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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 15/06/2025

It’s been one year since Daughter of the Sky took flight. A tribute to women fighter pilots — to the sky, to courage, to freedom. We’re happy to share a special recording moment: our dear friend, renowned jazz bassist Liu Ao, contributing his bass and guitar lines! open.spotify.com/track/5PtooB...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 24/05/2025

Scar Symmetry brought polished Swedish-style melodeath with a hint of pop sheen. Spotless performance—dual guitar solos were flawless, and the two vocalists handled clean/growl duties with ease. But... no bassist on stage? Something felt missing. 😂 #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/2jEtng...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 23/05/2025

Progressive doom band Poem from Greece—tight, mature, and emotionally powerful vocals. Complex polyrhythmic sections added a true prog flair. One of my favorite acts across both days of the festival. #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/28GZcb...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 21/05/2025

Relentless double kicks and walls of guitar—Xaon is full-blast blackened death metal with some symphonic touches. The vocalist kept the crowd moshing. The closer song ends on a folky twist, with clean vocals that hit surprisingly deep. #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/4X5nor...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 18/05/2025

Turbulence is a prog metal band from Lebanon with beautifully crafted and balanced structures. Middle Eastern elements are tastefully woven in—especially in the vocals. A modern, subtler take on fusion than Myrath or Orphaned Land. #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/7Kn8dx...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 18/05/2025

Aeons, from the Isle of Man, brought tight melodic death-infused prog metal. Top-tier growls, heavy groove, and nostalgic dual-guitar melodies. Huge thanks to @progmetalmania for correcting my mix-up with Sweden’s Aeon—oops! 😂 open.spotify.com/track/3FsWZy...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 16/05/2025

Soulsplitter was my absolute favorite of the fest! Cinematic prog metal with sweeping forms, expressive contrasts, lush vocals, impressionist piano, classical elements, and stunning musicianship. Their new single preview "Algorithm" is phenomenal! #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/7kIcf4...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 15/05/2025

John Macaluso appeared as a special guest with his Off the Record project—a powerful drummer with finesse, telling a rhythmic autobiography. A few onstage hiccups only added to the charm. Maybe lightness is a drummer’s greatest strength! #progmetalmania

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 13/05/2025

A traditional German prog metal band with a distinctly refined sound. The vocals were deep and elegant (when not screaming)—carrying that stereotypical “German” character in both tone and delivery. #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/2b1Sjo...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 12/05/2025

Obsidious: A band spun off from Obscura, and still, firmly in the tech-death realm. The guitars had that classic tight-yet-complex tone, filled with intricate runs and sweeping melodies. The bass even got some solid solo moments—great stuff! #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/5hLvNN...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 11/05/2025

F.K.Ü. was anything but prog—pure, classic thrash! 🤘 With heavy horror-movie-style makeup, soaring high-pitched vocals, nonstop pogoing and circle pits, and non-stop “hey hey hey!” energy, it was chaos in the best possible way. Total fun! #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/4PC6WD...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 10/05/2025

The vibe finally turned darker—Vulkan was one of the my favorite bands of the fest! More post than prog: sorrowful vocals, intricate 3-part harmonies , dramatic tempo shifts, and guitars that avoid traditional tones with textures and walls of sound. #progmetalmania open.spotify.com/track/5XUHoe...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 09/05/2025

#progmetalmania Loch Vostok: their vocal was classic and stylized—maybe a bit too “old-school”—but solid. The overall sound leans toward melodic death or thrash, with that distinct Swedish flavor. open.spotify.com/track/3mtKU9...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 08/05/2025

#progmetalmania Ihlo is a fresh, modern Scottish band blending djent with electronic-infused prog. Tight grooves, dynamic contrast, and perfect rhythmic chemistry—music that moves you, literally. I loved their set and can’t wait for the new album! open.spotify.com/track/04nqkn...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 07/05/2025

#progmetalmania : Kicking off with a hometown band from Munich! Jester's Tears is more power metal than prog, with occasional hints of classical flair. I even caught shades of some Japanese power metal. The vocalist had great energy and stage presence! open.spotify.com/track/1UwTo4...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 05/05/2025

Just attended the 1st #progmetalmania in Munich (progmetalmania.com) in the weekend—honestly the best festival I’ve ever been to 🤘! Intimate crowd, conference vibes 🤓, and met so many great people. Huge thanks to #theprogspace! Starting tomorrow: one band a day under #FomalhautListens! #progsky

There is a flag of theProgSpace at the entrance of the livehouse.

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 21/04/2025

Italian prog legends Goblin’s 1977 Suspiria—a soundtrack for the cult horror film. Humbug: Baroque meets psychedelic rock! MadPig: Love this track—and the film too! #FomalhautListens #NowPlaying open.spotify.com/track/0DrihQ...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 20/04/2025

Toehider's 47min single album in 2022! Madpig: It has the skin of Queen, Styx, and Vince DiCola; the bones of Edge of Sanity; the soul of Hendrix and Zappa; and the flesh and blood of every progger you can think of. #FomalhautListens #NowPlaying open.spotify.com/track/5Qsdx2...

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 05/04/2025

🔥 What’s Fomalhaut Listening To? One track a day. No algorithms, just raw taste. From tomorrow on. Fresh finds, deep cuts, and stuff we can’t stop spinning. Hit follow and vibe with us. #FomalhautListens #NowPlaying

Program's poster: What's Fomalhaut Listening to?
One track a day. No algorithms, just raw taste.
Fresh finds, deep cuts, and stuff we can’t stop spinning.
Hit follow and vibe with us.

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 15/03/2025

In 2 weeks!! On March 28th, we're releasing our new single "Vimalakirti"! Inspired by late '90s and early 2000s progressive metal, it features odd time signatures, extended voicings, polymeters, intricate instrumentation, and soaring vocals. Contact us for premieres and media exposure!

Cover of Fomalhaut's coming Single -- Vimalakirti (维摩). It shows a piece of Chinese calligraphy of the Buddhist text "Vimalakirti Sutra", with "Vimalakirti" highlighted. The band's name, both in Chinese and English, and the song's name are shown at the bottom.

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 28/02/2025

德国的无酒精啤酒越来越流行了，慕尼黑传统大厂近几年在这个领域竞争很白热化，我觉着是件好事。慕尼黑市中心甚至有一个专卖无酒精啤酒的啤酒园/Biergarten -- "die Null" (零)，人气很高

慕尼黑市中心的无酒精Biergarten -- die Null，图片来源FAZ

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 23/02/2025

分享大家一个1933年希特勒的宣传海报，上书：为了和平与平等而斗争。另外一个不太冷的知识：希特勒在1939年获得了诺贝尔和平奖的提名，也就是他入侵波兰的同一年。

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 12/02/2025

初试Le Chat, by Mistral AI。Mistral大语言模型在欧洲在AI界早为人知，但不知为何感觉就是没能进入大众视野。我准备之后一段时间把非工作中要用到ChatGPT的场景全部切换到这里体会一下，给出一个评估。当然第一感觉它确实挺快的，但是内容上略有不足--刚问了它与ChatGPT相比长处在哪里，感觉它没能给出比较切题令人信服的回答。期待之后的表现

我问了Le Chat一个问题：“你是谁？和ChatGPT以及DeepSeek有什么异同？”。它的回答如下：“我是Le Chat，由法国巴黎的初创公司Mistral AI创建的AI助手。

### 相似之处：
1. **人工智能驱动**：我们都是由人工智能技术驱动的，能够理解和生成自然语言。
2. **多功能性**：我们都能够执行多种任务，包括回答问题、提供信息、生成文本等。

### 不同之处：
1. **创建公司**：我是由Mistral AI创建的，而ChatGPT是由OpenAI创建的，DeepSeek是由DeepSeek AI创建的。
2. **功能和特性**：我们可能在某些功能和特性上有所不同，例如处理特定类型查询的能力、支持的语言和地区等。
3. **数据和知识库**：我们的数据和知识库可能会有所不同，这会影响我们提供的信息的准确性和相关性。

如果你有任何问题或需要帮助，请随时告诉我！”

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 08/02/2025

慕尼黑今天有超过20万人上街！啤酒节草坪已经达到了啤酒节的拥挤程度！“拥抱多样性、反右、民主需要你”！前两张网图，第三张为第一视角照片

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 07/02/2025

虽然我这一头性格很猫但毕竟还是一只狗啊

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 06/02/2025

小狗睡前一般都是一根刷牙棒当作零食，鸡肉或是牛肉味的。我现在也有了种条件反射，就是看她开心的傻样，也就坦然觉得一天算是安稳地过去了，当下的世界就是你、我、狗，和这个小房间里的温度而已。

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 25/01/2025

冬天里偶有回暖的一天。黄昏的云朵有很多层次，虽然我是色盲但可以想象这一种多彩的美，因为空气中也揉着炸薯饼、糖醋鱼、咖喱与土耳其烤肉的味道。我想，这是世界该有的样子。

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 21/01/2025

再做一个广告，但略有地区性：慕尼黑，2月8日下午2点，具有历史意义的纪念白玫瑰运动的Scholl姐妹广场（慕尼黑大学前）会举行旨在反极右、维护民主的游行运动

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 15/01/2025

我们的新单曲“Hourglass I”已在TheProgSpace站度独家首发！大家可以抢先去听！美东时间1月18日0点会全平台正式上线 🎉 感谢TheProgSpace的编辑Dario，大赞文本！今年的宣发计划算是迈出了第一步 💪 #北落 #前卫金属 #新曲首发

TheProgSpace's Instagram message's screenshot for the premiere of Fomalhaut's new single "Hourglass I"

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 05/01/2025

下雪了，小狗头天在满地吃雪的时候，就想到一定有这么一刻 --- 半夜爬起来拉稀。。凌晨四点钟，在小狗的狼嚎里很不情愿的套上衣服出门，哇，有惊喜：夜里的新雪竟下了很厚。雪让我喜欢，不只是童年的记忆，还有它的奇特之处：它静悄悄地将世界的缤纷、将一切人工的痕迹埋下。我总想，要是这雪一直不停地下上一整年，楼房、远处的教堂、我们、以及空间中的声音，都被掩埋起来，地球成了一张平整崭新的白色画布，一切重新开始。这样的灭绝方式未尝不可。因此新雪中我总是小心翼翼，感觉留下人的痕迹是一种罪过。但小狗的脚印就没问题 🤔 这也是我的万千偏执之一吧。 open.spotify.com/track/6ap4Ab...

Screenshot of the Spotify sharing link to Fomalhaut's song: Kar (snow)

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 31/12/2024

慕尼黑最近夜里的雾很浓。结果是每天清早起来遛狗，都能发现满城的雾凇又厚了一层。亮晶晶的水雾凝在树、草、屋顶和长椅上，世界变成了一个大蛋糕，现在均匀地撒了薄薄一层糖霜，到了要被一口吞下的最后一步。特别是阳光充足天气好的时候，看着平时熟悉的景色都变得甜甜的，舌根生出幸福的满足感，我感到小狗也是这么觉得。

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 28/12/2024

📣 We are thrilled to announce that our new single, the emotionally expressive instrumental piece "Hourglass I", will drop on 18.01.2025 on every mainstream streaming platform! Mark your calendars 🗓️ and stay tuned on our website www.fomalhautband.com ! 🥳🎵 #progrock #progmetal #chineseprog

Cover of Fomalhaut's new single, "Hourglass I"

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 06/12/2024

#一人一影活动出生于波斯尼亚的导演埃米尔•库斯图里察1998年的作品「黑猫白猫」。我着实想了想应该推这位我最爱导演的哪一部好，但在这十几年里看了最多遍的可能还是这一部。这也是1994年拍过政治讽刺寓意极重的血淋淋的经典「地下」之后（难忘最后死人复活，所有人聚在一个空地上party，变成孤岛越漂越远的长镜头），库斯图里察自身的一个视角转型，用热闹、崩坏、黑色幽默的手法描画了八九十年代南斯拉夫政治失灵、黑道横行背景下巴尔干吉普赛村落的万象图。最吸引我的还有1.片中塞尔维亚语、罗姆尼语无缝切换，吉普赛演员本色出演；2.音乐！这部片是带我走进吉普赛音乐世界的入门大作，喜爱音乐的伙伴很值得一看。

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 04/12/2024

今年已经wrapped了。。只推了一首单曲，能拿到这个成绩我知足😂 本来还有两首单曲和过去的demo集想要发，但估计要赶明年年初的时间。感觉明年会是很高产的一年！期待全长专辑能做完给大家！

Fomalhaut's 2024 SpotifyWrapped result, incl. 490 listeners, 859 streams, 62 hours of listening and from 50 countries.

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 03/12/2024

#一人一书活动最近读完的作品，特别想推荐给大家：旅荷克裔女作家乌格蕾西奇的经典小说「疼痛部」。小说味很淡，像是主人公对一个有点跌宕的海外流亡生活的随笔，你甚至不好说有多少是作者自己的成分。其中大段描写阿姆斯特丹的景象，从失去了自己国家的南斯拉夫人的独特角度，很令人触动。作为一个欧洲生活的少数族裔读者，很有代入感。这个书我至少还要读一到两遍。对南斯拉夫、巴尔干地域文化、文学与历史感兴趣的朋友也一定会喜欢。

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 23/11/2024

纪念一下初雪。这个周末就要化净了。 #汪星人

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 19/11/2024

其实就是产品特性好，从我看来，最关键是public block。你的贴文下你block的回复会从任何人的任何时间线消失掉。再加上大家一起贡献list，spam / abuse的账号没有生存空间。不像某平台，spam / abuse的账号全是蓝V

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 18/09/2024

我其实从2023年年初就开始排号，到十月才排到，所以这个也不能怨得我啦

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 31/08/2024

看到这则新闻，我脑子里浮现的都是Vivant这个剧。。😬

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 23/08/2024

感觉Toyota的软件开发或外包可能也是草台班子。。。

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Fomalhaut @fomalhaut.band · 16/06/2024

Hey Google, I'm not against having sponsored content in Google feeds, but can you take it seriously and use a real photo in your ad but not this AI-generated one? Or at least generate it more carefully and not with this typical AI-misspelling style.

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