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    Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:18
I love dark sounding Prog. By this I mean stuff like King Crimson's "Red", Tool's music in general and Yes's "South Side of the Sky".
I would like some recommendations on this particular sounding Prog.
Oh, and I'm not really interested in Prog Metal, even though it is dark sounding alot of the time.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:31
I`m not a good fan of Prog Metal, but yes of prog with dark moments

The one I think right now are:

- King Crimson- The Power to believe (it`s a dark album from start to end)
- Marillion have his dark moments (songs like "White Russian", "Chelsea Monday)
- Everything from Tool and some moments of Mars Volta.

Bands I like that some be ADDED here with a LOT of darky moments are:

JOY DIVISION
THE CURE
BAUHAUS
JAPAN

I don`t know if you know that bands?
THERE`S TO MUCH MUSIC AND SO LITTLE TIME TO LISTEN TO IT

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:50

Try Univers Zero - the darkest band of all time. Listen  to"Heresie" with all your room's lights turned off if you can.

Not so dark, but once labelled as "Dark sound band": Van Der Graaf Generator.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:50
Originally posted by Ekzodo Ekzodo wrote:

I`m not a good fan of Prog Metal, but yes of prog with dark moments

The one I think right now are:

- King Crimson- The Power to believe (it`s a dark album from start to end)
- Marillion have his dark moments (songs like "White Russian", "Chelsea Monday)
- Everything from Tool and some moments of Mars Volta.

Bands I like that some be ADDED here with a LOT of darky moments are:

JOY DIVISION
THE CURE
BAUHAUS
JAPAN

I don`t know if you know that bands?

Cool, thanks
I already really dig The Mars Volta and Tool, and I know of The Cure, but I need to look into those other bands...

I'll very well likely get King Crimson - The Power to believe on my next CD buying spree.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:51

Indukti's new album S.U.S.A.R. is dark prog - twin guitars and violin with some nice sig changes.

Also Anekdoten's earlier works - Nucleus, Vemod, From Within.

From way back, St Elmo's Fire were KC - insipred. Splitting Ions in the Ether is a good live album.

Guapo - Five Suns. Now there's dark!

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:55
Originally posted by M. B. Zapelini M. B. Zapelini wrote:

Try Univers Zero - the darkest band of all time. Listen  to"Heresie" with all your room's lights turned off if you can.

Not so dark, but once labelled as "Dark sound band": Van Der Graaf Generator.


Universe Zero? Interesting. If the "darkest band of all time" of what you say about this band is true, then I can't wait to  look into them!
I got some Van Der Graaf Generator compolation album that had a bunch of thier songs from 1970-75,
it was rather dark sounding, but I just didn't really get into it. I may have enjoyed it more if there were no vocals and the Sax was replaced by an elecric guitar... Please don't flame me for that VDGG comment...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:58

Originally posted by Ekzodo Ekzodo wrote:

I`m not a good fan of Prog Metal, but yes of prog with dark moments

The one I think right now are:

- King Crimson- The Power to believe (it`s a dark album from start to end)
- Marillion have his dark moments (songs like "White Russian", "Chelsea Monday)
- Everything from Tool and some moments of Mars Volta.

Bands I like that some be ADDED here with a LOT of darky moments are:

JOY DIVISION
THE CURE
BAUHAUS
JAPAN

I don`t know if you know that bands?

I love Robert Smiths music!!!!!!!!!!

Opeth is dark sounding......

 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:58
Originally posted by CandyAppleRed CandyAppleRed wrote:

Indukti's new album S.U.S.A.R. is dark prog - twin guitars and violin with some nice sig changes.

Also Anekdoten's earlier works - Nucleus, Vemod, From Within.

From way back, St Elmo's Fire were KC - insipred. Splitting Ions in the Ether is a good live album.

Guapo - Five Suns. Now there's dark!

 


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With all these recommendations, I'll need to spend a fair bit of time at my local Neighbourhood house downloading tracks on their broardband internet
Then I will have to make a trip to the city in hope of finding the CD's... That will be the biggest challenge...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 08:59

I guess these are dark enough and worth to listen:

AFTER CRYING (Hungary) - any album

PLJ BAND "Armageddon" (Greece)

IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO "Ys".

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 09:18
Originally posted by Ekzodo Ekzodo wrote:

Bands I like that some be ADDED here with a LOT of darky moments are:

JOY DIVISION
THE CURE
BAUHAUS
JAPAN

I don`t know if you know that bands?


If you like Japan, you should also try David Sylvian's solo albums, especially Secrets Of The Beehive.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 09:22
Osanna (Palepoli) are a cross between VDGG and King Crimson,
which means lots of sax and guitar. I'd also recommend High
Tide (if you like Black Sabbath+Hawkwind+violin) and Island, the
only song I've listened to so far is amazing. And of course give zeuhl
a chance, maybe Magma and Shub Niggurath

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 09:27
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Originally posted by Ekzodo Ekzodo wrote:

Bands I like that some be ADDED here with a LOT of darky moments are:

JOY DIVISION
THE CURE
BAUHAUS
JAPAN

I don`t know if you know that bands?


If you like Japan, you should also try David Sylvian's solo albums, especially Secrets Of The Beehive.


I`ve listen to David Sylvian "Blemish" album, it`s a great album, very experimental and minimalist.
The previous album are like that?
THERE`S TO MUCH MUSIC AND SO LITTLE TIME TO LISTEN TO IT

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 09:55
Originally posted by Ekzodo Ekzodo wrote:

I`ve listen to David Sylvian "Blemish" album, it`s a great album, very experimental and minimalist.
The previous album are like that?


I haven't heard that one yet.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 09:59
Do you have the two albums that precede Red?  If not, get those.  They have their "dark" moments.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 10:10
Einstruzende Neubauten is pretty dark but not really prog
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 10:41
Godspeed you black emperor!   <----- this is some dark stuff. f you don't believe me then check the reviews

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 10:49

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 11:17
VDGG has some really good dark stuff. Their overall sound IMO is dark.
Check them out.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 11:45
VdGG is pretty dark

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2005 at 14:11

IF YOU WANT DARK PROG... YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS ALBUM

ELIOGABALUS BY DEVIL DOLL

VERY GOOD BY THE WAY


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