North Sea Radio Orchestra

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   I've finally added one of my all-time favourite bands to the archives, so I thought I'd celebrate with their very own appreciation thread. Deep, soaring, accessible, difficult, charming, psychedelic and utterly utterly English music. They deserve far more attention than they get from both the prog community and the world in general. I'll stop gushing now and chuck some videos in.

Wonderful Henry Cow-meets-Vaughn Williams-meets-Neu! instrumental from their recent third album I a moon:

The climax to their 13-minute masterpiece from the debut album, which they released as a single. Video directed by Tim Smith offof Cardiacs, fact fans!:

Their wonderful synthy arrangement of the theme music to the classic British children's animation Ivor the Engine. Its composer, Vernon Elliot, is a big influence on their sound:

And finally, something typically folky and pastoral and bleak and joyful from their second album Birds:

I hope this addition will really help to bring them to a new audience. 

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	I've finally added one of my all-time favourite bands to the archives, so I thought I'd celebrate with their very own appreciation thread. Deep, soaring, accessible, difficult, charming, psychedelic and utterly utterly English music. They deserve far more attention than they get from both the prog community and the world in general. I'll stop gushing now and chuck some videos in. Wonderful Henry Cow-meets-Vaughn Williams-meets-Neu! instrumental from their recent third album I a moon: The climax to their 13-minute masterpiece from the debut album, which they released as a single. Video directed by Tim Smith offof Cardiacs, fact fans!: Their wonderful synthy arrangement of the theme music to the classic British children's animation Ivor the Engine. Its composer, Vernon Elliot, is a big influence on their sound: And finally, something typically folky and pastoral and bleak and joyful from their second album Birds: I hope this addition will really help to bring them to a new audience.