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Late response...

Electoon Wizard
- TUCKER

Instrumental jam/improv stuff with hip-hop influence and a DIY attitude (I think that most of his modification/circuit-bending stuff is on his first album - sadly, I haven't heard it). He uses a lot of old organs that he modifies himself, which I think is pretty damn cool. If anyone has seen Akihabara@DEEP, they should recognize his music, since most of the show's soundtrack was taken from this album.

YouTube of Akihabara@DEEP intro, TUCKER playing in the background:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqP2ZayOiNI

Other YouTube links of live performances that are (I'm assuming) more akin to his first album than his second:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPIQfAwjHmk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AOLdK0piIc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HANLTJZZWtM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8iUHVODJ1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4R7GJEbasU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qu4GJKNeFM

And for anyone who isn't really all that impressed by the second set of videos, understand that "Electoon Wizard" sounds much more like the Akiba@DEEP intro than the other videos.

PM me if you want more of his stuff.

Recommended:
Origin of Symmetry by Muse (as you can see on the cover art).
Amazing stuff here. While I don't always agree with all of their
messages (anti-religion, anti-"American President" stuff, etc.), they
are one of my favorite bands. And this is their best album!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_symmetry

Everybody has to hear "Citizen Erased" and "Micro Cuts" with no pause between them at least once in their life! DOOO IIIIIT!

The Observatory - A Far Cry from Here

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A Far Cry From Here
Following on from Time of Rebirth and Blank Walls, The Observatory unleashes their third album in four years. Assimilating diverse influences -- Soft Machine, This Heat, Tortoise, Talk Talk, Shining, Jaga Jazzist, Supersilent, Brian Wilson, Robert Wyatt, Nick Drake e. al -- into a rich and imaginative musical vision, on which vocalist-guitarist Leslie Low builds his pensive, tender yet elliptical song-craft. The adventurous and epic exist in perfect tandem with restraint and intricacy. Exploring an ocean of sound and emotion, A Far Cry From Here should strike a chord with fans of experimental and progressive-minded classics such as Radiohead's OK Computer, Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden and Wilco's A Ghost Is Born.

Try:
01. The last grand fallible plan, from their third album
02. Time of Rebirth, from their debut album
03. Observations of life, from their website

This band is absolutely amazing. Their sound is somewhat electronic rock, similiar to Pink Floyd. If you're looking for a soundtrack to fill the air while you think and reflect about the things in life, do give them a try.

Katatonia - Discouraged Ones

This was my top album for a long time - longer than Shouso Strip so far. It's still up there, the style of it is quite different from Ringo however SS could capture some of it with SS. Then again, comparison is quite useless...

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Originally Posted by justriiingo (Post 4859)

wow, great stuff, especially The last gradn fallible plan. I couldn't believe that it was only running for 3 minutes when I looked at iTunes half way through. Felt like I was listening for some hours...

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Originally Posted by golem09 (Post 4874)

wow, great stuff, especially The last grand fallible plan. I couldn't believe that it was only running for 3 minutes when I looked at iTunes half way through. Felt like I was listening for some hours...

Yeah :) Golem likes The Obs. :D

Chick Corea & Gary Burton - Crystal Silence
Piano and Vibraphone duo performance.
You don't need bassist, drummer or guitarist to make good music.

Gorgeous, but absolutely depressing piano driven music.

Wacky, fun electronica that samples all sorts of toy instruments.

Blonde Redhead - 23.
Totally, totally amazing.

is it really? (The Blonde Redhead)
I've liked some of their songs, in my day, but wasn't sure I could listen to them for a whole album length. Is it really good?

The Psapp Album is amazing, I just listened to it. Hi, Needle&Thread and Upstairs are SO good...
My fav thread on this planet^^

EDIT: Now I also listendet to Psapp's "Tiger, My Friend", and I think, I could like this one even more.Anyway Psapp rocks!