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   I have found that of all the genres, RIO was the hardest to get into, and I still don't listen to it all that much, I'd like to but I am on to other things at the moment.  The first album that I heard of the genre was Univers Zero's 1313, which I love.  Then I pick up Heresie and the first two Present albums.  That's when my RIO purchasing came to a halt.  Though I do plan on picking up the third UZ album, because I have heard wonderful things. 
Is RIO always as dark as UZ?

Aaron

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Aaron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 08 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 395	Posted: May 24 2006 at 09:33
	I have found that of all the genres, RIO was the hardest to get into, and I still don't listen to it all that much, I'd like to but I am on to other things at the moment. The first album that I heard of the genre was Univers Zero's 1313, which I love. Then I pick up Heresie and the first two Present albums. That's when my RIO purchasing came to a halt. Though I do plan on picking up the third UZ album, because I have heard wonderful things. Is RIO always as dark as UZ? Aaron

RoyalJelly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 29 2005 Status: Offline Points: 582	Posted: May 24 2006 at 09:20
	I have a very high opinion of Hamster Theatre, because of their sheer musicality...the way they effortlessly mix various styles, the ingenuity of the instrumentations and arrangements, and the subtle beauty of the compositions (which have a lot of Eastern European folk and modern classical influences). Not earth-shattering in the sense of heaviness, but they can go there too. But I'm only familiar with the one album so far. There's other samples on their website, and on their myspace.com site, and they're all quite brilliant. A band closely related, because they share a lot of members, is Thinking Plague. The album "In Extremis" I would recommend without further ado, because it's firmly routed in RIO influences (Henry Cow, Art Bears), but totally original. They also use more classical prog influences, like Yes, in a totally post-modern way...Bob Drake plays on his similiarity with Jon Anderson's voice, and his bass playing is full of ass-kicking Squire influences. The same tendencies can also be heard on 5uu's "Hunger's Teeth", also with Drake. There's also a great project with him, Frith and Cutler, called The Science Group. The 2nd album by them has Mike Johnson (instead of Frith) on guitar, and practically anything he plays on is brilliant (Hamster Theatre included). Edited by RoyalJelly - May 24 2006 at 09:21

Harkmark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 29 2005 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 538	Posted: May 24 2006 at 09:17
	Regarding Myrbein: Check out this website, where you will find live recordings from 1979 as free mp3s, including their cover of "Larks tounges in aspic pt. II" from "Myrornas krig": http://members.chello.se/anders.lonnkvist/myrbein/

Snow Dog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995	Posted: May 24 2006 at 09:09
	^^^Now you mention it........


krusty Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 27 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1777	Posted: May 24 2006 at 08:59
	^^ Perhaps you would like Duran Duran included on the archives Snowy?
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Snow Dog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995	Posted: May 24 2006 at 07:37
	Her name is Rio............. Edited by Snow Dog - May 24 2006 at 07:39


VanderGraafKommandöh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 04 2005 Location: Malaria Status: Offline Points: 89372	Posted: May 24 2006 at 07:35
	Just a quick question... 3/4 de Trio are under Art Rock, yet I've seen them likened to Taal... comments? Edited by Geck0 - May 24 2006 at 07:35


The Hemulen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 31 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 5964	Posted: May 24 2006 at 07:32
	I'm not familiar with a lot of the bands you've mentioned there, it must be said, but Hamster Theatre I can vouch for as being jolly good fun. They're nothing earth-shattering, so I'd say 5 stars is a little generous, but if you fancy some playful RIO with an acoustic feel then they're well worth checking out.

avestin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625	Posted: May 24 2006 at 07:27
	Well I have a specific question about several bands which I am interested to listen to. They are: HAMSTER THEATRE, INTERFERENCE SARDINES, MYRBEIN and RAMLÖSA KVÄLLAR. Hamster has no bio and only one review (by RoyalJelly ) giving it 5 stars. Sardines has a short bio, one review for Mare Crisium and two for Zucchini. Myrbein has a bio (by Lise) and a short review. Ramlosa has no bio and no review (only rating). So, what do people who know any of them think? They don't have many albums (Myrbein and Ramlosa have only 1 album), but is it worth hunting? There are other bands I want to listen to, but let us start with these first.
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The Hemulen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 31 2004 Location: UK Status: Offline Points: 5964	Posted: May 24 2006 at 07:10
	Hello chaps! I haven't been around much recently (deadline's n' all that - not yet behind me but ah f**k it) so I've decided to start what should hopefully be a very useful and informative thread for a lot of members. RIO is not an easy aspect of prog to get a grip on. Apart from the aggressively abnormal nature of the music itself, it's harder to find info on and know where to begin. I'm setting this thread up as a way for proggers who are interested in learning more about RIO and all that it entails to throw their questions in here for myself and other members with a bit of knowledge on the subject to clear things up, point people in the right direction and so on. So. Any questions?