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As for Finnegans Wake, apparentely I don't have as much as I thought... So I can't really help you there.
But if you go again here:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7256&KW=belgian&PN=1
the thread started by Sean Trane on the Belgian Chamber Rock music, on page 3 you will find some posts on Finnegans Wake and to make a long story short Sean says there:
Finnegans Wake: my fave is 4th (a double Cd). Yellow is badly produced but very Canterbury-esque. Henry Krutzen has been around since the early 80's and has a few album that can be of interest to progheads. Syn-phonic should still have all four. I never heard Pictures.

I will give you later some names of composers.

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Yes, but I need to relisten to it as its been a while. I'll tell you more tonight (my night, your early early morning).

I will work on getting that Hamster Theatre radio session up for people considering there seems to be some interest in the band.

I can agree with everything Assaf has said. I as well only own NoVa eXPReSS, I brought it in Russia and in the store there were both albums but unforuntaley I could only afford one of them so this was the one I chose. I brought it off remembering hearing some sound sample a few years ago which I loved, it really did sound like some real crazy stuff at the time. But these days I find the album quite sedate, though that is not to say I think badly of the album. It seems to be one of those albums I like to sit back at night and listen to, I know that sounds strange with a RIO orientated album but that is the feelings I get from the album. It would be interesting to see what their other album is like. On the site it doesn't get as high rated as their second album, but then again a lot of my favourites by artist don't have the highest ratings here.

This definately an album that I need to pay more attention to, it has sat in the pile of things to listen to for a little while now with only occasionaly plays. As a whole there is not anything overly rememberable about the album but I would agree it is definately a solid effort.

I have heard OF Hampster Theater, but never HEARD them. I actually might go give them a sample listening online right now!

I know they opened for a concert of a Fred Frith, John Zorn, and Mike Patton collaboration this year .

In light of the endless time I have at work to browse on the internet. I might try and find as much information about some of these band and post some stuff here later tonight, to help everybody work their way through all those bands. 

I got down to the third thing on the list and I already want to try one of them out.  Fush*tsusha "Keiji Haino's ultimate rock unit" how are we not to get excited. I will tell everybody what I think of the Boredoms CD when I get it. Just wondering Assaf, are Pop Tatari and Seadrum/House of Sun the only ones you have heard?

 

Wow, yes, fantastic find! A lot of work to shift through is right, but that always ends with the best results. Excited to browse this page you posted. Glad we share many similar tastes. Let me know how the Boredoms CD treats your fancy.

Similar to OOIOO and Boredoms? They definitely are their own sound, however I've heard some works by Acid Mother's Temple that have been comparable. I'll try and think of others like that. I too am relatively new to the Japanese Avant/Zeuhl scene, but I am absolutely in love with it.

Check out John Zorn's label at this website http://www.tzadik.com/ and click the bar that says "New Japan" along the top. Voila, welcome to the world of avant-garde Japan. You will find many artists worth listening to here! You can hear samples by typing in the artist or album names into http://www.amazon.com or http://www.barnesandnoble.com

Haha, their sound as a whole is definitely MUCH different from Pop Tatari. Think along the lines of Gold & Green by OOIOO, it's in the same vein, but with a more droning, psychadelic, journey setting. Both SA and VCN are those kinds of albums that are really just one song, despite having tracks. They blend together and are rather hypnotic. I'm sure VCN will be just as satisfying, it's just like I said, I haven't listened to it as often as SA so I haven't been able to give it as much of a chance. I'm sure you'll enjoy your purchase.