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Black Velvet wrote: avestin wrote: Yukorin wrote: avestin wrote: Hi guys, I just came across something and I guess Adam will know it. It is called Le Silo and the album I got is 8.8     http://www7.ocn.ne.jp/~tolsilo/contents/lesiloeigo.html   avers, this is my friend Miyako's (Koenji Hyakkei/Yozigenn/ad infinitum) main band! Been bangin' on about them for an etenity on me thread! Seen them live a handful of times. Always great. Gotta love a band that can discuss the timbre of Univers Zero and still drink you under the table   Yuko, I missed you mentioning them in the other thread, sorry...   I only listened to it twice and I like this a lot. They are dynamic and combine what is great in different sounding RIO bands to one frame and the result sounds very good to me. How are their other albums?   I know of this one but have not heard any of their material I breify looked over the name when I was looking at some of Koenji Hyakkei & ad infintum side projects. Then more interest was sparked when Yu mentioned them, along with many pictures of a certain member. From your discription Assaf it sounds like something which would fit nicely into my colleciton. Where did you order it from? Once I get myself a job gain I will start ordering more albums.

Jimbo wrote: Hey guys. I'm somewhat of a newbie in this field, so if you specialists could give me some recommendations, would be much appreciated. I love the Canterbury sound (possibly my favourite sub-genre here), so anything close to that would be good. I already know Absolute Zero (who are amazing, BTW), haven't heard much by Henry Cow, but the sample in the archives sounded strangely fascinating. Some other bands I already know and like: Alamaailman Vasarat, Hצyry-Kone, Univers Zero, Kroko, Miriodor, John Zorn, Zaar, Guapo, Massacre, Hella, Samla Mammas Manna etc etc... Thanks in advance!

I also recommend you get Fukkeduk. Great band. It reminds me of Alamaailman Vasarat only more "mature" sounding.

Jimbo wrote: Hey guys. I'm somewhat of a newbie in this field, so if you specialists could give me some recommendations, would be much appreciated. I love the Canterbury sound (possibly my favourite sub-genre here), so anything close to that would be good. I already know Absolute Zero (who are amazing, BTW), haven't heard much by Henry Cow, but the sample in the archives sounded strangely fascinating. Some other bands I already know and like: Alamaailman Vasarat, Höyry-Kone, Univers Zero, Kroko, Miriodor, John Zorn, Zaar, Guapo, Massacre, Hella, Samla Mammas Manna etc etc... Thanks in advance!

OKies for the Canterbury side of things, you cannot go wrong with Henry Cow. From some of the Canterbury family trees several sites I have looked upon some see HC to span from this scene. I think Legend would be a good starting point, entailing a completely intrusmental album. If you like Henry Cow the natural progression would be to looking into groups like Art Bear and News From Babel.

Also another album you might be interested in (though coming under Zeuhl) is Kultivator - Barndomens Strigar. At times get a bit of a mixed reaction, but I find it to have strong roots in Canterbury.

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=982

Also, I cannot agree more with everyones suggestion of Fukkeduk

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Black Velvet wrote: Jimbo wrote: Hey guys. I'm somewhat of a newbie in this field, so if you specialists could give me some recommendations, would be much appreciated. I love the Canterbury sound (possibly my favourite sub-genre here), so anything close to that would be good. I already know Absolute Zero (who are amazing, BTW), haven't heard much by Henry Cow, but the sample in the archives sounded strangely fascinating. Some other bands I already know and like: Alamaailman Vasarat, Höyry-Kone, Univers Zero, Kroko, Miriodor, John Zorn, Zaar, Guapo, Massacre, Hella, Samla Mammas Manna etc etc... Thanks in advance! OKies for the Canterbury side of things, you cannot go wrong with Henry Cow. From some of the Canterbury family trees several sites I have looked upon some see HC to span from this scene. I think Legend would be a good starting point, entailing a completely intrusmental album. If you like Henry Cow the natural progression would be to looking into groups like Art Bear and News From Babel. Also another album you might be interested in (though coming under Zeuhl) is Kultivator - Barndomens Strigar. At times get a bit of a mixed reaction, but I find it to have strong roots in Canterbury. http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=982 Also, I cannot agree more with everyones suggestion of Fukkeduk

Alright, thanks Adam (and also Chamberry!)

for Frith

Listening to Gravity right now

Yes I think she has more fans out there than she first though. I have definately been mulling over getting more of material from several different bands.


Can people recommend me this band?

Deep Turtle: I keep seeing their name popping up all over the place and have been intreged by what I have heard. So all those Deep Turtle fans out their tell me what you think.

This is a little review on one of their albums to give everyone the idea what they are about,

DEEP TURTLE Turkele CD
Zerga (Finnish import)

Deep Turtle have been one of those bands that people have always recommended that I check out, but for one reason or another I have never had a chance to actually get my hands on any of their releases, until now. I finally managed to get in touch with the Finnish label Zerga while we were working on getting the new CD from Finnish glitch/improv/prog crushers Kroko, and found out that they also had some copies of the 2003 mini-album from Deep Turtle, Turkele, still available! Very stoked that we finally got ahold of this, as Deep Turtle's crazy pop/prog/hardcore is everything I had hoped it would be. Their music is a heavy, super melodic mutant hardcore punk that moves from mega catchy and almost ska-like at times, to furious pummeling thrash, mixed up with jazzy musicianship, latin rhythms, hints of Eastern Eauropean folk music, and total symphonic prog experimentalism, with crazy complex drumming and powerful bass playing that often switches suddenly into a sort of ridiculously complex, stop/start punk-prog that reminds me of Ruins or Lightning Bolt. Deep Turtle are amazingly adept at combining their insane arrangements with total pop hooks that will glue themselves to your head. All of the lyrics/singing on this disc are in Spanish, which just adds to the weirdness. Seven songs in 23 minutes, highly recommended! Packaged in a full color wallet sleeve.

avestin wrote: ^^^ Sounds like something I'll like. Especially since Lightning Bolt is mentioned.

Yuko, do you know anything about the following band?  I realise they're not RIO/Avant-prog, but thought I'd ask whilst you're online.

NAIKAKU

Naikaku is a Tokyo base young four-piece band including female flutist. Their aggressive and lyrical music express a contemporary Italian Heavy Progressive Rock which is similar to Osanna and Dream Theater. The Band who continues to evolve music into something new. By adding the more artistic visual images on the sounds of Progressive Rock where lyrical "stillness" and technical "movement" are well harmonized while it changes the scene dramatically and unrestrictedly, Their sound will capture your attention and let you sink your mind into a musical sojourn where the artistic mind can be absorbed by the listeners senses.



My notes:

They have two albums released so far, viz. Wheel of Fortune (2003) and Shell (2006).  They're also playing at the Baja Prog Festival in Mexico, along with Ain Soph, in March 2007.

They sound quite interesting.

Have you heard them?