Renaud Garcia-Fons - Oriental Bass - 1997

Here's an album that is to me a masterpiece in his category! I heard it once at a friend's while sitting around a fire and was pretty much stunned (not by alcohol or anything else but by the music i mean! lol) as a consequence i couldn't help rushing to a store to get it a few days afterwards!lol Renaud Garcia Fons is double-bass player from France but he is from Spanish origin (Catalonia) and that explains the somewhat oriental aspect of his music, though it's likewise very much influenced by classical/jazz music. There are a number of instruments on that album that is certainly as impressive as the virtuosity and profiency with which they are used! just to name but a few, there are flutes, accordion, guitar, lute, derbuka ...and so on and so forth! ah ah! well this guy isn't especially famous to my knowledge but once you'll have listened to him he'll have you in his grip and power forever!

Renaud Garcia-Fons - Oriental Bass - 1997
Genre: Instrumental, Jazz, Traditional, Oriental
Tracklist:
01 Oriental Bass
02 San Juan
03 Goodjinns
04 Oryssa
05 Ghazali
06 Jullundur
07 Hommage A Ostad
08 Bajo Andaluz
09 Jam Buleria
10 Djani

open-minded jazz!

黑鸭子樊桐舟 - 绝色III

I don't know much about that artist, perhaps she's from China but i'm not sure at all! neither have i an idea about her lyric though i assume she must be singing about love and other related stuff (i saw many characters about that in her titletracks!) for sure she's certainly not singing about Satan's legion taking the world over! ah ah! how girlish i am at times! =/ lol well, i don't know if you'll like that one as it will certainly sound pretty common to you...anyway, i like the "melancholic" ambiances and the traditionnal aspect she keeps in her music, ...and of course her voice which is very nice and sweet IMHO! obviously i would not listen to that all day long but it's pretty cool to wake up to her lulling sound...having slept about 4 hours, today must be a soft day! ....not all songs are great but some are definitely brilliant and worth a shot, there are only 2 or 3 i would discard (see *)! ....quick gimme my warrior stick, i'm crumbling down again! ah ah!

黑鸭子樊桐舟 - 绝色III
Genre: Vocal, Pop (???)
Tracklist:
01 末班车
02 如果这都不算爱
03 曾经最美
04 不要再来伤害我
05 别怕我伤心
06 如果爱
07 光（一下子一辈子）
08 守望幸福（原创）
09 美丽心情
10 最远的你是我最近的爱
11 不管有多苦
12 别哭我最爱的人 *
13 时光 *
14 我只能爱你
15 一生爱你千百回

Don't be Afraid, War is Coming!lol

FIM do SILÊNCIO - Cor á palidez

Welcome to brazil, São Paulo! FIM do SILÊNCIO is pretty unknown IMHO but i wouldn't be surprise if some of you already knew that band! this is their first full length album and it was released in 2004. I'm not a metalcore fan at all but this band has some brutality to it that i really enjoyed, adding that most of their song have a groove that my ears don't often find in other Metalcore bands! the album is pretty short for that matter and that is certainly why i like it so much...no tail chasing! That gives some reasons why they are here actually!lol the ambiance of their music is pretty dark as well and that makes their energy stands out all the more! hope you enjoy...a new war is looming ahead so that might steel yourself!! =)

FIM do SILÊNCIO - Cor á palidez
Genre: Metalcore
Tracklist:
01 Real Vida Suja
02 Um novo Dia de Revolta
03 Marreta
04 Poeira e Sangue
05 Devolvendo a Cor à Palidez
06 Silêncio dos Inocentes
07 Aqui se faz, Aqui se paga
08 Punhos cerrados
09 De Olhos fechados
10 Ainda por perto

Full-on Insane Metal!

[Live Earth] The Sea and Cake - Oui [2000]

After all that battling to save the earth, i guess it's time to take some rest for the few moments left in this Live Earth 777 ...and what's better than having a good time far away from all the predicaments we'll have to face sooner or later! The Sea and Cake are your ticket ...and they are very eager to bring you in this peaceful world of their own =) the music is in the vein of Four Tets and Radiohead broadly speaking, that is sort of jazzy/electronic, a bit melancolic overall...but while they carry you across their world ...you'll think about nothing and just enjoy the ride as if on a cloud!lol... so what are you waiting, jump on and let's go!


The Sea and Cake - Oui [2000]
Genre: Easy listening, Pop, Jazz, Alternative
Tracklist:
01 Afternoon Speaker
02 All The Photos
03 You Beautiful Bastard
04 The Colony Room
05 The Leaf
06 Everyday
07 Two Dolphins
08 Midtown
09 Seemingly
10 I Missed The Glance

Gliding on a breeze!

[Live Earth] Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot

Put your smartest suit on, this time we're leaving the underground far below! well not so far indeed if you listen to the lyrics!lol i was given this album as a present by a friend of mine and ....Cherry Poppin' Daddies is definitely some rockin' band! you'll feel your legs twisting and shaking before you are even ready to go!lol Many different styles in that album, not really technical in itself but the whole thing is certainly very well performed! i'm not sure a good mood will be enough to save the earth but at least we'll die with a big grin on our face when it'll blow up straight in our kisser! ah ah! rock on! =D

Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot
Genre: Big Band, Rock, Jazz, Blues
Tracklist:
01 Zoot Suit Riot
02 Ding-Dong Daddy Of The D-Car Line
03 When I Change Your Mind
04 Here Comes The Snake
05 Mister White Keys
06 Come Back To Me
07 Brown Derby Jump
08 Dr. Bones
09 Pink Elephant
10 Master And Slave
11 Drunk Daddy
12 No Mercy For Swine
13 Cherry Poppin' Daddy Strut
14 Shake You Lovemaker

Swinging a catastrophe!!

[Live Earth] Loudblast - Disincarnate 1991

Let's go back in time to save the earth, meeting Loudblast, a legendary Death/Thrash band from france that you certainly already know as their were pionneers over here! i got this one thanks to a friend of mine who's a true fan about this band and when you'll listen, you'll quickly undertand why! i am myself quite a freak about them! describing their music is pretty simple, if you like early sepultura like beneath the remains or arise then you're in it! of course they have their own way of dealing with the thing! well the sound quality (mastering) isn't that good as it dates back to 1991 but turn your stereo to the full and prepare for a LOUD BLAST in your FoOkin' face and ears!lol enjoy!

Loudblast - Disincarnate 1991
Genre: Thrash Metal / Death Metal
Tracklist:
01 Steering For Paradise
02 After Thy Thought
03 Dusk to Dawn
04 Outlet For Conscience
05 Disquieting Beliefs
06 The Horror Within
07 Arrive Into Death Soon
08 Wrapped In Roses
09 Shaped Images Of Disincarnate Spirits

Licensed to Thrash!

[Live Earth] 2 0'Clock Girlfriend - A Tale Of Two Cities [2006]

It's the middle of the night here, and look at me grinning =) ....a grindcore frenzy took hold of me!lol this band is really crazy and the vocalist spends his time screaming his head off like mad! ah ah! the guitars play completely dissonent melodies ....and the drum is given free reign and sounds like a WWIII machine gun!! still music you wonder?? well yes i believe so!lol it's dark, powerfull and makes me headbang quite a lot...snapped two sinews just writting that short intro!lol ...and better do it quick cause the tracks are only a few seconds long...for grindcore's sake of course! the whole album is under half an hour for that matter...so enjoy or die you won't have time for thinking or anything else!!

2 0'Clock Girlfriend - A Tale Of Two Cities [2006]
Genre: Grindcore, Experimental, Electronic
Tracklist:
01 Mortos Concerto Number 10 In C Sharp
02 Dragonflies
03 Shield
04 I Signed My Eyebrows At Last Nights Bond Fire
05 Bow Meet Arrow The Real Robin Hood Story
06 Stu Stu Stu Stu Stutter
07 The Nose Knows And The Eyes Are In On It Too
08 I 3 You
09 Record This Analog In
10 CSI
11 Teeth 40 Overbite
12 You Want Some Coffee With That Creamer Puss Puss
13 I Heard Clark Gable Was Gay

WhO's thIS gUy wIth A tEApOT On hIS HeAd???

[Live Earth] Spheric Universe Experience - Anima (2007)

Spheric Universe Experience...ever heard about that one? they are from france and formed in 2002...and they play some prog stuff! this album is pretty good, though it's certainly not the most original work ever done and released! The guitar style is very much in the line of Vanden Plas, that is powerful...the music is likewise powerful but it's perhaps more in the jazzy / psyche style of Dream Theater because of the keyboard player...as you know the big black dot are the vox for me!...well, i would say the vocalist is walking a fine line along the fringe of what i can bear! it depends on the songs! ah ah! but overall he's alright to me, so no cat/pig's squealing! ah ah!! hope you enjoy!
ps: i love the last track! \m/

Spheric Universe Experience - Anima (2007)
Genre: Progressive
Tracklist:
01 Sceptic
02 Being
03 The Inner Quest
04 Neptune’s Revenge
05 Stormy Dome
06 World Of Madness
07 End Of Trauma
08 Heal My Pain
09 Questions
10 The Key
11 Black Materia


Black Materia for your head!

Vanessa Van Basten - La Stanza Di Swedenborg (2006)

we are once again facing dark times! I hear the mighty blowing of the horn up in the misty mountains.... a gathering of our proud people has been called forth....corpse painted, decked out with glistening blades and shields, our troops are rising again from their smouldering ashes!!lol ..sorry! =P Here's another "Vanessa" but she's obviously not experiencing the same feeling!lol I have no idea about the "lyrical" content of the album (well not easy as there are no lyrics indeed! ah ah) =...but Swedenborg was considered a kind of visionary by some...however to me he was not so much a visionary as a "fool" blinded by his own habits! ah ah incidentally, one of his fierce adversaries was the legendary William Blake (who happens to be also my favourite author)! well not opening ones eyes often end in a catastrophe...look above, the clouds are already moving and swirling, soon they'll be around us to teach us the way of this earth and its universe...but will there be enough of us left to learn!?? ...save the whales! ah ah! ^^

Vanessa Van Basten - La Stanza Di Swedenborg (2006)
GEnre: Experimental, Noise, Atmospheric Rock / Apocalyptic Post Rock!
Tracklist:
01 La stanza di Swedenborg
02 Love
03 Dole
04 Giornada de oro
05 Il faro
06 Floaters
07 Vanja
08 Good morning, Vanessa Van Basten!

Abruptly vanishing into nothingness!

Keelhaul - Keelhaul II (2000)

This band comes from the US and i guess they are not very famous yet...well over here they are almost unknown but to a handful of freaks that's for sure... though some of you certainly know them already!...you, freaks!lol they have several songs which are instrumental only, but there are vocals as well on the album, so don't turn your stereo too loud! ah ah... music wise it's rather complex and melodic... my favourite stuff on this album is no doubt the drum which plays really cool parts =D their style is not very easy to describe but to me it's a bit like HxC and Nu-metal with more elaborate structures and sometimes a sort of stoner fell as well...i sometimes find they have some seplutura-esque feel (Roots period) to their music, but this is more because of to their percussive use of drums than anything else ......too much talking here!! ....enjoy!

Keelhaul - Keelhaul II (2000)
Genre: Experimental, Metal
Tracklist:
01 360
02 Some Day Some Other Place
03 New Void
04 Unwound
05 Practicing
06 39f
07 Lackadaisical Chinese Tubesocks
08 LWM

the acid test!

Sun Ra - Cosmos 1976

Sun-Ra is some strange stuff! it's pretty old and the guy believed that he came from some distant planet!lol but his style is pretty cool it's some mixture between old blues melodies/ambiances and more jazzy/weird sounds! it can sounds like Maceo Parker or Manu Dibango and though it dates backs to 1976, this is already free jazz to me! anyway it's useless trying to give you clues or hints about how it sounds so check it out yourself, i'm sure you'll enjoy it! =D

Sun Ra - Cosmos 1976
Genre: Free Jazz
Tracklist:
01 The Mystery Of Two
02 Insterstellar Low Ways
03 Neo-Project #2
04 Cosmos
05 Moonship Journey
06 Journey Among The Stars
07 Jazz From an Unknown Planet

Intergalactic Spaceship!!!

Ilgi - Saules Meita 1998

Ilgi, like 大A兄's recent play Skyforger comes from that little place called Latvia! But unlike Skyforger they do not use big saturated guitars and lightning fast double bass, indeed they only use acoustic instruments like guitar, fiddle, bagpipes...etc... As they sing in their native tongue i have no idea what they are talking about in their song but it's certainly about the folklore, lore, and myth that are to be found in their culture... whatever, the music is pretty cool and entertaining so on your feet, let's dance!ah ah!

Ilgi - Saules Meita 1998
Genre: Folk, Traditional
Tracklist:
01 VissBija.
02 Tautesami roku devu.
03 Sej, braliti, kanepites.
04 Es tev ludzu.
05 Skait mamena.
06 Bur man' buri.
07 Dieva deli, Saules meitas.
08 Mate mani audzedama.
09 Tumsa mani tautas veda.
10 Upe saka tecedama.
11 Teku, teku pa celinu.
12 Klana kapu skatities.

Sprite ceremonial!

On A Dead Machine - On A Dead Machine 2005

On a Dead Machine comes from the U.S, and they play some music that i won't even try to describe!lol to give you an idea nevertheless let's just say it reminds me of bands like A Perfect Circle (a lot!), Tool...well you see the kind of stuff i'm talking about! it's both heavy and melodical with more furious passages really remembering screamo bands like Chevelle for instance (if that's a screamo band! ah ah!)! the album is pretty good but the production could have been better, especially for an album released in 2005 and considering the type of music they play, that is in which the sound quality is of the utmost importance...but anyway it's definitely worth a shot IMHO! enjoy

On A Dead Machine - On A Dead Machine 2005
Genre: Metal, Screamo, Alternative, Rock
Tracklist:
01 Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars
02 One Day
03 A Million Helicopters and One Dollar
04 Sailing Past Japan
05 Windows and Silhouettes
06 The Morning After...
07 Cancer
08 So This Is Life
09 You First
10 A Slow Crawl From The Bottom
11 Anywhere But Here
12 For You

Glossy Riffing!

Taake – Hordalands Doedskvad (2005)

Norway strike once more and it's a hard blow that will hack your head againt the wall and let blood spill around! ah ah!... Taake will certainly enthral your soul with it's dynamic and distinguished black metal, that's the least i can promise you! =) in the first place this album made me laugh (when i was just looking at it!lol) cause i saw TNBM written on it... so i thought to myself... ah ah! still one of this damn musicians that has nothing more to offer than some patriotic feelings... but the cover was quite intriguing and i let myself be tempted by it whatsoever....(([[Oo]])) wow! what a surprise! not only are the songs great and interesting but the atmospheres are varied and manage to convey epic and powerful feelings!! hush....!!quick! ..gimme my sword...i need to leave at once, the mountains are calling my name, the cold Mist is coming again,...a killing spree is taking control of me!! \m/

Taake – Hordalands Doedskvad (2005)
Genre: Black Metal
Tracklist:
01 Hordalands Doedskvad Del I
02 Hordalands Doedskvad Del II
03 Hordalands Doedskvad Del III
04 Hordalands Doedskvad Del IV
05 Hordalands Doedskvad Del V
06 Hordalands Doedskvad Del VI
07 Hordalands Doedskvad Del VII


unravelling a grand saga!

Cause For Effect - PQ-2 (2001)

This is a grindcore band! =) but not the usual type, actually there are only two guys in the band, a bassist (also doing the vox) and a drummer! their style is very technical and rather unusual! i believe they come from Finland but not sure as there is not many info about them...this album is a MCD and despites its containing about 20 songs, it's about 20 minutes!! ah ah, true grindcore power!!!lol well not much to add except that if you like it strange and off the beaten track, this one is for you! enjoy!

Cause For Effect - PQ-2 (2001)
Genre: Grindcore, Fusion, Jazz
Tracklist:
01 Loyal to the New Order
02 Far Beyond Harsh Language
03 Robotic Brute
04 Genetic Beast
05 Fuse
06 Occult and Extreme
07 People of North America Have Decided to Destroy the Earth
08 Patient and Potent
09 Remember Focus
10 Political Feeling
11 Scrag
12 Full Potential
13 Stern Ballista
14 Saboteur
15 50 Modification
16 Core Fusion
17 Harsh Written Rule
18 Usability
19 Sto-Po

improvisational artistry!

Disphoria - Sleep Fly Away... You'll Be Tortured Forever 2004

Disphoria comes from the french local scene (south of france, Toulouse, where captain Zakky has been, and where Zubrowska also comes from for instance!) and they are making their way up to the top...well at least they started their ascension and if they keep their head up like that i believe they have the ability to rise high! I'm not much of a metalcore fan as this kind of stuff tends to turn out boring in the end and all the bands sound kindda the same to me! ah ah! Disphoria's music is more diversified though... i have seen them live and on stage i was pretty fucking stunned by their drummer...this guy believe me is rather impressive! this is their first album and it bodes well for their future recordings as their song are pretty interesting, well composed and really well performed! have a go you won't regret it! \m/

Disphoria - Sleep Fly Away... You'll Be Tortured Forever 2004
Genre: Metalcore/HxC
Tracklist:
01 Destructive Rage
02 Cold Dead Light
03 Along The Way
04 Inherent Dystopia
05 Submission
06 The Other Side
07 Existence
08 1982
09 Sarah

Intense and powerful!!

Biomechanical - Eight Moons (2002)

next to france is England, the heavy metal creator proves once more that they can rejuvinate that style and bring it one giant step forward! actually what would you think if the power of Pantera (for instance)was combined to the style of old heavy metal stuff like, let's say, Judas Priest, ...and to top it all, a symphonic /progressive touch was added to it! well this is Biomechanical! as i know many of you are real fans of power metal, well the fact that i'm not and that i definitely love this album is to me an indisputable proof of its worth! enjoy!

Biomechanical - Eight Moons (2002)
Genre: Heavy, Heavy, Heavy Metal!!
Tracklist:
01 Awakening
02 Do You Know Me
03 In The Core Of Darkness
04 Distorted
05 Hunted
06 No Shadows
07 Eight Moons
08 Save Me
09 Point Of No Return

No one can stop us!!!

Epheles - Souviens-Toi [2006]

Well after such a long absence, the title of this opus couldn't come in better! Epheles is from France and plays BM, ...and if nothing else that country is at least good pretty good at it! ah ah! i like the style of these guys very much and though they aren't known but to the advanced black metaller, Ephele has been practicing its black art for ten years already! but like true evil masters, they went by unnoticed, lurking in the shadow and treading on a unique and hellish path of their own! if you like BM, you'll certainly love that album cause it's pretty dark and gloomy, it reminds me of early Burzum-esque ambiances!! it also mixes violent warlike rhythms and more grandiose, slower melodies ...in the best Norwegian style! the text are mainly in French but don't even try to understand a word!lol Overall, IMHO this album is truly excellent! don't miss that one, it'll kick your @ss so hard you'll think you're in time warp!! ah ah! \m/

Epheles - Souviens-Toi [2006] [epheles - remember]
Genre: Black Metal
Tracklist:
01 Le Linceul De La Mort [the shroud of death]
02 Les Abîmes Du Temps [the abyss/depth of time]
03 Laisse Moi Mourir [let me die]
04 Les Siècles D'Ignorance [centuries of ignorance]
05 To The Threshold Of Nothingness
06 Ultima Venia
07 Souviens-Toi [remember]

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust!

荔枝王 - 硬心 2003

Welcome back on the mainland! if you scour the country you may have already come across that band cause 荔枝王 is rather famous and renowned, ...and if you've not had the opportunity to hear them yet, i recommend checkin' that band out ASAP! ;) well their music is quite basic and not that original( well ...HxC!..), but i like their style! the vocalist is pretty aggressive, the rhythm is heavy and pummelling! like Biohazard meeting R.A.T.M and roping Pro-Pain in!! the song with the guy from L.M.F is pretty cool IMHO...basically, their music is in the line of all the good stuff released at the beginning of the 90's, 荔枝王 shows that the spirit is still alive and kicking on this goddamn planet...and i for sure won't be complaining about that! enjoy! \m/

荔枝王 (King Lychee) - 硬心 (Stand strong) 2003
Genre: Hardcore
Tracklist:
01 企硬
02 所见所闻
03 制造距离 (友情客串:何超仪)
04 力竭
05 拒绝 (友情客串:LMF/阿杰)
06 (说话)
07 A Useless Gift
08 (对话)
09 地乐起哄
10 土炮
11 (音乐)
12 抛诸脑后 (友情客串:恭硕良)
13 多谢
14 (对话)
15 基础主义 Our Life’s Blood

Big Boyz Boogie?!

Michel Petrucciani - Marvellous 1994

well as it is jazz time, i bring this this little guy here who is a French pianist (from an Italian origin)...i don't know if you've ever heard about him but he was very famous over here! as you can see he was a dwarf and had very small hands with tiny fingers...but when you'll hear him playing...well you'll just realize how big this guy is as a pianist! unfortunately he died a few years ago at an early stage in life...as all geniuses i would say... there seem to be a mandatory rule about that! = / Whatever, his music is truly awesome ( i like the Snoopy track a lot [charlie brown]lol) and i'm sure you'll enjoy his work and recognize how much it's worth! \m/

Michel Petrucciani - Marvellous 1994
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Solist, Piano
Tracklist:
1. Manhattan
2. Charlie Brown
3. Even Mice Dance
4. Why
5. Hidden Joy
6. Shooting Stars
7. You Are My Waltz
8. Dumb Breaks
9. 92's Last
10. Besame Mucho

Jazz Masterpiece!