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Trip-Hop - from Bristol/England into the World. Album of the Year 1994.
In 1998 the band released their third studio album, Aégis, marking their transition from gothic metal to dark rock. It's an atmospheric and successful album.
In The Court Of The Crimson King
by King Crimson
In 1969, King Crimson released their debut album “In The Court Of The Crimson King,” heralding the beginning of progressive rock.
Goth metal, dark rock, and then synth? Hardly any other ToT album has been more controversial. Some turned away, while new listeners came along.
Playing The Fool Live
by Gentle Giant
In 1977, Gentle Giant The Fool played live. They were undoubtedly a great band. And I just can't get into them.
All Born Screaming
by St. Vincent
In 2024, multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, released her new album. It's a fantastic one.
Grace For Drowning
by Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson 2011. Lots of Porcupine Tree, King Crimson and Blackfield in an interesting mix of prog, pop and jazz elements.
Nil Recurring
by Porcupine Tree
This vinyl EP was released in 2007 following the album "Fear Of A Blank Planet." A supplement or simply good music? Remastered in 2022.
Rust Never Sleeps
by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
A remaster of this great album, which originally appeared in 1979, was released in 2017. And it's still worth listening to.
2006 not only brought a new album, “Home,” but also a turning point.
In 2006, ToT released a new album. Without Liv Kristine, with new management and a new record label. The question: Still good?
Following the magnificent "Doomsday Afternoon," "Number Seven" was released in 2009. And it's holding its own.
In 1976, the Frenchman made instrumental electronic music suitable for radio and the mainstream. Jarre impressively demonstrates here that the mainstream can also cut a good figure.
Oxygene 7-13
by Jean Michel Jarre
21 years after "Oxygene," the second Album, "Oxygene 7-13," was released in 1997. Was the wait worth it?
Oxygene 3
by Jean Michel Jarre
Nineteen years after "Oxygene 7-13," the third installment, "Oxygene 3," was released in 2016. And it's a good one.
In my opinion the most atmospheric dark rock album of 2007.
Goldener Strom
by Rosa Anschütz
In 2022, the Berlin artist released an astonishing work, "Goldener Strom," a cool mix of techno and dark wave.
The Plague Within
by Paradise Lost
In 2015, Paradise Lost returned to death, doom, and gothic metal. And they succeeded with this picture LP.
Lightbulb Sun
by Porcupine Tree
Another step forward in the evolution of Porcupine Tree from the year 2000? Yes!
Sleepy Buildings
by The Gathering
An Acoustic Evening. Live 2004. For me this is the best live album by The Gathering from the Anneke van Giersbergen era.
My Own Private Hell
by AtmOsfear
After 15 years, the Hamburg-based band AtmOsfear is finally releasing new music. Their EP will be released on October 31, 2025. Progressive Metal.
In 2015, another melancholic masterpiece from Antimatter/Mick Moss was released. Dark/Prog Rock.
No Hay Mañana
by H. Oaks & C. Paloma
2021 – Techno, DJ, Dancefloor. Music I don't usually like. So why did this vinyl EP won my heart?
A 3-LP version of the Roger Waters concert movie "The Wall" was also released in 2015. Can vinyl work with so much bombast from the live show?
