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    Posted: February 25 2022 at 05:12
The party's almost over for the two-thousand-zero-zeroes...

1. Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré
2. Sax Ruins - Yawiquo
3. Aratta Rebirth - Red Hail
4. Present - Barbaro (Ma Non Troppo)
5. Wayne Krantz - Krantz Carlock Lefebvre
6. Ozric Tentacles - The Yumyum Tree
7. CAB - Theatre De Marionnettes
8. Zevious - After The Air Raid
9. Led Bib - Sensible Shoes
10. UKZ - Radiation

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1. Mirthkon - Vehicle
2. Miriodor - Avanti !
3. Riverside  - Anno Domini High Definition
4. Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard
5. Transatlantic  - The Whirlwind
6. Izz - The Darkened Room
7. Freak Kitchen  - Land of the Freaks
8. Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
9. Animals as Leaders  - s/t
10. Karnivool - Sound Awake
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Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous
IQ - Frequency
Riverside  - Anno Domini High Definition
Airbag - Identity
Astra - The Weirding
Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 
OSI - Blood
Votum - Metafiction
Crises - Coral Dreams
Freak Kitchen  - Land of the Freaks
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Present - Barbaro (Ma Non Troppo)
Miriodor - Avanti!
Cheer-Accident - Fear Draws Misfortune
Aranis - Songs From Mirage
Simon Steensland - Fat Again
Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré
Forgas Band Phenomena - L'Axe Du Fou / Axis of Madness
The Future Kings Of England - The Viewing Point
Upsilon Acrux - Radian Futura
Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious

Notables
Alamaailman Vasarat - Huuro Kolkko
Mirthkon - Vehicle
Gutbucket - A Modest Proposal
Zevious - After The Air Raid
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1. PROGHMA-C Bar-do Travel 
2. MAUDLIN OF THE WELL Part the Second
3. GA'AN - Ga'an
4. THE BOX D’après le horla de Montpassant
5. MAD CRAYON Preda
6. TOE For Long Tomorrow
7. AIRBAG Identity
8. CORDE OBLIQUE The Stones of Naples
9. AISLES In Sudden Walks
10. THE APPLESEED CAST Sagarmatha

11. BIG BIG TRAIN The Underfall Yard
12. MAGMA Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré
13. THE CLIENTELE Bonfires on the Heath
14. ARCANE Chronicles of the Waking Dream 
15. THE NERVE INSTITUE Fictions
16. YVES POTIN Out of The City
17. ANUBIS 230503
18. WOBBLER Afterglow
19. GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA Detta Har Hänt
20. CIRRUS BAY A Step into Elsewhere

21. KOTEBEL Ouroboros
22. IZZ The Darkened Room
23. RISHLOO Feathergun
24. DELIRIUM Il nome de vento
25. IZZ The Darkened Room
26. iNFiNiEN iNFiNiEN
27. MASTODON Crack the Skye
28. CASPIAN Tertia
29. PINKROOM Psychosolstice
30. KARNIVOOL Sound Awake

Honorable Mentions:
FEN The Malediction Fields
IOEARTH IOEarth
KARDA ESTRA Weird Tales

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Aisles - In Sudden Walks
Dan Arborise - Of Tide and Trail
Anubis - 230503
Il Castello di Atlante - Triche Le Antiche Mura
Corde Oblique - The Stones of Naples
Decemberists - Hazards of Love
Dice - Versus without Versus, End Part
Epignosis - Still  the Waters
Steve Hackett - Out of the Tunnel's Mouth
James McCarty - Sitting at The Top of Time
Narrow Pass - In this World and Beyond
Satellite - Nostalgia


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Cheer-Accident - Fear Draws Misfortune
Miriodor - Avanti!
Simon Steensland - Fat Again
Present - Barbaro (Ma Non Troppo)
Wobbler - Afterglow
Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré
Alamaailman Vasarat - Huuro Kolkko
Astra - The Weirding
Beardfish - Destined Solitaire
miRthkon- Vehicle
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1. Present - Barbaro (Ma non troppo)
2. IQ - Frequency
3. Neom - Arkana Temporis
4. Syzygy - Realms of Eternity
5. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire
6. Darwin's Radio - Template for a Generation
7. Blast4tet - Sift
8. Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard
9. Apogee - Mystery Remains
10. Maxwell's Demon - Diablo

Honorable mentions: 
Quasar Lux Symphoniae - Synopsis
Umphrey's McGee - Mantis
Astra - The Weirding
Crisálida - Raco
Zombi - Spirit Animal
Castle Canyon - Gods of 1973

I recently acquired the Zevious and Upsilon Acrux albums from this year but haven't had the time to listen. I suspect both would rate highly because I gave some samples a listen that made the purchase an easy decision.

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12        Forgas Band Phenomena       L'Axe Du Fou / Axis of Madness        Fra      

12        Miriodor          Avanti!            Can      2009    

11        Aka Moon / Baba Sissoko & Black Machine Culture Griot   Var      2009   

11        Aranis  Songs from Mirage     Bel       2009   

11        Birchall, Nat    Akhenaten      Eng      2009   

11        Espers III         USA     2009   

11        Gösta Berlings Saga   Detta Har Hänt           Swe     2009   

11        Hamasyan, Tigran      Red Hail          Arm     2009   

11        L'Oeil du Sourd           Un?      Fra       2009       

11        Octurn 7 Eyes Bel       2009   

11        PaNoPTiCoN   Cycle Phase Two: Dawn of the New World   Bel       2009   

11        Portico Quartet           Isla      Eng      2009   

11        Present           Barbaro (ma non troppo)       Bel       2009   



Bubbling under:

10        Astatke, Mulatu & The Heliocentrics            Inspiration Information

10        Astra   The Weirding USA     2009   

10        Collier, Graham          Directing 14 Jackson Pollaks Eng      2009   

10        Flat Earth Society       Answer Songs             Bel       2009   

10        Flat Earth Society       Cheer Me, Perverts!   Bel       2009   

10        Gargamel        Descending     Nor      2009   

10        Halsall, Matthew        Colour Yes      Eng      2009   

10        Lawrence, Azar           Prayer for My Ancestors        USA     2009   

10        Lazuli   Réponse Incongrue à l'Ineluctable    Fra       2009   

10        Magma           Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré           Fra       2009  

10        PaNoPTiCoN   Cycle Phase One: Dusk of the Old World     Bel       2009   

10        Siena Root      Different Realities      Swe     2009   

10        Slang   Karmasutra     Bel       2009   

10        Trembling Bells          Carbeth           Eng      2009   

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1. Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second
2. Alejandro Matos - Freak
3. Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré
4. Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
5. Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard


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1. Riverside  - Anno Domini High Definition
2. Delirium- Il Nome Del Vento
3. Wobbler - Afterglow
4. Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard
5. Nodo Gordiano- Flectogon
6. Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious
7. IQ - Frequency

8. Il Castello Di Atlante-  Cap. 7 Tra Le Antiche Mura
9. Decemberists - Hazards of Love
10.  Transatlantic  - The Whirlwind
11. Beardfish - Destined Solitaire
12.  Izz - The Darkened Room
13. Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
14. Quasar Lux Symphoniae- Synopsis

 




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IQ - Frequency
Mastodon - Crack The Skye
Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous
Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard
Maudlin of the Well - Part the Second
Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind 
Present - Barbaro (Ma non troppo)
Airbag - Identity
Steve Hackett - Out of the Tunnel's Mouth
Miriodor - Avanti!

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Indukti- Idmen
Long Distance Calling- Avoid The Light
Gosta Berlings Saga- Detta Har Hant
L'oeil Du Sourd- Un?
Astra- The Weirding
Redemption- Snowfall On Judgment Day
Shub Niggurath- Introduction
IQ- Frequency
Mono- Hymn To The Immortal Wind
Porcupine Tree- The Incident

Edited to get Frequency in there, it should have been on my list.


Edited by Mellotron Storm - February 28 2022 at 23:20
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Frequency - IQ

The Whirlwind - Transatlantic

Out of the Tunnel’s Mouth - Steve Hackett

The Underfall Yard - Big Big Train

Soul's Inner Pendulum - Moonrise

Destined Solitaire - Beardfish

The Thomas Tracks - 5bridgeS

Scambot 1 - Mike Keneally

Celestial Movements - Bernd Kistenmacher

Songs From the Liar's Lair - Ageness

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1. WOBBLER - Afterglow
2. The Tangent - Down and Out in Paris and London
3. BIG BIG TRAIN - The Underfall Yard
4. Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
5. Malibran - Trasparenze
6. Delirium - Il Nome Del Vento
7. Il Castello Di Atlante - Cap. 7 Tra Le Antiche Mura
8. GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA - Detta Har Hänt
9. Randone - Linea Di Confine
10. Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition



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Interesting, here's 10 albums I really enjoy from 2009:

Riverside - 'Anno Domini High Definition'
Transatlantic - 'The Whirlwind'
Porcupine Tree - 'The Incident'
Dream Theater - 'Black Clouds and Silver Linings'
Marillion - 'Less Is More'
OSI - 'Blood'
Mastodon - 'Crack the Skye'
IQ - 'Frequency'
Leprous - 'Tall Poppy Syndrome'
Karnivool - 'Sound Awake'

Honorable mentions:
Devin Townsend Project - 'Ki'
BTBAM - 'The Great Misdirect'
The Mars Volta - 'Octahedron'
Gazpacho - 'Tick Tock'
The Tangent - 'Down and Out in Paris and London'

What a year this was for prog! And especially for prog metal.
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after having browsed my DB :

1.ASTRA : The Weriding
2.IQ : Frequency
3. Quantum Fantay : Kaleidothrope
4.Porcupine Tree : The Incident
5.Makajodama : Same
6.Transatlantic : The Whirlwind
7.Airbag : Identity
8.Steve Hackett : Out of the tunnel's mouth
9. Peter Hammill : Thin air
10.Anima Mundi : Juganath orbit

And more :
Wobbler Afterglow EP
Steve Wilson : Insurgentes
Tangent : Down & out
Maxwell's demon Diablo
Deluge grander : The form of the good
BBT : Underfall yard
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Here are my very loose answers, which will probably be different tomorrow:

1: Part the Second by Maudlin of the Well
2: The Underfall Yard by Big Big Train
3: Crack the Skye by Mastodon
4: Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré by Magma
5: Detta har hänt by Gösta Berlings Saga
6: Anno Domini High Definition by Riverside
7: Tall Poppy Syndrome by Leprous
8: The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists
9: Destined Solitaire by Beardfish
10: Frequency by IQ

Speed run complete!

(I did in fact prepare these ahead of time)


Edited by tempest_77 - February 28 2022 at 16:41
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Going through your lists I realise that I need to explore more of Gösta Berlings Saga - I only know one album of them and that's great, still never listened to the others.

From Monument to Masses - On Little Known Frequencies
Mick Karn - The Concrete Twin
Aranis - Aranis III Songs from Mirage
Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship
Knifeworld - Buried Alone-Tales of Crushing Defeat
Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
Kong - What It Seems Is What You Get
Karda Estra - Weird Tales
Orchestre National de Jazz - Around Robert Wyatt
Adrian Belew Power Trio - E
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