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Originally posted by KorgC3 KorgC3 wrote:

Was thinking a lot about this band recently. While they had an extensive influence on the local scene, and mainly some VGM composers like Sakuraba, I don't think that their style was ever properly emulated by any other act.
I mean there are both Symphonic and Neoclassical bands out there, but Outer Limits handsomely combines the two branches (with the neoclassical sound actually properly having orchestral elements), and adds the odd more technical rhythmic features of the modern tradition on top.
Apparently they've made an EP (?) after STROMATOLITE called Time Stranger, which I could not find anywhere:

Most of their older demos (like the 1982 version of The Scene of Pale Blue) were re-issued in the 2006 edition of Marionette's Lament, but same cannot be said about the new stuff. As far as I know, promotional stuff such as the Organ Works was never re-issued in any kind of form.
One song by the name of Discoloured Ice managed to evade the plight of obscurity. A live performance of it can be found on Youtube, and it has also appeared in a compilation album called Jap's Progre by YggrDrasill Records.
Count me in as another fan of the Outer Limits - not just the band, but the classic 1960's sci-fi show too. Smile
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A-Z of Japanese Symphonic Prog & Neo Prog

PALE ACUTE MOON     Whilst Genesis were busy churning out such laughably inane oddities such as "Illegal Alien" and "Who Dunnit" during the 1980's, on the other side of the world the Japs were busy bringing us such beautiful symphonic delights as the splendid "Newtopia" album below, which would remain largely undiscovered in the West until the birth of YouTube in 2005. Pale Acute Moon joins Gerard, Mugen, Outer Limits and Pageant as being amongst the best Symphonic Prog bands in the world during the much-maligned 1980's era. Smile



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A-Z of Japanese Symphonic Prog & Neo Prog

PAZZO FANFANO DI MUSICA    Hokkaido!  At first glance, you'd be forgiven for thinking the classically-inspired chamber outfit Pazzo Fanfano di Musica are an Italian Prog RPI band, but no,  in reality they're a Japanese Symphonic Prog band who just happen to be "fanfanos" of Italian Prog, although they do sound unmistakably Japanese. Sayonara. Smile

4 stars 1989: Pazzo Fanfano di Musica - Pazzo Fanfano di Musica - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoUp30ZoFQ5ZHy6Dr14JHa4KXDfz53ytR
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A-Z of Japanese Symphonic Prog & Neo Prog

PROVIDENCE     The phrase "Choku-Muro" (mentioned in the title of Providence's second album) refers to a small Sake cup - where Sake is the alcoholic drink of choice in downtown Tokyo - so I'm guessing these guys (and one girl's) idea of paradise is a full cup of Sake, and so, with that said, when in Tokyo, do as the Japs do. Cheers! Beer 

 4 stars 1989: Providence - And I'll Recite an Old Myth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-pRPBbm3pw
 4 stars 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 - Part 5 of 6

                  1984: Sagittarian - Sagittarian - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQg-sD2WxnM

                  1989: Motoi Sakuraba - Gikyoko Onsou - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsaU7AjgzAI
                  1996: Motoi Sakuraba - Beyond the Beyond - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxXcmxjAMq4
                  1997: Motoi Sakuraba - Shining the Holy Ark - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0eniYOmj1vPPaAsVW9wHVFjVnUCgNobv
                  1999: Motoi Sakuraba - Force of Light - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3pNmcioo4w
                  2008: Motoi Sakurabi - Forest of Glass - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KlojAJrNlo
                  2011: Motoi Sakurabi - After All... - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2pyS31Wbu2ymrvS60u8-KfLgg_rQFlnG
                  2013: Motoi Sakurabi - What's Up? - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lyYX9MEOyFvQ1JtppvVX_LZQzY__a24u4
                  2013: Motoi Sakurabi - Passage - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYMvVP4bJ9n4MGuQvbkADoC2FYiYAuuNC

                  1992: Scheherazade - Scheherazade - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TdBLkTIToY

                  1979: Shingetsu - Shingetsu - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJtNSu2VjgE
                  2016: Shingetsu - From a Distant Star - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_3_TVz8KS8

                  1989: Social Tension - MacBethia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ml1zRhNns
                  1990: Social Tension - It Reminds Me of Those Days - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEMSXKQX95s

                  1997: Masayoshi Takanaka - The White Goblin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdz3leXrRuU

                  2009: Tee (The Earth Explorer) - The Earth Explorer - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lj-JuyCJJdFu4EE6Ns7w-4Km7PlV-Rx-E
                  2012: Tee (The Earth Explorer) - Trans Europe Expression - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lBvuHBd9CKtoq9R3LKD9a967zji4yo9Ns
                  2016: Tee (The Earth Explorer) - Tales of Eternal Entities - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_miJU2huWD-GzIv4NWSGG3pcspiKu3rlWI

                  1985: Teru's Symphonia - Teru's Symphonia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysn7gRq5GFs
                  1988: Teru's Symphonia - Egg the Universe
                  1989: Teru's Symphonia - Human Race Party - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn28jWo0D8o
                  1991: Teru's Symphonia - Fable on the Seven Pillows - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nTdNoBS0UB4tgdklOgVHDun2Oghu487zI
                  1993: Teru's Symphonia - Clockworked Earth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0F47coqKg
                  1997: Teru's Symphonia - Do Androids Dream of Electric Camel? - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nNtim7fwNlujpSLcohOXdbBXTrXQHVV78
                  1999: Teru's Symphonia - The Gate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5RaESb5JLo

                  2000: Theta - Seeds of the Dream - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nmnvhwmfxJrD1VflU30AnzrMSK8MZaC4U
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

A-Z of Japanese Symphonic Prog & Neo Prog

PROVIDENCE     The phrase "Choku-Muro" (mentioned in the title of Providence's second album) refers to a small Sake cup - where Sake is the alcoholic drink of choice in downtown Tokyo - so I'm guessing these guys (and one girl's) idea of paradise is a full cup of Sake, and so, with that said, when in Tokyo, do as the Japs do. Cheers! Beer 

<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> 4 stars 1989: Providence - And I'll Recite an Old Myth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-pRPBbm3pw
<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> 4 stars 1996: Providence - There Once Was a Night of Choko-Muro The Paradise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZ29QOnza0


While I don't like Providence as much as I adore Pageant, they're another great band, with another great vocalist (two, rather), with two more symph records I deem essential.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

A-Z of Japanese Symphonic Prog & Neo Prog

PROVIDENCE     The phrase "Choku-Muro" (mentioned in the title of Providence's second album) refers to a small Sake cup - where Sake is the alcoholic drink of choice in downtown Tokyo - so I'm guessing these guys (and one girl's) idea of paradise is a full cup of Sake, and so, with that said, when in Tokyo, do as the Japs do. Cheers! Beer 

<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> 4 stars 1989: Providence - And I'll Recite an Old Myth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-pRPBbm3pw
<div style=": rgb248, 248, 252;"> 4 stars 1996: Providence - There Once Was a Night of Choko-Muro The Paradise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZ29QOnza0


While I don't like Providence as much as I adore Pageant, they're another great band, with another great vocalist (two, rather), with two more symph records I deem essential.

I agree. I think Pageant are the best of all of the Jap bands I've listened to so far, although I still have Teru's Symphonia and Vermillion Sands to look forward to yet. Smile
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