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Koenjihyakkei - Nivraym (apparently re-recorded and re-released?)

Magma-style corny choral Zeuhl led by Yoshida Tatsuya = epic, wonderful weirdness. Tatsuya is definitely one of my favorite percussionists. Still prefer the more direct stop-start frenzy of Ruins, but this is classic. I like Koenjihyakkei's next album, Angherr Shisspa, a bit better than this (feels a bit more serious and less in the Vander-worship mode).

Edit: note: this is probably an. . . acquired taste.

No worries, there are others of us whose tastes needed ...acquiring.

Bowerbirds -- Upper Air

The Decemberists -- The Crane Wife

have you heard the new one? i have a fantastic 24/96 needledrop that i might be prepared to share...

I really like the new one...

Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue

no 1 and 2

followed by

Peter Gabriel -- Shaking The Tree

SACD

previewing the new Porcupine Tree from MySpace

have you heard the new one? i have a fantastic 24/96 needledrop that i might be prepared to share...

I might have heard that. Not that keen on The Hazards Of Love so far. Feels a bit forced. But their stuff tends to grow on me.

Donald Fagen -- The Nightfly

Feist -- The Reminder

Harnoncourt, Requiem

Reiner, New World Symphony (living stereo)

King Crimson - In the court... (EG first pressing cd)

Fischer, Tchaikovsky et al, SACD, Pentatone -- heaven

The Dead Weather -- Horehound

Clint Mansell - Moon

...which sounds a lot like the 28 Days/Weeks Later soundtrack(s) (to me, anyway).

Still, I'll get it eventually, because I loved it.

Imogen Heap -- First Train Home (New single)

New Roman Times -- On the Sleeve

Malcolm Middleton -- Into The Woods

This is lowish-fi, but I think some of you would probably dig it too.

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Imogen Heap -- First Train Home (New single)

How was it? I haven't been able to find it anywhere yet.

Spyro Gyra, Good to Go-Go on SACD -- not as jazz-lite as I was concerned it would be. Digging the bass -- modern production techniques.

How was it? I haven't been able to find it anywhere yet.

I like it. Her voice has the same quality but the instrumentation seems a bit more big, lush and orchestral than the last one. Interested to hear what the album sounds like.

The Most Serene Republic -- ...And the Ever Expanding Universe

...which sounds a lot like the 28 Days/Weeks Later soundtrack(s) (to me, anyway).

Still, I'll get it eventually, because I loved it.

This soundtrack is really good, I like it a lot more than both 28 Days/Weeks.