Saturday, January 15, 2011

Quantum Fantay - Ugisiunsi [2007]

8 tracks from Neatherlands of instrumentals. A spaced out progressive release that have plenty of outer limits keyboards with a small eastern approach. Dreamy, spacey, and intense release that really takes you on their journey.

Mr. Woodnote - Winter of Woodshed [2009]

Australian Saxophonist in a hip-hop setting.

Kingston Wall - Kingston Wall [1992]



Just pure psychedelic progressive rock. Incredible album from these Finns ending with the 21-minute Mushroom suite about tripping balls. Great shit.

Fenomen - Efekt [2001]

Polish hip-hop group with some awesome back beats. Love it or hate it.

Electro Deluxe - Stardown [2005]

Electro jazz-funk fusion with intermittent doses of hip-hop. Good chillout music from this talented French outfit.

Bain - Mr. Many Enemies [2010]

Awesome (free!) trip-hop from England. Awesome cover art too.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Tetrafusion - Absolute Zero [2009]

Don't let the name fool you, Tetrafusion is not a fusion band (however, it is four guys so at least part of the name is accurate). Tetrafusion's debut album Absolute Zero is as if Dream Theater met Muse had a baby, and Porcupine Tree and Tool had a baby, and by some miracle, those two babies met and had another baby. It is just plain incredible and I dare any prog-metal fan to give it a listen and not find something to like. Absolute Zero is actually a concept album, sans vocals, which you may be thinking is impossible but hear them out. the album follows Earth from "The Beginning" to "The End" with physical properties like "Gravity" and "Inertia" in between. Even if concept albums aren't your thing, just listen, because there's alot to be appreciated in between some crunchy riffs, pounding drums, delightful keys, and technical bass playing. This album, coming out at the same time as Scale The Summit's debut, is deserts and canyons better as well as more outgoing, driving, and progressive. If it wasn't already amazing enough as it is, it is self-released which makes it 10x more incredible in my mind.

Track List:
  1. The Beginning
  2. Dark Matter
  3. energy
  4. Gravity
  5. Inertia
  6. Momentum
  7. Time Lapse
  8. The End
Gary Tubbs - Keyboards
Brooks Tarkington - Guitar
Mark Mitchell - Bass
J.C. Bryant - Drums


Tetrafusion recently signed with Nightmare Records and will be releasing their second album this year with vocals, which is going to be incredible so buy it when it comes out October 12th.