Porcupine tree – The Incident [2009]

Porcupine tree – The Incident
[Tonefloat, Roadrunner, 2009]
genre: progressive rock, progressive metal, psychedelic, alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock
Album Review by Sovereign

I am not a huge fan of Porcupine Tree, but I really believe that they already wrote some of the best songs in the music history. I always enjoy their releases and some times I get stuck with some tracks of them. I have no bad words about them, I think they are genius musicians and they do keep progressive art music alive. The distribution of the songs of ‘the Incident’ is a little weird. Clearly the epic track “The Incident,” is intended to be the focal point, but in doing so, the 4 tracks on the second disc, which together comprise all of twenty minutes plus change, make them feel almost like afterthoughts. Compared to the sprawling fifty-five minutes of disc one, disc two comes off as something more like a bonus EP. Like ‘Opeth’ PT also join Roadrunner records. I think that the album ‘In Absentia’ is far away the others and most of the times when you listen to a ‘Porcupine Tree’ release you are excited but you get used to it really quick. You get bored after some hearings, but you can’t really refer this to a bad track or an uninfluenced composition. Wilson never ends; his mind is like a river, producing water ideas. I do enjoy also this record , I really like the 55 min of first disc as a whole track and I prefer “Drawing the line”, “the Incident”, “Time Flies”, “Bonnie the cat” and “Remember me lover”.

The album :
porcupine tree incident part 1
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porcupine tree incident part 2
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porcupine tree incident part 3
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links
http://www.porcupinetree.com/
http://www.myspace.com/porcupinetree

Songs / Tracks Listing

Disc 1 – 55:08
1. The Incident
I. Occam’s Razor (1:55)
II. The Blind House (5:47)
III. Great Expectations (1:26)
IV. Kneel and Disconnect (2:03)
V. Drawing the Line (4:43)
VI. The Incident (5:20)
VII. Your Unpleasant Family (1:48)
VIII. The Yellow Windows of the Evening Train (2:00)
IX. Time Flies (11:40)
X. Degree Zero of Liberty (1:45)
XI. Octane Twisted (5:03)
XII. The Séance (2:39)
XIII. Circle of Manias (2:18)
XIV. I Drive the Hearse (6:41)

Disc 2 – 20:34
1. Flicker (3:42)
2. Bonnie the Cat (5:45)
3. Black Dahlia (3:40)
4. Remember Me Lover (7:28)

Total Time 75:42

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Amia Venera Landscape , Bird from the Abyss (EPs) [2009]

Amia Venera Landscape – Ep
[2009]
genre: post-metal, sludge, post-hardcore, hardcore, experimental, metal, tech metal
EP Review by Sovereign

A sludgy post-hardcore from an Italian band. Brutal vocals rotate with clean and give to the atmosphere an alternative color.
Technical play of instruments, acceleration and high speed guitars. This EP is a great piece of the work about what this band can do.
Three well enough tracks with a heavy attitude, a hardcore sound and a technical approach. This is the first ever work of this band, but out of the blue is really well structured, great from the composition point of view and very good as a sound. No more to say, give it a try and enjoy their inspiration. Modern metal with alternative strokes of the brush.

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The EP: AmiaVeneraLandscape ep 2009 rapidshare
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http://www.myspace.com/amiaveneralandscape
http://amiaveneralandscape.bigcartel.com/

tracks:
1. My hands will burn first
2. Nicholas
3. Glances

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Bird from the Abyss – I EP
[CD-r,2009]
genre: experimental, psychedelic, folk, experimental rock, art rock, prog, ambient, drone.
EP Review by Sovereign

This EP is a kind of folk doom, it is not exactly a metal release, it is more an experimental rock something than a heavy sound music, it is instrumental music with strange instruments and a folklore attitude.
There is an ethnic and a world music atmosphere.
This release is psychedelic and progressive.
A hot air from Africa, sounds from ancient years, flutes and noise, drones and lutes.
The Finnish band mix ambient and drone sounds with instrumental folkish rock and stoner-a-like fuzzy music.
Really enjoyable first attempt from a new band.
They deserve a lot.

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The EP: bird from the abyss I Ep 2009 rapidshare
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http://www.birdfromtheabyss.com/
http://birdfromtheabyss.bandcamp.com/
direct link / Archive.org: http://www.archive.org/details/BirdFromTheAbyss

Tracks:
01 Intro / Beginning At Center Of The Chaos Azathoth And Flute
02 Song To The Great Black Fox
03 Ways Of Slaughter
04 Abdul Alhazred’s Anxiety

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Clues – clues 2009

Clues – clues
[Constellation,2009]
genre : indie pop, indie rock, experimental, art rock, psychedelic, electronica, post-rock
Album Review by Sovereign

This is a happy indie album that can bright your face and fulfilled you with smiles and beams. A neo pop release with an orchestral attitude. The Canadian post music style is diffused around the sounds of the album. Multiple drummers, electronica, tickling guitars and experimental rock glances. The atmosphere is like ‘do make say think’ releases, the guitars are quite happier, the ambiences are huge and the experimental desire is intelligent. A great album by some great musicians. This is quality music and your ears can feel quite well. Just try if you like alternative music, try it if you like post modern music, try it if you like folk and cabaret music, and give it a chance if you are into POP music… sweet and atmospheric pop. Belle & Sebastian, of Montreal, Islands, Arcade fire and the Unicorns.

The album: cluesclues 2009 rapidshare

http://cstrecords.com/bands/clues

Tracklist
1. Haarp
2. Remember Severed Head
3. Approach The Throne
4. In The Dream
5. You Have My Eyes Now
6. Perfect Fit
7. Elope
8. Cave Mouth
9. Crows
10. Ledmonton
11. Lets Get Strong
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Animal Collective – Merriweather post pavillion 2009

Animal Collective – Merriweather post pavillion
[Domino records,2009]
Album review by Goresonic
Genre: Psychedelic rock, experimental rock, ambient, art rock, avant-garde

“Merriweather post paviliion” is Animal Collective’s latest album that will be out on January 12, 2009.
In this album, Animal Collective don’t surpsise us and they produce their usual 60’s psychedelic minimal techno and ambient sound that they are used to play in previous albums. Although, you cannot say that this album doesn’t have anything new to offer. I think that album after album their mission is to perfect this special sound and makes it the one which characterises them. “Somertime girls”, “Lion in a coma” “My girls” and “In the Flowers” are the songs that perfectly introduce us to their sound. “Taste” is the more minimal techno and noise song of the album and finally “Brothersport” , a full 60’s psychedelic sound with some noise, give us the perfect end for the album.The most important think in this song, is that they saw us how the Beach-Boys would have sound like today. Congatulations to them!

The abum: removed on request
www.myanimalhome.net/
www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband

tracks:
01 “In The Flowers”
02 “My Girls”
03 “Also Frightened”
04 “Summertime Clothes”
05 “Daily Routine”
06 “Bluish”
07 “Guys Eyes”
08 “Taste”
09. “Lion in a Coma”
10. “No More Runnin”
11. “Brothersport”

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Burst – Lazarus Bird 2008

Burst – Lazarus Bird
[Relapse, 2008]
genre: sludge, progressive, metal, post-hardcore
Album Review by Sovereign

They are fantastic, and they define intelligent sludge metal. The Swedish band has a progressive and technical attitude, and this year’s release is a bit better than “Origo” 2005’s release from them. I don’t know why I compare these two albums. For me both of them are great, and quite excellent for the genre. The only thing I’m pretty sure is that Burst produce music that a lot of bands from US could be really jealous about. The atmosphere of “Lazarus Bird” is unreal. The guitars ring a bell of my childhood and the rhythm section is progressive. The album has several up downs. There is an evident post style around the compositions. For sure you can realise that they don’t forget their hardcore roots. This album could proudly be beside the best 2008 releases. Along with Made out of babies, Zozobra, Cult of Luna and AmenRa, they make me pleased and proud. Their music is fantastic I highly recommend them to everyone. This is not just a hardcore album. This is art rock, experimental music, jazz, psychedelic music. They made a Swedish mood Mastodon-like post-metal. It is absurd. It is insane.

Listen the album free:
http://www.last.fm/music/Burst/Lazarus+Bird

the album: Burst – Lazarus Bird 2008 Rapidshare

http://www.burst.nu/
http://www.myspace.com/burstrelapse

Track Listing
01. I Hold Vertigo
02. I Exterminate the I
03. We are Dust
04. Momentum
05. Cripple God
06. Nineteenhundred
07. (We Watched) The Silver Rain
08. City Cloaked

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Deerhoof – Offend Maggie 2008

Deerhoof – Offend Maggie
[Kill Rock Stars, ATP, 2008]
genre: noise rock, art rock, experimental, indie rock, indie pop
Album Review by [thezeroeffect]

Deerhoof are back, following last years “Friend Opportunity”, with another wonderfull record. Offend Maggie might not be a great record, but it’s still, pretty damn good. Opening song “The Tears And Music Of Love” quickly develops into a frantic at moments song with noisy guitars,heavy bass and fast paced drumming. The rest of the album doesn’t follow this pace, but the great thing about Deerhoof is their ability to alter theis sound within seconds. Cute and cuddly at one moment, rough,noisy and chaotic the next.
Satomi Matsuzaki’s “childish” vocals blend perfectly with the bands attitude especially in songs like, “Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back” that have this kinda laid back/fucking around in the studio/improvisation feeling to them.
Another interesting thing, Deerhoof hope to get fans involved with the new release, by launching an interactive site that will letvisitors download and rearrange one of the new songs.Which one?We have yet to find out..

the Album: Deerhoof – Offend Maggie 2008 Rapidshare

www.myspace.com/deerhoof

http://www.killrockstars.com/

Offend Maggie tracklisting:
1. The Tears and Music of Love
2. Chandelier Searchlight
3. Buck and Judy
4. Snoopy Waves
5. Offend Maggie
6. Basket Ball Get Your Groove Back
7. Don’t Get Born
8. My Purple Past
9. Family of Others
10. Fresh Born
11. Eaguru Guru
12. This Is God Speaking
13. Numina ?
14. Jagged Fruit

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Guapo – Elixirs 2008

Guapo – Elixirs [Neurot, 2008]
/Album Review by Sovereign

Guapo is an experimental band of Daniel O’Sullivan (piano, bass, guitars, harmonium, modular synthesisers, autoharp, voice, and electronics) and David J.Smith (drum kit, percussion) [Thompson left the band]. In this release there are some guests musicians: Sarah Hubrich / Violin, Viola (The Jewelled Turtle), Alexander Tucker / Voices (The Heliotrope) and Jarboe / Voices (The Selenetrope). The album is an avant prog, an experimental rock myth. This is one of the best releases of avant garde and art music this year. It sounds really fresh and modern. It is slow and atmospheric and the voices are fabled. The release is something more than a rock album, is more experimental than a neo-jazz release, is more forward than any progressive masterpiece, is darker than a gothic disc and is scarier than a horror movie. Guapo in Spanish means beautiful and yes it is…

Album Guapo Elixirs 2008 rapidshare

http://www.myspace.com/guapoband
http://www.guapo.co.uk/

Track Listings
1. Jeweled Turtle (13:09)
2. Arthur, Elsie And Frances (10:53)
3. Twisted Stems: The Heliotrope (7:32)
4. Twisted Stems: The Selenotrope (7:45)
5. The Planks (3:11)
6. King Lindorm (15:40)

Total Time 58:10

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Boris – Smile

Boris – Smile [Southern Lord, 2008]
/Album Review by Sovereign

Δίσκος γεμάτος εκπλήξεις. Ένα τσίρκο ήχων και ακουσμάτων. Φωνητικά (κάτι σπάνιο για δίσκους των Γιαπωνέζων) και ατμόσφαιρες πρωτόγνωρες. Στο δίσκο υπάρχουν 5 βασικοί μουσικοί! Φυσικά μεγάλη δουλεία έκαναν οι Michio Kurihara και Stephen O’Malley παλιοί συνεργάτες της μπάντας. Το σημαντικό όμως είναι ότι το πείραμα πέτυχε και όλα τα όργανα, samples, φωνητικά και εμπνεύσεις συνδυάζονται μαζί τόσο αρμονικά. Είναι απίστευτο αυτό που θα ακούσετε. Είναι εξωφρενικά γεμάτο!!!. Avant garde, noise rock, indie rock, shoegaze, doom metal, experimental noise, harsh, punk, thrash, crust, ambient, slowcore, electronica, drone, japrock, sludge, hard rock, progressive, baroque, art, post punk, post experimental, post pop, trip rock. Αυτή είναι η νέο-ψυχεδελεια. Ο δίσκος απλά αποδεικνύει ότι το rock n roll δεν πεθαίνει ποτέ και θα ζει μέσα από κάθε γλώσσα, μουσικό όργανο, ύφος και ατμόσφαιρα. Η ανάλυση κάθε κομματιού ξεχωριστά θα μου πάρει ώρες και δεν έχει μάλλον πολύ σημασία. Μιλάμε για τελείως διαφορετικά μουσικά ήδη που μπλέκονται μαζί όπως ανέφερα και παραπάνω. Από ταχύτατα ξεσκισμένα noise rock ξεσπάσματα σε μια pinkfloydικη ατμόσφαιρα και μετά σε μια post punk μουργελα που εναλλάσσεται με απίστευτα drone πειραματικά θορυβώδη σημεία που σου γαμάνε ότι έχεις και δεν έχεις. Δεν έχω κάτι άλλο να πω. Ακουστέ αυτό το δίσκο και συνεχίστε να τον ακούτε για πάντα δεν θα βγει τίποτα καλύτερο για πολύ καιρό. Εκφράζει κάθε ακροατή και ικανοποιεί κάθε απαίτηση. Είναι σαν μια συλλογή από τραγούδια από όλα τα ήδη που έγραψα παραπάνω. Λατρεύω αυτά τα Γιαπώνια, αλλά δεν περίμενα ότι μπορούν να βγάλουν κάτι τόσο πρωτοποριακό στις μέρες μας και ρε γαμώτο, είναι απίστευτο πως ταιριάζουν τα γιαπωνέζικα του Takeshi και πόσο ατμόσφαιρα προσδίδουν στις συνθέσεις. Η μπάντα απλά έχει καταπατήσει και ξεκοιλιάσει τους εμπνευστές τις, βλέπε Earth ή Melvin’s και απλά έχει καταφέρει ,στα μάτια μου τουλάχιστον, να είναι μια από της μεγαλύτερες μπάντες που γράφουν μουσική, αυτή την στιγμή σε ολόκληρο τον πλανήτη.

Download Links:
http://www.mediafire.com/?dgo4m3ylsyt
http://www.mediafire.com/?djmw11gihyd
[pw: www.rockcore.com]
http://rapidshare.com/files/89460644/SM1LE.rar
password: blackmetalistkrieg
(thanks http://drought.wordpress.com)

tracks:
1. “Messeeji” (“メッセージ”, “Message”) 7:06
2. “Buzz-In” 2:34
3. “Hanate!” (“放て!”, “Shoot!”/”Fire!”) 5:02
4. “Hana, Taiyou, Ame” (“花・太陽・雨”, “Flower, Sun, Rain 5:35
5. “Tonari No Sataan” (“となりのサターン”, “Next Saturn”) 5:20
6. “Kare Hate Ta Saki” (“枯れ果てた先”, “Dead Destination”) 7:26
7. “Hana, Taiyou, Ame” (“君は傘をさしていた”, “You Put Up Your Umbrella”) 9:19
8. “Bonus track” 19:20

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Battles – Mirrored 2007

Battles – Mirrored [Warp , 2007]
/Album Review by Sovereign

Το πιο άρρωστο αλλά και πιο σύγχρονο και εναρμονισμένο με ήχους της εποχής μας άλμπουμ των τελευταίων ετών. Η μπαντα αυτή έχω την εντύπωση ότι ζωντανά θα είναι κάτι το ασύλληπτο, δεν ξερώ γιατί το λέω αυτό αλλά οι μουσικές τους και η ενεργεία τους μου λένε ότι το χουν και με το παραπάνω…
Εδώ έχουμε να κάνουμε με τον ορισμό του Avant-rock και εννοώ: math, space, prog, dance, experimental, electronics, kraut, noise, art, indie και post κεντημένα όλα μαζί πάνω σε ένα κατάλευκο σεμεδακι, σαν αυτά που έβαζε η γιαγιά μου πάνω στην τηλεόραση… Το παίρνεις το βάζεις μπροστά σου και το κοιτάς. Μετά από μια ωριτσα είσαι ακόμα εκεί και το κοιτάς σκαλωμένος. Το αναποδογυρίζεις , το ψηλαφίζεις , το μυρίζεις και διαπιστώνεις ότι όντως είναι κατάλευκο και πεντακάθαρο. Έλα όμως που αυτό το κέντημα έγινε με την δυσκολότερη ραφή. Είναι σαν πρόβλημα μαθηματικό, σαν μια εξίσωση που σου γαμά την ψυχολογία. Είναι ένα μαγικό , εξωγηινο και ρομποτικό σεμεδακι. Μα δεν μπορεί να είναι έτσι απλό και άσπρο όταν διαπιστώνεις ότι η μπαντα φτιάχτηκε από μέλη άλλων συγκροτημάτων που έπαιζαν και παίζουν από noise, post, math και alternative μέχρι hardcore και metal (βλ. Don Caballero, Storm and Stress, Lynx, Helmet, Tomahawk, The Mark of Cain, Sludgehammer ) Οι συνθέσεις στο δίσκο είναι γαμημενα διαστροφικές. Δεν σε κουράζουν καθόλου παρά μονό σε σκαλώνουν. Χορευτικές, πειραματικές και άρρυθμες. Ατμόσφαιρα χαοτική. Φωνητικά φρενήρη και ασυνάρτητα παραμόρφωνα κατά σημεία. Τα τύμπανα σε πετάνε από metal δίκασες μπότες , μέχρι beats και breaks που θα άκουγες σε techno μουσικές. Ακούμε το μέλλον. Ιδέα δεν έχω κι ακόμα προσπαθώ να καταλάβω πως κατάφεραν κι έφτιαξαν αυτό το αριστούργημα. Από το πρώτο μέχρι το τελευταίο δευτερόλεπτο απορείς και ψάχνεσαι. Γουστάρεις και ξαφνιάζεσαι. Περαστέ μια βόλτα από το myspace τους γρήγορα και μην κάνετε το λάθος και τους προσπεράσετε.

the album: Battles mirrored 2007 rapidshare

http://www.myspace.com/battlestheband

δειτε το πρωτο video απο τον δισκο (Atlas) στο noizine video collection

1 Race : In 4:50
2 Atlas 7:07
3 Ddiamondd 2:33
4 Tonto 7:43
5 Leyendecker 2:48
6 Rainbow 8:11
7 Bad Trails 5:18
8 Prismism 0:52
9 Snare Hanger 1:58
10 Tij 7:03
11 Race : Out 3:29

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