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Some non-metal I've been enjoying this morning. Feeling the effects of sleep deprivation work demands. Need some chill music to get over the hump.

Birth - Born - prog rock from San Diego. Legit 70's prog if you enjoy that kinda stuff. I dig this album, and I'm picky about the prog I dabble in.

Casket Cassette - s/t - post-punk/darkwave/synth from LA. For fans of stuff like Drab Majesty. Most of you would hate this.

Casket Cassette | Casket Cassette (bandcamp.com)

 

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ASG - Win Us Over - stoner/heavy rock from North Carolina. Posted this plenty of times before, but I love these guys. Will get to see them the 3rd time this weekend. Their album art is some of my favorite.

Win Us Over | ASG (bandcamp.com)

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2 hours ago, navybsn said:

Some non-metal I've been enjoying this morning. Feeling the effects of sleep deprivation work demands. Need some chill music to get over the hump.

Birth - Born - prog rock from San Diego. Legit 70's prog if you enjoy that kinda stuff. I dig this album, and I'm picky about the prog I dabble in.

Casket Cassette - s/t - post-punk/darkwave/synth from LA. For fans of stuff like Drab Majesty. Most of you would hate this.

Casket Cassette | Casket Cassette (bandcamp.com)

 

a2136659100_16.jpg

ASG - Win Us Over - stoner/heavy rock from North Carolina. Posted this plenty of times before, but I love these guys. Will get to see them the 3rd time this weekend. Their album art is some of my favorite.

Win Us Over | ASG (bandcamp.com)

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I might warm up to Birth if I listen more in the right mood, right now it's a little airy for me and I wish they would go harder. But it's cool to hear this kind of stuff coming out now.

I'm enjoying Casket Cassette. 

NP:

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 

Diabolique - The Black Flower

Sunrise Patriot Motion - Black Fellflower Stream

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3 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

I might warm up to Birth if I listen more in the right mood, right now it's a little airy for me and I wish they would go harder. But it's cool to hear this kind of stuff coming out now.

I'm enjoying Casket Cassette. 

NP:

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 

Diabolique - The Black Flower

Sunrise Patriot Motion - Black Fellflower Stream

Yeah I kinda wish they would bust into a little 'Uruah Heep' heavy prog. Sounds like they have the chops.

 

I also figured you might like the Casket Cassette. My comment was somewaht tongue-in-cheek. I've seen it described as Joy Division meets Morrissey. Not sure I agree with that description, but I do like it nonetheless.

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5 hours ago, navybsn said:

Birth - Born - prog rock from San Diego. Legit 70's prog if you enjoy that kinda stuff. I dig this album, and I'm picky about the prog I dabble in.

This is pretty good. With the organ and rhythmic trickery it started off sounding like Van der Graaf Generator without the woodwinds. The guitarist and the chord changes later remind me of Dave Gilmour. The vocals fit I guess, but they are the weakest link for me.

 

5 hours ago, navybsn said:

Casket Cassette - s/t - post-punk/darkwave/synth from LA. For fans of stuff like Drab Majesty. Most of you would hate this.

You are correct.

 

5 hours ago, navybsn said:

ASG - Win Us Over - stoner/heavy rock from North Carolina. Posted this plenty of times before, but I love these guys. Will get to see them the 3rd time this weekend. Their album art is some of my favorite.

Not my thing but I get what you see in them - beyond the album covers!

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1 hour ago, Thatguy said:

This is pretty good. With the organ and rhythmic trickery it started off sounding like Van der Graaf Generator without the woodwinds. The guitarist and the chord changes later remind me of Dave Gilmour. The vocals fit I guess, but they are the weakest link for me.

 

Not my thing but I get what you see in them - beyond the album covers!

Agreed on the vocals, but I can get past it.

Their cover art is done by Malleus. I have a print of his in my office. The other albums aren't quite as good as this imo, but still pretty good. While certainly not reflected here, most of his stuff has a very art nouveau feel. 

https://www.malleusdelic.com/home/

 

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