Most Unique Offering of the Year?

SenorDingDong · 12-20-2011, 06:08 AM

Alright so everyone always talks about what the best albums were, or who the best guitarists were.

What band or musician do you think really stood out from the pack this year not by playing the craziest solo or the most syncopated riff, but for putting out something that actually stood apart and made a mark in your mind?

My vote goes to Unexpect for their album Fables of the Sleepless Empire. I've been following them for a long time, really digging their whole Nightmare Before Christmas/lounge/metal feel, and this album blew me away not because it was the greatest album ever but because it was so different from everything else put out this year.

Grimbold · 12-21-2011, 04:53 AM

Alestorm
is pretty unique

DLG · 12-21-2011, 05:04 AM

maybe if you've never heard of Running Wild

mithologian · 12-21-2011, 05:09 AM

I've always said that music should not be judged based in visual aspects (referring to a band's look for example), but these two bands not only realeased unique music this year, they added some nice interactive visuals.

ry_z · 12-21-2011, 05:10 AM

Definitely.

Jogeta · 12-21-2011, 05:23 AM

Honestly haven't ever heard anything quite like this in 2011!

Grimbold · 12-21-2011, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLG

maybe if you've never heard of Running Wild

but running wild isn't nearly as melodic or silly
its just normal german metal with a pirate theme
meh

guitareben · 12-21-2011, 06:11 AM

Maybe compared to the first flecktones albums 20 years ago it' not THAT different (still going new places though), but compared to all other music (that i have heard anyway) it's way out there and unique

Amazing

Also amazing, and mental time signatures here too! (11/8 ?? )

ralphy1976 · 12-21-2011, 06:21 AM

the aristocrats.

Metal_Webb · 12-21-2011, 06:23 AM

ICS Vortex's "Storm Seeker". Really, really good "proggy" album that came out of the blue. Totally unexpected. Also Cthonic's "Takasago Army".

Grimbold · 12-21-2011, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ralphy1976

the aristocrats.

i find them to be more COMPLETELY AMAZING
than unique, because really they're just proggy jazz (AMAZING proggy jazz of course)

Captain_Awesome · 12-21-2011, 03:27 PM

Maybeshewill's new album, easily some of the best Post-Rock out there

saw them live earlier this year and the music was just so good!

BIG ND SWEATY · 12-21-2011, 04:04 PM

or this

theyre both mind blowingly good

Steve08 · 12-21-2011, 04:16 PM

^You serious? Gloom sounds like if JFAC applied their usual monotony to a Black Dahlia Murder album...

Anyway, IMO, Lantlos - Agape

Nothing sounds like this. Not Alcest, not other post-BM (such as Deafheaven), not even their own material. It's just... post-everything.

brutalwizard · 12-21-2011, 04:39 PM

Sikthness · 12-21-2011, 04:46 PM

Need to second Last Chance to Reason. Unique riffing style, creative song structures, very unique vocal approach as well as lyrical content, as well as overall feel of the album. No others come close in my most humble of opinions.

BIG ND SWEATY · 12-22-2011, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve08

^You serious? Gloom sounds like if JFAC applied their usual monotony to a Black Dahlia Murder
album

precisely why I think its good, and much better than their more generic deathcore which still isn't bad

DLG · 12-22-2011, 02:39 AM

the topic of the thread isn't "most good offering of the year" though

Prydogga · 12-22-2011, 02:44 AM

One might think 'Oh, it's just like Periphery with jazz' or whatever, but the application of cool jazz breaks and the blending of jazz instruments and metal used to serve an ultimately unique album feel. Other bands may do the combination, but they don't sound anything like this:

Grimbold · 12-22-2011, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prydogga

One might think 'Oh, it's just like Periphery with jazz' or whatever, but the application of cool jazz breaks and the blending of jazz instruments and metal used to serve an ultimately unique album feel. Other bands may do the combination, but they don't sound anything like this:

wow
that
is
amazing!

LolWotGuitar · 12-22-2011, 03:24 AM

Vocals are very unique.
Great guitar.
Great Mixing and Mastering.
\m/

SenorDingDong · 12-22-2011, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLG

the topic of the thread isn't "most good offering of the year" though

celticelk · 12-22-2011, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prydogga

One might think 'Oh, it's just like Periphery with jazz' or whatever, but the application of cool jazz breaks and the blending of jazz instruments and metal used to serve an ultimately unique album feel. Other bands may do the combination, but they don't sound anything like this:

Yeah, that pretty much sums up my reaction, although I wouldn't label this "jazz" - it's djenty metal with a bit of saxophone. Maybe I'm just getting old and jaded, but this doesn't sound nearly as innovative (with respect to hybridizing jazz with more aggressive music) as what Candiria was doing ten years ago, or what Last Exit did in the mid-80s. I like the guitar player's note choice for his solo, though - it's a bit more adventurous than what I'm used to hearing from most metal players right now.

EDIT: I'm listening to their album on Bandcamp right now, and I think that this particular track is not the best to showcase their jazz tendencies - the break in "Latency and Tendencies" is straight-up jazz soloing, swing and all. I'm still not sure it's especially innovative given a wider view of metal history, but it's more pronouncedly jazz than I'd thought based on one song.

DLG · 12-22-2011, 08:39 AM

yeah, candiria were much better at it, agreed.

no offense, but this sounds like periphery with songs that are too long.

and even though chris has a great voice, he doesn't seem to be able to write memorable vocal lines, at least not to my liking.

despite the obvious serious chops, the band really does nothing for me.

love this album btw, they were really one of a kind when they came out, too bad candiria became such a generic band after their bus accident.

KingAenarion · 12-22-2011, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LolWotGuitar

Vocals are very unique.
Great guitar.
Great Mixing and Mastering.
\m/

You mean vocals that are heavily melodyned and have the WORST diction I've ever heard

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12-20-2011, 06:08 AM	#1
SenorDingDong Smeller of Smells Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol,CT Posts: 3,673 Thanked: 125 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Most Unique Offering of the Year? Alright so everyone always talks about what the best albums were, or who the best guitarists were. What band or musician do you think really stood out from the pack this year not by playing the craziest solo or the most syncopated riff, but for putting out something that actually stood apart and made a mark in your mind? My vote goes to Unexpect for their album Fables of the Sleepless Empire. I've been following them for a long time, really digging their whole Nightmare Before Christmas/lounge/metal feel, and this album blew me away not because it was the greatest album ever but because it was so different from everything else put out this year. abyss258 likes this. Tumblr: http://jwgriebel.tumblr.com/ My art blog. ".... Heaven. I haven’t gotten Earth sorted out yet." - Clive Barker - Imajica

12-21-2011, 04:53 AM	#2
Grimbold SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Paris, France Posts: 310 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Alestorm is pretty unique Check out my metal blog twoguysmetalreviews.blogspot.com Also come chat about guitars and bass's on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/292706424100375/

12-21-2011, 05:04 AM	#3
DLG Banned Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 3,655 Thanked: 69 $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	maybe if you've never heard of Running Wild petereanima, UnderTheSign and chronocide like this.

12-21-2011, 05:09 AM	#4
mithologian SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Plantation, FL Posts: 344 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've always said that music should not be judged based in visual aspects (referring to a band's look for example), but these two bands not only realeased unique music this year, they added some nice interactive visuals. Arteriorrhexis and Sikthness like this.

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12-21-2011, 05:10 AM	#5
ry_z Ikebana Noise Club Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,826 Thanked: 35 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Definitely. You bite at TVs, what do they taste like? Last.fm

12-21-2011, 05:23 AM	#6
Jogeta SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Matlock, UK Posts: 1,602 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Honestly haven't ever heard anything quite like this in 2011! Triple7, TheBloodstained and Pushingink like this.

12-21-2011, 06:11 AM	#8
guitareben SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London Posts: 778 Thanked: 27 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Maybe compared to the first flecktones albums 20 years ago it' not THAT different (still going new places though), but compared to all other music (that i have heard anyway) it's way out there and unique Amazing Also amazing, and mental time signatures here too! (11/8 ?? )

12-21-2011, 06:21 AM	#9
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12-21-2011, 06:23 AM	#10
Metal_Webb Needs more strings Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 1,133 Thanked: 19 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ICS Vortex's "Storm Seeker". Really, really good "proggy" album that came out of the blue. Totally unexpected. Also Cthonic's "Takasago Army". "By the way, melted binding looks like marshmallow. But it really doesn't taste like it." - MapleLeaf97

12-21-2011, 03:27 PM	#12
Captain_Awesome Cloudwalker Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: England Posts: 169 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Maybeshewill's new album, easily some of the best Post-Rock out there saw them live earlier this year and the music was just so good! Dan likes this.

12-21-2011, 04:04 PM	#13
BIG ND SWEATY Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Butt salsa lane, oswego, illinois Posts: 2,085 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	or this theyre both mind blowingly good

12-21-2011, 04:16 PM	#14
Steve08 ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 468 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^You serious? Gloom sounds like if JFAC applied their usual monotony to a Black Dahlia Murder album... Anyway, IMO, Lantlos - Agape Nothing sounds like this. Not Alcest, not other post-BM (such as Deafheaven), not even their own material. It's just... post-everything.

12-21-2011, 04:39 PM	#15
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12-21-2011, 04:46 PM	#16
Sikthness SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2011 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,161 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Need to second Last Chance to Reason. Unique riffing style, creative song structures, very unique vocal approach as well as lyrical content, as well as overall feel of the album. No others come close in my most humble of opinions. brutalwizard likes this.

12-22-2011, 02:39 AM	#18
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12-22-2011, 02:44 AM	#19
Prydogga Giddyup. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Apartment 5B, New York (Vic, Australia) Posts: 10,513 Thanked: 81 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	One might think 'Oh, it's just like Periphery with jazz' or whatever, but the application of cool jazz breaks and the blending of jazz instruments and metal used to serve an ultimately unique album feel. Other bands may do the combination, but they don't sound anything like this: Vision, Triple7, Sikthness and 1 others like this. M E M O I R S Music from myself and Kurkkuviipale! http://soundcloud.com/m-e-m-o-i-r-s I also do graphic design, both freelance and for label Myriad Records.

12-22-2011, 03:24 AM	#21
LolWotGuitar SS.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: US Posts: 518 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Vocals are very unique. Great guitar. Great Mixing and Mastering. \m/ Vision, Hallic and Sikthness like this.

12-22-2011, 08:39 AM	#24
DLG Banned Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 3,655 Thanked: 69 $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $DLG is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah, candiria were much better at it, agreed. no offense, but this sounds like periphery with songs that are too long. and even though chris has a great voice, he doesn't seem to be able to write memorable vocal lines, at least not to my liking. despite the obvious serious chops, the band really does nothing for me. love this album btw, they were really one of a kind when they came out, too bad candiria became such a generic band after their bus accident. idunno likes this.

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