Just Like Vinyl - s/t

Artist: Just Like Vinyl

Origin: Seattle, WA (USA)

Genre: Progressive Rock / Post-Hardcore

Album: s/t

Release date: 2010

Tracklisting:

01. Wisdom Teeth

02. Cardiac Harassment

03. The Circulatory System

04. Big Words

05. Death of the Sheep

06. D.R.U.M.S.

07. Kite

08. Epiphany

09. No Friend Of Mine

10. Pulled Apart

11. It's Over

Format: 320kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: Facebook

Featuring Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy. If you consider yourself a fan of aforementioned band, I'd be incredibly surprised if you weren't already aware of this new project. Gone are the head spinning riffs and aggressive motifs, which have been abandoned for more rock sensibilities and song writing. Doesn't exactly sound appealing to an average TFoT fan, and it's probably more-or-less what you'd expect. However, there's still a few gems on this album, especially "The Circulatory System" (live footage above taken by my friend and former band-mate, Nick), ''Epiphany," and "No Friend of Mine," along with a couple other moments which are more reminiscent of older material.

Just Like Vinyl's new album, "Black Mass," premieres August 28th.

Kōenji Hyakkei - Angherr Shisspa

Artist: Koenji Hyakkei

Origin: Tokyo, Japan

Genre: Zeuhl / Avant-garde

Album: Angherr Shisspa

Release date: 2005

Tracklisting:

01. Tziidall Raszhisst

02. Rattims Friezz

03. Grahbem Jorgazz

04. Fettim Paillu

05. Quivem Vrastorr
06. Mibingvahre
07. Angherr Shisspa
08. Wammilica Iffirom

Format: 320 kbps, mp3

Download: Mediafire

Website: Facebook

I'm at a loss here. The only comparison I could draw would be Naked City, but it's still unlike most everything I've ever heard. Thanks to Incongruous Noise for turning me on to this band.

Taken from Last.fm: "Through their evolution of style, their rhythmic and formal complexity have expanded greatly, incorporating polyrhythms, asymmetrical time signatures (i.e. not all beats are the same length), as well as more complex and varied sections, often containing polyphony and counterpoint. However, through all these impressive technical feats, they have managed to keep the overall feel very simple and melodic, to the extent that most other music feels hideously normal after listening to Koenji Hyakkei."