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Now that I have your attention, it's time for the next installment of Albums I'm Digging. (July 1st Half)
10Gazpacho
Demon

Only just started listening to this fantastic album again by the Norwegian prog rockers Gazpacho -
definitely one of the best this year, and I'm taking a real liking to the leviathan of a song 'Death Room'. I
still prefer 'Night' over this album, but it's hard to top perfection. Favourite Track: I've Been Walking
(Part 1)
9Om
Advaitic Songs

Haven't listened to this album recently either, pretty chillax in a dark kinda way, I
won't try to pretend to know what I'm talking about with these guys, I ain't sayin
nuthin'. Favourite Track: State of Non-Return
8Blueneck
Repetitions

Really underrated album for Blueneck - it's really mellow in comparison to Scars or Host, but a bit
more substantial than Epilogue. It's still as sombre and macabre and other cool words as their
other works, but there's just something about Repetitions I prefer over Epilogue and Host.
Favourite Track: Sleeping Through a Sorm
7Mastodon
Once More 'Round the Sun

UK TOUR. I HAVE BECOME ONE WITH HYPE. Favourite Track: Chimes at Midnight
6Steve Reich
Phases - A Nonesuch Retrospective

Okay, maybe not -this- album itself, but I've been listening to a hell of a lot of assortments of his
work: Six Marimbas, Music for 18 Musicians, Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ,
Octet, Variations for Winds, Strings, and Keyboards, Variations for Vibes, Pianos & Strings. It's
allll good. Watching live performances and seeing the discipline of the musicians playing subtly
progressing repetitions for 15+ minutes is really just amazing. Favourite track: Music for Mallet
Instruments Voices and Organ
5Yes
Fly From Here

I want to get this off my chest: Heaven and Earth was the worst thing to happen to music this
year and to Yes in general. Listening to the album in its entirety almost bored me to tears -
there is absolutely no depth, originality or soul in that album - do not be tempted to listen to it,
ignorance is bliss. ANYHOO, after recovering for that car crash, I decided to listen to 'Fly From
Here' for the first time, expecting it to be an equally bad pile of turds - how wrong I was. Benoît
David isn't exactly Jon Anderson, but he doesn't try to be, and that's good! at least it's original
(unlike Jon Davidson who makes a terrible imitator). Fly From Here is a bit hit-and-miss track
wise, but my god, the title track is amazing! Dare I say, comparable to even classic Yes?
Favourite Track: Fly From Here
4The Pineapple Thief
Live at the 013

My goodness, look at the time! It's new-album-o'clock! All this month I've been spinning some
Pineapple Thief in hype of Magnolia later this year (the trailer seems pretty tasty) - I always find
myself listening to their live stuff, especially this album. The production on this live album is
pretty slick, I often catch myself out thinking it's a studio recording. I won't talk too much about
this one, I've already written a review on it *nudge nudge nudge*. Favourite Track: Snowdrops
3The Pineapple Thief
10 Stories Down

Not the best TPT album, granted, but it does have it's moments in killer songs like
'Prey For Me' and 'Wretched Soul', and I love the variance between sounds in this
album, ranging from vicious hard-hitting rock and soothing ballads. Yes there are a
lot of forgettable songs, but it's nice when you do listen to them. Favourite Track:
Who Will Light Up Your Eyes?
2The Pineapple Thief
Tightly Unwound

Now I've been listening far far far more to the second disc on the reissue of this great
album than the actual LP. The second disc is comprised of 2 EPs: The Dawn Raids 1+2,
and a few other tracks, and they do have some really original and unexpected moments in
it yet still retaining their iconic sound. It's a real shame that TPT don't play their older
stuff a bit more often - I'd love to see more of TU, LM and VoaD being played, but they
have such a large discography that playing a wide range of it would be quite difficult,
especially in tours where they support their latest album. Favourite Tracks: (disc 1)
Different World, (disc 2) Too Far Gone
1The Ocean
Pelagial

Saw these guys at The Cockpit in Leeds the other week - absolutely killer. Loved
the album, loved the energy of their performance, loved the atmosphere even
though there was only about 100 people there. It wasn't as good as the first time I
saw them, but it was still pretty damn good - I really need to go see some more
shows this year: gonna try to go to Opeth and Mastodon, and fingers crossed for
an Anubis and Pineapple Thief tour next year. Favourite Track: Hadopelagic II: Let
Them Believe
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