Russian Prog Appreciation Thread

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There is a prog wave coming out of Russia and I am really enjoying a lot of bands from there right now like The Gourishankar,Disen Gage,Aviva and Apple Pie.

Listening to Rational Diet right now for the first time,great stuff!!!!!

Guys, I'm still on to reviewing a lot of Aquarium, the artistry there is of intense value. The rest is rock under different ways of interpretation. 

I listened recently to Gourishnakar and...well, I think my review states what's great in it (variety, more than anything else) and what's not truly spectacular.

I'm presently listening and downloading Disengage tracks from their site. I suggest that those who like this might want to check out the American band called Bolt, on 10T Records.

"Chinese Songs" part 1 from LITTLE TRAGEDIES!

Russian Symphonic Prog rock band LITTLE TRAGEDIES releases first part of their new album entitled "Chinese Songs". Lyrics of the album are based on a Chinese traditional and ancient poetry, while musical side is the same way beautiful and challenging. Previous efforts of the band were honoured by leading Prog resourses all over the world, so don't hesitate and grab your copy of "Chinese Songs" via MALS records right now!!!


PS: and don't forget to post a review on it!

avestin wrote: LeInsomniac wrote: Never heard any russian prog? Prog-jester? erik? can anyone say to me a group i should initially get? that represents well this kind of sound?   Not sure about a "sound" but those are good bands and albums:   AVIVA - Rokus Tonalis APPLE PIE - Crossroad DISEN GAGE - The Screw-Loose Entertainment GOURISHANKAR, THE - 2nd Hands HORIZONT (RUS) -  Summer In Town INFRONT - Wordless  LITTLE TRAGEDIES - New Faust , The Sixth Sense KOSTAREV GROUP - Live@InProg 2003 (available for download)  ROZ VITALIS -  - Compassionizer   IN SPE - In Spe (Estonia) RATIONAL DIET - Rational Diet (Belarus)   You could also check out AQUARIUM and AUTOGRAPH but I'd ask people who are more well versed about these bands.   There's a whole bunch of prog from Eastern Europe, if you're interested. I've compiled a list of those (a lot are not in PA).

A few of these I don't know, but I agree wholeheartedly with The Gourishankar, Apple Pie, Little Tragedies, Horizont (though I only care for the track entitled Snowballs on Summer in Town) & Kostarev Group.

A favorite of mine, missing from the list is Lost World's "Awakening of the Elements", some excellent instrumental prog from Russia and I would like to add FROMUZ (from Uzbekistan, but they're Russian speakers playing instrumental prog/fusion http://fromuzband.com)

Some others:
Agarta (which leans more toward the jazz side of prog) and Azazelo (more of a metal tinged prog). 33 (Gruppa 33) has been reviewed by a number of prog sites, though I would say they're more prog tinged band, with a female vocalist with a beautiful voice. X Religion & the Badirov Projects' "Greetings from Nostradamus" is another worth checking out. http://myspace.com/badirov .

Never heard any russian prog? Prog-jester? erik? can anyone say to me a group i should initially get? that represents well this kind of sound?

I have most of the rest, yes.

My first contact with Russian Art since Dostoevsky:
http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=129831


Edited by Ricochet - July 22 2007 at 16:12

Prog-jester wrote: Hey, X, don't tell anybody what your name means!

Google gives an answer ;) errrm... two answers.

Prog-jester wrote: Welcome on PA, buddy... please remind me if I know you. Are you from progmusic.ru/artrock.ru/neoprog.borda.ru/musicalbox.ru/???

If I were from one of these places you would have remembered me by nick, wouldn't you?
BTW, I've sent you a PM some days ago...