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Sean Trane 
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 Topic: Your Greatest Prog Discoveries of 2021Posted: March 08 2022 at 08:33 |
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My first guess would maybe be Big Hogg - which has released its third album last year but I didn't know about the band being around since 2015 and its previous two albums Soooo that's it for discovering new or unknown to me artistes my discoveries fave been albums, be they the latest or their first one..
like Ian (with the notable exception of Fela Kuti ), 98% of my 2021 discoveries have been 2021 releases or the last two preceding years - so you may want to look up my list of top 2021 posted on the collab top 2021 thread. Edited by Sean Trane - March 08 2022 at 08:35 |
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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moshkito
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Posted: March 08 2022 at 05:53 |
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Hi,
Sad to see in many lists a lot of old folks and bands, that in all reality do not really have the touch anymore and are, somewhat, repeating themselves. There is too much music out there, and thanks to at least one post with an insane listing, and Guy Guden from Space Pirate Radio, in general, for me, the "NEW" music is not going to come from any listings in PA at all, but from the places where the music actually is ... and while someone here can list them, and yeah, what a list that is, the sad part is that the majority of folks here, will not even bother to check 5 of those bands out because their old favorite has a new album of the same old stuff, and smelly carpet!
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Gentle and Giant
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Posted: March 07 2022 at 12:11 |
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black midi
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Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen
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miamiscot
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Posted: March 07 2022 at 08:08 |
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Black Country, New Road
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The Prog Corner
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Ronstein
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Posted: March 02 2022 at 03:58 |
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Cardiacs. Found them through William D.Drake. I can listen to (and watch the videos for) 'R.E.S.' and 'Tarred and Feathered' all day long!!
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richardh
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Posted: March 02 2022 at 03:33 |
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I don't think I've made enough effort but I did come across the Norwegian band Krokofant and their Fifth album that is entitled 'Fifth'. I put that only behind Frost* -Day and Age as far as 2021 releases go.
Black Midi , Needlepoint and Shamblemaths also came to my attention but I don't like them as much as Krokofant at the moment. That can change I'm sure..
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richardh
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Posted: March 02 2022 at 03:27 |
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I would strongly recommend Dirty Rotten b*****ds by them which is something of a modern classic imo.
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Grumpyprogfan
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Posted: February 28 2022 at 14:57 |
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Wippy Bonstack. Most incredible music I've heard in a long time. Would have never found this if I hadn't read Mirakaze's recent review. Much thanks.
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Posted: January 07 2022 at 13:26 |
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Sticking with albums...
Banchee - Thinkin' [another incredible gem from 1971 in that proggy heavy psych style, well worth checking!] Black Midi - Cavalcade [was sceptical after I found their debut over-hyped, but really enjoyed this] Colosseum - Live! [gutted I only just discovered this after years of playing Valentyne Suite to death] Explosions in the Sky - Those Who Tell the Truth... [not strictly prog but it's on the website! Was pleasantly surprised] Greenslade - Bedside Manners are Extra [a cracking little gem] Jack O' The Clock - Repetitions of the Old City II [got really into this group in 2021, check them if you haven't!] Monobody - Raytracing [incredibly tasteful mathy prog which I usually grow really tired of, but this hits the spot] David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive [took me a while to get around to this but worth the wait] Trees - The Garden of Jane Delawney [preferred to On the Shore for sure] |
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zwordser
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Posted: January 04 2022 at 18:41 |
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... forgot to include Crisalida, Terra Ancestral to
my list. Even though I first heard them at Baja prog in 2014, getting an
album of theirs this year was way overdue. Fantastic, somewhat
Latin-flavored hard-Neo Prog!
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I try to keep up to date with all the new bands added and check PA every day. It also helps that I can listen to about 4 to 6 albums a day while at work (desk job; on computer all day). Having said that, I still miss some things that fall through the crack. The one I liked the most was Present. I've had that band in my list of things to check out for over a decade and have seen them mentioned countless times on the forum in many "top this or that" album lists. An egregious mishap on my part, but better late than never. Already acquired their first two and Certitudes. I don't know how common it is on this site, but I appreciate RIO/Avant/Zeuhl as much as I do Symph/Neo. So, I'm equally interested in listening to bands from both ends of this spectrum.
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Posted: December 30 2021 at 10:41 |
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One of my biggest discover of the year was Deafheaven, they are sooo good. They doesn't sounds like any band I've heard before, and they're always refresh their sound. Beautiful and chaotic.
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Posted: December 30 2021 at 09:06 |
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Wow! Looks more like the "collaborator's work is never done" list than "greatest discoveries", but your musical pallet may be quite expansive  Which of those you listed did you like the most? |
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Posted: December 29 2021 at 18:28 |
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Mostly newer bands, but a several older ones I knew about but had never listened to until this year.
Ahvak Aquaserge Ars de Er black midi Bubblemath cHoclat FRoG Colonel Petrov's Good Judgement Combat Astronomy Caio Csizmar Das Rad Evohé Fair Wind Pleases Falling Into Birds The Flying Luttenbachers A Formal Horse Fragile Glasgow Coma Scale Gnohgnuhgnlus Hieronymus Dream Horte Jack Dupon Jü K'Mono Korekyojinn Krokofant Laktating Yak Lucas Lee Looking-Glass Lantern Monobody Mourning Knight Neom News From Babel Noisy Diners Papangu Partner Perilymph Present Primaleón Quill The Red Masque Regal Worm Retroheads Schizofrantik Schnauser Shamblemaths Shurakay Soup Suburban Savages Syncatto Trees Speak Twombley Burwash Pierre Vervloesem Ulls Upsilon Acrux Už Jsme Doma Alex Ward Wax People Willowglass The Work ZeitGeistS |
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Sean Trane
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Posted: December 29 2021 at 10:44 |
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let's just stay above the moral melee
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Posted: December 29 2021 at 10:20 |
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Not a lot for me. This year I bought the least amount of CD's in my life.
Two discoveries - Beautiful Bedlam and MFTJ. |
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Posted: December 29 2021 at 08:32 |
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The greatest discovery this year for me would be Mourning Knight.
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Posted: December 29 2021 at 08:20 |
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What a cool cover! I've heard this is really good.
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Posted: December 29 2021 at 08:13 |
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^ Nice list. I too "discovered" Steeleye Span (heard before, but not in depth) purely by chance--found three of their albums while browsing in thrift shops; also found four Clannad albums the same way. I wouldn't consider them "great" finds of the year, but definitely good ones.
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Posted: December 29 2021 at 07:02 |
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Some of these were totally new to me, others I finally took the time to get to know: The CollectorsRachel Flowers Needlepoint Hands of the Heron black midi Beautiful Bedlam small tape yoo doo right Caligonaut Pale Mannequin Ain Soph Anyone's Daughter Bondage Fruit England Fovea Hex Galadriel H.P. Lovecraft Strawberry Alarm Clock It's a Beautiful Day La Bocca della Verità Molesome Myrkur NichelOdeon Pär Lindh Project The Pretty Things Sebastian Hardie/Windchase Semiramis Steeleye Span Thallo That Joe Payne Trees Ultimate Spinach The Watch Yeti Rain |
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