Good call on Bubu, glad you like Audion. There aren't that many "ground level" fanzines out there these days and I like how Los Bros Freeman have engaged with the digital age while continuing the spirit of their print endevours.
True, but if it was new for @peterfrederics the message hadn't travelled as far as it needed!
Tricky marketing by same had me buy these two differing archival releases by the brothers.
The Alto Stratus is a sort of imaginary SF movie soundtrack using their first primitive synths. The second credited to an earlier incarnation Vrije is more industrial / concrete music using noise and radio cut ups including more than a little football news which makes me think they recorded it on a Saturday afternoon!
@djh I do have "Solo Contra"! Will have to pull it up, haven't listened in a while. With the new one, I feel like it would be best heard live in a small space (say a closet), bass rumbling your bones
To save me going through all 71 issues, are there any particular ones that the group would recommend?
To be honest my take on that is to just check the cover features and either avoid because you know it already (say the Canturbury scene or in depth early King Crimson) but be aware there are plenty of hidden delights in the review pages. Also not all 71 issues have been digitised. Other than that I like to go to the early issues as they remind me of a time before the internet "spoiled" us all. Their round up reviews are also interesting, various issues from when they got a clutch of cd re-issues from labels like Musea for example or histories of labels like Pilz. Sorry not very helpful. In general there is probably more emphasis on weird / industrial /NWW material in early issues because that was an area they were exploring as budding musicians.
Listening to my all-time favourite rock album, The Doors first album. Acquired it in 1967, the year it came out, and it has been a constant on the turntable ever since.
I reckon that AMG is spot on when it says "A tremendous debut album, and indeed one of the best first-time outings in rock history".
And this is all in preparation for heading off to see one of their top tribute bands live, here in Melbourne - "The Doors Alive".
I will be dressed in my The Doors first album t-shirt, face mask and cap!
£1! Good score that's a great mellow later release as I remember. I bought it / or maybe it was released roughly around the time I saw him at Ronnie Scott's.
eythian - I picked up this and The Theory of Everything last week on Bandcamp. Someone IRL recommended Nightwish, and poking around there led me to Arjen Anthony Lucassen / Ayreon. I have fallen into the deep rabbit hole of Finnish and Dutch prog metal...
eythian - I picked up this and The Theory of Everything last week on Bandcamp. Someone IRL recommended Nightwish, and poking around there led me to Arjen Anthony Lucassen / Ayreon. I have fallen into the deep rabbit hole of Finnish and Dutch prog metal...
Also check out his side projects, there's a few of them, the only one that comes to mind right now is Star One. Northern Europe prog metal is a pretty deep rabbit hole indeed. I'm also fond of Anathema (British), and mostly the stuff from Eternity and afterwards, that's about when they moved from doom metal to prog metal. There's a spinoff band called Antimatter also which might appeal.
@eythian - thanks for those recommendations. I just dipped into Antimatter...started with Saviour (2002).
And just now I got a notification that Ayreon/Lucasson is performing live again next year: https://www.arjenlucassen.com/live/ should you be in the area.
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"Anabelas" the 1978 album by Bubu. It is rated No. 2 album for 1978 and the No. 2 Argentinian album of all time by ProgArchives.
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3184
Rock Formations Historical Graffiti
The Revolt Against Tired Noises Macedonian Lines
Good call on Bubu, glad you like Audion. There aren't that many "ground level" fanzines out there these days and I like how Los Bros Freeman have engaged with the digital age while continuing the spirit of their print endevours.
In Search of Our Father's Gardens
by RA Washington / Jah Nada
The Alto Stratus is a sort of imaginary SF movie soundtrack using their first primitive synths. The second credited to an earlier incarnation Vrije is more industrial / concrete music using noise and radio cut ups including more than a little football news which makes me think they recorded it on a Saturday afternoon!
Models of Duration
by John McCowen
Just been discussing that in a review for the APA I'm a member of. Have you heard his earlier albums? He tends to jump label for each release.
To be honest my take on that is to just check the cover features and either avoid because you know it already (say the Canturbury scene or in depth early King Crimson) but be aware there are plenty of hidden delights in the review pages. Also not all 71 issues have been digitised. Other than that I like to go to the early issues as they remind me of a time before the internet "spoiled" us all. Their round up reviews are also interesting, various issues from when they got a clutch of cd re-issues from labels like Musea for example or histories of labels like Pilz. Sorry not very helpful. In general there is probably more emphasis on weird / industrial /NWW material in early issues because that was an area they were exploring as budding musicians.
I reckon that AMG is spot on when it says "A tremendous debut album, and indeed one of the best first-time outings in rock history".
And this is all in preparation for heading off to see one of their top tribute bands live, here in Melbourne - "The Doors Alive".
I will be dressed in my The Doors first album t-shirt, face mask and cap!
Suspenzia 1
Plavyna
Bought for a £1 in my local charity shop
Heart Of A Wolf
Collusion
ooh, seen him live a couple of times. Excellent shows.
£1! Good score that's a great mellow later release as I remember. I bought it / or maybe it was released roughly around the time I saw him at Ronnie Scott's.
Februarys by Taylor Deupree & Marcus Fischer
Zbigniew Karkowski / Tetsuo Furudate / Zeitkratzer
World As Will World As Will II
Zbigniew Karkowski/Tetsuo Furudate/Zeitkratzer Zeitkratzer / John Duncan - Fresh
World As Will III
Also check out his side projects, there's a few of them, the only one that comes to mind right now is Star One. Northern Europe prog metal is a pretty deep rabbit hole indeed. I'm also fond of Anathema (British), and mostly the stuff from Eternity and afterwards, that's about when they moved from doom metal to prog metal. There's a spinoff band called Antimatter also which might appeal.
And just now I got a notification that Ayreon/Lucasson is performing live again next year: https://www.arjenlucassen.com/live/ should you be in the area.