Resistor. They've gained slightly in popularity in the last year or so but not as much as they deserve. Great little band, and to be honest I like Steve Unruh's solo catalogue even better - I wish there was more of it readily available to link here. He was recommended by a friend a few years back and I took a chance on one of his albums on iTunes. Within weeks I had purchased every last one of his and Resistor's CDs. Outstanding and talented multi-instrumentalist. Right up there with Phideaux Xavier and Matthew Parmenter for modern-day prog musicians/songwriters. In fact, all three of their catalogues can be found in the same area of my shelves.
Lyrian. I brought them up on PE 2.0 a while back but found I was in a tiny minority who like them. I was intrigued by an article I read in PROG magazine and ordered both their albums direct from them -
gorgeous artwork in these. Their second, the sprawling, two-disc set
The Tongues Of Men And Angels clocks in at a Flower Kings-worthy 126 minutes! I know the vocals are the main hurdle for some people here, and I understand that (personally, I don't mind the actual singer, but the way the vocals are mixed sometimes is over the top)... but I just love this stuff overall. I hope some of you at least give them a chance.
Mindgames. Possibly more well-known than the others(?) but again, not nearly as well known as they should be, even in prog circles. I expect there are fans here, of course, but I don't recall much discussion of them. I wanted to post the epic track from their
MMX album but it's not on YT. "Neo" haters may want to give this a pass.
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