Your biggest discovery of the year!
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Topic: Your biggest discovery of the year!
Posted By: el böthy
Subject: Your biggest discovery of the year!
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 17:18
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Well, the year is comming to an end... it is time for this. What band/artist was your biggest discovery this year? It doesn´t necesarly has to be something you never heard of before and found out this year, but it can be something very famous, like say Genesis, but not until this year you have never really listen to them. My BIG discoveries were: David Bowie (finally!), Between the Buried and me, Flobots (yes, non prog bands are allowed), Frantic Bleep, My Morning Jacket and most specially... Kate Bush. I am not a fan, I a LOVER of everything she does, I can´t get enough!!! ...now you ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 17:38
My biggest discovery is, without a doubt, JOHN ZORN. This man's put out so many quality albums from across a spectrum of genres, and he's constantly pushing boundaries. I'd say he's now my all-time favourite composer. I was even lucky enough to see him live, and that was one of the best performances I've ever been to. 
Some other notable discoveries were Atheist, Le Silo, Present, Shub Niggurath, Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso (a few other ISP bands, too), Yugen, Steve Reich, Animal Collective and Yezda Urfa.
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Posted By: kevdog
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 17:44
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Protest The Hero Fleet Foxes Cynic ------------- I look at the world and see no understanding... DT |
Posted By: GosudO
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 17:58
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Klaus Schulze CAN Magma |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:02
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You beat me to it el bothy! I think these are the best discoveries I've made this year. Dark Suns The Pax Cecilia Le Orme Virgin Black To-Mera ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:03
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I'm so ashamed not to know the album still now... Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun
As I wrote the review here, it's very impressed and let me weep like the wave of album. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:08
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Peregio,Passport,Fruupp,Spring,Jonesy,Mike Westwood ,Larry Coryelland I am sure there is more,mainly thanx to PA.
And yes Fleetfoxes too.
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Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:10
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Newies: Fleet Foxes Animal collective The Flaming Lips Coldplay Sigur Ros Oldies: Triumvirat Alice Cooper PFM Blue Oyster Cult Renaissance All great new finds/listens! ------------- 
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Posted By: anoah
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:16
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Wow. Well, I only got into prog three years ago; although I did like Genesis and Yes, I didn't know I liked prog. (I'm only 14.) So: My biggest find of the year has to be: KEVIN GILBERT And his bands Giraffe and Toy Matinee, which are good, but his solo stuff is superior. It took me a while to track down his The Shaming of the True, which I finally found for 54 dollars (I'm just a kid, and I don't have that much money to toss around). Anyway, it was rereleased for $16 two weeks later.   Other great finds include: CRACK THE SKY (s/t, Animal Notes, Safety in Numbers) - Really good hard rock/art rock that never really got attention. PHISH (Junta, Lawn Boy) - Not exactly prog, but proggish. Either way, it sounds great, especially Lawn Boy. URIAH HEEP (all their early stuff) - Yes, prog-geniuses, but I'd never heard them. THE MARS VOLTA (everything) - They really rock! WEEN (The Mollusk, Chocolate and Cheese, The Pod) - Wacky and wonderful! TOOL (everything) - I heard "The Pot" on the radio and got the wrong impression. Lateralus is a masterpiece! DIXIE DREGS (Free Fall) - I saw the record in a shop for a few dollars and it spoke to me. OSI (s/t) - An unlikely choice for me, but their s/t album was really impressive, especially with the bonus tracks. ESPERANTO (Last Tango) - A Beatles-covering Belgian prog band is always something to be wary of. MAN MAN (Rabbit Hats, Six Demon Bag) - Great, absolutely insane band. Not prog, but equally experimental. IDIOT FLESH (Nothing Show) - Another unlikely choice, but it was captivating, (and it barely qualifies as music). ------------- 
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:29
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John Zorn
Ulver
Diablo Swing Orchestra
The entire genres of free jazz and twentieth century classical music <3
I am envious. He doesn't seem to perform that much anymore. :( ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Sckxyss wrote:Posted By: Kim?
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:34
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Here are some of my discoveries this year which also has come to be amongst my top favourites ever: David Sylvian (mainly Secrets of the Beehive) Mothlite |
Posted By: Tasartir
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 18:42
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Sylvan Pure Reason Revolution David Bowie The Rolling Stones Primus Pendragon ------------- ...Histoires Sans Paroles... |
Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 19:13
| Well , in january is goinng to be a year since I joined PA. My greatest discoveries would not be bands but entire genres such as RPI , Krautrock or Canterbury. |
Posted By: bassman4
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 22:16
Every year I find a few new favorites. this year Karmakanic , Frost , Simon Says . What a great year
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 22:25
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Well, I guess I'm pretty new to the prog scene, so my great new discoveries of the year are "Lateralus" and King Crimson's music. Now I see why so many comparisons are drawn between Tool and KC. They both make perfect music!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 22:26
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Bondage Fruit. & Kido Natsuki in general.
Havent been captivated by a band like this in a long time. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Turion
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 22:27
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It was About Tess, with their album Beautiful. Really surprised me, excellent new band! Recommended to fans of rocky post-rock :P. ------------- ?: ( |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 22:30
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Shadow Circus Welcome To The Freakroom. Refreshingly like the seventies. http://www.shadowcircusmusic.com - www.shadowcircusmusic.com ------------- |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 22:59
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Hmm well I guess: Muse Hank Mobley Kenny Dorham Freddie Hubbard solo-Wayne Shorter the Liars Kenny Wheeler Bach (more so a connection with rather than a discovery)
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 23:01
respectfully disagree, maybe the later KC but the overall comparison always bugs me, especially when people (not on this site) won't let me love KC and loath Tool in peace
anyway, was a huge music gathering year:
- Ian Anderson's solo stuff
- Curved Air - Air Conditioning and Air Cut (had Second Album and Phantasmagoria)
- Novalis
- Culpeper's Orchard
- 2066 & Then
- Harmonium
- SBB
- Roxy Music's self titled
- Mainhorse
- Birth Control
- Omega
- Le Orme, Banco, Quella Vecchia Locanda, pretty much all Italian prog was a this year gathering other than PFM
- Trace
- Kingston Wall
- Lucifer's Friend
- Justin Hayward & John Lodge - Blue Jays
- Night Sun
- The Tangent - enjoy A Place in the Queue
- Raw Material
- Folque
- Solaris
- Fantasy
- Gracious
- Spirit
- Virus
- May Blitz
- Jade Warrior
- Grobschnitt might have been an early year discovery, memory is fuzzy here as to a date
- most importantly twas the year I finally got High Tide's self titled
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Posted By: travelswithharvey
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 23:04
| My biggest discoveries of this year were (in no particular order) Pyramids, Have a Nice Life, and City of Caterpillar. For some strange reason none of them are on the archives, but they're all so damn good. |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 23:52
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Fromuz Beardfish The Gourishankar Transatlantic Anglagard Alan Morse Ayreon Univers Zero |
Posted By: Luke. J
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 00:10
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Frank Zappa
Van der Graaf Generator
Threshold
Amorphis
Sunpath
Candlemass
Aphrodite's Child
Schandmaul
Angra
..and a lot of jazz and fusion music..
A great year I think!
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Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 01:06
that David Palmer ( of Jethro Tull) turns into Dee Palmer...
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Posted By: halfmanhalfcrab
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 02:10
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SYMPHONIC PROG! had listened to some before but have almost made my way through the tracks on the archives and wow! others include - The Portico Quartet - David Bowie - Krobak - Joy division - I have rediscovered my love for Kraftwerk and The Dandy Warhols And I finally got round to purchasing Syd Barrett's solo stuff, Amazing! |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 02:12
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Bands I've gotten into this year (I think, if some were last year, oh well :P): Rocket Scientists Frost* Kevin Gilbert Yellowjackets Amagrama Van Der Graaf Generator (For the longest time I disliked them but recently I've come around) Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Anglagard
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 02:38
| Steve Hackett's solo career - still exploring and the golden voice of Jeff Buckley. There's so much stuff as such that I listened to for the first time this year but these two stood out for me. |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 02:51
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i can pee standing up!!
no, wait... what was the question? 
oh, crap!  ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 03:25
You think the album was captivating? About the time you were born I caught them several times playing at 120 person night clubs. Imagine the theatrics of Genesis, only pure evil. And oh yes, it is definitely music. http://video.aol.com/video-detail/idiot-flesh-twitch-long-beach-1996/377055432 - http://video.aol.com/video-detail/idiot-flesh-twitch-long-beach-1996/377055432 Anyway, the topic at hand, my discoveries this year have been many. Shub-Niggurath Eskaton Crucis Baccamarte Weidorje Virus Anti-Depressive Delivery Present Art Zoyd ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 04:18
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Wuthering_totravelforevermore.jpg"> ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 04:30
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IQ. I don't know how I've missed them for 25 years, but now I find it hard to listen to Genesis and many other bands I've loved for so long. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 04:32
| Mainly the handful of Swedish post-punk and new wave bands I've been fortunate enough to find. The band 22 för många in particular. In the field of prog, I finally got around to listening to Trettioåriga kriget and Kaipa (old albums only). I also finally got Comus to click with me after seeing Roger Wootton live two nights. |
Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 05:39
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My biggest discoveries for the year of 2008: 1.Premiata Forneria Marconi.(it's already one of my favourite bands). 2.Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. 3.Camel. 4.Peter Gabriel.(solo years). From my list you can feel, that I am quite newbie this year in prog music!!!    |
Posted By: easytargets
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 05:45
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A couple of bands I knew but I´ve been sinking deeper:
Porcupine Tree and Opeth. And I´ve seen them live recently.
On the other hand:
Kayo Dot
Riverside
Indukti
GY!BE
------------- The water rushes over all cities crash in the mighty wave; the final man is very small, plunging in for his final bathe |
Posted By: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 06:08
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CAN, no doubt about it.
------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 06:11
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Voxtrot M83 Animal Collective Bonobo Apparat Stars Apostle of Hustle Broken Socian Scene The Most Serene Republic The Carps The Constantines De La Soul Destroyer Feist Flight of the Conchords The New Pornographers Spoon The Weakerthans |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 06:33
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Jeff Buckley João Gilberto Midlake Bon Iver Quasimoto Flora Purim Deep Turtle Emma Myldenberger Blonde Redhead Yann Tiersen Clint Mansell ------------- 
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Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 06:45
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The Chameleons Krobak Day Without Dawn The Postman Syndrome East Of The Wall Eroica Eksi Ekso Circa Survive Interpol Long Distance Calling The Sound There's a bunch more...but I'll just name a few. ------------- "I've walked on water, run through fire, can't seem to feel it anymore. It was me, waiting for me..." |
Posted By: ShW1
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 06:53
Well, the current year for me was - less discoveries, more going more deep into artists I have already discovered. meanwhile, I'll mention one artist that I discovered through PA - Jose Luis Fernandez Ledesma. Great recommandation, thanks all mexican mates here!  , I steel didnt got enough time for getting into his stuff, but its one of my first projects to the next year! I have already own 2 CD's. and his Myspace is great.
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Posted By: apps79
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 06:57
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It was a superb year!From the 70's bands I was stunneb by MUSEO ROSENBACH and from the newer ones I would vote for ABRAXAS,an excellent polish band!...I'm heading alredy for more great prog gems! |
Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:36
| 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.... |
Posted By: aprusso
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:44
| The duo albums by Crosby and Nash... never to be seen on progarchives, but still great rock music. In prog grounds, I passed from thinking Tangerine Dream was a nice but rather odd band, to being convinced that they are central pieces in progressive music. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 07:44
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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 ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 08:00
Wonderful and slightly awkward to caregorise - David Crosby's unorthodox guitar tunings and their rather free flowing style of songwriting are probably what kept them from massive mainstream succes; not prog, but not mainstream rock by any stretch of the imagination.
have you heard Crosby's solo album If I Could Only Remember My Name? ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 08:19
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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. ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: tremulant
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 08:49
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Älgarnas Trädgård, Saint Just, Jan Dukes De Grey, and News From Babel. I already knew but only got into this year: Ulver, Tenhi, Circle, and Art Bears. Highlights of the year would be definitely Älgarnas, Ulver, Tenhi and Circle. Hurrah for Scandinavia! ------------- My solo music: http://www.myspace.com/anthropiate - ANTHROPIATE |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 09:10
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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) ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:03
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In terms of the really new: Pennelli di Vermeer Edensong Sonar In terms of the not so new: Nemo / Jean Pierre Louveton ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 10:17
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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?!? ------------- |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 11:43
<3! ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 11:55
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 12:01
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the animal collective magma can radiohead - not new to me but i really clicked with them this year genres zeuhl jazz folk ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: mjf85maf
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 12:31
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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:
1. Flower Kings (don't know why I never checked them out before)
2. Persephone's Dream
3. The Watch
4. Galahad
5. Izz
6. Panic Room
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Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 12:46
Sweet list! Wait, so there's an Oregon album with a sitar maestro? My head is spinning... |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 13:00
| Aereogramme - My Heart Has A Wish That You Would Not Go. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 13:05
Thanks! And ops! I meant sarod. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3217 - Vasant Rai 's main instrument is sarod (he also plays acoustic guitar, flute, tamboura). My mistake. But that doesn't make those two albums any less brilliant. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 13:05
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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. |
Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 13:06
Prog-wise my discoveries of 2008 have been very low  . Although I have bought a fair few CDs this year most of my prog have been extending my collection of earlier discoveries or getting latest releases. New prog bands/artists are
Willowglass. That's it really, though if I was to clutch at straws I could add to the list
Caamora
Rick Wright
Ambeon
Lunatic Soul
But these are solo projects of bandmembers I have had for a while.
I have on order Neuschwanstein - Battlement but I haven't heard this yet.
Most of my discoveries in 2008 can be loosely grouped into the gothic metal genre, primarily female fronted. These follow my earlier discoveries of Nightwish and Within Temptation and include
Bloodflowerz
Delight (Poland)
Edenbridge
Elis
Evanescense
Eyes of Eden
Flowing Tears
Lacrimosa
Lacuna Coil
QNTAL
Theatre of Tragedy
Visions of Atlantis
Xandria
Yes I do keep a database of my purchases. What a
 .Anyway. This year I seem to average about two CDs a week. Does this figure seem less than a straight 94? Of which I'd say about half a dozen were disappointing, so that can't be bad eh?
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 13:21
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Thrice Sculptured Wolves in the Throne Room Circle Takes the Square ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 14:18
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For me it has to be a few bands, most from the Extreme Prog Metal genre: Meshuggah Death Cynic Protest The Hero BTBAM Atheist Voivod Psychotic Waltz Edge Of Sanity Some others from different genres: Mostly Autumn Univers Zero Rosetta Isis Porcupine Tree Pat Metheny Group Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (solo) Yes, this year has been a great year for me as far as discovery goes. My love for other bands such as Opeth and Mars Volta has grown considerably as well, both of the mentioned being two of my favourites. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 14:36
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Terry Reid's 1967-1972 output Nat King Cole and Les Paul, Jazz At The Philharmonic recorded live in 1944, and musically has many of the signs of being a tap root for jazz rock fusion. The raporte and virtuosity of Cole and Paul duoing and "battling" piano v electric guitar on The Blues Part 2, are astonishing and hilarious simultaneously - Yes Frank, There Is Humo(u)r In Music. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 16:35
| After seeing Charles Hayward on stage this last summer, I'm about to have the complete discography of This Heat. I also started to listen to Univers Zéro, After Dinner (since last weekend! Gorgeous!) and Henry Cow (even if I'm still having hard times to get into their music). |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 17:35
| For me I think is VDGG... I had an idea before, but Godbluff blew me away... |
Posted By: Sunny In Jeddah
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 20:48
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Too many to list honestly, and the year isn't over yet :| ------------- 
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Posted By: harrold the barrel
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 21:27
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For me the first bit of the year was really starting to get into(already knew of) -MARILLION -CAMEL -DEVIN TOWNSEND -PORCUPINE TREE -OPETH -ISIS -MARS VOLTA -KINGS OF LEON (I realize it's not prog) -CATS STEVENS (I realize it's not prog) This years discoveries KATE BUSH just like the buddy with the first post, I don;t love her stuff, as much as I'm in love with her and all of stuff! BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME just getting into it in the last week! GOJIRA not sure if you call it prog or not but wow, just like Kate would say! AYREON the albums are like epic movies! GRYPHON! MOGWAI GSYBE CURVED AIR MELVINS (I realize it's not prog) DEFTONES (I realize it's not prog) ALL SHALL PERISH (I realize it's not prog and it's deathcore and lots of people hate the genre it seems?!) AESOP ROCK (I realize it's not prog and it's hip hop. Sorta prog hip hop) I'm a little new to prog... 4 years since discovering the original classics! Anyways this year I think, may have been my biggest since then! Awesome thread by the way!  |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 21:52
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I'll have to go with, in terms of pure "holy crap, what is this?!?"
Jeff Wayne's moronic rock opera,
Gryphon
Brian Eno
I also "caught up" with some bands that I'd been meaning to catch up with (V der G, Genesis, Yes, Decemberists, Radiohead).
OH! And, I went through a brief, not terribly profitable, Krautrock period. Now I have some spare Amon Duull II, Can and Kraftwerk lying around. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: harrold the barrel
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 22:51
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you don't want to give that krautrock stuff away do ya? Haven't delved into that yet...save that for another year I guess!
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 00:08
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It's easy for me. Posted my first PFM review in March this year, that being my first RPI album, and now I'm just enchanted by the sub and its history. It's where most of my money and time goes. |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 00:47
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Can - I have always enjoyed Krautrock but seemed to have missed these guys all these years, light years ahead of their time
The Cure - 4:13 Dream
Mercury Rev's - new albums, Snowflake Midnight and Strange Attractor
Tangerine Dream's -Madcaps Flaming Duty
------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: mobby
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 01:50
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pure reason revolution
reasoning
overhead
hidria spacefolk
ephrat
believe
osada vida
karmakanic-who's the boss..
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Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 02:30
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FLEET FOXES The Sound of Animals Fighting Animal Collective ^ These three bands re-ignited my passion for music and have probably gone so far as changed my life. Mercury Rev TV on the Radio Pyramids Vampire Weekend The Zombies Feist Beirut My Morning Jacket Asobi Seksu ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian |
Posted By: TerLJack
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 06:47
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I have a large music collection, so it's hard for me to discover new stuff. These are three that I had not heard until this year that really impressed me:
New Trolls! (performance in Baja blew me away!)
Nathan Mahl
LeRoux
and I finally "got" King's X
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 10:33
They were going on my list too. actually, that might be my list... I cannot think of anything else "new" that's grabbed me... 2008 has been a year of consolidation rather than discovery.------------- What? |
Posted By: openair83
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 13:28
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Three big discoveries this year...
1. After thoroughly listening to my very old record collection, I discovered I didn't enjoy Emerson, Lake & Palmer *nearly* as much as I used to.
2. Porcupine Tree could very well be the greatest thing in music right now.
3. After all these years of listening to music (first album purchase in '72 - Machine Head by...), Deep Purple still rocks my socks off!
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 15:10
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Bought plenty of cd's this year but most are by bands that aren't new discoveries. However the new discoveries that particularly impressed me were....
Saena
Il Bacio Della Medusa
Le Orme (at last!)
Anti-Depressive Delivery
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Posted By: Schizoid Man
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 18:18
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1. Bat for Lashes ~ "Fur and Gold" 2. Air ~ "Moon Safari" 3. Super Furry Animals ~ "Rings Around the World" 4. Ludovico Enaudi ~ "Divenire" 5. M83 ~ "Saturdays=Youth" 6. South ~ "With the Tides" 7. Silence Kit ~ "Pieonear" 8. The Last Shadow Puppets ~ The Age of the Understatement" 9. Diablo Swing Orchestra ~ "The Butcher's Ballroom" 10. Art Zoyd ~ "La Mariage du Ciel et de L'Enfer" 11. TV on the Radio ~ "Dear Science" 12. Rabih Abou-Khalil ~ "Blue Camel" ------------- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 18:32
Hey, you reminded me of my own Kraut explorations earlier this year! I also mostly focused on Can and Amon Duul, although instead of Kraftwerk I gave Ash Ra Tempel a go. Popol Vuh is pretty cool, too, but I'm not convinced they are krautrock. -------------
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 19:15
reminds me, while I didn't discover Amon Duul or Amon Duul II this year I did get a hold of the albums from them I was missing. I'm with you both on Can, Kraftwerk, and for the most part Ash Ra too. Either bored or annoyed listening to them (Ash Ra has it's moments though). Neu! was a disappointing 08 discovery for me, although I need to give them the benefit of the doubt as I have yet to acquire their first album. ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 19:42
| My big discovery this year is La Tulipe Noire. Very solid neo-prog. |
Posted By: DreamRush
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 22:20
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Well, for me, Its:
Mystery
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Al Di Meola
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Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 23:03
Yeah, he had an astounding voice. When you hear him, you understand why he was Jimmy Page's first choice for Led Zeppelin's singer position.
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Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: December 07 2008 at 23:27
I'm with you. VDGGG is my prog discovery of 2008.
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 02:12
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Gentle Giant For years I have delved with the idea of listening to GG music but have found various reasons to put it off until recently, when I picked up a copy of "Three Friends." Now I can not get enough!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 10:00
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Posted By: Drummerboy
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 14:19
| Anekdoten, by seeing them live. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 14:41
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Like I remember what I discovered in what year From what I do remember... as weird as this will seem... Sublime, since their s/t album actually made its way into my top 10... I learned how to smoke weed whilst listening to them, they helped me open up my mind to the whole CA scene of reggae-surf-rock-hip-hop metal-whatever. It's really soulful, creative and emotional music, a perfect balance to all the serious dark stuff I listen to. RIP Brad  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 15:25
Before I became a zombie prog pod person as a teenager I really liked Autobahn, when it was new. Haven't really taken an interest in exploring Kraut these days. Big fan of Stereolab though, which is supposed to have Kraut influences. May have to revisit for nostalgic reasons. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 15:39
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Rediscovering Guru Guru's Dance of the Flames after 30-odd years while enjoying PSY at the same time.
And back to whoever said early in the thread about Bowie: Try the Rich Kids, produced by Mick Ronson. Mainly the outtrack/remix CD on Cherry Red. A prog/punk/pop genre? No, knew nobody would go for it! ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 15:52
The biggest discovery is that at least two persons from this thead liked my stuff
My list is pretty much close to Seb's one: The Chameleons, The Smiths, Fall of Efrafa, The Postman Syndrome/Day Without Dawn, Equus, Kurki, DEADBIRD, Battle of Mice, Jeff Buckley, Clann Zu, some sludge and drone stuff as well. Musically 2008 is a nice year, and it's terrible in personal issues
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 16:05
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Too many to mention - I'm a completely different progger than I was at the beginning of 2008.
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Posted By: Elliot Miller
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 17:14
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I was around for the birth and early years of prog but in 1971 I stopped listening to rock music just in time to miss out on the golden period for prog, so this past decade has been an adventure as I have been reconstructing the '70s and discovering many great artists and bands that I missed. The past year and a half has especially been fruitful because I discovered the radio show "Progressions" on Sirius's The Vault (now Deep Tracks since they merged with XM). Through that program I have become a fan of Camel, Caravan, the Alan Parsons Project, Mike Oldfield, Steve Hillage, and Todd Rundgren, among many others. |
Posted By: Nuke
Date Posted: December 08 2008 at 23:35
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I discovered pop music! And I mean the terrible stuff that floods our radio, the antithesis of prog, the enemy of intellegence, the symptom of societal decay. I love it! Shakira, madonna, mary j blige, even britney spears (however, depends on who wrote the song for her). To be a bit less shallow, I also listened to french pop (alizee), latin american pop (aterciopelados, La Oreja de Van Gogh , shakira), and respected pop (kate bush, game theory, fiona apple). I love all of it, and I can't believe it took me so long to realize how much goes into pop music. I think that in some ways prog is easier than pop, because with prog music you don't have to make eveything so catchy. There is a fine art to pop music. Anyways, I also discovered the joys of female fronted metal like nightwish, After forever, or even within temptation. And, I discovered tons and tons of classical music. I took a class of western art music, and I am now officially a classic music affecionado. I particularly love fanny mendelssohn for some reason, the secret genius prodigy sister of felix mendelssohn. I've also become quite the fan of schoenberg's violin concerto, though that's such a taxing listen I haven't listened to anything else of his yet. As for prog, all I've really discovered is lots of prog metal bands (I mentioned 2 already). It's not so much prog metal as it is progressive in nature metal but not connected to the prog rock movement like lots of other prog metal.
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Posted By: theblastocyst
Date Posted: December 09 2008 at 01:42
| I've been following this band since 2005, but they've been making music together since 1999 and I recommend to everyone on this board to listen to Animal Collective's entire discography. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: December 09 2008 at 11:09
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This was my Prog re-entry year, so LOTS of stuff was new to me and lots of wonderful revisits to old faves.
New to me were: Harmonium Conventum Pure Reason Revolution Porcupine Tree Willowglass Camel' s Snow Goose Mediaeval Baebes Old Favorites Re-discovered: RENAISSANCE Novella (!!!) Anthony Phillips Nektar A Tab in the Ocean Uriah Heep Demons & Wizards What a year! Thanks ProgArchivists! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: December 10 2008 at 02:46
Yeah, I heard the Snow Goose for the first time in years recently - still sounds good.
If you like Tab in the Ocean and you haven;t heard it, try Sounds Like This - live in the studio recordings - by Nektar. It's comparatively hard to get, but worth it! ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: December 11 2008 at 06:32
Quite right. Redundancy is a greater problem in pop than prog because it is harder to tell apart short songs with simple ideas, so it's also difficult for an artist to stand out. Unfortunately, this means luck also plays a part in the success or failure of an artist - guess it does anyway but more so in pop. I'd say this is also true for run-of-the-mill verse-chorus rock. But you shouldn't let Banks or Rutherford read this, they will then say that making those pop albums in the 80s was tougher than making Nursery Cryme. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: December 11 2008 at 07:54
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Literally in the last week, bowled over by French fusion trio Morglbl ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: acelxpro
Date Posted: December 11 2008 at 18:58
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Samla Mammas Manna, how to put them...outrageously outrageous yes that will do. Robert Wyatt's solo stuff, incredibly human. Kayo Dot, "Choirs" blew me away. David Bowie , Nice. The Alan Parsons Project, I really love Tales of Mystery and Imagination and I robot. |
Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: December 11 2008 at 19:09
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Shostakovitch - Leningrad Symphony, 24 preludes and fugues Scriabin - 9th piano sonata Peter Hammill - The Future Now Zappa - Shut Up and Play your guitar Mahler - Symphony No.5 Behold The Arctopus - All Of It |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: December 12 2008 at 00:01
| Making good pop is less of a musical exercise and more of an exercise in psychology/sociology. *rofl's imagining Freud's greatest hits* Maybe he could do a duet with Weber. |