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AHORA MAZDA      Not a racy Japanese sports car, but the highest deity in Zoroastrianism (not a word you see every day) and also the name of an avant-garde Psychedelic Rock band from Holland who breeze through the windmills of your mind. Smile

4 stars 1970: Ahora Mazda - Ahora Mazda - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz0s_8vdS1o
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5BRIDGES      Dutch Haarlem globetrotters 5BridgeS pay homage to Keith Emerson & The Nice with their choice of band name, but in reality, 5BridgeS sound more like Genesis and YES than ELP, And You and I know classic Symphonic Prog doesn't get much better than YES. Smile

5 stars 2008: 5BridgeS - The Thomas Tracks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhOQXF45gZM



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JAN AKKERMAN      The primary Focus of Dutch Symphonic Prog in the band he formed with Thijs Van Leer in Amsterdam way back in 1969, Jan Akkerman was once voted the Best Guitarist in the World by Melody Maker magazine, and that's no Hocus Pocus. Yodeli, Yodeli, Ee, Aye, Oh.  Smile


 4 stars 1968: Jan Akkerman - Talent for Sale - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lB3_wqQz3RYGWyPpqKZ7WLsKyBYYlLYHU
 4 stars 1978: Jan Akkerman & Claus Ogerman - Aranjuez - https://youtu.be/b9fvFEH-kUE
 2 stars 1980: Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Transparental - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDb3NKOW-ZqaWNw5NG6cBYVRTEj3zKQ5d
 3 stars 1982: Jan Akkerman - It Could Happen to You -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lbgRQx_Q_ijgzNDq_of5un4ydXmsKNv7
 4 stars 1996: Jan Akkerman - 10,000 Clowns on a Rainy Day - Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ntx0nu9csV-OUfKiNCCnYBGYcWAm5moHM
 3 stars 1998: Jan Akkerman & Curtis Knight - Blues Root - (full album currently unavailable)


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ALQUIN      The Kings and Mountain Queen of Dutch Prog.... Nobody Can Wait Forever for another 5-star album to come along, and full Marks goes to the outstanding debut album from the premier league Dutch Jazz-Rock band, Alquin* - Holland's Best Kept Secret. Thumbs Up




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ARGUS      No surprise that Dutch Neo Prog band Argus are fans of Wishbone Ash, although the two albums in the Argus catalogue sound nothing at all like their favourite band. What is surprising though is that Argus employs the use of a Theremin, which you may not have heard since last watching a spooky sci-fi movie from the classic late 1950's/early 1960's era. Smile




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ARKUS     It's a long trek to Utrecht, but that's where Dutch neo-proggers Arkus are from with a heartfelt tribute to the war dead of World War One. 







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AVALANCHE        The one and only album of Prog Folk from Avalanche, where perseverance pays off with repeated listening. You'd be very unlucky indeed to be caught up in an Avalanche in The Netherlands though, where the highest "mountain" is just over 1,000 feet high. You can almost picture the windmills in the polders and fields full of tulips in the broad flatlands as you lie back and think of Holland while listening to this idyllic, pastoral folk album. Smile

 4 stars  1979: Avalanche - Perseverance Kills Our Game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fATRJo7E9c
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 5 stars 2008: 5BridgeS - The Thomas Tracks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhOQXF45gZM

 3 stars 1969: After Tea - After Tea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyap-AeBT44
 4 stars 1970: After Tea - Jointhouse Blues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCnkoteVagc&t=723s

 4 stars 2013: Ahmshere - Mindless Trust 

 4 stars 1970: Ahora Mazda - Ahora Mazda - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz0s_8vdS1o

 4 stars 1968: Jan Akkerman - Talent for Sale - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lB3_wqQz3RYGWyPpqKZ7WLsKyBYYlLYHU
 3 stars 1976: Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Eli - https://youtu.be/wTTGFeAyUhc
 4 stars 1978: Jan Akkerman & Claus Ogerman - Aranjuez - https://youtu.be/b9fvFEH-kUE
 4 stars 1978: Jan Akkerman - Live at Montreux - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZMU1-CT7iQ
 2 stars 1980: Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux - Transparental - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDb3NKOW-ZqaWNw5NG6cBYVRTEj3zKQ5d
 3 stars 1982: Jan Akkerman - It Could Happen to You -  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lbgRQx_Q_ijgzNDq_of5un4ydXmsKNv7
 4 stars 1996: Jan Akkerman - 10,000 Clowns on a Rainy Day - Live - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ntx0nu9csV-OUfKiNCCnYBGYcWAm5moHM
 3 stars 1998: Jan Akkerman & Curtis Knight - Blues Root - (full album currently unavailable)


 5 stars 2020: Argus - The Outsider - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki3IRBvu_IM


 4 stars 1979: Avalanche - Perseverance Kills Our Game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fATRJo7E9c


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 3 stars 1975: Bonfire - Bonfire Goes Bananas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNPYDj87VUU

 4 stars 1969: Brainbox - Brainbox - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnJV7-qU7Lw
 3 stars 1972: Brainbox - Parts
 3 stars 2011: Brainbox - The 3rd Flood - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghwsq2oj1Qk

 5 stars 2021: Broers + Klazinga - Burdens of the Mind - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_md_Pm5tJA7H9cqhpNwB2GDlrp8Zp7Go74

 4 stars 2009: Christiaan Bruin - A Glimpse Inside - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoRNXsrOuZ-VHsnbYIjGspy8kul8NDlWJ
 4 stars 2013: Christiaan Bruin - Days of Summer Gone - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ktCACqt7mzqQeWRKGV90yQiM0FYKjZQ78
 4 stars 2015: Christiaan Bruin - The Black Codex (Episodes 1-13) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k4IKXtfqkmts-yF_CL71EZxFpeTYH2kWs
 4 stars 2015: Christiaan Bruin - The Black Codex (Episodes 14-26) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lATXcZ5FX0OO8dwkqjiRX4sGMHSU2Nvt4
 4 stars 2015: Christiaan Bruin - The Black Codex (Episodes 27-39) - 
 4 stars 2015: Christiaan Bruin - The Black Codex (Episodes 40-52) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nwBAFeBGPiRImAJX8wvUS4AhKL0io2VVo


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BONFIRE     Maybe a slow burner, but a crackling good album overall from Bonfire, who are going Bananas in a Canterbury Scene style. No relation to Dutch Canterbury Scene band Supersister though - more like a second cousin twice removed. Smile 

3 stars 1975: Bonfire - Bonfire Goes Bananas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNPYDj87VUU


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BRAINBOX      A Dutch Proto-Prog band featuring a pre-Focus Jan Akkerman on Brainbox's self-titled debut, so it doesn't take a Brainbox to know this is an essential album for Focus fans. Smile

 4 stars 1969: Brainbox - Brainbox - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnJV7-qU7Lw
 3 stars 1972: Brainbox - Parts
 3 stars 2011: Brainbox - The 3rd Flood - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghwsq2oj1Qk

Brainbox - Summertime - the George Gershwin classic, given a modern twist
 
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BROERS + KLAZINGA    The gauntlet has been thrown down! An impressive debut jousting for position in the top annals of Neo Prog, chivalrous duo Broers & Klazinga's valiant first offering has close heraldic ties to Knight Area - Holland's best-known Neo Prog band. 

5 stars  2021: Broers + Klazinga - Burdens of the Mind - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_md_Pm5tJA7H9cqhpNwB2GDlrp8Zp7Go74



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CHRISTIAAN BRUIN       If Peter Banks is the Architect of British Prog, then Chis Bruin is surely one of the prime architects of Dutch Prog (alongside Arjen Anthony Lucassen), having composed such epic productions as The Black Codex quadrilogy (divided into 52 episodes and apparently inspired by Harry Potter) and his monumental Inventions trilogy, not to mention being involved with several Dutch bands, including the orchestral pop Mayra Orchestra, Progressive Metal band Adeia, Neo Prog band Nine Stones Close, and whilst still somehow finding the time to play drums with Sky Architect too! Whereas there may have been no beginning to Jeffrey Archer's talent (at least according to Clive Anderson),  there really is no end to Chris Bruin's talent. And the best place to start with his extensive discography? Well, why not take A Glimpse Inside Chris Bruin's superb debut album. You won't be disappointed. Smile

 4 stars 2009: Christiaan Bruin - A Glimpse Inside - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoRNXsrOuZ-VHsnbYIjGspy8kul8NDlWJ
 4 stars 2013: Christiaan Bruin - Days of Summer Gone - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ktCACqt7mzqQeWRKGV90yQiM0FYKjZQ78
 4 stars 2015: Christiaan Bruin - The Black Codex (Episodes 1-13) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k4IKXtfqkmts-yF_CL71EZxFpeTYH2kWs
 4 stars 2015: Christiaan Bruin - The Black Codex (Episodes 14-26) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lATXcZ5FX0OO8dwkqjiRX4sGMHSU2Nvt4
 4 stars 2015: Christiaan Bruin - The Black Codex (Episodes 27-39) - 
 4 stars 2015: Christiaan Bruin - The Black Codex (Episodes 40-52) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nwBAFeBGPiRImAJX8wvUS4AhKL0io2VVo

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 3 stars 1981: Chimera - Des Duivels Oorkussen 
 3 stars 1982: Chimera - Obstakel -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2LAAfPmC8
 3 stars 2010: Chimera - Uitgevlogen 
 3 stars 2016: Chimera - Gestolen Lente 



 5 stars 1996: Coda - What a Symphony - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKk_a4tt9qg



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CARGO        Clear the decks and get ready to take delivery of a Cargo-load of Heavy Prog all the way from Amsterdam. Nuke

  4 stars 1972: Cargo - Cargo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wOFT5aiJ0c


 

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CHIMERA     A pagan bunch of Dutch new age tree-huggers who you may see dancing naked around a tree at midnight - if you're lucky! Then again, it could be just a Chimera. 

 3 stars 1981: Chimera - Des Duivels Oorkussen 
 3 stars 1982: Chimera - Obstakel -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt2LAAfPmC8
 3 stars 2010: Chimera - Uitgevlogen 
 3 stars 2016: Chimera - Gestolen Lente 

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CIRKEL      Taking Neo Prog to new levels of obscurity comes Dutch band Cirkel, where The First Goodbye also turned out to be their last. Cirkel have been described as a poor man's Moody Blues, where it's not so much Nights in White Satin, but more a case of Nights in Plain White Linen, for those on a tight budget. 



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CLIFFHANGER      A Dutch Neo Prog Genesis clone, sounding the way Genesis could've sounded in the 1980's & 90's instead of Abacab, We Can't Dance and Calling All Stations, although not to expect Genesis to bow to commercial pressures by becoming a 1980's hit-making pop sensation would've surely been Against All Odds. Confused



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CODA      !!WOW!! Just Wow! What a Symphony! I'm blown away by the lush symphonic soundscapes of Coda, a majestic Dutch Symphonic Prog band led by multi-instrumentalist Eric DeVroomen. This is the kind of passionate prog that YES and Genesis could only dream of doing in the 1980's & 90's. Va Va Vroomen! Clap

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CLIFFHANGER      A Dutch Neo Prog Genesis clone, sounding the way Genesis could've sounded in the 1980's & 90's instead of Abacab, We Can't Dance and Calling All Stations, although not to expect Genesis to bow to commercial pressures by becoming a 1980's hit-making pop sensation would've surely been Against All Odds. Confused




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