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Guldbamsen wrote:

Wintergatan - Marble Music

This rules of course! But David you aren't really being fair to not give video of the machine:

Only that way can one understand the genius of Martin Molin!

p.s. For those interested there is a whole series of videos about the design and construction of the machine that are really fascinating...if you like that kind of thing.

Edited by Mascodagama - February 17 2020 at 06:45

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First things that came to my mind were Swans - Seer and the following albums, and a.P.A.t.T's Fun of Music, both already listed by Guldbamsen.

Anyway, you are probably aware of Art Zoyd but many don't know their more recent more radical work such as Champ des Larmes or Phase V, difficult to access for many but certainly unique.

The bands Sonar, Dawn of Midi and Schnellertollermeier have surprised me with a fresh spin on post/math rock.

Also I recommend some stuff not listed on PA, I love the Austrian band Radian (pretty much all of their albums are fine entry points for their sound), the Belgian "Stuff." sound very innovative to me, and you may want to check out some of Tyondai Braxton's material such as Central Market (he's the son of free jazzer Anthony Braxton and ex-member of Battles).

You are quite welcome

I love all kinds of music - also quite derivative stuff actually..though mostly psych or retro-like Berlin school electronic. It’s all down to the feel of the thing for me. Doesn’t have to be cutting edge to be good - it just needs some fire in it’s belly. That’s all really.
I do however like to explore progressive music - like in genuinely progressive or merely truly unique sounding artists. Some times though they tend to reside outside of our usual tastes, which can be challenging at first. I certainly felt so when I first started diving into the more experimental side to pop and hip hop...but I think that ultimately had more to do with my preconceived ideas about the music than anything else.

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

Some more recs:

Kayo Dot - Coffins On Io
a.P.A.t.T - Fun With Music
Major Parkinson - Blackbox
Anna Von Hausswolff - Dead Magic
ZU - Jhator
Elephant9 - Silver Mountain
Fire! Orchestra - Exit
Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä
Nichelodeon - Bath Salts
Cabezas de Cera - Metal Musica Aleaciones Aleatorias
Palm - Rock Island
Trojan Horse - Fukushima Surfer Boys
Düreforsög - Knee

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

I've heard absolutely zero progressive bands after 1990 that do anything for my ears.

I'm dead serious.

I haven't heard anything from 1990 forward that sounds like magic to me.

So I quess you haven´t tried any Beefheart influenced bands also? Many of them mix punk in it, I am talking bands like the Birthday Party, the Pop Group, the Red Krayola, Pere Ubu, Minutemen, Trumans Water, U.S. Maple & Thinking Fellers Union Local 292 (those last three were active in the nineties, although Thinking Fellers started already eighties, the Red Krayola was very active also in nineties to 2000, the Pop Group have released two new albums and Pere Ubu has been active from these days)

But, I understand you, I also think the most magic years in pop/rock music were 1966-74.

I've heard absolutely zero progressive bands after 1990 that do anything for my ears.

I'm dead serious.

I haven't heard anything from 1990 forward that sounds like magic to me.

"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021

Guldbamsen wrote:

Faust - Fresh Air

Sooooo Great!

Bubblemath - Edit Peptide
Chrome Hoof - Chrome Black Gold
Bent Knee - Shiny Eyed Babies
Moulettes - Preternatural
Poil - BrossaKlitt
Jeremy Flower - The Real Me
Faust - Fresh Air
Wintergatan - Marble Music
Swans - To Be Kind

Aaand so forth

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

Mortte wrote:

I recommend Jambinai:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPRle456t88

Funny. I actually listening to them right now and was about to recommend.

Grumpyprogfan wrote:

French TV, Animals as Leaders, Jaga Jazzist, Body Hound, Ske, Marco Minnemann, Trioscapes, Nova Collective, Bubblemath, Richard Henshall, Virgil Donati, Thank You Scientist, The Aristocrats, and Mike Keneally.

A nice list. I can recognize a few artists/bands there, but otherwise it seems to mostly be new things (for me).