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Points: 28427 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 21:14
Originally posted by NotAProghead NotAProghead wrote:

Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

Aquarium!Big smile (in my sig)

Great russian prog band, I'm working on their addition to PA(just finished the bio)Clap
 
Does BG know he's a progger? LOL


He should have an idea, judging by his influencesWink
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 20:29
Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

Aquarium!Big smile (in my sig)

Great russian prog band, I'm working on their addition to PA(just finished the bio)Clap
 
Does BG know he's a progger? LOL
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 20:27
Originally posted by pepo pepo wrote:

I already have a couple avtograf albums but they were rather commercial. I haven't heard the others but I'm not into jazzrock anyway. I'm more interested in symphonic and folkie prog. I'll check the site all the same.
AVTOGRAF - band's best and most progressive tracks are on "Avtograf-1" album (unfortunately, it's impossible to listen the album on the mentioned site; tracks could be downloaded, but not for free) and "25-th anniversary concert".
 
Folk-prog - "Gusliar" by PESNYARY is very good example, this band has incredible vocal harmonies. 


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Aquarium!Big smile (in my sig)

Great russian prog band, I'm working on their addition to PA(just finished the bio)Clap
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Points: 192 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 19:11
I already have a couple avtograf albums but they were rather commercial. I haven't heard the others but I'm not into jazzrock anyway. I'm more interested in symphonic and folkie prog. I'll check the site all the same.
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Points: 7910 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 19:00
You can listen online lots of Russian/former Soviet music here: http://www.russiandvd.com/store/audio.asp?char=C&genreid=3355&orderby=0.
 
I can recommended from their catalogue:
- AVTOGRAF
- DIALOG
- LITTLE TRAGEDIES
- ARSENAL (first and probably the best Russian jazz-rock band)
- PESNYARY - start with "Gusliar", their most progressive record
- GUNESH
- Edward Artemiev (the pioneer of electronic music in USSR)
- QUADRO (jazz rock)
- Viacheslav Gorsky (former ARSENAL and QUADRO keybordist)
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Points: 192 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 18:31
I think there was a website with many samples but it was a few years ago. I'm not sure if it's still going but I managed to download many samples of russian, czech and other slavic bands. I think I'll check it out again shortly.
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Points: 7659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 18:25
LITTLE TRAGEDIES - Return (*****)
— WOW, here's an amazing progrock CD that carries me away to progheaven! It's the latest CD from the Russian progrock band Little Tragedies. During the first listening session I noticed a very mid-Emersonian inspired keyboard sound, especially the Yamaha GX-1 super- synthesizer (known from the video-clip "Fanfare for the common man" from ELP) but also a typical ethnic flavor, mainly the wonderful Russian vocals.
The first composition "Dream 1" features classical orchestrations (evoking The Enid) and soaring keyboards, followed by the distinctive Eastern-European atmosphere with Russian vocals and some folky sounds. Then splendid keyboardwork, heavy guitar-riffs and in the end a flashy synthesizer solo. The song "After death" is very alternating: excellent guitarplay (sensitive, heavy riffs and fiery runs), spectacular keyboards (organ and synthesizer) and a propulsive rhythm- section. In "Credo" we can enjoy swirling interplay between guitar and keyboards and in "Neuromantic" the contrast between the howling guitar and majestic harpsichord is very captivating, along with the Russian vocals! Among all those cascades of sumptuous progrock there are a few mellow tracks like "Canzona" (sensitive electric guitar and beautiful piano work) and "Return" (subdued with warm Russian vocals). My highlight on this CD is the composition "On the themes of Grieg": lots of sumptuous and fluent prog featuring marvellous keyboard work, inspired vocals and a final part featuring great duels between guitar and keyboards, in the vein of Trace, mid-ELP and the Japanese keyboard driven prog, SUPERB!!
IF YOU ARE UP TO RUSSIAN VOCALS AND YOU LIKE ELP AND THE JAPANESE KEYBOARD PROG, THIS CD IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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Points: 9008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 18:20
The only one I know is  Mechanical Poet wich is a prog metal band that only released one album.

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Points: 192 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2006 at 18:16
Well, it seems that french prog wasn't as overlooked as I thought but what about russian prog. I haven't heard too much of it but maybe someone had. I have only heard avtograf, azazello and horizont which are quite good but perhaps I missed a lot.
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