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Currently listening to: Porcupine Tree: The Incident
Disc 1 contains this opus of about 55 minutes, which is divided in 14 sections.
Disc 2 contains 4 songs that don't fit in, but their quality is equal: very good.
This is what progrock is all about.
(and Richard Barbieri does a fine job on it) [/QB][/QUOTE]


That sounds good Lody Herst. I'm waiting on that cd popping through my letterbox any day now.

After the news of Johns re-releases I've had a nice quiet day today listening to this years other releases

My Lost City
A Secret Life
Mirrorball

I think Mirrorball has now edged above A Secret Life as my favourite.

There's blackbird, robin and a wren at least.
I suspect this is a recording of a dawn chorus somewhere.

Of course John uses birdsong often - I do wonder whether he has his own recordings (very difficult to do well, in which case a great effort) or he is using some library recordings.
A tad 'anorak' I guess, but I'd be fascinated to know...

I'd have money on him sneaking out to Hyde Park at sunrise with a tape recorder...

I'd like to think that too - nice image, isn't it?

David Sylvian - Manafon

- out today but I got it Saturday.
Quite taxing, never 'easy' - Sylvian singing over 'improvised' music/sounds, but works very well on this grey and dark Monday morning..
If you haven't heard it yet try Small Metal Gods which seems to be the most 'accessible'.

A few select tracks from the new Tangerine Dream album, Autumn in Hiroshima. "Omnipresence" and "Trauma" are brilliant. Classic TD.

And "Greek Mirror" from Booster.

Sequence heaven!!

My first delve into recent TD. Seems I've a lot of catching up to do...

the joys of Spotify mean we can now listen to all manner of wonderful things. I'll be a bit mainstream and say Mark Hollis' solo album, sitting in the garden with a nice glass of wine (me, not him!)

Martin, reckon he get's it from the 'Lost Gardens of Helagon' birdsong album

Cheers

Abbey Road

Amon Duul II - Hijack

I especially love the track "You're Not Alone" which is more Underground than the Velvets

I agree with you—so far. I haven't had a proper listen but it wasn't as dry and obvious "Sylvian does Scott Walker's 'The Drift'" as I expected it to be.

I got mine in the post yesterday and tried to give it a listen in the office this morning but I could really not concentrate on the disc there. Here the afternoon is bright and sunny with a glorious cooling breeze, so I don't think I will resume listening to it at home tonight, either — it's more "Secrets of the Beehive" weather in Chicago tonight, if you will.