joi, 30 august 2012

Steve Vai - The Story of Light 2012

Nou album de studio al celebrului chitarist, dupa o asteptare de sapte ani. De pus rapid mana pe el spre a va incanta urechile.

5/5










Songs:
1. The Story Of Light (6:14)
2. Velorium (6:09)
3. John The Revelator (3:40)
4. Book Of The Seven Seals (3:53)
5. Creamsicle Sunset (3:29)
6. Gravity Storm (5:32)
7. Mullach a' tSi (3:55)
8. The Moon And I (7:16)
9. Weeping China Doll (6:09)
10. Racing The World (3:42)
11. No More Amsterdam (4:17)
12. Sunshine Electric Raindrops (4:13)

Musicians:
Philip Bynoe / bass
Jeremy Colson / drums
Beverly McClellan / lead vocals (3), backing vocals (4)
Dave Rosenthal / piano (1)
Julia Rainy May Vai / Russian narration (1)
Bob Carpenter / Hammond B3 organ (3,4,12)
Deborah Henson-Conant / harp (7)
Mike Mangini / drums (8)
Mike Keneally / keyboards (8)
Dave Weiner / rhythm guitar (8)
Aimee Mann / vocals (11)
Steve Vai / everything else



Kaipa - Vittjar 2012

Alte delicateturi prog de pe meleaguri suedeze. Asta e cel de-al 11-lea album al lor, care nu e de ratat.

5/5









Songs:
1. First Distraction 3.00
2. Lightblue And Green 11:59
3. Our Silent Ballroom Band 22:08
4. Vittjar 3:47
5. Treasure-House 7:32
6. A Universe Of Tinyness 7:22
7. The Crowned Hillsides 10:31
8. Second Distraction 2:20

Musicians:
Patrik Lundström / vocals
Aleena Gibson / vocals
Hans Lundin / keyboards, vocals
Per Nilsson / guitars
Jonas Reingold / bass
Morgan Agren / drums

Guests:
Fredrik Lindqvist / recorders, whistles
Elin Rubinsztein / violin


Favna Abisal - Rerum Imaginaria 2012

Trupa din Chile, album de debut. Multe momente ok, se poate asculta.

4/5









Songs:
1. El Juicio de Aronnax
2. El Observador
3. Energía Demencial (Parte I)
4. Océanos Mentales
5. Energía Demencial (Parte II)
6. Imaginaria
7. Rey Abisal 

Musicians:
Daniel Araya / vocals
Ivan Rojas / guitars
Sergio Molina / guitars
Pablo Fuente / bass
Eliseo Pena / synths, programming
Andres Henriquez / drums









marți, 28 august 2012

Threshold - March Of Progress 2012

Britanicii revin, dupa cinci ani, cu un nou album. Prog-metal de calitate, e de ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Ashes - 6:51
2. Return of the Thought Police - 6:09
3. Staring at the Sun - 4:25
4. Liberty Complacency Dependency - 7:48
5. Colophon - 6:00
6. The Hours - 8:15
7. That's Why We Came - 5:40
8. Don't Look Down - 8:12
9. Coda - 5:23
10. Rubicon - 10:24
11. Divinity - 6:27

Musicians:
Damian Wilson / vocals
Karl Groom / guitars
Richard West / keyboards
Steve Anderson / bass
Johanne James / drums





Swans - The Seer (2012)

Dupa un album live, cei de la Swans vin anul asta si cu un material de studio. Doua ore de stat cu urechea bagata adanc, unul dintre cele mai faine albume scoase in 2012 pentru mine.

5/5








Songs:
Disc One
1. Lunacy (featuring Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker) - 6:09
2. Mother of the World - 9:57
3. The Wolf - 1:35
4. The Seer - 32:14
5. The Seer Returns (featuring Jarboe) - 6:17
6. 93 Ave. B Blues - 5:21
7. The Daughter Brings the Water - 2:40

Disc Two
1. Song for a Warrior (featuring Karen O) - 3:58
2. Avatar - 8:51
3. A Piece of the Sky (featuring Jarboe and Akron/Family) - 19:10
4. The Apostate - 23:01 

Musicians:
Michael Gira / voice, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica
Norman Westberg / electric guitar, voice
Christoph Hahn / lap steel guitars; electric guitar, voice
Christopher Pravdica / bass guitar, voice
Bill Rieflin / piano, organ, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, synthesizer, bass guitar, voice
Phil Puleo / drums, percussion, voice
Thor Harris / drums, percussion, orchestral bells, handmade violin thing, vibraphone, piano, clarinet, voice



luni, 27 august 2012

Katatonia - Dead End Kings 2012


Al noualea album al suedezilor. De dat play cat mai repede cu putinta...

5/5










Songs:
1. The Parting (4:52)
2. The One You Are Looking for Is Not Here (3:52)
3. Hypnone (4:07)
4. The Racing Heart (4:06)
5. Buildings (3:28)
6. Leech (4:23)
7. Ambitions (5:07)
8. Undo You (4:56)
9. Lethean (4:39)
10. First Prayer (4:28)
11. Dead Letters (4:49)

Musicians:
Jonas Renkse / vocals
Anders Nystrom / guitars
Per Eriksson / guitars
Nuklas Sandin / bass
Daniel Liljekvist / drums


Skyfox 8 - It’s Time Now To Be Inside All 2012

Trupa din Brazilia, pe aceeasi felie, album de debut. Unul bun, influente ale marilor din prog, merita bagat in seama.

4/5








Songs:
1. Swamp Flower (7:19)
2. Captain Absent Heart (5:44)
3. It's Time Now To Be Inside All (4:40)
4. Something Wrong In Cróquis Vilus (5:09)
5. Gold In The Backyard (8:11)
6. Midnight Train (4:58)
7. Slipping Into Surprise (4:55)
8. Suspects In Love (5:26)
9. Change We Must (5:38)
10. Tomorrow's Trick (7:43)
11. A Fox Escaped To The Turquoise Sky (12:32)

Musicians:
Renato Jardim / vocals, guitar

Luciano Reis / guitar
Gastão von Mühlen / bass
Vinícius Möllen / keyboards 
Daniel Fontoura / drums



Mystery - The World Is A Game 2012

Tot canadieni, neo-prog de asta data. Un album la fel de bun, de ascultat negresit.

5/5









Songs:
1. A Morning Rise (1:18)
2. Pride (11:28)
3. Superstar (6:59)
4. The Unwinding of Time (0:49)
5. The World is a Game (7:57)
6. Dear Someone (6:21)
7. Time Goes By (6:04)
8. Another Day (19:02)

Musicians:
Michel St-Père / guitars, keyboards
Benoît David / lead vocals
Antoine Fafard / bass, additional acoustic guitars
Nick D'Virgilio / drums


vineri, 24 august 2012

Marching Mind - The Sickness And The Theory 2012

Trupa canadiana, la al doilea album. Fain de tot, unul dintre cele mai faine de pe felia asta din acest an. Musai de ascultat.

5/5









Songs:
1. Conception (2:07)
2. Vertigo Of Silence (8:59)
3. Reactivation (6:55)
4. Borne Upon Tears (3:51)
5. Steps Of Avaran (8:15)
6. Astral Transmission (8:02)
7. Locust Enigma (9:55)
8. Surge Subterra (7:23)
9. Convergence (13:02)

Musicians:
Jeremy Tardif / vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, glockenspiel 
Chris Neal / electric & acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Will Goodall / bass, backing vocals
Sebastien Leger / drums, percussion, timpani, backing vocals




marți, 21 august 2012

Star Monarchy - Volume 1 2012

Proiect al bassist-ului Ray Riendeau, care a lucrat cu Rob Halford sau James LaBrie, la prima realizare. Multi colaboratori pe album, merge ascultat.

4/5








Songs:
1 Biosfear (feat. Rody Walker)
2 Monarchy (feat. Dan Tompkins)
3 11 Years (feat. Bjorn "Speed" Strid)
4 Romanov Throne (feat. Mike Semesky)
5 Artilect (feat. Ben Dixon)
6 Ashes (feat. Dan Tompkins)
7 Transhuman (feat. Sean Dailey)
8 Suicide By Star (feat. Ben Dixon)
9 The Royal Isolate (feat. Mike Semesky)
10 ExplicitLord of the Flys (feat. Rody Walker)


Beardfish - The Void 2012

Unul dintre cele mai faine albume de prog din acest an. Asta e cel de-al şaptelea album al suedezilor, la care e de bagat musai urechea.

5/5








Songs:
1 Intro (by Andy Tillison)
2 Voluntary Slavery
3 Turn To Gravel
4 They Whisper
5 This Matter Of Mine
6 Seventeen Again
7 Ludvig & Sverker
8 He Already Lives In You
9 Note
I. Note
II. Descending
III. The Void
IV. Note (reprise)
10 Where The Lights Are Low
Bonus Track:
11 Ludvig & Sverker Solo Piano Version

Musicians:
Rikard Sjöblom / vocals, keyboards
David Zackrinsson / guitars
Robert Hansen / bass
Magnus Östgren / drums


I And Thou - Speak 2012

Material de debut, un proiect in care regasim nume mari ale scenei prog. De pus spre ascultare.

5/5










Songs:
1. Speak 12:19
2. And I Awaken 11:31
3. Hide and Seek (feat. Keren Ann) 16:30
4. The Face Behind the Eyes 13:35
5. Go or Go Ahead 6:43

Musicians:
Jason Hart (Renaissance) / keyboards, vocals
John Galgano (IZZ) / bass
Matt Johnson (Jeff Buckley) / drums
Jack Petruzzelli (the Fab Faux) / guitar
Steve Hogarth (Marillion) - vocals (5)


luni, 20 august 2012

Imminent Sonic Destruction - Recurring Themes 2012

Americani, album de debut. Nu suna deloc rau, e de ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Driving Home (10:03)
2. Monster (06:49)
3. With Death This Story Ends (06:27)
4. Breaking Through (13:11)
5. Temple (05:34)
6. Here, It's Over (05:02)
7. Sick (08:39)
8. The Remembering (02:03)
9. Raven (16:36)

Musicians:
Tony Piccoli / vocals
Scott Thompson / guitars, vocals
Bryan Paxton / bass
Pete Hopersberger / keyboards, vocals
Pat DeLeon / drums





Cloudkicker - Fade (2012)

Proiect al unui multiinstrumentist american, la al treilea album. Destul de fain, merita ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
1. From the Balcony (4:40)
2. The Focus (3:12)
3. Seattle (10:18)
4. Garage Show (2:38)
5. LA After Rain (6:30)
6. Making Will Mad (6:01)
7. Our Crazy Night (8:09)

Musicians:
Ben Sharp / All instruments and programming

luni, 6 august 2012

When Icarus Falls - Aegean 2012

Primul album al elvetienilor, mai au un EP scos in 2009. Intunecat, un sound ce se prabuseste efectiv peste cel ce asculta, de pus urechea la el.

5/5







Songs:
1. A Step Further
2. Aegean
3. Acheron / Eumenides
4. Asphodel Meadows part. I
5. What We Know Thus Far (An Inner Journey)
6. Tears Of Daedalus
7. Hades

Musicians:
Diego Mediano / vocals
Luis Cordeiro / guitar
Yann Cottier / guitar
Claude Humbert-Droz / bass
Xavier Gigandet / drums, keyboards




vineri, 3 august 2012

Keith Jarrett - Sleeper 2012

Concert sustinut in 1979 la Tokyo. Un deliciu, nu e de ratat.

5/5









Songs:
1. Personal Mountains
2. Innocence
3. So Tender
4. Oasis
5. Chant Of The Soil
6. Prism
7. New Dance

Musicians:
Keith Jarrett / piano, percussion
Jan Garbarek / tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, percussion
Palle Danielsson / double-bass
Jon Christensen / drums, percussion


Joe Morris - Altitude 2012

Chitarist american, alaturi de alti doi muzicieni foarte buni. Improv izatie cat cuprinde, de ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Exosphere
2. Thermosphere
3. Troposphere
4. Mesoosphere

Musicians:
Joe Morris / guitar
William Parker / bass
Gerald Cleaver / drums




joi, 2 august 2012

Wesseltoft & Kraggerud - Last Spring 2012

Un album de ascultat in liniste.

5/5










 Songs:
1 Blåmann 4:57
2 Om Kvelden 6:11
3 Margit Hjukse 3:25
4 Stevtone 5:44
5 Hei hu 3:57
6 Jeg lagde meg så silde 5:58
7 Lilja 5:08
8 Last Spring 5:53
9 Byssan Lull 2:58
10 Den fyrste song 3:38
11 Gjendines Bådnlåt 5:48
12 Maria durch ein Dornwald ging 4:42
13 Sæterjentens Søndag 4:59
14 La Folia (improvisation) 2:43
15 il Ungdommen 3:42
16 Wiegenlied 3:11

Musicians:
Bugge Wesseltoft / piano  
Henning Kraggerud / violin, viola



trioVD - Maze 2012

Trio britanic, la al doilea album. Avem si aici o gramada de ingrediente, fain de tot, musai de ascultat.


5/5









Songs:
1. Brick
2. Interlocking
3. Ups
4. Morse
5. Ducks
6. DBST
7. Harm
8. Interrupting
9. Bee
10. Pet Shop Boys 

 Musicians:
Chris Sharkey / guitars
Christophe de Bézenac / sax, electronics
Chris Bussey / drums


John Zorn - The Hermetic Organ 2012

Nou album care poarta semnatura lui John Zorn scos în acest an. De incercat si asta.

3/5









Song:
1. Office Nr. 4: Introit/Benediction/Offertory/Elevation/Communion/Descent (36:25)

Musician:
John Zorn / organ

Many Arms - Many Arms 2012

Al treilea album al americanilor. Amestec de jazz, metal si alte ingrediente, e de pus urechea la el.

4/5










Songs:
1. Beyond Territories (15:51)
2. In Dealing with the Laws of Physics on Planet Earth (16:26)
3. Rising Artifacts in a Five-Point Field (13:00)

Musicians:
Nick Millevoi / guitar
John DeBlase / bass
Ricardo Lagomasino / drums




miercuri, 1 august 2012

Linda Oh - Initial Here 2012

Al doilea album al bassistei nascuta in Malaezia. Poate fi incercat.

3/5










Songs:
1. Ultimate Persona
2. Something's Coming/Les Cinq Doigts
3. Mr. M; No. 1 Hit
4. Thicker Than Water
5. Little House
6. Deeper Than Happy
7. Desert Island Dream
8. Come Sunday
9. Deeper Than Sad

Musicians:
Linda Oh / acoustic and electric bass, bassoon
Fabian Almazan / piano, Fender Rhodes
Dayna Stephens / tenor saxophone
Rudy Royston / drums
Jen Shyu / vocals (5).


Christine Tobin - Sailing to Byzantium 2012

Vocalista irlandeza, interpretari ale unor poeme de William Butler Yeats. De pus spre auditie.

5/5








Songs:
1. When You Are Old
2. The Lake Isle of Innisfree
3. The Song of Wandering Aengus
4. The Wild Swans at Coole
5. The Fisherman
6. The Pity of Love
7. The Second Coming
8. In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Constance Markievicz
9. What Then?
10. Sailing to Byzantium
11. Byzantium
12. Long-legged Fly
13. The White Birds

Musicians:
Christine Tobin / vocals, piano (2)
Liam Noble / piano
Phil Robson / guitar
Kate Shortt / cello
Dave Whitford / double bass
Gareth Lockrane / flutes (3, 5, 9, 10, 13)
Gabriel Byrne / reader (2, 6, 13).


Hymas & The Bates Brothers - Blue Door 2012

Trio interesant, un album bun, care e de ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Avec le temps (5:35)
2. Blues for Red Garland (2:52)
3. Les evades de la nuit (6:01)
4. Fajitas Winter Garden (4:05)
5. Matourmatourmatourmalet (4:35)
6. The way back home (3:58)
7. La chanson du bonhomme (4:03)
8. The kid from Whiteville (4:46)
9. Ahneen (4:38)
10. Superhero 2 (2:27)
11. Apotheg 5 (0:41)
12. De l'origine du monde (5:26)

Musicians:
Tony Hymas / piano
Chris Bates / bass
JT Bates / drums