^ That one is a complete killer! I really wish there was a vinyl reissue (or CD, at least) of this, as it's a gas to get hold of 2nd. hand.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
I have a CDR rip of that Den Za Den album. I'd definitely get a legit CD if it was ever issued (re-issued?). But I'm not holding my breath at this point.
Bill
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Dushanbe - Music For Helicopter Rides!
Some obscurities: Neo from France, one album released in 1980:
Dr. Tree from New Zeeland (1976). Second track is a nice take on RtF's Vulcan Worlds.
I always thought these guys were a cut above...
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
From Quebec I believe - close to PM Gong is Quartik
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Similar to Brand X's Unorthodox Behaviour
well, at least the cover is.
This is more like early Gong with later members of Brand X
and the title could have been Tmiu-Atga
How could I have forgotten Edition Spéciale? Their third LP even has Mireille Bauer on marimba and vibes!
Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883...
Hard to be sure what might stick, maybe:
Quiet Sun
Finnforest
Mongol (Doppler 444)
Perigeo
Goblin (Roller)
Ragnarok, (1st 3)
SFF
Phlox
Secret Oyster
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
This seems an appropriate thread in which to post this... I'm clearing out the family home that I grew up in, in advance of a sale, as my parents both passed in recent years. I have just found this in a cupboard, a long forgotten gig trophy....
Pierre Moerlen's drum stick caught by me at I guess a late 70's gig and signed afterwards! It would have been when he was leading Gong I reckon. It's kind of stopped my house clearance in it's tracks [emoji1].
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Edition Spéciale - Aliquante (1977)
A band very rarely mentioned which probably would fit the bill somewhat as well, is Turning Point - Jeff Clyne's venture after he left Gilgamesh.
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
Some time ago I found a copy of the Vocalion-release "Creatures Of The Night"/"Silent Promise". Very enjoyable.
I also have an obscure boot somewhere from a concert which featured both Turning Point and I.O.U (Live at Karioca Club Cambrige England). I believe Holdsworth played on a couple of tunes (see: http://www.fingerprintsweb.net/ah/press/tp80.html)
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