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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2015 at 17:49
Great, thanks. I'm going to look up those albums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2015 at 17:41
I'll just list a couple of current faves of mine then:-)

Samla Mammas Manna - Måltid (classic album from Sweden with lots of strange and beautiful turnovers)
Mirthkon - Vehicle (modern avant prog with a quirky reed section and a smidge of Zappa)
Miriodor - Rencontres (somewhere between Canterbury and and avant)
Fire! Orchestra - Exit (funky, psychedelic, jazzy and altogether wild)


Cue Ian....



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2015 at 17:31
I must admit I don't know as much "avant prog" as I want to. I like Koenjihyakkei very much, but I don't know much more than them. OK, Univers Zero, Art Zoyd, Henry Cow, Art Bears, but not many more.

The sub-genre page says:

Quote Avant-prog is generally considered to be more extreme and 'difficult' than other forms of progressive rock, though these terms are naturally subjective and open to interpretation. Common elements that may or may not be displayed by specific avant-prog artists include:

- Regular use of dissonance and atonality.
- Extremely complex and unpredictable song arrangements.
- Free or experimental improvisation.
- Fusion of disparate musical genres.
- Polyrhythms and highly complex time signatures.


Now all that sounds good, except the part about free or experimental improvisation. I'm not looking for improvised music. Also I'm not looking for extremely slow music, or totally non-rock music like pure modern classical or jazz music. Though I like elements or influences from classical and jazz very much.
 
I would be thankful if you could recommend me some bands or artists based on these informations.
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