Kom så Danmark!

I couldn’t get your link to work, but with a little Googling, I found the album. Quite clearly Videodrones are big horror fans. There’s definite nods and hints to the soundtracks of Walter Rizzati and Fabio Frizzi (probably both known best for their collaborations with Lucio Fulci, and Rizzati also for his work with Claudio Simonetti, of Goblin fame). In fact, to keep to the horror theme, you could say the ghosts of Rizzati and Frizzi haunt the works of Videodrones. Away from the Italian horror composers, I detect influence from John Carpenter, too. And if we talking prog, then there’s as much Popul Vuh as there is Goblin. It’s just a really neat sound, that evokes well the sound and feel of early ‘80s horror soundtracks, and perhaps more importantly, without at all sounding kitschy or cliché. This could se easily have been a big heap of cheesy, corny 💩, but instead it’s just really enjoyable.

So I certainly agree that the thread title, "Kom så Danmark!" ("Come on, Denmark!") is very well-chosen. 

This is not RYM but PA (and we're supposed to know good prog - at least some of us ) and if you look at the all-time best ranked Danish albums you will find that Danish prog from the 70's is quite 'improper' compared to what came after.

Danish prog from the 70's is ranked 4th (Culpeper's Orchard), 5th and 9th (both Secret Oyster). Not so 'proper' after all.

1 Royal Hunt 'Paradox'

2 Mantric Muse 'Mantric Muse'

3 Taylor's Universe 'Certain Undiscoveries'

4 Culpeper's Orchard 'Culpeper's Orchard'

5 Secret Oyster 'Straight to the Krankenhaus'

6 Taylor's Universe 'Evidence'

7 Mew 'And the Glass...'

8 Beyond Twilight 'Section X'

9 Secret Oyster 'Secret Oyster'

10 Causa Sui 'Euporie Tide'

http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?ssubgenres=&salbumtypes=1&syears=&scountries=56&sminratings=80&smaxratings=0&sminavgratings=0&smaxresults=100&x=78&y=6#list 

As I see it, PA's chart shows quite the same picture as RYM's:

You have changed PA's algorithm thereby invalidating your search statistically to accommodate your own needs.

Statistically, PA's algorithm is very sound and incorporating the number of ratings for an album by a weighting factor. You, on the other hand, have cut off about 2/3 of all Danish albums rated on PA without a statistical grounding which is obviously very convenient to you.

It is not PA that has made Danish prog more popular. It is the quality of the music. If it were just PA, you wouldn’t expect to see such similarities between RYM and PA. Websites tend to be reactive, rather than proactive - PA considerably more so than RYM. The sheer amount of modern prog from Denmark showing up on PA and RYM charts is because those bands and artists have been so popular among both prog and non-prog fans. They may be obscure to you. They may not be “prog proper” to you. But they are recognised as prog almost universally, and they are enjoyed internationally. And I would bet a large chunk of their fans have never even heard of PA.

I must admit I know very little Danish music that I like. Heilung are great (but rather international than Danish). I also saw a gig of Efterklang together with Under Byen once, the latter apparently not yet named in this thread. Both very good bands, but I wasn't so keen on the vocals.