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"Cosmic dreams at play":
Website version of the excellent book about Krautrock.

http://tmachine.chat.ru/germ/Gerind.htm

you are the only one to post here, oliverstoned

"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

Hi Olivier,

I never knew that Asbjornsssen's great book was on-line!

I hope it will stay on-line because the Borderline site was taken off-line by Vernon joyhnson himself , maybe because he felt that the fact of having his books on-line was hampering sales> Borderline is the Editor of the Tapestry Of Delights (and other VJ books) and Asbjornssen books

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

Know this one?

http://www.vintageprog.com/progrock.htm

Pierre R, the man who lost his signature

Great additions!

www.cuneiformrecords.com

A great label with not only classic RIO bands like Present and Univers
Zero, but they also do first class reissues, like Soft Machine and Matching
Mole, live sets of good quality. There are good written summaries of all
their artists with links to their respective websites.

Please don't ruin this thread...

Only joking...

And of course , the most extensive and my personal fave(tied with the PA)

http://www.gnosis2000.net/

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

here is an internet page that will appeal to all prog lovers :

Now accepting PayPal!

Also try the Artist Shop Jukebox

Welcome to The Artist Shop, a music store dedicated to the independent progressive artist putting out his/her own product. The items we display we buy directly from the artist or his/her own company. When you buy from these artists you can take pride in the knowledge that more of your dollar is going directly to the artist than when you buy from a mainstream, corporate, big business, big bucks, impersonal, conglomerate label. And that means you're investing in the future of these artists and their continued creation of new work. It's also been pointed out to us by some artists that there are many independent progressive labels not owned by artists, but without which many independent progressive artists would go unheard. So you will also see independent labels that we consider to 'have a mission!'

The Artist Shop is geared to the listening experience! After all, that's what music is all about. This site is loaded with RealAudio soundbites. Check out our Audio Page to see how to maximize your listening experience in The Artist Shop. Be sure you have the most recent version.

And, of course, don't forget to check out ordering instructions. We are proud to offer SSL Secure Transaction Processing for your safety and security in on-line ordering!

And if you have any suggestions for our site or know of artists who belong here, drop us a line and let us know about it. And as long as I'm being such a pest, please, please, please sign our guest book! It'll help us keep you up to date on new artists and new releases coming into the store and special events like artist IRC Chats. And have no fear. We have NO intention of giving, selling or sharing our list with anyone!

Catalog (text version): For those who prefer just text or anyone who wants to print out our catalog. We have three basic catalogs.; Artist & Label Members - those artists and labels with whom we work directly; Import Text Catalog - Featuring the latest in general import releases.; General Domestic Text Catalog - Featuring the latest in progressive domestic releases; Top 100 Titles - Forget Billboard! Here's The Artist Shop's top sellers for the month and the year!

But if you want to browse around and discover new things, below is our directory of member artists and labels. Each page is loaded with graphics, RealAudio soundbites and descriptions. Want a sample? Just click on the spinning button for a sound sample from that page.

21st Century Schizoid Band: Featuring Ian McDonald, Michael Giles, Peter Giles, Mel Collins, Jakko Jakszyk and Ian Wallace.
3rd Stone Records: Progressive ambient, space rock and more featuring No-Man, Bass Communion, Darkroom, Spacemen 3 and many more.
Adrian Belew Presents/Strugglebaby Records: Adrian Belew's label for his own solo work and productions; Strugglebaby is the label for Adrian's old cohorts in The Bears, now known as the Psychodots.
Alchemy: Jon Durant's home for himself, Michael Manring, Gary Willis, Caryn Lin, Robby Aceto, Brian Gingrich and Wayne Krantz & Leni Stern. Also David Torn hangs around this home a lot.
Alucard: Kerry Minnear's label for Gentle Giant archival releases.
AMP Records: Mark Jenkin's label for the best in electronic progressive music including Keith Emerson, White Noise, Tangerine Dream, Ars Nova, Neil Ardley, Alquimia, Richard Pinhas, Paul Nagle and many more
Arion Records: Featuring Glass Hammer!!!
Auntie Social Music: Featuring music from the legendary voice of Happy Rhodes!
Buckyball Music: Vibist Marc Wagnon and vocalist Sarah Pillow's home for jazz and fusion works including the band, Tunnels, with bassist extraordinaire Percy Jones of Brand X.
Burning Shed: No-Man vocalist, Tim Bowness, and Samuel Smiles keyboardist, Peter Chilvers, CD-R label for archival releases for their work, plus Steve Wilson, Bass Communion, No-Man, Alias Grace, Darkroom, Navigator and more.
Camel Productions: Andy Latimer's new home for Camel.
Camino Records: Featuring Steve Hackett of Genesis and GTR. Also available through Camino is the artwork of Kim Poor!
Caroline Records: Featuring the greatest of progressive classics from King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, Brian Eno, Steve Hackett, Peter Hammill, Van der Graaf Generator, Steve Hillage, Brand X, Neu, Gong, Japan, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, UK, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Harold Budd, Roger Eno, John Wetton, Hatfield & the North and many, many more!
Cellsum Records: Blue Öyster Cult drummer/multi-instrumentalist Albert Bouchard and Flaming Youth Deborah Frost created this home for The Brain Surgeons.
Clearlight 888 Music: French keyboardist/composer Cyrille Verdeaux as a solo artist and leader of the classic ensemble Clearlight Symphony
CMP Records: David Torn, Mick Karn, Andy Summers, Jack Bruce, Trilock Gurtu, Glen Velez, Ed Mann, Chad Wackerman, Michael Shrieve, Bernie Worrell, Sonny Sharrock & Nicky Skopelitis, and so many more
Crescent Discs: Phil Miller of Matching Mole, Hatfield & the North, and National Health fame started Crescent Discs for his In Cahoots and solo output.
Crimsonic: From Sweden, Par Lindh and the Par Lindh Project, Kopecky, Bjorn Johansson.
Cuneiform: A giant among progressive labels featuring Boud Deun, Soft Machine, Hugh Hopper, Henry Kaiser, Happy the Man, Bird Songs of the Mesozoic, Phil Miller, The Muffins, Heldon and so much more!
Discipline: King Crimson, Robert Fripp, Peter Hammill, Trey Gunn, Leagues of Gentlemen and Crafty Guitarists, California Guitar Trio and more incredible artists!
echolyn, Inc.: Featuring Echolyn, Brett Kull, Finneus Gauge, Almost Always and more
Eclectic Discs: Featuring Nektar, Caravan, Wooly Wolstenholme, Mandalaband, Clive John, Locomotive, Touch and more!
ESD, NorthSide, Omnium: ESD features Wendy Carlos, The Residents, Dirk 'Mont' Campbell, Fred Frith, Henry Cow, Peter Blegvad, National Health, and more. Northside features some incredible new sounds from the land of the midnight sun. Omnium features world music with a kick like a mule!
Mike Keneally's Exowax Recordings: Mike Keneally, Mike Keneally & Beer for Dolphins.
Expression Records: Phil Manzanera's label for new releases and reissues of his solo work and group work with Quiet Sun, 801 and The Explorers with Andy Mackay.
Fie! Records: Peter Hammill and David Jackson of Van der Graaf Generator, Judge Smith.
Gramophone: This label features Echo City, a percussion ensemble featuring Guy Evans from Van der Graaf Generator, as well as The Unmen and the One King Poets.
Hi-Note Records: A reissue label from the UK specializing in progressive and psychedelic rock. Includes the sublabels Aftermath, Background, English Garden and Headline. Artists include Jade Warrior (!), July, Tantulus, The Morrigan, Square the Moon and many more!
Hux Records: A label from the UK specializing in BBC Archival recordings for progressive and classic rock artists like Soft Machine, Neil Innes, Family, Focus, Pentangle, Gentle Giant, Caravan, Kevin Ayers, Be Bop Deluxe, Pip Pyle, Gryphon, Elton Dean and many, many more!
Inside Out America: New label for progressive music including The Flower Kings, Ayreon, Platypus, Arena, Derek Sherinian, Planet X, Mastermind, Threshold, Enchant, Pain of Salvation, Ten Jinn and so many more!
Kartini Music: Home for the releases of Camel's Colin Bass and his musical alter ego, Sabah Habas Mustapha.
Linden Music: Home of Kit Watkins from Happy the Man and Camel. Kit's music ranges from progressive to ambient, world music, electronic and much more.
LoLo Records: The Brainchild of Bon Lozaga and Hansford Rowe of Pierre Moerlen's Gong, LoLo Records is home to their various projects including that potent progressive fusion band, Gongzilla.
Magna Carta: Features Bozzio/Levin/Stevens, Tempest, Magellan, Cairo, World Trade, Shadow Gallery, Royal Hunt, Altura, Enchant, Lemur Voice
Manticore Records: Resurrection of the classic label for Emerson, Lake & Palmer's group and solo works.
Materiali Sonori: Features Marco Polo, Brian Eno, Roger Eno, No-Man, David Torn, Frank Zappa, John Zorn, Harold Budd, Wim Mertens, Percy Howard, Henry Kaiser, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Thurston Moore, Durutti Column, Embryo, Third Ear Band and many more!
Medium Productions: Formed by Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri & Mick Karn all formerly of Japan and Rain Tree Crow.
Musea: Renowned French progressive label featuring Minimum Vital, Anekdoten, Anglagard, Finisterre, Galadriel, Kerrs Pink, Osiris, Quidam, Sebastian Hardie, Trace, Benoit Widemann, and so many, many more! Also be sure to check out our Musea Distribution page for titles they carry not on their own labels.
NEARfest Records: Dedicated to releasing performances from the North East Art Rock Festival starting with Steve Hackett, Nathan Mahl and Djam Karet and many more to come!
Noisy Records: Noisy Records is the home for the music of violinist David Cross, famed for his tenure in King Crimson during the Lark's Tongue, Starless & Bible Black, and Red era.
One Step Records: After too long an absence, Moody Blues keyboardist/vocalist Mike Pinder returns to the music scene with his own music on his own label.
Papabear Records: This homegrown label is owned and operated by Tony Levin of King Crimson and Peter Gabriel.
Periferic Records: Label from Hungary featuring After Crying, Omega, You & I, Solaris, East, Janos Varga, Musical Witchcraft, AT Ensemble and hundreds more!
Radiant Records: Radiant Records is the label for Spock's Beard and Neal Morse!
ReR Recommended: Chris Cutler's Rock in Opposition label featuring his own work plus Fred Frith, Art Bears, Biota, Cassiber, Bob Drake, Faust, The Necks, Jon Rose, Thinking Plague, Tim Hodgkinson, ZGA and many, many more!
Rykodisc: Frank Zappa, Yoko Ono and John Lennon, Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, Badfinger, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, The Roches, The Residents, Bob Mould, Medeski Martin and Wood, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Robert Hunter, Mickey Hart, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Devo, Sandy Denny, Bruce Cockburn, John Cale, and so many more!
Samadhisound: Home to the new works of David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and more!
Seventh Records: Home to the classic French band, Magma, along with the solo works of Christian Vander!
SheetMusicPlus: Where you'll find sheet music, books, instructional videos, music equipment and much, much more!
Sinclair Songs: The label for the solo work of legendary Canterbury voice, Richard Sinclair, of Caravan, Hatfield & the North, Camel, etc.
Summerfold/Winterfold: Two labels from Bill Bruford to showcase his jazz and progressive rock leanings.
Third Contact: Larry "Synergy" Fast's label to re-release his back catalog and move into the future. Also features his good friend, Joy Askew.
Toff Records: Independent label for the British progressive group Pendragon.
Voiceprint/Blueprint/Resurgence Records: Including Phil Manzanera, Bill Nelson, Asia, Anthony Phillips, David Bedford, John Greaves, Hugh Hopper, Jakko, Dagmar Krause, National Health, Flash, Tom Newman, John Wetton and many, many more!!!
White Dove: Featuring Annie Haslam of Renaissance
Witchwood Records: The record label of The Strawbs, Acoustic Strawbs and Dave Cousins!
Wounded Bird Records: A new reissue labels started by One Way's former head of A&R begins with the works of Shawn Phillips, Renaissance, Lenny White, Jan Hammer and The Siegel-Schwall Band!
New Labels - Page 1: Established artists like Andy Ward, Mark Craney & Friends, Doane Perry of Jethro Tull. Also look for biographies of John Wetton and Vangelis.
New Labels - Page 2: Michael Manring, Rhonda Larson.
New Labels - Page 3: Terry Sullivan's Renaissant, The Syn, Andy Rinehart.
New Artists - Page 1: Paul Adams, Andrew Booker, David Bagsby, Roger Zahab.
New Artists - Page 2: Neil Sadler, Hamster Theatre, Dave Willey.
New Artists - Page 3: Glass Hammer, Quarkspace, National Steam.
Gary's Vanity Page: I admit it. This page is pure vanity on my part. It consists of CD's in which I played a part in the production whether in assisting the producers or actually producing them myself.
Exposé: All lovers of progressive music should check out this great progressive journal!

"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)