Your biggest discovery of the year!

Frank Zappa. When I first delved into prog in 1994 I bought Hot Rats and Zoot Allures because Jobson was on the front cover. Finally, this year I tried One Size Fits All and the rest is history. Roxy and Elsewhere is my favorite live album EVER....

I think I made bigger discoveries last year, but for this year, chronologically:
Gongzilla, Various Albums
Alitheia, Cthonic
The Observatory, A Far Cry From Here
Supertramp, Crime of the Century
Jonas Hellborg, Art Metal
Public Image Ltd., Compact Disc
Dweezil Zappa, Zappa Plays Zappa
Head Machine, Orgasm
a rediscovery - Rupert Hine, Immunity and The Wildest Wish To Fly
a fairly new Pierre Moerlen's Gong album, Pentanine
an old progressive Santanna album I wasn't aware of, Borboletta
last and not least with a few days yet left to go for the year - Crimson Jazz Trio

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YES, Crosby's "If Only I Could Remember" is an absolute classic of California hippie rock.  Lot's of Dead and Airplane guests and a real communal vibe.  Interesting songs too.  Might be the best work her ever did. 

Of this years finds I've probably played these three the most:

1. Kayo Dot (gave them a second chance, and it clicked with their their latest album. Love all three releases by now)
2. Alice Coltrane (Flawless discography)
3. Don Cherry (Solo, with Codona, Old And New Dreams and as a sideman for Orentte Coleman) 

Among many interesting finds in this field, two avantgarde composers sticks out:

Giacinto Scelsi (forgotten genious)
Kaija Saariaho (still alive)

And...

Elephant9 (Dodovoodoo is the debutalbum of the year! They're even better live)
Nico Fidenco (Black Emanuelle soundracks are all stunning)
Mal Waldron (jazzpianist who peaked in his forties)
Dr. John (Mostly for for Gris-Gris)
Aranis (always nice with new belgian chamberprog)

Known about these six bands/artists for years even had an album or two by some of them (obviously the wrong ones)

Jan Garbarek (fantastic up to 73, dead boring after)
Terje Rypdal (68-75 especially)
Oregon (Even better when they are backing sitarmaestro Vasant Rai)
Wayne Shorter (especially 69-70)
Weather Report (the early Miroslav Vitous years)
John Zorn (not so much for the progrelated stuff)

Finally the greatest guitarist ever: Sonny Sharrock! (but maybe that was last year)

Nice thread! There are many discoveries, but the most pleasant ones are:

The Laze , the band eclectic to the bone - check their myspace as ' Thz Lzzz'. The guys that never heard of prog playing prog.

Grobschnitt hard rock, symphonic, krautrock, psyche, beautiful, dirty and innocent at the same time.

The Pax Cecilia Wow, me liking post-metal. Me.

Interpose + Where have I been?!?

I'm still a little unsure about buying music via the internet that I haven't heard, or maybe it's just that I like holding the cd in my hands before I buy it.  The demise of good bricks-and-mortar stores just sucks.  I made a lot of great discoveries and spent a crapload of money with the vendors at the 3 Rivers Prog Fest.  I've gotten the most bang for my buck out of:

Aereogramme - My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go.

Already knew Zappa but didn't like his work previously. Now I love the following: Roxy & Elsewhere, Zappa in New York, Hot Rats, The Grand Wazoo and Waka Jawaka. Already liked before Over-Nite Sensation, Zoot Allures, Apostrophe, Joe's Garage, Sheik Yerbouti and One Size Fits All.

Also The Flower Kings was one of my great discoverements. Space Revolver is one of my all-time faves now.
The Tangent and Transatlantic are other very interesting discoveries and the brand new discovery of Dream Theater(Images & Words and Octavarium)
Of course others from begining of the year, Eloy, Camel, Triumvirat, Genesis(started to like them and finally love them), Marillion, Pendragon, and quite a bunch of others.

Thrice
Sculptured
Wolves in the Throne Room
Circle Takes the Square