Your favourite Nordic progressive music albums?

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Topic: Your favourite Nordic progressive music albums?
Posted: October 26 2024 at 09:01

There's been a thread about your top Nordic prog bands, but how about your favourite albums, which I find to be most interesting.

That includes of course again artists from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden,

and my favourite albums are (in chronological order):

Bo Hansson (S) - Sagan om Ringen (1970)

Ache (DK) - De Homine Urbano (1970)

Burnin’ Red Ivanhoe (DK) - W.W.W. (1971)

Älgarnas Trädgård (S) - ”Framtiden är ett svävande skepp...(1972)

Savage Rose (DK) - Dødens Triumf (1972)

Secret Oyster (DK) - Sea Son (1974)

Wigwam (FIN) - Being (1974)

Made In Sweden (S) - "Where Do We Begin" (1976)

Jukka Tolonen (FIN) - A Passenger to Paramaribo (1977)

Sievert, Tolonen et.al. (DK, FIN) - After Three Days (1978)*

Bazaar (DK) - Bazaar Live (1978)*

Änglagård (S) - Hybris (1992)

Landberk (S) - Rigtigt Äkta (1992)

Anekdoten (S) - Vemod (1993)

White Willow (N) - Sacrament (2000)

Hidria Spacefolk (FIN) - Symbiosis (2002)

Opeth (S) - Damnation (2003)

Green Carnation (N) - The Acoustic Verses (2006)

Goat (S) - Commune (2014)

* not on PA

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Posted: October 26 2024 at 09:49

Jordsjø - Nattfiolen. It's not only a great album but it's very "Nordic" in terms of the atmosphere.

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Posted: October 26 2024 at 11:02

Hrychu wrote:

Jordsjø - Nattfiolen. It's not only a great album but it's very "Nordic" in terms of the atmosphere.

You seem to be rather or very fond of Nordic prog music, Hrychu, and know much about it.

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Posted: October 26 2024 at 11:47

I had a considerably longer list of acts that I culled from for Paul's topic and wish I had saved. I did set up a rule that the album should be in PA, so if so it is fair game. I would have liked to add some more now but my wife needs this computer and is hovering right over me waiting. By the way, I also love Nordic TV and movies.

Some bands with albums I love:

Älgarnas Trädgård - Framtiden är ett svävande skepp, förankrat i forntiden (Sweden, 1972)
Anna Sjalv Tredje - Tussilago Fanfara (Sweden, 1977)
Dungen - Ta det lugnt (Sweden, 2004)
Elephant9 with Reine Fiske - Silver Mountain (Norway, 2015)
Fire! Orchestra - Arrival (Sweden, 2019)
Goat - World Music (Sweden, 2012)
Gösta Berlings Saga - Detta har hänt (Sweden, 2009)
Haikara - Haikara (Finland, 1972)
Höyry-kone - Hyönteisiä voi rakastaa (Finland, 1995)
Kultivator - Barndomens Stigar (Sweden, 1981)
Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust (Sweden, 1998)
Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken - The Death Defying Unicorn (Norway, 2012)
Ragnarök - Ragnarök (Sweden, 1976)
Samla Mammas Manna - Måltid (Sweden, 1973)
Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun (Iceland, 1999)
Von Zamla - Zamlaranamma (Sweden, 1982)
Zamla Mammaz Manna - Familjesprickor (Sweden, 1980)

Some artists I love:

Björk - Homogenic (Iceland, 1997)
Jan Garbarek [Quartet] - Afric Pepperbird (Norway, 1970)
Bo Hansson - Sagan om ringen (Sweden, 1970)
Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic (born Sweden, moved to Denmark, 2018)
Bjorn J:Son Lindh - Från storstad till grodspad (Sweden, 1971)
Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs (Norway, 2015)
Terje Rypdal - Odyssey (Norway, 1975)

EDIT: I did not get a chance to add some of my Danish favourites:

Causa Sui - Euporie Tide (Denmark, 2013)
Culpeper's Orchard - Culpeper's Orchard (Denmark, 1970)
Dr. Dopo Jam - Entree (Denmark, 1973)
The Savage Rose - Dødens Triumf (Denmark, 1972)
Secret Oyster - Straight to the Krankenhaus (Denmark, 1976)

Edited by Logan - October 27 2024 at 09:47

Duos for fave acts

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Posted: October 26 2024 at 11:52

Shining - Grindstone

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Posted: October 26 2024 at 13:23

A few...

Ark - Burn the Sun (Norway)
Anti-Depressive Delivery - Chain Of Foods (Norway)
Mats Öberg - Visa från Inneröra (Sweden)
Owane - Yeah Whatever (Norway)
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane (Sweden)

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Posted: October 26 2024 at 21:02

Wigwam (Finland) – Fairyport (1971)
Dr. Dopo Jam (Denmark) – Entree (1973)
Pekka Pohjola Group (Finland) – Kätkävaaran Lohikäärme (1980)
Kaipa (Sweden) – Inget Nytt Under Solen (1976)
Fantasia (Finland) – Fantasia (1975)
Afenginn (Denmark) – Opus (2016)
Blue Sun (Denmark) – Blue Sun (1971)
Maladi (Finland) – Ainavihantaa (2021)
Art Deco (Finland) – Turhat Tarinat (2023)
Astral Magic (Finland) – Dreamtime Activities (2022)
Etcetera (Denmark) – Fin De Siecle (1999)
Autumn Breeze (Sweden) – Höstbris (1979)

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Posted: October 27 2024 at 02:38

Vesilinja from Finland is also spectacular. Especially their third album, which features the band's debut 20 minute epic.

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Posted: October 27 2024 at 03:37

I like much your mentioning of the country / year of release. Thumbs Up

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Posted: October 27 2024 at 18:11

nearly all Swedish and Norwegian bands:

Par Lindh Project - Mundus Incompertus

Elephant 9 - Psychedelic Backfire (both parts)

Infringement - Black Science and White Lies

Agusa - Prima Materia

Anglagard - Hybris

All Traps On Earth - A Drop Of Light

Motorpsycho - Ancient Astronauts

Lars Fredrick Froislie - Fire Foretellinger

Seven Impale - Summit

The Flower Kings - Banks Of Eden

Katatonia - City Burials

Jordsjo - Salighet

Moon Safari - Himlabacken Part 2

The Waste Of Space Of Orchestra - Syntheosis

Gungfly - Alone Together

Lumsk - Fremmede Toner

(and everything by Wobbler of course!)

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Posted: October 29 2024 at 04:49

Very nice with all the contributions so far. Thumbs Up

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Posted: October 31 2024 at 07:24

The Norwegian Green Carnation is mostly known and appreciated for their Prog Metal album Light of Day, Day of Darkness (2001), which consists of one 60-minutes-long song. Personally, I definitely prefer their fifth album, Acoustic Verses (2006) with its beautiful ballads and a couple of long, pastoral tracks; all in retro style and yet peppered by some grungy vocals, of the more gentle kind though.

Here's the longest track, "9-29-045":

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Posted: November 03 2024 at 06:14

Baker's Dozen- One album per band.

Caligonaut- "Magnified as Giants"

Wobbler- "From Silence to Somewhere"

Anglagard- "Viljans Öga"

Opeth- "Pale Communion"

Moon Safari- "Blomljud"

Anekdoten- "Until All the Ghosts Are Gone"

Diablo Swing Orchestra- "Pacifisticuffs"

Chronicles of Father Robin- "The Songs & Tales of Airoea"

Seven Impale- "Summit"

Motorpsycho- "The Death Defying Unicorn"

Leprous- "The Congregation"

Jordsjø - "Salighet"

Shamblemaths- "Shamblemaths 2"

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Posted: November 03 2024 at 06:51

very nice, thank you Thumbs Up

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Posted: 2 hours 8 minutes ago at 05:29

As I don't find it to be particularly progressive, to begin with, I did not put on my list here Dødens Triumf (The Triumph of Death, 1972) by the Danish Savage Rose. It's some music written for a ballet by one of the most appreciated choreographers in the '70s Denmark, Flemming Flindt, and a ballet based on Jeu de Massacre, a play by E. Ionescu.

After second thought, I've included on my list this album by the one of in Denmark most well-known bands, and here's a track from it:

Edited by David_D - 2 hours 4 minutes ago at 05:33

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