latest prog innovator?

Who do you think is the biggest prog innovator in the last five years? two?





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Edited by tourdeforce - June 21 2008 at 02:11

Laplace wrote: good question. I am going to say Toby Driver because I think Kayo Dot have been the most exciting and relevant "progressive" thing in these last years. I hope people aren't going to be saying Steven Wilson too often, since he just makes progout of alt.rock by making it longer and professional. ;P

Laplace I was listening to Porcupine Tree just last night and while I'm not the biggest PT fan in the world when I listened carefully to how careful Steven Wilson's mind operates through his musical arrangements and production planing the word Genius did enter my mind, the guys a Genius in his field.   I`m not sure what that field is exactly kinda alternate cross over prog  but it sure is a pleasure to sit back and let Steven Wilson's visions paint such atmospheric alternative/ prog ambiance. . he's great ! 










Edited by Yorkie X - June 21 2008 at 12:21

sleeper wrote: I would have said Toby Driver as well, but then I realised that maudlin of the Well's My Fruit Psychobells is nearly 10 years old. So I'm going to say Oma Rodriugez Lopez..

Yay for Omar!

Yorkie X wrote: Laplace wrote: good question. I am going to say Toby Driver because I think Kayo Dot have been the most exciting and relevant "progressive" thing in these last years. I hope people aren't going to be saying Steven Wilson too often, since he just makes progout of alt.rock by making it longer and professional. ;P Laplace I was listening to Porcupine Tree just last night and while I'm not the biggest PT fan in the world when I listened carefully to how careful Steven Wilson's mind operates through his musical arrangements and production planing the word Genius did enter my mind, the guys a Genius in his field.   I`m not sure what that field is exactly kinda alternate cross over prog  but it sure is a pleasure to sit back and let Steven Wilson's visions paint such atmospheric alternative/ prog ambiance. . he's great !  but hes not qualified for the question which states latest innovator  in five years

That's a good point... I'm agree, Wilson is one of the most focused and dedicated Prog minds today.

But if I have to choose... I'd say Devin Townsend. I think this guy is jsut one of the most original, brave and innovative musicians in music today. His works in prog metal, extreme metal, ambient music, punk and other genres demonstrate that this guy is just brilliant and really talented.

You can love him, or hate him, or ignore him... But if you hear "Terria", for example, you'll realise that you've heard anything like that in your life!

im sticking with fripp. in these days of extreme tech metal krimson still blow away all wannabees with their harda**ed riffing and theyre in their 60s!

Ghost Rider wrote: Yay for Omar!

omar??? 

Of the ones I listen to, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, IMO. Thom Yorke was a big innovator in the early 2000's, but he kind of stopped since then.

The Red Masque, hands down. they brought new life to a genre that was already dead except for some of the old heroes who still continue to produce interesting stuff

The Red Masque sounds pretty cool, a little too metal for me but it's still pushing things forward in the world of music.

nice

sleeper wrote: I would have said Toby Driver as well, but then I realised that maudlin of the Well's My Fruit Psychobells is nearly 10 years old. So I'm going to say Oma Rodriugez Lopez..

Just out of curiosity; If you think he is, how can that album disqualify Toby Driver from being the biggest innovator of the last five years?