Please recommend very diversified neo-prog albums

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I'll check out a few of their songs to see if they fit the bill once I'm done with these recs.  Right now, I need to prepare myself for the new IQ as well, so in the middle of getting these recs sorted out, I need to listen to some more IQ and re-evaluate Subterranea later.

I've actually been waiting for neo-prog that steers into the folksier side of things.  It's been a key component to prog's variety since In the Court.

Btw, Solstice #2: New Life.

It may be a shame that the old singer left during the 9-year silence, but this woman's still a damn good singer with a Kate Bush presence.  It sounds like they've fleshed out a proper sound for themselves, a brand of neo-prog that's violin-based and mature.  Of course, there I'm not sure this is neo.  Synths are largely absent in place of violins.  I could be wrong on that, as I'm still fairly new.  Only heard about 40 neo albums so far, but if I'm wrong about that, please let me know because I'd like to learn as much as possible about neo-prog before I get tired with it and move onto something else.

Thanks a bunch!  With this my activity will be doubled, so I'd better blow through this forum's recommendations.

UPDATE: Edge - Suction 8

OK, wow.  Just utterly beautiful.  Every song tends to tackle much of the same genres present, but there are quite a few of them: folk, jazz, prog pop, goth rock, it's just an utter orchestra of glorious and magical unpredictability.  It might be slightly disjointed at times, but it never gets too far in the way of the magic.  That's not even the best part: the lead singer sounds almost exactly like one of my favorite female singers: Siouxsie.  This whole album is basically what would happen if the Banshees went neo-prog, and I was taken in as easily as I was with Hyaena.  I'm so pissed that not only did they only have one more album after this, but it's not even neo.  93.5/100, same league as King Crimson's Nightwatch live album, Banco's Garofano rosso and Quella's Il tempo della gioia.

Solstice - Silent Dance

Wow!  These people absolutely adore the classic folk rock of the 60's and 70's.  The singer sounds exactly like she came from that era.  The band's focused entirely on the folksy prog experience right here, and it's easy to get drawn into.  Unfortunately, it gets in the way of melodies developing properly, so the band didn't reach their full potential here.  Still great, but needs that fixed.  I'll be checking out more Solstice today.  87/100, same league as Soft Machine's Bundles, Banco's di terra and Mike Oldfields Amarok.

Major thanks to Hosydi and Logan for their recommendations!  These are the best two so far!

There are SOME synths to it, especially in the ending epic, but not enough to really be a major focus and cement the genre for me.  Not very diversified, either.  Actually, it feels a bit more like post-Seasons End Marillion to me, where they got more artistic with atmospheres.  Having said that, it's easy to see why this album would be liked.  It's a nicely done atmospheric album with the same emotional core as much neo-prog and an ambient production style that drives the force.  And I admit, the style has gotten a hold of my curiosity concerning the earlier works, so at some point, I'll be checking out the other Sanguine Hum albums.  I think I'll give this a 75/100, putting it in the same league as Enslaved's In Times and the Supertramp debut.

So tomorrow, I'll head over to Edge's Section 8.  Thanks for the rec, Grumpyprogfan!

Says the guy who said he'd let me have the last word and still replied anyway.  What I have to say applies to the public here as well.  I'm afraid people will consistently be comparing your behavior to mine and seeing that I'm obviously the one showing more self-control than you are, I mean it's obvious from the names and adjectives you use to describe those who merely disagree with the way you go about discussing something, which is really more of an issue than the fact that you disagree at all.  Everyone else here is perfectly free to disagree with me, but I'd still preferred that they detail the opinion.

You know, you could be simply trying to get under my skin or derail my thread.  I've been through that.  Except, I had a boss acting like you who got fired about a month ago, and I was one of the leading facts as I filed two reports on him, and both reports had proper, mature, gentlemanly language, the kind of thing I've been suggesting you practice.  So I know how to get under your skin as well.  And even if you don't think that's the case, at least others will read this with a bowl of popcorn at their side.  I'm more than willing to provide a polite disagreement if you are.

The only real fact here is that I've shown more control.  See, I'm used to people like you, and my standards that I follow were built on the awareness of the problems with which the manner of speech you've shown in this conversation can in fact generate.  In other words, it's part of my ideals to fight that behavior.

In time you will see that I can accept disagreement here, as there will be times other users let me know when I actually have made an error in judgement AND CAN ACTUALLY BACK IT UP.  So this can go one of two ways: A. the proof in time will show you that you misjudged me, and you may do the thing I expect a 50+ year old to do and apologize like a mature adult, or B: you'll be too embarrassed to.

And now, for the current update on my neo-prog situation: 

Infringement.

1. Transition.  I typically start from the debut up.  Not a neo-prog album like the other two.  It's got some good ideas, but there's a strange lack of activity in the background which makes a lot of sections feel empty despite the consistency and goof flow.  67/100.

2. Alienism.  This one's adds the neo-prog synth layers and has slightly improved songwriting.  Anything wonky about the progressive transitions from the last one is mostly gone.  74/100.

3. Black Science and White Lies.  This one was quite diversified, switching between different eras of hard rock for influence and switching between neo-prog and standard prog.  The tunes and the flow got better as the album went along, starting out good and going into bursts of greatness.  83/100.

Thanks a bunch for the rec, Richardh!  I'll be looking forward to the next Infringement album.  After a creative splurge like this, I'm eager to see what they do next.

The next recommendation is by Grumpyprogfan: Sanguine Hum - A Trace of Memory.  Now the RYM genre tagging is different from the PA tagging.  RYM lists it as standard prog as opposed to neo, even though the band's listed as neo here.  I'll try out this one album first, and if it score the tag on my part, I'll check the other albums out.  If not, I'll move onto Hosydi's suggestion: Edge - Suction 8.

I'll check it out at some point, but once I'm done with neo-prog.  And the new Banco.

Valdez wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: Rexorcist wrote: AFlowerKingCrimson wrote: A lot can happen in those short years. One year can seem like a long time, two years even longer etc. Can.  That's the keyword.  "Can" and "does" are two different things if you apply it to a specific topic.  In this case, it's the neo-prog scene. I'll check them out after getting done with Bakullama. Listen, I'm not an idiot so please don't talk to me that way.   Can and does(in this case did). Wow. You really like to argue don't you? Like I said let's agree to disagree and move on.  I saw your Pendragon reviews. I have a few of their albums but haven't listened to most yet. They are one of the big three of neo prog. I don’t think Bakullama is neo-prog but maybe you’ll find something interesting there. It’s been called eclectic, prog adjacent, and experimental. Thanks for the listen.   I’ve read this thread and to be honest, I’m not clear on what the argument is about. Hope it works out amicably.

Bakullama's music is a scholastic example of so-called 'outsider music.' Even the artists themselves label their stuff as "outsider" on Bandcamp. Proggy at moments, sure, but it's rather likely, "Hey look, I can sound a bit prog-rock"; "Hey look, I could play jazzy things too," "And I can be avant-rock too, right?"