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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2007 at 09:21
 
                                                 Thanks Dalt99 Thumbs%20Up
 
                 Today Hans from Progwalhalla borrowed me the following CD's:
 
- Trion : Pilgrim (wonderful Dutch symphonic prog with echoes from Seventies Camel,
  Genesis and Focus featuring a great vintage keyboards sound and beautiful electric -
  and acoustic guitar)
- Omniem : Jinetes Negros (from Argentina)
- New Trolls : Concerto Grosso The Seven Seasons
- Mass Media : Criptoidea (excellent symphonic jazzrock from Italy)
- Riverside : Rapid Eye Movement (Limited Edition 2-CD)
- Big Big Train - The Difference Machine (varied new prog)
 
                       I hope to review these items soon in this thread Thumbs%20Up
 


MASS MEDIA "Criptoidea"


Second album from Mass Media, historical band from the '70s
that reunited in 2005, in order to record this splendid new
album, a live in studio with a very impressive "groove"!
This band displays perfectly the classic '70s style compositions, always rich in new ideas but with definite individualities showing, too; for sure the album belongs to Prog (Acqua Fragile, PFM, Yes, ELP...)
even more than their previous one "Dark Opacity" but in the DNA of this band you may also find excellent
jazz-rock bits (Arti & Mestieri, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brand X... )!
The CD culminates in the splendid "Suite del ringraziamento (Thanksgiving suite)" dedicated
to their all time influences... Bach, Beethoven,
Mozart, Bernstein, Copland, Emerson, Wakeman and more.
Planned and composed for live concerts, the suite was recorded as a live in studio, like the other tracks, to keep the "groove" and the energetic feeling intact.


Piero Dondi - Keyboards
Armando Pozzo - Guitars - Vocals
Tiberio Boido - Guitars - Vocals
Alberto Rinaldi - Bass
Luca Tuffanelli - Drums



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2007 at 23:27
Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

No Dalt99, what kind of music they make?
 
Erik, they play an exciting blend of symphonic prog, art rock and canterbury. While it is from1999, they can be considered new prog right? Embarrassed
 
They feature members from bands such as Magenta and Cyan. Their music is a 70's style similar to Van Der Graaf Generator, Genesis and IQ with great analog Hammond and synth work (I believe I even hear a Mellotron at times!) mixed with melodic guitars. There is even some wonderful sax playing bringing out a Caravan feel at times.

If you can find or borrow a copy, I would suggest listening to it! A very unknown modern prog band that only put out one CD but a very good and enjoyable one at that.
 
Here are some samples if anybody is interested: http://www.progrock.co.uk/samples/othellosyndrome/shadowofdreams/


Edited by dalt99 - October 08 2007 at 23:30
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2007 at 06:33
No Dalt99, what kind of music they make?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2007 at 03:59
Has anyone heard the 1999 CD from The Othello Syndrome called "The Shadow of Dreams"?
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2007 at 11:04
 
                                                       Vielen Dank Rivertree Thumbs%20Up
 
 
For those who missed the.......
 
                                             LESSER AND UNKNOWN
                      NEW PROGROCK BANDS

  

                 AUTUMN SPECIAL

 

    ......IT'S ON PAGE # 16 !! 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2007 at 06:51
Want to introduce you to a quite unknown swedish band called Drahk Von Trip.
They play a covincing mix of Psych and Eclectic elements and I hope there will be a new release soon ...

DRAHK VON TRIP - Heart & Consequence




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2007 at 17:39
Interesting post Atkingani, never heard of Semente and Veludo Thumbs%20Up I am a fan too of Pocos & Nuvens, one of the many overlooked new bands here on Prog Archives, worth to check out, fellow progheads, search for the adventure!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2007 at 17:07
Just hearing now this band here:
SEMENTE, from Brazil... nice instrumentation but I didn't get the vocals yet.
 
Bands on the queue to be heard today:
- Mar de Robles (Chile) - new for me
- Veludo (Brasil) - new for me
- Poços & Nuvens (Brasil) - already known and very much appreciated.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2007 at 16:52
Yes Prog-jester, thanks for supporting me and my thread Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2007 at 16:38
I'll try to buy LITTLE ATLAS directly from musicians, I know how it's important to be supported
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2007 at 16:31
You better buy Little Atlas their latest effort, Prog-jester, one of the most inventive progrock albums I have heard in years, highly recommended by this Flying Dutchman Wink
 
Outer Limits their album The Scene Of Pale Blue remains my favorite, those compelling violin-Mellotron waves during the grand finale, goose bumps!


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2007 at 14:57
Damn, it seems that LITTLE ATLAS is worth seeking!

Of good finds: Erik, I've found OUTER LIMITS' three albums almost for a song (including the latest one)!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 06 2007 at 10:15

Thanks for your enthousiastic post, Dalt99, I am curious to the development of Little Atlas, indeed, what a band Clap William Gray is a band that you need to listen a lot of times, so dynamic and varied, from Heavy Prog to folk, never a dull moment!

Jimmy Row, Black Bonzo is almost worth to buy because of the mindblowing fold out cover!

 



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 22:13
Originally posted by dalt99 dalt99 wrote:

Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Thanks Jimmy, articles like my Autumn Special are part of my 'progrock mission' here on Prog Archives and I hope more progheads will discover very interesting new progrock bands like Neverness and Oaksenham and wonderful new symphonic prog like Ra and Obscura Thumbs%20Up
 
 
Fantastic work as always. I really enjoyed reading your Autumn Special.
 
I have all the Little Atlas CDs and am eagerly awaiting the new CD "Hollow". I think Little Atlas is one of the best new prog bands in the neo-symphonic prog rock genre. They write very memorable and melodic songs filled with great vintage keyboard playing and good guitar and singing.
 
I have already received and enjoyed Black Bonzo's new CD and it blows me away. They have really matured and improved thier sound. Still heavy and pompous but much more varied and filled with shifting moods and memoralbe sounds. Clap
 
I want to get Omni, Phideaux and Metaphor next!
 
By the way, I have listened to William Gray and while I do like it I am not as impressed as many others. Still, it is a very atmospheric album and it grows with every listen! Embarrassed 
Black Bonzo will be one of my next purchases, the samples on Myspace really impressed me, especially one of the long tracks - very powerful sound with of course, our beloved vintage keys.  I can recommend you Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon, it is very epic - a concept album (the title explains it all) with many guest musicians (including a big orchestral sound at times...and Martin Orford from IQ makes an appearance on one of the final tracks).  Some people may not like all of the vocals because Phideaux's own voice isn't one of the strongest, but charming nonetheless. Overall, a good album...not one of the very best this year, but very good, I'd give it around 3.5 stars, maybe more.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 18:32
Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

Thanks Jimmy, articles like my Autumn Special are part of my 'progrock mission' here on Prog Archives and I hope more progheads will discover very interesting new progrock bands like Neverness and Oaksenham and wonderful new symphonic prog like Ra and Obscura Thumbs%20Up
 
 
Fantastic work as always. I really enjoyed reading your Autumn Special.
 
I have all the Little Atlas CDs and am eagerly awaiting the new CD "Hollow". I think Little Atlas is one of the best new prog bands in the neo-symphonic prog rock genre. They write very memorable and melodic songs filled with great vintage keyboard playing and good guitar and singing.
 
I have already received and enjoyed Black Bonzo's new CD and it blows me away. They have really matured and improved thier sound. Still heavy and pompous but much more varied and filled with shifting moods and memoralbe sounds. Clap
 
I want to get Omni, Phideaux and Metaphor next!
 
By the way, I have listened to William Gray and while I do like it I am not as impressed as many others. Still, it is a very atmospheric album and it grows with every listen! Embarrassed 
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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 14:17
Thanks Jimmy, articles like my Autumn Special are part of my 'progrock mission' here on Prog Archives and I hope more progheads will discover very interesting new progrock bands like Neverness and Oaksenham and wonderful new symphonic prog like Ra and Obscura Thumbs%20Up
 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 14:01
I see, I see...those Japanese mini-Lp's are coming out in bunches these days; I'm happy with the ones I've purchased, but there usually isn't any bonus material although as you said, the liner notes as well as artwork are expanded....still, I don't know if they're worth the $30-$40 US that they often cost.
 
btw, excellent job on your Autumn Special, I've been exploring some of those new bandsApprove I'm very interested in Oaksenham, Ra, and Big Big Train...looking forward to more reviews.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 13:54

Hello Jimmy Row.

I know Gli Alluminogeni with Scolopendra very well (I hoped for bonustracks but the reissue only contains extended liner notes and is released in a 'deluxe papersleeve') and even wrote a review for Prog Archives. But I am very curious to Lucianno Basso, I have read so many positive reviews and not only by Italian progheads Wink I have heard I Califfi in the past, nice one but no more or less in my opinion.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 13:38
Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

OK Prog-jester, when I am back from my work I will post that Progwalhalla review, thanks for the compliments Thumbs%20Up
 
I just got an  e-mail from my friend Hans, Monday we will meet in Amsterdam and he will borrow me a bunch of new Italian progrock bands Approve .. and I will receive the new Riverside, I am very curious, especially after their strong performance on the Symforce Festival Clap
 
I will review these CD's in this thread in the forthcoming weeks:
 
- Trion-Pilgrim
- Big Big Train-The Difference Machine
- Mass Media-Criptoidea (Beppe Crovella)
- Officina Meccanica-La Follia...
- Pensiero Nomade-Per questi e altri naufragi
- New Trolls-Concerto gross/Seven Seasons
- Luciano Basso-Voci
- I Califfi-Fiore di Metallo
- Alluminogeni-Scolopendra
- Jinetos Negros-Omniem
 
 
You're gonna like the Gli Alluminogeni and especially Luciano BassoApprove
 
Scolopendra (1972?) is loaded with hammond organ and pipe organ, very dark and moody and Voci (1976?) is vintage keyboard heaven, iirc, there's even a dollop of mellotron here and there.
 
I'm interested to hear about Califfi because many Italian Prog afficianados mention them as one of the better bands of the last 15 years.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 05 2007 at 12:00
 
                                                 Hello Prog-jester.
 
I just found the Progwalhalla review, here it is:
 

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!

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