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Mark Chu-Carroll (aka MarkCC) is a PhD Computer Scientist, who works for Google as a Software Engineer. My professional interests center on programming languages and tools, and how to improve the languages and tools that are used for building complex software systems.
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Stellardrive, Inlandsix: Reasonably good instrumental prog. They're not particularly exceptional, but they're decent. Gong, "The Octave Doctors and the Crystal Machine": Gong is a perfect example of one of the differences between the great prog bands, and a lot...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 7:30 PM • 2 Comments •
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Transatlantic, "The Whirlwind (Part 4) - A Man Can Feel": a track from the new Transatlantic album. Transatlantic is a supergroup: it's made of members of Marillion (Pete Trevawas on bass), the Flower Kings (Roine Stolte, guitar), Spock's Beard...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 7:52 PM • 2 Comments •
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Naftule's Dream, "Speed Klez": Naftule's Dream is a brilliant progressive klezmer band. I happen to love klezmer, but I think that anyone into jazzy prog rock would also enjoy them. They're terrific. Oregon, "Celeste": Oregon is a band that...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 8:47 PM • 4 Comments •
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Porcupine Tree, "Kneel and Disconnect": New Porcupine Tree! It's always great to get new stuff from these guys. It's good, but it's not up to the quality of their last two albums. (But given that their last two were...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 2:58 PM • 2 Comments •
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Peter Hamill, "The Unconscious Life": A track from an amazing live performance. In general, I'm not a big fan of live recordings - you really need to be there for a live performance. There's a dynamic between the performer...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 4:41 PM • 12 Comments •
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As long-time readers know, I'm an amateur musician, from a very musical family. My sister is a music teacher, and my brother used to be a professional french horn player and composer. I personally play classical clarinet, a very...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 4:51 PM • 37 Comments •
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Russian Circles, "Youngblood": post rock, in the Mogwai style. Very nice stuff. Not the most exciting PR band around, but good. The Flower Kings, "World Without a Heart": typical FK. Since I pretty much worship the ground that Roine...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 4:52 PM • 7 Comments •
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John Corigliano, "Fantasia on an Ostinato": Corigliano is absolutely my favorite modern composer. He writes stunningly beautiful music. This is a wonderfully subtle piece: unaccompanied solo piano. Just incredible. Isis, "Not in Rivers, But in Drops": The transition between...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 12:38 PM • 4 Comments •
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The Flower Kings, "The Truth Will Set you Free": One of the superlong Flower Kings opuses - in fact, the first thing by the Flower Kings that I ever heard. Solas, "Pastures of Plenty": a stunning version of the...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 3:12 PM • 12 Comments •
Category: Music
Gordian Knot, "Singing Deep Mountain": As frequent readers of my FRTs may have figured out, I'm not typically a big fan of instrumental progrock. Most of the time, I find it to be cold, sterile stuff - technically impressive,...
Posted by Mark C. Chu-Carroll at 11:53 AM • 5 Comments •
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