In alphabetical order, the Danish bands I enjoy and own releases from are:

Afenginn / Klingra

Anubis Gate

Beyond Twilight

Causa Sui

Cold Night for Alligators 

Efterklang 

Eigengrau

Feather Mountain

Samuel Hällkvist

Heilung

I Think You’re Awesome

The Interbeing

Isbjörg

Josiah Konder

Kaiju

Mew

Myrkur

Mythic Sunship

Odd Palace

Town Portal

VOLA

If we add Faroe Islands and Greenland, I can add Yggdrasil to the mix.

One of my favourite Yggdrasil releases is a collaboration with New Zealander, Richard Nunns (Seta).

I have avoided multi-national groups (eg Øresund Space Collective and Texel), but feel free to mention such groups if you wish to!

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I’ll give them a listen. I’ve heard of them, but never listened. Probably because of the power-prog tag. I do like some power-prog bands, but it’s when they’re heavier on the prog, because power metal very rarely pushes my buttons.

My faves are:

Ache

Bazaar

Burnin' Red Ivanhoe

Savage Rose

Christian Sievert

More exactly speaking, the Prog bands, I've listed, are those who at least have made one album which I like. So it can be

easily seen that I'm not impressed by the Danish Prog myself, and I'd say that "Prog proper" hasn't been popular 

in the post-70's Denmark - and thus there's surely some work to do for those who might wish.

 

 1973: Secret Oyster - Secret Oyster -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lO2cfsC7h6qtwwya-F9T4ls5bltkqStt0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lO2cfsC7h6qtwwya-F9T4ls5bltkqStt0

 1974: Secret Oyster - Sea Son -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lAy13b63U_xYW8SAEtfHHso0OJCM3VPl0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lAy13b63U_xYW8SAEtfHHso0OJCM3VPl0

 1975: Secret Oyster - Vidunderlige Kaelling - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mEFIvmg_blUn9Hm9ae7VRq5qajmDUzmaE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mEFIvmg_blUn9Hm9ae7VRq5qajmDUzmaE

 

 

Surely yes, "vidunderlige" means "wonderful", but the translation of "kælling" is not that simpel. In some more old days it meant "old, ugly woman", while in recent times (and maybe on this album, believe it or not) it's mostly used as a denigrating word for "woman" (bitch). But "kælling" has been also used in a more caring way.

After second thought, I think that "kælling" is used in a positive way på Secret Oyster's album, which is btw a soundtrack

for a ballet, and the cover depicts the leading dancer "dressed" in the way she danced.

The only button I want to push on that Pyramaze video is the Stop button. It's too heavy on the Metal and too light on the Prog for me. 

Are you thumbing down videos again? Kinda insulting to be honest, and yes, it is progressive, it's progressive power metal. 

Not that heavy if you ask me. Catchy, the musicians are competent. Solid band. 

oh, and that's very rude. 

At least I gave Pyramaze a listen, but it just wasn't my cup of tea I'm afraid, and besides, when else am I going to get the opportunity to use the thumbs down emoticon again.  

it's a big difference between calling something "not my cup of tea" and using an insult and a thumbs down emoticon. 

And obviously metal's not your cup of tea, you shouldn't have clicked on that video in the first place. 

Well, clicking on that video was a case of curiosity killed the cat I suppose, but I do like a lot of Metal bands as you know, including:- Ayreon; Black Sabbath; Delain; Dream Theater; Iron Maiden; Leaves' Eyes Nightwish; & Within Temptation to name just eight. Oh, and not forgetting Christopher Lee!

If you really like those bands, then I don't get it how you thought the Pyramaze song was too heavy... 

But whatever...

Actually, it's an interesting question, how come that the modern Prog (at least "proper") hasn't thrived as well in Denmark as in Sweden and Norway. I don't really have any answer on that, but it seems to me that the Danes are more into Roots Rock, and I've been thinking that we're maybe more "provincial".

The difference is very little (maybe except from for the Danes ). In "Danish" it would be: "Kom så Danmark!"

Secret Oyster
Alrune Rod
Foreningen til Livets Beskyttelse
Vindharpen
Coronarias Dans
Heavy Joker

Mew

Burnin' Red Ivanhoe

Afenginn

Not in PA:

John Tchicai (Jazz)

Bazaar (World/Jazz or Indo Raga)

Afsky (Black Metal)

Carsten Meinert Kvartet/CM Musictrain (jazz)

Palle Mikkelborg (Jazz)

Gert Thrue (Progressive Electronic)

Balkan ((Balkan/jazz)

Stig & Steen (folk/prog/psych)

I'm just not into Power Metal that's all. It's no great mystery. I can't name one Power Metal band that's appealing  to my ears., but there are plenty I find appalling. 

There are power metal elements in Ayreon's music and also in symphonic metal, that you seem to enjoy so much. 

“Prog proper” 😄😄😄😄

Almost all of my list is “prog proper”, and modern. If you mean, what is prog to you, that is not at all the same thing as “prog proper”. Proper, by definition, relates to what is generally understood and recognised - not what is individually understood and recognised.

The dictionary definition (at least, the dictionary in my house, but I’m sure if I Google I will find plenty of other similar definitions) for proper is “denoting something that it is truly what is said or regarded to be”, and while you could infer from that definition an individual viewpoint, it is clearly meant to imply a general viewpoint.

If you can look almost anywhere, and find that a band or artist is said, or regarded to be, prog; then it is “prog proper”. Almost all the bands and artists I listed are described as prog on social media, on websites, at festivals and concerts, in reviews, etc. I could add by their label and by themselves (on their websites, Bandcamp sites, etc.) but a lot of the time people don’t seem to want to accept how a band describes themselves, and wishes to hear it from others.

Apologies for the wrong så, by the way. I have fixed that!

I intend to listen to Ache, Secret Oyster and Burning Ivanhoe, as these are the bands I’ve most had recommended to me, not just on here, but on Facebook when I made a similar post.

Greg, I loved what I heard from that Tales of Murder and Dust album (I sampled it, rather than listened to it, because I prefer to listen to an album in full once I’ve paid for it.) I’ve bookmarked the Bandcamp site, so I can go back to it later.

[EDIT] I forgot to mention, but Pyramaze really wasn’t my cup of tea at all. I listened to 2/3 of the 2020 album, and 1/3 of the 2017 album, before giving up. There may be some prog in their prog-power mix, but it’s hidden underneath swathes of overwhelming power metal. Not for me, sorry.

no problem 

I find them better than the most famous power-prog band from Denmark, Royal Hunt which is beloved and respected and i don't get it why. To each its own i guess. 

It's members include many of the band members and you can easily engage with them.

The difference is that Paul mocked me and Nick did not. That's all. 

Before using the thumbs down emoticon, Paul said (and i quote): "The only button I want to push on that Pyramaze video is the Stop button."

Nick expressed dislike much later, in a polite manner. 

I don't have a problem with Paul disliking that, it was predictable he would, but the way he said it was  mockingly. Water under the bridge now. 

well, if it was a joke, it did not land well with me. Humor is subjective. 

To me, it was obvious that Paul was riffing off my comment that power metal doesn’t push my buttons. The irony is that if Paul had made the comment I did, I almost certainly would have made the same joke that Paul made, re the only button I wanted to push was the stop button. So Cristi would have been upset with me, rather than Paul. There is clearly no mocking involved, and the use of a thumbs down emoji is hardly offensive. To me it is a case of Cristi taking offence, rather than Paul intending any offence. Why, I’m not sure? Perhaps simply due to the history between them, where Paul in the past has deliberately baited Cristi, so that now even when he is not, Cristi sees it that way. A shame, because I quite enjoyed Paul’s button joke.

I'd say more like Progressive Folk, at least on Bazaar Live (1978) - unless to consider Balkan Folk as World - but surely evolved to the other genre(s) later on.

not least Melissa which I find to be great and surely innovative in 1983.

Great band in general. 

I still listen to King Diamond every now and then, his albums are great, I prefer KD to MF. 

I'd include their 1984 follow-up Don't Break the Oath.

Yes, that too, one of the members on this album is even of Turkish origin - which you might have noticed.

It's interesting to hear concerning the Indo/Raga section - I didn't know that.

David_D wrote: I can tell that by now I'm in doubt about what to find being the best use of the term Progressive Rock, and I may become in favour of the double way you use, but which would be though: 1. A less including one, much similar to RYM's, which I guess is best corresponding to the historically and today mostly used one, so it can be called "Progressive Rock proper". 2. A more including one, and the way I've suggested to define Progressive Rock in my article here, which uses the term Prog as a meta-genre.

Written in the thread "How to define and classify Progressive Rock?" and quoted in a post answering one of your posts in the thread "Plans on PA for becoming an all-music site?". 

Are you trying to define and classify Progressive Rock? This could be the start of another long-running debate.  

No, I’m trying to dissuade David from trying to define and classify it. I would prefer him to keep his dead horse flogging in his own threads. 😜

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoqf7wrOkpitrl-XtaLCA1_ccNmwVYDFg" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoqf7wrOkpitrl-XtaLCA1_ccNmwVYDFg

I also enjoy the related Taylor's Universe. A great band.

https://robintaylorsuniverse.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - https://robintaylorsuniverse.bandcamp.com/

I wonder, and not on RYM. 

nicely put 

Nice to see someone else mentioning I Think You’re Awesome. I thought I might be their only fan on PA. 🤗

I wonder if you're not familiar with other SC albums, or you best like this one.

It's the only one I currently, they are certainly on my must explore further list but there's a lot of bands on that list. I'd probably like a lot of it. Though I don't listen to a lot of straight Fusion.

and join the club. 

Because Anisette soon caught the "Janis Joplin vocal-syndrome" I don't like Sagage Rose very much. But she uses her normal singing voice to a larger extent on their debut, and it's a lovely little 1968 psychedelic rock album

Nice to know there are more bands from the Dane islands than I ever knew--though,based on my observation of Danish youth & citizens, I would have expected more Tech/Metal, Math Rock, and Viking Folk Metal.

 

David, you are obviously not into modern day prog, particularly not Danish prog - surprisingly, as you are from Denmark (?) - since modern day Danish prog is flourishing and experiencing a second coming not seen since the first coming in the late 60's (Burning Red Ivanhoe, Ache, Alrune Rod, Culpeper's Orchard a.o.).

I suspect you haven't heard of Vola, Feather Mountain, Pardans and many other Danish "Non-proper Prog" to stick to your term "Prog Proper" whatever that means.

"whatever that means", you seem to have gotten it right, and are you in doubt, then you can see here quoted from the post of mine which answers one of Nick's posts:  

David_D wrote: I can tell that by now I'm in doubt about what to find being the best use of the term Progressive Rock, and I may become in favour of the double way you use, but which would be though: 1. A less including one, much similar to RYM's, which I guess is best corresponding to the historically and today mostly used one, so it can be called "Progressive Rock proper". 2. A more including one, and the way I've suggested to define Progressive Rock in my article here, which uses the term Prog as a meta-genre.

You're quite wrong about that, even I'm most into 70's Prog.

Frankly speaking, I'd prefer to be free of all your misunderstandings, and I'm wondering about if you want intentionally to bother me. 

You would maybe like to be mentioned in "Imaginative album and song titles"? 

Are you referring to me? If so, explain what you mean by this.

Coronarias Dans

Dr. Dopo Jam

Coma

Secret Oyster

Papir

Causa Sui
Alrune Rod

A lot of Psychedelia and Jazz.

The only two I’m familiar with are Øresund Space Collective and Causa Sui, but based on how much I like them, I had better investigate the rest of your list.

Well Papir is the style of the two you mentioned but that's about it. Going to spin the album they did with Electric Moon this week hopefully.

Being a Dane myself, it´s maybe a little embarrassing, but I seldom enjoy or listen to Danish music. There are a few exceptions like Afenginn, Burnin´Red Ivanhoe, Secret Oyster, Alrune Rod, Young Flowers, Steppeulvene, Mew, Love Shop, Sort Sol, CV Jørgensen, early Konkhra, Invocator, and of course the mighty Red Warszawa, but not all of them are prog related and few of them are favorites of mine.

To my ears most Danish artists through time have been pale clones of international artists. There I said it...

I definitely think that the modern Danish prog scene is great. It may not be “proper” to David, but it is definitely very well appreciated by many - and far beyond Denmark’s borders.

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.

If one looks at RYM's chart for the Danish Progressive Rock all-time, the picture is very clear, and showing very low 

popularity of the Danish post-70's "Progressive Rock proper". 

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

I can tell that I've made a try. In 2006, I started to write a book about Progressive Rock in general and in many countries, and I asked three big Danish publishers if they would publish it. They wouldn't, as they reckoned there would not be enough interest and readers for it. 

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:

I went all the way to the end of the top 100, and here are the totals:

14 prog albums from the 1970s

24 modern prog albums.

Even not taking into account that the modern albums tend to be ranked higher than the albums from the ‘70s, the modern outnumbers the ‘70s.  Your insistence on looking at only the Danish prog you feel is “proper” ignores what is happening in the real world. If something is near universally agreed upon as prog, it’s equally near meaningless for you to suggest it’s not. By all means say that you’re not a fan of modern Danish prog, but it’s completely inaccurate to suggest that the modern Danish prog scene is not vibrant and well-liked, and probably on a far greater scale than the ‘70s scene ever was, simply because the internet allows a wider audience.

[EDIT] Ok, so now I see you’ve attempted to support your argument by looking at the PA chart, as well. But just as you obviously set the parameters in a narrow way on RYM to create an inaccurate picture, so you have done with PA, too. As for calling albums obscure, I’d be interested to know which they are. If by obscure, you mean unfamiliar to you - well then every single ‘70s Danish band and artist is obscure to me, as I’d not heard of any of them until now. Please don’t obfuscate by conflating what is obscure to you, as being obscure generally,

The number one Danish prog album on PA is Royal Hunt, who are far from obscure. I’ve never listened to them, but I know of them, and have done for years. Back in New Zealand, before the Internet was even a thing, while I was at high school, I knew who Royal Hunt was. On the other side of the globe. With no World Wide Web. Obscure? Not a chance. This is the Royal Hunt album that came in at 26 on RYM - ahead of all but two (and only two) albums from the ‘70s, suggesting that the RYM and PA charts are already somewhat in agreement.

There are only three prog albums from the ‘70s in the PA top ten! Only five in the PA top twenty!

And only Mantric Muse is unfamiliar to me from the 15 modern prog albums in the PA top temerity. Is Mantric Muse obscure? Well, I’ve never heard of them, but they’re ranked number 2, and have 74 ratings (no wonder you had to go to 80 to avoid them!)

Basically, you’re clearly unable to argue your point without creating false evidence to support it.

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.

Anyway, I appreciate much PA's work for doing the Danish Prog more popular, and I hope even more that it can contribute 

quite a lot as well to increase the popularity of Progressive Rock in Denmark. 

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.

Yes, if it wasn't for PA then I wouldn't know Danish prog even existed and Secret Oyster would have remained a hidden pearl just waiting to be discovered. 

While I can tell that I find Norwegian for not to talk about Swedish post-70's Prog much better than Danish. 

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.

I wrote:

"You would maybe like to be mentioned in "Imaginative album and song titles"? "

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=129532&PN=1