"NEWEST'" Favorite album

Woven Hand - The Threshingfloor

All I can say is this is intense.

Madfloyd...Intense in many ways. There is some spiritual influence in his writing for sure and there are some laid back pieces but to my ears, this is some of the most intense music being recorded. Many of the tracks are far from laid back. It has it all and is layered with nuances that I am still uncovering. I am totally bored with plain old guitar rock. Most of the stuff out there is empty, soulless blah but his music is full of passion and sounds like nothing else. I'm cool with you writing your opinion so no need to censor! It's a damn internet forum! Ninety percent of the records on this list do nothing for me. Just figured I'd throw that one out there for someone to discover. Apparently not you, which is fine dude!

Ok, Raks....you're crazy.

Madfloyd...The ironic thing is that I am Jewish and DEE is hardcore Christian. I hear much more in his works than preaching religion per say, more the pretty deep conflicts of the soul man struggles with every day. I could go on and on about that but won't bore you with my interpretations. Just wanted to clarify that preaching is the last thing I hear or do! Beyond the lyrical content is the musicianship which is as provocative and intense as the lyrically part of Woven Hand (or 16 Horsepower for that matter). Native American, Middle Eastern, Folk, Country, Goth, Traditional American, Blues, Punk...I hear it all in his stuff. Unique and truly art to me. Glad to know you are giving it a go. I love trying stuff that I do not know what to expect. Sometimes it takes a few listens to get it and sometimes I never do but it's enlightening to hear whats out there.

Awww, shucks. Thanks for reviving this thread. Madfloyd and I have since become friends and this was our first little chat...the above posts where he basically tells me my musical interest sucks. Now we've moved on to the point where he tells me my musical interest's still suck, I tell him what gear he SHOULD buy and then he tells me that sucks too. Seriously though, he's a good dude and his life would be complete if he bought Spectral amps. Hehe:)

As for new music, very much enjoying AND IV(inertia)from Grischa Lichenberger on raster-noton. His other 2 releases, an earlier EP on raster-noton and another on Semantica, are also equally as amazing.