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Young 
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 Posted: March 30 2006 at 07:58 |
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^ I have read your thread about it and now that I see it again I am getting curious. I will look it up. |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 12:20 |
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You will be pleased by those two Zappa's records! Warning: completely instrumental works! My personal ratings will be (when the artist will be included on the archives):
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avestin
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 12:35 |
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^^^ He is quite known in Italy, is he not? I will look his cd's as well. Instrumental is fine by me, and even very good. |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: March 30 2006 at 12:36 |
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He is not known by large people. BTW he has collaborated with many artists as for example Ramazzotti. Don't worry: his music has nothing to do with Ramazzotti!! |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 12:15 |
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I'm listening to Celestion right now: what a wonderful album! My most great discovery in the last year!!! |
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Trickster F.
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 12:29 |
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Large? You mean tall? He has no relation to that one other Zappa, right? -- Ivan |
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Andrea Cortese
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 12:39 |
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They are completely different artists!
Large? Tall? I don't know the correct word. I intended not many people know Zappa (Riccardo not Frank |
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avestin
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 13:09 |
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OK, dear friends and forum members, time for another album recommendation. This time I want to refer you to the album Les Porches released in 1975 by the Quebecois group MANEIGE. Well, this album is simply outstanding, beautiful music built as a symphony of sort with much instrumentation in it. Take a look at the lineup and their instruments to get the idea: Line-up The majority here is instrumental with some sparse lyrics in French on one track, which fit in the overall mood very well. Though they are here labeled inder Jazz/Fusion this is part of the picture since there is much more to it as the structure of the pieces will evidently show you. There are classic music (heavy) influences in the composition (for example the first track) and there is a dominant symphonic side to the music along side some folk bits here and there. It is a crime that this band and this album in particular are almost unspoken of here in PA and overall. This is a gem! This deserves a 5 star rating - Masterpiece. Tomorrow, as usual the Saturday special playlist. Haven't decided yet what to listen to, Any suggestions? A good weekend to all the PA community.
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avestin
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 13:35 |
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Some good recomms threads made lately - press the following links: Recommend exceptional live albums Bands that should get more attention. Best South American Prog Album Need mellow prog recommendations
Be sure to check these out for good specialized recomm's. Look at the previous post as well for an excellent, no to be missed album! Edited by avestin |
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avestin
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 14:06 |
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I am in th emood tonight , so here is another recommendation. This one is about a band which is featured here on PA but I have yet yo see a thread about them. The band is avant-garde OPUS AVANTRA from Italy. The album is Lord Cromwell (plays suite for seven vices) from 1975 which has no written reviews here, only 1 unwritten rating. This is avant-garde blending several genres - Classic, Opera, Jazz, and simply quirly music textures with piano and flute fighting between them to determine who will be the most insane as can be heard on "Ira". Other tracks have a more calssic feel to them even being opera like, as can be heard on the first track Flowers on Pride . The second track begins with a piano playing for several minutes and then it becomes a bit quirky with a synth producing some weird sounds, and the piano switching to a style common to avant-garde pieces of modern music. The third track begins with a nice piano and then joins the percussions and a choir starts singing eith flute accompanying them. Quite a "normal" track for this album. I won't go on with boring you on the rest. I want to track down their later albums from 1989 Strata and Lyrics from 1995 which seem to get more good reviews. I hope this band get more attention than the current almost lack of interest. It may not be an essential or even amazing band but it deserves recognition for their music and their originality. |
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Jimbo
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Posted: March 31 2006 at 14:54 |
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I second that. Les Porches is a brilliant album!  |
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avestin
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Posted: April 01 2006 at 01:32 |
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The Saturday Special Playlist. Today I felt like listening to some strange, weird out of the ordinary and avant-garde music. I decided to pick a few bands I like really much. The playlist includes, among others: THINKING PLAGUE - In Extremis, A History of Madness MIRIODOR - Jongleries Elastiques , Mekano, Third Warning , Parade UNIVERS ZERO - Heresie, Ceux Du Dehors, Heatwave TONTON MACOUTE - Tonton Macoute HÖYRY-KONE - Hyönteisiä voi Rakastaa ETRON FOU LELOUBLAN - Les 3 fous Perdegagnent - Au pays des... SAMLA MAMMAS MANNA - Måltid , Klossa Knapitatet DISCUS - ... tot licht SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM - Grand Opening And Closing, Of Natural History CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (AND THE MAGIC BAND) AZIGZA - Azigza AKSAK MABOUL - Un Peu De L'âme Des Bandits ALAMAAILMAN VASARAT - Vasaraasia, Käärmelautakunta, Kinaporin Kalifaatti AKINETÓN RETARD - Akineton Retard 5UU'S - Crisis in Clay, Hunger's Teeth AREA - Arbeit Macht FreiCrac !
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avestin
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Posted: April 04 2006 at 13:21 |
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Two more excellent Maneige albums I had the opportunity to listen to (thanks to a good person here), are Libre Service - Self Service and Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle I will recommend something later this week. Good day to all PA members. Edited by avestin |
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avestin
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Posted: April 05 2006 at 13:32 |
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Things have gotten a bit slow lately. Maybe the two threads by Erik about new prog will stir things up a bit. I want to focus your attention on a Mexican band that has been mentioned in those two above mentioned threads. The band is CABEZAS DE CERA and the album which I will shortly talk about is their first self titled album Cabezas de Cera from 2000. I must say that as for originality, this band wins most of the points. Not your typical prog. Classified here under art-rock since describing their style is tricky, therefore, art-rock (the category for "we can not classify them in a genre") is the chosen description. Essentially an instrumental band (except for some narrative like vocals on Pretexto A Un Texto Fragmentado). The percussions department here is quite a busy and much varied one. I really love the job Francicso Sotelo does here, he gives the music such a special atmosphere with his instruments. Ramses Luna with all of his wind instruments (flutes, sax and clarinet) leads the music and gives a sort of ethnic tone to it. Mauricio Sotelo provides the rythm with his guitars and bass. there are several guest musicians completing the sound and the overall result is an original, intriguing and satisfying listen. I would not call this Latino-prog as I heard several times. There are some Latin inuendos in some songs, but that is it. WHat I do hear is some tribal like music, Jazz, rock and some other small additions. A refreshing and very good album. |
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Posted: April 05 2006 at 14:36 |
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The band: EAST OF EDEN The album: Snafu In this album it is evident that this band is plainly having fun playing its stuff. THe music bursts out with full Joi de vivre, the guitars, violin and saxes giving rise to the musicians feelings and demonstrating their talents, which are not to be underestimated. The music takes on occasionally a slightly mad rythm with the saxes just playing in a frenzied manner (as in Gum Arabic). Other times the music is like plain rockm with guitar solos (Nymphenburger). There is a blues/rock basis to the songs in this albums, and it is noticeable, but they manage to give an additional value, and turn it into something more, hence make it progressive. Track 7 which is made up of 3 parts has this Arabic tone to it and then it becomes amorphic, sort of abstract jazz track with the guitar and violin releasing their frustrations and go on later to create a beautiful ensemble (a bit vague this description, I know). The sound is "dirty" and very fitting the mood here. All in all, a very enjoyable album and recommended. |
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progadicto
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Posted: April 05 2006 at 21:28 |
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Dear friends:
Greetings!! I am from Chile and I really think that the Prog, Fusion, Experimental and similar rock gendres created since 70's in Latin America and Spain are really interesting, specially in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Spain. Here is a list of some albums that I have in my collection. If you have de chance to buy them, don't think twice!! I really appreciate your opinions... *FULANO: Superb fusion band from Chile. Their key albums are EN EL BUNKER, EL INFIERNO DE LOS PAYASOS and VIVO. *AKINETON RETARD: SAME and AKRANIANA (Pay attention: this chilean band has a direct inffluence of acid jazz and zeuhl. Really inetersting) *ICONOCLASTA: REMINISCENCIAS (Superb prog mexican band) *HUMUS: 4 (Another great mexican band, very inffluenced by King Crimson) *EL DIABLO: SAME. Amazing experimental and psychedelic band from Mexico... *SARAX: EJECUCION. Chilean band... very experimental and close to heavy rock... *CABEZAS DE CERA: SAME... Amazing mexican band leaded by Mauricio Sotelo. Superb mixture between rock, jazz and ethnic rhythms. They totally have 4 albums and every one is a masterpiece... They are playing in Chile right now... *ALEACION 0.720: SAME. Another interesting mexican band with an attractive work on folk sound. *FROLIC FROTH: OUROBOROS. In the line of HUMUS. Very psychedelic... *NOBILIS FACTUM: MUTANTE. Another mexican band. Delicate and melodic prog. *PERFUME DE MUJER: EL MONOLOGO DEL CARACOL. An exotic, excentric and very experimental cuban band that mixes prog with many latin rhythms. *CANARIOS: CICLOS. An spectacular opera prog rock from Spain based on Vivaldi's "4 Seasons". *IMAN: CALIFATO INDEPENDIENTE. Spanish band with inffluences of King Crimson. There is more, I know. Even I forget various albums that I have in my collection. Some other interesting bands are: FROM BRAZIL: III MILENIO, BLEZQUI ZATSAZ, A BARCA DO SOL... FROM ARGENTINA: PABLO EL ENTERRADOR, RAEL... FROM CHILE: TRYO, EXSIMIO, CRISALIDA, DWALLIN... FROM PERU: FLOR DE LOTO... Well, I don't have much more to say. One thing that I'm sure is that in Latin America prog rules and sounds hard... |
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cowbell1
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Posted: April 05 2006 at 21:52 |
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Alot of people know this here buy more people need to listen to Echolyn. I knew they were good but they have become my 3rd of 4th favorite band.
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avestin
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Posted: April 06 2006 at 00:18 |
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Hola Progadicto, Thanks a lot for this excellent list. I know and second your recommendations regarding Akineton Retard, Iconoclasta, Sarax, Cabezas De Cera, Canarios (excellent), A Barca Do Sol, Exisimo and Flor De Loto. I will definitely tack down and listen to the others you have mentioned. I have recommended above Cabezas De Sera and I think the next one I will focus on will be Akineton Retard, your fellow coutrymen. To Cowbell1, Echolyn is also one of my favourites. Their live album Official Live Bootleg: Jersey Tomato http://www.echolyn.com/discography.asp?iAlbumID=10 and here are all of their official free downloadable songs: http://www.echolyn.com/multimedia.asp Enjoy PA members, come recommend your favourite music!
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JusLisn
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Posted: April 06 2006 at 00:49 |
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Attention prog lovers: You have got to check out the band Bubblemath. Their album Such Fine Particles of the Universe needs to be heard. Really, really good stuff. Progressive rock through and through.
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Ad hoc, ad loc and quid pro quo. So little time, so much to know.
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CaincelaOreinim
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Posted: April 06 2006 at 00:56 |
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YES! Bubblemath is some great stuff, very quirky all over the map material. I keep hearing this song by them that comes on randomly about masturbation...and it convinces me that it's a different band each time hah.
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