stoopid Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Two pages in, and no mention of a certain Frost of the Celtic variety? Well that isn't the point of THIS thread (there's plenty of silly word-association threads already), but while you mention it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 "Official" video for one of their newest songs from Falling Satellites: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 New "Official" video for Signs, my favorite track from their last album Falling Satellites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Hey guys...another friend of mine recommended this band, but we had to stop talking before he was able to recommend me a starting point. Which of their albums would you say it´s best to start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) Hey guys...another friend of mine recommended this band, but we had to stop talking before he was able to recommend me a starting point. Which of their albums would you say it´s best to start with? Their albums vary a bit. The last one is my favorite (Falling Satellites), but it leans a bit towards the pop side. Their first two albums are, at times, much heavier and more guitar focused. But I really don't see any fan of (crossover) prog not liking any of their material. They have received good reviews on various prog sites. They're a bit of a cult thing right now, but slowly gaining traction. There's a bunch of youtube links at the beginning of the thread. I'd run with those, the material that resonates - get that album. Edited February 2, 2017 by stoopid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 As a natural extension of Frost*, the guitarist and singer has his own side project called Lonely Robot who features Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson and Frost) on drums, and a few guest female vocalists. To my surprise Lonely Robot is almost as awesome as Frost! And not in a samey, predictable way. From the latest album The Big Dream: From the first album Please Come Home: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenJennings Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFUhmLtx7g Gotta love Prog-Dubstep. I was a little bit milquetoast on this album right out of the gate, but it's really grown on me, and is now in my regular driving-music rotation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQFUhmLtx7g Gotta love Prog-Dubstep. I was a little bit milquetoast on this album right out of the gate, but it's really grown on me, and is now in my regular driving-music rotation. Not sure I'd call it dub-step, maybe stutter-step? They are using a popular plugin that inserts silence (splitting up music) in musical time. Dub-step, for me, has always been about the bending of notes in strange ways, especially bass notes, which prior to dub-step wasn't really a thing in the way it ended up getting adopted. Example of prog with what I would classify as dub-step: http://youtu.be/IVZHNPyMhMo?t=2m14s Edited June 5, 2017 by stoopid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) New Lonely Robot (John Mitchell) side project, 4th album coming July 2020. Many of us were concerned that the end of his trilogy meant the end to that project. https://www.facebook...1070439/?type=3 Lonely Robot, the project masterminded by producer, guitarist and singer/songwriter John Mitchell (Kino, Frost*, Arena, It Bites), are set to release their fourth album ‘Feelings Are Good’ on the 17th July 2020, a fresh start following the conclusion of the ‘The Astronaut Trilogy’.John comments: “‘Feelings Are Good’ is a bit of a departure from the first three Lonely Robot albums or ‘The Astronaut Trilogy’ as it has now lovingly become known.On ‘Feelings Are Good’, I wanted to explore more personal themes and the songs are very much about individual experiences and narratives that I believe had been the cornerstones, good and bad, to my life. The long tall and short of it is that we’re back on planet Earth, and I have a personal lyrical axe to grind!” ‘Feelings Are Good’ will be available as a Limited Edition CD Digipak, Gatefold 2LP+CD and as Digital Album in both 16 & 24 bit versions (all including 2 bonus tracks). The artwork is once again by Paul Tippett / Vitamin P (Black Star Riders, Frost*), and John says of the cover: "The artwork is meant to be a little disturbing. The closed eyes and taped over mouth are supposed to represent how people are very guarded with their emotions and what better way of emoting them than through the windows to the soul and the smile?"The full track-listing is as follows:1. Feelings Are Good2. Into The Lo-Fi3. Spiders4. Crystalline5. Life Is A Sine Wave6. Armour For My Heart7. Suburbia8. The Silent Life9. Keeping People As Pets10. Army Of One11. Grief Is The Price Of Love12. The Silent Life (Orchestral Version)13. Crystalline (Orchestral Version)Lonely Robot will hit the road in December 2020 for some select headline dates, and you can find a list of those below:Dec 13th Islington Assembly Hall, London, UKDec 16th Riff, Bochum, GERDec 17th Das Rind, Rüsselsheim, GERDec 18th Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, NLDec 20th De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, NL Edited May 13, 2020 by stoopid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Like the first and about half of the second. Bailed after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Milliontown is my favorite (I listened to that one in the car a few days back.) I have their second album too, but I didn't like it as much. Stopped there.Like the first and about half of the second. Bailed after that. At least you're consistent, if not a bit repetitive. ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) New EP has dropped. Download and streaming only, supposedly CD will be in forthcoming boxed set https://Frost-Band.lnk.to/OthersEPID Edited June 5, 2020 by stoopid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Yeah, listened a couple of days ago. Not sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) Frost* and Lonely Robot are both pretty decent prog bands - looking forward to the new Lonely Robot release. A couple of other interesting progsters with recent releases Pattern Seeking Animals - Prehensile TalesI Am The Manic Whale - Things Unseen Edited June 11, 2020 by zepphead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 New Frost is damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 New Frost is damn good. It's interesting. I'm with Tony, I'm on the fence to its overall goodness. Seems to be missing the diverse character representative on their prior albums. These may be cutting room floor tracks/takes, polished up. To that end, for leftovers they still taste good enough, but you can taste the 2 days in the fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) I purchased the new boxed set, the remix of Experiments In Mass Appeal is really good. Can't notice a lot of difference in the remasters of Milliontown or Falling Satellites, but they sound fine none-the-less. Haven't dove into all the extra material yet, did listen to a few tracks from each of the live shows and they sounded fine, good even for live board recordings. https://burningshed....-winters_boxset Edited November 30, 2020 by stoopid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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