Maps & Atlases - Perch Patchwork [2010]

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ANCESTORS - OF SOUND MIND [2009]

"Los Angeles-based heavy-psych quartet Ancestors have, as their name suggests, thoroughly absorbed the work of their late-'60s and early-'70s forebears. They tend to go for a doomy, psychedelic sound reminiscent of Deep Purple, Meddle-era Pink Floyd and Uriah Heep rather than the amped-up stomp of Grand Funk Railroad or Hawkwind's spacy explorations. Their first release, Neptune with Fire, contained only two songs in just under 40 minutes, and was more about mood than aggressive forward movement. This follow-up, quite clearly designed to be heard on double-vinyl as it includes four lengthy pieces, features as much organ as guitar, and the vocals are sometimes a hoarse roar and other times are delivered in a group singalong style that recalls rock bands affiliated with cults, like Ya Ho Wha 13. The drums even have that early-'70s cardboard-box sound. The long tracks are bracketed by short fragments: "Not the Last Return" is 90 seconds of aimless piano, while "A Friend" offers three minutes of synth squiggles and drones leading into the nearly 18-minute "The Trial," which starts off a Floydian guitar jam and becomes almost Mastodon-heavy toward the end. Another piano piece, this one over six minutes long, introduces the album's final cut, the aggressive "The Ambrose Law," a very Uriah Heep-like rave-up that takes the disc out on a high note. Though there are no new ideas here, Ancestors have cherry-picked the best ones from 35 years ago, and longhairs who think rock music's been on a downward slide since 1975 will love this album." AMG

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OCEANSIZE - HOME & MINOR [2009] [EP]

"Oceansize are a British band that combines emotional heavy rock with some progressive elements. They formed in 1998, and funded themselves through various jobs including writing music for arcade games and building/repairing helicopters. At the start of 2001 they were named ‘Best Unsigned Band in Manchester’ by the Manchester Evening News. The A Very Still Movement EP was released that August, and the band enjoyed support slots with the likes of Elbow, Lift to Experience, and The Cooper Temple Clause and in March 2002 were asked to open the BPI stage at the SxSW festival in Austin, Texas appearing alongside Elbow and Oxide and Neutrino.
In June 2002 Oceansize secured a contract with Beggars Banquet Records; their first release was the Relapse EP in October 2002 followed by another EP, One Day All This Could Be Yours and the single “Remember Where You Are”.
In September 2003 Oceansize released their debut album Effloresce and set off on their first European tour supporting Aereogramme. In 2004 they released the “Catalyst” single and a video directed by Mark Thomas and Michael England of the Soup Collective.
After extensive touring around the UK, Europe and USA, Oceansize retreated to their rehearsal studio to commence the writing of another EP, Music For Nurses and their second album Everyone into Position. During the promotional tour for this album (2005 and 2006), they did some gigs as a support for Porcupine Tree in Europe.
Their third album ‘Frames’ was released on October 1st 2007, and features the single ‘Unfamiliar’. The album sees the band continue to experiment with song structures and experiment with more instrumentation, including piano and strings." LAST.FM

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RADIUS SYSTEM - ESCAPE/RESTART [2008]

"Torn between a desire for effectiveness and a need for experimentation, Radius system evolves towards a sound melting down hi-distorted rock, electronica, and the wide sonic spaces of post-hardcore." LAST.FM

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THE MARS VOLTA - OCTAHEDRON [2009] [LEAK]

TRACKLIST:

1 Since We've Been Wrong
2 Teflon
3 Halo of Nembutals
4 With Twilight as My Guide
5 Cotopaxi
6 Desperate Graves
7 Copernicus
8 Luciforms

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THE MARS VOLTA - DE-LOUSED IN THE COMATORIUM

TRACK LISTA:
1. "Son et Lumière" – 1:35
2. "Inertiatic ESP" – 4:24
3. "Roulette Dares (The Haunt of)" – 7:31
4. "Tira Me a las Arañas" – 1:28
5. "Drunkship of Lanterns" – 7:06
* Incorrectly listed as 6:20 on jewel case inlay
6. "Eriatarka" – 6:20
* Incorrectly listed as 7:06 on jewel case inlay
7. "Cicatriz ESP" – 12:29
8. "This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed" – 4:58
9. "Televators" – 6:19
10. "Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt" – 8:42

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