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Shark's Ultimate Music Research Corner
Unveiling the beauty of challenging music
Acquiring the Taste by Gentle Giant: techniques borrowed directly from the Renaissance and Baroque proved us all that there's so much more to do in rock music
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Gargantua & Pantagruel come to life! The entire classic era oeuvre of the British progressive rock...
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Feb 4, 20248 min read
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Tago Mago by Can: a Stockhausen-esque, which fuses an avant-garde rock symphony with shamanic avant-funk trance
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Sounds and impacts only like itself, like no-one before or after. An attempt to achieve in 80...
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Feb 4, 20245 min read
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Rain Dogs by Tom Waits: breathtaking dark cabaret and beat poetry, wrapped with seductive jarring rhythms and singular instrumentation
With Understanding Comes Appreciation The first time I listened to Tom Waits, which was randomly from a radio station btw, I thought that...
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Feb 3, 20246 min read
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Bar Kokhba by John Zorn: a journey to an elegant and sophisticated avant-garde territory
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Some of the words that arguably describe better this gem might be elegant, sophisticated, intimate,...
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Feb 2, 20243 min read
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Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: fast and bulbous; a massively misunderstood masterpiece
With Understanding Comes Appreciation “Fast and bulbous! That's right, The Mascara Snake, fast and bulbous! Also, a tin teardrop! Bulbous...
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Feb 2, 20247 min read
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Hot Rats by Frank Zappa: flawless, impeccable and exquisite; the birth of jazz-rock fusion
With Understanding Comes Appreciation Tony Williams' Emergency is flavored with post-bop and jazz-instrument elements, which pushed into...
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Feb 2, 20248 min read
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Shark's Gods in Music: prolific, demanding bandleaders, boundary pushers, stunning talent and uncompromising creativity
The Shark introduces artists whose prolificness, talent, creativity, and trajectory stand out among the rest, reason why he call them "Gods in Music."
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May 99 min read
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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.
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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...
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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 1376 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...
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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.
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May 27, 20245 min read
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Welcome to Shark’s Ultimate Music Research Corner!
Unveiling the Beauty of Challenging Music While there’s no such thing as “the best music ever made” as plenty claim (even “prestigious”...
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Feb 1, 20243 min read
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The Bible of the Discography of an Alchemist Master, John Zorn
With Understanding Comes Appreciation The one word virtually everyone can agree on in any discussion of the work of composer John Zorn is...
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Feb 5, 202439 min read
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A Treasure-Map of the Discography of a Unique Genius, Frank Zappa
With Understanding Comes Appreciation One of the most prolific careers in music history, is the career of one-of-a-kind genius, Frank...
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Feb 4, 20242 min read
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