Purchases and acquisitions

[DarcX]

Received some more today:
Anekdoten: From Within -CD
Soft Machine: Third -2LP (2016 reissue, clear vinyl)
Soft Machine: Fifth -LP (2016 reissue, clear vinyl)

And some Discogs finds:
Deathspell Omega: Kénôse -LP (original pressing with 40-page booklet, NM)
Kriegsmaschine: Altered States of Divinity -LP (original pressing, NM)
Pestilence: Testimony of the Ancients -LP (original Netherlands pressing, VG++)
Premiata Forneria Marconi: L'Isola di Niente -LP (original Italian pressing with die-cut cover, VG++)

Always start with Circumspice. It's not their best, probably their easiest listen though. Then listen to Drought. It's their final release, and probably their most accessible in that style. Then move to Paracletus, and if you want stranger, then listen to Fas. If you want crazier then listen to some of their splits/singles like Chaining the Katechon. After one or both of those, check out Kénôse. Then just kinda listen to whatever you want.

I agree with everything above except I find Circumspice to be rather dull. It just fails to keep my attention. I know they started to experiment with their sound on that album but I view it more like a transitional record. Perhaps I'm spoiled listening to their later material first, but to me Circumspice sounds almost "generic" compared to the next two full lengths.

IMO, they finally achieved something original with the Kénôse EP and the few splits released around that time. Fas is excellent, probably my favorite right now. It's a very dynamic record, they use a lot of dissonant/crazy moments, but also a lot of softer ambient passages to great effect. Paracletus, is a logical follow up to Fas, and yes, the Drought EP is perhaps their most accessible, but still very much in the vein of Paracletus.

I actually don't like Circumspice either. I just think it's a good place to start.

Also nice Kénôse OG find! I'll pick that up one of these days