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DamoXt7942
Special Collaborator Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Topic: About your native progressive rock bands Posted: February 26 2009 at 02:51 |
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Do you really know a lot about your native progressive rock bands?
As a Japanese, for me it's so strange that in Japan there are very few stuffs about Japanese progressive rock. Shamefully I've known so little 'bout my native rock and some PA members (non-Japanese) could give me the knowledge. I suppose a lot of progressive rock freaks in Japan should think the mainstream (especially British...as everyone says) progressive rock is exactly cool. Please PA members, let me know whether you know a lot about your native bands. (Forgive me if everyone in your nation MUST know a lot.) |
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Atavachron
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65244 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 03:07 | |
Japan has some marvelous prog bands; Flat 122, Interpose+, Muddy World, Le Silo.. my country (the U.S.) has an excellent if small prog tradition; Happy the Man, Cartoon, Yezda Urfa, Zombi, Eccentric Orbit, and the bulk of Mathrock movement among my favorites, not to mention the great X-Tech of artists as Spastic Ink and Spiral Architect
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Petrovsk Mizinski
Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 03:37 | |
I like Japanese post rock band Mono FWIW.
Australian scene? We got some cool progressive death metal bands out this way, although for some reason when they tour I never have the money to go see them. Ah wells. |
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poslednijat_colobar
Prog Reviewer Joined: January 31 2008 Location: Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 394 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 04:27 | |
I'm bulgarian and I know very little about bugarian prog bands, but unfortunately that's because they are almost zero! We have one new band now - TravelHouse and one new artist Velislav Ivanov. One classic band - FSB, of course, too!
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 05:19 | |
One of the earliest Japanese bands I can remember is The Sadistic Mika Band - I saw them in the UK in 1976 - not fully Progressive by the standards of the time, but definitely Art Rock - Ryuichi Sakamoto guested with them and later went on to form the Yellow Magic Orchestra with two ex-Sadistics members.
We have 104 japaneese artists listed here: http://www.progarchives.com/Bands-country.asp?country=101
...from my own region - Gentle Giant. Edited by Dean - February 26 2009 at 05:20 |
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Slartibartfast
Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 06:00 | |
It seems like historically, Japan used to be very inward focused, but in recent times people there have really taken an interest in music from outside. Many musical artists like to do live concerts there that aren't native as evidenced by the large number of live albums and Videos/DVDs that exist now.
Some progressives or at least artists that I consider so or have been progressive at one time at least from my part of the world: The Dixie Dregs, The Allman Brothers, Bruce Hampton, Maserati... I'm probably forgetting some. I know the most about the Dregs and Hampton and have actually met them. Many years ago I got to be a volunteer roadie for the Dregs when they played a show at one branch of what was known then as Dekalb College. Georgia is more famous for REM and the B-52's who I don't really know and aren't particularly a fan of. Edited by Slartibartfast - February 26 2009 at 06:09 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Raff
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 06:10 | |
Well, I'm Italian... Do I need to say more?
Anyway, one of the most representative RPI bands hails from my hometown of Rome - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. At present, I can't remember about any others, but I am sure there are quite a few. |
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someone_else
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24294 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 06:45 | |
In the Netherlands one of the first prog bands was Ekseption. From about 1970 onwards, more prog rock bands appeared here: Brainbox, Supersister, Earth & Fire. The Golden Earrings stripped the 's' from their name and went on in a more progressive direction during the first half of the 70's. Not long after Alquin (1972) and Kayak (1973) appeared, among others.
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Gustavo Froes
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 06 2008 Location: Rio,Brazil Status: Offline Points: 385 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 07:19 | |
Let's see....
O Terço
Bacamarte
Casa das Máquinas
Mutantes
Som Nosso de Cada Dia
That's probably the best prog to be found over here.
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Captain Capricorn
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 21 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1085 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 07:25 | |
Don't forget about Sun Ra!
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rosenbach
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 16 2009 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 311 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 07:30 | |
From the early 80's among the more known prog bands from Mexico were Chac Mool(before their pop side)and Iconoclasta, there were also some more RIO influenced bands like Decibel, Nazca and then Banda Elastica.
Recently there have been some new good prog groups like Cabezas de cera, La pura realidad (already disbanded?) and Saena (Jose Luis Fernandez Ledesma newer project) as well as some RIO oriented like Ensamble dentro de la nada. Last month Jorge Reyes died (age 57), he was a former of Nuevo Mexico and Chac Mool among others before became a solo artist, fussioning electronic music with prehispanic instruments and who was one of the most influential figures in the prog movement since the 70's. Edited by rosenbach - February 26 2009 at 07:37 |
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micky
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Posted: February 26 2009 at 07:38 | |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Captain Capricorn
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 21 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1085 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 07:45 | |
I was born in Memphis, TN...so, we get Shawn Lane
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micky
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Posted: February 26 2009 at 07:48 | |
I was born in Portland Oregon.. so have some nice PA's choices..
going with the Decemberists ... but Agalloch is really not to far behind. Good stuff |
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Tzibo
Forum Groupie Joined: February 17 2009 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 41 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 08:20 | |
Hmm, Finland... Well, I certainly do not know many prog-bands coming from Finland. CMX is some kinda prog, I think and it's also my fave band from Finland, then there's Kingston Wall which is apparently prog too, haven't heard much from them, really... Kuolleet Intiaanit is just some manic prog-stuff, maybe a little bit too manic to me. A little bit like CMX's B-sides taken beyond the level of all comprehension, seriously. And then theres Kuha., which is maybe not so much for me but some may dig it, much.
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zbida
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 16 2006 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 748 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 08:26 | |
Let's have a look at Poland...
The most famous prog & innovative 60-70's: Czesław Niemen, Skaldowie, SBB.
80's - hmmm, Collage and... and...
90's and 00's: quite a lot of good or even superb new bands - Quidam, Riverside, Satellite, Indukti, Abraxas, Albion, Osada Vida, After.
But something I can't explain: they are COMPLETELY absent in Polish media...
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Epignosis
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2007 Location: Raeford, NC Status: Offline Points: 32524 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 08:28 | |
We have Kansas.
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Captain Capricorn
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 21 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1085 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 08:35 | |
...& Zappa
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micky
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Posted: February 26 2009 at 08:40 | |
pfff... we got jazz and the blues here... distinctive American art-forms...
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Captain Capricorn
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 21 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1085 |
Posted: February 26 2009 at 08:44 | |
Right. Howlin' Wolf's old farm is only a twenty minute drive from my house
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