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The Machine, Tom Raybould 2013.

This is a soundtrack I thought would never be pressed but here it is! The Machine is a blend of many influences such as John Carpenter, Vangelis & Brad Fiedel. Like the films setting the soundtrack is also a pretty depressing affair but with an enormous amount of beauty.

It’s certainly unique but every now and then you can hear John Carpenters ‘The Thing’ but who’s complaining. You can hear The Terminator’s influence throughout and on the end credits piece which is killer. There are long drowning tones that resemble ’Blade Runner’ and moments of tranquility & subtlety. Tom Raybould completely captured the films look and style and it’s impressive that he was able to pull in all these styles while showing that his own was at the centre of the music.

Overall it’s an extremely beautiful experience, the only downside is that the vinyl is standard black, when they could have used electric blues & vivid whites on a clear vinyl..... but hey I’m just happy this got made.

The film like many small independent films hasn’t got the recognition it should have but I think it will in the years to come. I could not believe that the film had a budget of less than £1 million, taking into consideration Toby Stephens and Caity Lotz fees, the soundtrack and the impressive visuals it should be regarded more highly. It’s interesting with it’s themes, sure it’s been done before but it does bring more to the table than most from the same genre. Like the soundtrack the film is bleak, mundane and dark but extremely exciting in places. Check it out on Spotify.

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Arallu - The War On The Wailing Wall (Vinyl Re-Issue)

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Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes - Astral Travelling (1973), 2019 Reissue

It sounds like the album cover. Lonnie Liston's Smith debut hasn't been reissued since the mid 70's. Limited to 1000 copies. Real Gone vinyl titles tend to disappear quickly, get it while it's still available

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[musicallyrich]

Crate Digger’s Corner: 2017 Albums Pt., 5

Crate Digger’s Corner…by DJ Musically Rich

Here is the fifth part to my 2017 list. For those that missed the first part (and haven’t taken a look at it yet), I’m giving a quick list of albums that I heard from 2017 in 7-10 at a time. There will be a few more parts to the list over the coming weeks. I may do a listening to some of the ones that I know I like, but want to revisit, and use that as an opportunity to review some of those more deeply (If there are any you see that you would particularly like to see a review of, leave a note). This list does not include reissues, live material or compilations.

Artist- Album (general genre)- and brief description

 Steven Wilson- To The Bone (rock/prog rock)- The Porcupine Tree founder continues to put out wonderful albums under his own name as well. Following the brilliant “Hand. Cannot. Erase.”, “To the Bone” continues in the same vein and has beautiful melodies and top notch playing all the way through. If you aren’t familiar with Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree and the other bands he leads it is a wonderful path to go down.

 Gov’t Mule- Revolution Come…Revolution Go- (blues rock)- The late ‘90s side project for the Allman Brothers’ new guitarist and bass player has continued on through the death of said bass player (Allen Woody), and not missed a beat. On their most recent studio effort the band revs up and delivers an album full of hard rockers that cover political, personal, life on the road and ends with a wonderful traditional song, “Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground”. An excellent album from this, now, veteran band!

 Kamasi Washington- Harmony Of Difference (jazz)- The Kendrick Lamar sideman (from the album “To Pimp A Butterfly”) puts out his second album, and it is a delight. On this EP, the Coltrane influenced player lays down 5 very nice tracks on side 1, but the prize is in finishing off this album on the second side. Side 2 consists of Kamasi and his band taking the 5 individual songs from the first side and creating a track that uses those tracks as the basis for the entirety of his Side 2 single track. This track does an amazing job of working in all of the major melodic motifs from Side 1, while creating a new, brilliant composition.

Ty Segall- s/t (garage rock)- On his 2017 self-titled album the sometimes lo-fi, garage rocker seemingly fuzzes everything he possibly can on the album to good effect. The two guitarists, the bass player, the vocals, if he could I’d assume he’d fuzz out the drums. However, it doesn’t cover up the melodies and playing that he and his band display on the album. This is a recommended selection especially for fans of his recent albums.

 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Polygondwanaland (prog/psych rock)- The Austrailian collective (I covered the other 3 albums they released this year on an earlier part of this, and the fifth will follow) delves as deep into the prog rock subgenre as they have on any of their releases (at least the ones I heard). Another excellent 2017 release from this group

 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- Gumboot Soup (psych pop/rock)- On this album it sounds like they are combining the sounds of Frank Zappa and the Canterbury Scene and do it with wonderful results. Yet, another album to check out by this collective.

 Margo Price- All American Made (Outlaw Country)- Margo Price picks up right where she left off on her debut album with outstanding songwriting and performances. You can still certainly hear the influence of Dolly Parton and other earlier female country stars in her work and she won’t disappoint fans of ‘70s outlaw country music or fans of the revival going on now with stars like Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, and Sturgill Simpson among others.

Here are 7 albums I heard in 2017, there will be more from this list coming in the future, and this isn’t necessarily a ranking, just in the order that I was writing them down. I hope you enjoy and happy hunting!

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Syd - @moolattemusic Sheesh! I can’t go on any longer without mentioning Moo Latte’s fantastic album, Syd, one of my very favorite albums of last year. This is Moo Latte’s follow up to 2017’s Memo, The Beat Tape which was a favorite of that year. When he announced this album I was shocked because he’d recently dropped the Noisey Sketchbook series which was another great collection of tracks he was putting out every week. Moo Latte is a productive Polish multi instrumentalist/producer based in Denmark. Syd is testament to his growth. It’s a mastery of motif with returning instruments, and chants. Some faint. Some brief. ALL are beautiful. Syd feels like a spiritual ceremony. I don’t understand the languages and passages sampled here but I’ve caught my self singing or humming them many times. Some of these words come back multiple times, but layered with his dazzling production brings a new feeling when they return. “Version 9 Final Final” is a beautiful song embellished with chimes and bells that shimmer. What started off as twinkling lullaby blossoms into prayer being shot up into the sky. Truly a blessing. “Next Spring” is a densely layered standout. I haven’t heard a song with kazoos and flutes coming together so beautifully. Syd is a wondrous orchestration of sampling that flows so well! I believe this is what separates a beat tape from an album. Not merely a collection of dope instrumentals but a cohesive vibe that caries you through its runtime. Music can be so rewarding when you listen closely (and revisit). One listen is just not enough. I’m still picking up new sounds and details. This album is also a reminder that music can be what you put into it. I can dance to this. I can meditate. I vibe out. Syd takes me away. Few albums had this kind of effect on me in 2018 and I’m still visiting this album as much when it dropped. Syd is a very special LP that I see giving me so much over the years to come. It’s enriching food for my soul. 💖 • • • Any albums that have been special to you last year? . . . . #spgtreviews #areyoulistening #vinylreview #vinyloftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/BwmvAvmFpeJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g6fwj5d66cnv

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✍️Visit my scratch magazine @scratchmyinstagram for my main review of the @unusualskratch record. 🧢Personally I can't thank Israel enough for hooking me up over the years. Countless tshirts with graffiti graphics I love, custom hat, stickers, and now this record. Woulda been happy with just one but nope he sent more than enough to last me a lifetime 😅 What a mad dope record he made too. In and out. I have a couple other 7"s but they get boring after a while cos either the samples are unusable cos it doesn't suit the style I prefer or just sonically unpleasant from the get go when scratching. 🖼️Wished he signed the blank press and the poster. Those were a nice surprise. And the custom slipmat. Hella fire. To top it all off, always offering to send things from the states🇺🇲. Thank you again n again Israel. Overall truly grateful to call you a friend who I can talk to often over the years about so many things. Appreciate all the amazing conversations always 🥰 We're real scratch nerds 🤣 If you've made it this far, and DJ somewhat, go buy his record. You'll be happy to have it in your arsenal with all the well arranged fresh samples inside 🔥 . I've used probably over a hundred scratch records the past 25 years. This one won't disappoint you 👍 Speaking of which, I'll make a video review on YouTube but need to get a new lav mic first cos the sound from the phone is not good enough. Updates on this soon #vinylreview #musicreview #unusualskratch #review #productreview #cutsdeep #7inchvinyl #7inch #record #turntablism #turntablist #portablist #turntable #portablism #dj #djs #djing #djlife #djgear #vinyl #scratchgear #ortofon #headachesoundomni #murdereddoubt #scratchmy #scratchmyinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CijdYeHrIoJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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REVIEW /// Zeal & Ardor - „Self titeled“ „Die Fanfaren des Bedrohlichen“ dröhnen aus den Boxen und eine klagende Stimme ertönt: „When the fire dies… i will damn your eyes". Nach 3 Jahren meldet sich das Avantgarde -Project rund um Mastermind Manuel Gagneux zurück, um wieder die Kunde von "Schmerzen und Leid" zu verbreiten. Auf dem selbstbetiteltem Album manifestieren ZEAL & ARDOR ihren Trademark-Stil und legen soundtechnisch noch eine Schippe drauf. Alles klingt fetter, durchdachter und drückt vor allem mehr ("I Caught You"). Absolut selbstbewusst wandelt Gagneux zwischen den Stilen Gospel, Spiritual, Black Metal umher und mischt dabei immer wieder Nuancen von Elektro, Ambient, Grunge und Nu-Metal unter. Lyrisch knüpft das Album an den ersten beiden Scheiben an. Tod, Verderben und menschliche Abgründe bilden den Grundkanon der Lyrics. Mit 44 Minuten bei 14 Songs ist das neue Z&A Album eher kompakt ausgefallen. Vielleicht hätten ein paar Minuten mehr dem ein oder anderen Song ganz gut getan. Das bringt aber dem Hörspaß keinen Abbruch. Fazit: ZEAL & ARDOR präsentieren mit ihrem selbstbetitelten Album das bisher stärkste Werk ihrer Karriere. Alle Songs wirken ineinander harmonisch und gehen größtenteils ordentlich zur Sache. Absolute Kaufempfehlung. Anspieltipps: Götterdämmerung, Emersion, Feed the Machine Review by @franky_forward #blastforward #newmusic #zealandardor #zealardor #reviewtime #vinylreview #review #blastreview #blastvinyl #nowspinning #vinyloftheday #instavinyl #vinylgram #vinyljunkie #vinylporn #vinyladdict #vinylcommunity i#vinylcollectionpost #vinylpost #vinyligclub #metal #blackmetal #avantgardemetal #blues #gospel #darkblues #occult #hailsatan (hier: Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaKnOmZoXp5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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King Crimson ‘Red’ 1974.

King Crimsons Red was the bands last album of the seventies as Robert Fripp wanted to take a year off and asked the management team if Ian McDonald could replace him. Oddly that request was rejected and Fripp disbanded King Crimson.

Red follows the technical brilliance of the previous two albums Larks' Tongues in Aspic 1973 and Starless and Bible Black 1974. However Its heavier and colder but that’s not an insult. There is a welcome return of the saxophone which I thought had been missing previously. Surprisingly Fripp stepped back for large parts of the decision making as John Wetton and Bill Bruford’s sound was heavier this time round.

In my eyes the album is a masterpiece but isn’t most of King Crimsons work? My highlights are ‘One more Red Nightmare’ which has excellent guitars, heavy bass and drums. All this makes the song quite heavy and some have called the song Proto-heavy metal. John Wettons vocal style is quite something to listen to. Lyrics of course about a nightmare but with the fear of flying. One more Red Nightmare is a great ride.

Next is of course Starless, a song written by Wetton for Starless and Bible Black but was rejected. Starless was altered to include an instrumental section and Lyrical changes. This is a difficult song to write about because there is so much to it. Starless has a soft intro with the mellotron, guitar, drums and saxophone, then comes Wetton’s gruff vocals. The first time I heard this opening I knew this song was going to be something momentous. John Wetton’s Bass is greatly underrated and during the course of the album has a unique sound which is prevalent through the midsection and slowly builds with Fripp’s simple steady single note guitar that is constantly repeated. The build finally turns into a frenzy of hard drums, distorted bass and Fripp’s single notes become more apparent. The end brings slight normality with the saxophone and bass dictating the end.

This album fully deserves the universal acclaim it has received then and now. It would have been interesting to see what would have come after, unfortunately there was a seven year gap which brought personal changes, while the 80’s brought style changes musically. This and the previous two albums evolved and progressed from each other. It took till 2003’s The Power to Believe to find ‘Red’ and it’s heavy hitting music and complexities again.

Album Cover 6/10

Music 8.5/10

Record Quality 10/10

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💠 Prism - Prism (1977) ✅ 7/10 🔊 Morning Light This album embodies dualism and Yin Yang energy. Side A has cool laid back tracks and side B is a freakin’ inferno. While I enjoy both sides, Side A really captured me and I wish they had made them separate projects. That being said, the guitar playing is fantastic throughout and the band is tight as hell. . . #prism #japanese #japanesevinyl #1970 #1970s #kazumiwatanabe #jazz #jazzfusion #rock #vinyl #vinylporn #vinylreview #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #vinyladdict #recordcollection #records https://www.instagram.com/p/CKMkGqsMMiz/?igshid=w0rc6vd7dx2v

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Thelonious Monk ‎– 1961 Live In Paris Ltd. 500 Numbered Copies

Affordable audiophile jazz, first time on vinyl!  This 1961 performance sounds GREAT, guaranteed to satisfy any Monk afficionado.  The concert was sourced directly from analog tape, the vinyl itself is high grade, audiophile quality.  I can’t recommend this title enough, both for the hardcore jazzbo or those looking to start their jazz stacks. Backed by the dynamic lineup of Monk's Dream and Criss-Cross, the inimitable Monk plays some of his most famous originals for a frenzied crowd at the Paris Olympia.

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Crate Digger’s Corner: Ritchie’s Blackmore’s Rainbow (Polydor, 1975)

Crate Digger’s Corner…by DJ Musically Rich

(If you’d like to listen to a track from the album as you read, go to the end of the post to start the song)

This week in Crate Digger’s Corner I take a listen to my vinyl copy of the 1975 debut album from Ritchie Blackmore, the former (at this point in time in 1975) Deep Purple guitarist. It’s a very uneven album with plenty of highs, but unfortunately a number of lows as well. He had left Deep Purple (which he founded) after leading them into a more commercial direction as the band he founded headed from the late ‘60s into the ‘70s. With Rainbow he wanted to get back to the harder rocking (at times verging on progressive nature) of the early Mark I version of Deep Purple.

The album starts off on the right foot with the instantly recognizable, crunchy guitar riff of ‘Man On The Silver Mountain’. That would be the biggest song that Rainbow released as you can still hear that one on regularly on classic rock radio stations today. With a nice guitar solo weaved into the middle of the song, it sets the stage for something somewhat unexpected. The next three songs on side 1 don’t make the cut. ‘Self Portrait’ and ‘Black Sheep Of The Family’ are forgettable. ‘Catch The Rainbow’ is by far the biggest offender on the album. A slow ballad that plays out over nearly 7 long minutes that sounds like they were sitting around listening to Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Little Wing’ on repeat for a week before writing the song. Unfortunately, the song (at twice the length) doesn’t carry the same depth either musically or lyrically that Hendrix’s elegant song had.

Side 2 does begin to turn things around. ‘Snake Charmer’ is a charged up rocker anchored by a “wah” tinged guitar riff, great playing and a biting guitar solo. That leads to the weak point on the second side, ‘The Temple Of The King’. The song drags as it moves along at a slower mid-tempo pace which makes it feel like a long five minutes. ‘If You Don’t Like Rock ‘n’ Roll’ is a quick, fun tune, complete with a killer boogie piano solo in the middle. A solid ‘Sixteenth Century Greensleeves’  leads to the final song, a killer instrumental, ‘Still I’m Sad’. It starts off with the band revving up to full force over a driving rhythm on the cowbell. Blackmore’s guitar playing is excellent throughout this song as he leads the band to its finest moment on the album.

I don’t think Ritchie Blackmore quite lived up to getting back to his harder rocking sound overall on this debut album, however there are a number of high points that show the direction he was going. Rainbow finally found the sound they were looking for on their excellent follow-up album “Rising”. The unevenness of this album will lead this one to go into the sale pile.

Stars: 2.5/5

Available on: LP/CD/Cass/8-Trk

RIYL: Deep Purple- Burn, Dio- Last In Line, Nazareth- Hair Of The Dog, Black Country Communion- Afterglow

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To listen to a track from the album…

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State Fair Records artist, the 40 Acre Mule, has some real teeth to it, and their most recent offering is worth many listens. “Goodnight & Good Luck” drips with bluesy grit that gets a little more gripping as it spins on. This Dallas based band harnesses that perfect balance of rock n roll swagger with it’s equally intriguing seedy underbelly counterpart. The opening track “You Better Run” is a stomper of a tune, and it really sets the mood for the rest of the album. The album art perfectly illustrates the tone of the record, and I’m a real sucker for a band that takes the time to make sure that full vision is realized. “Make Up Your Mind” is another high point on the track list. The song is harsh, yet lighthearted at the same time. The groove is infectious. Evans’ vocal delivery is incredibly engaging. Pedigo’s magic guitar delivery is on point, and Evetts’ saxophone drives it all home. There are certainly no slackers in this group. “Goodnight & Good Luck” is definitely all killer and no filler. Give it a listen...or 50. You won't regret it.

Review by: Brandon Callies