragem
3. Maya
4. Areias
5. Rinkisha
6. Coloridos
7. Der Golem
8. Órbitas
9. Sagitariu's Dream
10. Afroka
11. Zonzo

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A Backward Glance On A Travel Road, Self-Titled

France, 2009.

A Backward Glance on a Travel Road is a project born out of the progressive metal group Hypno5e. This work is, however, entirely acoustic, "while keeping the progressive and epic feel, mood swings from haunting to hopeful, and guitar tones as deep as the abyss".

Playlist:

1. Regular Barbary
2. Falling
3. Johny Got His Gun
4. In Absentia part I
5. In Absentia part II
6. Hier Régnant Désert
7. Approximativement Moi

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Gil Scott-Heron, I'm New Here

US, 2010

One of the most important progenitors of rap music is back after 13 years of inactivity. I’m New Here presents autobiographical, spoken word interludes against fully developed songs (which Gil’s voice handles with more character than inherent talent), and word jazz. The skeletal arrangements and minimalist electronica is a perfect backdrop for his prose and the subject matter is compelling enough for repeated listens.

Playlist:

1. On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 1) 2:20
2. Me And The Devil 3:33
3. I'm New Here 3:33
4. Your Soul And Mine 2:02
5. Parents (Interlude) 0:18
6. I'll Take Care Of You 2:58
7. Being Blessed (interlude) 0:12
8. Where Did The Night Go 1:14
9. I Was Guided (Interlude) 0:14
10. New York Is Killing Me 4:29
11. Certain Things (Interlude) 0:08
12. Running 2:00
13. The Crutch 2:44
14. I've Been Me (Interlude) 0:16
15. On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 2) 2:15


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T-Bone Walker, The Original Source

US, 2002

it's time to relax,
and you know what that means,
a glass of wine, your favourite easy chair,
and of course this compact disc playing and your home stereo.
So go on and indulge yourself,
that's right, kick off your shoes, put your feet up,
lean back and just enjoy the melodies.
After all, music soothes even the savage beast.

No playlist this time... 4 CD's

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Junius, The Martyrdom of a Catastrophist

US, 2009.

Junius' new record is a full-fledged concept album, inspired by the life and theories of controversial scholar Immanuel Velikovsky. The album’s ten songs are both cinematic and accessible, building to crescendos which echo some of post-rock’s most epic moments, but with vocals, hooks, and lyrics creating focus throughout. Actual quotes from Velikovsky’s interviews and lectures are interspersed between songs, providing a sense of narrative to the proceedings.

Playlist:

1. Birth Rites By Torchlight
2. The Antediluvian Fire
3. (turning to the spirits of the hours...)
4. A Dramatist Plays Catastrophist
5. Ten Year Librarian
6. Stargazers & Gravediggers
7. (...he fell before her)
8. Elisheva, I Love You
9. Letters From Saint Angelica
10. The Mourning Eulogy

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Jardín de la Croix, Pomeroy

Spain, 2008.

"Jardín de la Croix is a Spanish instrumental math rock band formed in 2007 in Madrid. The group finds itself at ease within its prominent and complex rhythmic structures and its layered harmonic guitars usually arranged in lengthy instrumental compositions."

Playlist:

1. Polyhedron
2. Jesse Harding
3. Suomi
4. Boston Steamer
5. Antioquia
6. Synaesthesia

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The End Of The Ocean, Calm Seas Don't Make Sailors

US, 2009.

"The End Of The Ocean is a five piece instrumental post-rock band based out of Columbus, Ohio. Engulfing listeners in waves of eerie nostalgia and sorrow, the ambiance of The End Of The Ocean becomes a self-voyage of life’s ebb and flow unfailingly finding a beacon of hope at the horizon."

Playlist:

1. Docks
2. Romancing The Stars
3. Setting Sail
4. Siren Sound

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Apse, Climb Up

US, 2009.

Apse was formed in 1999 in Newtown, Connecticut as a three-piece while the members were still in high school. The group made purely instrumental dark ambient rock until about 2003, when reverberant lead vocals and a more dynamic atmosphere were added.

Playlist:

1. Blown Doors
2. 3.1
3. All Mine
4. Rook
5. In Gold
6. The Age
7. Tropica
8. The Whip
9. Lie
10. The Return
11. Climb Up
12. Closure

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Fabrizio de André, Tutti morimmo a stento

1968, Italy

This album is a late sixties classic. If you dig Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel, you should give Tutti Morimmo a Stento a listen. It is an authentic European/Italian folk masterpiece, believe me.


Playlist:

1 Cantico dei Drogati 7:06
2 Primo Intermezzo 1:57
3 Leggenda di Natale 3:14
4 Secondo Intermezzo 1:56
5 Ballata degli Impiccati 4:22
6 Inverno 4:10
7 Girotondo 3:06
8 Terzo Intermezzo 2:12
9 Recitativo 2:35
10 Corale (Leggenda del Re Infelice) 5:02

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