Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 12 Dec 2015, 13:15

Not overly impressed by the Bruce Soord - bit lightweight on 1st couple of plays.

Vly - I / [Time]

This is a rather good debut album. Featuring members of Crippled Black Phoenix (amongst others) it has a real touch of class.

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Postby Huw » 12 Dec 2015, 16:13

Lord Rother wrote:Me too t-c e.

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I actually like this a lot.....

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Huw » 14 Dec 2015, 17:38

Playing both the Cocteau's Victorialand and The Moon And The Melodies albums quite a bit at the moment. A bit laid back for some, but I think both are lovely albums.

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby C » 14 Dec 2015, 17:44

Huw wrote:Playing [ ] the Cocteau's Victorialand.


A great robust album




NP (my fave)

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 20 Dec 2015, 19:00

Swedish band that are new to me this month.

Very mid-term Genesis influenced and jolly pleasant it is too.

Grand Stand - "Tricks of Time"

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 20 Dec 2015, 19:55

I've posted this lot up for each of their last 3 albums, not sure if anyone has lent an ear in their direction.

Norwegian heavy prog, of Crimson style - this one seems a little less heavy than others as it happens.

Reliably good.

Arabs In Aspic - Victim of Your Father's Agony

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 21 Dec 2015, 17:08

Still not really a fan of theirs but I'm working on it.

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 23 Jan 2016, 07:09

I'm not a great one for the whole rock opera thing but on 1st play I'm loving this.

Italian guy called Douglas Docker (yes, apparently) and lots of guests out do Ayreon and others with some excellent songs, plenty of big synths, nice piano and screaming guitar work (Guthrie Govan involved somewhere).

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Postby Lord Rother » 27 Jan 2016, 09:31

Last live performance with Heather Findlay.

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 03 Feb 2016, 12:00

Exovex - Radio Silence

Rather Floydian, and rather good.

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 05 Feb 2016, 13:29

Mellow and very Floydian.

A very pleasant album.

Lynn Stokes and Sol Surfers - "Terra Nocturne"

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 14 Feb 2016, 08:31

And here's more excellence from Poland - 2014 album.

Great tunes, highest-order symphonic prog. (A comparison reference point would be the band Mystery.)

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 20 Feb 2016, 12:30

EP from 2010. Riverside - "Voices in My Head"

1st play for me - 5 studio and 3 Live tracks. The studio tracks are fairly mellow and closest to the latest (excellent) album in style of any of their earlier material.

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 23 Feb 2016, 16:14

This is ok as background music, not something to get the pulse racing but quite pleasant.

Spanish instrumental band / bloke - Psicolorama - "The Garden and The Pool, Maryanne's Diaries at The Farm"

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 25 Feb 2016, 09:08

Been meaning to listen to this for bloody ages - good things come to those who wait, it's excellent.

Very Floydian in places but who's complaining...? Not me.

Recommended!

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 27 Feb 2016, 20:39

Polish prog metal band Votum's new release ":ktonic"

It's a bit on the heavy side for me really but they are another good outfit from Poland.

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Neil Jung » 28 Feb 2016, 11:40

https://breakmyfuckingsky.bandcamp.com/ ... nal-breath

This is good post rock. Name your price.
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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 03 Mar 2016, 21:17

Frequency Drift - "Last"

They don't quite do it for me.

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Re: Post-Prog Corner - First Movement (Quality Not Quantity)

Postby Lord Rother » 12 Mar 2016, 13:37

Overhead - And We're Not Here After All

Finnish band - quite pleasant melodic soft sympho prog. Nothing to get excited about but I don't resent the 50 minutes dedicated to it.

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