current favorite albums

[Rob]

But he doesn't listen to Tool: can't remember title . That is suspicious.

Hellwitch - Syzygial Miscreancy -- Atheist-ish
Nekromantheon - We're Rotting
Paul Chain - Detaching From Satan

[Klatrymadon]

Negura Bunget - Virstele Pamintului

Pretty ace. They're playing here on Tuesday, as well! Haven't been to a good gig in ages.

[tommyb]

Anything from Bane, can't get enough.

And Grade - Under the Radar

[sjewkestheloon]

The new LP by The Fall is on currently and it's an absolute monster. Nice and loud with plenty of interesting stuff going on, far fewer straight rockers and no shit covers this time. At least not yet anyway.

Each new LP by The Fall is an important event in my life.

[Jon]

Crystal Castles - new LP
Johann Johannson - And In The Endless Pause There Came The Sound Of Bees

[undamned]

Crystal Castles - new LP

How does this fair against their last full release?
-ud

[gabe]

Conan - Horseback Battle Hammer

Best metal of '10 thus far. So heavy. So so heavy.

[Jon]

Crystal Castles - new LP

How does this fair against their last full release?
-ud

Good, probably better than their first imo.

[linko9]

Been listening to a lot of the Police lately, mainly Synchronicity. Great stuff. A while ago I was listening to Octopus and Free Hand by Gentle Giant quite a bit. Weird stuff, but some of it's pretty great.

[Obiwanshinobi]

Heh, Van der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant and King Crimson are pretty much the only British arty bands of the era I consider worth listening to these days. Well, I do listen to the stuff like High Tide too, but High Tide weren't THAT arty.

[Engineer]

Tokyo Jihen-Sports

Altogether a great album with a number of really catchy tracks. Shiina Ringo's vocals are spot on both in Japanese and English. Also Kameda's bass is pretty damn good. Definitely a band that deserves more attention outside Japan.

[Acid King]

Hour of 13 - The Ritualist - Totally awesome. I'm enjoying it just as much as their first album.

Conan - Horseback Battle Hammer

Best metal of '10 thus far. So heavy. So so heavy.

Yeah, that's pretty awesome. You know shit is heavy when you have to turn the volume up because the tone is so low.

[Rob]

I'm really liking the new Hour of 13 too.

[Acid King]

I'm really liking the new Hour of 13 too.

I could do without the first track but I think the rest is gold.

[szycag]

Ceephax Acid Crew - United Acid Emirates

[MX7]

Morita Doji - Goodbye - I've been slowly getting into folk recently (very slowly), and this is absolutely amazing, even better than Hako Yamazaki AMA.

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol II - Put this on to go to sleep to. Woke up, thinking my earplug was a wasp. Pulled it out and tried to kill it by crushing it in my ashtray. Then my skin started burning and I ran downstairs where I realised that I probably hadn't been stung. Went back to bed. Album is alright (2/5).

[RoninBuddha]

Tokyo Jihen-Sports

Altogether a great album with a number of really catchy tracks. Shiina Ringo's vocals are spot on both in Japanese and English. Also Kameda's bass is pretty damn good. Definitely a band that deserves more attention outside Japan.

im glad to hear more people are liking TJ again.

the past 2 albums were a headache... TJ should remain Shiina+Other dudes, not BunchaDudes+and oh there's Shiina too.

[Engineer]

im glad to hear more people are liking TJ again.

the past 2 albums were a headache... TJ should remain Shiina+Other dudes, not BunchaDudes+and oh there's Shiina too.

I agree completely. Adult was alright but Variety was a complete mess. Guess that's what you get when you let the other members of the band write the songs Oh well, I'm enjoying Sports enough to make up for it.

[tommyb]

Bitter End - Climate of Fear
Mind Eraser - The Prodigal Son Brings Death
Iron Age - The Sleeping Eye

EDIT: + A Perfect Murder

[spadgy]

I can't enough of Hyper-On Experience's Deaf In The Family EP right now.

Early 90s UK breakbeat hardcore/rave at its greatest. It's insanely well produced, and like the soundtrack to some strange enjoyable nightmare.

Here's a highlight on Youtube.

[Obiwanshinobi]

Cows - Cunning Stunts. I was at their gig in the nineties. Yes, they really were that good. No, the videos and albums really don't quite capture that phenomenon. Cracking album nonetheless.
Immolation - Dawn of Possession. Jolly fellows.

[Jockel]

Crystal Castles - new LP

How does this fair against their last full release?
-ud

Good, probably better than their first imo.

checked it out just now and didn't like it.

[MOSQUITO FIGHTER]

Torture Killer - Sewers
Heaven Shall Burn - Deaf to our Prayers
DevilDriver - Pray for Villains
Pestilence - Malleus Maleficarum
Ed Rush & Optical - Wormhole
The Future Sound of London - ISDN
Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
Digital Mystikz - Division

[Dragoforce]

I guess I'm the only guy here who likes power metal...

Anyways, listening to the "new" Freedom Call album Legend of the shadowking. It's good. Damn good.

[mesh control]

Deftones - Diamond Eyes

and waiting for Reaching Away's new LP.

[Machinehead]

Korpiklaani - Karkelo
Amon Amarth - um...yes
Eluveitie - Everything Remains as it Never Was

[Rob]

Poison - Into the Abyss
Gang of Four - Solid Gold
Gastr del Sol - Upgrade & Afterlife

[Matsunaga]

Absu- Absu

Proscriptor is a beast

[Machinehead]

Just an update, it took me a year but I found my copy of Korpiklaani - Voices of Wilderness. Best album ever

[Klatrymadon]

Absu- Absu

Proscriptor is a beast

"Listen to Absu!" almost became my (incredibly poor) catchphrase; shortly after this album came out I attended a ridiculous three-day piss-up at a friend's house in Bristol and apparently wouldn't shut up about playing it.