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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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Posted: October 06 2007 at 16:52

Yes Prog-jester, thanks for supporting me and my thread

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Posted: October 06 2007 at 17:07

Just hearing now this band here:

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=312

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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Posted: October 06 2007 at 17:39

Interesting post Atkingani, never heard of Semente and Veludo

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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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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Posted: October 07 2007 at 11:04

Vielen Dank Rivertree

For those who missed the.......

LESSER AND UNKNOWN

NEW PROGROCK BANDS

AUTUMN SPECIAL

......IT'S ON PAGE # 16 !!

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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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Posted: October 08 2007 at 06:33

No Dalt99, what kind of music they make?

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Posted: October 08 2007 at 23:27

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?

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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Posted: October 09 2007 at 09:21

Thanks Dalt99

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

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

Edited by erik neuteboom - October 09 2007 at 09:23

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Posted: October 09 2007 at 11:43

Julian's Treatment - a band that shouldn't be lesser and unknown, but it doesn't rank as popular. Cry

I loved much of its music, a lot of great fantasy, plus a special kind of psychedelic, hard rock and symphonic mixture. A Time Before This is deep, dark and mystic, it just trembles with your emotions. Waiters On The Dance is less artistic and simply follows the same music line, still sounds good enough for the tastes of classic prog rock.

I've found a great pleasure in this band, and we're only talking about two albums, highly crafted, highly recommended. Smile

(Of course, two Rico reviews are to be written Wink

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Posted: October 09 2007 at 12:54

Ricochet, I wrote the Julian's Treatment biography, as I remember they made music in the early Seventies, this thread is named:

My lesser and unknown new progrock bands ....

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Posted: October 09 2007 at 15:51

I just listened to the new Riverside album Rapid Eye Movement, perhaps not that exciting as their previous effort but still a very compelling musical experience, later this week I will write a review and I am looking forward to their Dutch concert in December!

Highly recommended: the new album Pilgrim by Dutch trio Trion, lush 24-carat symphonic prog (with echoes from Seventies Camel, Genesis and Focus) with a wonderful vintage keyboards sound and beautiful work on the electric - and acoustic guitar. A review will also follow soon in this thread.

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Posted: October 09 2007 at 15:53

erik neuteboom wrote:

Ricochet, I wrote the Julian's Treatment biography, as I remember they made music in the early Seventies, this thread is named:

My lesser and unknown new progrock bands ....

I don't think your thread is "pure", having only lesser, unknown and new progrock bands, but fine, I guess I'll take this down to bhikkhu's thread. Wink

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Posted: October 09 2007 at 17:25

Just added german Neo Krautrock band ELECTRIC ORANGE

their current release 'Morbus' is highly recommended in my opinion Thumbs%20Up

Review is coming soon ...

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Posted: October 09 2007 at 17:46

What an excellent idea for a thread, I'll check out Julian's Treatment sometime Wink

Edited by Cheesecakemouse - October 09 2007 at 17:47

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Posted: October 10 2007 at 02:45

erik neuteboom wrote:

I just listened to the new Riverside album Rapid Eye Movement, perhaps not that exciting as their previous effort but still a very compelling musical experience, later this week I will write a review and I am looking forward to their Dutch concert in December!

Just noticed there's two Dutch concerts, so I won't have to travel all the way to Zoetermeer on Dec 13: they'll be playing at Plato in Helmond on the 14th as well.

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Posted: October 10 2007 at 11:12

I love the new Phideaux album Doomsday afternoon at least 4 stars for me probably somewhat more.....I wonder what his other albums sound like.

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Posted: October 10 2007 at 13:18

Rivertree wrote:

Just added german Neo Krautrock band ELECTRIC ORANGE

their current release 'Morbus' is highly recommended in my opinion Thumbs%20Up

Review is coming soon ...

Listening to the bits of music on their site. I really like them, normally I'm not really into that kind of thing. A bit Nektar influenced maybe?

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Posted: October 10 2007 at 14:05

The name Electric Orange sounds familiar to me, do they play a kind of psychedelic music?

I have just listened again to the new Trion album entitled Pilgrim, simply wonderful

Now listening again to the new Riverside album, some songs sound more accessible and atmospheric but it's still very obviously Riverside, lots of emotion!

Today I had to stop my dayshift halfway because of the illness of two collagues and I have to return this evening in order to do 3 nightshifts in a row

, I have to be very creative to stay awake tonight