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Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 24 September 2016 CE
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Edited Sep 25, 2016, 21:04
Re: Soundtracks of Our Lives week ending 24 September 2016 CE
Sep 25, 2016, 21:03
Chocolat – Rencontrer Looloo. One of those albums I knew I was going to really like from the first few seconds, something to do with its sound, swing and general air of a band entirely at ease with what they’re doing – which, given that these French Canadians flirt with psych, prog, metal and electronica and totally pull it off, is quite something. And just about every song is under three minutes. Check the guitar tone on this: https://chocolatmtl.bandcamp.com/track/les-pyramides

Emmet Elvin – Assault On The Tyranny Of Reason. Another goodie, from the keys man (though evidently also multi-instrumentalist) of Chrome Hoof, Guapo and Knifeworld. This is how you do modern prog: bold but not brash, clever but not wanky: https://emmettelvin.bandcamp.com/album/assault-on-the-tyranny-of-reason

Richard Pinhas / Tatsuya Yoshida / Masami Akita – Process And Reality. AKA the bloke from Heldon, the bloke from Ruins, and the bloke also known as Merzbow. Yes, it’s a great bloody noise, but the near constant, driving drumming from Yoshida makes it strangely accessible: https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/track/tvj-33-core-track

Gruff Rhys – Set Fire To The Stars. Never a big fan of SFA, but this is a perfectly pleasant film soundtrack. And the title track is damnably catchy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WqMvbIc8Ig

E-GONE – Advice For Hill Walkers

The Sea Nymphs – On The Dry Land

Jethro Tull – Stand Up. The new Steven Wilson remix. A bit of polish and separation here and there, but not as big an overall as A Passion Play or Aqualung. Haven’t listened to this in years and I have to confess it didn’t grab as much as it used to. Lots of nice songs, but for the most part, it lacks the wilfulness of their best stuff. Comes with a live disc recorded in Sweden just before SU’s release, which sounds great (complete with Anderson’s snidey and slightly uncomfortable stage banter), but is surprisingly still very R&B based.

Cabaret Voltaire – The Voice Of America. Thought I better give ‘em another go ;-) Liked this more, particularly the opening track, but my attention wandered as it progressed.

Listen With Father:

Hawklords – 25 Years On. After hearing their father bang on about this mysterious group Hawkwind pretty much such their birth, I thought it was time to give them a proper introduction… with the Hawklords album, naturally ;-0 Yep, I think ‘Psi Power’ is definitely becoming my favourite HW track. Explaining ‘Flying Doctor’ was fun.
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