Is Latin-America becoming the new prog leader?

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   Prog-rock in South America was always a bit underground, even more than punk-rock, but I'm seeing something is changing. Not only new bands (as listed by Erik) but also the reunion of "senior" prog actors have been hailed by the fans and suprisingly by the press, like O Terço, in 2005, and Mutantes, in 2006. I think that some movement is happening in Argentina and Chile too.

Here an YouTube clip of Mutantes playing for more than 50,000 people last Jan, 25 (yes, 2007) in São Paulo. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVBP615GDYk

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Atkingani Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: October 21 2005 Location: Terra Brasilis Status: Offline Points: 12288	Posted: February 04 2007 at 08:45
	Prog-rock in South America was always a bit underground, even more than punk-rock, but I'm seeing something is changing. Not only new bands (as listed by Erik) but also the reunion of "senior" prog actors have been hailed by the fans and suprisingly by the press, like O Terço, in 2005, and Mutantes, in 2006. I think that some movement is happening in Argentina and Chile too. Here an YouTube clip of Mutantes playing for more than 50,000 people last Jan, 25 (yes, 2007) in São Paulo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVBP615GDYk
	Guigo ~~~~~~

Aaron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 08 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 395	Posted: February 04 2007 at 08:36
	alright, although i don't like modern prog, shoot me with band, and i am only checking out one, choose wisely

sleeper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449	Posted: February 04 2007 at 08:24
	I dont actualy own anything from South-American bands but I have noticed that there does seem to be an large increase in the number of bands producing prog in that area of the world this decade (orat least noticable to the rest of the world anyway). I dont think its going to suppercede America and Europe as the maine continents for producing prog but it could very well join them at this rate.
	Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

erik neuteboom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659	Posted: February 04 2007 at 07:16
	Well, Gentle Giant, you mentioned Flot De Loto, Toccata, Parthenon and Mar De Robles, all good and promising bands (although Parthenon is a kind of re-union band) that are no on my list I agree, Skandinavia, mainly Sweden remains an amazing source of prog, often loaded with Mellotron By the way, not many South-American bands are using a Mellotron/Mellotron samples, remarkable!

GentleGiant Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 09 2006 Location: PantagrueLand Status: Offline Points: 445	Posted: February 04 2007 at 06:49
	I agree.Together with the Scandinavian area these are the new proglands Flor de Loto Seti Toccata Deformica Rockaphonica Parthenon Mar de Robles
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erik neuteboom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659	Posted: February 04 2007 at 06:19
	Hello fellow progheads. If I look at the new progrock releases in the recent years I notice that South-America has become a very prolific continent delivering exciting new prog from - Nexus - Amagrama - Jaime Rosas - Angulart - Tarkus - William Gray - Bauer - GALF - Spin - Astralis - Diapasao - Supay - Quaterna Requiem (DVD) .......... to name some of my favorites ! Can we take the conclusion that South-America is becoming the new progrock continent instead of Europe or the USA? I am very curious to your opinions Edited by erik neuteboom - January 07 2008 at 16:04