My lesser known and unknown new prog bands thread |
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Rivertree
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 17:49 | ||||||||||||||
erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 17:33 | ||||||||||||||
Well Rivertree, For Absent Friends were the support act for the Genesis tribute band The Musical Box last year, they did very well and their singer is very inspired with lots of gestures other non-verbal acts.
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Rivertree
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 17:26 | ||||||||||||||
Yes I'm very curious - so many bands ... There are also FOR ABSENT FRIENDS on the stage. So therefore we can say - there's a great relationship to the dutch prog scene - last year we had FLAMBOROUGH HEAD which made a great gig |
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 17:15 | ||||||||||||||
Avestin: never heard of Leitmotiv, I will check out, thanks
Prog-jester: in the New Suggested Bands thread I have mentioned Also Eden so I am also eager to post my review when they are added by the Neo-Prog team.
Rivertree: that http://www.prockfest.com/lineup.htm looks great and I am glad with the presence of Dutch symphonic prog band Mangrove, great Mellotron sound and wonderful Hackett- inspired guitarwork.
Dalt99: thanks for the recommendation of Salva, looks like a dynamic band
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dalt99
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 12:32 | ||||||||||||||
Hi Avestin!!!
I have not heard the CD yet but it's on order and I can't wait to hear it!
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Best of 2006 that I've heard:
PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album) Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific 2007: Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo |
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dalt99
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 12:04 | ||||||||||||||
I would like to add on by mentioning a GREAT new band that gets almost no discussion and that is SALVA. Their first album is highly rated here on Progarchives and is a fantastic cd. They have just released their second album and they have proven that they are able to continue writing great music. Here is my review of their first CD:
SALVA — A Handful of EarthReview by dalt99 (David C.) Heavy. Melodic. Pounding electric guitars. Acoustic beauty. Bombastic synth runs. Sweeping organ waves. Powerful vocals. Emotional singing. This is a band that has it all. This is what modern progressive rock is all about. Salva is a cross between symphonic prog ROCK, neo-prog, prog metal and art rock with an originality that is undeniable. I hear some techno influences every once in awhile in the synths and drums (similar to Ankh) but the guitars are almost always powerful, close to progressive metal and when they are not they are acoustic and beautiful with high emotion and feel. The melodies are everywhere. The songs are perfectly crafted. Each song is different than the other and a great pleasure to listen too. SO much to hear in each song. Constant yet always changing. My friends, this is seriously one of the best progressive rock albums of the new century. This music will NOT be heard enough. So many of you will never hear this album and that will be a shame. I am so happy to have this CD and hope that all prog fans can hear this one someday. Buy if you can find it. This is special. Edited by dalt99 - August 27 2007 at 12:16 |
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Best of 2006 that I've heard:
PFM-Stati Di Immaginazione Zenit-Surrender (Best "unknown" album) Oaksenham - Conquest of Pacific 2007: Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon La Torre Del Alchimista - Neo |
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Rivertree
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 10:57 | ||||||||||||||
ALSO EDEN are at pROCKfest Bünde, 10th of November
http://www.prockfest.com/lineup.htm Edited by Rivertree - August 27 2007 at 10:58 |
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Prog-jester
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 10:33 | ||||||||||||||
Hope ALSO EDEN will be added...I already have everything needed for inclusion!
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avestin
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 08:26 | ||||||||||||||
I might have missed this band mentioned in this thread, but has anyone heard the new Leitmotiv album called Entangled (their 2007 debut)?
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 27 2007 at 04:14 | ||||||||||||||
Here's the review of Also Eden I forgot to publish on a previous page in this thread:
ALSO EDEN – About Time (***)
- This is a UK band with roots in the Nineties but it lasted until 2006 before Also Eden released their debut CD entitled About Time, the title is almost a self-parody! The album contains five compositions, most songs have a running time between 8 and 12 minutes. Listening to Also Eden I am delighted about their pleasant sound and the flowing shifting moods and accellarations: from dreamy with piano and warm vocals or mid-tempo with howling guitar to compelling with sensitive guitar or bombastic eruptions with flashy synthesizer flights. The singer has a strong, quite distinctive voice with a melancholical undertone. As references I would like to mention IQ and Marillion but with a more modern sound. If you are up to neo-prog, this is a band to discover!
Yesterday I listened to French band Motis (see page #8 of this thread), their 7th album is an unique musical experience, to me it sounds as a blend of early Ange, folk, classical and medieval with great French vocals and wonderful vintage keyboards (choir-Mellotron ), I hope to review this band later this week, along the new Omni and Little Tragedies.
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avestin
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 23:04 | ||||||||||||||
You can read my review of it here in PA. It's very good, in my opinion. It's also been called Canterbury Metal, but I don't like the name too much. I've also called Deluge Grander Symphusion, but this again is just a play of words, not to take too seriously.
In any case, Cerebus Effect's Acts Of Deception is recommended.
EDIT - not related, I've discovered some very interesting new (and not so new) acts, but since they don't all conform to the frame of this thread, I'll either make a special thread for those or simply post it in my I Recommend thread.
A good weekend to all.
Edited by avestin - August 25 2007 at 23:06 |
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bhikkhu
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 22:50 | ||||||||||||||
Thanks for reminding me, Cerebus Effect is something I have been meaning to look into. Do you think Dan will ever stay with the same concept/band, or will it just be a continuous string of new names? |
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jimmy_row
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 20:00 | ||||||||||||||
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 15:48 | ||||||||||||||
Bhikkhu: good to see you here on this thread, I am glad that more and more fellow symphomaniacs are moving to this thread
Jimmy Row: LuxAde is vintage keyboard heaven !
Avestin: Deluge Grander sounds unique but I have to be in the mood for that complex sound.
Prog-jester: So the Russians are coming !
This evening I am going to listen to Neverness their second effort again, what a wonderful new prog
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Prog-jester
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 15:19 | ||||||||||||||
Well, today I recieved an e-mail from APPLE PIE's leader, Vartan. He says second album is in process of writing As for THE GOURISHANKAR, they were going to reissue their remastered early demo later this year or early 2008. Unfortunately, no new Symph/Neo/Art bands (that I'm aware of) on the horizon, Eric, but I hope they will appear!!! |
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avestin
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 15:15 | ||||||||||||||
Great lists of bands! I agree.
Fantastic album!
Do you have the Cerebus Effect album, Acts Of Deception (Dan Britton's and his fellows earlier band? There's also a new project in the works, called BIrds and Buildings, where recording is proceeding slowly as Dan told me).
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jimmy_row
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 14:15 | ||||||||||||||
^^very nice lists....I think most who've heard those top 3 will agree that they are excellent (I've yet to hear a negative comment about LuxAde...unfortunately I don't own it yet and only heard it a couple times...good stuff though)
I had a hard time with this one at first but have grown to like it. Lots of sampled tron and guitar effects....
Beautiful Cover!!! Edited by jimmy_row - August 25 2007 at 14:16 |
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bhikkhu
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 13:31 | ||||||||||||||
Oddly enough, I only know three of the ones on your list. But they are on my list as well. Nexus William Gray La Maschera Di Cera For the rest of my top ten New artists (also no particular order), Shadow Circus Deluge Grander Aviva Indukti Izz Spin XXI Osada Vida |
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 12:14 | ||||||||||||||
Here is additional information about the French band Motis,
taken from Musea their excellent website:
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 25 2007 at 06:59 | ||||||||||||||
I agree about LT their development Prog-jester, now let's wait for new albums
by Lost World, The Gourishankar and Apple Pie, let The Russians come !
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