tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51792578422318680682024-03-13T04:07:24.490-04:00Hanging SoundsReviews, impressions and blurbs about the sounds hanging in my ears...Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.comBlogger537125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-61458735295958257402014-08-15T21:06:00.002-04:002014-08-15T21:06:14.820-04:00Subterranean Masquerade - How long have we waited for this?
Can this really be? The new Subterranean Masquerade album will finally be released?
Yes! And it will have a different name from the one we were initially told all those years ago (In Pastille Colors) - The Great Bazaar
Here's what the band (or rather Tomer) has to say about it:
"6 months in the making, Subterranean Masquerade are finally ready with "THE GREAT BAAZAR", a new Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-84953480701339824382014-08-14T13:14:00.000-04:002014-08-14T13:14:19.939-04:00White Willow Reissues -
The 2nd and 3rd White Willow albums are being reissued through Termo records and for those who don't yet have those albums, this is a terrific opportunity to get them now.
Listen to remastered Anamnesis from the reissued release of Sacrament:
Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-28081998511876282782014-06-24T13:11:00.001-04:002014-06-24T13:11:04.656-04:00Support the third Romantic Warrior documentary - Canterbury Tales
"ABOUT THE FILM
It is our pleasure to introduce to you our third film in the Romantic Warriors - A Progressive Saga series that will guide you through the amazing history, development of the Canterbury Scene and its influence on contemporary bands. The Canterbury Scene of the late 60s and early 70s marked a remarkable period in the history of British progressive Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-58064853775806175482014-04-14T20:24:00.000-04:002014-04-14T20:24:43.504-04:00
Arctic Sleep, an atmospheric doom/sludge band from Milwaukee, WI, is running a kickstarter for their 5th album, Passage of Gaia, to be released in September. I quite liked their previous releases, so I thought I'd mention this campaign here for those of you interested (I pledged as well).
You can listen to their previous albums on their Bandcamp.
Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-7967919723834267022014-04-13T11:24:00.003-04:002014-04-13T11:25:50.087-04:00A psychedelic soundtrack for your weekend - Causa Sui
On my daily commute to and from work I like to immerse myself in some instrumental psychedelic rock to take me away from the surroundings and a great way to achieve that is through the wonderful and vast output of Danish band, Causa Sui. Heavy, hypnotic and beautiful, their music has a magical appeal for me, that sound that captivates me and teleports me away as I listen to it.
&Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-14819073718961710902014-04-12T11:29:00.000-04:002014-04-12T11:29:18.332-04:00Announcement/Disclosure: I am not back and not reviewingAs I wrote in the first post in over two years that you can see down below, I am not back.
I've gotten quite a lot of emails in the last week asking me to review and write about bands/albums/videos/etc. So to save you the time of writing to me and save my time replying to all these emails, here's the announcement:
I won't be writing reviews, I won't be taking review requests, I won't be doing Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-7388943980570426082014-04-09T21:22:00.000-04:002014-04-09T21:22:29.577-04:00
Keeping in somewhat with the musical theme of the past few posts, today's band is in a similar ballpark. It's the new s/t album by The Oath, out on, not surprisingly, Rise Above Records this past March.
This is straight forward good old fashioned heavy-metal, psychedelic and gritty sounding with female vocals. Judging by this track alone, I want to listen to the whole thing.
All Must Die by Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-89086861222045058742014-04-06T19:49:00.000-04:002014-04-06T19:49:16.774-04:00Some more psychedelic rock to end the week: Walrus - Walrus (2013)
Another discovery I had in 2013 was this Swedish group (with Mattias Olsson from Änglagård) playing psychedelic/kraurock/progressive rock. There's a terrific use of the various instruments here, the violin and keyboards provide a haunting atmosphere as the propulsive rhythm section follows up with their counteracting piece, all together achieving a dynamic and beautiful album.
Walrus by Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-31452424281626668382014-04-05T19:32:00.002-04:002014-04-05T19:32:39.320-04:00Mount Salem - Endless (Metal Blade, 2014)
After Purson (The Circle and the Blue Door), New Keepers of the Water Towers (Cosmic) and Blaak Heat Shujaa (The Edge of an Era) last year, I get my psych/stoner itch rubbed again this year with Mount Salem's release Endless, released through Metal Blade records.
While nothing new, this is solid heavy, retro-sounding psychedelic rock with female vocals.
Here's the official release from this Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-30080757035608358442014-04-04T21:01:00.000-04:002014-04-04T21:01:04.818-04:00New Cormorant album, Earth Diver, out on April 8th, 2014
New Cormorant album coming out next week, their first one post-Arthur von Nagel. The two songs available for streaming on their bandcamp sound very good, give it a try.
Read an album review on Invisible Oranges.
Earth Diver by CormorantAssaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-40103444397471299802014-03-30T10:42:00.001-04:002014-03-30T10:42:40.837-04:00Recommendation: Major Parkinson - Twilight Cinema
This is so good, I just had to come back from the cold to post about it.
I've been waiting for a band to come along and fill in the void that was left by Cardiacs and their amazing music. Well I think that by now, with three amazing albums, I can declare that Major Parkinson is that band.
Twilight Cinema, their 2014 offering, is quite different from their previous albums. I don't want to useAssaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-19209069751690652932012-12-31T17:49:00.000-05:002014-04-06T19:36:09.381-04:00Review: Abrete Gandul - Enjambre Sismico (2011, Fading/AltrOck)
A seismic cluster of musical notes...
With their third album, the Chilean band Abrete Gandul are now signed to the superb Italian label AltrOck with its roster of forward-thinking, experimental and progressive bands (this album is on Fading Records, a division of AltrOck). Hopefully, this will give this talented instrumental progressive rock band their much-deserved exposure.
Much like Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-42599687092513930222012-04-23T15:50:00.002-04:002012-04-23T15:50:57.245-04:00News from The Red Masque
Read all about The Red Masque's new album, Mythalogue, and the recording sessions after the jump.
Update on the recording sessions for The Red
Masque's new album Mythalogue
The Red Masque
Mythalogue Studio & Photo Diary
This past Sunday, April 22nd, The Red Masque drove to Baltimore to Orion Sound Studios to work with engineer Mike Potter on tracks for their Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-2911313590866714622012-04-23T09:22:00.000-04:002012-04-23T09:22:51.679-04:00Help Fund Romantic Warriors II - Rock In Opposition
Directors Adele Schmidt and José Zegarra Holder are at it again. After their successful documentary focusing on the progressive rock scene (mainly in the US north east), they are now working on a second movie focusing on the Rock In Opposition movement and the avant rock/progressive scene. They are looking for financial support to pay for the expenses of making the movie through the now popular Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-14169378475401558652012-04-22T15:57:00.002-04:002012-04-22T15:57:08.783-04:00Review: Dave Willey and Friends - Immeasurable Currents (AltrOck, 2011)
Stranger in a strange land
There are those albums that upon listening to I feel I’ve
stumbled into a different dimension, a foreign land. This doesn't imply
estrangement; on the contrary, I feel at ease, and am curious to investigate
this new and uncharted place. Immeasurable Currents is such an album; one that
despite its slightly weird and odd sounds, is inviting with its Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-73121928180720860912012-02-28T15:01:00.000-05:002012-02-28T15:01:13.520-05:00HiatusDue to personal reasons that are overtaking my entire time, I am putting this blog on hiatus until further notice.
Thanks for reading.
AssafAssaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-78076290087944591542012-02-20T10:38:00.000-05:002012-02-20T10:38:36.931-05:00Recommendation: Talisma (Canada)
The Talisman of Talisma
When was the last time you heard a band and thought to yourself "this is creative and rather original music these guys play!" ?
I had one such impression the first time I heard Talisma from Canada. There is something both visceral and tender in their music, both beautiful and menacing. I love how they mix sharp and powerful and propulsive riffs and rhythms alongside aAssaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-5942798570202368372012-02-16T10:00:00.000-05:002012-02-16T10:00:38.366-05:00Recommendation: Matt Ebert - Hard Work
Here's a quick one for you.
Matt Ebert from Atlanta Georgia is an independent musician who released a quirky and enjoyable record called Hard Work. A varied record, you'll find a mixture of many styles, some fusion, some rock, some funk, some Motown (and a Zappa-esque whimsiness) but most of all a peculiar and creative approach.
Have a listen here.Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-36388470773972832832012-02-15T20:40:00.000-05:002012-02-15T20:40:27.445-05:00Recommendation: Squat Club - Corvus
That's one mean crow right there...
As I was browsing the bandcamp of the Bird's Robe Collective label a few months ago and I came across this instrumental Australian band, Squat Club. Their bandcamp features their album, Corvus, which is a lovely mix of atmospheric rock, heavy and crunchy riffs and progressive tendencies.
I don't know anything about them, except what Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-72967436595111302722012-02-03T11:52:00.000-05:002012-02-03T11:52:44.775-05:00Recommendation: Nodo Gordiano - Flektogon
At the twilight zone of prog rock
Now here is an album I've been meaning to feature here for some time, but never go to it. I've seen it receive praises on Prog Archives when it came out in 2009 and I promptly checked it out and was wowed by its grandeur, complexity and beauty.
With roots dating back to the 90s, Nodo Gordiano had several lineup changes through the years and three studio Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-61041425159597620612012-02-01T16:16:00.000-05:002012-02-01T16:16:31.871-05:00Recommendation: The Devil's Blood - The Thousandfold Epicentre
At the center of it all...
What an incredible album.
I've fallen for The Devil's Blood brand of hard/psychedelic rock, the fuzzy sound, the mysterious ambiance, the beautiful female vocals and background harmonizations. This is a group I want to know nothing about, except to listen to their music. There is something to be said about listening to something obscure, unknown and mysterious. Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-59030409171768906822012-01-15T10:37:00.000-05:002012-01-15T10:37:42.043-05:00Review: Capharnaüm - Le Soleil est une Bombe Atomique (2007, Unicorn Digital)
Et un jour il explosera... (non, pas vraiment; c'est plus complique que ça)
While the name Capharnaüm would seem a unique name for a band, there are in fact 3 bands of the same name (including this one), although only one more shares that Umlaut above the A. The other two bands, though, are metal bands (one is playing progressive music), and this current one, is playing another kind of Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-71041257586672732872012-01-11T22:25:00.000-05:002012-01-11T22:25:53.538-05:00A Trilogy Of Songs To Await Change With...: Hammers Of Misfortune - Fields Trilogy
Longing for fields...
I discovered Hammers Of Misfortune by chance upon hearing two songs from their first full-length, The Bastard: You Should Have Slain Me and An Oath Sworn in Hell. These two songs caught my ear tight enough to have me start chase their releases. With each release I found they got better. My favourite release by them is The Locust Years, which is an album I never tire of Assaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-82453654684816943172012-01-09T21:54:00.000-05:002012-01-09T21:54:03.729-05:00A Song To Watch Everything Crumble With...: Type O Negative - World Coming DownThis greenish decay...
I don't like to post only youtube videos, but these days I have little time to post anything here (let alone review albums) between work and taking care of the baby. So I hope you bear with me one more post with a song by a band I love and who sadly is no more after the demise of its frontman last year.
This particular album is brilliant, in my opinion. I think it'sAssaf Vestinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463939299038902233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179257842231868068.post-46666100608053709192012-01-08T00:23:00.002-05:002012-01-08T00:23:59.359-05:00A Song To Exaggerate With...: Cardiacs - All His Geese Are SwansIn Cardiacs' case, their geese are indeed swans...
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