Listening to in Dolby Atmos Streaming, via Tidal/Apple/Amazon

[Misterbee]

I wonder if there can be two versions of this thead -- one listing the hundreds/thousands of releases of stuff most of us will never give the slightest damn about..and another with just the good* stuff.





*that is, old

While my first reaction to this post was laughter, I wonder if it might not be helpful to have one thread for new releases, and another thread for re-issues.

 

[AYanguas]

Although I'm listening in stereo with headphones, here's a bit of Spanish music history, when flamenco turned into experimental pop/rock/prog. I'll check the surrond tomorrow (Triana was a trio, so the mix may have its limitations)

Progressive rock, so rare among bands in Spain.

I never liked flamenco, only Paco de Lucia, because just guitar without flamenco vocals... But Triana sounded very good to me with Prog instrumentation tastes.

Now waiting for other Prog/Jazz/Fussion bands from Spain from my youth to be released in Atmos: Granada, Iceberg, Companya Electrica Dharma, and other Zeleste productions with their Layetana music, etc.

 

[humprof]

Two appearances on NPR this week:

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/23/nx-s1-5117968/father-john-misty-discusses-his-new-album-mahashmashana

 

[humprof]

Flores interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered:
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/23/nx-s...album-welcome-to-the-plains-and-mental-health
(He has a few other albums & singles with Atmos mixes, by the way.)

And a Tiny Desk Concert appearance:
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/22/g-s1-35103/wyatt-flores-tiny-desk-concert

 

[Thonolan]

Progressive rock, so rare among bands in Spain.

I never liked flamenco, only Paco de Lucia, because just guitar without flamenco vocals... But Triana sounded very good to me with Prog instrumentation tastes.

Now waiting for other Prog/Jazz/Fussion bands from Spain from my youth to be released in Atmos: Granada, Iceberg, Companya Electrica Dharma, and other Zeleste productions with their Layetana music, etc.

I was curious about your take on Triana, because I'd heard you say that you don't like flamenco before, but I know you love prog. To me, Triana rarely sounded like a flamenco/prog fusion, but rather like prog rock played by guys with a flamenco background, which is not the same.

I like flamenco myself, although I tend to prefer the instrumental stuff, since the over the top vocal style can be too much for me sometimes. Triana's vocal style is more subdued than traditional flamenco vocals though. Actually, my favourite band of all times (together with Yes), Conception, a Norwegian prog metal band from the 90's, was known for introducing (instrumental) flamenco influences in their music, and my favourite solo artist, Azerbaijan's jazz fusion pianist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, also showed similar influences in some of their albums, mainly due to the contributions by Al Di Meola.

I love Triana, and to me their debut album is up there with most prog masterpieces from the 70's and maybe only inferior to the top half a dozen albums produced in that genre and era, with a very unique sound as well. I'll try to listen to these new Atmos mixes later today.