Interactive Poll: Lesser Known Prog 2010-2019

Grumpyprogfan wrote: So far, I enjoy The Mercury Tree song - was this before their microtonal songs or just a one off standard tonal tune? And I like the bunch of ooo's tune.

On The Mercury Tree, it's before they went all out on the microtonal. They collaborated on a microtonal album with Cryptic Ruse on a project called Cryptic Tree in 2018, and then in 2019 released Spidersmilk on which all the music was written in 17EOD.

From 2019. Virgil Donati - Ruination

I love that Reverie track! Wasn't aware of them.

Hamadryad - The Black Hole part 2: The Worst Is Yet to Come (2017, 48 ratings)

Octopus-4 updated his post to include a playing video of the entire album 200 000 Zwoyld. For the poll, I picked one of the tracks I liked - the third track Chaä. He's welcome to let me know if he would rather have another one listed.

Late to the party, but couldn't decide on what to add early on, then came down with COVID. These are the first two tracks i thought of, but I was concerned because I have shared them before in my own topics (kinds of very "Logan" music). If two are okay from me now to fill this up, I would like to go with one from Sundfor and one from Oneohtrix Point Never.

Shared this before in another topic and George even responded approvingly. This was one of last summer's favourites for me to play in the car:

Oneohtrix Point Never "Freaky Eyes" off Garden of Delete (2015). The album has 5 ratings at PA and is included in Progressive Electronic.



My other choice if both accepted will be the wonderful and lovely Susanne Sundfør with a choice from her 2015 album Ten Love Songs. It has 23 ratings at PA and she is included in Crossover Prog. I adore this, and would sooner call this Art Pop than Prog; however, the two do overlap (especially with Kate Bush in PA). :)

Susanne Sundfør "Silencer" (Ten Love Songs)



So both from 2015 and neither are what many would expect from prog per se and both I have shared in topics before.

Thanks to for doing this George, and good to see you back in these Lorenzo (maybe baby needed a little time to rest and be burped; I mean the series).

Edited by Logan - November 19 2024 at 10:15

^ Much appreciated George. Recovering really well. Even back to my morning coffee routine. Hooray! I'm looking forward to checking out lots of new to me music from the list, and returning to a few that I already knew well and loved.

I did not take the time to be as attentive in full as I often am, especially as I joined in late, and lacked those multiple spins over time that can reveal more depth and intrigue to the music. Some music needs some time to click if outside one's wheelhouse, I find. I chose from those that appealed on first listen.

I knew four of these very well, and much as I like those and would have voted for those too if not going with the traditional three votes, I opted to favour those I lacked familiarity with for my votes (a common practice with some of the regulars in these Interactive polls).

Below are the four I knew well. That was a great Zwoyld pick off what is, at least have found to be, a great album. Le Silo has been a very serious fave of mine for the album that the track represents. And Aranis has been one of my very favourite bands.

Zwoyld - Chaä
Le Silo - Matsaman
Akt - Di Vento
Aranis - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Six stood out for me from those I didn't know or at least had heard much less. I do recall Kenta Shimakawa's Oiseau, and I know I have heard Moulettes before.

Rêverie - Stradis dismintiadis (this was a nice discovery for me)
Lyrian - Three One-Eyed Gods (this did make me smile and laugh)
Kenta Shimakawa - Oiseau (this is very familiar)
Moulettes - Circle Song (think I might have heard one before)
SONAR - Critical Mass
Hooffoot - Take Five, Seven, Six, Eight and Nine

Of those six I have opted to go with the Reverie (could have been a auto-vote but I did take the time to check out all first), Lyrian and Moulettes. Lots of great for me music in the poll.

Really love these lists that focus on decades. And I like the crterion of less ratings.

Edited by Logan - November 19 2024 at 12:34

I voted Aranis, Akt, and Hooffoot. I could have voted for a few others as well.

This was an enjoyable mix. I played this while I worked this week, selecting from the ones new to me, which were most. Had only heard the Marco Minnemann, Tin Spirits, SONAR, and Oneohtrix Point Never tracks before. But first time seeing the Minnemann playthrough video and the live SONAR.

Thanks again for everyone contributing. No rush for voting. I know it takes time to listen.

If you just happen to be reading this but did not suggest a track, you can listen to the playlist of all the tracks on the first page to check out the music. There's a wide range covering many if the subgenres on this site. Give a lesser known artist a try.