What are your non-jazz favourite 2011 releases?

To start with that's for sure Adele with her ’21’ album, then goes Radiohead, ‘The King of Limbs’
and also PandaBear, and SuperHeavy

I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
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Opeth's Heritage for me, the only one I can think of right now.

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Basically, this is a good gauge of what my favorite albums have been although even it doesn't have every single one.

I have two albums that come to my memorie, the first one was a disappointing one, the Glass Drop from Battles, i really cannot love it as much as the Mirrored one, and i really miss Tyondai Braxton on the album (even that the great Yamataka Eye makes an appearance), at least its a worth loss, because Braxton solo is something incredible. (check is Central Market album, pure gem.) and then, a great album is the Turbina Anthem from Sei Miguel and Pedro Gomes, the portuguese duo, Pedro Gomes is known for a very noisy, experimental, guitar stuff, and Sei Miguel is a hell of a musician doing improvised music since the 80's here in portugal, pocket trumpet player that mixes something like improvised music, some almost-jazz, and a lot of free.. the turbina anthem, it's a must listen to.

Even that its not from 2011 the last great finding ( i think i start listen to him last week) was Cornelius Cardew, and for jazz lovers / classical / more experimental its someting really impressive, his treatise for exemple, and the interpretation of his work is amazing. (in case that you listen something from him and you get caught, check this ! http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/picturesofmusic/pages/anim.html )

Edited by dionisio - 16 Aug 2011 at 11:07am

All of them? LOL

Well... My favorite album from this year was probably Phideaux but the rest of the list is way to long. LOL

tangled thoughts of dreaming are leading in the album of the year category as far as I'm concerned. Other than that, Snowgoons present Lord Lhus - The Iron Fist is a really good release for this year. Noir by Blue Sky Black Death is up there as well. Thats all that comes to mind... posters at the PA might remember me for my 2011 Is Such A Disapointment thread

Heh... this is easier that 2011 jazz albums (which I'm not sure I have any of! Embarrassed

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In no order...

Scale the Summit - The Collective

Sky Architect - A Dying Man's Hymn

Pendragon - Passion

Phideux - Snowtorch

Alternativ Quartet - Airpi

Tesseract - One

My favorite record of 2011 so far is Tables and Stairs by Nikos Veliotis, Ferran Fages and Robin Hayward. Excellent EAI.

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Downes is on keyboards filling all the space around,Trevor Horn isn't on board, but musical material is coming mostly from The Buggles unreleased promo from 80s.

Ugh, I thought this was going to be brand new. I really like Drama eh, but stil.

Anyway, if you remember my posts on PA, I'm not actually really mad about new prog releases from old bands. Probably won't buy this. (and I saw Yes last year! heh)

All songs are recorded new with current team, just were written three decades ago Smile

. Not much of neo-prog, more retro-prog from 80s

Yeah I know, but I thought it would still be brand new material from now. I've listened to various clips on YouTube and it sounds like Unitopia or some other retro-happy Prog band, not much distinguishable nor interesting for me (anymore).