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Titolo: 2007 ?

2 liste :
1) MONARCH - Dead Men Tell No Tales
Doesn't perfectly fit in 2007 with some 2006-released material
in it, but so what, there are so few albums nowadays (actually, none)
that combine brutal pummeling and prettiness so perfectly. And it
makes me want to marry a French lady with a powerful set of lungs.
(2) SILVESTER ANFANG - Kosmies Slachtafval
The band hits its dark psych groove and now I want to dance naked
around a bonfire deep in the Belgian woods. It's like Acid Mothers
Temple channeling AMM.
(3) GNAW THEIR TONGUES - Reeking Pained and Shuddering
The most frightening music available. Horrific noise and
weirdly baroque sample combine for an experience recommended only to
those able to suppress their lurking mental abnormalities.
(4) THE ANGELIC PROCESS - Weighing Souls With Sand
Heeeeeaaaaavy. And quite beautiful too. Shoegazer on
overdrive. And good drugs.
(5) ALCEST - Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde
Reminds of the best parts of Slowdive, only hugely anthemic
and able to induce goosebumps on your very soul.
(6) CAINA - Mourner
First 'prog' album I'll tip my hat to. Enough black metal
remains to give it an edge and it remains intelligent to boot.
(7) ALUK TODOLO - Descension
Best release by a band-I-had-not-heard-of-until-I-heard-of-it-
on-an-Aquarius-list this year. Noisily grotty, which is a major
compliment.
(8) CASPIAN - The Four Trees
Best guitar-oriented post-rock album for '07. Amazing how that
sounds so mainstream now, but really this is exceptional.
(9) NADJA - Thaumogenesis
Quite the shame that this is a limited edition. Thrilling and
hypnotizing. Easily the top droning release last year.
(10) JABLADAV - Black as Pitch
As above, a shame it's so limited. Black metal from an
innovative mind. I wrote a review comparing "St. Philip Episcopal
Church" to the Stone Roses' "Fool's Gold". I'm not kidding; that's
how intoxicating this stuff is.
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      Aquarius Records : Customer Favorites 2007
      Wow, so many extensive, detailed lists. You folks must LOOOVE music!
      All of the below is well worth pouring over... We found all sorts of
stuff we should look for, or give another listen. Thanks for sharing your
lists. And also thanks for all the kind words everybody, we really
appreciate it!
      Apologies in advance if our slapdash methods for converting your
emails into this webpage mangled anyone's top tens or tens of tens.
      (see also the AQ staff favorites of 2007)
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      SEAN SLEIGHT
      Here's my top 10 albums of 2007:
      1) sleepytime gorilla museum - in glorious times
      2) circle - katapult
      3) when - trippy happy
      4) that one guy - the moon is disgusting
      5) ulver - shadows of the sun
      6) of montreal - hissing fauna, are you the destroyer
      7) alamaailman vasarat - maahan
      8) amon tobin - the foley room
      9) ulrich schnauss - goodbye
      10) dan deacon - spiderman of the rings
      Aquarius Ruuuuuuuuuuules!
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      KEN JAMISON loyal list reader and customer
      My humble top ten:
      (1) MONARCH - Dead Men Tell No Tales
      Doesn't perfectly fit in 2007 with some 2006-released material
      in it, but so what, there are so few albums nowadays (actually, none)
      that combine brutal pummeling and prettiness so perfectly. And it
      makes me want to marry a French lady with a powerful set of lungs.
      (2) SILVESTER ANFANG - Kosmies Slachtafval
      The band hits its dark psych groove and now I want to dance naked
      around a bonfire deep in the Belgian woods. It's like Acid Mothers
      Temple channeling AMM.
      (3) GNAW THEIR TONGUES - Reeking Pained and Shuddering
      The most frightening music available. Horrific noise and
      weirdly baroque sample combine for an experience recommended only to
      those able to suppress their lurking mental abnormalities.
      (4) THE ANGELIC PROCESS - Weighing Souls With Sand
      Heeeeeaaaaavy. And quite beautiful too. Shoegazer on
      overdrive. And good drugs.
      (5) ALCEST - Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde
      Reminds of the best parts of Slowdive, only hugely anthemic
      and able to induce goosebumps on your very soul.
      (6) CAINA - Mourner
      First 'prog' album I'll tip my hat to. Enough black metal
      remains to give it an edge and it remains intelligent to boot.
      (7) ALUK TODOLO - Descension
      Best release by a band-I-had-not-heard-of-until-I-heard-of-it-
      on-an-Aquarius-list this year. Noisily grotty, which is a major
      compliment.
      (8) CASPIAN - The Four Trees
      Best guitar-oriented post-rock album for '07. Amazing how that
      sounds so mainstream now, but really this is exceptional.
      (9) NADJA - Thaumogenesis
      Quite the shame that this is a limited edition. Thrilling and
      hypnotizing. Easily the top droning release last year.
      (10) JABLADAV - Black as Pitch
      As above, a shame it's so limited. Black metal from an
      innovative mind. I wrote a review comparing "St. Philip Episcopal
      Church" to the Stone Roses' "Fool's Gold". I'm not kidding; that's
      how intoxicating this stuff is.
      Thanks for letting me spew and opinionate.
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      JOE MAGNUSON of Ritual Sound zine
      Hey dudes and dudettes,
      I stayed up late for this... Keep on rocking and I will keep on
buying...
      and singing your praises!
      Top 10 LP's (and 2 CD's) of 2007
      The task of narrowing down a list of my favorite albums of 2007 took
      nearly 3 hours. After much forehead rubbing and smoke sessions here's
      what I came up with, in alphabetical order:
      1: Andrew Douglas Rothbard - 'Abandoned Meander' (Peaking Mandala)
      This record was what finally bumped the new Panda Bear album of of my
      turntable. Psychedelic experimental folk noise...nothing sounds quite
      right describing the open-eyed, open-mouthed awe that hits anyone
      within listening range of this thing. Amazing Devendra like vocals.
      Gypsy waltzes through what's left of Strawberry Fields... It's
      shocking how much better it seems with each listen. Highly
recommended!
      2: Boris/Doomriders - 'Long Hair and Tights' (Daymare)
      Super limited, double LP, Red Bull colored vinyl, Fangsanalsatan
      artwork: worth all the running around SF to find one. Boris' two
      sides are their entire show at Slims, here in SF, recorded on October
      19th 2006. Straight-from-the-soundboard audio quality cements this as
      a perfect Boris release; the live show! The drone, the rock, the
      sweat...it's all on here. You can feel the rock wind blow through
      your hair! Skate-metal/hardcore Boston favorite Doomriders rip though
      songs from their 2005 album 'Black Thunder'(also worth finding) live
      in Japan. I hug my copy before I go to sleep at night.
      3: Boris/Michio Kurihara - 'Rainbow' (Inoxia)
      Regular black vinyl, kinda plain white packaging, fucking amazing
      music. Michio Kurihara takes over Sunns previous position of reigning
      in Boris for one beautiful musical collaberation. Play this in the
      rain with a steaming pot of green tea and some green tobacco and
      watch the clouds blow by. Funky groove pop with twisted overblown
      guitar solos thrown in to fully blow your mind. Rythmic, hypnotic,
      spacious... Everytime we play this at my store on Haight Street
      someone brings up Can and I concur. Really beautiful stuff...just how
      long do Boris think they can keep suprising me? Thirty plus dollars
      for this slab o' wax but everytime I here those screeching guitar
      blowouts I smile...so worth it!
      4: Earthless - 'Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky' (Tee Pee)
      Earthless finds a home at the always impressive Tee Pee records. This
      new record blew my mind instantly...expected considering their never-
      miss record. Better live, but still scorching on vinyl, Earthless
      break out of space and time boundries by hitting any other bands high
      mark and then sustaining that level of ROCK (yes, with all capitol
      letters) for about a half hour per song. If you are into stoner rock
      and have not heard Earthless yet then let me tell you; your eyelids
      will peel off your fucking head and your brain and tongue will leak
      out in tiny puddles. Jimi Hendrix playing with Led Zeppelin...on
      acid! The cover of 'Cherry Red' (with some rare Earthless vocals) is
      just the (ugh) cherry on top of the sonic sundae. This album will
      beat you up and steal your beer and pot....and maybe your woman. You
      like that tough-guy?
      5: Graf Orlock - 'Destination Time: Tomorrow' (Level Plane)
      How to not go off on a tangent about this album? Okay, deep
      breaths... Amazing, (amazing!), fist-shaking, cinema inspired,
      grindcore. Graf Orlock have mastered the art of having a gimmick that
      only helps and never detracts. Samples from 80's and 90's action
      films are cut up and then pasted into some gorgeously fast chugga-
      chugga screamy hardcore. Do I sound like a gushing teen? Well, I'm 30
      years old and love this album! The now famous CD came wrapped in a
      foil package that was itself wrapped in a Facehugger from the Aliens
      series. The superior vinyl recording came as a flesh pink or blood
      red 10" record packaged in a gatefold cover that, when opened, pops a
      cardboard alien out at you from a bloody chest. If you are even
      curious (or a movie nerd) please do give these guys a chance...Bad
      Boys II never sounded so good!
      6: Klabautamann - 'Negeder Mand/Tuvstarr' (Heavy Horses)
      This is the most beautiful piece of vinyl I own. Finally Heavy Horses
      wised up and put out some Klabautamann on vinyl. This 7" had been on
      my to buy list all year. I emailed Aquarius about getting some of the
      last copies into the States and (abracadavre!) they showed up about a
      month later. Hand numbered and limited to 300, this thick 7" picture
      disc features German fairy tale witches, gnomes and fairies in eye-
      popping color. It also comes with a CD copy of both songs!
      Crazy...and the content itself? Two of the best melodic/black metal/
      melodic songs they've done. Both of their albums are must haves, but
      if these two songs are any indication of what's to come I'm
      impressed! Progessive black metal in the same vein as Wolves In The
      Throne Room but with little slow-guitar interludes. Brutal and scary
      and damn pretty!
      7: Mammatus - 'The Coast Explodes' (Holy Mountain)
      If God is real, surely he lives in California. It's just kind of odd
      that he has decided to make music. What you havent heard his stuff
      yet? His band is called Mammatus and they're located in Santa Cruz.
      Who else would have the balls to put the sounds of sea lions on an
      album and be able to pull it off so well you can't beleive your ears?
      Seriously, this is easily one of the best albums of 2007, taking
      progressive acid/stoner music to the next level. I can't even start
      to describe this album without sounding like a D&D hippie! It's THAT
      GOOD! Cosmic mind expansion that, this year anyway, surpassed even
      Acid Mothers Temple for heady album/tour/band of the year. Fantastic!
      8: Middian - 'Age Eternal' (Land O' Smiles)
      Five songs, one hour total, two thick ass LP's from ultra-rad Land O'
      Smiles record label, this is truly a stoned out, sludged up, doom
      masterpeice. My god...everytime it's on the player I end up zoning
      out. Certainly for fans of Sleep or Mike Scheidt's old band YOB. The
      Asunder/Middian show at Thee Parkside was the best party I have ever
      been to in SF without a doubt. Read up on their recent troubles and
      try to help them out if possible. Metal Blade dropped them after a
      similiar named band (that sounds like high school talent show metal
      made by 15 year olds) stuck lawsuits to everyone assosiated with
      them. Middian in 2008!
      9: Polysics - 'Polysics Or Die! Vista' (Myspace Records)
      Orange jumpsuits, moog and synth laden pop songs, weird stage show
      and videos...that's right it's Devo...wait a minute! It's NOT Devo!?
      No, it's Polysics an amazing Japanese tsunami of talent. This
      beautiful double orange vinyl release from Myspace Records (yes,
      getting schooled by Myspace Records kinda stings) is bursting with
      every thing that is good about pop music. Each song is sonic ice
      cream. Their name comes from the Korg Polysix which was the first
      synth owned by lead guy Hiroyuki Hayashi if that tells you anything.
      They sound like the Rentals being played at 45rpm. Blend Devo, the
      Sounds, the Cars, the Rentals and a shredding surf guitar in a
      blender and it will spit out this unbelievable upbeat, catchy, and
      indispensable album. Play this album at parties for both your art
      school classmates and your ironic hipster friends...and if anyone
      says they don't like this then they are blood hungry zombies that
      must be stopped at all costs. Preferably with shotguns. Seriously,
      how could you not like this shit! There's no way.
      10: Witchcraft - 'The Alchemist' (Rise Above)
      Right from the start; our Oakland native David V. D'Andrea's artwork
      is stunning and sets the tone for Witchcrafts third album. LP came
      with a giant book of lyrics and sketches. These Swedish boys
      definately took an admirable leap forward and focused all of their
      mighty rock skill to form a perfect album. This record has been
      played, either in my home or at my store, maybe 300 times since I
      bought it. The magic is still there...and anyone that was at the
      Slims show last year, or the Bottom Of The Hill show on Thanksgiving
      of 2006, knows they absolutely kill it live. Bravo!
      11: Avichi - 'The Divine Tragedy' CD (Numen Malevolum Barathri)
      From the first moment I saw the outer sleeve artwork for this one I
      knew I would like it. Never heard of them or the label, but crisp
      clean packaging artwork goes a long way. I wasn't disappointed. The
      first track is a pulsing intro to the tortured and esoteric world of
      Aamonael (former guitarist for Nachtmystium). Immediately I know this
      is going to be good. The blast of cold air that echoes from the
      second track reminds me of atmospheric genre bending Wolves In The
      Throne Room. Not metal to bang your head to, but metal to surrender
      yourself to. Though fast and epic sounding, the tracks never seem
      like shitty glued together quickies. I was most surprised at the
      level of musicianship on this disc. This is one of those albums you
      put on to impress people that don't like this kind of music. I had
      rock dudes nodding their heads along to the amazing instrumental
      track "Prayer For Release." The vocals are low, tortured growls, but
      the lyrics, damn...the lyrics are amazing. None of the usual faux-
      gore-for-gores sake, cheesy black magic crud; the lyrics are
      intensely personal, dark and real. It's as though a real live adult
      wrote this, not some 12 year old moron. This album is razor sharp
      from start to finish. Ultra high level dark metal in a hard to nail
      down style. To black to be stoner, to majestic to be black...too good
      to stop listening. The replay value is amazing. I haven't gotten
      bored of it in a few weeks. Bravo and thank you to NMB for putting
      this out. Why it isn't on every ones lips and turntables is beyond
      me. One to watch and certainly one to add to the archives. Evil,
      amazing, solid as a rock.
      12: Wolves In The Throne Room - 'Two Hunters' CD (Southern Lord)
      I cannot wait to get this on vinyl. Mmmmmm...so good. Possibly the
      best album of the year, at least in the black metal genre. After
      listening to this disc I want to quit my job, empty my bank account,
      grab my girlfriend, and head for the WITTR farm and start helping
      them plant seedlings. Any band that has said, "If you don't know what
      phase the moon is currently in then you are not metal" is an
      inspiration to me. This is the soundtrack to the first forty-six
      minutes after death, David Lynch style. Black and magical and one of
      the best damn black metal albums I have ever heard. Dictionary
      definition of the word 'epic'. Highest recommendation ever!

      12: Wolves In The Throne Room - 'Two Hunters' CD (Southern Lord)
Su Rate Your Music ci sono troppi fighetti del cazzo che hanno cominciato ad 
ascoltare metal soltanto da quando la Southern Lord č diventata di tendenza. 
Sta cosa mi fa girare i coglioni. Questo č solo un discreto album di black 
metal ambientale, dove - a differenza di altre proposte definibili in tal 
modo - non c'č un'alternanza di pezzi piů straight-forward e pezzi 
ambientali né una resa totale al rudimentale ma efficace droning malvagio 
del Burzum post-Filosofem, che rimane anni luce superiore alle cose 
post-Jesu, per intenderci; c'č un buon intreccio tra i due elementi. Ma non 
mi sembrano che siano i primi a proporre qualcosa del genere. Assolutamente 
non-wagghiano, comunque.
L'ultimo Ulver, citato dal secondo utente non l'ho acoltato ancora, ma direi 
che un "William Blake's 'Marriage of Heaven and Hell'" si magna a colazione 
parecchio southern lordame (perché č spiazzante, coi suoi scampoli di break 
elettronici, metal cibernetico e dark ambienterie). [Anche se, in quanto 
reazionario, direi che i loro capolavori sono Nattens Madrigal e Bergtatt, 
piů black-oriented] 

 impermeabili trasparenti.
?
 "William Blake's 'Marriage of Heaven and Hell'"
questo me lo segno
w 

 presto 
offro 4ecu+spedizioni
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http://tiny.cc/0p2nt
np: Phosphorescent - The Weight of Flight (questo non se ne vuole uscire 
dalle recchie... niente di originale, ma davvero valido) 

 offro 4ecu+spedizioni
Se vieni al raduno, puoi risparmiarti le spedizioni :)
Anyway, se ne puň parlare in privato (blood (punto) lagoon (chiocciolina) 
gmail (punto) com). Io generalmente preferisco gli scambi. :P 

Ah, riguardo ai Faun Fables, ho ascoltato solo The Family Album, che, se non 
si perdesse in lungaggini che mi stancano, sarebbe un eccellente disco.
Dovrei riascoltarlo, perň. Sta smania di ascoltare sempre e subito sta 
cominciando infine a farmi perdere colpi.
Ricordo distintamente, perň, le bellissime filastrocche A Mother and a Piano 
e Joshua (che soo pure le cose piů pianamente melodiche del disco - non ci 
sta niente da fare, la memoria non esercitata si attacca alla melodia). In 
generale, certe costruzioni di quel disco mi evocano gli Ex + Tom Cora.
(A pensarci bene le tre stellette misere che gli ho messo su RYM forse sono 
troppo sparagnine) 


Questo l'avevo messo nella playlist 2007, e' indubbiamente migliore del 
precedente. 

 non-wagghiano, comunque.
(più) wagghiani:
Sun - I'll Be The Same
Angel - Kalmukia
Forestflies - Structure-Chaos
Megafaun - Bury The Square
Human Bell - Human Bell
Milhaven - Bars Closing Down
Brethren of the Free Spirit - All Things Are from Him..
Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull
Jacaszek - Treny
Jarboe - J2
Retribution Gospel Choir - Retribution Gospel Choir 
Mathieu Ruhlmann - The Earth Grows In Each Of Us
Olafur Arnalds - Variations Of Static
Rain Cloud - Rain Cloud
Skallander - Skallander
Sunburned Hand of the Man - Fire Escape
...
(ma anche no)


Jacaszek - Treny
patetico saggio di banalità indietroniche
Invece, ai miei primi ascolti 2008 mi sono capitati parecchi dischi pop
barocchi, molto arrangiati, con vocalismi molto curati, echi 80iani a
go-go, ma anche ben scritti, tutto sommato. Sono un po sorpreso.

 records di san francisco, che mi deve spedire un cd da tempo immemorabile.
questo negozio ha traslocato dalla 24th strada, io ci andavo spesso
perche` abitavo alla 22esima. Se mi dai i dettagli mi informo per il
tuo cd.
ciao

perche` abitavo alla 22esima.
avendo in programma un viaggio a Frisco nell'immediato futuro mi inserisco a 
(s)proposito: Tenderloin (nella parte ai confini con Union Square) e Mission 
sono davvero cosě infrequentabili? gli alloggi a costo ragionevole stan 
tutti lě... 

 stan tutti lě...
Mi dice la donna GPS qui a fianco (che ti saluta) che non sono proprio posti 
raccomandabili.
Io ovviamente non riesco a ricordarmi. :-)
Noi eravamo stati qui 
http://greentortoise.com/san-francisco-hostel/index.php
 e ci eravamo trovati 
molto bene. Avevamo una camera matrimoniale in una depandance, senza bagno, 
ma con vista mozzafiato sulla downtown (il piramidone era lě a un tiro di 
schioppo).
Simpatica ed enorme sala da pranzo comune con cucina a libero accesso.
In piů il martedě sera facevano l'open mic night ed era uno spasso.
Sappi, comunque, che stiamo rosicando... :-)
Ciao
A.

"punkinaro"
questo negozio ha traslocato dalla 24th strada, io ci andavo spesso
perche` abitavo alla 22esima. Se mi dai i dettagli mi informo per il
tuo cd.
ti ringrazio, semplicemente lo hanno esaurito.
è difficile da trovare :
Dialoghi del presente" - Luciano Cilio
certo sempre un negozietto da frikketoni
;-)
w 

 patetico saggio di banalità indietroniche
mmhh..mi sa che hai ascoltato un'altra cosa (o l'hai ascoltata male/o hai
un'idea 'particolare' di indietronica:))
Il dischetto in questione trasuda neoclassicismi minimali/isolazionisti
sulla scia di omologhi tipo Xela, Deaf Center (sempre lui sotto altra
intestazione), e mezzo catalogo Type 


 certo sempre un negozietto da frikketoni
il nebuloso sistema d'acquisto escogitato da loro (con le spese di 
spedizione mai esattamente determinate al momento della compera) lascia 
sospettare di sicuro frequentazioni in certi giri di Haight Ashbury ;-) 

 sospettare di sicuro frequentazioni in certi giri di Haight Ashbury ;-)
in effetti...
;-)
w

 ?
blade runner?
questo lo caldeggio anch'io, belloccio anche il precedente A Strangely Isolated Place.
se non sbaglio non dispiace anche da stanz e dj.

intestazione), e mezzo catalogo Type 
Sģ, trasuda troppo, 'na puzza :)

> Sì, trasuda troppo, 'na puzza :)
:)


 Sappi, comunque, che stiamo rosicando... :-)
ed io per non maramaldeggiare ometterò la menzione delle altre tappe del mio 
tour ;-)
in realtà a spingermi verso SF giocò un ruolo non indifferente l'entusiasmo 
tuo e della consorte manifestato a suo tempo verso la città.
Dai, che appena Livio cresce quel minimo anche voi...
n.p. in pieno mood disco-frisco
Factrix "Artifact" (agognata preda finalmente in mano mia dopo interminabili 
poste su e-bay)
Grotus "Slow Motion Apocalypse" (visti pure dal vivo a suo tempo, sposalizio 
impossibile tra tibetanità ed ottundenze metallico-industriose) 

 tutti l�...
manco dal 1994, non sono piu` attendibile. La Tenderloin era malfamata
ai tempi, la Mission e` stata gentrificata. La Taqueria, angolo
Mission - 25th c`e` ancora. Burriti e tacos mondiali.
come hotel nella Tenderloin ci sarebbe questo, quasi stanziano, direi
http://www.hoteldiva.com/
fammi un raccontimo sulla vacanza, pieno di paroloni difficili.
Se c`e` l`open mic, prevedo un esibizione di Dj Omogenio....
bye

 ha scritto nel messaggio news:8b1ce891-b839-41e1...@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
come hotel nella Tenderloin ci sarebbe questo, quasi stanziano, direi
http://www.hoteldiva.com/
bello, non ti facevo cosě trendy.