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Points: 279 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 14 2009 at 10:58
I have discovered many prog bands his year (since I only began listening to prog like 3 years ago) but I would have to say my biggest discovery was The Mars Volta


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singularity, of all the mysteries..blown away by the beauty of this album.
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If i thought on every single band i discovered i would not finish, now i have a couple that really impressed me, one is an old Portuguese band called Quarteto 1111 whose music is incredible, symphonic sound at it's best with emotional vocals by Joce Cid.
And the second one has to be Willowglass, the album Book of Hours which i voted as the best 2008 album, mellotron heaven, great music!!

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Points: 13244 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2009 at 11:35
Besides the fact that I was better of as an independent consultant rather than being on someone else's payroll, my biggest discovery of 2008 was by all means

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i really feel the group Janus has been the biggest find for me in the Alt. Rock category, i enjoyed their music!
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2008 Discoveries:

Dawn (Switzerland)
Pandora (Italy)
Conqueror (Italy)
Parhelia (UK)
Kosmos (Canada)
eBay
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My great discovery this year is a record shop in New York called Downtown Music Gallery. Fortunately for me, I don´t live in NY, otherwise I´d spend too much money there!
 
Bands and artists (including live shows):
Godspeed you Black Emperor!
Steve Reich
Igor Stravinsky
Gentle Giant
Rush
Return to Forever
McCoy Tyner
Picchio dal Pozzo
 
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my biggest discovery has been 'Luba Mason' it was great to find out that she is the wife of Ruben Blades, and she is coming out with a new album 'Krazy Love' this year. you can listen to a few songs on her Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/lubamason


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Sylvan.  Posthumous Silence is real nice
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Jukka Tolonen and Pekka Pohjola.
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Opeth, Between The Buried and Me, maudlin of the Well, Kayo Dot, Intronaut, The Ocean, The Dear Hunter, Gojira, Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 06 2009 at 12:59
Originally posted by Dim Dim wrote:

Originally posted by moreitsythanyou moreitsythanyou wrote:


Portishead
 
I've heard too much about 3, I'm gonna get it soon. What do you think about it?


Best album of 2008.
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The Mars Volta
 
Never hear of then up to a few weeks ago - man they are great
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This year I really began exploring prog rock. Camel, Focus, PFM, Soft Machine, and Caravan are just a few bands that I got into this year. Also, I had always known about Porcupine Tree, but this year I really got into them and now they're one of my favorite bands. Not so much of a discovery, more of an awakening. This has been an excellent year for me.
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Originally posted by Q6 Q6 wrote:

Now I'm going to look like a raving amateur for what I am about to admit....,

but 2008 was the year I started to listen to Steve Hackett as a solo artist. ( Hangs head in shame ). Wild Orchids definitely 2 thumbs fresh.

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Well, you've got a lot of work on your hands, I think you'll enjoy it though.  Might want to start at the beginning and save the '80's output for later...
For this decade go and try out To Watch The Storms.


Edited by Slartibartfast - January 05 2009 at 15:33
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Now I'm going to look like a raving amateur for what I am about to admit....,

but 2008 was the year I started to listen to Steve Hackett as a solo artist. ( Hangs head in shame ). Wild Orchids definitely 2 thumbs fresh.

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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Points: 843 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 05 2009 at 14:06
IQ has been the better. And Pendragon´s Pure has also been
a very nice new for all of us
The water rushes over all
cities crash in the mighty wave;
the final man is very small,
plunging in for his final bathe
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 05 2009 at 00:45
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Pekka Pohjola's first two albums, Italians Corte dei Miracoli, early heavyprog underground greats Room, and Quebecois dark power-symphos ExCubus

for rediscoveries, the Tangent and Birth Control
 
Last year It was so pleasant for me Pekka's great album "Harakka Bialoipokku" was recommended by my Finn friend, but very sad soon Pekka had passed away...
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Pekka Pohjola's first two albums, Italians Corte dei Miracoli, early heavyprog underground greats Room, and Quebecois dark power-symphos ExCubus

for rediscoveries, the Tangent and Birth Control



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