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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Most of my favourites have been mentioned. Japan is high on that Avant and or Zeuhl style for me. Not sure if Pochakaito Malko was mentioned but their debut has a Zeuhl flavour. 
Miyama & His New Herd- "Yamataifu" is like experimental Big band or something like that. 
Stubbs- "The Prime Moving Lumps" is one of my favourite Canterbury records, checkout those keyboards.
Interpose's self titled debut is Symphonic and a beauty.
Naikaku's "Shell" has this great sounding rhythm section and the guitarist can play.

Hi John, nice picks there my friend
I have still to get my hands on that Stubbs album but had honestly completely forgotten about it’s existence. That’s why these type of threads are nice. Like a friendly pat on the shoulder.
I thought of a couple more actually:
Ghost - Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet (like a freely mumbling letter of protest, ending with a long and deep pulsating rock trance)
Takehisa Kosugi - Catch Wave (progressive electronic performed on violin)
Stomu Yamash’ta - Red Buddha (progressive electronic performed entirely on percussion)

Thanks Bamsen! Nice pick with that Ghost album although I don't own it.LOL Still I have 3 or 4 of their records and really dig their sound. Man I think I have that "Catch Wave" but I plan on going through all my Electronic stuff next year probably. 
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Originally posted by BrufordFreak BrufordFreak wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Most of my favourites have been mentioned. Japan is high on that Avant and or Zeuhl style for me. Not sure if Pochakaito Malko was mentioned but their debut has a Zeuhl flavour. 
Miyama & His New Herd- "Yamataifu" is like experimental Big band or something like that. 
Stubbs- "The Prime Moving Lumps" is one of my favourite Canterbury records, checkout those keyboards.
Interpose's self titled debut is Symphonic and a beauty.
Naikaku's "Shell" has this great sounding rhythm section and the guitarist can play.

Hi John, nice picks there my friend
I have still to get my hands on that Stubbs album but had honestly completely forgotten about it’s existence. That’s why these type of threads are nice. Like a friendly pat on the shoulder.
I thought of a couple more actually:
Ghost - Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet (like a freely mumbling letter of protest, ending with a long and deep pulsating rock trance)
Takehisa Kosugi - Catch Wave (progressive electronic performed on violin)
Stomu Yamash’ta - Red Buddha (progressive electronic performed entirely on percussion)

Lots of albums in here that I've never heard of! Thanks guys!




Thanks for starting this thread Drew, got me going a little bit.
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Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

Originally posted by Mellotron Storm Mellotron Storm wrote:

Most of my favourites have been mentioned. Japan is high on that Avant and or Zeuhl style for me. Not sure if Pochakaito Malko was mentioned but their debut has a Zeuhl flavour. 
Miyama & His New Herd- "Yamataifu" is like experimental Big band or something like that. 
Stubbs- "The Prime Moving Lumps" is one of my favourite Canterbury records, checkout those keyboards.
Interpose's self titled debut is Symphonic and a beauty.
Naikaku's "Shell" has this great sounding rhythm section and the guitarist can play.

Oh yeah that Stubbs album is a real gem, an excellent mix between National Health/Hatfield and Crimson. I wish this would get a remaster sometime because it’s far from perfect.
Btw John did you ever manage of locating their debut album?


No and it was impossible to find Prime Moving Lumps as it was released only on cassette. A guy I used to work with got me a cdr of it about 5 years ago. I'm so into the keyboard sounds of that album. Can we have some distortion please! Thankyou! Take care Sagi
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Chronologically:

               Flower Travellin’ Band  - Satori  (1971)

               Flower Travellin’ Band - Made In Japan (1972)

  Stomu Yamash'ta & Come To The Edge - Floating Music  (1972)

  Stomu Yamashta  -  Raindog  (1975)

               Far East Family Band  -  Nipponjin  (1975)

               Osamu Kitajima  -  Benzaiten  (1976)

               Bi Kyo Ran  -  Bi Kyo Ran  (1982)

               Bondage Fruit  -  II  (1996)
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Acoustic Asturias - Bird Eyes View
Shingetsu - Shingetsu
Bi Kyo Ran - Bi Kyo Ran
Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream
Vermilion Sands - Water Blue
Deja-Vu - Baroque in the Future 
Gerard - The Ruins of a Glass Fortress
Kenso - Yume No Oka
Outer Limits - Stromatolite
After Dinner - Paradise of Replica
Ain Soph - A Story of Mysterious Forest 
Teru's Symphonia - Fable on the Seven Pillows

Deja-Vu is Motoi Sakuraba's band. He also wrote solo prog music and some great soundtracks, my favorite being his soundtrack to the game Baten Kaitos, which is very proggy.


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I have to admit, I don't listen to Japanese prog too often. Too intense in most cases...

Here are few titles that I like...
Ain Soph - A Story of Mysterious Forest 1980  
Berlione, Il - Il Berlione 1992  
Bi Kyo Ran - Bi Kyo Ran 1982  
Bi Kyo Ran - Kyobo na Ongaku (aka A Violent Music) 1998  
Bondage Fruit - Bondage Fruit 1995  
Bondage Fruit - II 1996  
Kennedy - Twinkling NASA 1986  
Kenso - II 1982  
Kenso - Kenso (aka III) 1985  
Koenji Hyakkei - Angherr Shisspa 2005  
Koenji Hyakkei - II (aka Viva Koenji) 1996  
Mizutani, Kimio - A Path Through Haze 1971  
Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream 1986  
Providence - And I'll Recite an Old Myth 1990  
Stubbs - The Prime Moving Lumps 1985  
Tipographica - Tipographica 1994  
Yanagida, Hiro - Milk Time 1970  
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Originally posted by enigmatic enigmatic wrote:

Here are few titles that I like...

"few titles" - okay, if you say so. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Strangely, I haven't heard of the artists that were mentioned seven and five times, until now that is. Smile

Hi,

Bondage Fruit has been around for some time, and they were on the Progressive Music Festival in SF in 1999 to give you an idea. At the time, I did not know them, and did not exactly pay too much attention to the music, but hearing it later, made quite a difference and impression.

The one odd thing ... the mentions of Ryuichi Sakamoto, and not the original band ... YMO ... who might not be considered progressive, but was at the front of electronics with its material. Even stranger is that two of the folks named in this list were 2/3's of YMO ...

Ryuichi. Too long a history of solo stuff to be enjoyed correctly. Some soundtrack albums that are absolutely fabulous and well done. An Oscar in his closet. And the two albums I like the most for fun and craziness? BEAUTY and HEARTBEAT. Both albums are an incredible mix of many things, and you can also add some oddities like sumo rock, I suppose ... a style that will never make it on PA, I don't think! Confused

Some of the bands are far out, and some of them, I tend to think they sound too much like someone else. A band doing their thing, and a minute later does just metal, is not quite my style. They can touch metal, if used within a strong context, but at times, it feels like just metal for metal's sakes and I gave up listening to that a while back. 

The list is crazy. I have to email Acid Mothers Temple. Not sure they will be happy for not being listed or heard much, but their versatility with many musicians is worth the mention. Not everyone can do that. 

Missing. Chronicle ... what's his name's band that toured some, and I saw them in LA in a small time show that also had Daevid Allen by himself and his tapes if I remember it right.


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Mmmhhh!!!!... I seems I missed this thread dating from May


12           Mizutani, Kimio    A Path Through Haze          Jpn          1971      

12           Tomita    Snowflakes Are Dancing     Jpn          1974      

12           Tomita    Pictures at an Exhibition     Jpn          1975      

11           Cosmos Factory    An Old Castle of Translyvania            Jpn          1973      

11           Cosmos Factory    Black Hole             Jpn          1976      

11           Flower Travellin' Band        Satori      Jpn          1971      

11           Happy Family        Toscco    Jpn          1997      

11           KBB         Live 2004               Jpn          2005      

11           Kikagaku Moyo     Mammatus Clouds              Jpn          2014      

11           Moleslope             Slope      Jpn          2019      

11           People   Ceremony - Buddha Meet Rock        Jpn          1971      

11           Rock Joint Biwa (Fulukotofumi) (Hiromasa Suzuki)       Kumikyoku: Furukotofumi Jpn          1972      

11           Rock Joint Cither (Sitar) (Hiromasa Suzuki)    Kumikyoku Silk Road           Jpn          1973      

11           Suzuki, Hiromasa  High-Flying            Jpn          1976      

11           Tomita    Firebird Suite        Jpn          1975      

11           Yamashta, Stomu & Come to the Edge           Floating Music      Jpn          1972      

11           Yamashta, Stomu, S. Winwood & M. Shrieve Go           Jpn          1976      

11           Yonin Bayashi       Isshoku Sokuhatsu (Dangerous Situation)       Jpn          1974      

 

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10           Bondage Fruit       Bondage Fruit       Jpn          1995      

10           Bondage Fruit       II              Jpn          1996      

10           Chen, Shinki          Shinki Chen and his Friends               Jpn          1971      

10           Far East Family Band           The Cave Down to the Earth              Jpn          1974      

10           Far East Family Band           Nipponjin               Jpn          1976      

10           Far East Family Band           Parallel World      Jpn          1976      

10           Far Out   Nihojin (aka Far Out)           Jpn          1972      

10           Flower Travellin' Band        Made in Japan      Jpn          1972      

10           Flower Travellin' Band        Make Up                Jpn          1973      

10           Ghost      Hypnotic Underworld         Jpn          2004      

10           Happy Family        Minimal Gods       Jpn          2014      

10           Kikagaku Moyo     Kikagaku Moyo     Jpn          2013      

10           Kikagaku Moyo     Forest of Lost Children       Jpn          2014      

10           Kikagaku Moyo     House in the Tall Grass       Jpn          2016      

10           Maki, Carmen       Goodbye My Memories     Jpn          1970      

10           Maki, Carmen       Night Stalker         Jpn          1979      

10           Maki, Carmen & Oz             Tozasareta Mati   Jpn          1976      

10           Speed, Glue & Shinki           Eve          Jpn          1970      

10           Speed, Glue & Shinki           Speed, Glue & Shinki           Jpn          1972      

10           Yamashta's East Wind, Stomu           Freedom is Frightening       Jpn          1973      

10           Yamashta's East Wind, Stomu           Music From the Film One by One     Jpn          1974      

10           Yamashta, Stomu & Go      Go Live From Paris               Jpn          1976      

10           Yonin Bayashi       Yonin Bayashi Live '73        Jpn          1973      

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