Sunpocrisy - Samaroid Dioramas 2012

Debut ok pentru prog-metalistii din Italia de felul lor.Apophenia e tare de tot, ultima parte de pe Samaroid, la fel. Influente de tot felul, pasaje dure alternate cu progressive, un baterist care isi face bine treaba. Un album inchegat, merita atentie.








Songs:
1.Apoptosis 03:45
2.Apophenia 10:11
3.Φ - Phi 10:23
4.Vertex 04:26
5.Trismegistus 02:32
6.Samaroid 04:53
7.Samaroid / Dioramas 08:41
8.Dioramas 09:17

Musicians:

Matteo Bonera - Guitars

Carlo Giulini - Drums

Jonathan Panada - Guitars. Voice

Gabriele Zampieri - Bass Guitar

Marco Tabacchini - Guitars

Stefano Gritti - Synth

At The Graves - Solar 2012

Trupa americana de Doom/Sludge Metal. In afara de un bass acceptabil, restul mi s/a parut anapoda total, si ritm si interpretare. Poate cei mai avizati ca mine in astfel de muzici or avea alta parere. Nu am putut asculta decat maxim un minut din fiecare piesa.








Songs:
1.Intro 01:40
2.A Shield Left to the Unknown 05:51
3.Wildfire Lit 10:25
4.Magnetar 03:34
5.Prominence 05:29
6.Heard Phantoms 05:07
7.Sol's Lament 11:35

Musicians:
Ben Price - Guitar, Vocals, Drums
Andy Schmidt - Bass, Drums
Joe Jacklin - Drums

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Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet 2012

Patru tinerei din Londra, care se joaca de-a jazz-ul. Asta e cel de-al treilea lor album. Si suna al naibii de bine. Plecati urechea cu incredere.










Songs:
 01 – Window Seat
02 – Ruins
03 – Spinner
04 – Rubidium
05 – Export for Hot Climates
06 – Lacker Boo
07 – Steepless
08 – 4096 Colours
09 – City of Glass
10 – Trace

Musicians:
Jack Wyllie - Soprano and tenor saxophone
Duncan Bellamy - Drums
Milo Fitzpatrick - Double bass
Keir Vine / Hang and percussion

Thinking Plague - Decline and Fall 2012

Al saselea album al trupei americane de RIO/Avant-Prog, dupa o pauza de noua ani, si care parca nu se ridica la inaltimea ultimelor doua. Au o noua vocalista, dar a ramas Mark Harris la sax-uri. Cui ii place genul asta de muzica, sigur se va delecta. Mie mi-a placut.








Songs:
1. Malthusian Dances (6:39)
2. I Cannot Fly (8:34)
3. Sleeper Cell Anthem (6:10)
4. A Virtuous Man (11:45)
5. The Gyre (4:42)
6. Climbing the Mountain (8:38)

Musicians:
Elaine Di Falco / voice
Mark Harris / saxes & clarinets
Mike Johnson / guitars
Kimara Sajn / drums & keyboards
Dave Willey / bass

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - The West Will Rise Again 2012

Una dintre multele trupe dragi mie. Asta e un album scurt, de 23 de minute. Pentru mine, o desfatare (Psalms 99, dementiala).










 Songs:
 01. What We Loved Was Not Enough (Part 1)
02. What We Loved Was Not Enough (Part 2)
03. The State Itself Did Not Agree
04. Psalms 99

Musicians:
David Payant - drums
Efrim Manuel Menuck - guitar, vocals, piano
Jessica Moss - violin
Sophie Trudeau - violin
Therry Amar - bass

Ilya - Fathoms Deep 2012

Duo din Bristol, format dintr-o vocalista foarte buna si un tip care canta, printre altele, la chitara si Hammond organ. Piese nitel triste (20 Fathoms Deep iese oarecum din tipar, mi-a placut cel mai mult), dar nicidecum nu e un album monoton. De incercat.








Songs:
 01 – Port Erin Fair
02 – Lean Down
03 – On Vauxhall Bridge
04 – Little Lamb
05 – Hollow
06 – Falcondale
07 – I Fall
08 – All I Got
09 – In The Spring
10 – 20 fathoms Deep

Musicians:
Joanna Swan - Vocals
Nick Pullin - All instruments

Jack deJohnette-Sound Travels 2012

Album pe care deJohnette canta opt piese la pian si unde ii are invitati, printre altii, pe Esperanza Spalding, Bruce Hornsby sau Bobby McFerrin.Avem ritmuri diverse, de la piano solo la bossa nova, pe scurt, un album foarte accesibil. Nu neaparat de ascultat a doua oara, dupa mine cel putin.

Songs:

1. Enter Here
2. Luisito Serena Salsa
3. Dirty Ground (New Mix)
4. New Muse
5. Sonny Light
6. Sound Travels
7. Oneness
8. Indigo Dreamscape
9. Home 

Musicians:

Jack deJohnette - drums

Esperanza Spalding - bass & vocals

Luisito Quintero - percussion & vocals

Lionel Loueke - electric guitar

Tim Ries - soprano and tenor saxophone

Jason Moran - acoustic piano

Ambrose Akinmusire - trumpet

Bruce Hornsby - vocals

Bobby McFerrin - vocals