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    Posted: October 04 2024 at 07:01
Your Top 12 Nordic *Prog Bands* (including Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; & Sweden) as opposed to Your Top 12 Scandinavian Prog Bands, which would only include Denmark, Norway & Sweden. Smile

My Top 12 (in alphabetical order)

Galleon (Sweden)
Hidria Spacefolk (Finland)
Isildurs Bane (Sweden)
Kaipa (Sweden)
Par Lindh Project (Sweden)
Magic Pie (Norway)
Nightwish (Finland)
The Old Man and the Sea (Denmark)
Secret Oyster (Denmark)
Utopian Fields (Norway)
Vaerket (Denmark)
White Willow (Norway)


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 04 2024 at 07:02
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Wigwam
Dr. Dopo Jam
Pekka Pohjola Group
Kaipa
Fantasia
Afenginn
Blue Sun
Maladi
Art Deco
Astral Magic
Etcetera
Autumn Breeze
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I don't have 12.

Freak Kitchen (Sweden) prog in my world
Anti-Depressive Delivery (Norway)
Pain of Salvation (Sweden)
Anekdoten (Sweden)
Ark (Norway)
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

I don't have 12.

Freak Kitchen (Sweden) prog in my world
Anti-Depressive Delivery (Norway)
Pain of Salvation (Sweden)
Anekdoten (Sweden)
Ark (Norway)

I had the opposite problem. I struggled to narrow it down to just 12. I could've listed 12 favourites just from Denmark alone. Smile
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Opeth
Leprous
Motorpsycho
Agusa
Pain of Salvation
Himmellegeme
Airbag
Katatonia
Wobbler
Caligonaut
Diablo Swing Orchestra
The Flower Kings
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Alphabetically.  Note that my knowledge of Scandinavian prog is minimal, with most of these artists being Finnish

Aquaplan
Hallas
Hexvessel
Iterum Nata
Kerrs Pink
Kosmos
Nightwish
Nordagust
Tenhi
Tobias Tag (from Thoby Loth)
Viima
Vimma
White Willow



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I take it as Bands means bands only and not artists. Maybe something like this (no order):

Piirpauke (Fin)
Oriental Wind (Swe)
Ragnarök Swe)
Haikara (Fin)
Elephant9 (Nor)
Dungen (Swe)
Kultivator (Swe)
Ævestaden (Nor/Swe)
Sukellusvene (Fin)
Jordsjø (Nor)
Motorpsycho (Nor)
Morte Macabre (Swe)

No danes, but:
Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Secret Oyster
were very close.
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I'm surprised to learn that Finland is not a part of Scandanavia!

1. Petri Walli (KINGSTON WALL)
2. Terje Rypdal
3. Jan Garbarek
4. Reine Fiske 
5. Tirill Mohn
6. Motorpsycho
7. Ricard "Huxflux" Nettermalm (PAATOS et al.)
8. Airbag
9. Erlend Viken (SOUP, GIANT SKY)
10. Matthias Olsson (everything)
11. Ketil Vestrum Einarsen (WHITE WILLOW, WESERBERGLAND, KAUKASUS, HOLON, JAGA JAZZIST, GALASPHERE 347, PANZERPAPPA, RHYS MARSH, WOBBLER, MOTORPSYCHO)
12. Jónsi Birgisson (SIGUR RÓS)
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

I'm surprised to learn that Finland is not a part of Scandinavia!


Me too! Shocked
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

2. Terje Rypdal
3. Jan Garbarek

There was no order to my list. But if I hadn't taken "Bands" literally, they are my Nordic number one and two:)
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

I'm surprised to learn that Finland is not a part of Scandinavia!


Me too! Shocked
Geographically, Finland is a Nordic country that certainly belongs to Eastern Europe, not to Scandinavia. Genetically, Finns also have some additional East Eurasian ancestry connected to ancient Siberia.
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Wobbler
Par Lindh Project
Anglagard
Elephant 9
Motorpsycho
Agusa
Waste Of Space Orchestra
Katatonia
Jordjo
Lumsk
Moon Safari
The Flower Kings

more difficult than I expected. BTW Moon Safari are Swedish right?!
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


more difficult than I expected. BTW Moon Safari are Swedish right?!
Yes, although I sometimes confuse them with the Moon Safari album by French band Air. Embarrassed
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In no particular order:

Goat (Sweden)
Motorpsycho (Norway)
Pixie Ninja (Norway)
Anekdoten (Sweden)
Shamblemaths (Norway)
Agusa (Sweden)
Onségen Ensemble (Finland)
Sólstafír (Iceland)
Art Metal (Sweden/India)
Seven Impale (Norway)
Sigur Rós (Iceland)
Änglagård (Sweden)
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Wobbler
Anekdoten
Anglagard
Agusa
Jordjo
White Willow
Moon Safari
The Flower Kings

( I can't think of any more! Embarrassed)
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1. Mats/Morgan Band (Sweden)
2. Samla Mammas Manna (and offshoots) (Sweden)
3. Kairon;IRSE! (Finland)
4. Farmers Market (Norway)
5. Ominox (Sweden)
6. Deep Turtle (Finland)
7. Kultivator (Sweden)
8. Jaga Jazzist (Norway)
9. Änglagård (Sweden)
10. Green Asphalt (Sweden)
11. Kaipa (Sweden)
12. Pajjama (Norway)
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Moon Safari
Nightwish
Kaipa
Wintersun
Leprous
Opeth
Ghost (please?!🤔🤣)
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Anekdoten
TFK
Wobbler
My brother the wind
Anglagard
Moon Safari
Terje Rypdal
Causa Sui (DK)
Grand Stand
Landberk
Simon Says
Agusa

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My Top 11 Danish Prog Artists

Ache
Blast Furnace
Lars Boutrup's Music for Keyboards
Burnin' Red Ivanhoe
Culpeper's Orchard
Midnight Sun
The Old Man and the Sea
Rainbow Band
The Savage Rose
Secret Oyster
Vaerket
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I'd like to list over 30 bands, and this is mostly Swedish, but...

Älgarnas Trädgård (Sweden)
Anna Sjalv Tredje (Sweden) (a project name, not an artist name)
Dungen (Sweden)
Elephant9 (Norway)
Fire! / Fire Orchestra (Sweden)
Gösta Berlings Saga (Sweden)
Haikara (Finland)
Kultivator (Sweden)
Morte Macabre (Sweden)
Ragnarök (Sweden)
Samla Mammas Manna / Zamla Mammaz Manna / Von Zamla (Sweden)
Sigur Rós (Iceland)

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Motorpsycho (Norway) and Höyry-Kone (Finland) if a baker's dozen plus one.

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Some artists I love (that topic may come later):

Björk (Iceland)
Jan Garbarek (Norway)
Bo Hansson (Sweden)
Anna von Hausswolff
Bjorn J:Son Lindh (Sweden)
Susanne Sundfør (Norway)
Terje Rypdal (Norway)

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And a special nod to Komeda (Sweden) that is not in PA.



Edited by Logan - October 08 2024 at 19:59
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