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A Guide to The Mammoth & Prodigious Work by Enigmatic & Experimental Gods: The Legendary Pink Dots & Edward Ka-Spel. Pt. 1: 1981-2000
This is a guide to the massive discography of The Legendary Pink Dots and his enigmatic founder Edward Ka-Spel, which spans for over 400+ recordings with a unique and distinctive dark and apocalyptic music style.

Shark
Apr 2412 min read
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A Digital Resource and Guide to the Official Catalog of a Jazz God: Miles Davis
With Understanding Comes Appreciation To put it simple for those who are not familiar with the musician and his music, Miles Davis is a...

Shark
Mar 1818 min read
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Ranking Shark's Musical Taste
The Shark ranks the tip of the iceberg of his colossal library (100,00+ songs) while unveiling top-notch and under-the-radar recommendations.

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Mar 1373 min read
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Enigmatic Ocean by Jean-Luc Ponty: flawless playing and utterly fluid transitions and interplay
With Understanding Comes Appreciation If you don't have this album/CD, get it. It could change your life. It is one of the best Jazz-Rock...

Shark
Jun 5, 20246 min read
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Starring Rosi by Ash Ra Tempel: the definitive trip into cerebral space land
Starring Rossi is a clash of Space & Psychedelic influences and is one of the most accessible spaced-out recordings of all time. Featuring the original space-guitar compositions by Manuel Göttsching smothered in the female narration of some cosmic chick named Rosi. An excellent album from start to finish and IMO this could serve as an excellent entry to the music of Ash Ra Tempel —accessible yet complex.

Shark
May 27, 20245 min read
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Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley: this music is so cool and so smooth, that it is infectious working its way into the mind, body and soul of the listener
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Somethin' Else is an anomaly in that Miles Davis actually chose to appear as a sideman on another...

Shark
May 23, 20247 min read
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The Complete Music of Anton Webern —Recorded Under the Direction of Robert Craft: hugely influential recordings of jewel-like works
With Understanding Comes Appreciation In the years following his death in 1945, Anton Webern’s works became the Rosetta Stone of post-war...

Shark
Apr 11, 202416 min read
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Letzte Tage - Letzte Nächte by Popol Vuh: an ability to create music that's simultaneously delicate and powerful, detailed and expansive, earthbound in its origins and cosmic in its reach
With Understanding Comes Appreciation For the sake of new comers, first things first. Of the many legendary artists to emerge from the...

Shark
Apr 7, 20246 min read
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Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock: considered to be one of (if not THE) vanguard recordings that gave birth to funk/rock jazz fusion
With Understanding Comes Appreciation In many ways I equate Herbie Hancock with the legendary Bob Dylan as far as being an enormous...

Shark
Apr 2, 20245 min read
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Per Un Amico by Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM): jaw dropping musical acrobatics with ease which never lose the pace of a sophisticated graceful poetic dance of sounds
With Understanding Comes Appreciation While the big bang of progressive rock was only a few years old, it is astonishing how so many...

Shark
Apr 1, 20248 min read
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Roxy Music by Roxy Music: from an art school project to the most adventurous rock band of the early '70s
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Roxy Music debut with the eponymous album was epochal. There had never been any pop songs with such...

Shark
Mar 31, 20248 min read
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The Velvet Underground & Nico: its experimental fingertips and legacy permeated the whole pop/rock realm
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Once upon a time there was the story of the greatest irony of all-time in music, known as The...

Shark
Mar 21, 202415 min read
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Solar Music Live by Grobschnitt: mandatory for space rock cadets and beyond
With Understanding Comes Appreciation If you are into Krautrock or guitar driven space rock, I've got a record for you: Solar Music Live ...

Shark
Mar 20, 20245 min read
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Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Béla Bartók; Part 1: seemingly contrasting properties of science and art are inextricably bound together to form the essence of genius' music
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Composed for nine instruments (2x pianos, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, triangle,...

Shark
Mar 14, 202429 min read
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Metal Fatigue by Allan Holdsworth: prepare to be dazzled by the most futuristic guitar playing this side of the universe!
With Understanding Comes Appreciation In one million years from now, it would not surprise me in the slightest if Allan Holdsworth were...

Shark
Mar 13, 20246 min read
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Darwin! by Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso: passionate vocals, complex song structure, fantastic keyboards, tranquil moments and powerful passages
With Understanding Comes Appreciation The reason why Banco del Mutuo Soccorso so much deserves their status as an epitome of the best...

Shark
Mar 12, 20248 min read
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2112 by Rush: conjuring up the kind of sci-fi images and otherworldly magic that would later become the hallmark of the band
With Understanding Comes Appreciation 2112 achieved a triple feat: 1) it saved Rush's career. It was like Rush was at the plate with two...

Shark
Mar 11, 202415 min read
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Time Control by Hiromi: refreshing the jazz-rock fusion airs by an extremely talented virtuoso piano player
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Modern Jazz-Rock/Fusion is the true progressive music movement of our time. It makes no...

Shark
Mar 10, 20249 min read
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If I Could Do It All Over Again... by Caravan: a healthy dose of the psychedelic scene of the era, smooths things over with pop sensibilities and dresses it all up with progressive rock workouts
With Understanding Comes Appreciation As the 60s abruptly became the 70s, the psychedelia of the former era was transmogrifying into...

Shark
Mar 10, 202410 min read
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Third by Soft Machine: an ambitious album, which push back the frontiers of space modal jazz-rock far beyond while defining the Canterbury Scene moving forward
With Understanding Comes Appreciation From start to end, this album is an absolute killer. Every single second is just excellent, the...

Shark
Mar 9, 202414 min read
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