Favorite Albums of 2020 So Far?
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Topic: Favorite Albums of 2020 So Far?
Posted By: omniboss
Subject: Favorite Albums of 2020 So Far?
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 13:10
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What are some of your favorite prog and related albums of 2020 so far? On my list: Horse Lords - The Common Task https://horselords.bandcamp.com/album/the-common-task Hexvessel - Kindred https://hexvessel.bandcamp.com/album/kindred Pixie Ninja - Colours out of Space https://pixieninja.bandcamp.com/ Airbag - A Day at the Beach https://airbagsound.bandcamp.com/album/a-day-at-the-beach Mouthbreather - Perpetual Stew https://mouthbreather1.bandcamp.com/album/perpetual-stew Young Jesus - Welcome to Conceptual Beach https://youngjesus.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-conceptual-beach Emme Phyzema - Unadulterated Bliss https://emmephyzema.bandcamp.com/ Everything Everything - Re-Animator https://everythingeverything.bandcamp.com/album/re-animator  |
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Posted By: Zeph
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 13:43
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Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep Logos - Sadako e le mille gru di carta Pendragon - Love Over Fear S.E.I. - La Maschera Di Cera Max Richter - Voices Homunculus Res - Andiamo in Giro di Notte e ci Consumiamo nel Fuoco Lazuli - Le fantastique envol de Dieter Böhm
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 14:04
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Conundrum by HALLAS is probably my fave of what I have heard The new ones by HEXVESSEL, SANGRE DE MUERDAGO and POOR GENETIC MATERIAL are all good but not up to the best of their work IMO
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 14:08
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Jaga Jazzist - Pyramid JG Thirlwell & Simon Steensland - Oscillospira Horse Lords - The Common Task The Necks - Three Aksak Maboul - Figures Zombi - 2020 Behold The Arctopus - Hapelectic Overtrove Neptunian Maximalism - Eons Hedvig Mollestad - Ekhidna Gosta Berlings Saga - Konkret Musik Dan Weiss Starebaby - Natural Selection Arch Garrison - The Bitter Lay Mammal Hands - Captured Spirits Nubya Garcia - Source Guillaume Perret - A Certain Trip Darrifourcq / Hermia / Ceccaldi - Kaiju Eats Cheeseburgers Mary Halvorson's Code Girl - Artless Falling Anthony Pirog - Pocket Poem ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Homotopy
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 14:35
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Neptunian Maximalism [avant jazz*drone metal] The Tangent [usual prog] Mother's Cake [prog a-la Mars Volta, too bad the new release is not even on PA] Pain of Salvation The Backstage [fusion] Anthill Cinema [fusion] And some other good releases... I guess... Actually it would be easier for me to make a list of disappointments, lol.
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Posted By: omniboss
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 15:11
| Thanks, lots of good stuff to check out! Heard some of the new Mary Halvorson today and it sounds really cool. I've been hearing a lot about Wobbler. |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 15:24
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I started the same thread last month, but I'll play again. Pat Metheny - From This Place French TV - Stories without Fingerprints Them Moose Rush - Dancing Maze Haken - Virus Vulkan - Technatura Panzerballett - Planet Z Lonely Robot - Feelings are Good Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep Sanguine Hum - A Trace of Memory |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 16:11
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In alphabetical order: Airbag - A Day at the Beach Alizarin - The Last Semblance Alpha Lighting System - H+ Amuzeum - New Beginnings Anubis - Homeless Apogee - Endurance of the Obsolete Arabs in Aspic - Madness and Magic Aries - Because of My Fears Artús - Cerc Behold the Arctopus - Hapelectic Overtrove Lars Boutrup's Music for Keyboards - The Great Beyond Built for the Future - Brave New World The C Sides Project - Purple Hearts Corner Alex Carpani - L'Orizzonte Degli Eventi The Devil's Staircase - The Devil's Staircase Echorec. - The Island Electric Mud - Quiet Days on Earth Eternal Wanderers - Homeless Soul Fatal Fusion - Dissonant Minds Fervent Send - Freaks Fren - Where Do You Want Ghosts to Reside? French TV - Stories Without Fingerprints Grandval - Descendu sur Terre Horse Lords - The Common Task Steve Howe - Love Is Inner Odyssey - The Void Inner Prospekt - Canvas One Isobar - Isobar Karfagen - Birds of Passage Lazuli - Le fantastique envol de Dieter Böhn LogoS - Sadako e le Mille Gru di Carta Magenta - Masters of Illusion La Maschera di Cera - S.E.I. Maserati - Enter the Mirror Mister Robot - Fables for Robots Motorpsycho - The All Is One Nektar - The Other Side Ozric Tentacles - Space for the Earth Pattern-Seeking Animals - Prehensile Tails Fernando Perdomo - Out to Sea 3 Phog - This World Emme Phyzema - A Series of Related Dreams Emme Phyzema - Unadulterated Bliss Pixie Ninja - Colours Out of Space Professor Tip Top - Tomorrow Is Delayed Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea I still have bands from R-Z to listen to, plus some I missed in A-P. Edit 11/3/20: Another addition: Quel Che Disse il Tuono - Il Velo dei Riflessi Edit 11/4/20: More additions: Alberto Rigoni - Odd Times Ring Van Möbius - The 3rd Majesty Edit 11/10/20: Another addition: Blank Manuskript - Himmelfahrt
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Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 18:54
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1: Dwellers of the Deep - Wobbler 2: Islands - The Flower Kings 3: Virus - Haken 4: The All is One - Motorpsycho 5: Panther - Pain of Salvation 6: Love Over Fear - Pendragon 7: Madness and Magic - Arabs in Aspic ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: November 02 2020 at 19:25
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nice list, omniboss! My picks are surprisingly metal-oriented, apart from few albums below: The Reticent - The Oubliette Molasses - Through the Hollow Deftones - Ohms Sweven - The Eternal Resonance Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin Kynsi Pain of Salvation - Panther Radar Men from the Moon - The Bestial Light Arabs in Aspic - Madness and Magic Anubis - Homeless But my AOTY is not even remotely prog smh: |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 00:29
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I haven't listened extensively to any of these yet but so far I've enjoyed: * Aiming For Enrike - Music For Working Out * Aksak Maboul - Figures * French TV - Stories Without Fingerprints * Homunculus Res - Andiamo In Giro Di Notte E Ci Consumiamo Nel Fuoco * Horse Lords - The Common Task * Keith Tippett - The Monk Watches The Eagle * Louis De Mieulle - Sideshow 2 * Tigran Hamasyan - The Call Within * Tricot - Makkuro * Zopp - Zopp
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 06:05
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Shabaka & The Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History Shabaka does it again, but the surprise id gone Zopp - Zopp Can't get enough of this Canterbury album, it doesn't help that the last track is phenomenal Elds Mark - s/t Great Scandic retro-prog Moleslope - Slope late 2019 Jap Canterbury Wildflower - Season 2 Irreversible Entanglements - Who Sent You? IAR label's best artistes with Makaya McCraven Glass Museum - Reykjavik (belgian piano-drum duo doing a quieter GoGo Penguin type of music - their second album) The Third Mind - S/T Dave Alvin (yes of The Blasters)'s excellent psych project including guest Jesse Sykes. lots of cover including Alice Coltrane's Saatchidananda The Dream Syndicate - The Universe Inside my fave in a very long time. Trees Speak - Ohms Neo-krautrock (Köln-Dusseldorf school) done the US way by a pair of brothers GoGo Peguin - S/T Old tricks by not as new dogs anymore. Aksak Maboul - Figures Not top 2020 potential, but worthy of bottom of top list Nat Birchall - Mysticism Of Sound Alone on this coarcher Gary Bartz & Maisha - Night Dreamer Direct-To-Disc Sessions Bartz meets the LDN scene Trees Speak - Shadow Forms see above, but without the surpise of their debut Scherzoo - 05 almost the same as usual (different label) but a twist towards 03 rather than 04 Chip Wickham - Shamal Wind Isobar - Isobar Tigran Hamasyan - The Call Within A return to Red Hail and Mockroot. Guillaume Perret - A Certain Trip Second solo album without Electric Epic, but as if it was with them Idriss Ackamoor & The Pyramids - Shaman! Yazz Ahmed Quintet - When We Were Live
Wobbler - Dwellers Of The Deep Grumblewood - Stories of Strangers
Happy surprises, Bubbling under or still to investigate John Zorn - Baphomet Jaga Jazzist - Pyramid
Hedvig Mollestad - Ekhidna Lazuli - Le fantastique envol de Dieter Böhn
Gosta Berlings Saga - Konkret Musik (not likely)Mammal Hands - Captured Spirits Homunculus Res - Andiamo in giro di notte e ci consumiamo nel fuoco Jakko M. Jakszkyk - Secrets and Lies Dai Kaht - Dai Kaht II Deep Purple - Whoosh! Blue Oyster Cult - |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 06:14
| Others have already mentioned Pendragon's Love Over Fear and The Tangent, so I will just add the latest and rather wonderful Abel Ganz album - The Life of the Honey Bee and Other Moments of Clarity and Rick Wakeman's Mars album. |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 06:43
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Some I enjoyed much were released by Deep Purple, Pure Reason Revolution, Pendragon, Poppy, Haken, Pain of Salvation, Phonothek, Run the Jewels, The Pineapple Thief, Pat Metheny, The Flower Kings (still exploring it in more depth but great so far), Rick Wakeman, The Tangent, and all the Steven Wilson singles. Not a very tremendous year, I must admit. I had more favorites from 2019 and 2018, for example.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 07:44
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Have to listen some more, but some worthy albums are: Fish - Weltschmerz Days between Stations - Giants Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep The Tangent - Auto Reconnaissance LogoS - Sadako e le Mille Gru di Carta Zopp - s/t ------------- 
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Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 08:16
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2020 has been a great year. I cannot wait to do my year end list!!! ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 11:33
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Added a few more Moses Boyd - Dark Matter Cheer-Accident - Chicago XX Chromb! - Le Livres De Merveilles Igorrr - Spirituality and Distortion Zopp - s/t Shabaka & The Ancestors - We Are Sent Here By History Portico Quartet - We Welcome Tomorrow The Yazz Ahmed Quintet - When We… Glass Museum - Reykjavik Gogo Penguin - s/t Magick Brothers & Mystic Sisters - s/t Led Bib - Live at The Vortex Jazz Club Emme Phyzema - Unadulterated Bliss Titans to Tachyons - Cactides Polymorphie - Claire Venus Kavus Torabi - Hip To The Jag ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: ssmarcus
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 12:19
| Intronaut - Fluid Existential Inversions |
Posted By: Dopeydoc
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 12:40
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Gazpacho - Fireworker. What an album! Their best so far IMHO. I cannot stop playing it again and again... |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 13:27
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don't sleep on these guys, it's like Anekdoten w/ powerful female vocals (ex-The Devil's Blood): And this project is a blatant Deliverance+Ghost Reveries worship in the best way possible: |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: November 03 2020 at 13:33
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Wobbler's Dwellers of the Deep is, without question, my #1 album of the year. Absolutely gorgeous and really expands beyond their previous album. ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 00:18
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Wobbler - Dwellers of The Deep everything else Glass Hammer - Dreaming City The Flower Kings - Islands IO Earth - Aura Isobar - Isobar Kansas - The Absence Of Presence Gungfly - Alone Together Deep Purple - Whoosh! The Pineapple Thief - Versions Of The Truth The Tangent - Auto Reconnaissance |
Posted By: higi88
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 02:43
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1. Wobbler - Dwellers of The Deep 2. Fren - Where Do You Want Ghosts to Reside 3. Ring Van Möbius - The 3rd majesty 4. Gungfly - Alone Together 5. Motorpsycho - The all is one |
Posted By: higi88
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 04:26
| I forgot to mention Arabs in Aspic - Madness and Magic and Glass Hammer - Dreaming City |
Posted By: Andis
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 05:01
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Well, so far my list would look like this: 1. LogoS - Sadako e le mille gru di carta 2. Rick Wakeman - The red planet 3. Gungfly - Alone together 4. Döda havet - Tid och rum 5. Quel che disse il tuono - Il velo dei riflessi With some honourable mentions to Kansas and La maschera di cera. ------------- "Be yourself. The world worships the original." - Ingrid Bergman |
Posted By: Rrattlesnake
Date Posted: November 04 2020 at 13:22
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Microphones - Microphones in 2020 Stabscotch - 7 is a cycle / twilight dawn |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 05 2020 at 13:38
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1. ARNAUD BUKWALD's La marmite cosmique six https://arnaudbukwald.bandcamp.com/album/la-marmite-cosmique-six" rel="nofollow - https://arnaudbukwald.bandcamp.com/album/la-marmite-cosmique-six ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 05 2020 at 13:42
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...I've also been enjoying: 2. ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF All Thoughts Fly 3. MAGICK BROTHER & MYSTIC SISTER Magick Brother & Mystic Sister 4. THE LIGHT IN THE OCEAN The Pseudo-Scientific Study of Oceanic Neo-Cryptid Zoology 5. PENDRAGON Love over Fear 6. BATTLESTATIONS Inform 7. MOTORPSYCHO The All Is One 8. HOMUNCULUS RES Andiamo in giro di notte e ci consumiamo nel fuoco 9. GALIA SOCIAL Rise 10. NEON HEART Neon Heart 11. MARJANA SEMKINA Sleepwalking 12. JARDON The Fading Thought 13. JOHN HOLDEN Rise and Fall 14. HIBISCUS BISCUIT Reflections of Mine 15. DAI KAHT II 16. UBI MAIOR Bestie, Uomini e Dèi 17. THE OCEAN Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic 18. OVRFRWRD StarStuff 19. LOGOS Sadako e le mille gru di carta 20. TELERGY Black Swallow 21. MOURA Moura 22. THE BARDIC DEPTHS The Bardic Depths ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 06 2020 at 00:15
^ There is one album in that list I've heard , no prizes for guessing which 
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: November 09 2020 at 02:10
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01-Long Distance Calling: How Do We Want To Live ? 02-The Pineapple Thief: Versions Of The Truth 03-Caspian: On Circles 04-Gazpacho: Fireworker 05-Crippled Black Phoenix: Ellengaest 06-Caligula's Horse: Rise Radiant 07-Lazuli: Le Fantastique Envol De Dieter Bohm 08-Airbag: A Day At The Beach 09-Green Carnation: Leaves Of Yesteryear 10-The Black Noodle Project: Code 2.0 11-Different Light: Binary Suns (Part 1 - Operant Condition) 12-Pain Of Salvation: Panther 13-Katatonia: City Burials 14-Elder Omens 15-Gosta Berlings Saga: Konkret Musik 16-Pure Reason Revolution: Eupnea 17-Blind Ego: Preaching To The Choir 18-Kyros: Celexa Dreams 19-Marquette: Into The Wild 20-Haken: Virus 21-Tim Bowness: Late Night Laments 22-Lesoir: Mosaic 23-Days Between Stations: Giants 24-Traumhaus: In Oculis Meis 25-Inner Odyssey: The Void 26-Ayreon: Transitus. |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: November 09 2020 at 11:56
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Looking Glass Lantern - A World of Great Invention. The albums from Wobbler and Pendragon have their moments. |
Posted By: Deadwing
Date Posted: November 09 2020 at 16:13
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Pendragon Ozric Tentacles Pure Reason Revolution Pain of Salvation The Pinneaple Thief Motorpsycho Wobbler Airbag Fish Jaga Jazzist |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: November 09 2020 at 16:45
Odraza - Rzeczom
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: November 09 2020 at 18:10
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Posted By: schizoidman
Date Posted: November 09 2020 at 18:58
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Cool thread. Will get my choices here soon.... ------------- Making the useless useful 24/7. |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: November 11 2020 at 00:25
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for prog: Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: November 11 2020 at 00:29
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Wobbler's release as well for me. Very much enjoy that band's sound. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: November 11 2020 at 00:58
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I want to thank everyone for their lists. It gives me a LOT of music to check out. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: November 11 2020 at 18:54
thank you! Listening now and it is awesome! ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
BrufordFreak wrote:Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 01:51
checking this out and it's FANTASTIC. thank you. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 04:35
| Abel Ganz - The Life of the Honey Bee... |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 05:19
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The new release from Schnellertollermeier will end up in my top 3 by years end. Wonderful slab of Swiss minimalist brutal jazz. https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/5-24b-96hz" rel="nofollow - https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/5-24b-96hz
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Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 11:28
so far, I've really liked your choices. You've turned me on to a lot of great artists I would not otherwise have known. Since you and I share a musical sensibility, and I'm a Cuneiform fan, I'll be checking that one out as well. Muchas gracias. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 12 2020 at 11:31
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Thanks! If you like that one certainly check out their previous 2 albums, they're even more intense than this one. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: November 15 2020 at 04:16
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Alright so here's where we're currently at Rating Pending=Still Digestating But I Have a General Idea Where It's Going to Fall 1: Wobbler/Dwellers of the Deep (Moderate-Strong 4 Stars) 2: The Flower Kings/Islands (Rating Pending) 3: Haken/Virus (Light-Decent 4 Stars) 4: Motorpsycho/The All is One (Rating Pending, Good Chance it Moves to Top 3) 5: Pain of Salvation/Panther (Very Strong 3 Stars/Very Light 4 Stars) 6: Pendragon/Love Over Fear (Very Strong 3 Stars) 7: Arabs in Aspic/Madness and Magic (Very Strong 3 Stars) 8: Kansas/The Absence of Presence (Light 3 Stars, Liked it Initially, Quickly Grew Tired of It) Still Need to Listen: Lunatic Soul/Through Shaded Woods Logos/Sadako.... Zopp/Self Titled King Gizzard/K.G. (Comes out in 5 days, anticipate this giving Panther the top 5 boot) Pure Reason Revolution/Eupnea A ton of other crap to be honest i've been slacking
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: November 15 2020 at 04:50
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My no. #1 album for this year would be Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea Other great albums are by: Dai Kaht Zopp Wobbler Pendragon Ozric Tentacles Chromb! Jaga Jazzist Ovrfwrd
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Posted By: POTA
Date Posted: November 15 2020 at 20:17
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Long Earth - Once Around the Sun Pendragon - Love Over Fear La Maschera Di Ceramic - S.E.I. Wobbler - Dwellers Rick Wakeman - Red Planet I’m not sure I enjoyed any other.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 15 2020 at 21:28
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This will be high on my list. Just picked it up today, absolute monster. https://jgthirlwell.bandcamp.com/album/oscillospira" rel="nofollow">  ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 16 2020 at 04:39
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Yeah, that may well end up #1 for me at year end, monstrously good. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 16 2020 at 14:16
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^yeah, I was not expecting what hit my ears. Steensland never impressed me before, will have to go back and relisten to his other stuff. And Thirlwell I was unfamiliar with, though I had heard the Venture Bros soundtracks in the show. My top 5 at the moment (order subject to change): Immortal Onion - XD World Sanguine Report - Skeleton Blush Grimény - Die Große Aufgabe Cthulu Rise - Last JG Thirlwell & Simon Steensland - Oscollospira Others: Zopp Ghost Rhythms - Imaginary Mountains (caught this one off your Bandcamp list) Haven't listened to Scherzoo's latest all the way through, but have high hopes. Also predicting Le Grand Sbam will have a high spot. Also have Schnellertollermeier on the way. I think their last album was somewhere near the end of my top 20 that year...or just outside of it. The tracks I have heard from this one are more enjoyable. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: November 16 2020 at 14:20
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My single favorite album from this year is 'Whoosh' by Deep Purple, and I really don't see any other album taking that first place. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 16 2020 at 14:49
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I'm nor sure I can prioritize these yet, I think my top 3 are:- JG Thirlwell & Simon Steensland - Oscillospira Mary Halvorson's Code Girl - Artless Falling Schnellertollermeier - 5 Followed by Behold The Arctopus - Hapelectic Overtrove Dan Weiss Starebaby - Natural Selection Darrifourcq / Hermia / Ceccaldi - Kaiju Eats Cheeseburgers Led Bib - Live at The Vortex Jazz Club Nubya Garcia - Source The Yazz Ahmed Quintet - When We… Polymorphie - Claire Venus ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: November 24 2020 at 04:16
| The new Days Between Stations album is also great. |
Posted By: triptych
Date Posted: November 24 2020 at 04:38
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The Symbol Remains by Blue Oyster Cult Power Up by AC/DC ....................................so far :)
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: November 24 2020 at 05:39
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I’ve listened to well over 200 releases from 2020 so far, and while I would never suggest that all are contenders for my favourites of the year, the list of those that are is still surprisingly long. There have been a number of albums hat have really impressed me, and I guess it would be easier to whittle them down to a smaller list if they were all from the same, or similar, genre(s), because it would be easier to compare them, and work out which I enjoy more. Surely I can’t be the only one that finds it hard to rank enjoyment and favourite factor across genres? Here’s the (long) short list, in alphabetical order. I’ll come back to it, if I manage to make it shorter! 😄🤪 Aadal - Silver Adenine - Adenine Aksak Maboul - Figures The Animal State - Genus Arabs in Aspic - Madness and Magic Arcing Wires - Prime Asian Death Crustacean- Baikal Brudini - From Darkness, Light Compassionizer - Caress of Compassion Alex Crispin & Nicholas Whittaker - Irian Jaga Darkroom - Home Diaries 029 Desert Session Home Edition - Phase 1 Dool - Summerland Doringo - Gužva u Svemiru Eishan Ensemble - Afternoon Tea at Six Electric Mud - Quiet Days on Earth elliot. - As He Now Appears The Erkonauts - I Want It To End Eternal Wanderers- Homeless Soul The Folsom Project - The Wolf and The Skull Fren - Where Do You Want Ghosts To Reside Ghost Toast - Shape Without Form Golden Caves - Dysergy Grandval - Descendu Sur Terre Gravity Machine - Red Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear Grumblewood - Stories of Strangers The Hirsch Effekt - Kollaps hubris. - Metempsychosis Jonathan Hultén - Chants From Another Place Japonica - Into the Kaleidoscope Jargon - The Fading Thought Jupiter Hollow - Bereavement Dusan Jevtovic - If You See Me Kalandra - The Line Karina - 2 Kekal - Quantum Resolution Kilter - Axiom Laughing Stock - The Island Phil Lively - The Fall LogoS - Sadako... Long Distance Calling - How Do We Want To Live? Lucynine - Amor Venenat Julia Marcell - Skull Echo Marhold - A Homemade World Maud the Moth - Orphné Giorgi Mikadze - Georgian Microjamz Ottone Pesante - DoomooD Our Oceans - While Time Disappears Outside In - Karmatrain Pencarrow - Growth in The Absence Of Light Pie Are Squared - Muri Pie Are Squared - Con Calma Ping - The ZigZag Manoeuvre Postvorta - Porrima Postvorta - Siderael Professor Tip Top - Tomorrow Is Delayed Pull Down The Sun - Of Valleys And Mountains Quel Che Disse Il Tuono - Il Velo Dei Riflessi Mariana Semkina - Sleepwalking Sky Cries Mary - Secrets of a Red Planet Tic Tic - Comfort in the Echo Turtle Skull - Monoliths Void of Sleep - Metaphora 3,14 - Bombyx Mori ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: triptych
Date Posted: November 24 2020 at 06:30
Woooow !!! What an amazing list !! |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 24 2020 at 22:05
Ratings are the same for myself ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: November 24 2020 at 22:09
Kansas album isn’t on my list was on the essential first listening. ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 01:35
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I would now add Katatonia - City Burials to my list. Didn't like it at first but it's definitely growing on me. I encourage all fans of instrumental prog to check out the Isobar album. It's as captivating as the Far Corner album from a few years ago although not exactly the same style. It seems to be flying under the radar and not on many list. So far this year its the only album threatening Wobbler for me.
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 09:31
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^I second the Isobar recommendation. Listen to it here: https://isobarprog.bandcamp.com/album/isobar" rel="nofollow - https://isobarprog.bandcamp.com/album/isobar
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 10:15
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I'll have to check Isobar during today's workout. Here's another that will ride high on my list. Definitely recommended for the prog extremophile, or extreme progophile. Panhead complexophile? https://wyxz.bandcamp.com/album/odyx" rel="nofollow">  No samples, that's mean. Trust me, its amazing. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 10:33
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^Yeah, I really enjoyed YiY from last year. Another one to add to the list! ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 10:53
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Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 17:26
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How about Artús' album Cerc? I had to add this album to the database myself. It was released back in March. They have a hurdy-gurdy player! https://pagans.bandcamp.com/album/cerc" rel="nofollow - https://pagans.bandcamp.com/album/cerc  ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 17:42
I have three of their previous albums, which I like, but haven't heard this one yet. Thanks for reminder! BTW their Pagans label has just put out another album leaning towards the avant tip by Ours: http://pagans.bandcamp.com/album/ours" rel="nofollow - http://pagans.bandcamp.com/album/ours Also featuring Roman Baudoin on the vielle à roue, of course. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 17:48
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My late contender for avant album of the year is the new one from Le Grand Sbam, Furvent. It's not quite official release date yet, but they must have posted out pre-ordered CDs early as I got mine last weekend. An absolute monster of a record! https://legrandsbam.bandcamp.com/album/furvent" rel="nofollow - http://legrandsbam.bandcamp.com/album/furvent The other main contenders from the avant bag for me are both by Zorn - Baphomet from his Simulacrum Trio (40-minute schizo-prog epic ahoy!) and Les Maudits, which is completely deranged, but brilliant.
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 17:50
Got this a while back and I haven't got massively into it yet. It's very dense music to digest though, so I wouldn't rule out it being a grower. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 18:19
Love this artist. I was contacted a couple years ago by the band mastermind to review the debut album and i loved that one but haven't kept up. Listneing to Wickman right now and it is brilliant. This is actually one of my favorite innovations of the avant-prog world lately. -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 18:39
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I'll checkout the Artus and Ours I saw Artus at RIO years ago and liked them, this new one seems heavier and darker than the s/t album i already have. I'm liking it. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: November 25 2020 at 18:51
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Updated list (only covering the prog sphere) Top 3 (In no order AKA: still undecided) Wobbler: Dwellers of The Deep The Flower Kings: Islands King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: K.G. I'm leaning towards Wobbler 4: Haken - Virus 5: Motorpsycho - The All is One 6: Pain of Salvation - Panther 7: Pendragon -Love over Fear 8: Ovrfrwd - Starstuff 9: Arabs in Aspic - Madness and Magic These are all very good albums! ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: dauinghorn
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 03:46
Hmmm. It sounded very promising at the beginning, but as the "band" enters, it's too obvious that this is made almost entirely by computer instruments. It does not sound good at all. Although the compositions and the vocals are quite nice, I can't enjoy this.. I like my music PLAYED, not generated. Lovely cover art, though!
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Posted By: triptych
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 03:52
Now this one too.......W A never fails to deliver :) |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 07:52
Thanks, I hate it. ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 08:32
Ok, I have narrowed that list down a bit, after going through it all, and I’ve now got it down to 30 albums that have impressed me sufficiently that (as I’m feeling right now, and what I like can so easily change depending on the day and my mood), I’m reasonably sure these would end up on any end of year list of favourite 2020 releases: Adenine - Adenine The Animal State - Genus Arabs in Aspic - Madness and Magic Arcing Wires - Prime Asian Death Crustacean- Baikal Brudini - From Darkness, Light Doringo - Gužva u Svemiru The Erkonauts - I Want It To End The Folsom Project - The Wolf and The Skull Ghost Toast - Shape Without Form Jonathan Hultén - Chants From Another Place Jargon - The Fading Thought Jupiter Hollow - Bereavement Kekal - Quantum Resolution Kilter - Axiom Laughing Stock - The Island Phil Lively - The Fall Long Distance Calling - How Do We Want To Live? Lucynine - Amor Venenat Julia Marcell - Skull Echo Giorgi Mikadze - Georgian Microjamz Ottone Pesante - DoomooD Outside In - Karmatrain Pencarrow - Growth in The Absence Of Light Professor Tip Top - Tomorrow Is Delayed Pull Down The Sun - Of Valleys And Mountains Quel Che Disse Il Tuono - Il Velo Dei Riflessi Sky Cries Mary - Secrets of a Red Planet Tic Tic - Comfort in the Echo 3,14 - Bombyx Mori I would describe all those as prog of one genre or another, but I’m also aware that I possibly have a broader idea of prog than many on this forum. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 12:00
If you're implying that there is nothing like the power of live music, I couldn't agree more! Otherwise, I like my albums of studio recorded music to have good music, no matter how it got there. (Thank you Berlin School, synthesizers, ambient, New Age, looping, sequencing, MIDI, sampling, and all of the many other sound innovations made possible by electricity and the computer age.) (Except for auto-tune). ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Henry Chinaski
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 13:47
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Wobbler / Dwellers of the deep Rick Wakeman / Red Planet |
Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: November 26 2020 at 14:13
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I've finally listened to Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple, fantastic album, Art Pop/progressive pop vibes. Great production and instrumentation. Check out the first two tracks! ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: bartymj
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 02:20
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Definitely plenty of big hitters on this thread that I haven't listened to yet, but so far: 1. Logos - Sadako e le mille gru di carta 2. Fren - Where do you Wnat Ghosts to Reside 3. Zopp - Zopp 4. Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea 5. IO Earth - Aura 6. Motorpsycho - The All is One 7. La Maschera Di Cera - S.E.I. 8. Osiris - Take a Closer Look 9. Lazuli - Le fantastique envol de Dieter Bohm 10. Theo - Figureheads Think I'm bucking the trend by thinking the new Wobbler album is a bit meh...
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 03:34
Same here. I have a lot of albums still in my “to listen to” pile, so even though my list is long, it has great potential to become even longer. From your list, Motorpsycho, La Maschera Di Cera, Osiris and Lazuli are as yet unheard, and I suspect once I have found time to listen to them, they too will be jostling for a spot in my list. (I’ll buck the trend with you, too.... 😉) ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: dauinghorn
Date Posted: November 27 2020 at 05:40
I see your point, and as a huge fan of Berlin School I don't mind sequencing, machine-controlled synths etc. But it sounded awesome because of the qualities of the instruments. On this record it's real instruments emulated by computers, for example the woodwind instruments, which CANNOT in anyway be emulated by machines.
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Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: November 29 2020 at 20:17
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I think this one is now vying with Wobbler for my top of 2020: Fren - Where Do You Want Ghosts To Reside and also Yes - The Royal Affair
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 30 2020 at 01:47
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I have a lot to check up on with regards to new releases...which strikes me as being slightly odd considering just how much new music I’ve bought over the past few months. 2020 releases though include: Neptunian Maximalism - Éons Tame Impala - The Slow Rush Chicano Batman - Invisible People ...oh yeah and I’m also waiting on the new one from Wobbler. Otherwise 2020 has been a year of both discovering new bands and artists from yesteryear as well as rediscovering a bunch of old favourites. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: jlneudorf
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 16:10
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: December 07 2020 at 18:37
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The Mark Kelly"s marathon has thrown me for a loop, its brilliant! Logos -Sadako e le Mille Gru di Carta David Minasian- The Sound of Dreams Jakko Jakczyk- Secrets and Lies Fren-Where Do You Want Ghosts to Reside Ovrfrwrd-Starstuff La Maschera di Cera-SEI Rick Miller -Unstuck in Time as well as Belief in theMachine (both are fab) Rick Wakeman-Red Planet Zopp-I Three Colours Dark-The Science of Goodbye Pymlico-On this Day Phogg-This World PRR-Eupnia Fish-Weltschmerz Chimpan A- The Empathy Machine IO Earth-Aura Dave Brons- Not All Those Who Wander
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Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: December 08 2020 at 07:56
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1. JPL 2. Neal Morse 3. Wobbler 4. Motorpsycho 5. Logos 6. The Flower Kings 7. Abel Ganz 8. Pattern-Seeking Animals 9. Lazuli 10. Rick Wakeman 11. La Maschera di Cera 12. Lunatic Soul What a great, great year for our beloved genre!!! ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: December 08 2020 at 08:24
I don't know about what you're surmising: Arnaud is a multi-instrumentalist and has always tried to play his individual tracks himself (short of hiring orchestras). ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
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Date Posted: December 08 2020 at 08:33
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 09 2020 at 02:38
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The best album for me this year has been Die Wilde Jagd’s Haut. I’m not sure whether the band has been submitted for inclusion yet, but it is far and away some of the best Krautrock/electronic music I’ve heard in years. I also forgot about Once & Future Band’s Deleted Scenes in my previous post. A pretty good album indeed and recommended to fans of 10CC and the old school of art rock. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: dauinghorn
Date Posted: December 09 2020 at 16:59
You list a lot of different and awesome stuff that is quite different from all the mediocre stuff usually listed here on progarchives. Thanks!
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 10 2020 at 00:24
Thanks man, I try to keep it eclectic..or well it just sorta ends up that way. I let my ears figure things out for me  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: emisan
Date Posted: December 12 2020 at 14:10
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For me a surprising Top 5, which I definitely could not have anticipated back in january 1. Logos - Sadako e le mille gru di carta 2. La Maschera Di Cera - S.E.I. 3. Wobbler - Dwellers of the Deep 4. Ellesmere - Wyrd 5. Zopp - Zopp Also I was pretty impressed by: Fren - Where Do You Want Ghosts to Reside The Tangent - Auto Reconnaissance Legacy Pilots - Aviation Motorpsycho - The All Is One Lazuli - Le fantastique envol de Dieter Böhm The Samurai Of Prog - Beyond the Wardrobe The Samurai Of Prog - Bernard & Pörsti: Gulliver The Samurai Of Prog - Bernard & Pörsti: La Tierra Kimmo Pörsti - Wayfarer Glass Hammer - Dreaming City Gungfly - Alone Together Homunculus Res - Andiamo in Giro di Notte e ci Consumiamo nel Fuoco Gösta Berlings Saga - Konkret Musik Magick Brother and Mystic Sister - Magick Brother and Mystic Sister |
Posted By: tempest_77
Date Posted: December 12 2020 at 14:59
Dwellers is still holding true as my favorite album this year. However, following close behind are two excellent Australian albums: K.G. by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Impulse Voices by Plini. ------------- I use they/them pronouns (feel free to ask me about this!) Check out my music on https://tempestsounds.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - my bandcamp ! |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: December 12 2020 at 15:23
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In any order: Dyble Longdon - Between A Breath And A Breath Mark Kelly's Marathon Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet (Not the only ones I like, just the ones that are staying with me.) |
Posted By: brittneyspike
Date Posted: December 12 2020 at 16:12
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Seems I'm still in 2019
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Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: December 12 2020 at 22:55
thanks for the tip about the Plini album! It's damn good. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: December 12 2020 at 22:56
Thanks for the tip about the Longdon album! I'm listening to it now and really like it. ------------- Prog fan since 1974. |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: December 13 2020 at 05:25
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^ You're welcome! Further details about this album here: %20" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=124591 |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: December 15 2020 at 13:08
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Mi favs are Zopp Humunculus Res Tree Speaks
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