Had a great listening session yesterday. I started out with Mum Finally We Are No One. This is not their best effort, but pretty fun nonetheless. They are a bit like Sigur Ros so that may give you some reference.
After the mellowness that is Mum, I was ready to turn up the volume a bit. So I moved on to Pinback Blue Screen Life. They are a fairly recent discovery for me and I just cant listen to this one enough. Very unique sound with an excellent singer as well. Excellent recording. I actually listed to about four of the tracks again because I didnt want this to be over!
Next was Jason Falkner Bliss Descending. I have a very high regard for Jasons style of progressive rock. After a song or two on Bliss, I just wanted to move on to his masterpiece, presenting Author Unknown though. Not that Bliss wasnt recorded well, because it was, but Author Unknown is such a great listen and of course I didnt have unlimited time, so I just advanced to this brilliant record and thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Wanting to stay on a progressive track, I pulled out Owsleys self-entitled disc from 1999. Better recording quality than I had remembered and though I couldnt find it written plainly on the disc, Gracenote says it is an HDCD.
Unfortunately that disc would end the session. But I guess that listening to four and portion of a fifth disc isnt too bad for some quality listening time.
*So today I am online sampling some of the records that Ghosthouse has so graciously recommended. I first listened to Stars of the Lid Virginia and Kahanek Incident 3 and then back to SoTL and Their Refinement of the Decline. Refinement was clearly my favorite out of these three ambient pieces.
Then I moved on to Younger Brother The Last Days of Gravity. I really liked this one and it is now on my Wish List at Am*zon.
I did also listed to some Russian Circles, but not really new and different enough to keep my interest.
Also checked out Mono. Much closer to my likings and will go back to listed to a few other pieces.
Finally, I am now currently listening to Edgar Varese - Amériques. I think this is my favorite of the day. So many thanks to Ghosthouse for this recommendation especially. If you have not heard Edgar Varese, go to YouTube and check his stuff out. Very creative and enveloping. It is worth the listen.
After the mellowness that is Mum, I was ready to turn up the volume a bit. So I moved on to Pinback Blue Screen Life. They are a fairly recent discovery for me and I just cant listen to this one enough. Very unique sound with an excellent singer as well. Excellent recording. I actually listed to about four of the tracks again because I didnt want this to be over!
Next was Jason Falkner Bliss Descending. I have a very high regard for Jasons style of progressive rock. After a song or two on Bliss, I just wanted to move on to his masterpiece, presenting Author Unknown though. Not that Bliss wasnt recorded well, because it was, but Author Unknown is such a great listen and of course I didnt have unlimited time, so I just advanced to this brilliant record and thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Wanting to stay on a progressive track, I pulled out Owsleys self-entitled disc from 1999. Better recording quality than I had remembered and though I couldnt find it written plainly on the disc, Gracenote says it is an HDCD.
Unfortunately that disc would end the session. But I guess that listening to four and portion of a fifth disc isnt too bad for some quality listening time.
*So today I am online sampling some of the records that Ghosthouse has so graciously recommended. I first listened to Stars of the Lid Virginia and Kahanek Incident 3 and then back to SoTL and Their Refinement of the Decline. Refinement was clearly my favorite out of these three ambient pieces.
Then I moved on to Younger Brother The Last Days of Gravity. I really liked this one and it is now on my Wish List at Am*zon.
I did also listed to some Russian Circles, but not really new and different enough to keep my interest.
Also checked out Mono. Much closer to my likings and will go back to listed to a few other pieces.
Finally, I am now currently listening to Edgar Varese - Amériques. I think this is my favorite of the day. So many thanks to Ghosthouse for this recommendation especially. If you have not heard Edgar Varese, go to YouTube and check his stuff out. Very creative and enveloping. It is worth the listen.