Best Ever Albums

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

cestuneblague — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 22:49:48 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/15/2020 02:49

baby, baby, babeee, ohhhh- babeeee

Dakha 12-4

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

baystateoftheart — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 14:40:16 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 03/14/2020 18:40

I don't know which song is better, but I definitely enjoy Baby more for aesthetic reasons.

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

cestuneblague — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:54:46 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/13/2020 04:54

Orphaned Land def seems like it would work better as part of an album (haven't heard yet) as I didn't really get much from it as an isolated track, while Baby was a bit more engaging on it's own right.

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

mickilennial — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:33:55 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/12/2020 21:33

dihansse wrote:

I fairly liked the opening track Sapari and also From Broken Vessels caught my attention but after further listening to the album I couldn't really get into the long and winding sections of many of the tracks. The middle eastern atmosphere sometimes helps to make them more diverse but in many cases they don't really contribute a lot to the songs. So sorry, I tried.

Their next album in their discography, All Is One, is a bit more stripped down and linear if the long progressive things aren't to your liking.

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

dihansse — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:40:08 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 03/12/2020 20:40

dihansse wrote:

Yes 😄 but haven’t done it yet

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

meccalecca — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:08:23 GMT

Author: meccalecca

Posted: 03/12/2020 19:08

Skinny wrote:

DhakaBraka seem cool, but their throwback, soulful, folky, mantra-rock seems to hide the fact that it's not very interesting behind a couple of textural changes. It's basically Alabama Shakes, right?

Maybe the opening couple of minutes but there's quite a stylistic shift within the song and loads of Balkan influence throughout, including the Ukranian vocals. I decided to go with their most commercially friendly track, since I think it has the most widespread appeal, but I think it's still pretty off to say it's just a throwback soul song in the Alabama Shakes realm considering how much outside influence is mixed in.

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

LedZep — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:46:45 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 03/11/2020 14:46

Thought it'd be an easy vote for Orphaned Land, but Baby was very solid. It is basically Alabama Shakes, but a much more interesting version of their brand of soul/blues/rock

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

Skinny — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:24:09 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/11/2020 09:24

DhakaBraka seem cool, but their throwback, soulful, folky, mantra-rock seems to hide the fact that it's not very interesting behind a couple of textural changes. It's basically Alabama Shakes, right?

Not massive on Orphaned Land either, though I will readily admit that it's a strain of metal that does not particularly interest me and which I know nothing about. There's a groove there, but it feels rote and robotic.

Likely abstain, but will try both again later in the hope that something clicks with either.

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

dihansse — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 03:25:06 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 03/11/2020 07:25

Gowi wrote:

As in listening to it or?

Yes 😄 but haven’t done it yet

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 21:28:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/11/2020 01:28

I didn't know either of the two songs in this duel. I liked From Broken Vessels enough, but I was won over by Baby. DakhaBrakha is a very nice discovery. Thanks to Meccalecca.

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

KitchenSink — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:12:54 GMT

Author: KitchenSink

Posted: 03/10/2020 22:12

this wouldn't be the first time I vote for some cool shit Gowi showed me nor would it be the first time voting for some cool shit Jonny showed me. Honestly kinda torn both are very good...

Re: Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned Land

19loveless91 — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:52:17 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 03/10/2020 21:52

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

DAKHABRAKA- BABY

Link

Very intriguing. Thanks for including it.

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

mickilennial — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:43:20 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/10/2020 20:43

dihansse wrote:

Gowi, at least after hearing From Broken Vessels I'm sufficiently intrigued to find out more about the rest of the album.

As in listening to it or?

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

dihansse — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:28:08 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 03/10/2020 20:28

Gowi, at least after hearing From Broken Vessels I'm sufficiently intrigued to find out more about the rest of the album.

Re: CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

mickilennial — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:24:58 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/10/2020 14:24

Quote:

Saint I'm not
Pure in mind and thought
Masks I wear
In this stage we share
Will we ever bare
these fears and hopes within one and all?

Orphaned Land kind of stands out among the sea of contemporaries in progressive metal and by the point they were writing “From Broken Vessels” they had finally found their sound, so to speak. The early facets of doom metal and death metal are still there, but their artistic and lyrical maturity had finally come into its own. Among progressive metal songs at the time, you really couldn't mistake Orphaned Land with anybody else. They were [and are] unique and its not just because they happen to be a progressive metal band from the Middle East. Even if you compare them to Amassafer and Myrath, you really can't mistake them. Their spirituality has a lot to do with it, for sure, but it goes well and beyond that.

This is the strongest song from Orwarrior and it still, for me, holds up.

CLOSED-Early 2010s Tourney Play-In: DakhaBraka v Orphaned

cestuneblague — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:02:41 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/10/2020 12:02

DAKHABRAKA- BABY

Link

Repping: Kiev

Captain: Meccalecca

Repping: By Them Mountains (via NYC)

VS

ORPHANED LAND- FROM BROKEN VESSELS

Link

Repping: Tel Aviv

Captain: Gowi

Repping: Motor City