FaustianDan’s choices:
Flower Travellin’ Band – Satori (1971)
Japan’s answer to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, this is catchy, heavy and psychedelic. One of the most exciting albums I have heard for quite some time. It’s complex yet easy to listen to; trippy as you like yet still rock and roll. Dislike this one and you might as well admit you are a tasteless philistine!!
Klaus Nomi – Klaus Nomi (1981)
OK, admittedly this guy has a voice that may lead many to disregard the album wholesale. This isn’t helped by the sound production which, to the untrained ear, could sound a little dated. But wait my friends – persevere and you will see this is catchy, majestic and spews genius out of its many orifices. Influenced by Kraftwerk in its electronic programming, the greatest complement you can give to this is to acknowledge that without his work David Tibet would be a completely different artist and Antony and the Johnsons simply would not exist.
Mega Matt Mega Matt Mega Mega Matt Matt’s choices:
The Builders and the Butchers - Salvation Is A Deep Dark Well (2010)
There is nothing ground breaking with this album at all. Acoustically very main stream and I bet big in the states. However, lead vocalist Ryan Sollee has a very soothing, reassuring voice.
Infected Mushroom - Legend of the Black Shawarma (2009)
As far as Israeli psychedelic trance goes, there is no finer. I found some tracks get a little lazy but then again a lot of trance can but this they do produce some unique quirky sounds that are worth a listen.
Tim Sim’s Choices
So my first choice is the jazz act When with the homage to Sun Ra. You know you love it, you know you love the intergalactic musical mystic. Brilliant.
The second and final choice (oh how I wish I could have 4 or 5). It's from that old Japan super slick, super dude, David Sylvain. As Dan is the one who suggested this guy to me some time earlier this year, I'm sure he's already checked out the top albums. In this instance I want us all to give some more, dedicated focus to the work made in collaboration with another Japan connection, Japanese master pianist and electropop pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album is called Forbidden Colours. I suppose it's not quite an album, more an EP, but with so much music to digest in such a short time, this was an additional factor in my choice. The choice which hit third place is about 90 minutes long, so we can be grateful to my logic.
Flower Travellin’ Band – Satori (1971)
Japan’s answer to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, this is catchy, heavy and psychedelic. One of the most exciting albums I have heard for quite some time. It’s complex yet easy to listen to; trippy as you like yet still rock and roll. Dislike this one and you might as well admit you are a tasteless philistine!!
Klaus Nomi – Klaus Nomi (1981)
OK, admittedly this guy has a voice that may lead many to disregard the album wholesale. This isn’t helped by the sound production which, to the untrained ear, could sound a little dated. But wait my friends – persevere and you will see this is catchy, majestic and spews genius out of its many orifices. Influenced by Kraftwerk in its electronic programming, the greatest complement you can give to this is to acknowledge that without his work David Tibet would be a completely different artist and Antony and the Johnsons simply would not exist.
Mega Matt Mega Matt Mega Mega Matt Matt’s choices:
The Builders and the Butchers - Salvation Is A Deep Dark Well (2010)
There is nothing ground breaking with this album at all. Acoustically very main stream and I bet big in the states. However, lead vocalist Ryan Sollee has a very soothing, reassuring voice.
Infected Mushroom - Legend of the Black Shawarma (2009)
As far as Israeli psychedelic trance goes, there is no finer. I found some tracks get a little lazy but then again a lot of trance can but this they do produce some unique quirky sounds that are worth a listen.
Tim Sim’s Choices
So my first choice is the jazz act When with the homage to Sun Ra. You know you love it, you know you love the intergalactic musical mystic. Brilliant.
The second and final choice (oh how I wish I could have 4 or 5). It's from that old Japan super slick, super dude, David Sylvain. As Dan is the one who suggested this guy to me some time earlier this year, I'm sure he's already checked out the top albums. In this instance I want us all to give some more, dedicated focus to the work made in collaboration with another Japan connection, Japanese master pianist and electropop pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album is called Forbidden Colours. I suppose it's not quite an album, more an EP, but with so much music to digest in such a short time, this was an additional factor in my choice. The choice which hit third place is about 90 minutes long, so we can be grateful to my logic.
