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 4 stars 1978: Mahoujin - Babylonia Suite - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiuzyizY61o

 3 stars 1997: Mandrake - Unreleased Materials Vols. 1 & 2 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX9KXMN8z5gWNbUqUjoX1_x_wMJHIAwVC

 4 stars 1988: Midas - Beyond the Clear Air - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kcWTp09xl0
 4 stars 1996: Midas - Midas II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SCv6ZACnGA
 4 stars 1999: Midas - Third Operation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF25yY0SWDA
 4 stars 2000: Midas - International Popular Album - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGmk9pw_o90
 4 stars 2013: Midas - Touch the Clear Air - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fXmZCz2iQ
 4 stars 2017: Midas - Eternal Voyage

 5 stars 1984: Mugen - Sinfonia Della Luna - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKYpe_Q7ACc
 5 stars 1986: Mugen - Leda et le Cygne - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUu66DL5ihY
 4 stars 1988: Mugen - The Princess of Kingdom Gone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fzTcJsR46U
 
 4 stars 1984: Negasphere - Castle in the Air - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy7TB3V97iY
 3 stars 1985: Negasphere - Disadvantage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-CuL0PxBes

 4 stars 1980: Novela - La Songerie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBx44xkxNqM
 4 stars 1980: Novela - In the Night - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZxgeE9MkR4
 4 stars 1981: Novela - Paradise Lost - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ug5ZtWCH8
 4 stars 1982: Novela - Sanctuary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTlONv33Xdk
 4 stars 1983: Novela - Harmagedon Story - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaBkHi45_D4
 4 stars 1984: Novela - Harmagedon Story - Part II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9Qw3Oh7pA

 4 stars 1983: Orpheus - Orpheus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC0gcojbjHI

 5 stars 1985: Outer Limits - Misty Moon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2mYJFDcPx8
 5 stars 1986: Outer Limits - A Boy Playing the Magical Bugle Horn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsAOf79Qd50
 5 stars 1987: Outer Limits - The Scene of Pale Blue - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C4A7lnwU5E
                  1989: Outer Limits - Outer Mania - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaw1ML4GQeY
                  1989: Outer Limits - The Silver Apples on the Moon - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgy9eNrVwKwpm94nn1jj75qzFDTnnJfZ4
                  2007: Outer Limits - Stromatolite - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_naw7_JzYfmlK8eQzT4QX4sZgSxMczbyEk

                  1986: Pageant - La Mosaique de la Reverie - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k--kLKn03ZWGHQ49EpvOTECGhs7rI0Em4
                  1987: Pageant - Abysmal Masquerade - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kroTekwLeEZVDizfqDeKxA_rNF0el7ztw
                  1989: Pageant - The Pay for Dreamer's Sin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR1o2mdItm8

                  1985: Pale Acute Moon - Newtopia - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mnBVy5jctE9eebbv3NhQOqFUVbXo7mEmg

                  1989: Pazzo Fanfano di Musica - Pazzo Fanfano di Musica - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoUp30ZoFQ5ZHy6Dr14JHa4KXDfz53ytR

                  1989: Providence - And I'll Recite an Old Myth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-pRPBbm3pw
                  1996: Providence - There Once Was a Night of Choko-Muro The Paradise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZ29QOnza0


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A-Z of Japanese Symphonic Prog & Neo Prog

MAGDALENA      Glorious classically-inspired Symphonic Prog with operatic soprano Megumi Tokuhisa (Japan's answer to Kate Bush) raising the rafters. All of the lyrics are in Japanese, but that only adds to  Magdalena's oriental charm. Domo arigato. Smile
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MAHOUJIN     You may not know the meaning of Mahoujin, but if they were an English band they'd be called Magical Circle Guru Guru - an ideal name for an ELP-style prog band, I think you'll agree. Smile

4 stars 1978: Mahoujin - Babylonia Suite - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiuzyizY61o
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MANDRAKE     Mandrake's roots are located firmly in the 1970's, but their two volumes of raw archive material weren't released until 20 years later in 1997, by which time it appeared Symphonic Prog had had its day, especially if you happened to be a fan of Genesis. On the other hand though, if you were a fan of YES in the mid-90's, their best years were still to come. Wink

  3 stars 1997: Mandrake - Unreleased Materials Vols. 1 & 2 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX9KXMN8z5gWNbUqUjoX1_x_wMJHIAwVC


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

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MAGDALENA      Glorious classically-inspired Symphonic Prog with operatic soprano Megumi Tokuhisa (Japan's answer to Kate Bush) raising the rafters. All of the lyrics are in Japanese, but that only adds to  Magdalena's oriental charm. Domo arigato. Smile

4 stars<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> </span><span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">1987: Magdalena - Magdalena - </span>http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lhX49XwUgDT5dvTE5lb_HPjEYotG4q9c0


A low-key classic. If Megumi Tokuhisa is Japan's Kate Bush, their answer to Ann Wilson (with shades of Haslam) is Hiroko Nagai of Pageant (one of my favorite Japanese groups).
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

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MAGDALENA      Glorious classically-inspired Symphonic Prog with operatic soprano Megumi Tokuhisa (Japan's answer to Kate Bush) raising the rafters. All of the lyrics are in Japanese, but that only adds to  Magdalena's oriental charm. Domo arigato. Smile

4 stars<span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> </span><span style=": rgb248, 248, 252;">1987: Magdalena - Magdalena - </span>http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lhX49XwUgDT5dvTE5lb_HPjEYotG4q9c0


A low-key classic. If Megumi Tokuhisa is Japan's Kate Bush, their answer to Ann Wilson (with shades of Haslam) is Hiroko Nagai of Pageant (one of my favorite Japanese groups).

I've had a quick preview of Pageant and they sound great, so I'm looking forward to hearing them in full sometime soon. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

A low-key classic. If Megumi Tokuhisa is Japan's Kate Bush, their answer to Ann Wilson (with shades of Haslam) is Hiroko Nagai of Pageant (one of my favorite Japanese groups).


I've had a quick preview of Pageant and they sound great, so I'm looking forward to hearing them in full sometime soon.


Please experience La Mosaique de la Reverie sans interruptions from the townsfolk: Fill the moat, bar the doors, shutter the windows!
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

A low-key classic. If Megumi Tokuhisa is Japan's Kate Bush, their answer to Ann Wilson (with shades of Haslam) is Hiroko Nagai of Pageant (one of my favorite Japanese groups).


I've had a quick preview of Pageant and they sound great, so I'm looking forward to hearing them in full sometime soon.


Please experience La Mosaique de la Reverie sans interruptions from the townsfolk: Fill the moat, bar the doors, shutter the windows!

I live in a quiet village, so there's no danger of being interrupted by noisy townsfolk around here. Tongue
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

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MAHOUJIN     You may not know the meaning of Mahoujin, but if they were an English band they'd be called Magical Circle Guru Guru - an ideal name for an ELP-style prog band, I think you'll agree.


With a name like Magical Circle Guru Guru, I would think of some psychedelic and folky Krautrock Indo-Prog/Raga Rock band.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

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MAHOUJIN     You may not know the meaning of Mahoujin, but if they were an English band they'd be called Magical Circle Guru Guru - an ideal name for an ELP-style prog band, I think you'll agree.


With a name like Magical Circle Guru Guru, I would think of some psychedelic and folky Krautrock Indo-Prog/Raga Rock band.

The jazzy German Krautrock outfit did come to mind when I saw the name Guru Guru. Smile
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MIDAS      It takes some degree of audacity to title a recording "International Popular Album" before anyone's even heard it, but this is a Symphonic Prog band with the Midas touch! Smile

 4 stars 1988: Midas - Beyond the Clear Air - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kcWTp09xl0
 4 stars 1996: Midas - Midas II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SCv6ZACnGA
 4 stars 1999: Midas - Third Operation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF25yY0SWDA
 4 stars 2000: Midas - International Popular Album - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGmk9pw_o90
 4 stars 2013: Midas - Touch the Clear Air - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fXmZCz2iQ
 4 stars 2017: Midas - Eternal Voyage
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MUGEN     A band in pole position in the wonderful world of Japanese prog. Mugen are as strikingly beautiful as the racing colours on a Mugen Motor. Smile

 5 stars 1984: Mugen - Sinfonia Della Luna - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKYpe_Q7ACc
 5 stars 1986: Mugen - Leda et le Cygne - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUu66DL5ihY
 4 stars 1988: Mugen - The Princess of Kingdom Gone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fzTcJsR46U
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NEGASPHERE      One of the most obscure Neo Prog bands in the far eastern hemisphere, which could be a major Disadvantage in gaining any recognition in the western hemisphere. Confused

 4 stars 1984: Negasphere - Castle in the Air - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy7TB3V97iY
 3 stars 1985: Negasphere - Disadvantage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-CuL0PxBes
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^I've always liked their name.
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NOVELA      Not a Renaissance tribute band, despite the name, and despite all four members later going on to form the band Scheherazade. There has to be a Renaissance connection there somewhere. Tongue

 4 stars 1980: Novela - La Songerie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBx44xkxNqM
 4 stars 1980: Novela - In the Night - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZxgeE9MkR4
 4 stars 1981: Novela - Paradise Lost - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ug5ZtWCH8
 4 stars 1982: Novela - Sanctuary - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTlONv33Xdk
 4 stars 1983: Novela - Harmagedon Story - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaBkHi45_D4
 4 stars 1984: Novela - Harmagedon Story - Part II - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9Qw3Oh7pA


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ORPHEUS     A Japanese Neo Prog band who are so obscure that they're listed as the 27th artist named Orpheus on Discogs, so good luck with finding their album in the shops. Tongue

4 stars 1983: Orpheus - Orpheus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC0gcojbjHI
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