"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
John, if you're speaking of Namesake Caution (on Cuneiform), that's in *my* opinion one of the greatest rock albums of the last couple of decades. Rarely do I hear a work which so obviously pays due to allsorts of names and traces and traditions yet only creates anew from them. So intensely melodic yet oh so unspeakably dense in dissonance and contrast - like Lick My Decals, Surf's Up and Relayer rolled into one. And to think that most of it was recorded live in the studio. This thing still shatters when I spin it, although I make sure not to do so all too often.
"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
Thanks so much for all the recommendations, guys! They have given me a LOT to get into. I'll deffo check out Time Of Orchids as well.
If you aren't opposed to the harsher vocal stylings, then I have to give a big nod to Cult of Luna, a post-metal band who made my (currently) favorite prog/metal concept album with 'Vertikal.' It's loosely based on Fritz Lang's Metropolis and is lovely. They have a newer album too called 'Mariner' which also features vocals from Julie Christmas.
Slightly less common but rather good too is The Observatory from Singapore. Somewhere between post rock, prog, Radiohead and Anekdoten.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Let us not forget Peter Gabriel's third long player. Nice and dark.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Will be checking out this thread for more purchases
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Yeah, I understand that...IMHO they do align very nicely with the Cuneiform aesthetic
I forget how I first heard about them; it was either you or Ken but I ended up with both 'Far Cry' and 'Dark Folke' in their spiffy deluxe packages. And their last one 'August is the Cruellest' is quite nice too.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Gargamel:
Morte Macabre:
"Corn Flakes pissed in. You ranted. Mission accomplished. Thread closed."
-Cozy 3:16-
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Then I am guessing you won't mind one more
Anna Von Hausswolff isn't strictly prog, or metal, or folks...but she is a wonderful blend of those elements and more. Both her latest two albums 'Ceremony' and 'The Miraculous' (which is where the video below originates) are well worth exploring.
If you're actually reading this then chances are you already have my last album but if NOT and you're curious:
https://battema.bandcamp.com/
Also, Ephemeral Sun: it's a thing and we like making things that might be your thing: https://ephemeralsun.bandcamp.com
Holy darn shitsuck! Singaporeans recording in my ol' hometown of Bergen donning ol' Jørgen Træen as producer - that mixwizard dude who engineered my own ol' progband's first demo back in February '94! And it's GOOD SOUNDING! The Singaporeans, I mean.
THIS is why I come here. This and the new Styx/Wakemanderson very dark stuff.
"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've got seven album from The Observatory, so my name must be Nobody
I discovered them years ago through CDBaby, while I ordered later albums directly from the band (which showed me how lovely the stamps from Singapore were).
August Is The Cruellest is already from early 2016; time flies.
To be honest I prefer their earlier albums; on the later CD's their music was often quite noisy, although still impressive.
Here may be found much information on them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Observatory_(band)
It surprises me that they're able to make music like this, so dark and angry, under a borderline-authoritarian system. I would have thought that at some point in the 15-or-so years they've been around, Somebody Important would have heard their stuff, been offended or annoyed or simply uncomprehending - and that would be IT for them. The late Lee Kuan Yew, from what I understand, used to have people sentenced to canings for spitting on the street or not getting haircuts. But instead, the Observatory are apparently prominent and quite respected in the Singaporean music scene.
Last edited by Baribrotzer; 05-13-2017 at 03:03 PM.
Not exactly prog but more on the dark folk/ethnic side of things. Daemonia Nymphe from Greece on the Prikosnovénie label (once home of the La STPO).
And departing from prog by going deeper in the avant psych realms, this is the first side of the Hermae album from 1990. An uplifting cosmic experience where darkness is always implied.
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