Prog Gone Wild Life, Part Three

Here is a link to a thread started by Avestin discussing Interference Sardines.

Kaputter Hamster is a one album Krautrock band that Certified and Sean Trane once has a short thread discussion about.  I wonder if anybody else knows anything about them.

Lemur Voice is a prog metal band that I have heard of, and I believe that I have even heard one or two of their songs.  I believe that they sound somewhat like Dream Theater.  I found this thread from back in 2005 that discusses this band, but there wasn't too much activity.  Anyhow, in case any one is interested here is a link to that thread.

Cacho, if you happen to stop by, based on the below thread, you might find the Leviathan (USA 70's) band of interest.  The posters in this thread say they remind them of Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin.

I'll add my voice here, maimly to avoid rushfan4 from being so lonley .

"proto-rock bottom," I like that very much.

I really like what I've heard of Interference Sardines (http://www.myspace.com/interferencesardines).  A few days ago I was trying to research I.S.'s latest album, Spot de Rue, brought about by starting on an unimaginative poll -- Rouge Ciel vs. Interference Sardines.  Spot de Rue has not yet been added to the discography, but I could not find a track list.  I could email them, but if any has it, please add the album or list it here and I will.

Both Lobster Newberg and Marsupilami are terrific, but like Omri, I have to give it to Matching Mole.  It should come as no shock to people who know my tastes at all that I'm a great admirer of Wyatt, jazzy Canterbury Scene and Avant music (and much Canterbury Scene could be multi-tagged avant  -- it's no surprise that so many into the Avant Prog category also love the Canterbury Scene).  Both studio albums (I haven't heard the live album) are terrific albums (and I love the humour, "Signed Curtain" is something I could imagine myself writing).  I even like O Caroline very much as I like contrast in the albums.  Can't resist putting on some Matching Mole "LIttle Red Album" -- I'm in the mood for "Man's True Hole."

I'm usually careful about copying the text to clipboard (highlight > right click -> copy) before posting but I just  lost  a fairly lengthy response myself by accidentally hitting one of the mouse buttons that deleted the text and inserted a user name I'd copied earlier.  SO i'll make it shorter than I would like.

It depends on the songs and albums of Soft Machine.  The first was more psych pop/rock and then it became more Fusion, jazz and psychedelic rock -- (Fusion being common for Canterbury Scene bands, one reasons why the team is Jazz Rock Fusion/ Canterbury).  I'd say that the band was psych/ pop/ rock/ jazz.  Definitely became very jazzy but never sounded like pure jazz to me (and I used to be a big listener of jazz), so I call it jazzy or Fusion.  I do think of SM as more of a jazzy rock band than a rocky jazz band.  Definite pysch, still that rhythm and blues influence common to rock, and despite jazzy improv and instrumentation, I think the core of it compositionally and line-up wise followed more the rock approach -- rhythmically it's quite rock I think, and structurally too (not just songs but instrumentals), and also the chord progressions that were commonly used don't seem that jazz).  And I've read that when it came to "improv" it was different from a jazz approach.  Psyschadelic rock was important to the style.  Jazz-rock, I'll leave it to others to quantify.  There are more classically jazzy bands of the Fusion variety in the archives that are more jazz.   Jazz -- one of the most important ingredients of prog for me generally.




Edited by Logan - April 08 2008 at 00:40

Logan wrote: I'm usually careful about copying the text to clipboard (highlight > right click -> copy) before posting but I just  lost  a fairly lengthy response myself by accidentally hitting one of the mouse buttons that deleted the text and inserted a user name I'd copied earlier.  SO i'll make it shorter than I would like. It depends on the songs and albums of Soft Machine.  The first was more psych pop/rock and then it became more Fusion, jazz and psychedelic rock -- (Fusion being common for Canterbury Scene bands, one reasons why the team is Jazz Rock Fusion/ Canterbury).  I'd say that the band was psych/ pop/ rock/ jazz.  Definitely became very jazzy but never sounded like pure jazz to me (and I used to be a big listener of jazz), so I call it jazzy or Fusion.  I do think of SM as more of a jazzy rock band than a rocky jazz band.  Definite pysch, still that rhythm and blues influence common to rock, and despite jazzy improv and instrumentation, I think the core of it compositionally and line-up wise followed more the rock approach -- rhythmically it's quite rock I think, and structurally too (not just songs but instrumentals), and also the chord progressions that were commonly used don't seem that jazz).  And I've read that when it came to "improv" it was different from a jazz approach.  Psyschadelic rock was important to the style.  Jazz-rock, I'll leave it to others to quantify.  There are more classically jazzy bands of the Fusion variety in the archives that are more jazz.   Jazz -- one of the most important ingredients of prog for me generally.

omri wrote: Logan,   I also love this track but is'nt it called Nan true's hole ? (I'm not capable of checking it myself at the moment). Speaking about contrast in the album don't you think that "God song" does it in Little red record ? I love the lyrics and the idea of making a phonecall to god (pardon me I'm very drunk).

Not "Man's True Hole"?  So it is.  Better I'd written that than "Nan's True Hole," at least, since that is positively disgusting.  ("nan" meaning grandmother).

"God Song" has been my most played track off of it.  A recent experience turned my thoughts to spiritual matters.  I think I played it again and again in the hopes of getting some reaction from God (hopefully not something very bad).  I'm agnostic, but really was very upset, and God (if it exists or not), or the idea of God, was something I could vent my frustration to/ at.  I wanted some kind of sign.  I know that Wyatt is an atheist, or is he really agnostic (and it fits the anti-religion communist message that one might expect in an album so-named), but I love that line where he makes that excuse/ insincere apology "You know that I'm only joking... pardon me, I'm very drunk" -- so please don't smite me).  There's a song that would make many people uncomfortable (it's acerbic), and even though I'm not religious, it made me feel a little guilty or uncomfortable to an extent.  Love the song, though.  I'm not sure how long after recording that that his accident happened.  "What on Earth are you doing God, is this some sort of joke you're playing?" 

"Marchides" is terrific.

That must be the band that we are all eagerly awaiting the now infamous review.