devin townsend c/d

really fell for the new one tonight. feel like the devin townsend "project" has been building toward something like this, that exists in a kind of hybrid space between deconstruction and addicted. it's way less direct and more discursive than epicloud or sky blue, which are prob the two most similar albums he's made in a row. "higher" is amazing, with different production it could be on accelerated evolution

― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, September 8, 2016 12:37 AM (one month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

checking the new one now. HIGHER! takes like five left turns.

Transcendence through From The Heart is prob my favorite stretch. Back half of From the Heart molds into a beautiful Califone-esque song.

That Ween cover is perfect

Really not my scene all this Jaggerprog, but I am watching 90's Wildhearts live shit and seriously this guy is awesome

In my early 20s, Biomech was the album that I used to "reset" when my mood was spiraling.

Listening to it now for the same reason and it's having the same serene effect on me.

BASTARRRRRD
MOTHER FATHER
NOOOOO

album has that affect yeah

Where to start with this dude? Saw him open a bit for Gojira and Opeth, and he was ... OK!

Either Ocean Machine: Biomech or Terria ... it feels to me that those are generally good places to start rather than something like, say, Ziltoid.

City

bpth those answers are probably right, just depends if you want your head smashed in (City) or your soul lifted to the heavens (Ocean Machine, Terria). I would add Accelerated Evolution to the latter.

with Deconstruction, you can have both ;)

n.b. don't listen to Deconstruction first

lol yeah dont

I should have jumped on that box set earlier. I tried to buy it from two sellers recently and it's sold out.

I like SYL, but the Project stuff I've checked out struck me as over-earnest... Maybe I didn't give it a fair hearing.

happy belated earth day

yes i need to listen to dt today

"Ocean Machine - Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv", out July 6th, 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhHxvAgjvEo

a lesson on how can you make something that's already way over the top even way more over the top, in the best way possible

scored a copy of the Casualties of Cool 3-disc set this weekend (2 cds + 1 dvd) and I've just been luxuriating in it ever since.

Man, the live version of Hide Nowhere from that Plovdiv concert is so lush.

thinking of treating myself, trying to decide whether I should pull the trigger on a copy of Eras II ("Ocean Machine", "Infinity", "Terria", "Physicist" and "Synchestra" on LP).

do it! didnt know you were a fan, welcome to the thread.

https://www.theprp.com/2019/01/16/news/devin-townsend-unveils-details-for-new-album-empath/

lol at chad kroeger being one of the guest musicians on it

Chad Kroeger and Anneke Van Giersbergen, together at last

lol count me in

excited!

don't question, just accept

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n7uvokARQ4

Blimey, how *does* he do it?

hahah oh man

huh that might be better than anything on transcendence. way to go devy

berserk omnigenre prog-metal electro verses, enormous pop chorus. works for me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zIxPUPWVq8

yeah this album is shaping up to be transcendence but way more fun and awesome

something for everyone! literally everyone! all in five minutes!

I was going to make a comment like 'but what if I don't like brickwalled pseudo-prog' but there's a space cat so you're actually right.

I even like the song a little bit, maybe it's time I let this corny mf back into my life

yeah for all that it's garish it is kind of undeniable

Impressed by these two preview videos. I might jump on here.

this is out btw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdHJurX0yVA

i have heard it in full and i have no idea what to make of it

i have yet to hear it but someone else described it as his most bonkers record since infinity

I'm a Townsend neophyte but I love it a lot

simon pls listen to ocean machine and terria

i mean...yeah

and addicted

and ziltoid tbh

and accelerated evolution

but really ocean machine and terria

"sprite" is wonderful, i'm already ready to call this his best work since the first ziltoid, feels like the finish line for the style he's been evolving over the devin townsend project records

(i've never loved addicted! as much as most but i do love it)