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erik neuteboom View Drop Down

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Posted: January 03 2008 at 14:39

Tomorrow I will receive a parcel with progrock CD's and DVD's I can borrow

from Progwalhalla Hans, lot's of interesting material:

- Solaris-two DVD's (early footage and Mexico Baja Prog)

- Barock Project-Misteriocevosi

- Under Linden (great new Latin-American band)

- Mind Furniture-Hoop of Flame

- Breathing Space-Coming up from Air

- Elleven-Tonight

- Satellite- Into the Night (their acclaimed new album)

- Magrathea-Legends

- Coda-Sounds of Passion (remastered Dutch classic)

- Glass Hammer-Compilations

- Cronico-Delirium Room (from Mexico)

- Mizukagami-Yugake (finally good news from Japan, it was so silent..)

I hope to tell you soon about these items

Edited by erik neuteboom - January 03 2008 at 14:44

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Posted: December 30 2007 at 16:42

Thanks Honganji, wonderful addition to my knowledge about non-Asian/Arabian/African countries, I hope I can check out some bands

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Posted: December 30 2007 at 13:45

Hi erik

Ummm, you know most of symphonic rock from European and American countries. So I have to find out from Asian and African countries. Especially non-alphabetical countries (Japan, Korea, China, Arabian countries, Thailand, etc) are hopeful. However I can't immediately suggest any good bands.

Do you know Erwin Gutawa of Indonesia? He released an interesting album like Concerto Grosso in 2006. The title is Rockestra.

<---Erwin Gutawa / Rockestra

He may be popular in Indonesian. However sadly most of proggers know very little information about Indonesian music scene. I own only some albums of Chrisye, Discus, Anane, Cozy Street Corner, Erwin Gutawa, Imanissimo, In Memorium, Dewa, Krakatau, Karimata, Gong 2000, Nerv, Yockie, etc....

erik neuteboom View Drop Down

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Posted: December 30 2007 at 12:54

Hello Honganji.

OK, now I have the idea that TorN is more interesting for me than Starless ever was

Any other recommendations for this die-hard symphomaniac?

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Posted: December 29 2007 at 18:14

erik neuteboom wrote:

Honganji, thanks for your contribution, can I compare TorN with bands like Starless?

Hi erik

Starless is closer to Novela than Anekdoten. But TorN is closer to Anekdoten than Novela. This is the difference between the two bands.

Unfortunately I can't find any shops selling their first album outside of Japan. But here in Japan, HMV, Tower Records, Amazon, etc sell and ship internationally. (Merurido, World Disque, Disk Union don't ship outside of Japan)

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Posted: December 29 2007 at 15:02

Honganji, thanks for your contribution, can I compare TorN with bands like Starless?

Angelo, it's good to see Bootcut on Prog Archives, I remember vividly that we were both watching this band during the Symforce Festival gig and delighted about their performance, my review will follow soon but it's not the first one I noticed on the homepage (nice effort, chap )! About the title of this thread, since a few months I speak about Lesser Known And Unknown New progrock bands, I will also change it in the title, thanks for the advise.

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Posted: December 29 2007 at 12:11

Though it is not lesser known in Japan but maybe TorN is unknown to proggers outside of Japan.

Recently many Japanese proggers became to notice this group because they released first full-length album. And they will appear in the concert of Anekdoten in January 2008. This news made many proggers what was TorN. (Also Presence of Soul, Gonin-ish (五人一首) and Kara (殻) will join in this live)

TorN was formed in May 2004 and made their debut single in August 2004. Unfortunately most of proggers didn't know this debut in real time. Of course, I didn't notice them.

At last, they released one new single, one remastered single and one album from Arcangelo in 2007. Of course, Disk Union strongly recommended this group. TorN was known group in heavy metal and hard rock music fans before this year releases. But finally they became to be familiar with proggers.

Their music is, so to say, female singer is somewhat close to Koda Kumi (Japanese popular singer), also instrumental section reminds me of Anekdoten.

I suppose progressive hard rock fans become the most positive listeners.

TorN official site

http://www.torn.jp/

<---TorN / 凍音 - Tone (released on October 31, 2007) first album

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Posted: December 29 2007 at 11:03

Y're welcome Tony, I'll get the album soon enough.

Different note: I added Bootcut today, and because Erik's not here now I also got the honour of posting the first review for their album De Fluff. That really made my day Wink

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Posted: December 29 2007 at 10:39

An alarmbell went off, use of my name?

Angelo, thanks again for that, indeed a good album and a grower!!

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Posted: December 29 2007 at 08:37

Erik - suggestion: change the thread title to "Lesser known and unknown" - "Lesser and unknown" has a slightly different meaning in English.

Further: have I suggested J'Accuse (debut album and PA inclusion pending in January), La Seconda Eclisse (album available for download) and Phenom (Neo from India, album available for download)? If not - now I have. Enjoy them!

And William Gray is on my wishlist - has been since I allowed Tony to have Hans' last copy at the Progwalhalla evening in September.

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Posted: December 29 2007 at 08:15

no problem, I'll give them your adress, Erik

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Posted: December 27 2007 at 14:50

Igor, I remember Oleg very well, we met in Amsterdam in our favorite pub The Old Bell and we had a very nice chat. You can ask him to send the Batisfera CD to me, I a looking forward to these kind of musical projects because I was pleased with Infront their music. Thanks in advance

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Posted: December 27 2007 at 12:14

So how it goes?

Erik and guys, here's the new recommendations from me -
a new project emerged, lead by Oleg Anurin (vox, flute, kybds), who played with INFRONT. This project is called BATISFERA, there's a demo available FOR FREE, just let them know you want it, and they will send it to you. Highly recommended!!!

Happy Holidayz to all!!!

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Posted: December 24 2007 at 16:41

On Thursday I will meet Progwalhalla Hans in Amsterdam in The Old Bell, he will borrow me the following items:

Solaris-two DVD's (early footage and Mexico Baja Prog)

Barock Project-Misteriocevosi

Under Linden (great new Latin-American band)

Mind Furniture-Hoop of Flame

Breathing Space-Coming up from Air

Elleven-Tonight

Satellite- Into the Night (their acclaimed new album)

Magrathea-Legends

Coda-Sounds of Passion (remastered Dutch classic)

Glass Hammer-Compilations

Cronico-Delirium Room (from Mexico)

Mizukagami-Yugake

Most bands I have never heard of

so I am very curious and hope to review these items the following weeks.

Edited by erik neuteboom - January 03 2008 at 14:31

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Posted: December 23 2007 at 14:48

Joining (again) the praises for William Gray and their excellent album as I think of it. Love the way they integrate the heavy and the light apsects in their music.

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Posted: December 23 2007 at 14:44

I've got the William Gray cd, I like it but still not sure how to rate it. It's still growing on me, going towards 4 stars. Interesting band, I am curious for their next album.

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Posted: December 23 2007 at 14:26

SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS AWESOME NEW PROGROCK BAND !!

2006
WILLIAM GRAY : Living Fossils
4.00
(9 ratings)

Edited by erik neuteboom - December 23 2007 at 14:30

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Posted: December 23 2007 at 13:28

I will deffinitely have to check out William Gray, they sound very interesting

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Posted: December 23 2007 at 11:45

Excellent job Guigo...we're big William Gray fans around here, and you've got me interested in the other band...never heard of Edera - I'll have some hunting to do.

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Posted: December 23 2007 at 11:43

Thanks, Erik N... coming from you, a Review Master, it's a great encouragement to try doing things even better.

Anyway, check here:

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=44739

The label "alternative" isn't fair for COURT, since they are Symphonic and worth to be heard.

Edited by Atkingani - December 23 2007 at 11:44

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