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Ricochet 
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 27 2005 Location: Nauru Status: Offline Points: 46301 |
 Posted: November 24 2007 at 08:04 |
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Hey, Erik. That Anekdoten biography looks really nice, the Heavy Team must have approved ever since it was finished, it just strange how it was delayed until now.
I'm personally glad you liked and sticked to my small corrections, overall your biography is a full and tasteful one for a band like Anekdoten.  |
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erik neuteboom
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Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 24 2007 at 10:25 |
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Thanks Ricochet, end good, all good
 Atkingani, I just read your review on the homepage, what a cascade of mistakes in the English language
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Atkingani
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: October 21 2005 Location: Terra Brasilis Status: Offline Points: 12288 |
Posted: November 24 2007 at 14:11 |
  Good news: I just purchased ARTSRUNI "Cruzaid" and KARFAGEN "The Space Between Us"... I checked the sound there in the shop and I liked either. Now I'm going to hear them carefully.
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erik neuteboom
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Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 24 2007 at 15:22 |
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These are interesting bands Guigo, I am looking forward to your reviews, certainly after my huge compliments, it must have been the ideal boost to re-start reviewing
 ....Tomorrow I will write a review about the very unique progressive sound of Finnish band Discordia and their album Utopia Perfection.
Edited by erik neuteboom - November 24 2007 at 15:23 |
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Prog-jester
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Joined: June 05 2005 Location: Love Beach Status: Offline Points: 5872 |
Posted: November 24 2007 at 17:04 |
Russian Prog attacks!!! [):)] The funniest thing is that first band is Armenian, and second is Ukrainian  . Nevermind...
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erik neuteboom
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Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 25 2007 at 07:02 |
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A few months ago I have founded a duo with fellow collaborator Assaf (aka Avestin) to make interviews with lesser known and unknown new progrock bands, our first project has become the exciting new Spanish band Senogul, see:
Our next project will be Anton Roolaart, the man with Dutch roots who lives in the USA and has made an outstanding debut CD entitled Dreamer, see:
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erik neuteboom
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Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 25 2007 at 08:49 |
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From Finland I got this interesting CD:
DISCORDIA – Utopia Perfection (***1/2)  - This new Finnish formation is rooted in 2001, after several changes the current line-up was founded in 2006 and this year (2007) Discordia has released her debut CD entitled Utopia Perfection, it was send to me as a promo by the band, thanks!
- Discordia makes adventurous and original music but although the 11 compositions (between 3 and 5 minutes) are melodic, the sound is not always accessible, you have to be up to the important role by the female singer Riikka Hänninen and male singer Tero Väänänen, they frequently colour the songs with their varied vocals, from thin to powerful. This album is layered with Riikka and Tero their vocals, in combination with the often fluent rhythms, propulsive guitar riffs and dynamic rhythm-section these vocals give an extra dimension to Discordia their unique sound. The band also use a wide range of insturments: bombastic organ in Foreseen, The Comment Of The Wise and Mighty Power Of Metal, synthesizers in Mystery Man, wailing violin and twanging acoustic guitar in As Above So Below, vibraphone and bass clarinet in Slave Planet II, propulsive guitar riffs and heavy drumming in The Group, Slave Planet I, The Comment Of The Wise and Mighty Power Of Metal and accordeon and tin-whistle in the final track Giant Dwarf. But not only the instrumentation varies, just enjoy the shifting moods and varied styles, from dreamy to bombastic and from folky or classical to symphonic rock or prog metal. I am not sure or this adventurous and unique appeals to many progheads because it’s far from mainstream prog but you can check out their website, a big hand for this new Finnish band that makes progressive rock in the true meaning of the word!
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Nightfly
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
Posted: November 25 2007 at 12:45 |
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Another interesting sounding cd Erik.
Your Anekdoten bio made very interesting reading as they are a band I want to investigate further. Unfortunately I only own their latest cd but hopefully will remedy that soon, but which one next????
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avestin
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 12:50 |
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About Discordia, with the first two tracks on the album I got excited and then I was somewhat disappointed as they did not continue in the same way I though they would but then towards the end of the album seemed to come back to it. Overall, a nice album, but I feel they have more "road" to cover and walk to release a more cohesive and impressive (to me) album. They should go more and dare more as they started doing in those first and last tracks in the album. Other than that, it's a pretty accessible and ear friendly album I thought. I am looking forward to their next release to see how they develop.
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Angelo
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 13:34 |
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Two more from Unsigned Bands for people looking for something new:
Silent Tears Bacio di Giuda Please visit these two threads and provide some feedback on the material  |
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ISKC Rock Radio
I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
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jimmy_row
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Joined: July 11 2007 Location: Hibernation Status: Offline Points: 2601 |
Posted: November 25 2007 at 13:50 |
Nightfly, if you like their latest and want something similar, you could try the previous album Gravity (2003), the songs are even more 'simple' and alternative-influenced (of course with loads of mellotron...you can hear 2 or 3 of the tracks at their myspace page), or if you want something more experimental and bleak, you could try From Within (1999), there's a sample in the database of the title track. And of course their debut is very popular, Vemod (1993), still very much in the King Crimson vein at that point. So you really can't lose with Anekdoten if you like the Skandanavian approach, all of the albums I've heard are quite good.
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erik neuteboom
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Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 25 2007 at 14:56 |
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Paul and Jimmy, thanks for the compliments for my Anekdoten biography and I am glad that it has lead to further investigations of this awesome band. Avestin, good view on Discordia their debut, they are promising but have to mature, I am also very curious to their next effort. About our Anton Roolaart interview, I have already lots of interesting material out of our PMs (we share Dutch roots, playing guitar, his wife loves flamenco, he has visited Nearfest and met a Gentle Giant member
...Angelo, can you put some material of those new bands on CD and take it with you when you visit our Progwalhalla evening this Friday? Edited by erik neuteboom - November 25 2007 at 14:57 |
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Dirk
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 19:46 |
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Hi Erik and others, have been away from the forums (and especially this thread) for some time , due to busy schedule but also because i wanted to revealute much from what i've heard here compared to what the dinosaurs like Genesis etc did in their time. I don't have a definite take on this except that it's clear to me now that i've hugely underestimated Genesis until now...
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jimmy_row
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Posted: November 25 2007 at 22:12 |
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^^haha, I find myself digging out Genesis every once in a while to see how my perception has changed and to compare them with the newer stuff I'm listening to at the time...and it's just like meeting with an old friend that you're not sure why you ever went in different directions. After exploring many different musical styles, each time I come back to Genesis I understand even more just how great they were: no matter how much I look, I don't think I'll ever find anything that tops their 70-80 period
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erik neuteboom
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Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 26 2007 at 06:07 |
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Dirk and Jimmy, I am very glad with your words about Seventies Genesis
Greetings from:
 Dirk, see you Friday.
Jimmy, I hope I can finish my Hammond article this week, I am waiting for Dick Heath his contribution.
This week I hope to publish a bunch of new albums by lesser known and unknown new progrock bands, it's perfect weather here in Holland to make reviews: very windy, very rainy and very cold
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Nightfly
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
Posted: November 26 2007 at 10:17 |
I agree Jimmy, I guess in the seventies I just took them for granted but few bands since in the Symphonic Prog field, although some are excellent have been as exceptionally good as Genesis were in the 70's. Even The Flower Kings who I greatly admire have never been that good IMO.
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Angelo
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Posted: November 26 2007 at 17:45 |
I'll try. Some of the stuff on MySpace is not downloadable, but I'll see what I can do. Also, Circa (Billy Sherwood, Tony Kaye, Alan White and Jimmy Haun) have finally made it into ProgArchives. And best news of all: Italian J'Accuse have been moved out of Unsigned Bands because they have an album coming out before the end of the year.  |
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ISKC Rock Radio
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avestin
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 18 2005 Status: Offline Points: 12625 |
Posted: November 26 2007 at 19:38 |
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Wanted to let you know about this young band from Chicago doing some very nice prog with 70's prog influences as they say so themselves. They're called Lobster Newberg and you can listen to them here:
Here's their bio as it appears on Myspace:
LOBSTER NEWBERG
Biography Lobster Newberg is serving up an innovative debut CD that will satisfy your musical appetite. These contemporary artists from Chicago suburbia are astounding audiences with their intuitive imagination, in a style reminiscent of Pink Floyd and King Crimson. Take finely tuned genres, blend them into a series of songs reeling with the technical ability of this unique band, and you have a sound for which we have long awaited. Constantly challenging themselves to produce music that is intriguingly inventive, they reach into unconventional territory. Lobster Newberg offers a modern concept in music which is hard to find today. While members all have different tastes in music, they create songs that are a breath of fresh air. Fans have found their music an unexpected welcome in a music scene that is stagnant. Colin Peterik who nimbly runs the keyboard also sings on the tracks. “Our music doesn’t age. Listen to it now or 20 years from now. It’ll still be new… it’ll still be fascinating.” Paradox, a track off their debut CD, Vernal Equinox, speaks to their wide range of musical interests and to the ability of Lobster Newberg to express it all in a complementing wave of synchronicity. And then there’s Happy Together, a refreshing rendition of The Turtles' classic tune, showing this band’s love of the past integrated with a modern conceptual approach. All the original songs are collaboratively written and deliver complex, multi-layered interlocking arrangements. It’s been far too long since we’ve seen this polished molding of sound and word. Once you try this recipe for Lobster Newberg, you’ll never go back to the same old thing again Edited by avestin - November 26 2007 at 19:39 |
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erik neuteboom
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Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: November 27 2007 at 06:28 |
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Thanks Assaf, Lobster Newberg must be an adventurous musical experience
OK, Angelo, see you Friday and take also Circa with you, I am curious to their sound!
Nightfly, good luck with your 70-77 Genesis investigations, the best prog ever made.... in my opinion
This week I am going to prepare the Anton Roolaart interview
I will make with Assaf, lots of interesting material.
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Norbert
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Joined: October 20 2005 Location: Hungary Status: Offline Points: 2506 |
Posted: November 27 2007 at 07:58 |
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Lobster Newberg, they must be an interesting band, thanks Assaf!
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