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Well, as I recognized no one from my homecountry posted in this thread...(sorry if I overlooked someone).
 As I am from Germany the first thing coming to a progheads mind of course is the 70's Kraut scene (Great bands like Kraan, Can, Faust you know this stuff)
But for today there doesn't seem to evolve music that matters. There are psychedelic Rock bands like Colour Haze (not really prog, but still worth a spin or two)

Noetics maybe (from the region I grew up), Panzerballet .... It is so sad that I can't think of anymore.Dead
There are about 80 million people living in germany and no one seems to have a interest in good music.
When I was in school (90's), I was kind of "infamous" for my unconfortable music. ("what HE's at the stereo? get him out here....). The music most people listen to mostly is tinned fast food trash pop from the USA or maybe electronic music or Hip Hop/R'nB (eeeeeks DeadDeadDead)

But we have one or two nice Festivals which feature progressive acts: The Burg Herzberg Festival and the Zappanale are maybe the best examples
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Being from California we have many great bands over the years.  From the 60's The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Touch, Spirit and of course the most uniqe artist in Prog Frank Zappa. In the 70's Ambrosia and today Spock's Beard,  Enchant, Pyrmary.
 
Some other American bands Echolyn, IZZ, Cryptic Vision, Helmet of Gnats, Frogge Cafe


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Originally posted by topofsm topofsm wrote:

Sweden is one of the best places for prog these days. I’m jealous of you to tell the truth.
I STRONGLY agree, topo. Wink
And my favourite Swedish band Änglagård's re-issued albums will be available soon...I've heard.
Really? Confused

http://anglagardrecords.com/shop.html
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Originally posted by Fleetway Fleetway wrote:

Well im swedish and sadly up until very rescently i hadnt heard any swedish prog (except morte macabre wich i had found while looking for goblin stuff). There is just no people around here speaking about prog.
 
But thanks to the interenet and sites like this one im slowly discovering all the great prog bands and artists from around here :)
 

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From America:

Spock's Beard
Frank Zappa
Tool
Kansas
Neal Morse
Rocket Scientists

to name a few...
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Originally posted by Fleetway Fleetway wrote:

Well im swedish and sadly up until very rescently i hadnt heard any swedish prog (except morte macabre wich i had found while looking for goblin stuff). There is just no people around here speaking about prog.
 
But thanks to the interenet and sites like this one im slowly discovering all the great prog bands and artists from around here :)


You have some absolutely cracking bands in Sweden! One name for all: AnekdotenClap.
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Well im swedish and sadly up until very rescently i hadnt heard any swedish prog (except morte macabre wich i had found while looking for goblin stuff). There is just no people around here speaking about prog.
 
But thanks to the interenet and sites like this one im slowly discovering all the great prog bands and artists from around here :)
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Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:

Do you really know a lot about your native progressive rock bands? Confused

Shamefully I've known so little 'bout my native rock and some PA members (non-Japanese) could give me the knowledge. Embarrassed
Please PA members, let me know whether you know a lot about your native bands. Wink
 
I haven't studied the whole thread yet but in case they haven't been mentioned yet: Gerard is a great Japanese progrock band. In case you don't know them I can only advise: check them out !
 
My favourite native bands are Mangrove, Sun Caged, Knight Area, Timelock, Odyssice, Trace, Trion and Like Wendy.
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I am from Genoa, Italy. My hometown seems to have been one of the main Italian prog hotbeds both in the 70s with bands like New Trolls, Nuova Idea, Delirium, Garybaldi, Picchio dal Pozzo, Osage Tribe, Duello Madre and from the 90s on mainly thanks to Fabio Zuffanti's hyperactivity (Finisterre, Hostsonaten, Maschera di cera...). I should also mention my friend (and great musician!) Fabio Casanova, listed in the archives as a member of Malombra and Sad Minstrel (actually, he IS the Sad Minstrel!)
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From Spain TRIANA was fantastic in the 70's, mixing KING CRIMSON-like music and flamenco.

Nowadays, dare I say AMAROK?. More folk-prog than anything else, but very interesting nontheless
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Originally posted by victor77 victor77 wrote:

89 bands from Spain are listed here, although some others are missing. http://www.progarchives.com/Bands-country.asp?country=207Although I´m not really familiar with many of them, there are very interesting bands worth to be discoveredFrom the classics I would reccommend:Triana: first two records ("El Patio" is an absolute masterpiece)Imán: short discography but very interesting all of themIceberg: also in the jazz rock realm, "Sentiments" and "Arc en Ciel" are probably their best recordsCompanyia Elèctrica Dharma: the kings of jazz-folk-fussion, they have a
huge discography, some of their records not really interesting for prog
lovers, but "L´oucomballa" or "Diumenge" are at the higher level, less
folky and really jazz rock Atila: another of the top bands, in the typical keyboard driven sound. I had the great pleasure to see them live, and Benet Nogue is a master on the instrumentsFrom modern bands, I´d reccommend:Difícil Equilibrio: "Trayecto", their best recordAlquilbencil: "From Serengethi to Taklamakan", very fresh recordKozmic Muffin: "Nautilus" is one of the best psych albums ever made in Spain Manta Ray: "Esperanza" and "Pequeñas puertas que se abren y pequeñas puertas que se cierran" are in the post rock realm, very innivative and with lots of electronicsSchwarz: "Hard Listening" is something like an experimental psych album, hard to classify, but a very remarkable record. "Play Christian Rock" is a short EPMuzak: a really young band from Barcelona, their music is inspired by psych, krautrock and improvisation (if someone is interested, their records can be free downloaded at http://trastienda.org/author/muzak/)Check this forum for more specific infos; I found it really interestinghttp://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41724


I love prog from spain, i would recommend also:

Alameda: Same
Azahar: Same
Canarios: Ciclos
Crack: Si todo hiciera crack (beautiful album)
Eduardo Bort:Same
Gotic: Escenes
Granada: Valle del pas
Gualberto: Vericuetos
Guadalquivir: Same (great flamenco/jazz album)
Ibio: Cuevas de altamira
Iceberg:Coses nostres (i like this more than Arc en ciel)
La Banda: Rockmeria (folk rock with a celtic flavour)
Mezquita: Recuerdos de mi tierra (great album!)
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89 bands from Spain are listed here, although some others are missing.

http://www.progarchives.com/Bands-country.asp?country=207

Although I´m not really familiar with many of them, there are very interesting bands worth to be discovered

From the classics I would reccommend:

Triana: first two records ("El Patio" is an absolute masterpiece)
Imán: short discography but very interesting all of them
Iceberg: also in the jazz rock realm, "Sentiments" and "Arc en Ciel" are probably their best records
Companyia Elèctrica Dharma: the kings of jazz-folk-fussion, they have a huge discography, some of their records not really interesting for prog lovers, but "L´oucomballa" or "Diumenge" are at the higher level, less folky and really jazz rock
Atila: another of the top bands, in the typical keyboard driven sound. I had the great pleasure to see them live, and Benet Nogue is a master on the instruments

From modern bands, I´d reccommend:

Difícil Equilibrio: "Trayecto", their best record
Alquilbencil: "From Serengethi to Taklamakan", very fresh record
Kozmic Muffin: "Nautilus" is one of the best psych albums ever made in Spain
Manta Ray: "Esperanza" and "Pequeñas puertas que se abren y pequeñas puertas que se cierran" are in the post rock realm, very innivative and with lots of electronics
Schwarz: "Hard Listening" is something like an experimental psych album, hard to classify, but a very remarkable record. "Play Christian Rock" is a short EP
Muzak: a really young band from Barcelona, their music is inspired by psych, krautrock and improvisation (if someone is interested, their records can be free downloaded at http://trastienda.org/author/muzak/)

Check this forum for more specific infos; I found it really interesting
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41724
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Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:

In Scotland, there's one of my favourite bands "CITIZEN CAIN"! Clap


Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

How about the delightful Runrig? Okay , not quite prog but utterly wonderful , no?


Two great bands I forgot about Clap
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Originally posted by Repner Repner wrote:

Right now the ones that come to mind are Fish and Pallas
 
How about the delightful Runrig? Okay , not quite prog but utterly wonderful , no?
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I'm from El Salvador, and I know of only one progressive band, "OVNI".  You can check their catalog through psymphonic, Greg Walker's music shop. Check it out at http://synphonic.8m.com/ 
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It'S quite surprising to hear that the japanese music stores have problems with clasification and that is hard to find prog records. From what I knew , loads of argentinian bands like Crucis and Redd were remastered in japan.
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Originally posted by Alberto Muñoz Alberto Muñoz wrote:

Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by rosenbach rosenbach wrote:

Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:

Originally posted by topofsm topofsm wrote:

Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:

Indeed quite a few CD shops in Japan don't have "progressive rock section" and most of shop masters might recognize British progressive rock as "rock/pops". Confused

 

There are stores that have an individual "progressive rock" section? Where?
There's "prog rock section" in HMV Kobe, Japan. I can't find the corner in another shop.Ah, of course, in Tokyo are some progressive rock shops. Clap
Mixup in Mexico has a "progresivo" section, quite small indeed but at least is usefull if you're looking for the most popular progressive groups.

yeah mixup sometimes works, but my main source is El Chopo, i have bought most of my prog albums there

 

Yes remember when i was to that "Tianguis", good times...LOL


Yes, i also get most of my cd's there, i attend every two weeks.
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Originally posted by Repner Repner wrote:

Right now the ones that come to mind are Fish and Pallas
In Scotland, there's one of my favourite bands "CITIZEN CAIN"! Clap
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Right now the ones that come to mind are Fish and Pallas
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Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Originally posted by rosenbach rosenbach wrote:

Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:


Originally posted by topofsm topofsm wrote:

Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:

Indeed quite a few CD shops in Japan don't have "progressive rock section" and most of shop masters might recognize British progressive rock as "rock/pops". Confused

 

There are stores that have an individual "progressive rock" section? Where?
There's "prog rock section" in HMV Kobe, Japan. I can't find the corner in another shop.Ah, of course, in Tokyo are some progressive rock shops. Clap


Mixup in Mexico has a "progresivo" section, quite small indeed but at least is usefull if you're looking for the most popular progressive groups.
yeah mixup sometimes works, but my main source is El Chopo, i have bought most of my prog albums there
 
Yes remember when i was to that "Tianguis", good times...LOL




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