I find that CDs rarely make themselves comfortable in one's ears on the first spin.
Milliontown was one, Transatlatic's Whirlwind was another.
The latest CD for Unitopia; "Artificial" is one such CD.
It arrived a little late but it was a Father's Day present from Son of Pedro and I played it in the car on the way to work on Monday. It only took about 5 or 10 minutes and I knew this was yet another solid nugget from the rich vein of prog gold that can be found down under (The Third Ending, Quandary and now these guys). :)
I commend it to the house and can't wait for Summer's End even more now! :D
Been meaning to get this and have a listen, where can I buy it?
Stoked you're mentioning Quandary in the same breath as The Third Ending anyway, those guys are brilliant. :)
I'll have to check where Mrs Pedro got my copy from, it'sll be on the webternet somewhere.
You could check out three tracks in Issue #70 of the AmazingWilf's podcast :-
Listen to or download this episode (//http://www.theeuropeanperspective.com/?p=709)
Quote from: "The Amazing Wilf described the contents very well when he"Not one, but two interview features this week - see how much I love you all and spoil you with my generosity?
First up, a cup of tea with Dec Burke, probably best known to most of you as vocalist and guitarist with Frost*, but also ex-frontman of the excellent Darwin's Radio, who recorded one of the best albums of last year, Template For A Generation, and very shortly to release his first solo album, Destroy All Monsters. Huw and I were lucky enough to hear the whole album during our visit, and we recommend that you head on over to Dec's website - http://www.decburke.com/ (http://www.decburke.com/) - to get a pre-order in as soon as it goes live, hopefully next week. You won't be disappointed.
Another album that I can guarantee will give great listening pleasure is Nick Magnus' Children Of Another God, from which I played a selection of tracks a few weeks back. I had a very pleasant evening at the Thai Square resturant at the Aldwych in London with Nick and Dick Foster, who writes Nick's lyrics - plenty of conversation and very nice food. We talked about the album, songwriting and music in general, and you can hear the results in this week's show - apologies for the sound quality in parts, it was a busy evening in the restaurant. Children Of Another God can be ordered from Nick's website at http://www.magnus-music.com/ (http://www.magnus-music.com/) - again, an album well worth getting hold of.
All of this together with new music from The Reasoning and Unitopia, a brace of tracks from Multifuse's Journey From The Nesting Place, and a brief diversion into both Dec's and Nick's back-catalogue.
01. Multifuse - Hypnotize (6:58) from Journey To The Nesting Place, 2009
02. Tinyfish - Eat The Ashes (3:18) from Driving All Night, 2008
03. Pure Reason Revolution - Apogee/Requiem For The Lovers (5:23) from Amor Vincit Omnia, 2009
04. The Reasoning - Diamonds And Leather (6:02) from Adverse Camber, 2010
05. The Reasoning - The Thirteenth Hour (7:45) from Adverse Camber, 2010
06. The Reasoning - 14 (6:56) from Adverse Camber, 2010
07. Carpark North - Best Day (4:25) from All Things To All People, 2005
08. Carpark North - Wild Wonders (3:52) from Carpark North, 2003
09. Carpark North - Shall We Be Grateful (3:24) from Grateful, 2008
Interview with Dec Burke
10. Dec Burke - Small Hours (5:33) from Destroy All Monsters, 2010
11. Darwin's Radio - Stronger (5:53) from Eyes Of The World, 2006
12. Darwin's Radio - Breathe It In (11:28) from Template For A Generation, 2009
13. Frost* - Welcome To Nowhere (5:32) from Experiments In Mass Appeal, 2008
14. Dec Burke & Jem Godfrey - Snowman (acoustic) (3:45) from Frost* Tour Sampler, 2008
15. Jupiter Society - Abduction (7:11) from First Contact/Last warning, 2008
16. Frost* - The Dividing Line (16:43) recorded for the DLBN Ten Revolutions virtual festival, 2010
17. Unitopia - Artificial World (5:42) from Artificial, 2010
18. Unitopia - Nothing Lasts Forever (5:31) from Artificial, 2010
19. Unitopia - Not Human Anymore (5:22) from Artificial, 2010
Interview with Nick Magnus and Dick Foster, featuring excerpts from:
- Children of Another God
- Crimewave Monkeys
- Twenty Summers
- Identify Theft
- The Colony Is King
- Doctor Prometheus
- The Others
- Babel Tower
All from Nick Magnus - Children Of Another God, 2010
20. Autumn - Oceanworld (13:10) from Oceanworld, recorded 1977, released 1999
21. Steve Hackett - Slogans (3:58) from Defector, 1980
22. Steve Hackett - Tigermoth (7:35) from Spectral Mornings, 1979
23. Multifuse - Yours Again (24:53) from Journey To The Nesting Place, 2009
Agreed; an excellent album, (tho' maybe it hasn't 'grown' like the garden [groan]) :oops:
Spotify have it, for listening and downloading.