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Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning (2011)

2012-01-27T09:50:00.000-08:00

Grace for Drowning is the second studio solo album by Steven Wilson, producer, songwriter, and frontman of Porcupine Tree. It was released by Kscope Music Records on September 26, 2011. After the release of his first solo album, Insurgentes, Steven Wilson spent time on a number of his other projects. These include Porcupine Tree's album The Incident in 2009, Blackfield's third album Welcome to My DNA, on March 28, 2011, and an on-going project with Mikael Akerfeldt (the leader of the band Opeth) named Storm Corrosion. However, amongst these projects, in 2010, he announced that he had started working on his second solo album as well. - Wikipedia

Steven Wilson - Vocals, Keys, Autoharp, Harmonium, Percussion, Bass Guitar, Piano, Electric Guitar

Theo Travis - Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

Dave Kerzner - Sound Design

Tony Levin - Stick, Bass Guitar

Jordan Rudess - Piano

Pat Mastelotto - Drums

Steve Hackett - Electric Guitar

Trey Gunn - Warr Guitar, Bass Guitar

Sand Snowman - Acoustic Guitar

Disc I: Deform to Form a Star
1. Grace for Drowning (2:06)
2. Sectarian (7:41)
3. Deform to Form a Star (7:51)
4. No Part of Me (5:45)
5. Postcard (4:29)
6. Raider Prelude (2:23)
7. Remainder the Black Dog (9:27)

Disc II: Like Dust I Have Cleared from My Eye
1. Belle de Jour (2:59)
2. Index (4:49)
3. Track One (4:16)
4. Raider II (23:21)
5. Like Dust I Have Cleared from My Eye (8:01)

Van der Graaf Generator - Still Life (1976)

2012-01-27T08:49:00.000-08:00

Still Life is an album by Van der Graaf Generator. It was originally released in 1976. The album cover shows a Lichtenberg figure. Jonathan Barnett of New Musical Express, describing the songs on the album, wrote: "They start off with the kind of morbid over-sensibility, y'know.. smart ass existientialist one-liners like that, accompanied by furtive, lurching manic melodies that emphasise the personality disorientation of the whole thing." - Wikipedia

Peter Hammill - Vocals, Guitar, Piano

David Jackson - Saxophone, Flute

Hugh Banton - Organ, Bass, Mellotron, Piano

Guy Evans - Drums, Percussion

1. Pilgrims (7:12)

2. Still Life (7:24)

3. La Rossa (9:52)

4. My Room (Waiting for Wonderland) (8:02)

5. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End (12:24)

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (1970)

2012-01-27T07:02:00.000-08:00

Atom Heart Mother is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1970 by Harvest and EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Harvest and Capitol in the United States. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, and reached number one in the United Kingdom, and number 55 in the United States charts, and went gold in the U.S. in March 1994. A re-mastered CD was released in 1994 in the UK, and in 1995 in the US. The album cover appears in Stanley Kubrick's film A Clockwork Orange. The piece is a progression from Pink Floyd's earlier instrumental pieces such as "A Saucerful of Secrets" and even earlier, "Interstellar Overdrive". The "Atom Heart Mother" suite takes up all of side one, and is split into six parts, featuring a full brass section and choir which take most of the lead melody lines, while Pink Floyd mainly provide the backing tracks; a reverse of the 1960s pop music practice of using orchestration as the background, and putting the rock band in front. However, there is one section where a bluesy electric guitar solo by David Gilmour takes the lead. Critical reaction to the suite has always been mixed, and all band members have expressed negativity toward it in recent times. But they appear to have been enthusiastic about the suite in the early 1970s, taking a full brass section and choir on tour just for the purpose of performing this piece; a move which caused the tour to lose money. A later arrangement without brass or choir, and pared down from 25 minutes to 15 by omitting the "collage" sections and closing reprise of the main theme, remained in their live repertoire into 1972, performed in concerts that also previewed The Dark Side of the Moon. June 2008 saw Ron Geesin perform "Atom Heart Mother" with Italian tribute band Mun Floyd over two nights as part of the Chelsea Festival. Geesin introduced it with a history and slide show. The performances featured full choir, brass and noted cellist Caroline Dale, who has worked with David Gilmour. The second night saw Gilmour join Geesin on stage for the performance. The song was extended to over 35 minutes and received many excellent reviews. Side two opens with three five-minute songs: one by each of the band's three resident songwriters, and closes with a suite with sound effects primarily conceived by Nick Mason, but credited to the whole group (and based mostly on musical ideas by Gilmour). Therefore, this album's concept is similar to their previous Ummagumma album, in that it features the full band in the first half, and focuses on individual members in the second half. Roger Waters contributes a folk ballad called "If" which he would play frequently at live shows in support of his Radio K.A.O.S. album, more than a decade later. This is followed by Rick Wright's brass-heavy "Summer '68", a critique of the "rock 'n' roll" lifestyle that would soon become characteristic of Pink Floyd. Next is David Gilmour's "Fat Old Sun", for which a 15 minute extended arrangement spent two years as a key part of the band's live set, and is a staple of Gilmour's various solo tours. The final track, "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", is divided into three segments, each with its own descriptive title, joined by dialogue and sound effects of then-roadie Alan Stiles preparing, discussing, and eating breakfast. A slightly re-worked version was performed onstage only once on 22 December 1970 at Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England with the band members pausing between pieces to eat and drink their breakfast. - Wikipedia

David Gilmour – Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals

Nick Mason – Drums, Percussion, Tape Editing, Tape Collage

Roger Waters – Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Tape Effects, Tape Collage, Vocal

Richard Wright – Hammond Organ, Piano, Mellotron, Farfisa Compact Duo Organ, Orchestration, Vocal

1. Atom Heart Mother (23:44)
2. If (4:31)
3. Summer '68 (5:29)
4. Fat Old Sun (5:22)
5. Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast (13:00)

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (2005)

2012-01-27T06:45:00.000-08:00

Deadwing is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released on March 28, 2005. It quickly became the band's best selling album to date, though was later surpassed by Fear of a Blank Planet. The album is based on a screenplay written by Steven Wilson and Mike Bennion, and is essentially a ghost story. Wilson had expressed the intention to eventually have this film script made into a movie. The album produced two singles, "Shallow" and "Lazarus". "Shallow" also appeared in the movie Four Brothers. It can be heard as background music in a bar. The album also produced three music videos for "Lazarus", "The Start of Something Beautiful", and "Glass Arm Shattering". The album includes collaborations with King Crimson's Adrian Belew, who plays guitar solos on the title track "Deadwing" and "Halo", and Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt, who adds vocal harmonies on "Deadwing, "Lazarus", and "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here". He also plays the second guitar solo on "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here". - Wikipedia

Steven Wilson - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Hammered Dulcimer, Bass Guitar

Richard Barbieri - Keyboards and Synthesizers

Colin Edwin - Bass Guitar

Gavin Harrison - Drums and Percussion

Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) - Backing Vocals, Second Guitar Solo

Adrian Belew (King Crimson) - Solo Guitar

1. Deadwing (9:46)
2. Shallow (4:17)
3. Lazarus 4:18)
4. Halo (4:38)
5. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (12:02)
6. Mellotron Scratch (6:57)
7. Open Car (3:46)
8. The Start of Something Beautiful (7:39)
9. Glass Arm Shattering (6:17)

Swans - My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky (2010)

2012-01-17T13:03:00.000-08:00

My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky is a studio album by Swans released on September 23, 2010; it is their first studio recording in 14 years. Swans founder Michael Gira funded the recording of this album by creating the limited-edition album I Am Not Insane and chose several collaborators from previous Swans line-ups as well as his side project Angels of Light to record and tour for this album. My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky has received positive critical feedback for the return of Swans as well as the rich spiritual themes of the lyrics. - Wikipedia

Michael Gira – Electric Guitar, Vocals

Christoph Hahn – Electric Guitar, Mouth Harp

Thor Harris – Drums, Percussion, Vibes, Keyboards

Chris Pravdica – Bass Guitar

Phil Puleo – Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer

Norman Westberg – Electric Guitar, E-bow

1. No Words/No Thoughts (9:24)

2. Reeling the Liars In (2:20)

3. Jim (6:46)

4. My Birth (3:52)

5. You Fucking People Make Me Sick (5:08)

6. Inside Madeline (6:36)

7. Eden Prison (6:03)

8. Little Mouth (4:12)

The Kills - Blood Pressures (2011)

2011-12-24T11:42:00.000-08:00

Blood Pressures is the fourth studio album by indie rock band The Kills. Kills's fourth album as "another mostly successful attempt to wrench effective material from a barebones method of hollow attitude and instrumental minimalism". Masters of "a high-wire act" involving "a small bag of tricks shaken up a little differently each time", the Kills "write songs that are invariably concave structures, spacious echo chambers for lurching, fuzzed-out guitar and softly staccato talk-singing", keeping "drawing blood from this stone, readjusting and tweaking their formula", the reviewer expands. - Wikipedia

Alison Mosshart - Vocals, Guitar

Jamie Hince - Guitar, Vocals, Mellotron, Drums, Percussion

Bill Skibbe - Engineer

Jessica Ruffins - Engineer

1. Future Starts Slow (4:05)

2. Satellite (4:14)

3. Heart Is a Beating Drum (4:20)

4. Nail in My Coffin (3:32)

5. Wild Charms (1:14)

6. DNA (4:32)

7. Baby Says (4:28)

8. The Last Goodbye (3:41)

9. Damned If She Do (3:52)

10. You Don't Own the Road (3:22)

11. Pots and Pans (4:35)

Deadboy and the Elephantmen - If This Is Hell, Then I'm Lucky (2002)

2011-12-24T11:36:00.000-08:00

If This Is Hell, Then I'm Lucky is the debut album by Deadboy & the Elephantmen, fronted by Dax Riggs, formerly of Acid Bath and Agents of Oblivion. The album was re-released on February 5, 2008 under Dax Riggs' name only, and again in 2010 by Rotten Records, using the bands proper title. - Wikipedia

Dax Riggs - Vocals, Guitar

Jason Dupre - Guitar

Christopher Goat - Bass Guitar

Jeff LeCompte - Drums, Percussion

1. Strange Television (6:14)

2. Waking Up Insane (4:30)

3. "Song with No Name (4:03)

4. Graves Beyond Windows (3:51)

5. Otherworldly Dreamer (7:50)

6. Like the Dead Would Laugh (5:07)

7. High Monster (4:42)

8. Heart of Green (8:16)

9. Barefoot in the Dark (4:20)

10. Theme Song (7:53)

Ozric Tentacles - Jurassic Shift (1993)

2011-12-01T06:14:00.000-08:00

Jurassic Shift is a studio album by British band Ozric Tentacles. It was first released in 1993 on the band's own label on Dovetail Records. In 1998 a re-release came from Snapper Music, with one additional track. The album was released yet again in 2004, this time paired with Erpland in Snapper Music's Recall 2CD series. - Wikipedia

Ed Wynne - Guitars, Koto, Keyboards

Joie Hinton - Keyboards, Samples, Atmospheres

Mervin Pepler - Drums, Ethnic Percussion, Babble

John Egan - Flutes, Babble

Roly Wynne - Bass

Zia Geelani - Bass

Marcus Carcus - Ethnic Percussion

Generator John - Tambourine

1. Sunhair (5:43)

2. Stretchy (6:51)

3. Feng Shui (10:24)

4. Half Light in Thillai (5:35)

5. Jurassic Shift (11:05)

6. Pteranodon (5:40)

7. Train Oasis (2:45)

8. Vita Voom (4:48)

9. Feng Shui (Live) 10:55

Amplifier - The Octopus (2011)

2011-12-01T06:02:00.000-08:00

The Octopus is the third studio album of the Manchester progressive rock band Amplifier. The format of the album is double CD. It was released to fans online in December 2010 and was commercially released in January 2011. The album can be listened online at a mini-site set up by the band for just such a purpose. - Wikipedia

Sel Balamir – Guitar, Vocals

Neil Mahony – Bass

Matt Brobin – Drums

Charlie Barnes - Piano

Mike Vennart - Guest Vocals

1. The Runner (3:38)

2. Minion's Song (5:51)

3. Interglacial Spell (6:25)

4. The Wave (6:00)

5. The Octopus (9:17)

6. Planet of Insects (5:48)

7. White Horses At Sea / Utopian Daydream (8:55)

8. Trading Dark Matter on the Stock Exchange (11:33)

9. The Sick Rose (8:58)

10. Interstellar (10:18)

11. The Emperor (6:40)

12. Golden Ratio (5:15)

13. Fall of the Empire (8:29)

14. Bloodtest (5:18)

15. Oscar Night / Embryo (7:44)

16. Forever and More (9:23)

Centipede - Septober Energy (1971)

2011-11-02T08:07:00.000-07:00

Septober Energy is the only album of the jazz / progressive rock big band Centipede. Produced by Robert Fripp, it was originally released 1971 in the UK. The album is a four part suite consisting of four tracks of about 20 minutes each. Septober Energy - Part 4 is based on the instrumental track Green and Orange Night Park that was part of The Keith Tippett Group's 1970 album Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening. Another version, titled Septober Energy and including vocals, can be found on the album Bristol concert by Mujician and The Gregorian Ensemble, recorded 1991.- Wikipedia

Violins: Wendy Treacher, John Trussler, Roddy Skeping, Wilf Gibson, Carol Slater, Louise Jopling, Garth Morton, Channa Salononson, Steve Rowlandson, Mica Gomberti, Colin Kitching, Philip Saudek, Esther Burgi

Cellos: Michael Hurwitz, Timothy Kramer, Suki Towb, John Rees-Jones, Katherine Thulborn, Catherine Finnis

Trumpets: Peter Parkes, Mick Collins, Ian Carr, Mongezi Feza, Mark Charing

Altos: Elton Dean, Jan Steel, Ian McDonald, Dudu Pukwana

Tenors: Larry Stabbins, Gary Windo, Brian Smith, Alan Skidmore

Baritones: Dave White, Karl Jenkins, John Williams

Trombones: Nick Evans, Dave Amis, Dave Perrottet, Paul Rutherford

Drums: John Marshall, Tony Fennell, Robert Wyatt

Vocalists: Maggie Nicole, Julie Tippetts, Mike Patto, Zoot Money, Boz Burrell

Basses: Roy Babbington, Jill Lyons, Harry Miller, Jeff Clyne, Dave Markee, Brian Belshaw

Guitars: Brian Godding

Piano: Keith Tippett

1. Septober Energy (Part I) 21:43

2. Septober Energy (Part II) 23:34

3. Septober Energy (Part III) 21:21

4. Septober Energy (Part IV) 18:45

Blood Ceremony - Living with the Ancient (2011)

2011-09-22T07:16:00.000-07:00

Blood Ceremony, an infernal marriage of Sabbath riffing and the manic piping of Jethro Tull, play a distinctive style of flute-tinged witch rock. After a mind-numbing study of hundreds of trashy witchcraft films, the group began to pour their energies into crafting songs, transforming their fascination for horror into a profane musical vision. Their sound bears witness to the heavy bands of yesteryear, fusing progressive rock elements with folk and an early '70s downer vibe. Invoking the mischievous Pipes of Pan, Blood Ceremony songs are distinguished by singer Alia O'Brien's energetic flute solos - accenting an instrument long-associated with a list of devilish figures.

Alia O'Brien - Vocals, Flute, Organ

Sean Kennedy - Guitars

Lucas Gadke - Bass, Background Vocals

Andrew Haust - Drums, Percussion

1. The Great God Pan (7:31)
2. Coven Tree (4:48)
3. The Hermit (2:35)
4. My Demon Brother (4:48)
5. Morning of the Magicians (6:58)
6. Oliver Haddo (2:12)
7. Night of Augury (6:08)
8. The Witchs Dance (0:41)
9. Daughter of the Sun (10:11)

The Black Noodle Project - Ready to Go (2010)

2011-09-22T05:57:00.000-07:00

"Ready to Go" is The Black Noodle Project's fourth studio album. After having travelled in some cold and heavy lands with their great third album "Eleonore", the French prog band is now coming back with an eclectic, moving and magnificent progressive rock album. All the songs of this 65 minutes long album are painted with beautiful melodies and deep emotions, and the band has never been so touching and exciting. The Pink Floyd early influences are still there : slow and melancolic melodies, light voice... but these influences are completely digested, as the band has developed a strong identity and a sound which is recognizable from the first chord to the last. Moving from mid tempo beautiful songs to heavy walls of emotions, The Black Noodle Project has recorded an album that has got everything needed to become a prog rock classical one. - Progarchives

Jeremie Grima - Guitar, Vocals

Anthony Leteve - Bass Guitar

Sebastien Bourdeix - Guitar,

Fabrice Berger - Drums

Matthieu Jaubert - Keyboards, Vocals

1. Ready to Go (4:10)
2. We've Let You Go (4:57)
3. The One (5:38)
4. The World We Live in (6:29)
5. Rishikesh / Liverpool / Rishikesh (6:42)
6. Coming Up for Air (4:28)
7. Asymmetrical Vision (2:39)
8. From Out of Nowhere (4:22)
9. I'll Be Gone (5:20)
10. Ready to Go (Part II) (15:30)
11. Farewell (5:05)

Diagonal - Diagonal (2008)

2011-09-22T05:19:00.000-07:00

Diagonal surprisingly appears on the stage in 2008 like an insider's tip. This Brighton/UK-based band is consisting of seven musicians in the mid twenties who obviously have the preference on 1970s prog music. Accompanied by a 7'' production the eponymous debut album was released by the Rise Above Records label. The songs are full of references to wellknown prog dinosaurs but not getting dusty though. Based on a rich instrumentation and a sophisticated songwriting Diagonal is blending nearly all styles the genre has to offer. Far away from any mainstream this band is recommend to prog gourmets.

David Wileman - Guitars, Percussion, Synth, Vocals
Nicholas Whittaker - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Synth, Percussion, Vocals
Alex Crispin - Pianos, Organ, Lead Vocals, Synths, Percussion
Daniel Pomlett - Electric Bass, Guitars, Percussion, Vocal
Nicholas Richards - Guitars, Ebow, Synths, Percussion, Vocals
Ross Hossack - Synths, Percussion, Vocals
Luke Foster - Drums, Synths, Vocals

1. Semi Permeable Men-Brain (10:54)
2. Child Of The Thunder-Cloud (8:49)
3. Deathwatch (7:18)
4. Cannon Misfire (5:32)
5. Pact (14:00)

Aeon Spoke - Aeon Spoke (2007)

2011-09-07T03:32:00.000-07:00

Æon Spoke is the second studio album by American band Æon Spoke, led by Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert.Aeon Spoke is a side project of bandmates Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert of the legendary technical/progressive metal band Cynic, but Aeon Spoke can hardly be called a side project but rather a transformation of music styles by talented and capable musicians. Masvidal and Reinert, who have been playing together since their pre-teen years, found their way into the music business by means of the Florida death metal boom of the 80's and 90's. At this time both were playing pure forms of death/heavy metal but since their styles have obviously and significant progressed. Nearly 20 years later the aspirations of two have arrived at worlds away indie and dare I say emo scene. Aeon spoke is meant to be serious, touching, and artistic. Delivering beautiful music in a simple and inviting package is the goal of Aeon Spoke.

Paul Masvidal – Vocals, Guitar

Sean Reinert – Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Evo – Guitar

Stephen Gambina – Bass

1. Cavalry of Woe (4:14)
2. No Answers (3:37)
3. Sand and Foam (3:19)
4. Nothing (5:22)
5. The Fisher Tale (5:24)
6. Emmanuel (4:31)
7. Grace (4:58)
8. Pablo (At the Park) (5:10)
9. Yellowman (3:45)
10. Silence (4:41)

Opeth - Heritage (2011)

2011-09-04T02:22:00.000-07:00

Heritage is the upcoming tenth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, scheduled for release on 14 September 2011 by Roadrunner Records. It will be the band's tenth studio album and first since Watershed in 2008, marking the longest gap between studio albums in their history. Heritage will signal a departure for Opeth from the musical style of their past albums. Originally, the first two songs Mikael Akerfeldt wrote for the album were in the style of Watershed, but he scrapped them soon after. After writing "The Lines in My Hands" and speaking with Martin Mendez, Åkerfeldt decided to write the rest of the album in that style.Heritage will feature no death growls, which have been present on every Opeth album except Damnation. The album's title track is influenced by Jan Johansson and Swedish folk music. - Wikipedia

Mikael Akerfeldt – Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron, Piano

Fredrik Akesson – Guitar

Per Wiberg – Keyboards, Piano, Mellotron

Martin Mendez – Bass Guitar

Martin Axenrot – Drums

1. Heritage (2:05)
2. The Devil's Orchard (6:40)
3. I Feel the Dark (6:40)
4. Slither (4:03)
5. Nepenthe (5:40)
6. Haxprocess (6:57)
7. Famine (8:32)
8. The Lines in My Hand (3:49)
9. Folklore (8:19)
10. Marrow of the Earth (4:19)

The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers (2006)

2011-08-28T07:26:00.000-07:00

Broken Boy Soldiers is the debut album of The Raconteurs, released on May 15, 2006 in the United Kingdom and May 16, 2006 in the United States. The album was generally favored among critics and spawned the #1 hit single "Steady, As She Goes". The album earned a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 49th Grammy Awards. The songs were written by Brendan Benson and Jack White. "Steady, As She Goes" was the first song the pair worked on, followed by "Broken Boy Soldier". After the completion of these two songs and their demos, they called in Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler to work on the songs. In an interview with Uncut magazine White said that "Store Bought Bones" originated from an outtake of The White Stripes album, Get Behind Me Satan. In the same interview, Benson also said that "Call It a Day" and "Together" were both songs he was working on for his next solo album. Benson said in an interview with Mojo magazine that the album feels like a demo because of how the band plays the songs live now. "Hands" features an outro heavily influenced by AC/DC's "Back in Black", "Call It a Day" has been sped up (found on the Zane Lowe EP), "Store Bought Bones" has been merged with B-side "The Bane Rendition", and many other changes. - Wikipedia

Jack White – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards,

Brendan Benson – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

Jack Lawrence – Bass Guitar

Patrick Keeler – Drums

1. Steady, As She Goes (3:38)
2. Hands (4:05)
3. Broken Boy Soldier (3:05)
4. Intimate Secretary (3:33)
5. Together (4:02)
6. Level (2:20)
7. Store Bought Bones (2:27)
8. Yellow Sun (3:25)
9. Call It a Day (3:38)
10. Blue Veins (4:04)

Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites (2005)

2011-08-26T08:18:00.000-07:00

The Galilean Satellites is the first studio album by American post-metal band Rosetta, released in 2005 on Translation Loss Records. Disc one is in a heavy metal style while disc two is ambient noise. The liner notes contain no lyrics; only the phrase "These songs are about a space man", indicative of the band's fascination with astronomy. The lyrics themselves also seem to be (on one level) about space travel, and make many references to Europa, one of the Galilean moons. The band themselves have stated that the songs tell a story about a man who becomes dissatisfied with the world around him and leaves to find a place of solitude (Europa). However, upon reaching it, he realizes that he left behind things that were meaningful to him.The track names on disc two all are names of different stars: Deneb, Capella, Beta Aquilae, Ross 128, and Sol (the Latin name for our own sun).- Wikipedia

Michael Armine – Sound Manipulation, Vocals

David Grossman – Bass Guitar

Bruce McMurtrie Jr. – Drums

J. Matthew Weed – Electric Guitar, Violin

Aaron Turner – Artwork

1. Départe (8:13)
2. Europa (10:25)
3. Absent (9:45)
4. Itinérant (16:14)
5. Au Pays Natal (13:32)
6. Deneb (8:13)
7. Capella (10:25)
8. Beta Aquilae (9:45)
9. Ross 128 (16:14)
10. Sol (15:28)

Aereogramme - My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go (2007)

2011-08-26T08:07:00.000-07:00

My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go is the fourth and final studio album by Scottish band Aereogramme. It was released on 5 February 2007 in the UK and Europe by Chemikal Underground, and on 6 February 2007 in North America by Sonic Unyon. The album was preceded by the single "Barriers" on 29 January 2007, which was released on 7" vinyl with the exclusive B-side "Dissolve". Vocalist Craig B. revealed that the delay between My Heart Has a Wish and the band's previous release, 2004's Seclusion, was partly due to losing his singing voice for six months. Referring to the album's vocals, Craig B. stated in a 2010 interview with The Skinny that, "By the time we got to My Heart Has a Wish, I just didn't feel like screaming anymore. I think I wasn't as angry by then and it would have felt slightly dishonest to continue trying to have screaming songs just for the sake of it. I mean, when I unfortunately stumble upon a Linkin Park song on the radio I can't help but think that guy sounds like a dick. What's he angry about now? Slayer at least still sound genuinely pissed off." - Wikipedia

Craig B. – Vocals, Guitar

Iain Cook – Guitar

Campbell Martin – Bass

Martin Scott – Drums, Percussion

1. Conscious Life for Coma Boy (4:31)
2. Barriers (4:56)
3. Exits (4:16)
4. A Life Worth Living (5:59)
5. Finding a Light (3:46)
6. Living Backwards (6:54)
7. Trenches (4:09)
8. Nightmares (4:06)
9. The Running Man (3:33)
10. You're Always Welcome (5:08)

Queensryche - Take Cover (2007)

2011-08-25T04:29:00.000-07:00

Take Cover is a cover album by Seattle-based progressive metal band Queensrÿche, released on November 13, 2007. Its release was announced by the band on August 28, 2007. After its first week of release the album entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at No. 173,with sales of 5,500 copies. Their cover of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" served as a single. The idea to release an album of cover songs came from a game of "name the riff" guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone would play during sound checks. The band members agreed to each choose two songs to record for the album. - Wikipedia

Geoff Tate - Vocals

Michael Wilton - Guitar

Mike Stone - Guitar

Eddie Jackson - Bass

Scott Rockenfield - Drums

1. Welcome to the Machine (Pink Floyd) - 4:54

2. Heaven on Their Minds (Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice) (4:54)

3. Almost Cut My Hair (Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) - (4:18)

4. For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield) (2:53)

5. For the Love of Money (The O'Jays) (4:58)

6. Innuendo (Queen) (6:11)

7. Neon Knights (Black Sabbath) (3:41)

8. Synchronicity II (The Police) (4:55)

9. Red Rain (Peter Gabriel) (4:39)

10. Odissea (Carlo Marrale & Cheope) (3:51)

11. Bullet the Blue Sky (Live) (U2) (10:26)

Indukti - S.U.S.A.R. (2004)

2011-08-23T07:17:00.000-07:00

S.U.S.A.R. is the first full-length album by the band Indukti. The album was originally released by OFF MusicThe Laser's Edge on September 6, 2005. The title abbreviation comes from medicine and means on September 20, 2004, and was re-released by Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction. The album is partly inspired by the film Metropolis by Fritz Lang. - Wikipedia

Mariusz Duda – Vocals

Maciej Jaskiewicz – Guitar

Ewa Jabłońska – Violin

Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – Drums

Maciej Adamczyk – Bass

Piotr Kocimski – Guitar, Saz, Didgeridoo

Anna Faber – Harp

1. Freder (7:30)

2. Cold Inside... I (4:06)

3. No. 11812 (8:00)

4. Shade (4:29)

5. Uluru (6:34)

6. No. 11811 and Weak II (9:37)

Can - Soundtracks (1970)

2011-08-16T12:59:00.000-07:00

Soundtracks is a soundtrack album by the Krautrock group Can. It was first released in 1970 and consists of tracks written for various films. The album marks the departure of the band's original vocalist Malcolm Mooney, who sings on two tracks, to be replaced by new member Damo Suzuki. Stylistically, the record also documents the transition from the psychedelia-inspired jams of their first recordings (i.e., Monster Movie and Delay 1968) to the more meditative, electronic, and experimental mode of the studio albums that followed (such as Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi). "She Brings the Rain", originally appearing in the 1969 film Bottom - Ein großer, graublauer Vogel by Thomas Schamoni (brother to directors Ulrich Schamoni and Peter Schamoni), was later featured in Wim Wenders' 1994 film Lisbon Story, the 2000 Oskar Roehler film Die Unberührbare and Tran Anh Hung's film Norwegian Wood, released in 2010. - Wikipedia

Holger Czukay – Bass, Double Bass

Michael Karoli – Guitar, Violin

Jaki Liebezeit – Drums, Percussion, Flute

Malcolm Mooney – Vocals

Irmin Schmidt – Keyboards, Synthesizers

Damo Suzuki – Vocals

1. Deadlock (3:27)

2. Tango Whiskyman (4:04)

3. Deadlock (Titelmusik) (1:40)

4. Don't Turn the Light On, Leave Me Alone (3:42)

5. Soul Desert (3:48)

6. Mother Sky (14:31)

7. She Brings the Rain (4:04)

Riverside - Memories in My Head (2011)

2011-08-06T09:05:00.000-07:00

Memories in My Head is an EP by the band Riverside set to be released by Progteam in Poland and Glassville Records in the rest of Europe on June 20th, 2011. In North America the EP will be released on June 28th, 2011 by Laser's Edge. Prior to its worldwide release, the EP is being sold exclusively at live shows being part of the band's 10th Anniversary Tour. The artwork was done by Travis Smith. Since April 16th an edited version of the third track, "Forgotten Land", is available as a preview on Soundcloud. "Forgotten Land" will also appear as a track on the 2011 video game "The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings". - Wikipedia

Mariusz Duda - Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Piotr Grudzinski - Guitars

Piotr Kozieradzki - Drums

Michal Lapaj - Keyboard, Hammond, Theremin

1. Goodbye Sweet Innocence (10:40)

2. Living in the Past (11:59)

3. Forgotten Land (09:57)

Eloy - Visionary (2009)

2011-07-17T03:38:00.000-07:00

Visionary is a studio album by German Progressive Rock band Eloy, released on 18 November 2009 through Artist Station Records. A decade after "Ocean 2: The Answer", Eloy graces us with new music. With the arrival of "Visionary", Frank Bornemann and crew once again bring some of their unmistakable sounds to the progressive rock legions on the 40th anniversary of the band. Bornemann has brought back members from classic Eloy line-ups of the past. It’s all very 'Eloy' sounding, as the band seem to be trying to channel their classic period on albums. The Pink Floyd-ish space rock elements are here, complete with lots of keyboard noodling, tasty guitar work, and Bornemann's trademark vocal style.

Frank Bornemann - Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars

Klaus-Peter Matziol - Bass

Michael Gerlach - Keyboards

Bodo Schopf - Drums, Percussion

Hannes Folberth - Additional Keyboard

1. The Refuge (4:54)
2. The Secret (7:45)
3. Age of Insanity (7:56)
4. The Challenge (Time to Turn II) (6:44)
5. Summernight Symphony (4:22)
6. Mystery (The Secret II) (9:00)
7. Thoughts (1:22)

Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles (2011)

2011-07-16T08:33:00.000-07:00

A Scarcity of Miracles is an album by Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins, released under the subtitle of "A King Crimson ProjeKct".

Robert Fripp – Guitars, Soundscapes

Mel Collins – Saxophones, Flute

Jakko Jakszyk – Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards

Tony Levin – Bass, Chapman Stick

Gavin Harrison – Drums, Percussion

1. A Scarcity of Miracles (7:27)

2. The Price We Pay (4:49)

3. Secrets (7:48)

4. This House (8:37)

5. The Other Man (5:59)

6. The Light of Day (9:02)

The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely (2008)

2011-06-30T10:17:00.000-07:00

Consolers of the Lonely is the second album of The Raconteurs. It was released on March 25, 2008 on Warner Bros. Records in most parts of the world, and a day earlier on XL Recordings in the UK. The band premiered "Five on the Five" during their last tour. Consolers of the Lonely consists of recordings undertaken after The White Stripes' Icky Thump tour, which means the sessions that the band did in May 2007 before the Icky Thump tour weren't used. The title of the record comes from the inscription in the side of a Washington, D.C. post office written by Charles William Eliot,which reads in full: "Messenger of sympathy and love, servant of parted friends, consoler of the lonely, bond of the scattered family, enlarger of the common life." - Wikipedia

Patrick Keeler – Drums, Percussion

Brendan Benson – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Jack White III – Vocals, Guitar, Stylophone, Keyboards

Jack L.J. Lawrence – Bass, Banjo, Backing Vocals

1. Consoler of the Lonely (3:26)
2. Salute Your Solution (3:00)
3. You Don't Understand Me (4:53)
4. Old Enough (3:58)
5. The Switch and the Spur (4:24)
6. Hold Up (3:27)
7. Top Yourself (4:26)
8. Many Shades of Black (4:25)
9. Five on the Five (3:33)
10. Attention (3:40)
11. Pull This Blanket Off (1:59)
12. Rich Kid Blues (4:34)
13. These Stones Will Shout (3:54)
14. Carolina Drama (5:55)

Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway (2006)

2011-06-27T05:45:00.000-07:00

Somewhere Along the Highway is the fourth full-length album by Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna, released on April 24, 2006, on Earache Records. A concept album, it revolves around the motif of male loneliness. It was warmly received by critics and accordingly claimed several awards. Cult of Luna albums tend to focus on a theme; guitarist Erik Olofsson states in an interview that this release focuses on "Male loneliness – I was very inspired by a book by J.M. Coetzee [Life & Times of Michael K] about a man in South Africa with a hare lip. [The character] escapes from everything and lives off the earth eating only pumpkins. Johannes [Persson] had similar ideas for the lyrics about loneliness, it all has a kind of countryside vibe to it." - Wikipedia

Thomas Hedlund – Drums, Percussion

Andreas Johansson – Bass

Fredrik Kihlberg – Guitar, Vocals

Magnus Lindberg – Drums

Erik Olofsson – Guitar

Johannes Persson – Guitar, Vocals, Lyrics

Klas Rydberg – Vocals

Anders Teglund – Keyboards, Electronics

1. Marching to the Heartbeats (3:13)

2. Finland (10:46)
3. Back to Chapel Town (7:09)
4. And With Her Came the Birds (5:58)
5. Thirtyfour (10:00)
6. Dim (11:46)
7. Dark City, Dead Man (15:49)

David Bowie - Station to Station (1976)

2011-06-27T05:23:00.000-07:00

Station to Station is the tenth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by RCA Records in 1976. Commonly regarded as one of his most significant works, Station to Station is also notable as the vehicle for Bowie's last great 'character', The Thin White Duke. The album was recorded after he completed shooting Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell to Earth, and the cover featured a still from the movie. During the sessions Bowie was heavily dependent on drugs, especially cocaine, and recalls almost nothing of the production. Musically, Station to Station was a transitional album for Bowie, developing the funk and soul music of his previous release, Young Americans, while presenting a new direction towards synthesisers and motorik rhythms that was influenced by German electronic bands such as Kraftwerk and Neu!. This trend would culminate in some of his most acclaimed work, the so-called Berlin Trilogy, recorded with Brian Eno in 1977–79. Bowie himself has said that Station to Station was "a plea to come back to Europe for me". Nietzsche, Aleister Crowley, mythology and religion. With its blend of funk and Krautrock, romantic balladry and occultism, The album’s lyrics, meanwhile, reflected his preoccupations with Station to Station has been described as "simultaneously one of Bowie's most accessible albums and his most impenetrable". - Wikipedia

David Bowie – Vocals, Guitar, Saxophone, Moog Synthesiser, Mellotron

Carlos Alomar – Guitar

Roy Bittan – Piano

Dennis Davis – Drums

George Murray – Bass

Warren Peace – Backing Vocals

Earl Slick – Guitar

1. Station to Station (10:14)

2. Golden Years (4:00)

3. Word on a Wing (6:03)

4. TVC 15 (5:33)

5. Stay (6:15)

6. Wild Is the Wind (6:02)

Neurosis - Sovereign (2000)

2011-06-27T05:17:00.000-07:00

Sovereign is an EP by the Oakland, California band Neurosis. As with the previous album, Times of Grace (and each Neurosis album since) it was recorded by Steve Albini at Electric Audio in Chicago, Illinois. The CD contains a mixed-media CD-Rom portion featuring visuals and music reminiscent of their live shows and their work under the Tribes of Neurot moniker. - Wikipedia

Steve Von Till - Guitar, Vocals

Scott Kelly - Guitar, Vocals

Dave Edwardson - Bass, Vocals

Noah Landis - Keyboards, Vocals

Jason Roeder - Drums

1. Prayer (7:24)

2. An Offering (7:50)

3. Flood (4:08)

4. Sovereign (13:15)

Pelican - City of Echoes (2007)

2011-06-27T05:12:00.000-07:00

City of Echoes is the third full-length album by American post-metal band Pelican, released in June 2007 on Hydra Head Records. The album's thematic center is one of globalization; critics received this intention with varying degrees of enthusiasm. City of Echoes was leaked onto the Internet in early 2007. Five color variations were released for the album's vinyl format. This includes black, silver, translucent blue, clear and black "splatter," and light pink and black "splatter" record designs. The title sort of refers to the feeling you get that, although you go to a lot of different places, one of the effects of globalisation is that you see so many similarities from city to city." - Wikipedia

Trevor de Brauw – Guitar

Bryan Herweg – Bass

Larry Herweg – Drums

Laurent Schroeder-Lebec – Guitar

1.Bliss in Concrete (5:30)

2. City of Echoes (7:06)

3. Spaceship Broken - Parts Needed (6:04)

4. Winds With Hands (3:57)

5. Dead Between the Walls (5:06)

6. Lost in the Headlights (4:10)

7. Far from Fields (5:18)

8. A Delicate Sense of Balance (5:24)

Old Man Gloom - Seminar III: Zozobra (2001)

2011-06-27T04:57:00.000-07:00

Seminar III: Zozobra is an album by Old Man Gloom, released in 2001 by Hydra Head Records imprint Tortuga Recordings. It's made by New Mexico metal quintet Old Man Gloom, who just happen to be fronted by ISIS mastermind Aaron Turner. All of its facets point to it being a truly great sludge/post-metal record: the massive, drop-tuned power chords, the raw, unrelenting hardcore shouts, and the eerie vocal and sound samples all give this the air of something created by someone who really knows what they're doing.

Caleb Scofield – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals

Santos Montano – Drums

Luke Scarola – Effects, Electronics

Nate Newton – Guitar, Backing Vocals

Aaron Turner – Guitar, Vocals

1. Zozobra (27:10)

Minsk - The Ritual Fires of Abandonment (2007)

2011-06-27T04:50:00.000-07:00

The Ritual Fires of Abandonment is the second full-length album by Chicago-based post-metal band Minsk. It was released in February 2007 as the band's debut on Relapse Records. Bruce Lamont, of Chicago-based band Yakuza, performed all the saxophone parts as guest musician. The lyrics are inspired by the works of Lebanese-American philosopher Kahlil Gibran; in fact he is credited as an author of the lyrics in the CD booklet. Musically this album doesn't detach itself too much from its predecessor, being dark, heavy and intricate, but the psychedelic side of the music is more elaborated and complex here, giving it a more "spiritual" vibe. Upon the album's release, bassist and producer Sanford Parker had this to say: "OK, finally the Minsk album titled The Ritual Fires of Abandonment is done, due out on Relapse Records Feb. 20th 2007, and its 59 minutes and 06 seconds long. Can you say psychedelic?......we can." - Wikipedia

Christopher Bennett – Guitar, Vocals

Timothy Mead – Synthesizer

Sanford Parker – Bass Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards,

Tony Wyioming – Drums

Bruce Lamont – Saxophone

1. Embers (13:49)

2. White Wings (5:34)

3. Mescaline Sunrise (4:43)

4. The Orphans of Piety (14:41)

5. Circle of Ashes (4:37)

6. Ceremony Ek Stasis (15:39)

KonstruKt - Dolunay (2011)

2011-06-19T07:15:00.000-07:00

Saxophonist Peter Brötzmann becomes the perfect component for konstruKt on this record. His daring and resourceful approach fits in well and adds to the shape and trajectory of the music. The band forges several manifestations through lengthy interpolations. A fine sense of balance imbues the music with composition, playing as vital a role as freedom. It is a feast for the mind and the ears when Brötzmann and Futaci engage in conversation. The chemistry between them is just right and while Futaci can be more ingrained into the composition as he is on "Dolunay" for one, Brötzmann is in his comfort zone of polyrhythmic spirals. "Makinali" has a more limber body. Melody is rife and attractive, but Çağlar finds his muse in feeding loose strains before he takes it all to a higher plateau with a welter of rock notes that singe and sing in marvellous refrain. The whole is now marked by incursions from Argüden's davul and Usta's percussion as the saxophonists mark their own territory. It all casts a spell. The quartet finds a comfortable nook in both conglomerations, showing its artistic compatibility. The outpouring, whether it is in abstractions of form or in the tenets of composition, has a soul which makes it absolutely fascinating.

Korhan Arguden - Drums

Ozun Usta - Percussion

Umut Caglar - Guitar

Korhan Futaci - Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone

Peter Brotzmann - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet

1. Dolunay ( 10:22)
2. Siyah (10:53)
3. Kurtlar (10:10)
4. Makinali (13:14)
5. Tepe (3:24)
6. Nokta (9:10)

Kujo - Kujo (2007)

2011-06-15T03:28:00.000-07:00

This is another product of Korhan Futaci's creative mind, who gave us projects, such as DandadaDan, Tamburada, KonstruKt, and Korhan Futaci & Kara Orkestra. Expect something you have not experienced before along the lines of magic.

1. Dance Killer (5:17)

2. Manyetik Sis (2:57)

3. White Rabbit (2:39)
4. Darp I (2:52)

Korhan Futaci - Saxophone

Burak Gurpinar - Drums

Selim Saracoglu - Bass

Görkem Karabudak - Keyboards

The Dear Hunter - The Color Spectrum (2011)

2011-06-13T02:57:00.000-07:00

The Color Spectrum is the cumulative title of a project by The Dear Hunter, consisting of a series of nine EPs, which each reflect an individual color of the color spectrum (namely Black, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet and White). This project was envisioned by frontman Casey Crescenzo as a way to interpret the colors of the spectrum via music, and is in no way related to the Act I-VI storyline. - Wikipedia

Casey Crescenzo – Vocals, Piano, Guitar,

Nick Crescenzo – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Maxwell Tousseau – Guitar, Vocals

1. Filth and Squalor (Black) (4:01)

2. Deny it All (Red) (3:34)

3. But There’s Wolves? (Orange) (4:04)

4. She's Always Singing (Yellow) (2:40)

5. Things That Hide Away (Green) (3:24)

6. The Canopy (Green) (3:52)

7. Trapdoor (Blue) (3:54)

8. What Time Taught Us (Indigo) (4:07)

9. Lillian (Violet) (4:07)

10. Home (White) (3:55)

11. Fall and Flee (White) (4:07)

Green Carnation - Acoustic Verses (2006)

2011-06-12T08:30:00.000-07:00

Norwegian metal band Green Carnation take a decidedly less-traveled road with their all-acoustic release Acoustic Verses, which features similar blistering riffs and awesome guitar shredding to their previous albums, "The Quiet Offspring" and "Light of Day, Day of Darkness" - only much, much quieter. A particular highlight is the three-part opus, 9-24-045, which blends intricately woven melodies and technical brilliance in a magical musical tapestry.

Kjetil Nordhus – Vocals
Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort) – Guitars
Michael Krumins – Guitars
Stein Roger Sordal – Guitars
Anders Kobro – Drums

1. Sweet Leaf (4:38
2. The Burden Is Mine... Alone (3:15)
3. Maybe? (5:02)
4. Alone (3:43)
5. 9-29-045 (15:29)
6. Childsplay Part III (3:32)
7. High Tide Waves (7:49)

Fish - Songs from the Mirror (1993)

2011-05-27T09:23:00.000-07:00

Songs from the Mirror (1993) is the third solo album by singer Fish. It does not contain any original Fish material; instead it is a cover album featuring Fish's versions of songs by artists who inspired him before his career started. The choice of songs by Pink Floyd, Genesis, David Bowie, The Moody Blues and others, all originally from a period between 1970 and 1976, reflects Fish's taste in music when he was 12 to 18 years old. The title is a reference to the time when he would impersonate his teenage idols in front of a mirror. Fish's idea to make a cover album dates back to the late Marillion period, but had been rejected by the band. - Wikipedia

Derek W. Dick (Fish) – Vocals

Robin Boult – Guitar, Background Vocals

Foster Paterson – Keyboards, Background Vocals

David Paton – Bass, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals

Frank Usher – Guitar

Kevin Wilkinson – Percussion, Drums

Mick Wall – Voices

Lorna Bannon – Background Vocals

Jackie Bird – Background Vocals

1. Question (6:41)

2. Boston Tea Party (4:22)

3. Fearless (6:15)

4. Apeman (5:57)

5. Hold Your Head Up (3:47)

6. Solo (4:46)

7. I Know What I Like (4:17)

8. Jeepster (4:10)

9. Five Years (5:19)

Neal Morse - Lifeline (2008)

2011-05-27T06:56:00.000-07:00

Lifeline is an album by Neal Morse. The album features performances from Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater) on drums and Randy George (Ajalon) on bass, as well as special guest appearances including Paul Bielatowicz, Paul Gilbert (Racer X and Mr. Big), who features on a bonus cut. Live drummer plays on the bonus track 'Set the Kingdom'.Collin Leijenaar. Neal and his band first performed the title track, on guitar and Lifeline, live at the Night of the Prog Festival on the Loreley, Germany. It was also played at a concert in Trondheim, Norway, with a local band. It was later announced that the album would be released on October 1, 2008. Unlike many of his previous releases, Lifeline is not a concept album.

Neal Morse - Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals

Mike Portnoy - Drums

Randy George - Bass

1. Lifeline (13:28)

2. The Way Home (4:20)
3. Leviathan (6:04)
4. God's Love (5:28)
5. Children of the Chosen (4:55)
6. So Many Roads (28:43)
7. Fly High (6:31)

The Black Keys - Brothers (2010)

2011-05-22T04:07:00.000-07:00

Brothers is the sixth album and Grammy Award-winner of Best Alternative Music Album by American blues-rock duo, The Black Keys. The album was designed by Michael Carney, Patrick Carney's brother. The album is littered with messages that identify everything, such as the front saying "This is an album by The Black Keys. The name of this album is Brothers". - Wikipedia

Dan Auerbach – Guitar, Bass, Vocals,

Patrick Carney – Drums

1. Everlasting Light (3:24)
2. Next Girl (3:18)
3. Tighten Up (3:31)
4. Howlin' for You (3:12)
5. She's Long Gone (3:06)
6. Black Mud (2:10)
7. The Only One (5:00)
8. Too Afraid to Love You (3:25)
9. Ten Cent Pistol (4:29)
10. Sinister Kid (3:45)
11. The Go Getter (3:37)
12. I'm Not the One (3:49)
13. Unknown Brother (4:00)
14. Never Gonna Give You Up (3:39)
15. These Days (5:12)

The Ocean - Heliocentric (2010)

2011-05-20T07:21:00.000-07:00

Heliocentric is the fourth studio album by the German experimental metal band The Ocean, released on April 9, 2010,and marks the recording debut of vocalist Loïc Rossetti. It is the first part of a double album about the critique of Christianity from different philosophical and personal angles. The songs, art and lyrics of this album tell the story of the rise of the heliocentric world view - the idea that the earth revolves around the sun, and that the sun is stationary and at the center of the solar system. Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei were the first popular ambassadors of this idea, although ancient Greek astronomers like Aristarchus had already posited this theory centuries before. The journey starts with the creation of the firmament in Genesis 1:6-20 (Firmament) and ancient explanations of the movement of celestial bodies in 1 Enoch 72:2-5 (The 1st Commandment of the Luminaries). It continues with Copernicus and Galileo, the first propagators of heliocentrism who were not yet in conflict with the Church (Ptolemy Was Wrong) and Giordano Bruno, who was burnt at the stake of the Roman Inquisition for being a heretic (Catharsis of a Heretic). Arthur Rimbaud's's criticism of moral law in his essay Reasons Not to Believe in God and Nietzsche's rejection of fundamental Christian values has inspired the lyrics to Metaphysics of the Hangman. The album concludes with the greatest achievement in the history of modern science, Darwin's theory of evolution (The Origin of Species) and ideas inspired by evolution biologist and passionate atheist Richard Dawkins (The Origin of God, Epiphany). Its companion album, Anthropocentric, challenges the views of creationists and other modern fundamentalists who believe that the earth is at the center of the universe. - Wikipedia

Luc Hess – Drums

Louis Jucker – Bass

Loïc Rossetti – Vocals

Jonathan Nido – Guitars

Robin Staps – Guitars, Electronics

1. Shamayim (1:53)
2. Firmament (7:29)
3. The First Commandment of the Luminaries (6:47)
4. Ptolemy Was Wrong (6:28)
5. Metaphysics of the Hangman (5:41)
6. Catharsis of a Heretic (2:08)
7. Swallowed by the Earth (4:59)
8. Epiphany (3:37)
9. The Origin of Species (7:23)
10. The Origin of God (4:33)

ISIS - In the Absence of Truth (2006)

2011-05-18T13:05:00.000-07:00

In the Absence of Truth is the fourth full-length studio album by Los Angeles, California-based post-metalbandIsis, released by Ipecac Recordings on October 31, 2006. The album expands upon the group's previous full-length, Panopticon, further exploring lead singer Aaron Turner's clean vocals (though his former techniques, which relied more on screaming and growling are still present as well). Musically, the album is dynamic, ranging from extended musical ambience to almost tribal drumming. Isis continued their lengthy songwriting; Absence is in fact Isis' longest record, at almost 65 minutesWhile no official lyrics have yet been released, the album seems likely to connect with Isis's past legacy of concept albums, wherein some of the lyrics (such as "She was his queen" from "Dulcinea") relate to past themes. Turner has confirmed the presence of a concept: "I won't say what the concept is, but I can give you some clues about what inspired it: Hassan-i-Sabbah, the Islamic mystic cult leader, Don Quixote, Labyrinths." The album takes its title from a quote often attributed to Hassan-i-Sabbah: "Nothing is true, everything is permitted". When it comes to how this quote relates to the album's concept, Turner is again reluctant to reveal too much. "I'll just say that much of working on this record, for me, was about the power and nature of perception, and the ways in which it affects our behavior and the way we see the world," he says. "I'll just leave it at that, and people can draw their own conclusions." - Wikipedia

Jeff Caxide – Bass Guitar

Aaron Harris – Drums

Michael Gallagher – Guitar

Bryant Clifford Meyer – Electronics and Guitar

Aaron Turner – Vocals, Guitar and Hand-drawn Artwork

1. Wrists of Kings (7:45)
2. Not in Rivers, But in Drops (7:48)
3. Dulcinea (7:10)
4. Over Root and Thorn (8:31)
5. 1,000 Shards (6:17)
6. All Out of Time, All Into Space (3:04)
7. Holy Tears (7:04)
8. Firdous E Bareen (7:50)
9. Garden of Light (9:17)

Jonsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (2009)

2011-05-18T05:58:00.000-07:00

Riceboy Sleeps is the debut studio album by ambient duo Jónsi & Alex, released on 20 July 2009. The album is an artistic collaboration between Sigur Rós vocalist Jón Þór Birgisson and partner Alex Somers which features acoustic instrumental music alongside a string quartet, Amiina, and the Kópavogsdætur Choir. It's really less of a tone and more of a spell, the introspective, meditative songs take hold quickly and leave you feeling the album long after it stops spinning.

Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson - Vocals, Guitar

Alex Somers - Guitar, Soundeffects and Keyboards

1. Happiness (9:18)

2. Atlas Song (8:30)

3. Indian Summer (9:10)

4. Stokkseyri (7:08)

5. Boy 1904 (5:09)

6. All the Big Trees (5:51)

7. Daniell in the Sea (6:54)

8. Howl (8:22)

9. Sleeping Giant (6:41)

Explosions in the Sky - Take Care, Take Care, Take Care (2011)

2011-05-18T04:34:00.000-07:00

Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is the sixth studio album by American post-rock band Explosions in the Sky, which was released on 18 April 2011 in the UK, 25 April 2011 in Europe, and 26 April 2011 in the US. Take Care, Take Care, Take Care is one of the most expressive albums Explosions in the Sky, or anyone for that matter, has ever crafted, leading us through a six-song, 46-minute series of soaring highs and haunting lows. The album begins with “Last Known Surroundings” and a chord that rises from the ambiance, amazing in both its simplicity and its ability to chill the body. It doesn’t take long for Explosions in the Sky to throw us right into arpeggio-led buildups, arguably the most distinguishing feature of their music. Throughout the album, small style tweaks occur, like the use of vocals in “Trembling Hands” and the pseudo-classical melody mixed with drummer Chris Hrasky’s distinctive beats in “Be Comfortable Creature”. It is these little additions along with unique sounds that other post-rock acts struggle with, making it difficult to differentiate between their songs. EitS long ago mastered this, giving each song a special, almost story-like melody and mood.

Munaf Rayani – Guitar

Mark Smith – Guitar

Michael James – Guitar, Bass Guitar

Chris Hrasky – Drums

1. Last Known Surroundings (8:22)

2. Human Qualities (8:10)

3. Trembling Hands (3:31)

4. Be Comfortable, Creature (8:48)

5. Postcard from 1952 (7:07)

6. Let Me Back in (10:07)

Van der Graaf Generator - A Grounding in Numbers (2011)

2011-05-18T04:13:00.000-07:00

A Grounding in Numbers is a studio album by the British rock group Van der Graaf Generator. It was released on 14 March 2011. This date, if written as 3,14, comprises the first three digits of the number π. The second track, "Mathematics", refers to Euler's identity, sometimes known as the mathematical poem. The album's release signals a continuation in the direction set by the current trio lineup, but it is released on a new label, Esoteric Records, a departure from previous releases on Virgin/Charisma. Hugh Padgham is the mixer of the album. - Wikipedia

Peter Hammill – Voice, Piano, Electric Guitar

Hugh Banton – Organs, Bass Guitar

Guy Evans – Drums, Percussion

1. Your Time Starts Now (4:15)

2. Mathematics (3:38)

3. Highly Strung (3:36)

4. Red Baron (2:23)

5. Bunsho (5:03)

6. Snake Oil (5:21)

7. Splink (2:37)

8. Embarrassing Kid (3:07)

9. Medusa (2:12)

10. Mr. Sands (5:22)

11. Smoke (2:30)

12. 5533 (2:42)

13. All Over the Place (6:04)

Moving Mountains - Foreword (2008)

2011-05-18T03:59:00.000-07:00

Foreword is the second EP released by the New York band, Moving Mountains. Moving Mountains has been tagged as being a strange concoction of post-rock aesthetics, pop-punk vocals with hardcore screams, glazed over with a nice topping of catharsis, and this EP does nothing to change that fact; what it does do, however, is refine their songwriting formula of swells and waves of fury placed next to tranquil, leisurely sections of melody down to a perfect science. Each of these 4 songs proves to be a fiend in its own right, while the EP itself manages to stay quite cohesive, and allows for an extremely interconnected, unified listen.

Gregory Dunn - Vocals and Guitar
Nicholas Pizzolato - Drums
Frank Graniero - Vocals and Guitar
Mitchell Lee - Bass

1. Foreword (9:36)
2. With One's Heart in One's Mouth (9:49)
3. Armslength (7:12)
4. Lights and Shapes (9:31)

Her Name Is Calla - The Quiet Lamb (2010)

2011-05-18T03:49:00.000-07:00

With its' post rock, symphonic-like soundscapes and barrage of emotion, 'The Quiet Lamb' is very little short of an audio masterpiece. Having taken a year to perfect their offering, Her Name Is Calla, a northern five-piece, prove themselves with this release as experts of emotional, intelligent, well-constructed alternative post-rock in the vein of Mogwai, iLiKETRAiNS, Explosions In The Sky and similar. Through harmonic and instrumental development, Her Name Is Calla establish a sonic world that, though anxious, uneasy and at times morbid, is entrancing and in a sense almost entrapping; there's far too much to say about this album to do it justice in words and suggest more than a mere flavour of the outstanding Her Name Is Calla blend. Everything about Her Name Is Calla spells out their ambitious nature. They are a truly talented bunch of musicians whose style could be called as eccentric as it is beguiling. They are completely comfortable with multi-part epics, too: of ‘The Quiet Lamb”s running time, a whopping 75 minutes, two tracks account for just about half of the entire record.

Tom Morris - Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Magnus Organ, Banjo

Thom Corah - Live Synthesis, Trombone, Vocals, Percussion

Sophie Green - Violin, Vocals

Michael Love - Bass, Vocals, Percussion, Triangle

Adam Weikert - Drums, Piano, Banjo, Synthesizers, Guitar, Mandolin, Double Bass, Theremin, Vocals, Organ

1. Moss Giant (5:14)

2. A Blood Promise (6:08)

3. Pour More Oil (7:25)

4. Interval I (2:33)

5. Condor and River (17:06)

6. Long Grass (6:11)

7. Homecoming (2:24)

8. Thief (6:00)

9. Interval II (3:09)

10. The Union: I Worship a Golden Sun (6:49)

11. The Union: Recidivist (8:10)

12. The Union: Into the West (4:38)

Slint - Spiderland (1991)

2011-05-17T12:16:00.000-07:00

Spiderland is the second studio album by the American post-rock band Slint, released on March 27, 1991 on Touch and Go. Featuring dramatically alternating dynamics and vocals ranging from spoken word to shouting, the album contains narrative lyrics that emphasize alienation. Spiderland was Slint's first release on Touch and Go, and the group's last record. Although Spiderland was not widely recognized on its initial release, it eventually sold more than 50,000 copies and became a landmark album in underground music after Slint broke up. The album has been highly influential on the styles of many bands in the post-rock and math rock genres, including Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and has been named a favorite of several indie rock musicians. - Wikipedia

David Pajo – Guitar

Brian McMahan – Guitar, Vocals

Britt Walford – Drums, Vocals and Guitar

Todd Brashear – Bass Guitar

1. Breadcrumb Trail (5:55)

2. Nosferatu Man (5:35)

3. Don, Aman (6:28)

4. Washer (8:50)

5. For Dinner... (5:05)

6. Good Morning, Captain (7:38)

Blackfield - Welcome to My DNA (2011)

2011-05-17T11:52:00.000-07:00

Welcome to My DNA is the third studio album by Blackfield. The name of the album was officially announced on Blackfield's official Twitter page, "Yes the album is called "Welcome to my DNA". All will become clear when you hear the title track..." Almost all of the songs were written by Aviv Geffen, as Steven Wilson had been working on a solo album at the same time. The musicians worked on the material together in studios in England and Israel. All tracks were produced by Wilson and Geffen, except from "Oxygen", which was produced by Trevor Horn. The cover artwork for the album has been designed by Carl Glover. The idea was originally presented to Marillion as a possible cover for their 2007 album Somewhere Else, however they chose a different design. - Wikipedia

Steven Wilson – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

Aviv Geffen – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

Eran Mitelman – Piano, Keyboards

Seffy Efrat – Bass

Tomer Z – Drums

1. Glass House (2:56)
2. Go to Hell (3:03)
3. Rising of the Tide (3:47)
4. Waving (3:54)
5. Far Away (2:47)
6. Dissolving with the Night (4:06)
7. Blood (3:17)
8. On the Plane (3:41)
9. Oxygen (3:04)
10. Zigota (5:04)
11. DNA (3:56)

Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. (2011)

2011-05-17T11:43:00.000-07:00

Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 14 February 2011 in the UK and Europe through Rock Action Records, and 15 February 2011 in the US through Sub Pop. On 20 November 2010, a taster track entitled "Rano Pano" was made available as a free download. The inspiration for the closing track's title, "You're Lionel Richie", comes from what an inebriated Stuart Braithwaite said when he ran into the singer at an airport. - Wikipedia

Dominic Aitchison – Bass Guitar

Stuart Braithwaite – Guitar

Martin Bulloch – Drums

Barry Burns – Guitar and Keyboard

John Cummings – Guitar

1. White Noise (5:04)

2. Mexican Grand Prix (5:18)

3. Rano Pano (5:15)

4. Death Rays (6:01)

5. San Pedro (3:27)

6. Letters to the Metro (4:41)

7. George Square Thatcher Death Party (4:00)

8. How to Be a Werewolf (6:23)

9. Too Raging to Cheers (4:30)

10. You're Lionel Richie (8:29)

Korhan Futaci & Kara Orkestra - Kurhan Futaci & Kara Orkestra (2010)

2011-05-17T07:59:00.000-07:00

Korhan Futaci gave a start approximately 3 years ago with all the experiences of his musical experiences together in one idea. Blending all the information in his wise knowledge and pour out his skills into creating a unique sound that will certainly erode every piece of your body and mind. Group of 6, come together to expose an orchestral sound so rich in textures and styles when organically bond together works like machine of consciousness. Developed its genres from psychedelic jazz rock, experimental free jazz as well as gathering the essence of many ancient Turkish traditions of ritualistic values, epical themes derived from Ottoman tradition. Spectacular crew of Kara Orkestra makes it happen, big city chaos and craziness turns into intelligently composed colorful musical ideas.

Korhan Futaci - Saxophones, Vocal

Barlas Tan Ozemek - Guitar

Gorkem Karabudak - Keyboards

Gokhan Sahinkaya - Electric Bass

Ozun Usta - Percussion

Ediz Hafizoglu - Drums

1. Zor Isler (6:06)

2. Aglayamam Ben (3.50)

3. Sarma (3:31)
4. Unutulmasin Bu Yaz (4:42)

5. Geleneksel Mahser Gunu (5.19)

6. Abra Kadabra (5:33)

7. Sien (4:40)

8. Episode I (20:39)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (1970)

2011-03-31T04:39:00.000-07:00

Déjà Vu is the first album by the rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and the second by the trio configuration of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. It was released in March of 1970 by Atlantic Records, catalogue SD-7200. It topped the pop album chart for one week and generated three Top 40 singles: "Teach Your Children," "Our House," and "Woodstock Déjà Vu was greatly anticipated after the popularity of the first CSN album and the addition of Young to the group. Stills estimates that the album took around 800 hours of studio time to record; this figure may be exaggerated, even though the individual tracks display meticulous attention to detail.The songs, except for "Woodstock", were recorded as individual sessions by each member, with each contributing whatever was needed that could be agreed upon. Young does not appear on all of the tracks, and drummer Dallas Taylor and bassist Greg Reeves are credited on the cover with their names in slightly smaller typeface. Jerry Garcia plays pedal steel on "Teach Your Children" and John Sebastian plays mouth-harp on the title track. - Wikipedia

David Crosby - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Stephen Stills - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Graham Nash - Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Neil Young - Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocals

1. Carry On (4:26)

2. Teach Your Children (2:53)

3. Almost Cut My Hair (4:31)

4. Helpless (3:33)

5. Woodstock (3:54)

6. Déjà Vu (4:12)

7. Our House (2:59)

8. 4 + 20 (2:04)

9. Country Girl (5:11)

10. Everybody I Love You (2:21)

The Beatles - Abbey Road (1970)

2011-03-30T05:58:00.000-07:00

Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band The Beatles. Though Let It Be was the last album released before The Beatles' dissolution in 1970, work on Abbey Road began in April 1969, making it the final album recorded by the band. Abbey Road was released on 26 September 1969 in the United Kingdom, and 1 October 1969 in the United States. It was produced and orchestrated by George Martin for Apple Records. Geoff Emerick was engineer, Alan Parsons was assistant engineer, and Tony Banks was tape operator. Abbey Road is regarded as one of The Beatles' most tightly constructed albums, although the band was barely operating as a functioning unit at the time.Rolling Stone placed it at number 14 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". In 2009, readers of the magazine also named Abbey Road the greatest Beatles album.

George Harrison – Lead, Rhythm, Acoustic and Bass Guitars; Lead, Harmony and Backing Vocals; Hammond Organ, Harmonium and Moog Synthesiser

John Lennon – Lead and Rhythm Guitars; Six and Twelve-String Acoustic Guitars; Lead, Harmony and Backing Vocals; Electric and Acoustic Pianos; Hammond Organ and Moog Synthesiser

Paul McCartney – Lead, Rhythm, Acoustic and Bass Guitars; Fuzz Bass; Lead, Harmony and Backing Vocals; Electric and Acoustic Pianos; Hammond Organ and Moog Synthesiser

Ringo Starr – Drums, Percussion; Lead and Backing Vocals

1. Come Together (4:20)
2. Something (3:03
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer (3:27)
4. Oh! Darling (3:26)
5. Octopus's Garden (2:51)
6. I Want You (She's So Heavy) (7:47)
7. Here Comes the Sun (3:05)
8. Because (2:45)
9. You Never Give Me Your Money (4:02)
10. Sun King (2:26)
11. Mean Mr. Mustard (1:06)
12. Polythene Pam (1:12)
13. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window (1:57)
14. Golden Slumbers (1:31)
15. Carry That Weight (1:36)
16. The End (2:05)
17. Her Majesty (0:23)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (1968)

2011-03-30T05:26:00.000-07:00

Electric Ladyland is the third and final album of new material by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in October 1968 on Reprise Records, catalogue 2RS 6307. It is the only Hendrix studio album professionally produced under his supervision. It topped the Billboard 200 album chart for two weeks in November 1968.The controversial original UK album cover photograph was of a group of nude women, which was soon replaced by a more modest fiery portrait of Hendrix singing. - Wikipedia

Jimi Hendrix – Vocals, Electric Guitar, Piano, Percussion, Bass

Noel Redding – Backing Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Mitch Mitchell – Backing Vocals, Drums, Percussion

1. ...And the Gods Made Love (1:22)
2. Have You Ever Been (2:11)
3. Crosstown Traffic (2:25)
4. Voodoo Chile (15:02)
5. Still Raining, Still Dreaming (4:25)
6. House Burning Down (4:33)
7. All Along the Watchtower (4:00)
8. Little Miss Strange (2:51)
9. Long Hot Summer Night (3:27)
10. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) (4:10)
11. Gypsy Eyes (3:43)
12. Burning of the Midnight Lamp (3:40)
13. Rainy Day, Dream Away (3:42)
14. 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be) (4:49)
15. Moon, Turn the Tides....Gently Gently Away (9:54)

Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969)

2011-03-30T05:10:00.000-07:00

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! is a 1969 studio album by Janis Joplin. It was the first solo studio album Joplin recorded after leaving Big Brother and the Holding Company. The LP was released on September 11, 1969 and reached gold record status within two months of its release. The CD reissue of the album additionally includes the outtake cover of Bob Dylan's "Dear Landlord" and versions of "Summertime" and "Piece of My Heart" recorded live at Woodstock as bonus tracks. - Wikipedia

Janis Joplin - Lead Vocals, Guitar

Sam Andrew - Guitar, Vocals

Michael Monarch - Guitar

Mike Bloomfield - Guitar

Brad Campbell - Bass

Richard Kermode - Electronic Organ, Keyboards

Gabriel Mekler - Electronic Organ, Keyboards

Goldy McJohn - Electronic Organ, Keyboard

Maury Baker - Drums

Lonnie Castille - Drums

Jerry Edmonton - Drums

Terry Clements - Tenor Saxophone

Cornelius Flowers - Baritone Saxophone

Luis Gasca - Trumpet

1. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (3:57)

2. Maybe (3:41)

3. One Good Man (4:12)

4. As Good As You've Been to This World (5:27)

5. To Love Somebody (5:14)

6. Kozmic Blues (4:24)

7. Little Girl Blue (3:51)

8. Work Me, Lord (6:45)

The Doors - Morrison Hotel (1970)

2011-03-30T04:34:00.000-07:00

Morrison Hotel (sometimes referred to as Hard Rock Cafe from the title of the first side of the LP, whose second side is titled Morrison Hotel) is The Doors' fifth album. It was released in 1970. After their experimental work The Soft Parade was not as well received as anticipated, the group went back to basics and back to their roots. On this album, there is a slight steer toward blues, which would be fully explored by the band on their next album, L.A. Woman. The strategy worked; even though no major hit singles were drawn from the album, Morrison Hotel reestablished The Doors as favorites of the critics, peaking at #4 on the US album chart, and when they followed with L.A. Woman the next year, they were rewarded with two more US Top 20 hits. - Wikipedia

Jim Morrison – Lead Vocals

Ray Manzarek – Vox Continental Organ, Piano, Hammond C-3 Organ

Robby Krieger – Guitar

John Densmore – Drums

1. Roadhouse Blues (4:03)

2. Waiting for the Sun (3:58)

3. You Make Me Real (2:53)

4. Peace Frog (2:51)

5. Blue Sunday (2:13)

6. Ship of Fools (3:08)

7. Land Ho! (4:10)

8. The Spy (4:17)

9.Queen of the Highway (2:47)

10. Indian Summer (2:36)

11. Maggie M'Gill (4:23)

The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

2011-03-30T04:19:00.000-07:00

Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles is an LP and a double EP by the English rock group and produced by George Martin — both including the six-song soundtrack to the 1967 movie of the same name. The soundtrack was a critical and commercial success, a number-one album in the US and Grammy-nominated — despite the relative critical and commercial failure of the Magical Mystery Tour film. After Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Paul McCartney wanted to create a film based upon The Beatles and their music. The film was to be unscripted: various "ordinary" people were to travel on a coach and have unspecified "magical" adventures. The Magical Mystery Tour movie was made and included six new Beatles songs. The film originally screened on BBC-TV over the 1967 Christmas holidays but was savaged by critics. - Wikipedia

George Harrison – Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Hammond Organ

John Lennon – Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano, Mellotron, Vocals, Harmonica

Paul McCartney – Bass Guitar, Piano, Mellotron, Vocals

Ringo Starr – Drums, Vocals

1. Magical Mystery Tour (2:48)
2. The Fool on the Hill (3:00)
3. Flying (2:16)
4. Blue Jay Way (3:50)
5. Your Mother Should Know (2:33)
6. I Am the Walrus (2:35)

7. Hello, Goodbye (3:24)

8. Strawberry Fields Forever (4:05)

9. Penny Lane (3:00)

10. Baby, You're a Rich Man (3:07)

11. All You Need Is Love (3:57)

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow (1967)

2011-03-29T12:29:00.000-07:00

Surrealistic Pillow is the second album by American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in February 1967.Original drummer Alexander 'Skip' Spence had left the band in mid-1966, replaced by a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, Spencer Dryden. New lead vocalist Grace Slick joined the band in 1966. Both Slick and Dryden debuted with the band on records with this album and its attendant singles, thus completing the best-known line-up of the group, which would remain stable until Dryden's departure in 1970. It is also considered to be one of the quintessential albums of the 1960s counterculture movement. - Wikipedia

Marty Balin – Vocals, Guitar

Grace Slick – Vocals, Piano, Organ

Paul Kantner – Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Jorma Kaukonen – Lead Guitar, Vocals

Jack Casady – Bass, Fuzz Bass, Rhythm Guitar

Spencer Dryden – Drums, Percussion

She Has Funny Cars (3:14)

Somebody to Love (3:00)

My Best Friend (3:04)

Today (3:03)

Comin' Back to Me (5:23)

3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds (3:45)

D.C.B.A. -25 (2:39)

How Do You Feel (3:34)

Embryonic Journey (1:55)

White Rabbit (2:32)

Plastic Fantastic Lover (2:39)

13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966)

2011-03-29T12:20:00.000-07:00

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators is a 1966 album by 13th Floor Elevators. The album's sound, featuring elements of folk, garage, blues and, of course, psychedelia, is notable for its use of the electric jug, as featured on the band's only hit, "You're Gonna Miss Me", which reached #55 on the Billboard Charts with "Tried to Hide" as a B-side. Another single from the album, "Reverberation (Doubt)", reached #129 on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Chart. The November 1966 album title is purported to be the first use of the word "psychedelic" in reference to the music within. However, this is in dispute as two other bands also used the word in titles of LPs released in November 1966: The Blues Magoos' Psychedelic Lollipop, and The Deep's Psychedelic Moods. - Wikipedia

Roky Erikson -Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Stacy Sutherland - Lead Guitar

Tommy Hall -Amplified Jug

Benny Thurman - Bass, Violin

John Ike Walton - Drums, Percussion

1. You're Gonna Miss Me (2:31)

2. Roller Coaster (5:07)

3. Splash I (Now I'm Home) (3:57)

4. Reverberation (Doubt) (2:51)

5. Don't Fall Down (3:03)

6. Fire Engine (3:23)

7. Thru the Rhythm (3:10)

8. You Don't Know (How Young You Are) (2:59)

9. Kingdom of Heaven (3:11)

10. Monkey Island (2:40)

11. Tried to Hide (2:48)

Ufomammut - Idolum (2008)

2011-03-27T10:22:00.000-07:00

Idolum is a new chapter in the sonic history of Ufomammut, presenting a sensible evolution in the sound and in the structure of the songs: dark atmospheres, simple and mastodontic song frameworks, a different idea of psichedelia. Idolum is a Latin word meaning 'ghost' and 'idea' at the same time, representing the massive but hidden presence as the main concepts of the album. An evolution in their sound is evident but it seems the band have traded in at least some of their urging and insistent groove for a more direct approach. Stand out tracks include "Ammonia," which features ethereal vocals from guest Rose Kemp, as well as the relatively fast paced "Destroyer." About halfway through album opener "Stigma," the sickodelic bastards known as Ufomammut unleash the madness on their latest full-length platter of Cosmic Doom, Idolum. The murky guitars/bass, plodding drums, electronic soundscapes, creepy synthesizer atmospheres, muffled vocals, and all the rest are still present in spades. Whether one is familiar with the band's killer back catalog or not, Idolum is perhaps somewhere between the angst and anguish of Neurosis (think A Sun That Never Sets) and the mystical majesty of Pink Floyd ("Welcome to the Machine") - Tony Belcher

Poia - Guitar

Urlo - Bass, Vocals

Vita - Drums

1. Stigma (7:12)
2. Stardog (5:41)
3. Hellectric (6:01)
4. Ammonia (7:10)
5. Nero (8:33)
6. Destroyer (4:03)
7. Void (21:42)
8. Elephantom (5:38)

Witchcraft - The Alchemist (2007)

2011-03-27T09:05:00.000-07:00

The Alchemist is the third album from the Swedish doom metal band Witchcraft. The album was released in 2007 by Rise Above Records. The Japanese version (released on Leaf Hound Records) contains the bonus track "Sweet Honey Pie" by Roky Erickson, which originally appeared on Scandinavian Friends: A Tribute to Roky Erickson. - Wikipedia

Magnus Pelander - Vocals, Electric Guitar

John Hoyles - Electric and Acoustic Guitar

Ola Henriksson - Bass

Fredrik Jansson - Drums, Percussion

1. Walk Between the Lines (3:24)

2. If Crimson Was Your Colour (3:47)

3. Leva (4:33)

4. Hey Doctor (5:12)

5. Samaritan Burden (6:27)

6. Remembered (5:14)

7. The Alchemist (14:38)

Billy Sherwood - Return to the Dark Side of the Moon (2006)

2011-03-27T07:19:00.000-07:00

Return to the Dark Side of the Moon is a tribute album organised by Billy Sherwood, and released in 2006 on Purple Pyramid. It is a re-creation of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, and a sequel to Sherwood's Back Against the Wall, itself a re-creation of Pink Floyd's The Wall. Return to the Dark Side of the Moon, in addition includes an original piece composed by Sherwood (and recorded with Tony Kaye and Robbie Krieger) in the style of the original album. The album features guests mostly from the world of progressive rock, including former Yes members Bill Bruford, Peter Banks, Geoff Downes, Kaye and Sherwood himself. - Wikipedia

Peter Banks - Guitar (Yes)

Jeff Baxter - Guitar, Pedal Steel (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan)

Adrian Belew - Vocals (King Crimson)

Bill Bruford - Drums (Yes, UK, King Crimson)

Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums (Frank Zappa)

Geoff Downes - Keyboards (Yes, Asia)

Aynsley Dunbar - Drums (Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO, Journey)

Larry Fast - Keyboards (Peter Gabriel)

Robben Ford: Guitar

Tony Franklin - Bass (The Firm, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, Roy Harper)

John Giblin - Bass (Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, David Sylvian, Kate Bush)

Gary Green - Guitar (Gentle Giant)

Jimmy Haslip - Bass

Steve Howe - Guitar (Yes, Asia)

Tony Kaye - Keyboards (Yes)

Bob Kulick - Guitar (Kiss, Lou Reed)

Robby Krieger - Guitar (The Doors)

Tony Levin - Bass (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel)

Steve Lukather - Keyboards (Toto)

Malcolm McDowell - Vocals (Actor)

Pat Mastelloto - Drums (King Crimson)

Colin Moulding - Vocals, bass (XTC)

Scott Page - Sax (Toto, Supertramp, Pink Floyd)

Del Palmer - Bass (Kate Bush)

Steve Porcaro - Keyboards (Toto)

David Sancious - Keyboards (E Street Band, Sting, Peter Gabriel

Jay Schellen - (Asia)

Tommy Shaw - Vocals (Styx)

Billy Sherwood - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar (Yes)

Michael Sherwood - Vocals

Rick Wakeman - Keyboards (Yes)

John Wetton - Bass, Vocals (Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, UK, Wishbone Ash, Asia)

Alan White - Drums (Yes)

CC White - Vocals

Edgar Winter - Sax

Dweezil Zappa - Guitar

1. Speak to Me / Breathe (featuring Malcolm McDowell, Adrian Belew, Jeff Baxter, Tony Kaye, Alan White, John Giblin) (5:44)

2. On the Run (featuring Larry Fast, Alan White) (3:17)

3. Time (featuring Gary Green, Billy Sherwood, Micheal Sherwood, Robbie Krieger, David Sancious, Alan White, Jay Schellen, Colin Moulding, CC White) (6:58)

4. The Great Gig in the Sky (featuring Rick Wakeman, CC White, Steve Howe, Jay Schellen, Billy Sherwood) (4:40)

5. Money (featuring Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter, Gary Green, Billy Sherwood, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin) (6:24)

6. Us and Them (featuring John Wetton, Scott Page, Dweezil Zappa, Tony Kaye, Pat Mastelloto, Jimmy Haslip, Bob Kulick, Michael Sherwood) (7:34)

7. Any Colour You Like (featuring Robben Ford, Steve Porcaro, Billy Sherwood, Aynsley Dunbar, Tony Franklin) (4:13)

8. Brain Damage (featuring Colin Moulding, Robbie Krieger, Geoff Downes, Vinnie Colaiuta, Del Palmer, Michael Sherwood, Billy Sherwood) (3:51)

9. Eclipse (featuring Billy Sherwood, Peter Banks, Tony Kaye, Vinnie Colaiuta, John Wetton, CC White) (2:07)

10. Where We Belong (featuring Billy Sherwood, Robbie Krieger, Tony Kaye) (3:56)

Thee Silver Mt. Zion - Horses in the Sky (2005)

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Horses in the Sky (2005) is the fourth album by the Canadian post-rock band Silver Mt. Zion, this time under the alias Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band. This is the first Silver Mt. Zion release to feature lyrics (an aspect of the band distinguishing it from parent group Godspeed You! Black Emperor) on every track. On its record label page, the band describes the album as "6 busted 'waltzes' for world wars 4 thru 6", noting that "first song's about war and drug addiction, fourth song's about kanada, and the rest of it is all love songs". Track 5, the song "Hang on to Each Other" was recorded "next to a campfire by the river", "at Garfield's fire pit". - Wikipedia

Thierry Amar – Contrabass, Glasses, Harmonica, Voice

Becky Foon – Cello, Voice

Ian Ilavsky – Guitar, Harmonium, Voice

Scott Levine Gilmore – Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Mandolin, Voice

Efrim Menuck – Guitar, Piano, Voice

Jessica Moss – Violin, Piano, Glasses

Sophie Trudeau – Violin, Trumpet, Glasses, Voice

1. God Bless Our Dead Marines (11:44)

2. Mountains Made of Steam (9:28)

3. Horses in the Sky (6:39)

4. Teddy Roosevelt's Guns (9:45)

5. Hang on to Each Other (6:38)

6. Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has Come and Gone) (13:58)

Timothy Leary & Ash Ra Tempel - Seven Up (1973)

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This album features none other than Timothy Leary, the famous LSD guru! He was in exile in Switzerland, and in fact, ASH RA TEMPEL had to record this album in Switzerland because Leary would have been arrested if he ended up in Germany. Anyway, this album really was done under the influence of LSD. Leary would spike the cans of 7-Up that the band members would drink with LSD, and then let them play. The first half of the album featured a bunch of blues songs, but never let that deceive you! After only a couple minutes, all hell breaks loose with the most relentless electronic effects that jut won't let up! Every time you think the band is starting to rock out or play the blues, it goes right back to LSD land just that fast! The second half of the album is more conventional ASH RA TEMPEL, keeping with the early '70s Krautrock sound (reminding me of early TANGERINE DREAM). Grossly underrated stuff, as far as I'm concerned." - ProgHead

Timothy Leary - Voice

Manuel Göttsching - Guitar, Electronics

Hartmut Enke - Bass, Guitar, Electronics

Michael Duwe - Voice, Flute

Steve Schroeder - Organ, Electronics

Dietmar Burmeister - Drums

Klaus D. Mueller - Tambourine

Brian Barritt, Liz Elliot, Bettina Hohls - Voices

1. Space (15:55)
2. Time (21:37)

Supertramp - Breakast in America (1979)

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Breakfast in America is the sixth album by the band Supertramp, released in 1979. It was recorded the previous year at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles. Tensions between band members Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies started to come to the fore on this album. When Hodgson was interviewed for an episode of In the Studio with Redbeard devoted to the making of the album, he remarked "Rick (Davies) didn't like the song "Breakfast in America" and didn't want it on the album. He also didn't want the album to be titled Breakfast in America either and I guess I won out on both accounts". Davies originally opted for either Working Title or Hello Stranger as Breakfast in America's album title." - Wikipedia

Rick Davies - Keyboard, Vocals
John Helliwell - Saxophone, Vocals
Roger Hodgson - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Bob Siebenberg - Drums
Dougie Thomson - Bass
Slyde Hyde - Trombone, Tuba

1. Gone Hollywood (5:20)

2. The Logical Song (4:10)

3. Goodbye Stranger (5:50)

4. Breakfast in America (2:38)

5. Oh Darling (3:58)

6. Take the Long Way Home (5:08)

7. Lord Is It Mine (4:09)

8. Just Another Nervous Wreck (4:26)

9. Casual Conversations (2:58)

10. Child of Vision (7:25)

The White Stripes - Elephant (2003)

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Elephant is the fourth album by the American garage rock band The White Stripes. Despite this change, Heather Phares of Allmusic believed the album "sounds even more pissed-off, paranoid, and stunning than its predecessor...Darker and more difficult than White Blood Cells. The album, in line with the uniqueness of the band, is a loose concept album, dealing with the "death of the sweetheart" in American culture. Like other White Stripes records, the cover art and liner notes are exclusively in red, white, and black, and has a song with "little" in the title. - Wikipedia

Jack White – Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Meg White – Drums, Vocals

1. Seven Nation Army (3:52)

2. Black Math (3:04)

3. There's No Home for You Here (3:44)

4. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself (2:46)

5. In the Cold, Cold Night (2:58)

6. I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart (3:21)

7. You've Got Her in Your Pocket (3:40)

8. Ball and Biscuit (7:19)

9. The Hardest Button to Button (3:32)

10. Little Acorns (4:09)

11. Hypnotize (1:48)

12. The Air Near My Fingers (3:40)

13. Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine (3:18)

14. It's True That We Love One Another (2:43)

15. Who's to Say (4:36)

16. Good to Me (2:07)

Ihsahn - After (2010)

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After is the third studio solo album by former Emperor frontman Ihsahn. This album is the final album in a planned trilogy of albums by Ihsahn. The songs themselves don’t actually fall out of metal and into rock, but there are guitar riffs and keyboard passages that periodically provide an overall feel of '70s prog rock, if that genre had ever included hellish screams.

Ihsahn – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard, Piano

Lars K. Norberg – Fretless Bass

Jorgen Munkeby – Saxophone

Asgeir Mickelson – Drums

1. The Barren Lands (5:12)

2. A Grave Inversed (4:25)

3. After (4:47)

4. Frozen Lakes on Mars (5:54)

5. Undercurrent (10:00)

6. Austere (6:16)

7. Heaven's Black Sea (6:15)

8. On the Shores (10:12)

Circa Survive - Appendage (EP) (2010)

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Appendage is Circa Survive's second EP. It was released on November 30, 2010 through Atlantic Records. It contains b-sides from the Blue Sky Noise sessions, as well as a demo of "Sleep Underground". As with Circa Survive's previous three albums and EP, Esao Andrews created the artwork. - Wikipedia

Anthony Green - Vocals

Colin Frangicetto - Guitar

Brendon Ekstrom - Guitar

Nick Beard - Bass Guitar

Steve Clifford - Drums

1. Sleep Underground (Demo) (2:26)

2. Stare Like You'll Stay (4:38)

3. Everyway (4:17)

4. Backmask (5:31)

5. Lazarus (4:50)

Roger Waters - The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984)

2011-02-03T08:32:00.000-08:00

The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking is a 1984 concept album and the first solo album by English musician Roger Waters. The album was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 1995. The concept, as envisioned by Waters in 1977, rotates around a man's thinking during a midlife crisis and how he dreams of committing adultery (among facing other fears and other things), all taking place in real time from the early morning hours of 04:30:18 AM to 05:12 AM. In 1978, Waters played music demos of this album and parts of another album he was preparing titled The Wall to the rest of his bandmates in Pink Floyd, who (after a long debate) decided that they preferred The Wall instead, even though their manager at the time, Steve O'Rourke, thought that Pros and Cons was a better-sounding concept.The Wall became the next Pink Floyd album, and in 1983, following his split from the band, Waters undertook the shelved Pros and Cons project himself. The album was recorded in three different studios between February and December 1983 in London, the Olympic Studios, Eel Pie Studios and in Waters' own Billiard Room, the studio where his demos were constructed. Several people appeared on the album, including musical conductor Michael Kamen, the vocal talents of actor Jack Palance, saxophonist David Sanborn and rock and blues guitarist Eric Clapton. - Wikipedia

Roger Waters – Bass Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals

Eric Clapton – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Roland Guitar Synthesizer

Ray Cooper – Percussion

Andy Newmark – Drums, Percussion

David Sanborn – Saxophone

Michael Kamen – Piano

Andy Bown – Hammond Organ, 12-String Guitar

Madeline Bell, Katie Kissoon, Doreen Chanter – Backing Vocals

1. 4:30 AM (Apparently They Were Travelling Abroad) (3:12)
2. 4:33 AM (Running Shoes) (4:08)
3. 4:37 AM (Arabs with Knives and West German Skies) (2:17)
4. 4:39 AM (For the First Time Today, Part 2) (2:02)
5. 4:41 AM (Sexual Revolution) (4:49)
6. 4:47 AM (The Remains of Our Love) (3:09)
7. 4:50 AM (Go Fishing) (6:59)
8. 4:56 AM (For the First Time Today, Part I) (1:38)
9. 4:58 AM (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin) (3:03)
10. 5:01 AM (The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking, Part X) (4:36)
11. 5:06 AM (Every Stranger's Eyes) (4:48)
12. 5:11 AM (The Moment of Clarity) (1:28)

The Beatles - White Album (1968)

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The Beatles is the ninth official album by the English rock group The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is commonly known as the "White Album" as it has no graphics or text other than the band's name (and, on the early LP and CD releases, a serial number) on its plain white sleeve. The album was the first that The Beatles undertook following the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, and the first released by their own record label, Apple. The album's original title, A Doll's House, was changed when the British progressive rock band Family released the similarly titled Music in a Doll's House earlier that year. It has sold over 30 million copies world-wide. The Beatles was written and recorded during a period of turmoil for the group, after visiting the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India and having a particularly productive songwriting session in early 1968. The group returned to the studio for recording from May to October 1968, only to have conflict and dissent drive the group members apart. Drummer Ringo Starr quit the band for a brief time, leaving Paul McCartney to perform drums on some of the album's songs. - Wikipedia

George Harrison – Lead, Harmony and Background Vocals; Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar; Hammond Organ; Drums

John Lennon – Lead, Harmony and Background Vocals; Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar; PianosHammond Organ, Harmonium, Mellotron; Drums, Harmonica, Saxophone

Paul McCartney – Lead, Harmony and Background Vocals; Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar; Pianos; Hammond Organ; Timpani; Tambourine; Drums

Ringo Starr – Drums and Percussion; Electric Piano, Backing Vocals

1. Back in the U.S.S.R. (2:43)
2. Dear Prudence (3:56)
3. Glass Onion (2:17)
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (3:08)
5. Wild Honey Pie (1:01)
6. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (3:14)
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (4:45)
8. Happiness Is a Warm Gun (2:43)
9. Martha My Dear (2:28)
10. I'm So Tired (2:03)
11. Blackbird (2:18)
12. Piggies (2:04)
13. Rocky Raccoon (3:41)
14. Don't Pass Me By (3:42)
15. Why Don't We Do It in the Road? (1:41)
16. I Will (1:46)
17. Julia (2:54)
18. Birthday (2:42)
19. Yer Blues (4:01)
20. Mother Nature's Son (2:48)
21. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (2:24)
22. Sexy Sadie (3:15)
23. Helter Skelter (4:29)
24. Long, Long, Long (3:04)
25. Revolution I (4:15)
26. Honey Pie (2:41)
27. Savoy Truffle (2:54)
28. Cry Baby Cry (3:11)
29. Revolution IX (8:22)
30. Good Night (3:11)

The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine (1968)

2011-02-03T08:03:00.000-08:00

The Soft Machine, as reissue also titled "Volume One", is the debut album by the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine, one of the central bands in the Canterbury scene. The band, founded in 1966, recorded and released this studio album during their 1968 tour of the USA. Wikipedia

Robert Wyatt – Drums, Lead Vocals

Mike Ratledge – Organ, Piano

Kevin Ayers – Bass, Lead Vocals, Piano

Hugh Hopper – Bass

The Cake – Backing Vocals

1. Hope for Happiness (4:21)

2. Joy of a Toy (2:49)

3. Hope for Happiness (1:38)

4. Why Am I So Short? (1:39)

5. So Boot If at All (7:25)

6. A Certain Kind (4:11)

7. Save Yourself (2:26)

8. Priscilla (1:03)

9. Lullabye Letter (4:32)

10. We Did It Again (3:46)

11. Plus Belle qu'une Poubelle (1:03)

12. Why Are We Sleeping? (5:30)

13. Box 25/4 Lid (0:49)

David Gilmour - On an Island (2006)

2011-02-02T08:13:00.000-08:00

On an Island is the third solo album by David Gilmour, best known as a lead vocalist and guitarist for Pink Floyd. Notable appearances include Robert Wyatt, Jools Holland, Georgie Fame, David Crosby and Graham Nash, as well as Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright and a member of an early incarnation of Pink Floyd, Bob Klose. Guy Pratt, who has done studio work and toured with Pink Floyd, also appears. Chris Thomas and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera assisted with production. Much of the album was recorded in Gilmour's private studio aboard his houseboat Astoria. - Wikipedia

David Gilmour - Guitars, Vocals, Cümbüş, Alto Saxophone on "Red Sky at Night"

Richard Wright - Piano, Organ, Vocals

Phil Manzanera - Guitars, Vocals

Guy Pratt - Bass Guitar, Vocals

Jon Carin - Keyboards, Vocals, Lap Steel Guitar

Dick Parry - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, Keyboards

Steve DiStanislao - Drums, Percussion, Vocals

1. Castellorizon (3:54)
2. On an Island (6:47)
3. The Blue (5:26)
4. Take a Breath (5:46)
5. Red Sky at Night (2:51)
6. This Heaven (4:24)
7. Then I Close My Eyes (5:26)
8. Smile (4:03)
9. A Pocketful of Stones ( 6:17)
10. Where We Start (6:45)

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)

2011-02-02T08:03:00.000-08:00

Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd, released in September 1975. Inspired by material they composed while performing across Europe, it was recorded over numerous sessions at London's Abbey Road Studios. The album explores themes of absence, the music business, and former band-mate Syd Barrett's mental decline. Early sessions were a difficult and arduous process but it was Roger Waters' idea to split the centrepiece track "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" in two, and join each half with three new compositions. "Shine On" was a tribute to Barrett, who, coincidentally, made an impromptu visit to the studio while it was being recorded. The band failed initially to recognise Barrett, who had gained weight and changed in appearance. Wish You Were Here is the second Pink Floyd album to use a conceptual theme written entirely by Waters, and echoes his feeling at the time that the camaraderie that had served the band previously, was largely absent. The album begins with an eight minute thirty seconds instrumental preamble, before segueing into the lyrics for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". "Shine On" is a tribute to former band member Syd Barrett, whose drug-induced breakdown had forced him to leave the band several years before. Barrett is fondly recalled with lines such as "Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun" and "You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon".The album is also a critique of the music business; "Shine On" fades seamlessly into "Welcome to the Machine", which begins with the opening of a door—described by Waters as a symbol of musical discovery and progress betrayed by a music industry more interested in greed and success. The song ends with sounds from a party, epitomising "the lack of contact and real feelings between people". Similarly, "Have a Cigar" scorns record industry "fatcats", its lyrics containing well-used clichés such as "can hardly count", "they call it riding the gravy train", and "by the way, which one's Pink?"—a question actually asked of the band on at least one occasion. "Wish You Were Here" contains lyrics which relate not only to Barrett's condition, but also to the dichotomy of Waters' character, as an idealist, and a domineering personality. The album closes with a reprise of "Shine On", and further instrumental excursions. - Wikipedia

David Gilmour – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards,

Roger Waters – Vocals, Bass Guitar, Guitar,

Richard Wright – Keyboards, Background Vocals

Nick Mason – Drums, Percussion

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–V) (13:38)
2. Welcome to the Machine (7:30)
3. Have a Cigar (5:24)
4. Wish You Were Here (5:17)
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–IX) (12:29)

God Is an Astronaut - The End of the Beginning (2002)

2011-02-02T07:53:00.000-08:00

The End of the Beginning is the first studio album by Irish post-rock band God Is an Astronaut.

Its name is most likely from a famous quote by British war-leader and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in a speech about the Second Battle of El Alamein: "Now this is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - Wikipedia

Torsten Kinsella - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

Niels Kinsella - Bass, Guitars, Visuals

Lloyd Hanney - Drums, Synthesiser

Jamie Dean - keyboards, Synthesiser

1. The End of the Beginning (4:15)

2. From Dust to the Beyond (5:17)

3. Ascend to Oblivion (5:00)

4. Coda (5:04)

5. Remembrance (4:20)

6. Point Pleasant (5:03)

7. Fall from the Stars (4:27)

8. Twilight (5:03)

9. Coma (1:16)

10. Route 666 (4:34)

11. Lost Symphony (5:16)

ISIS - Panopticon (2004)

2011-02-02T07:44:00.000-08:00

Panopticon is the third full-length album by Los Angeles, California, USA-based post-metal band Isis, released on October 19, 2004 by Ipecac Recordings. The album's title derives from philosopher Jeremy Bentham'spanopticon prison ideal and philosopher/historian Michel Foucault's later allegorical appropriation of the concept. The liner notes also include quotes from technology writer Howard Rheingold and futurist Alex Steffen. The album artwork shows an almost isometric aerial photograph of South San Francisco and San Bruno, California (to the north and west of San Francisco International Airport), reinforcing the notion of "being watched", or omniscience. This reintroduces the tower theme of past releases through convention; the center of the circular panopticon was designed either for a lone guard or a central tower, with which the surrounding cells/rooms/etc. are governed. The tower links to a major theme of Celestial, which also links to a female character (as featured in the story of Oceanic). Note, however, that the themes and their connections are merely conjecture, and are open to interpretation. - Wikipedia

Jeff Caxide – Bass Guitar

Aaron Harris – Drums

Michael Gallagher – Guitar

Bryant Clifford Meyer – Electronics and Guitar

Aaron Turner – Vocals, Guitar

1. So Did We (7:31)
2. Backlit (7:43)
3. In Fiction (8:58)
4. Wills Dissolve (6:47)
5. Syndic Calls (9:39)
6. Altered Course (9:58)
7. Grinning Mouths (8:27)

The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Ocean and the Sun (2008)

2011-02-02T07:35:00.000-08:00

The Ocean and the Sun is the third and final album by experimental rock band, The Sound of Animals Fighting. The album features only the four core members that had appeared on both the first and second albums: the Nightingale, the Walrus, the Lynx, and The Skunk. The first song, Intro, is the Persian translation of the English poem "In The Desert" by Stephen Crane. The original (English) version of this poem is printed on the inside jacket of the album. It is also read in English on the eleventh track. The title of the final track, On the Occasion of Wet Snow, is the title of the second section of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground. The title of the seventh track, The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion, is taken from J. G. Ballard's Crash. Vocal credits include Embree making his first vocal appearance on Blessings Be Yours Mister V and Green returning for the title track, Another Leather Lung, and The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion, and Balling returning on I, the Swan, Cellophane, and On the Occasion of Wet Snow; The Wolf aka Matthew Kelly, rounds out the credits with an appearance on On the Occasion of Wet Snow. Other vocalists include Jessica McWhirter on On the Occasion of Wet Snow, and Lauren Coleman on Uzbekistan and spoken word on the title track. Charlene Rogers (also on spoken word duty on Lover) appears on spoken word duty on Ahab. - Wikipedia

Rich Balling - Vocals,

Matthew Embree - Guitar, Bass, Vocals,

Christopher Tsagakis - Drums

Anthony Green - Vocals

1. Intro (0:31)

2. The Ocean and the Sun (5:38)

3. I, the Swan (4:13)

4. Another Leather Lung (5:14)

5. Lude (1:59)

6. Cellophane (4:58)

7. The Heraldic Beak of the Manufacturer's Medallion (5:39)

8. Chinese New Year (1:06)

9. Uzbekistan (7:27)

10. Blessings Be Yours Mister V (6:37)

11. Ahab (1:00)

12. On the Occasion of Wet Snow (7:18)

The Dead Weather - Horehound (2009)

2011-02-02T07:27:00.000-08:00

Horehound is the debut studio album by American rock band The Dead Weather. The third single from the album was set to be "I Cut Like A Buffalo" and includes a cover of The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band's "A Child of a Few Hours is Burning to Death" as a B-side. - Wikipedia

Alison Mosshart – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion

Jack White – Drums, Vocals, Guitar

Dean Fertita – Lead Guitar, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Bass

Jack Lawrence – Bass, Guitar, Drums, Backing Vocals

1. 60 Feet Tall (5:33)

2. Hang You from the Heavens (3:39)

3. I Cut Like a Buffalo (3:28)

4. So Far from Your Weapon (3:40)

5. Treat Me Like Your Mother (4:10)

6. Rocking Horse (2:59)

7. New Pony (3:58)

8. Bone House (3:27)

9. 3 Birds (3:45)

10. No Hassle Night (2:56)

11. Will There Be Enough Water? (6:20)

Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004)

2011-02-02T07:16:00.000-08:00

The Human Equation is the sixth album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, released under the name Ayreon. It was released on May 25, 2004. As with other Ayreon albums, it features guest appearances from several musicians previously unrelated to the project, including James LaBrie of Dream Theater, Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth, Eric Clayton of Saviour Machine, and Devin Townsend, performing music arranged and written by Lucassen. The album explores the idea of psychological rebirth, and follows the story of a man who, after falling into a coma following a car accident, is confronted with his past, his emotions, and his current situation as he lays trapped inside his own mind. The circumstances surrounding the accident are mysterious, as the man ("Me", portrayed by James LaBrie) ploughed into a tree on a deserted road in broad daylight. Following this, he slips into a twenty-day coma, with each day represented by a single song. Each song follows a slightly different format, though there are major common themes, such as the presence of Me's manifest emotions in his dream world (including Fear portrayed by Mikael Akerfeldt, Reason portrayed by Eric Clayton, and Pride portrayed by Magnus Ekwall); the presence of Me's Wife (Marcela Bovio) and Best Friend (Arjen Anthony Lucassen) at his bedside; and the past events that Me is forced to reflect on. - Wikipedia

James LaBrie as Me

Mikael Akerfeldt as Fear

Eric Clayton as Reason

Heather Findlay as Love

Irene Jansen as Passion

Magnus Ekwall as Pride

Devon Graves as Agony

Marcela Bovio as Wife

Mike Baker as Father

Arjen Lucassen as Best Friend

Devin Townsend as Rage

Peter Daltrey as Forever

Arjen Lucassen - Guitars, Bass Guitars, Mandolin, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Hammond

Ed Warby - Drums and Percussion

Robert Baba - Violins

Marieke van den Broek - Cellos

John McManus - Flute

Jeroen Goossens - Flute

Joost van den Broek - Synthesizer

Martin Orford - Synthesize

Ken Hensley - Hammon

Oliver Wakeman - Synthesizer

1. Day One: Vigil (1:33)
2. Day Two: Isolation (8:42)
3. Day Three: Pain (4:58)
4. Day Four: Mystery (5:37)
5. Day Five: Voices (7:09)
6. Day Six: Childhood (5:05)
7. Day Seven: Hope (2:47)
8. Day Eight: School (4:22)
9. Day Nine: Playground (2:15)
10. Day Ten: Memories (3:57)
11. Day Eleven: Love (4:18)
12. Day Twelve: Trauma (9:00)
13. Day Thirteen: Sign (4:47)
14. Day Fourteen: Pride (4:42)
15. Day Fifteen: Betrayal (5:24)
16. Day Sixteen: Loser (4:46)
17. Day Seventeen: Accident? (5:42)
18. Day Eighteen: Realization (4:31)
19. Day Nineteen: Disclosure (4:42)
20. Day Twenty: Confrontation (7:03)

El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Cryptomnesia (2009)

2011-02-02T07:02:00.000-08:00

Cryptomnesia is the debut studio album by El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, released on May 5, 2009. The album is the first of three albums recorded by the band, and is Rodriguez-Lopez' eleventh solo record overall. - Wikipedia

Omar Rodriguez Lopez – Guitars, Keys

Zach Hill – Drums

Cedric Bixler Zavala – Vocals

Juan Alderete – Bass

Jonathan Hischke – Synth Bass

1. Tuberculoids (4:27)

2. Half Kleptos (3:09)

3. Cryptomnesia (6:02)

4. They're Coming to Get You, Barbara (4:08)

5. Puny Humans (2:31)

6. Shake Is for 8th Graders (2:12)

7. Noir (3:44)

8. Paper Cunts (2:51)

9. Elderly Pair Beaten with Hammer (2:03)

10. Warren Oates (4:55)

11. Fuck Your Mouth (0:23)

Shining - Blackjazz (2010)

2011-01-16T06:50:00.000-08:00

Blackjazz is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian band Shining, released through Indie Recordings on 18 January 2010. As on Shining's two previous albums, the music draws elements from many different genres, particularly jazz and metal. The album's title, Blackjazz, is meant to describe the band's sound. The instrumentation is far simpler than on the two previous albums, with Jørgen Munkeby focusing on guitars and saxophone. This has made the album's sound closer to how they sound live, as songs from previous albums needed to be simplified for live performances. A big influence on Blackjazz is Shining's collaboration with Enslaved,with whom they composed and performed a 90-minute ″Armageddon Concerto″, Nine Nights in Nothingness – Glimpses of Downfall, at Moldejazz 2008. In fact, the concerto's seventh movement is an earlier version of the song Fisheye, and a studio version of the first movement, RMGDN, is a bonus track on the vinyl edition of Blackjazz. The concerto was commissioned by Moldejazz after the programme committee saw a video of the two bands performing a cover of King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man on their 2007 tour.A new version of the same song forms the final track on Blackjazz, featuring guest vocals by Enslaved's Grutle Kjellson. - Wikipedia

Jørgen Munkeby – Vocals, Guitars, Saxophone

Torstein Lofthus – Drums

Tor Egil Kreken – Bass

Bernt Moen – Synths and Keyboards

Even Helte Hermansen – Guitars

Grutle Kjellson – Guest Vocals on track 8, Omen, and track 9, 21st Century Schizoid Man

1. The Madness and the Damage Done (5:20)

2. Fisheye (5:08)

3. Exit Sun (8:36)

4. Exit Sun (0:57)

5. HEALTER SKELTER (5:35)

6. The Madness and the Damage Done (3:24)

7. Blackjazz Deathtrance (10:52)

8. Omen (8:46)

9. 21st Century Schizoid Man (8:41)

Cynic - Traced in Air (2008)

2011-01-16T06:42:00.000-08:00

Traced in Air is the second full-length album by the progressive metal band Cynic. It is the first album since their 1993 debut Focus. The first track and the last track of this album juxtapose each other by being exact opposites, both different philosophies of time. Nunc fluens, Latin for "flowing now," is the belief in time and the flow of it through an eternity, never beginning nor stopping. Nunc stans, Latin for "abiding now," is the belief that time itself doesn't exist, and that any distinctions between now, before and the future have either fallen away or don't exist. - Wikipedia

Paul Masvidal – Vocals, Guitar

Sean Reinert – Drums, Percussion

Sean Malone – Bass, Chapman Stick

Tymon Kruidenier – Guitar, Death Growls

Amy Correia – Additional Vocals

1. Nunc Fluens (2:56)

2. The Space for This (5:46)

3. Evolutionary Sleeper (3:35)

4. Integral Birth (3:53)

5. The Unknown Guest (4:13)

6. Adam's Murmur (3:29)

7. King of Those Who Know (6:00)

8. Nunc Stans (4:13)

Opeth - Damnation (2003)

2011-01-16T06:33:00.000-08:00

Damnation is the seventh full-length studio album by the progressive death metal band Opeth. It was released five months after the Deliverance which was recorded at the same time. The album was a radical departure from their typical death metal sound and into the much softer, 1970s progressive rock genre and features no growled vocals. Damnation was entirely devoid of the musical elements of death metal and instead showcased a 1970s progressive rock vibe, with clean vocals and guitar sounds and prominent mellotron. The album was also produced by Steven Wilson, who contributed backing vocals and keyboards, and co-wrote one song, "Death Whispered a Lullaby." Mikael Åkerfeldt dedicated Deliverance and Damnation to his grandmother, who died in a car accident during the recording. - Wikipedia

Mikael Åkerfeldt – Vocals, Guitar

Peter Lindgren – Guitar

Martin Mendez – Bass Guitar

Martin Lopez – Drums, Percussion

Steven Wilson − Keyboards, Piano, Mellotron, Backing Vocals

1. Windowpane (7:45)

2. In My Time of Need (5:50)

3. Death Whispered a Lullaby (5:50)

4. Closure (5:16)

5. Hope Leaves (4:30)

6. To Rid the Disease (6:21)

7. Ending Credits (3:39)

8. Weakness (4:09)

Desparium - The Fable (2010)

2010-09-23T11:44:00.000-07:00

Yağız Berk Okan who also plays electric guitar at the Turkish symphonic rock band "Guardinals", started Desparium as a non-commercial solo project. In September 2010 Desparium published its first 4-track concept EP "The Fable" online.

1. The Tail Eater (05:39)

2. Lullabliss Towers (7:02)

3. Parliament of the Flies (05:40)

4. Cannibal Frogs (05:45)

Anekdoten - A Time of Day (2007)

2010-09-11T11:49:00.000-07:00

A Time Of Day is the fifth studio album by progressive rock band Anekdoten and it has been produced by the band itself. It took three years of song writing and four months of recording to make this album.

Peter Nordins - Drums, Cymbals, Percussion, Vibes

Anna Sofi Dahlberg - Mellotron, Organ, Moog, Cello, Piano, Voice

Nicklas Barker - Voice, Guitar, Mellotron, Moog, Vibes

Jan Erik Liljeström - Voice, Bass

Gunnar Bergsten - Flute

1. The Great Unknown (6:22)

2. 30 Pieces (7:13)

3. King Oblivion (5:02)

4. A Sky About to Rain (6:29)

5. Every Step I Take (3:06)

6. Stardust and Sand (4:29)

7. In for a Ride (6:47)

8. Prince of the Ocean (5:30)

Steven Wilson - Insurgentes (2009)

2010-09-10T03:47:00.000-07:00

Insurgentes is the title of the first full-length solo album released by British musician and record producer Steven Wilson, known for being the founder and frontman in psychedelic/progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Wilson stated the album contains "the most experimental song-based music [he has] made. - Wikipedia

Steven Wilson - Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Harmonium, Mellotron, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Ambient Noise, Loops
Gavin Harrison – Drums, Cymbals
Tony Levin – Bass
Mike Outram – Electric Guitar
Dirk Serries – Guitar Drones
Jordan Rudess – Piano

1. Harmony Korine (5:08)
2. Abandoner (4:48)
3. Salvaging (8:17)
4. Veneno Para Las Hadas (5:57)
5. No Twilight Within the Courts of the Sun (8:37)
6. Significant Other (4:31)
7. Only Child (4:24)
8. Twilight Coda (3:25)
9. Get All You Deserve (6:17)
10. Insurgentes (3:55)

Gods Are Ghosts - Lights (EP) (2010)

2010-08-13T00:24:00.000-07:00

Gods are Ghosts is a four piece modern alternative rock group based in Austin, Texas. Their sound is characterized by hauntingly delicate melodic breaks pressed tightly against walls of guitars, a rising and emotional vocal performance, and an infectious rhythmic undertow that pulls you into its depths and holds you beneath the surface of its sound. The band is influenced by groups such as The Mars Volta, Deftones, Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Nine Inch Nails. The band released its debut EP “Lights” on May 4, 2010 to overwhelming reviews. And while the public life of the band is quite short, the origin of the band dates quite a bit further. The band first began writing in the summer of 2009 inside a former industrial warehouse in northeast Austin. Guitarist Donnie Miller, bassist Thomas Miller, drummer Bryan Canatella, and vocalist Morgan James Duplant began spending countless hours inside their new home carefully crafting their brand of sound, often refusing the light of day that lay beyond the now soundproofed walls. As the months began to wane into the teeth of winter, sessions began to run longer and longer, sometimes lasting eight hours. It became increasingly tough during this time to resist the temptation of playing live shows, as the material was ready for its debut, but they pushed further. Delirium and sensory overload had their moments during those winter months but the band continued to work at a fever pitch, and soon they would emerge from that place they had called home for so long. In March 2010, Gods are Ghosts chose Test Tube Audio in Austin, Texas to record their debut EP. The band teamed up with producer Kevin Butler and immediately felt at home at his studio in south Austin. The creative environment and Kevin Butler’s intuition formed a tandem that seemed to always push the material just beyond where the band thought it would come to rest. In the end, “Lights” reads like a photo album of the groups' journey: each section of song a photo of a feeling’s landscape and mood arranged amongst the others.

Bryan Canatella - Drums
Donnie Miller - Guitar
Thomas Miller - Bassist
Morgan James Duplant - Vocal

1. Lights Warming Skin (4:31)

2. Sharpen What Remains (3:36)

3. A Breath to Raise You from the Dead (4:10)

4. You Refuse the Noose (4:15)

5. Bloodstream (3:32)

Rx Bandits - Mandala (2009)

2010-08-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

Mandala is the sixth full-length studio album from Rx Bandits. Released on July 21, 2009, it is the band's second album released through Sargent House, and their first as a 4-piece band. The album was released on July 21, 2009 through Sargent House.- Wikipedia

Matt Embree - Vocals, Guitar

Steve Choi - Guitar, Keyboards

Joseph Troy - Bass

Chris Tsagakis - Drums

1. My Lonesome Only Friend (4:03)
2. It's Only Another Parsec… (4:44)
3. Hope Is a Butterfly, No Net Its Captor, She Beats Her Wings and Softly Sings of Summer Scent and Children's Laughter… (Virus of Silence) (4:23)
4. Hearts That Hanker for Mistake (4:31)
5. Mientras la Veo Soñar (6:36)
6. March of the Caterpillar (4:12)
7. White Lies (4:30)
8. Bury It Down Low (3:33)
9. Breakfast Cat (5:16)
10. Bled to Be Free (The Operation) (4:37)
11. Bring Our Children Home or Everything Is Nothing (6:19)

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯A♯∞ (1997)

2010-08-12T12:10:00.000-07:00

F♯A♯∞ (pronounced "F-sharp, A-sharp, Infinity") is the debut album of the Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It was released twice, first in 1997 by Constellation Records and then again on 8 June 1998, by Kranky as an expanded edition that ran for 63:27. Stylistically, the album is devoid of traditional lyrics and mostly instrumental, featuring lengthy songs segmented into movements and wide dynamics. The album was recorded at the Hotel2Tango in the Mile End of Montreal. The recording studio is personally owned and operated by members of the band and their acquaintances, which ensured the band retained full control over the album's production. It was initially released in very limited quantities, and was mainly distributed through live performances and advertised by word of mouth. Initially, interest in the album was limited due to the small number produced and the band's lack of recognition. After the album's republication and several magazine interviews, the band became considerably better known. - Wikipedia

Aidan Girt – Drums

Bruce Cawdron – Percussion

David Bryant – Guitar

Efrim Menuck – Electric Guitar

Mauro Pezzente – Bass Guitar

Mike Moya – Guitar

Norsola Johnson – Cello

Thea Pratt – Horn

Thierry Amar – Bass Guitar

1. The Dead Flag Blues (16:27)

2. East Hastings (17:58)

3. Providence (29:02)

Red Sparowes - Aphrosims (2008)

2010-08-12T12:00:00.000-07:00

Aphorisms is an EP by post-rock band Red Sparowes, released on Amazon.com as a digital download on July 9, 2008. It was also released a few days later on iTunes. The EP was released on 12" vinyl in November 2009 via Sargent House.- Wikipedia

Bryant Clifford Meyer – Guitar

Andy Arahood – Guitar, Bass

Greg Burns – Bass, Pedal Steel

David Clifford – Drums

Emma Ruth Rundle – Guitar

1. We Left the Apes to Rot, But Find the Fang Still Grows Within (6:37)

2. Error Has Turned Animals Into Men, and to Each the Fold Repeats (5:38)

3. "The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer (5:38)

Eloy - Floating (1974)

2010-08-12T06:19:00.000-07:00

Floating is the third album by the German progressive rock band Eloy. It was released in 1974. Floating is one of the most underrated or forgotten album of Eloy. The music here is simply a top-notch combination of heavy metal psychedelism and space rock! Few vocals, very catchy melodies and energic guitar playing. It ressembles by moments to a fight between Deep Purple (due to Manfred Wieczorke's organ solos) and Pink Floyd, but, of course, with the german's band own style and spirit. Furthermore, Floating is very consistent, the listener never loses his attention on the music. The record opens with the title song, a true easy rider ballad to space. The tune is very powerful, vocals are trippy. This is an excellent introduction which lets you expect more... and the "more" arrives with the 15 minutes magic epic The Light from Deep Darkness. The beginning is very mysterious, in the vein of Land of No Body, then the rythm changes suddenly and gets angrier, but always in a mystical feel. Alternating peaceful and powerful passages with efficient guitar improvisations and special sound effects, the song is evolving, enchanting, stoning, and announces Eloy's future direction towards space music. The next track, Castle in the Air, is much more rock- oriented, very melancholic to become surprisingly trippy and rocky, in the spirit of Gong's You (released the same year). Mindblowing! The calm comes back with the delicate melody of Plastic Girl, before putting you in a galaxy far away with Bornemann's powerful solos. The disc finishes with Madhouse, which at first glance ressembles to a classical 70s' heavy metal tune. But this is without counting on the talent of the german space rockers, who summon planet collisions and sonic deflagrations with their instruments. An excellent spacy conclusion which will let you in the sky! - Progarchives

Frank Bornemann – Vocals, Guitar

Manfred Wieczorke – Organ, Guitar

Luitjen Janssen – Bass

Fritz Randow – Drums

1. Floating (3:59)

2. The Light from Deep Darkness (14:35)

3. Castle in the Air (7:13)

4. Plastic Girl (9:07)

5. Madhouse (5:15)

Faust - Faust IV (1973)

2010-08-12T06:05:00.000-07:00

Faust IV is a 1973 album by the pioneering German krautrock group Faust. The opener "Krautrock" is a drone-based instrumental where the drums kick in only after seven minutes, whilst later tracks such as "The Sad Skinhead" and "Jennifer" employ more conventional songwriting techniques. The medley including "Picnic on a Frozen River, deuxième tableau" is a rework of a track from the previous album Faust So Far. The closing track "It's a Bit of a Pain" combines both styles, utilising noise during its chorus. The album was recorded at the Manor Studios in England. As the sessions took too long to complete, producer Uwe Nettelbeck opted to complete the album with material that was recorded at previous sessions in Wümme, Germany. These additions include "Krautrock" (previously aired on the John Peel show) and "It's a Bit of a Pain" (previously released as a single in Germany). - Wikipedia

Werner "Zappi" Diermaier – Drums

Hans Joachim Irmler – Organ

Jean-Hervé Péron – Bass

Rudolf Sosna – Guitar, Keyboards

Gunter Wüsthoff – Synthesiser, Sax

1. Krautrock (12:00)

2. The Sad Skinhead (2:30)

3. Jennifer" – 7:00

4. Just a Second / Picnic on a Frozen River, Deuxième Tableau (3:00)

5. Giggy Smile (8:00)

6. Läuft... Heißt das es läuft oder es kommt bald... Läuft (8:00)

7. It's a Bit of a Pain (3:07)

Riverside - Out of Myself (2004)

2010-08-12T05:57:00.000-07:00

Out of Myself is the first full length album by progressive rock/metal band Riverside released on September 21, 2004. At the time of its release, Out of Myself was hailed as the best debut album from a progressive rock band in recent memory. It was first released under the The Laser's Edge music label and has since garnered much praise amongst progressive rock fans. This album features some of the quieter moments in the Riverside discography on songs such as I Believe and In Two Minds as well as some of the most interesting soundscapes they have done which are present in songs like The Same River and The Curtain Falls. As well as being the first full length album by the group it is also the first album in the Reality Dream Trilogy which includes Out of Myself, Second Life Syndrome and Rapid Eye Movement. - Wikipedia

Mariusz Duda - Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Piotr Grudziński - Lead and Rhythm Guitars

Jacek Melnicki - Keyboards

Piotr Kozieradzki - Drums, Percussion

1. The Same River (12:01)

2. Out of Myself (3:42)

3. I Believe (4:14)

4. Reality Dream (6:15)

5. Loose Heart (4:50)

6. Reality Dream II (4:45)

7. In Two Minds (4:38)

8. The Curtain Falls (7:59)

9. OK (4:46)

Magma - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (1973)

2010-08-12T05:52:00.000-07:00

Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (MDK) is an album released by French progressive rock band Magma in 1973. MDK is Magma's most famous and stylistically acclaimed record; and although it has not become a commercial success, the band continues to present this 'classic' or 'symphonic rock' material to audiences. As with most of composer Christian Vander's apocalyptic music, Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh is sung completely in his synthetic language Kobaïan (which reads and feels much like a glottal-stop-free Germanic language). MDK is story of the prophet 'Nebehr Güdahtt' who delivers to the people of the Earth this insight: If they want to be saved from themselves, they must morally cleanse themselves to worship of the Kobaïan supreme being, 'Kreuhn Kohrmahn', by learning sacred "Zeuhl Wortz" music (already wildly popular on Kobaïa, of course). In response to this blatant cultural imperialism the people of the Earth initially march against Güdahtt, but slowly like any true believer Güdahtt attracts enough of a base of adherents to survive, to sing the Kobaian music. - Wikipedia

Christian Vander – Drums, Vocals, Organ, Percussion

Jannick Top – Bass

Klaus Blasquiz – Vocals, Percussion

Jean-Luc Manderlier – Piano, Organ

Benoit Widemann – Keyboards

René Garber – Bass Clarinet, Vocals

Claude Olmos – Guitar

Stella Vander – Vocals

Muriel Streisfield – Vocals

Evelyne Razymovski – Vocals

Michele Saulnier – Vocals

Doris Reinhardt – Vocals

Teddy Lasry – Brass, Flute

1. Hortz Fur Dehn Stekëhn West (9:36)

2. Ïma Süri Dondaï (4:30)

3. Kobaïa Is de Hündïn (3:34)

4. Da Zeuhl Wortz Mekanïk (7:48)

5. Nebëhr Gudahtt (6:02)

6. Mekanïk Kommandöh (4:10)

7. Kreühn Köhrmahn Iss de Hündïn (3:13)

Asia - Aura (2001)

2010-08-12T05:34:00.000-07:00

Aura is an album by the progressive rock band Asia, recorded in 2000 and first released in 2001. Roger Dean created the cover art for this album. - Wikipedia

John Payne – Lead Vocals, Bass & Guitar

Geoff Downes - Keyboard

Steve Howe – Guitars

Elliott Randall – Guitar

Pat Thrall – Guitars

Ian Crichton – Guitars

Guthrie Govan – Guitars

Tony Levin – Bass

Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums

Simon Phillips – Drums

Chris Slade – Drums

Michael Sturgis – Drums

1. Awake (6:00)

2. Wherever You Are (4:48)

3. Ready to Go Home (4:50)

4. The Last Time (4:56)

5. Forgive Me (5:26)

6. Kings of the Day (6:51)

7. On the Coldest Day in Hell (6:25)

8. Free (8:07)

9. You're the Stranger (6:05)

10. The Longest Night (5:28)

11. Aura (4:14)

Tool - Lateralus (2001)

2010-08-02T06:42:00.000-07:00

Lateralus is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Tool. The album was released on May 15, 2001, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. As with Ænima and Undertow, the album is replete with time signature changes. Drummer Danny Carey sampled himself breathing through a tube to simulate the chanting of Buddhist monks for "Parabol", and banged piano strings for samples on "Reflection". "Faaip de Oiad" is Enochian for The Voice of God. "Disposition", "Reflection", and "Triad" form a sequence that has been performed in succession live with occasional help from various tourmates such as Mike Patton, Buzz Osborne, Tricky, and members of Isis, Meshuggah, and King Crimson. The title track, "Lateralus", incorporates the Fibonacci sequence. "Eon Blue Apocalypse" is about Adam Jones' Great Dane named Eon, who had died from bone cancer, while "The Grudge" references the classic novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The track "Mantra" is the slowed-down sound of Maynard James Keenan gently squeezing one of his cats. - Wikipedia

Maynard James Keenan - Vocals

Adam Jones - Guitar, Art Direction

Justin Chancellor - Bass

Danny Carey - Drums

1. The Grudge (8:36)

2. Eon Blue Apocalypse (1:04)

3. The Patient (7:13)

4. Mantra (1:12)

5. Schism 86:47)

6. Parabol (3:04)

7. Parabola (6:03)

8. Ticks & Leeches 8:10)

9. Lateralus (9:22)

10. Disposition (4:46)

11. Reflection (11:07

12. Triad (8:46)

13. Faaip de Oiad (2:39)

Porcupine Tree - Signify (1996)

2010-08-02T06:08:00.000-07:00

Signify is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September, 1996. It was the first album that frontman Steven Wilson recorded with a full group of musicians on board from the beginning. Previously he had been recording albums primarily as a one-man band with help gradually from other musicians. A number of the songs (albeit in demo form) were debuted live on the The Sky Moves Sideways tour before being recorded. The song "Every Home is Wired" has been covered by Polish electronic group Cabaret and included in their single Electric Chair Song. The full quote from the background words of "Idiot Prayer" can be heard on the song Trippin' by SRM. - Wikipedia

Steven Wilson - Guitars, Piano, Mellotron, Banshee Guitar,Vocals

Richard Barbieri - Synthesisers, Hammond Organ

Colin Edwin - Electric Bass, Double Bass

Chris Maitland - Drums, Percussion, Keyboard

1. Bornlivedie (1:41)

2. Signify (3:26)

3. The Sleep of No Dreaming (5:24)

4. Pagan (1:34)

5. Waiting Phase One (4:24)

6. Waiting Phase Two (6:15)

7. Sever (5:30)

8. Idiot Prayer (7:37)

9. Every Home Is Wired (5:08)

10. Intermediate Jesus (7:29)

11. Light Mass Prayers (4:28)

12. Dark Matter (8:57)

Blackfield - Blackfield II (2007)

2010-08-02T05:55:00.000-07:00

Blackfield II is the second studio album by Blackfield. It was recorded in both Tel Aviv and London, and was released on February 13, 2007 in Europe and March 6, 2007 in the US. We Put Out Records launched a media site relating to the US release of this record. "End of the World" is a cover of an older song in Hebrew, performed by Geffen and Berry Sakharof. Hebrew versions of "1,000 People" and "Epidemic" were included in Geffen's album from 2006, "With the Time". A demo version of "Where Is My Love?" was released on the bonus disc of the limited edition of Blackfield's first album. "Christenings" was originally written for Porcupine Tree's 2005 album Deadwing but was never released. Richard Barbieri and Gavin Harrison are both featured on this track. - Wikipedia

Steven Wilson - Vocals, Lead Guitar

Aviv Geffen - Vocals, Guitars, Rhythm Guitar, Additional Keyboards

Daniel Salomon - Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards

Seffy Efrat - Backing Vocals, Bass Guitar

Tomer Zidkyahu - Drums, Percussion

1. Once (4:00)

2. 1,000 People (3:53)

3. Miss U (4:06)

4. Christenings (4:35)

5. This Killer (4:05)

6. Epidemic (4:55)

7. My Gift of Silence (4:01)

8. Some Day (4:18)

9. Where Is My Love? (2:55)

10. End of the World (5:15)

Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun (1999)

2010-08-02T05:39:00.000-07:00

Ágætis byrjun is the second album by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, which was released in 1999. Ágætis byrjun was recorded between the summer of 1998 to the spring of 1999 with producer Ken Thomas, and became Sigur Rós's breakthrough album, both critically and commercially. Ágætis byrjun represented a substantial departure from the band's previous album Von, with that album's Cocteau Twins-esque dream popambient soundscapes replaced by Jónsi Birgisson's now signature cello-bowed guitarwork and lush orchestration (using a double string octet amongst other orchestral elements). The album's title came from a friend hearing the first song they had written for the album; what would become the title track. After hearing the song, he said it was "a good beginning"; the name stuck. The name has also been translated as "An alright start." - Wikipedia

Jón Þór Birgisson – Vocals, Guitar

Kjartan Sveinsson – Keyboard

Georg Hólm – Bass

Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson – Drums

1. Intro(1:36)

2. Svefn-g-englar [Sleepwalkers] (10:04)

3. Starálfur [Staring Elf] (6:46)

4. Flugufrelsarinn [The Fly's Saviour] (7:48)

5. Ný batterí [New Batteries] (8:06)

6. Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) [The Heart Pounds (Boom Boom Boom)] (7:08)

7. Viðrar vel til loftárása [Good Weather for an Airstrike] (10:13)

8. Olsen Olsen (8:03)

9. Ágætis byrjun [A Good Beginning] (7:39)

10. Avalon (4:01)

Dredg - The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion (2009)

2010-08-02T04:27:00.000-07:00

The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion is the fourth studio album by American art rock band Dredg, released on June 9, 2009, on Ohlone Recordings. Bassist Drew Roulette describes the album as "a rock and roll record, filled with experimental journeys and eccentric jousts, and states that the album is inspired by a Salman RushdieImagine There Is No Heaven: A Letter to the Six Billionth Citizen. The liner notes dedicate the album to Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who was left in a coma resulting from a catastrophic car accident while the band was working on the album. - Wikipedia

Gavin Hayes - Vocals, Slide Guitar, Guitar
Drew Roulette - Bass, Synthesizer
Mark Engles - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dino Campanella - Drums, Piano, Organ

1. Pariah (4:07)
2. Drunk Slide (1:27)
3. Ireland (3:41)
4. Stamp of Origin: Pessimistic (0:50)
5. Light Switch (3:30)
6. Gathering Pebbles (4:59)
7. Information (5:45)
8. Stamp of Origin: Ocean Meets Bay (0:30)
9. Saviour (3:56)
10. R U O K? (2:12)
11. I Don't Know (3:45)
12. Mourning This Morning (5:41)

13. Stamp of Origin: Take a Look Around (0:58)

14. Long Days and Vague Clues (1:52)

15. Cartoon Showroom (4:18)

16. Quotes (6:04)

17. Down to the Cellar (3:41)

18. Stamp of Origin: Horizon (2:20)

The Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno - Starless and Bible Black Sabbath (2006)

2010-08-02T03:52:00.000-07:00

Starless And Bible Black Sabbath is an album and song by the Japanese group The Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno. The albums title refers to the album Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson and a self-titled album by Black Sabbath, the album cover also is very similar to the Black Sabbath album, except featuring group member Kawabata Makoto instead of a woman on the album cover. The song "Starless and Bible Black Sabbath" begins in a similar fashion to Black Sabbath’s eponymous opening track on their debut album, but less dramatic. The song grows slowly until a third of the way through the track vocals. The vocals have a large echo effect and there are two drummers playing virtually the same drum beat during a lot of the track, but with slightly different timing. The second song, "Woman from a Hell" is a much faster and shorter track. As the song closes there is a Godzilla roar. - Wikipedia

Okano Futoshi - Drums, Consultant

Higashi Hiroshi - Synthesizer

Shimura Koji - Drums

Kawabata Makoto - Guitar, Producer, Engineer, Sound Technician

Tabata Mitsuru - Bass, Vocals

1. Starless and Bible Black Sabbath (34:29)

2. Woman from a Hell (6:14)

Porcupine Tree - The Incident (2009)

2010-07-25T06:50:00.000-07:00

The Incident is the tenth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. It was released on September 14, 2009 by Roadrunner Records. The concept of The Incident emerged as Wilson became caught in a motorway traffic jam whilst driving past a road accident: “There was a sign saying ‘POLICE – INCIDENT’ and everyone was slowing down to rubberneck to see what had happened... Afterwards, it struck me that ‘incident’ is a very detached word for something so destructive and traumatic for the people involved. And then I had the sensation that the spirit of someone that had died in the accident entered into my car and was sitting next to me. The irony of such a cold expression for such seismic events appealed to me, and I began to pick out other ‘incidents’ reported in the media and news, I wrote about the evacuation of teenage girls from a religious cult in Texas, a family terrorizing its neighbours, a body found floating in a river by some people on a fishing trip, and more. Each song is written in the first person and tries to humanize the detached media reportage.” - Wikipedia

Steven Wilson - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards

Richard Barbieri - Synthesizers, Keyboards

Colin Edwin - Bass Guitar, Double Bass

Gavin Harrison - Drums, Percussion

1. The Incident (55.15 )

2. Flicker (3.42)

3. Bonnie the Cat (5.45)

4. Black Dahlia (3.40)

5. Remember Me Lover (7.28)

Pure Reason Revolution - The Dark Third (2006)

2010-07-19T15:02:00.000-07:00

The Dark Third is the first full-length album by Pure Reason Revolution. It was produced by Paul Northfield (Rush, Porcupine Tree, Gentle Giant, Hole) and recorded at Fairhazel Studio's and later RAK studios. The title refers to the "Dark Third", the third of a person's life spent asleep and dreaming, with the song on disc 2 "In Aurelia" being based lyrically and thematically around the book Aurelia by Gérard de Nerval. - Wikipedia

Jon Courtney - Vocals, Guitar, Programming Bass and keyboards

Chloe Alper - Vocals & Bass

Andrew Courtney - Drums & Percussion

James Dobson - Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Programming & Violin

Gregory Jong - Vocals, Guitar & Keyboards

Jamie Willcox - Vocals, Guitar

1. Aeropause (5:44)

2. Goshen's Remains (5:23)

3. Apprentice of the Universe (3:59)

4. The Bright Ambassadors of Morning (11:56)

5. The Exact Colour (4:03)

6. Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine (6:33)

7. Bullitts Dominae (5:20)

8. The Twyncyn / Trembling Willows (7:16)

9. He Tried to Show Them Magic! / Ambassadors Return (5:17)