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    Posted: February 11 2022 at 02:35
I would like to mention an artist that as far as I saw has not been mentioned before: the French guitar player Christian Boulé. I highly recommend his two solo albums "Photo Musik" (yes, with a "k") and "Non-Fiction". here example tracks from both albums:





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Arachnoîd - Arachnoîd
Originally posted by enigmatic enigmatic wrote:

Arachnoid - Arachnoid (1979)
 
I discovered this album about a week ago. A great album! Thumbs UpThumbs UpThumbs Up
 



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PULSAR : Halloween
ATOLL : L'araignée-mal
ANGE : Au delà du délire
NEBELNEST : Same
XANG: Destiny of a dream
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MAGMA : Live (aka Hhai)
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Originally posted by enigmatic enigmatic wrote:

Culpeper's Orchard - S/T - this is more of a conventional rock album with some prog-y and folk-y elements

This one is well known and high-rated on RYM.


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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Welcome very much to your contribution here, as well, Enigmatic. 
"Danish Prog"? Well, such a thing it's not so much worth for consideration, if you ask me,
There are at least 3 Danish Prog albums that are pretty high in my book:
Burnin' Red Ivanhoe - M144, not extremely progressive, maybe that's why low ratings on PA? I would put this album in jazzy psych/proto-prog category.
Coma - Financial Tycoon - jazz-rock/fusion with Zappa influence. Less known album because for many years not available on CD format. 
Culpeper's Orchard - S/T - this is more of a conventional rock album with some prog-y and folk-y elements
They are not essential but definitely excellent addition to any prog rock fan collection.
Ache - De Homine Urbano would be next on my list.

Thanks David_D for you Top 6 of Danish Prog. I see it now. 


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So, here it comes, my Danish Prog favourites (all LOL of them):

3. Ache  -  De Homine Urbano  (1970)

4. Bazaar  -  Bazaar Live  (1978)

2. Burnin’ Red Ivanhoe  -  W.W.W.  (1971)

1. Secret Oyster  -  Sea Sun   1974)

6. Sievert, Tolonen  -  After Three Days  (1978)

5. Mercyful Fate  -  Melissa  (1983) (it's more Heavy than Prog Metal, but anyway)



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Originally posted by enigmatic enigmatic wrote:

How about Danish Prog? Since you are located in Copenhagen, I would be curious to learn your Top 10/12 Danish Prog albums.

But at your request, I'd be happy to post here my favourite Danish Prog albums, okay? - which you maybe just was asking for.


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Welcome very much to your contribution here, as well, Enigmatic. 
"Danish Prog"? Well, such a thing it's not so much worth for consideration, if you ask me, maybe except from Prog Metal - even I surely could recommend for instance Secret Oyster's Sea Sun,  which I find allmost as good as the best of American Jazz-Rock.
So, I'm afraid, I won't be the one who makes a thread about it, but I can tell you that Mirakaze have plans for Swedish and Norwegian threads, which are something entirely else by my opinion, as well.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

I can tell that - next after UK - Germany, Italy and France are my favourite Prog coutries. We've had German and Italian personal top 12 lists so hereby French one.


How about Danish Prog? Since you are located in Copenhagen, I would be curious to learn your Top 10/12 Danish Prog albums.

My fave French Prog albums are (1 album per band as requested, in alphabetic order):

Abus Dangereux - Le Quatrieme Mouvement (1980)  
Ange - Au-Dela Du Delire (1974)
Arachnoid - Arachnoid (1979)  
Atoll - L'Araignee Mal (1975)  
Carpe Diem - En Regardant Passer Le Temps (1976)  
Dün - Eros (1981) 
Eskaton - 4 Visions (1980)
Etron Fou Leloublan - Les Poumons Gonfles (1982)  
Magma - Kohntarkosz (1974)
Moving Gelatine Plates - The World of Genius Hans (1972)  
Pentacle - La Clef des Songes (1975)
Wurtemberg - Rock Fantasia Opus 9 (1980)  

Gong - "You" would make my list, but I don't consider them as French band (Various, not French)


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only 12? Impossible is not French! 
Better known:
1- Children in Paradise- Essylt
2- Alpha Ralpha- s/t
3- Ange- Au Dela du Delire
4- JL Ponty- Enigmatic Ocean
5- Tai Phong- s/t
6- Pulsar- Gorlitz
7- Pierre Moerlen Gong- Gazeuse
8- Nemo-Coma
9- Seven Reizh- Strinkadenn Ys
10- Shylock- Ile de Fievre
11- Patrick Broguiere- Mont St-Michel
12- Taal- Skymind

Less known
1- ADN- Prelude
2- Artcane- Odyssee
3- Xang- Destiny of Dreams
4- Synopsis- Gamme
5- Neo- s/t
6- Ose- Adonia
7- Acanthe- Someone somewhere
8- Elixir- Sabbat
9- Elohim- La manna Perdu
10- Eidolon- Dreamland
11- Mandragore- A Revivre le Futur
12- Vent D'Est- s/t

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New artist called Phog has 4 awesome albums 
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In no particular order:

Gong - You

Atoll L'arignee Mal

Ange - Guet-Apens

Magma - KA

Magma - 1001 Degrees Centigrade

Magma - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh

Eskaton - 4 Visions

Andre Fertier's Clivage - Mixtus Orbis

Shylock - Ile De Fievre

Clearlight - Clearlight Symphony

Carpe Diem - En Regarde Passe Le Temps









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Originally posted by nick_h_nz nick_h_nz wrote:

I am absolutely with you here, Pedro! To me, attempting to work out my favourite or top artists or albums is ridiculous and crazy. There’s just too much I love, spread across time and place.

Considered entirely in general, I feel pretty much the same.
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Sharing personal regional lists of favorites (and looking at what others post) for me is just an effective way of exchanging listening recommendations. At least it is for me. I've never given a flying f**k about lists or charts or popularity or any of that. But this isn’t just the same 5 or ten folks over and over again.

Hi,

The hard part is explaining to many of these folks that "top" this or that, or "favorite" this or that, never has factored in my tastes for music, which are spread out all over the world, thus, my ability to state a favorite of any band is really hard and not worth the hassle.

When you have listened to music diligently for 60 years, and appreciated all different kinds of them, from classical, to folk, to jazz, to rock, to musicals, to this, to that ... you name it, as a person that loves music and appreciates it to no end, the idea of "favorite" is ridiculous and crazy!

I have some things I love to listen to now and then, but they are all already in my heart and I don't have to play it again to remind me of what I missed. This would be the case for AD2, Ange, Banco, Can and many others ... I guess they could be considered "favorites" but I have never looked at them as a nationality other than that of music!

I am absolutely with you here, Pedro! To me, attempting to work out my favourite or top artists or albums is ridiculous and crazy. There’s just too much I love, spread across time and place.
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Sharing personal regional lists of favorites (and looking at what others post) for me is just an effective way of exchanging listening recommendations. At least it is for me. I've never given a flying f**k about lists or charts or popularity or any of that. But this isn’t just the same 5 or ten folks over and over again.

Hi,

The hard part is explaining to many of these folks that "top" this or that, or "favorite" this or that, never has factored in my tastes for music, which are spread out all over the world, thus, my ability to state a favorite of any band is really hard and not worth the hassle.

When you have listened to music diligently for 60 years, and appreciated all different kinds of them, from classical, to folk, to jazz, to rock, to musicals, to this, to that ... you name it, as a person that loves music and appreciates it to no end, the idea of "favorite" is ridiculous and crazy!

I have some things I love to listen to now and then, but they are all already in my heart and I don't have to play it again to remind me of what I missed. This would be the case for AD2, Ange, Banco, Can and many others ... I guess they could be considered "favorites" but I have never looked at them as a nationality other than that of music!
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Sharing personal regional lists of favorites (and looking at what others post) for me is just an effective way of exchanging listening reccomendations. At least it is for me. I've never given a flying f**k about lists or charts or popularity or any of that. But this isn’t just the same 5 or ten folks over and over again.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

PA's fans, are too much enthralled with the "top 5" or the "top 10" and a lot of questions are about _________ (anything) about those posts, 
.........
 ... the earth is STILL flat ... and we have not gone around the world!

I think you got a point there.

...or at least there could be more discussion.


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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

PA's fans, are too much enthralled with the "top 5" or the "top 10" and a lot of questions are about _________ (anything) about those posts, 
.........
 ... the earth is STILL flat ... and we have not gone around the world!

I think you got a point there.

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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

PA's fans, are too much enthralled with the "top 5" or the "top 10" and a lot of questions are about _________ (anything) about those posts, 
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 ... the earth is STILL flat ... and we have not gone around the world!

I think you got a point there.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by miamiscot miamiscot wrote:

French Prog does not get enough attention!!!

I guess, I agree with that.
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Hi,

It doesn't. PERIOD!

Of all nationalities, to be fair, only Damo's thread on Japanese music is the goat ... for many years, it has been a staple of listening for me. Guy Guden, myself and many others had been into the Japanese thing since at least 1974 or 1975, to give you an idea (along with all the others on Space Pirate Radio!!!!!). You will be severely hard pressed to find a nationality that Guy has not played thoroughly ... and we're not talking just one 3 minute song!!!!!

PA's fans, are too much enthralled with the "top 5" or the "top 10" and a lot of questions are about _________ (anything) about those posts, and then, if not enough, your favorite this or that, and some three quarters of the time it is the same 5 or 10 folks all over again ... no mention of anyone else, like the Japanese did not play keyboards and could not possibly have a monster keyboard player!!!!! GET ceREAL!

While I have heard a lot, at my age, I don't think I could devote enough time and effort to hearing a country's output. You would think that Portuguese or Brazilian materials would grab me quickly, but when you read someone trashing Egberto Gismonti, and other responders did not set the guy right, you know right away that this is probably not the right place for those nationalities to be shown and appreciated.

It's actually very sad, and when you hear the monster material being played on Space Pirate Radio, from even more places than we can imagine ... all that can be said is that ... the earth is STILL flat ... and we have not gone around the world!






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alphabetically, with only one per artist

Dan Ar Braz - Douar Nevez
Asia Minor - Between Flesh and Divine
Avaric - s/t
Mirage - Tales from the Green Sofa
Motis - Prince des Hauteurs
Pentacle - Le Clef Des Songes
Pulsar - Gorlitz
Seven Reizh - Strinkadenn Ys
Silver Lining - The Inner Dragon
Alan Stivell - Renaissance de la Harpe Celtique
Tai Phong - s/t
Tri Yann - Belle et Rebelle
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