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Mothership (a local hard prog ala Rush band, with only a demo released, but very promising)

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Completely agree Lozlan. And it's now official - fellow, slightly older Aussies Dead Can Dance have overtaken Haken as my biggest discovery of the year!
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Originally posted by scaudill scaudill wrote:

First, thanks to PA for being so helpful in exploring new territory... I've crossed into other genres and even continents and found really brilliant and beautiful new/old music.


- Unitopia




Totally forgot to mention Unitopia.  I'm a hard sell when it comes to contemporary prog, but these Aussies stole my heart quite a while ago.  I was drawn in by the whimsical art for The Garden, and waited anxiously for Artificial to be released.  I must have listened to that album more than thirty times in the last two months: great, awesome progressive rock.  And I'd like to second that tip o' the hat to PA: every day brings new music thanks to you guys.
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Points: 65 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2010 at 12:23
First, thanks to PA for being so helpful in exploring new territory... I've crossed into other genres and even continents and found really brilliant and beautiful new/old music.

In no particular order:
- Unitopia
- Minimum Vital
- Hiromi
- Odrareg
- Premiata Forneria Marconi
- Taal
- Big Big Train
- Aviva
- In Nomine
- Aisles
- Eclat
- Kayhan Kalhor
- Fromuz

and on and on...
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Haken 
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Elephant9
Frogg Cafe   
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King Crimson's post-'70s output
Marillion
Spock's Beard
Visokosnoe Leto
Opeth
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Jonsi(big Sigur Ros fan so no sranger to his work bu love the solo debut)

The Knife(my girlfriend has long since loved but i only recently got them)
 
Twilight(post black metal supergroup with members of Nachtmystium,Isis and Leviathan)
 
Morne(crusty Neurosis -style atmospheric sludge)
 
Mondo Cane(Mike Patton does 60's italian pop covers,the bes his voice has ever sounded imo)
 
Brain Drill(super technical death metal)
 
Solstafir(Imagine an Icelandic Mastodon who grew up listening to black metal and post rock)
 
Coldworld(ambient post black metal with LOADS of keys and synths)
 
Ancestors(Proggy stoner metal with long songs and hammond organ?
 
Cleric(????!!!!???) 
 
 
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Points: 4675 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 16 2010 at 12:16
Hmmm... I suppose it's not too early to make an inventory of my biggest discoveries! ( received suggestions are not included)
Loudest Whisper, Tir Na nOg, Carmen, The Wooden O, Doctor Nerve, Third Ear Band, Magic Carpet, Campo di Marte, Nouva Idea and other RPI bands. :D
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I just heard a great CD by a band out of Oregon called Subarachnoid Space. (They have a Myspace.) I also learned right afterward that they played their "farewell gig" in July! I hope they resume recording at some point. Fans of Djam Karet and Tarantula Hawk would like this. Any fans of Subarachnoid Space on here?
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Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson was the biggest, but there are sooo many others I couldn't say by memory LOL
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Hmmm...let's see...
 
This year my biggest discoveries include (so far): Marillion, Maudlin of the Well, The Mars Volta, Bubu, Mastodon, ELP, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Liquid Tension Experiment
 
I know, I'm such a newbie LOL
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So far, my favorite new discovery of 2010 is The Dead Weather...
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Originally posted by GY!BE GY!BE wrote:

I discovered Music.
Given your name and avater I'd say you did a really good job of it too Smile
 
My personal favourite isn't a band or artist, its indie and  indie folk in general. Fleet Foxes, Sufjan Stevens and even Radiohead (I knew them but I only really got into them properly a few months ago) etc. I'm completely addicted atm and if I had the money I'd go get some more right now LOL
 
I also only discovered Jeff Buckley this year. Not prog but a damn good discovery that I wish I had known earlier.
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If you prog fands could post links to your discoveries, it might make it a little easier for us who check these replies to listen to what you post. Just a SUGGESTION. Thanks.
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Points: 28772 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 15 2010 at 22:28
Originally posted by Roundabot Roundabot wrote:

I discovered Magma

Good one!  Clap

For me: Xing Sa, Ruins, Korekyojinn, The World Heritage, Aranis, Bondage Fruit, Ghost (the Japanese psych band), and U Totem.


Edited by SaltyJon - September 15 2010 at 22:31
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Biggest discovery is not so much a "discovery," but just a new found initiative to finally delve deep into Frank Zappa's discography after having listened to only a few tracks over many years, despite really enjoying them. It was long overdue! LOL

Other artists I got into this year are:
Meshuggah
Jaco Pastorius 
Elliot Smith
Maudlin of the Well
GY!BE
Mogwai
Khan
Okkervil River
Museo Rosenbach's Zarathustra
The Dillinger Escape Plan
5uu
Bjork
Haken
Burzum

Pretty good year I would say. 
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I discovered Magma

The Start of Something Beautiful...
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Blasted Mechanism!!!
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I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms.
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I was recently given a Skin Alley LP - what a great band they were!
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Stravinsky and all of Toby Driver's projects.
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