Faust - C’est Com…Com…Compliqué

2009; 9 tracks

I haven't heard any other Faust album besides this, which is their latest one, so I don't feel qualified to give an accurate assessment of their music. In any case, I really dig this album. Never a dull moment.

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Jhonn Balance

February 16, 1962 - November 13, 2004

In rememberance of a very special man who died 6 years ago today... here are some pieces of music that were played at his funeral, in the order they were played.

Rest in peace, Geff.

1. John Tavener - The Protecting Veil
2. Coil - The Dreamer is Still Asleep
3. Jane Siberry - The Valley
4. Are You Being Served? Theme (Original)
5. Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight - At First She Starts
6. Coil - Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)
7. Johnny Cash - We'll Meet Again
8. Henry Mancini - Arabesque

It just is.

Electric Wizard - Black Masses

2010; 8 tracks

Chillin' in my underwear. Listening to Black Masses on repeat. Favorite album of the year.

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Year of No Light - Ausserwelt

2010; 4 tracks

I can't stop listening to this aaaalbum by French post-rock/metal group Year of No Light. They play some of the most amazing post-rock/whatever I've ever heard, it is so fantastically heavy and strong. The first and last tracks are the best.

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Svarte Greiner - Knive

2006; 9 tracks

Svarte Greiner is Erik K. Skodvin, half of the Norwegian electronic group Deaf Center. This is his first of two albums. It really is the perfect album for a winter's night. The soft, blustery soundscapes are really unique and beautiful. I'll be listening to this more and more over the coming months. I'm about to go to sleep now.

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Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker - Fantasma-Parastasie

2008; 7 tracks

Fantasmes Parastasie is an absolutely gorgeous ambient album, one of my top three if not the top one ever. Each song is a fuzzy infusion of brilliant, effusive light. There is a growing anticipation throughout the album that just builds up beautifully as the night grows deeper and darker...

"Auditory Spirits" makes my soul fly away

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The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters

2007; 9 tracks

God fucking damn. This album. It is beyond words. The Twilight Sad is a post-rock/indie group from Scotland, and this is their debut album. I've never really heard any Scottish music before, let alone Scottish vocals.. it was a bit of a shock at first, but this music is so saturated with beauty I fell instantly in love. It transcends the tag of 'post-rock.'

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