Robin Taylor
DISCOGRAPHY - with comments from the medias
1.) Robin Taylor:
Essay (1991) PINGOLP 003
Robin Taylor: guitars, keys, percussion etc.
Jan Marsfeldt: keys
Lene Lud Gak Peder: voice etc.
Jan Räeder (Fischer): voice, percussion etc.
"Essay resembles no other music found on the market today."
-- Information www.information.dk
"Nevertheless, this is a very good album overall - at least composionally.
Also, I didn`t forget that originality is one of the main trumps of any
true artist..."
(
) -- ProgressoR
www.progressor.net
2.)
Robin Taylor: Cloze Test Terror (1992) KKRCD 1003
Robin Taylor: guitars, keys, bass, percussion etc.
Jan Marsfeldt: keys
Jakob Mygind: saxophone
Jacob Christensen: bass
Anders Schumann: drums
"Cloze Test Terror offers masses of adventure, surprices and impressions." -- High Fidelity www.hifi.dk/
"...By all means an excellent album." () -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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3.)
Taylor`s Universe: Taylor`s Universe (1994) RIGHTCD 018
Robin Taylor: guitars, basses, keys, percussion etc.
Jan Marsfeldt: keys
Mads Hansen: drums, percussion
Jakob Mygind: saxophones
Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet
Henning Plannthin: guitar
Henrik Andersen: guitar
"A fine and diverse album, all in all, with many choice moments, but grab `em whilst you can - it`s soon off to some place else." -- Facelift
"The eponymous Taylor`s Universe debut is very close to the status
of a complete masterpiece."
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
"The compositional fortitude shown in his [Robin's] work is astounding.
I get tired just thinking about the effort that was obviously put into creating
his music. (---) I don't think I have ever stopped a CD and replayed a track
as often as this one." -- EER-MUSIC.com
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4.)
Taylor`s Universe: Pork (1996) MOBCD 001
Robin Taylor: guitars, basses, percussion, voice etc.
Jan Marsfeldt: keys, voice
Mads Hansen: drums, percussion
Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet
Jytte Lindberg: voice
"It`s strange stuff - no wonder the band decide "Let`s Run Away and Be Indians" for the final track." -- Facelift
"All those eager to listen to Progressive Rock that would be not
only fresh and at all points, but also highly complex and interesting, you`ll
just love Pork."
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
"Taylor's Universe is a project that is as noticeable for it's virtuosity
in editing and engineering as it is in musicianship." -- EER-MUSIC.com
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5.)
Taylor`s Universe with Karsten Vogel: Experimental Health (1998) MOBCD 002
Robin Taylor: guitars, basses, keys, percussion etc.
Karsten Vogel: saxophones
Rasmus Grosell: drums, percussion etc.
Kim Menzer: flute, trombone, saxophone
Henning Plannthin: guitar
Jan Marsfeldt: keys
Jytte Lindberg: voice
"Experimental Health is a classic, and comes highly recommended." -- GEPR www.gepr.net
"While being a highly complex album where, in addition, almost everything
is in the state of a constant development, Experimental Health is at the
same time just marvelously rich in emotions, and most of the compositions
on it have a quite dark, dramatic, and magical feel to them."
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
"Experimental Health is just one amazing album." -- Progressive
Ears www.progressiveears.com/
"This album is as good as anything by Hatfield and the North or National
Health..."
-- Dutch Progressive Rock Pages www.dprp.vuurwerk.nl/
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6.)
Robin Taylor: Heart Disc (1999) MOBCD 003
Robin Taylor: keys, guitars, basses, percussions, voice etc.
Hugh Steinmetz: trumpets
Karsten Vogel: saxophones
Rasmus Grosell: drums
Peter Friis Nielsen: bass
Louise Nipper: voice
Al Taylor: voice
Steen Grøntved: guitar
"Heart Disc is a fantastically interesting album and is very close
to the status of masterpiece."
() -- ProgressoR
www.progressor.net
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7.) Robin
Taylor: The Båndbix Tapes (1985/2000) MOBCD 004x
Robin Taylor: guitars, basses, keys, drums, voice etc.
Jan Fischer: vocals, accoustic guitars, percussion, keys etc.
Kim Troen. keys
"The Båndbix Tapes is undoubtedly one of the most innovative
albums recorded in the 1980s. Furthermore, it`s a true and very interesting
piece of art."
() -- ProgressoR
www.progressor.net
8.)
Robin Taylor: Edge of Darkness (2000) MOBCD 005
Robin Taylor: processed instruments, electronics etc.
Karsten Vogel: saxophone
Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet
Peter Bruun: drums, percussion
Carsten Dahl: piano
Jan Fischer: miscellaneous
"...Edge of Darkness is characterized by an enormous concentration.
If sound manipulation gradually developed its own conventions, Taylor accepts
none of them."
-- Berlingske Tidende www.berlingske.dk
"As he [Robin] himself has pointet out in an interview: "Either
you hate it or you love it!" I think it's great!" -- Babyblaue
Seiten www.babyblaue-seiten.de/
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9.) Communio
Musica: Special Alloy (2000) DOCD 5441
Hugh Steinmetz: trumpet etc.
Robin Taylor: drum programmings, keys, bass etc.
Karsten Vogel: saxophones
Steffen Poulsen: saxophone etc.
Michael Nielsen: saxophones
Christian Kyhl: saxophones
Kim Menzer: trombone, saxophone etc.
Christer Irgens-Møller: piano
Marko Martinovic: piano
Peter Friis Nielsen: bass
Ture Kindt Larsen: double bass
Peter Ole Jørgensen: drums
Rasmus Grosell: drums, percussion
Giorgio Musoni: percussion
Anna-Lise Malmros: percussion
"The result is a beautiful musical landscape with lots of vitamins.
It swings and rings so it`s a real pleasure."
-- Herning Folkeblad www.herningfolkeblad.dk/
"Despite the fact that there is little between the music of Communio
Musica and that of Robin Taylor (in a general sence), those who like Robin's
such 'universal' albums as "Experimental Health" (1998), and especially
"File Under Extreme" (2002), should like "Special Alloy" as well. Highly
recommended!"
() -- ProgressoR
www.progressor.net
10.)
Robin Taylor: Samplicity (2001) MOBCD 006
Robin Taylor: guitars, keys, percussions etc.
Karsten Vogel: saxophones
Jan Fischer: voice
Louise Nipper: voice
"A consistently momentous and vibrant album with lots of exciting
details."
-- Jyllands-Posten www.jp.dk
"Robin Taylor is a master of the minimalist approach to instrumental
progressive rock. Samplicity is an excellent model of where progressive
rock and jazz should be heading in the new century."
-- 20th Century Guitar http://www.tcguitar.com/
"As for Taylor`s solo creation as a whole, it`s just impossible to
undervalue it, as well as the significance of Robin`s contributions to the
development of progressive music. Real new music."
() -- ProgressoR
www.progressor.net
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11.) Taylor`s
Free Universe: File Under Extreme
(2002) MOBCD 007
Robin Taylor: guitar, electronics etc.
Karsten Vogel: saxophones etc.
Pierre Tassone: violin, electronics
Johan Segerberg: double bass, electronics
Kalle Mathiesen: drums, samples
"File Under Extreme is a pretty remarkable recording. Not since my
first encounters with the music of Roger Trigaux` Present, Univers Zero
and Art Zoyd have I heard such a distinctive and seamless blend of jazz,
metallic progressive rock, free improv, and late 20th Century European classical
music. This is definitely a band to watch."
-- Jazzweekly www.jazzweekly.com
"In fact, the continous development of anything that is featured
on this remarkable album is the main and the most exciting characteristic
of it. Nevertheless, I can highly recommend this album only to those lovers
of progressive music who are both very mature and adventurous."
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
"Good stuff." -- Axiom of Choice www.cs.uu.nl/people/jur/progrock.html
"There are many CD's floating around these days from bands that pretend
to know how to play "free-jazz" mixed with prog rock. Taylor's
Free Universe are no pretenders. This is the real deal folks - check it
out." -- Sea of Tranquility www.seaoftranquility.org/
5th best Danish jazz release of 2002! That's the rank TFU's CD "File
Under Extreme" achieved this year as a jury of journalists had to find
the best Danish jazz release among 136 productions.
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12.)
Peter Friis Nielsen/Taylor`s Free Universe: On-Plugged in Elsinore
(2003) MOBCD 008
Robin Taylor: guitar, electronics
Karsten Vogel: saxophone
Pierre Tassone: violin, electronics
Peter Friis Nielsen: bass
Kalle Mathiesen: drums, samples
"Rather than reveling in past glories and tinkering with tried and
true musical formulas, they have struck out on their own path. TFU`s spontaneous
improvisations typically covers a lot of ground, and on their latest cd
- On-Plugged in Elsinore - they leave practically no stone unturned."
-- Jazzweekly www.jazzweekly.com
"...I believe you have guessed dear readers what I am going to say
in closing. Yes, "On-Plugged in Elsinore" is a mind-blowing masterpiece,
and I heartily recommend it to all those people who know to whom I appeal."
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
NOMINATED FOR A DANISH MUSIC AWARD JAZZ 2004
"Fans of modern free jazz will be served with this latest Free Universe
release. The music is difficult yet coherent and the musicianship is flawless."
-- Sea of Tranquility www.seaoftranquility.org/
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13.)
Robin Taylor: November (2003) MOBCD 009
Robin Taylor: guitars, keys, bass, percussions
"...Nevertheless, two strange compositions just aren`t able to mar
the virtues of this album, and there are plenty of them here. No, I consider
Robin Taylor one of the contemporary Titans of Prog not for nothing."
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
"November is an adventurous disc from a very brilliant Danish musician,"
-- Progressive Ears www.progressiveears.com
"This collection of songs is a bubbling cauldron of melody, melancholy
and mayhem all guided by an expert hand." -- Sea of Tranquility www.seaoftranquility.org/
14.)
Taylor's Free Universe: 9 Eleven (2004) MOBCD 010
Robin Taylor: guitar, electronics
Pierre Tassone: violin, electronics
Karsten Vogel: saxophones
Johan Segerberg: basses, electronics
Kalle Mathiesen: drums, electronics
"Not resting on their laurels like many other contemporary bands,
Taylor's Free Universe continues to progress and develop their principal
musical direction, which is certainly Fifth Element with its really endless
potential for exploration."
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
"Taylor's Free Universe are a band that needs to be heard, as their
dark, dissonant, and "free" sound is just what the progressive
jazz/avant-garde scene needs right now. The music of 9 Eleven is fresh,
original, and never meanders or bores. Highly recommended!" -- Sea
of Tranquility www.seaoftranquility.org/
15.)
Taylor's Universe with Karsten Vogel:
Once Again (2004) MOBCD 011
Robin Taylor: guitars, bass, keys, percussion
Karsten Vogel: saxophones, bass clarinet
Kim Menzer: didjeridoo
Pierre Tassone: violin
Louise Nipper: voice
Mads Hansen: drums
Rasmus Grosell: drums
Kalle Mathiesen: drums
"A real thing of beauty, this is the finest, most coherent and
impressive album in Robin's general discography, which will be
a revelation for anyone having an idea of what Progressive
Rock at its best should be about."
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
16.)
Robin Taylor: X Position vol.1 (2004)
MOBCD 012
Robin Taylor: guitars, keys, percussion etc.
Karsten Vogel: saxophones
Jan Marsfeldt: keys
Pierre Tassone: violin
Mads Hansen: drums
Louise Nipper: voice
Jan Fischer: voice
Johan Segerberg: bass
Kalle Mathiesen: drums etc.
"... many would've been proud of having such a strong
compilation of unreleased materials as "X Position".
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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17.)
Taylor's Free Universe: Family Shot (2005)
MOBCD 013
Robin Taylor - guitar; tapes
Kim Menzer - clarinet, trombone
Pierre Tassone - processed violin; percussion
Peter Friis Nielsen - bass
Lars Juul - drums
"While many improvisational albums of this type tend to be failures, those by TFU and some others succeed better, at least from a creative standpoint.
This is TFU's most accessible effort to date, though it's still more intricate than any of those by Robin Taylor solo or TU. Those liking "No Commercial Potential" and the like albums by Djam Karet might be much pleased with "Family Shot" as well.
"
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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18.)
Taylor's Universe: Oyster Apprentice (2005)
MOBCD 014
Robin Taylor - guitar; keyboards; recorders; percussion
Karsten Vogel - saxophones, bass clarinet
Jon Hemmersam - guitar; Variax
Rasmus Grosell - drums
Kalle Mathiesen - drums
Lousie Nipper - voice
"With "Oyster's Apprentice", Taylor's Universe has made the furthest and probably the most intimate step towards the general progressive audience and its largest, 'symphonic', wing in particular. Most of the music is simply astonishing and is highly attractive.
"
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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19.)
Robin Taylor: "XPosition Vol. 2" (2005)
MOBCD 015
Robin Taylor - guitars, bass; keyboards; percussion
Fischer - Stringman, vocals
Hansen - drums
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20.)
Taylor's Free Universe: Manipulated by Taylor (2006)
MOBCD 016
Robin Taylor - guitars; keyboards; loops
Karsten Vogel - saxophones
Pierre Tassone - Grand piano; processed violin
Lars Juul - drums; electronics
Klavs Hovman - acoustic bass; loops
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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21.) Robin Taylor: Deutsche Schule (2006)
MOBCD 017
Robin Taylor: keyboards, percussion, ...
Karsten Vogel: saxophones
Louise Nipper: voice
Rasmus Grosell: drums.
"...Robin successfully continues moving far away from beaten musical roads on his new album too, the number of innovations having grown again. While not a masterpiece, "Deutsche Schule!" is an excellent album, at least compositionally.
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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22.) Taylor's Universe: Certain Undiscoveries (2006)
MALS 189
Robin Taylor - guitar; keyboards; glockenspiel, percussion
Karsten Vogel - saxophones, bass clarinet
Rasmus Grosell - drums
"Sympho-prog lover? Accepting the genre in all the variety of its manifestations? Then welcome to the new Taylor's Universe! I guarantee you no less than 40 minutes of pure pleasure.
"
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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23.) Taylor's Universe: Terra Nova (2007)
MALS 219
Robin Taylor - guitars; keyboards; flute; percussion
Karsten Vogel - saxophones, bass clarinet
Rasmus Grosell - drums
With:
Hugh Steinmetz - trumpet (4)
Louise Nipper - voice (1, 2, 5)
Jytte Lindberg - voice (1, 8)
"Though I'd been happier if the music on "Terra Nova" had been more complicated, I must admit this is a creation of genius. I am amazed with Taylor's ability to achieve true creative success in whatever direction he takes as a songwriter.
"
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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24.) Taylor's Universe: Soundwall (2008)
MOBCD 018
Robin Taylor - bass, guitars; keyboards; percussion
Karsten Vogel - saxophones, bass clarinet
Michael Denner - guitars
Rasmus Grosell - drums
Louise Nipper - voice
"Backed up by true craftsmen, all of whom joined the pantheon of living legends many years ago, Taylor proves again to be one of the most innovative composers and musicians on today’s progressive scene.
"
() -- ProgressoR www.progressor.net
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