I’m glad you’re diggin’ Molybaron! I’m stoked I stumbled upon their music. It’s not normally in my wheelhouse, but I really enjoy a lot of stuff put out by the InsideOut Music label so I figured there must be something to them. Good thing I checked them out. 
Totally agree on Leprous! I love the combo of the unique vocals with the prog-metal background. It make for some interesting listening. 
Switching things up tonight.
A little early morning listening with the DCA Expanse plugged into the GS-X Mini with the Gustard R26 decoding all the bits and pieces from my laptop.
On deck in my queue is a 2008 offering from Karcius entitled Episodes. Most of this band’s catalog is prog/prog-metal material, but then there’s this album which is a fun departure from that sound. It has a fresh funky/jazzy-rock fusion feel to it and I find myself enjoying it a lot. I actually need to find more music along these lines so if anyone has suggestions for stuff that has similar sounds and vibes, I’d be forever grateful if you’d let me know what they are. If not, just enjoy this album.
Amazon HD > iFi iDSD micro > Fostex Purplehearts…
You might already be familiar with these guys, but the British band Brand X has a similar groove and instrumentation.
Listen to Hate Zone by Brand x on Qobuz Open Qobuz
All time fav… Will never never never get old
Some reason I like this song
And it’s Friday. What a week. But it’s behind us, now. Starting with something that is a favorite and familiar, as I am still burning in my brain to the new sound since I installed the new stands.
It’s really good. With those boxes gone from the desk the speakers are actually isolated now. I Have also been able to dial in the tow, which has created more air and better instrument separation / placement. Bass delivery has improved as well. It’s fantastic! And away we go…
AMHD > Douk U2 Pro > Schiit BF2 > Singxer SA-1 Pre > SMSL DA-9 > Triangle BR02 w/REL Tzero Mkiii sub
I hlam definitely familiar with Brand X, but thanks for the reminder. It has been far to long since I’ve given their stuff a listen so I’m gonna have to change that.
check out my playlist, mainly jpop, and cpop, tell me what you think
I was going to put my GH2’s through a wide variety jazz today and then came across an old friend:
The above clip was the only thing I could find on YouTube. Not a bad song in the whole collection! And the full collection is 58 songs combining for almost four hours of sweetness. 
I just discovered this Progressive Rock group out of Germany - proof in point I live under a rock I suppose… Really dig’n on this album
roon/qobuz → Allo DigiOne → Schiit Yggdrasil Unison A2 → Violectric V550 → Fostex TH909
Never gets old…those chord changes!!
Happy Saturday night, all. Had a great day with the Wife. Now it’s time for a session. Starting off with something interesting. Trying another album from the Barock Project. This is the 2021 remastered edition of “Skyline”.
AMHD > Douk U2 Pro > Schiit Bifrost 2 > Monolith Liquid Platinum > Sennheiser HD660S (ZMF Perf Lambskin pads, Silver plated OCC copper cable)
It’s 5AM here, but I’m still in post-show comedown mode so I’m moving on to another album. I’m listening on my HE560 V1s plugged into my GS-X Mini with the Gustard R26 decoding all the bits and pieces from my laptop.
Up next in my queue is the 2013 eponymous debut studio album from The Temperance Movement. These guys are a great blues influenced indie rock band from the UK that my band and I have had the pleasure of sharing a bill/stage with a couple time a few years back. Fun guys to kick it with and they make great music. This is exactly the kinda indie rock that’s right in my wheelhouse. I heard and liked these guys long before we ever met or played with them. I highly recommend you check them out and this is a great album to start with.
Cool. Sounds like another raucous success to me! AMHD has it, so this will be spun up next. 
Definitely let me know what you think after you’ve had a listen.
Switched over to the DCA Stealths but still running off the GS-X Mini and Gustard R26 rig. The Stealths just have the perfect tuning and spatial rendering for the album I had in mind for my session ender before I catch some Zs.
That session ender is gonna be on of the greatest indie albums of all time, IMO and the opinions of many others, Interpol’s 2002 masterpiece Turn On The Bright Lights. When this album came out I was going through a big phase of listening to and seeking out slower, atmosphere based rock bands, albums, and songs. I was looking up some info on a Joy Division bootleg I was trying to track down and I ran across a reference to this album, brand new at the time, comparing it, specifically the vocal delivery and mood, to Ian Curtis and Joy Division. I was immediately intrigued, hit Rasputin Music on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley later that day. I popped this album in the CD deck in my Acura Legend and had a listen right there on the drive back to my apartment in Oakland from the UC Berkeley campus. By the time I got back to the parking garage I used I was just floored with how good this record was. I parked and sat there listening to thus album two or three more times through just lost in the music and loving every minute of it. Something about this album connected (and stilk connects) with my soul immediately. I still can’t put my finger on exactly what it is to this day.
All I know is that this album is a VERY big reason why I play the kind of music my band and I put out to this day. If I can release one album that connects with even a few people on the same basic raw, emotionally visceral level that Turn On The Bright Lights connects with me on, my life’s work will have been worth it. I know that might sound corny, but I mean that 100%.
This is very good. Such a great listen. Their musical style is right in my wheelhouse. I like the singer’s voice and vocal techniques. I could see adding this to my local collection. Excellent call!
