New Kayo Dot Album, Gamma Knife, Streaming on Bandcamp

Recommendation: Brightblack Morning Light - Brightblack Morning Light (2006)

Let's listen to something together...

Recommendation: Empty Space Orchestra - Empty Space Orchestra (2011)

It's not empty at all...

Review: SynKoke - The Ideologist (2011, Kokeplate)

“Punked progjazz”.

Recommendation: The Necks - Hanging Gardens (1999), Drive By (2003), Townsville (2007)

A Bi-Polar Review

MoonJune Records Year End Sale

Goodies on the Year End Sale of MoonJune Records

Recommendation: SOT - Kind of Saltz (2011)

If Saltz means 'Awesome', that it's more than just "Kind Of..."

One Song To Depart With, One Song To Laugh With...: Novalis - Aufbruch / Laughing

Duality of Emotions...

Recommendation: Rockfour - The Man Who Saw It All (1994)

He looks pretty happy for someone "who saw it all"...

Recommendation: The Institute of Modern Love

I wonder what is being researched there?

Review: Xhohx - Karyotypexplosion (2007)

The soundtrack to your seizure

A Song To Worry With...: Modest Midget - Troubles In Heaven

Modest Midget, are a dutch band who released a lovely album last year called The Great Prophecy of a Small Man.

The song featured here is a lovely and cheerful piece, that reminds me of Kaveret (both my wife and I, separately, had the same impression).

Please support Alec K. Redfearn and The Eyesores in their Kickstarter Campaign

I posted recently about Alec K. Redfearn's kickstarter campaign to raise money for the recording of the new album Sister Death.

Recommendation: Druckfarben - Druckfarben (2011)

I usually try to avoid this type of comparisons when recommending bands, but I'll make an exception in this case.

Fancy some sharp and poignant keyboards-drenched, guitar-driven progressive rock a-la Rush, Kansas, Gentle Giant, ELP and YES?

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble Release New Live Album (Free to Download)

"I Forsee the Dark Ahead, If I Stay' is the first TKDE live album. A compilation of 9 live tracks recorded during the period of 2006 to 2011, from shows in The Netherlands, Slovenia, Hungary, Spain and Poland."

Available starting this Friday (Dec. 16th), you can stream and download on the band's Bandcamp

A Tune To Relax To...: Tord Gustavsen Trio - Where We Went

Official website

Don't just hear it. Listen to it.

Recommendation: MoRkObOt - Morbo (2011, Supernatural Cat)

"The following product is recommended to all those suffering from Morbo-ism, a severe mental state characterized by dizziness, inability to concentrate, involuntary limb movements and unintelligible speech".

A Song To Lose Count Of Time With...: The Dukes of Stratosphear - 25 O'Clock

Recommendation: Dave Beegle - Beyond The Desert (2003)

Galloping acoustically

Recommendation: Brotherhood Of Sleep - Dark As Light (Catch The Soap, 2011)

Isn't everyone part of this brotherhood?