Hello everyone, I just wanted to drop by and post about my latest release. My output has unfortunately become SLOW as I have solidly returned to regular life after the pandemic. A bit of a sad state...
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Hello everyone, I just wanted to drop by and post about my latest release. My output has unfortunately become SLOW as I have solidly returned to regular life after the pandemic. A bit of a sad state...
Hello, after a long absence, I have returned. The return to "normalcy" after all the free time during lockdown has definitely put a hamper on the speed of my output. Although I feel like my process...
Street Songs rules and has some killer arrangements
I'm here again, posting. My latest track, "Glass Passions" is out today. Lyrically it is a brief precis of The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro. Musically a bit all over the place, as per my usual, but I...
Hey, thank you so much! Means a lot coming from someone with a Peter Gabriel avatar; I love his music and he's definitely an inspiration
Yes, definitely thinking of the first two (or possibly four) KC albums as a comparison to that sort of sound. The use of dynamics in particular, as you mentioned, is quite mesmerizing. It's something...
Incredible album! This was one of three RPI albums I purchased in a bundle from Amazon all the way back in 2004 along with Banco's Io Sono Nato Libero and Il Volo's Essere o non Essere. I think Per...
Hello, once again. I have returned with another animated musical score video. I think this one is definitely prettier than the last one I did, so hopefully it will tickle someone else's fancy as much...
The fact that you got Tommaso Leddi alone makes me want to check this out!
It's "Giro Giro Tondo"!! The phrasing also makes me think of the introduction to Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin
You are too kind! I'm an avid coffee drinker myself, though I daresay my music played publicly over coffee shop loudspeakers may be a bit alienating for most. I see you've got quite a body of work...
I absolutely adore Area. So incredibly creative and impeccably well-performed. Several people I've introduced to Area have been absolutely floored by them, and while they're obviously totally nuts...
It's basically just how you have to play ball in a world of streaming service algorithms. I was initially opposed to doing it myself when I began reading about how important it is as a "best...
Somehow, I'm back! Though I never stopped working, this latest song (released today) wound up taking a good bit longer than I had anticipated, putting me pretty far off the deadline I had set for...
Perhaps you're right, I will have to listen again. I felt like there was something lighter in terms of inspiration balancing out the VDGG influence, but I don't think I would pick KC as "lighter" per...
I've always really loved the song "L'Uomo" by Osanna, especially that absolutely hair raising solo break with two electric guitars and a sax just going for it all at once, but never really got into...
Jeff Berlin agrees with you, and specifically in comparison to Peart 🤷*♂️
All self-study thus far. Mostly Duolingo, which I realize probably isn't the absolute best way it could be done, but the fact that it keeps your "streak" of days you've been using it has motivated me...
The two BIG "non big 3" bands for me are Area and Stormy Six, both of whom I adore and count among my own influences as a musician. Have also gotten much enjoyment from Il Volo (have also enjoyed...
Hello folks, chiming in yet again to announce the release of my latest "Io, Saturnalia." This one actually originates back to the Ascended Masters days; we played it live at least once, but never...
I think Canto di Primavera is a fine album, and the live album that followed it, Capolinea, is even cooler. The typical argument against Capolinea is the disco influence, but thankfully I wasn't even...
I suppose I really need to check out Cervello. Celeste, Picchio, and especially Area are among my Italian (or overall, even) favorites, so if that's the kind of company they keep, I feel like I ought...
I may be in the minority here, but I'm pretty fond of the 90's Scandinavian prog stuff as it was moving into a sophisticated alt rock territory. Stuff like Landberk's One Man Tells Another and Indian...
Those live clips are sounding great! They would be such a treat to catch live. I also love the vibe of a rock group reading on stage; been there myself, and if I ever managed to get people playing...
Someone I met online was posting about his guitar transpcriptions of Schoenberg pieces and it made me want to listen to his Chamber Symphony No. 2. It's an interesting piece, before his serialist...
Hello again! I recently made a score video for "Rufus The Demon". Pretty simple/low budget, but I'm one of those nerds who likes classical music videos with the score on screen, and I figure I...
It took me a LONG time to listen past the "oh my god, not this song AGAIN" factor, but once when I was working a restaurant job, "In The Air Tonight" came on and I had no recourse to escape. Somehow...
What a lucky circumstance that he performed often enough that we can continue to see releases like this. It was pretty devastating to realize that it had truly come to pass that I would never see him...
Caught a good portion of the Hodgkinson one last night, I need to remind myself to watch the rest when I have a chance. These guys were so interesting, and not just musically
I released this on the 1st. It was an interesting lyric to write (and actually do research for :lol) about the strange historical events of the Demon Core, the third plutonium core built for an atom...
It's a different world for sure! I'm 36, so I definitely remember physical media; I had a CD collection somewhere in the 300s at some point - not enormous, but not scant either. I also loved buying...
Hi, everyone! Back with a new song today. Pretty excited because I feel this is my best recording and performance yet! Whether due to practice or a more appropriately written melody, I think the...
Yes, absolutely. Actually, the extra time afforded by the pandemic has given me the time and space to really get some stuff done and kind of really reconsider what I want my life to be like going...
These, in particular, are great choices. I do rather love that Hammill topped the list though, unexpected, and in my mind, well-deserved.
I do like that album! I of course found out about it due to Masami Tsuchiya's involvement with Japan as a live guitarist on their last tour. None of the other Ippu-Do albums, or Tsuchiya's solo Rice...
I LOVE Japan. I actually found out about them on PE back when there was a thread on Mick Karn's cancer diagnosis. Always a fan of the fretless bass, I read through the thread, but the immediate...
I was pretty excited about him for a while, and since he's in the Atlanta area, I actually considered reaching out to him for the possibility of private lessons. He's clearly incredibly...
That's a great way to describe Casiopea. Those old live videos of theirs are FANTASTIC! And honestly, some City Pop is so much fun, I really couldn't be mad. One particular selection that really...
I LOVE YMO and especially Akiko Yano. She's a big big inspiration. Someone mentioned Wha Ha Ha earlier, and their vocalist Mishio Ogawa has done some really fantastic stuff both with the band Chakra,...
Whoa! I'll have to check this out. I remember being on a return flight from Switzerland and the plane's onboard media included some Aksak Maboul in the music section. A surprise, to say the least
Well, rather than start a new conversation, I figured I'd perform some thread necromancy and announce here: I am finally releasing music (could use a facepalm emoji here)
In the current landscape...
Seems really cool! I went ahead and saved this to do some future listening
Ooh, I just learned about Djavan (I mean, simply that he exists) because he wrote one of my favorite tunes on one of those Gal Costa records. My wife actually hipped me to Marcos Valle. Came up on...
I'll have to go over this thread more closely later. Lately I've been listening to a lot of late Elis Regina and 80's Gal Costa, which I think it is safe to say are not prog, but there's a fusion-y...
Big loss for me, so was Sean Reinert. Cynic was my absolute favorite band for a period of time in my teenage years, and their influence still looms in my music, even as I get further and further away...
A lot of drama in the big dynamics here! I loved that bass melody from the beginning section
It's amazing how much they "progressed" from here to the next album! And even as expansive and adventurous as Acquiring the Taste is, they *still* had lots of room to grow
When I saw this thread title pop up, I had to wonder if Ascended Masters would get a mention in here. Good to know people are still enjoying that stuff, or at least were 5 years ago :lol
Three are absolutely certain for me: Area, Banco, Stormy Six
Then it gets a little less clear, but I guess I'll go with Picchio dal Pozzo and Gramigna.
Okay, so I know it's been over a year since I started this tread, but I figured I'd go ahead and post an update on my upcoming album. The music has all been written (minus lyrics...) and I am...
Some of these may be arguable as to whether or not they're prog, but you know...
Kate Bush
Akiko Yano
Japan
Prefab Sprout
Cocteau Twins
I honestly find this difficult. I'll just list 5 of my top tier favorite classic-era prog bands:
Magma
Gentle Giant
Area
Stormy Six
Banco
Etron Fou Leloublan, but on the third album.
I think you run the risk of conflating complexity with sophistication here. While Psyopus and Mick Barr exhibit a lot of technical precision and speed, it generally seems due to choosing passages...
This is an unexpected feature! I was obsessed with this band for some time several years ago. They can be a bit samey, as mentioned, and I generally find their albums as a whole fall a bit flat, but...
Absolutely love this band. Probably my favorite RIO band for their last 3 studio albums which cover a wide range of styles and tonal palettes. Great songwriting and orchestration!
I hate to be pedantic (just kidding, I love it) but while this description may give you a bit of an idea of the variegation of their robust counterpoint, it does them a disservice by implying a lack...
I used to be a big fan, especially of One Hour by the Concrete Lake, but have mostly lost my taste for them. Still, they sometimes pull off musical passages that are pretty mind-bending, and are...
It's, uh... dynamite.
Thanks! I have previously enjoyed The Quietus' retrospectives that often touch on the socio-political atmosphere and implications of the music in question, which in Henry Cow's case is especially...