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Reviews 37
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Soundoffs 135
News Articles 93
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Album Edits 121
Album Ratings 1102
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Last Active 02-03-21 2:03 am
Joined 01-27-12
Review Comments 17,931
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 | wildinferno2010 Hey man! Mein theek hon (that's probably the extent of my Urdu tbh lol). I've been alright, just busy and not logged into sput lately. Hopefully that'll change. How've you been? Heard any good music lately?
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 | Voivod Edit your news item and use the following code - [Y][/Y] - to enclose the alphanumeric ID of your YT video after the "?v=" segment. For example, if "?v=qpFvL70AXEM", you should write in your news item: [Y]qpFvL70AXEM[/Y]. Hope this helps. If it doesn't, I have no superior moderating powers in the site as we speak, so your best bet is to shoutbox Sowing and/or Willie who do.
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 | bloc Politrick is not too shabby, I'll check the full album.
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 | Flugmorph yep jammed it and enjoyed it. thanks for the heads-up
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| Flugmorph glad youre back man hope youre doing well feel free to banter with me in threads any time even though im not very active as of recent.
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 | KjSwantko Haha damn that Pakistan band is gnarly. Better than I expected. They?re really bringing it back to the Kill ?em All days.
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 | Titan Glad to hear it bro. I won?t be able to catch DT on this current tour bc they?re not coming to Florida. Hopefully the album tour later this fall will stop here. The album is growing on me?
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 | ScuroFantasma Looks sick man, will check! Good to hear from you after all this time, I hope you?re well (:
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| Flugmorph omair!!!! havent seen you in absolute ages holy s***
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| Titan Ehhh *Omair, stupid auto correct. And yes, I will check your rec!
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| Titan Sup Omar! All is well and I hope the same for you. How is married life treating you so far? As for the new DT, it?s starting to digest but I wouldn?t call it a return to form like a lot of folks think. I think songs like The Alien and Sleeping Giant are both just as good as anything off the new one.
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 | Muzz79 Yeah sure mate Ill check it out. Big advocate of trying bands from different parts of the world. Cant say Ive heard metal from Pakistan before
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 | Hawks Yeah bro I saw your review! Gonna jam it over the weekend for sure.
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| Voivod As a rule of thumb, I add whatever appears to be interesting for a variety of reasons. About Tabahi, the fact that they are thrashers certainly helped, because I chase every such outfit under the sun by default! Will read your review asap!
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 | Spag I actually liked Malina, still do but yeah I agree. Bilateral is still peak for me. It makes me miss 2011 so much.
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| Spag Leprous has fallen off for you too? I haven't liked them nearly as much as since Pitfalls.
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| Titan Happy to hear brother! Best of luck to you and your wife - enjoy each and every day. My family is doing well - we're healthy, so everything else falls into place. Thank you for asking....
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 | Mythodea Hey, my man! Just sent you a message on messenger, look me up! (btw your wedding look is fire, brother)
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 | LeddSledd glad to see you back my man. hope life is doing well on your end
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| Titan Bro?..sup. How?s married life treating you so far?
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| Mythodea I hope you are doing well! Perhaps I can find you on facebook, and chat from there? Anyways, life's difficult, but so far it's decent. I started writing regularly on a greek music site, started working as a psychotherapist, almost done with my master's. Never got to hear your thoughts on my bass arrangement for Lazarus ?
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| Mythodea Holly hell, it's been so long, dude...
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 | dmathias52 Ayo, check the contrib forums to call dibs for end-of-year list
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 | BladeRunner Sorry, I always forget about the shoutbox. Thanks for the rec!
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| Mythodea Hey, even Porcupine Tree made a comeback! What about you dude? Where have you been?
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 | LunaticSoul https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/83924/A-kews-tag-Hephiozboss one for you to have a listen to - I feel like I have to go back to grassroot marketing for this one
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| Mythodea Hey, so, remember me saying that the Porcupine Tree bass tracks are on the way? Yeah, that was a lie. I'm terrible. But! I sent you a video with me playing Lazarus (the solo part) on the bass just now! And finally, you're going to find out: is Mythodea really a duck? Is he as talented as he's hinted? Has he washed his hair recently? Some or none or all of these questions share the same answer. Cheers, buddy. You've been absent lately, so I hope you see this message soon.
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| Mythodea Hey, how was it?? The Leprous live, I mean! Such a shame I lost them on Februrary 2020 when they passed by here... P.S. I promise, promise, my Porcupine Tree bass tracks are on the way!!
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| Titan Yessssssssss.....will be checking fo sho!
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 | Torontonian Sorry for the super late response bro. Mood to listen has been hitting me in waves. Honestly I'm just looking for anything which sounds exciting at this point, which admittedly isn't that many things. Right now i'm really enjoying the new Fleet Foxes album. It's been on repeat for the last few days for me.What recs do you have for me? :-D
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| Titan My wife and kids are doing well. We've been fortunate to remain healthy so far. How are you doing?
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| Titan Sup bro! Haha 2000 ratings - all of which are true. More importantly, congratulations are in order for your CONTRIB! I had no idea as I haven't been on too much lately. These kids are battering me!
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| Mythodea We are not allowed, no. Our government truly is in the dark with Covid planning, some of the worst in Europe. There's also much political tension, there's so many things going on rn, I'd bore you, honestly. But, yeah, I hope tommorow I'm getting my hands on a bass! We are not jamming in particular, we're composing *some* material, heavy prog style. We are having some ideas, but we are still on the organizing phase.
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| Mythodea Yes, man, I have no excuses! I'm still trying to get hold of a bass, since I left mine in another city(!)... I left it where I study thinking the lockdown wouldn't last long when I returned to my town, and I'm still blocked here, trying to borrow one from a friend... s***ty times. I'm strumming an acoustic guitar though, that's something, haha. I usually play everyday, because we have rehearsals, but as you can imagine, now it's been a while I'm not as consistent.
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| Mythodea Things in the country are generally not going well, and we're in our fourth consecutive month inside. We do everything inside. I enjoy the classes, although I'm sick of the online process. I haven't met my own classmates yet, I can't find books in the library - ugh... I'm entering the second semester out of four total, now. Hope next year isn't online. But I guess that's only a small problem compared to taking acting classes online! How's that possible? How are you liking the guitar so far???
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 | Koris lol, thanks man. I don't want to be TOO productive though, to the point that my reviews suffer because of burnout. I've had that happen before too :]
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| Koris Congrats on the contrib tag dude! Well deserved
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| Mythodea Better late than never, I say. Good thing is we're gettings on the beautiful sounds of Pakistan on a steady basis now! Now, concerning my exams, I think I've done moderately well. It's a Master's Degree on Political Science and Sociology. Although I'm a psychologist, I'm trying to expand my field, perhaps work in the academia... Orfanoudakis is cool? I always thought is sounds too awkward! Not very commercial :P What are you up to? I guess acting/improv classes have stopped duo to COVID?
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| Mythodea hey beautiful bastard! Congrats on the contributor tag! So moving to see the community grow :')I just finished my exams, so expect a vieo response soon!
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 | Gnocchi Yeah i just passed my 10 year anniv. I also didn't mean to be so productive, but lately it's been good.
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 | SitarHero Lol, I have no clue man. One of the earliest things I learned about Sput is not to question the reasons behind things and happenings, cos there are rarely any.
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 | TheNotrap Thanks Omair, and congrats to you too, it's super cool to see you as a contributor ;)
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| SitarHero Brooooooo! Look at that shiny new contrib badge!
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 | porcupinetheater Omair, contrib!!! Just rolls right off the tongue, and so deserved, congrats!
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| Mythodea Heyyy dude! Passionate soloing all around! It was so cool watching you playing! And what's that sexy drawing of you on the side? Self-portrait or a gift? I'll be answering back as soon as my finish with exam-season (on Wed.)! (full name is ''Emmanuel Orfanoudakis'', but everyone calls me just ''Manos'' because f*ck that big name!)
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| bloc Daaaaaamn that was dope, good find
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| Mythodea It asks for access permission, so I sent you a request! Curious to see what's behind the internet-wall ;)
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 | Jom Greetings! This is the discussion week for the two groups, so the go-live date is March 1st. The time is TBD since everyone is in disparate time zones geographically, but they all know I did not want this dragged out for longer than one week. Cheers!
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 | GamamJ Hey dude! Been ages! I have been crazy into Brand X, RtF, Mahavishnu (especially Birds of Fire) and Weather Report (Sweetnighter era). Got any similar recs?
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| Torontonian What new music have you been listening to? Does prog rock still make up most of your listening palette?
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| Torontonian Thanks man. It is certainly a tough job, and the system has failed the students. The average reading level for my students (high school) is 4th grade reading level. I've found that it's important to find the balance between caring too much and not enough. As for acting, I could totally see why it feels amazing. It's gotta be an amazing emotional release. I'll have to check out your videos on insta :-D
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 | OllieS hey dude, sorry for the late response, I don't check my shoutbox often haha. But I really liked your message, I'll check them out for sure. I was kinda blown away by some of Bayaan's songs, never really listened to stuff made outside of Europe/North America before, so it was a nice eye opener. Do you live in Pakistan?
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| Torontonian Teaching is good man. It's what I went to school for. I'm teaching in a city school (what they call a "high needs" district) which has opened me up to a whole new world. Teaching these students is a challenge but I'm enjoying the relationships I've established with many of them. That's sweet bro -- I want to learn how to play the piano but the learning curve can be disillusioning, almost defeatist. Where did you get a passion for acting?
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| Torontonian And how have you been bro? How has life been treating you, or how have you been dealing with quarantine?
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| Torontonian Sorry for the late response bro. I just graduated from uni this summer and started my first job teaching high school U.S. history. It's a great job but the students are really struggling with the virtual stuff. We start in-person soon and frankly its a much needed change, lol. As for music, it just kind of sounded like noise to me for a few years. Now it just started sounding good again for reasons I don't quite understand. Been listening to more metal than ever.
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| Mythodea Okay, I really don't know what to think of DJ Frenzy's remix, but I accept the gift! I appreciate your kind offering! Dude, if you're up for some Fates Warning-meets-Nevermore greek prog, you might as well check my review on Need's latest album!
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| Torontonian Tell me about it bro! I've adapted to life in quarantine and am holding up pretty well. Makes me see all the things I've taken for granted. I took a really long break from music and now I'm on a big kick again. What have you been up to man? Last I remember you were job hunting in Toronto lol. Must feel like forever ago
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| Mythodea Dude, thanks for the recs. I still haven't got the mind to check them properly, but I never forget or ignore :)
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| GamamJ I am! However, I am not enjoying the state of the US or the values of the people, so I will probably go back to Norway (where I lived 15 years) to finish my degree. I am guessing you did some sort of banking or finance.
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| GamamJ Well. Damn. I just realized that was a (quite obvious tbh) joke that totally flew over my head. 32??? No way! You look like you are in your early 20s! Yes, I am a freshman hahah. Doing kinesiology in Arizona.
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| GamamJ Thanks! Happy new year to you too! By the way, are you 18? Checked the gram and you are going to Uni now, yeah? That begs the question... What major and potential future career?
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| GamamJ Hi, I am here just to say that as expected, the new Vanden Plas sounds exactly like the last 6 albums hahah
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| Mythodea My bad, it's actually called ''Song of the Day''. It's the monthly list that every user submits a song according to the chosen category and we rate each one every day. The user that wins the highest rating gets to host the next month. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=194117
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| Mythodea Yeeeeees, it's awesome!! I also suggested it for the song of the month 2020 (non-english song category)
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| Mythodea https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1039833 I made a list with some 2020 picks. Maybe you're going to find something you like ;)
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| Mythodea woooohhh, that's hot! Thanks a bunch dude... I'll pick my guitar and see what I can learn off it, seems great!
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| GamamJ Oof, where are you located actually? Awesome! Well hey, good luck, and I expect to see some vids of your progress ;) I play myself, and am still kinda trash, but I try :D :D
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| GamamJ Also read your convo with Mythodea about getting a guitar and getting to 1k! Yes, we (or at least I) do rate after one listen. It might make my ratings quite inaccurate overall, but I also use Sput to track what I have heard, and then it is interesting to see how much ratings can change over the first 5 listens especially. As for the new guitar, that is awesome! What guitar, and what are your first songs you wanna learn?
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| GamamJ Just saw your soundoff on the new Vanden Plas and I am thinking exactly the same hahah. Everything since Christ 0 basically sounds the same! How are you doing btw? Long time!
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 | DePlazz I did actually enjoy the last Fates Warning for the greater part, thanks for pointing it out!
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| Mythodea Welcome to the 1k club, dude! I really don't know how other users rate 1k albums IN A YEAR! Anyway... Well, what made me get bored of the guitar was that I became so self-conscious about my playing and so eager to PROVE I could play, that I just lost interest after years and years of this attitude... When I turned to bass and guitar was just another instrument I could doodle with, that's when my playing improved, weirdly enough. Don't sweat over mistakes and slow progress, is what I'm saying ;)
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| Mythodea It's awesome to find your voice in an instrument. I was so shy on guitar, always feeling inferior to friends' playing and my fingers just couldn't stand how tiny the frets were! When I switched to bass (funnily enough to fill a gap in our band), it was just what I wanted! Hope you have ultimate fun with your guitar, and maybe incorporate it in comedy sketches and improvs for us to see ;)
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| Mythodea SORRY FOR SPAMMING! ILY BRO CHEERS
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| Mythodea 6) Play your favourite songs and bands, improv on them, doodle, don't take it too seriously. It's a good way to have fun when you get tired of pracitcing. You can always be THE rockstar when playing in a dark room alone!7) For Youtubers, I don't know many for guitar lessons, I'm mostly looking for bassists. BUT, check out Paul Davis, he's got amazing lessons for guitar, and Adam Neely for everything music related.
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 | 5) Practice with a metronome. It's pretty self explanatory, and it will give you better sense of rhythm.
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| 4) Play with an amp and with a clean tone. It will show you if you sound sloppy and make mistakes that are buried in the fuzziness of effects, or don't appear at all when you're playing quietly.
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| 3) Try humming your solos. Another important advice that sounds weird, but it's going to get you a long way when improvising.Matching the music you think to the music you ''order'' your fingers to play.
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| 2) Learn to play by ear. You'll always be tempted to look up for tabs, but don't. I relied too much on tablatures and Guitar Pro, and it was like memorizing phrases off a language I don't understand. The only good thing I got from that was that my fingers were still learning, but I didn't know how to play ''the music in my head''
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| Oh, I have a love and hate relation with guitar. I started playing but never took it seriously, relied too much on my self and that didn't go very well. When I turned to bass things clicked easily, and bass actually taught me a thing or two:1) Get in a band. You can't even imagine how important this is and how tremendously better you'll get once you challenge yourself and play with others. Besides, your bandmates would probably suggest songs outside your comfort zone, and that's a plus.
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| Titan I don't enjoy the vocals, just not my cup. Im enjoying Psychotic Waltz though. But none of their albums have sunk in yet...
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| Mythodea Hear only some of it, probably only the first twenty minutes or so, and it was okay background music.
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 | linguist2011 Might not be able to review it until the new year with work ongoing and that, so if you wanna review it feel free :) Definitely one of my albums of the year though
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| DePlazz Thanks for the rec man, will check!
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| LunaticSoul no tbh I think I have roooughly 3000 discs in my collection. My lazy ass and my constant amends of how I feel ratings should work (e.g. I now give a lot of 4s I wouldn't have given years ago) doesn't really help keeping the profile tidy. how's life man all good with this quarantine? I'm moving to Denmark soon for work, I want the MINK COVID-20 version lol
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| LunaticSoul loooooooooooooooooooooooool consider it done. tbh I forgot to rate I think 3-4 years worth of music listening in the last 8 years of sput or smth like that
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 | Bedex Haha yea let's face it his accent is half the appeal :] But I do enjoy his modern take on older styles. Discovered him through completely random bandcamp browsing, I was surprised that he even had a sput page! Started with Life in the Flesh first then just worked my way through his other albums, there is good stuff I do think it's getting too little attention from sput
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| Bedex Cheers lmk what you think!
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| Bedex heyo I saw you say you were in a hip-hop mood in Trif's sb so check this https://coopsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/lost-soul from the UK, he's got lots of bangers across his discog :]
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| Mythodea What the heck maaaan, Scars rulsss. I love the chorus.
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 | Trifolium Nice yeah! Totally get that, this wouldn't really work during a hip hop phase at all I think. And the same to you bro, hope you and yours are ok!
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| Trifolium Hi bro! I'm not at all sure if this would be something you'd enjoy but I think it's lovely! That t/t dude! https://threelobed.bandcamp.com/album/soundkeeper
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 | Dewinged Just heard the first track but yeah it sounds really good
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| LeddSledd I'm unfamiliar with FW's material, so I'll give it a whirl later tonight!
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| Mythodea The bass tone and position in the mix might be my favourite this year, no other prog band has come even close to it.
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| Mythodea I totally get the love/hat relation with Einar... When a band means so much to us, expectations are hard to meet and there's always tension. I've been quite disappointed by most of my favourite bands this year, Haken, Katatonia, Pineapple Thief, because I really wanted the release to be what I wanted and right now I can't appreciate the albums because of that. LDGN is a beast, however. I don't really dig some tracks (3,4,6 don't do much to me, they seem kinda filler-ish), but the rest is great.
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| Titan dude Matheos has been on fire since Sympathetic Resonance....and i'm serious bro, i think the new one may be a tad stronger, as a whole, compared to Theories
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 | Gmork89 Ill check it out for sure, thanks man!
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| Titan Yeah I love Willy.....but he mailed that one in loool
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| Titan Bro. Can't believe I'm saying this, but.....this is better than Theories (*head literally explodes*)!
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| Titan Those folks 3ing it cant be big Fates fans. The record is incredible.
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| Titan It has the potential to be another 5 for me, certainly no lower than a 4. I really like the sound bro. Easily my album of the year.
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| Titan You should review it too.
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| Titan I like the sound. Need a proper listen though. I like what I heard. And remember, if it's middle of the pack Fates, that's still excellent.
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| Titan jamming now, thanks bro!
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| Mythodea It's annoying when there's a band so much appraised and you can't really see what the fuss is all about! Sieges Even is an amazing band, but don't sweat over it, it will either click or it won't ;) I hope the new guitarist being an official member will push the envelope a bit (I think I liked his solo stuff) and I believe he has the chops to put some flair on their sound. But~! Einar is love to me
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| Titan Yeah bro, i appreciate the recs, but I didn't like the song. It's those ridiculous vocals that ruin it for me.
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| Titan Duuude. Im surprised you like that, would've never thought it. The cleans are sweet and so is the band, but I'm just not into that sound anymore...
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| Mythodea Also, I second GamamJ's advice to give Sieges Even's music another go. Sense of Change and The Art of Navigating... are both spectacular albums! (sorry for eavesdropping!)
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| Mythodea Yeah, I saw it... Damn, Piotr was such an amazing and distinctive figure in prog. I miss him so much. I feel like Mariusz has taken over Riverside and I've started to get annoyed by him and his linear approach to melody!
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| GamamJ No worries! Better late than never ;) Yeah, every time he has a guest-spot I instantly recognize him. He manages to put such subtle but amazing to a trained ear technicalities nuances into his beats, and his fills are super unique and tasty. Yeah, Sieges can get somewhat wanky (but to me that's a huge plus hahah), so maybe that's not your thing. Still, their stuff from Change and on is more melodic and less pure tech.
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| GamamJ Hey Omair! Throwing a rec right back at you with Sieges Even's A Sense of Change. A hugely overlooked prog masterpiece which sounds a lot like peak Fates Warning. Melodic and tasty, but always complex!
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| Titan got em bro! and no, i'm not on FB
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| GamamJ Yup, that was awesome! Thanks for the rec. Reminded me of the golden days of FW at times!
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| GamamJ On Ethereal Winter, and my god is Bobby's drumming truky mindboggling. What a guy.
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| Spag Distant Bells finally grew on me, and well you saw I bumped my rating for that whole album. I... wish I could 4 it, just not that that into it but it's definitely better than I originally thought, haha. Oh, and some day soon I plan to do a giant list of cool s***, still gotta plan it out, though. It'll be a long list and I suck at articulating myself, heh.
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| GamamJ Appreciate the rec though! Was not too fond of their debut, which I frankly found a bit boring. However, you are saying heavy, and I?m seeing guest spots from Thomas Lang, Sean Malone and Steve DiGiorgio? No two ways about it, gotta check soon for sure.
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| GamamJ Just now forst saw your message! Will check!
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 | Yazz_Flute Man, I totally missed that you posted in my shoutbox a few months ago lol.Yeah I'm managing under COVID - I've obviously been largely inactive here since 2015 or so but the extra time the pandemic has given me has made me check back here every once in a while.
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| Titan Listen to those songs a few times. They both clock in at 10 minutes. Incredible stuff mixed in there.....
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| Titan Try listening to specific songs first rather than an album. Their material is quite diverse. They do have a lot of clean vocals. Listen to the songs, The Proverbial Bellow, and Disease Injury Madness. As an album, The Great Misdirect is probably your best bet. The music video for Obfuscation is pretty great as well.
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| TheNotrap Cheers Omair, we can request it at the Community Forum - Flag/Feature Requests
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| Titan Can I try to get you in to Between The Buried And Me?
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 | Jethro42 Hello, there...Man I feel sorry, but nothing is new under the sun (or under the site). You sure animate well and give a good athmosphere, a good energy to the site...Keep it up, man...You're the first person I'd have to chat with if ever I make a return. For myself, I leave in Montreal, so it's not that far, so who knows if we can meet up. It would be an honour. Till then, let's prog hard P/
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| GamamJ Noce slam btw hahah. Especially considering you have not seen WoWS
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| GamamJ Still the wrong link, but I found a "Jazz Fusion jams?" or something along those lines list, so just assuming that's where I find the recs :D
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| Titan definitely has a darkness vibe to it, i agree, it's going to be similar to that record.....i do think we will have a couple long songs though.....can't wait!
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| GamamJ Hahah. Will check the vid! As for the recs, heave heard my personal god John Petrucci talk about the dregs, so had them on the to listen list already. Listened to Freefall, and loved the fusion parts, but I cannot stand Country, so the huge country influence unfortunately ruined it completely for me. As for the list of recs, it just takes me to the acting vid. Also already have the Pakistani band on the to-listen as I saw you reccing it to Jethro hahah.
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| GamamJ Hey dude. Seen you on a lot of prog stuff. I'm struggling to find more 70s Mahavishnu, Brand X, Return to Forever esque fusion. Got any? Also Indian or generally asian based stuff like Shakti or even pure traditional music from there would be very nice to get into. Have any recs? Also, keep keeping on! A great contributor to the site.
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| Mythodea I'll keep you clean from an pre-impression. You've avoided singles for too long for me to spoil it. Meet me at the review thread ;)
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| Mythodea Omair, bro, I don't know if you're into leaked albums, but I just checked out PoS's Panther and I'd really like a thought. Btw, never responded on your Antimatter suggestion, but be sure I'm still checking it out and swallowing it ;)
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 | sixdegrees dont worry, he gave me permission to use his iconic avy
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| Mythodea My impression as well. I guess it was a list of ideas that wouldn't go anywhere and wouldn't fit under any of his other two projects, so he just released them under his own name as a small gift to us, and as a way to relieve himself from their ''burden''
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| Mythodea With the way things are progressing, I wouldn't be surprised if a new listening cycle begins sometime soon! But yeah, if you're digging elctronic music lately, you should give it a spin.
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| Mythodea no, it's not. It's weird electronic stuff. I think the right mood to listen to it is two months in quarantine haha
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| Mythodea wait, that's huge! How awesome is it??? And it's just a climax on a basic idea and two notes! Michal proving he's an amazing artist once again. Did you listen to Mariusz's new solo album?
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 | ReefaJones yo just saw that you posted in my shoutbox a while ago. Took me a while to see it haha but thanks for the rec I will check it out
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 | kalkwiese yesss, I've seen that one! Amazing performance. I got chills when the heavy riffs kick in
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 | Cormano oh that's cool, don't think I've ever listened to any artists from Pakistan, I don't really liisten to any instrumental music unless its post or some math rock but I'd def recommend them
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| bloc That sounds great man, I will let you know. And trust me, if you ever came to Ottawa downtown you would get the shock of your life. I bet our Friday nights are less busy than your Monday nights lol
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| bloc Damn you're at Yonge and Bloor?? Someone's rich! Haha but seriously, I am not into the downtown Toronto lifestyle at all. It's just way too loud and fast paced for me. I was in Scarborough, and since the TTC system is crap I would loathe commuting to downtown every single time. Ottawa is just a fraction of the action and I prefer it so much more. It's definitely a lot more boring, but that's just the way I like it lol. My wife LOVES Toronto, so she's still getting used to it haha
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| bloc Oh shiiiiit, that's sweet. Eglinton and where?
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 | pizzamachine Well you don?t have to worry about that, cause music is lit ?
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 | C3llarD00r I've only been back once during christmas, I usually got plenty of work to do, I'm a PhD student working with development of mountain ranges so plenty of field work coming up this sommer ^^ its pretty interesting still, so yeah I enjoy it.What are you doing? :)
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| C3llarD00r I see, never been to Canada but heard it has many really beautiful places to visit in nature, especially the lakes and mountains. I sure did, I have noticed its always a bit difficult for me to get into music where I dont understand the lyrics, I think I am a very vocals-focused listener which is also why I struggle with listening to e.g death metal or growl vocals in general. Seems you are also very prog-rock focused, thats cool, still my favourite genre :)
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| LeddSledd Thanks for the recs, dude. I'm def into branching out into foreign takes on genres that I enjoy. I wasn't aware you were from Pakistan, I'm glad you're sharing music from there : )
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 | RangerTaffles Nice reviews yaar, I need to give those albums a proper listen. Keeray Makoray are way more funky and groovy than I remember.
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| Cormano hey I checked out the band you posted, they sounded great on headphones and everything's pretty tight tho that style it's really not my cup of tea tbh, still thanks for the rec. are you involved in that project at all?
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| C3llarD00r Cool, since when do you live there? Are you regularly heading back or are you just staying in contact with the culture from afar? Yeah, definitely keep doing it if you find motivation, more diversity is always good :)I'm from austria but live in norway since a year now, I work at the university :)
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| C3llarD00r Hey :) Are you from Pakistan or live there perhaps? Sure, maybe you'll enjoy it ^^ Haha, actually it was a random album I clicked on when listening to an album on yt, I liked how the cover looked and it turned out I also liked the music, lucky find haha.
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| LeddSledd Thanks for the kind words :) and right back at ya, nice lookin chart you got there
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| Jethro42 Hello my buddy...Just to say I don't forget about your recs...I'm gonna be in in a few moments. Glad to see you so active...It proves you're getting your usual good energy. Keep on rocking, dude!
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| C3llarD00r Hey, thanks for recommendations, I'll be sure to check them out. I don't know anything about Pakistani music which is a shame but I guess you can only check so much stuff. I actually just discovered a new band called Sisters of... and I really enjoyed their stuff on first listen, its almost excusively instrumental, perhaps you like it: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Sisters-of.../58072/Also need to give a couple more listens to the new RTJ album, only heard it once thus far.
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| TheNotrap No it doesn't. Try this one out: [Y]hC6a_X6r9bk[/Y]
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| TheNotrap It works for me, but try this out: [Y]6XCr5cJbSmw[/Y]
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| TheNotrap Sorry for the late feedback, but it looks like you managed to work it out ;)
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| TheNotrap Maybe I can help. What's the link/URL?
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 | Observer Thanks man! Yeah funny thing about that debut is the band really hates that production since they were using cheap equipment, but I love it too. Ive listened to their others, but that's my favorite set of songs from them. "Change" and their guitarist rips.
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| RangerTaffles The bands I recall favorably are Dionysus (doom/prog), Downfall Humanity (breakdowns) and Necktarium (Post-black metal) and like you mentioned Takatak (kinda milder now though). Like all local metal bands these were underground and had those hallmarks with diy production and releases. I grew out of them and currently listen to more hard rock outfits like Bumbu Sauce, Mauj and Malang Party, though they're not as active too.
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| RangerTaffles Not sure about the release date, but it's probably this year sometime in summer? Keeray Makoray are cool and knowing Asad Ahmed is still making music is such a great lift for the scene. Actually I am also not too familiar with the ongoing metal scene, but I was really into its underground wave in the late 2000s and early 2010s. I think the first legit local metal song I heard was ISI's (I See Insanity) False Gods and it still holds a special place haha
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| C3llarD00r Hey :) sorry, for the late answer, although I've been using this site for music recommendations since maybe around 7 (?) years, I almost never comment or login haha. I did but I struggle a bit with the vocals, I do like the instrumentation though. I have to check the female version (so far only listened to the new, male vocals)
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 | FR33L0RD Im adding it to my toget/to play list.Bookmark done.
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| bloc Wooo they are both on Spotify, that makes things very easy for me. Thanks brother
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| FR33L0RD ...if you like Fusion/electric jazz, you can check John Scofield - PickHits Live. I think that Blue Matter
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| Observer Magic Pie and Wobbler are retro prog, and yes! that debut album from the prior is top notch. The most recent from Wobbler is a kick ass album too and very Yes-inspired. Barock Project is much more modern prog rock-sounding, but they have a great singer and totally slay on their instruments. Check Detachment first from them. I should also throw Echolyn, The Tea Club, and especially Phideaux onto that band list.
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| Mythodea And I wanted to ask if Omair and Umair are similar names or pronounced the same!
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| RangerTaffles That was a great writeup. I'm looking forward to your impressions and review of Faraz Anwar's upcoming album. Also you into the local metal scene? It's been more underground but the musicianship of some of the bands is incredible.
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| LunaticSoul I'm all up for some Pakistani prog man. Will check. Btw Martin Grech is a rock auteur from the UK. He was on Tesseract's Polaris (on Hexes), and he did a djenty art rock disc that I'd describe as "Kayo Dot went Djent". It's really cool and deserves way more eyes on it
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 | MrSirLordGentleman Oh yeah I hear you, I finally changed my library from iTunes to MusicBee and I think I've downloaded hundreds of albums these months
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 | CaptainDooRight Yeah same here! Got some biking and basketball in today with the fam and some close friends. I did marry her indeed!!!
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| Titan Yeah man good tune, especially the part where it takes off! I just don't understand the lyrics :(
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| CaptainDooRight Good bro how about you!! I have found the perfect nostrils!!!
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| Observer Been really digging the work of Magic Pie, Wobbler, and Barock Project, modern prog wise. Im not sure you've come across those or not.
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 | Mad. Yeah man, I'm still lurking! Haven't done a review or anything in years though lol. Still check the site pretty much every day for ratings etc. though - been mostly busy with life stuff. How about you man? What you been listening to recently?
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| LunaticSoul Actually, let's talk about important stuff. Why the hell is sputnik sleeping on the last Martin Grech? best prog of the year
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 | CugnoBrasso Hey thanks a lot man, much appreciated! I quite enjoyed the Mekaal Hasan Band, I'll check this one out!
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| LunaticSoul yeah I mean there hasn't been much to do aside listening and playing music as social activities lol. where you based??
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| MrSirLordGentleman Hi m8!. Extremly boring tbh, doing my job on the pc, playing on the pc, watching series on the pc, socializing through the pc... you get the point. Kinda worried bout my parents since they are old but so far so good for them thankfully. What about you?
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| KjSwantko I did see it, brother! Thanks for the heads up still though - gonna be dope!
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| pizzamachine Ah lovely, I?ll check it out when I have time, many thanks :]
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| Observer Nice! Yeah I havent heard that one. The others you mentioned Ive heard once or twice but havent formed an opinion on.
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 | SuzyC I've been a huge Dregs/Steve Morse fan since about 1985. I can't believe I hadn't rated them before.
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