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5BRIDGES - Symph/prog with a Genesis/IQ vibe. Great! http://www.myspace.com/5bridge5
AFTER FOREVER - Melodic dark metal with beautiful soprano female voice. AFTER TEA - 1970 blend of heavy blues and progressive. AHORA MAZDA - Dutch prog classic with great flute and hypnotic percussion. Pretty Amazing for 1970. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2941 AKKERMAN, JAN - Focus guitarist. ALQUIN - 70’s prog rock with a touch of jazz. http://www.myspace.com/alquinband ANTARES - Nice crossover between neo prog and prog metal with long tracks. Private release. ARKUS - Prog/symphonic. AURORA PROJECT, THE - 2nd album and for fans of Riverside, Porcupine Tree, Marillion and Rush. http://www.myspace.com/auroraproject AYREON - Excellent mix of prog with prog metal. http://www.myspace.com/ayreonauts BALLOON - Deubt release by this Dutch band stylistically like Porcupine Tree, RPWL, Riverside and the likes. http://www.myspace.com/balloonholland BARSTOOL PHILOSOPHERS, THE - Neo progressive with a great vocalist. Very much like Marillion but a bit heavier. http://www.myspace.com/thebarstoolphilosophers BITTERTOWN - Concept symphonic work with 3 vocalist taking on different roles. Powerful, emotional and melodic! Listen to mp3’s: http://www.tomjanssen.nl/Bittertown%20-%2003%20-%20The%20Train%20to%20Nowhere.mp3 http://www.tomjanssen.nl/Bittertown%20-%2002%20-%20The%20Shadow%20of%20the%20Wind.mp3 http://www.bittertown.com/ BLAST - Complex rock. BOOZE HOISTER BAND - Private folk prog with fiddle, mandolin & female vocals. BRAINBOX - Pre-Focus 1969 & 1970 rock/prog featuring Jan Akkerman & Pierre Van Der Linden. BRASSE - Reminiscent of Floyd or Vangelis. BROWN VS BROWN - Avant garde/jazz rock made up of guitar, bass, drums and sax. http://www.myspace.com/brownvsbrown CARDUCCI, FRANCK - Super symph/prog album with long tracks and all the right prog moves. Highly recommended! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cMjzd89Ro CARGO - Classic Dutch 1972 prog rocker with bonus tracks from their previous incarnation September from 1970 & 1971. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=930 CHRIS - Symph/prog with influences ranging from Genesis to IQ to Moon Safari. Very entertaining album! http://www.myspace.com/christiaanbruin CIRKEL - Nice melodic symphonic prog. CLIFFHANGER - Like Marillion meets Genesis. http://www.youtube.com/user/cliffhangerbandnl#g/u CODA - Stunning symph/prog work. DELAIN - Symph/gothic/metal band with wonderful female vocals. For fans of Within Temptation, Nightwish & The Gathering. http://www.myspace.com/delainmusic DIAL - Melancholy progressive with influences ranging from Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel to Blackfield and Porcupine Tree. DIFFERENCES - Melodic prog. DREAMCARNATION - Neo prog work with help from members of Ywis, November and For Absent Friends. EARTH AND FIRE - Like Renaissance but with mellotron. http://www.myspace.com/earth_and_fire EGDON HEATH - Symphonic rock a bit in the neo direction. EKSEPTION - 70’s group giving the true meaning of classical rock. FLAIRCK - Classical/Celtic/folk. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3496 FLAMBOROUGH HEAD - Symphonic rock group with great guitar. http://www.myspace.com/flamboroughheadprogfarm FLUXURY - Solid symph/prog. FOCUS - Dutch prog super group. FOR ABSENT FRIENDS - Like IQ, Marillion. FUSONIC - Instrumental progressive that focuses on the cerebral and melodic textures. Nice stuff! http://www.myspace.com/fusonic GALAXY-LIN - Prog rock from 1975. Like a cross between Supersister and Alquin. GET-STAS! - Blend of neo prog and powerful emotional rock. http://www.myspace.com/getstas GROUP 1850 - Prog/psych. HINZE COMBINATION, CHRIS - Instrumental jazz rock from 1973. Amazing flute playing by Chris. Great! ICE - Post-Maryson prog/symph somewhere between Pink Floyd and Marillion. Very good! ILLUMION - Neo symphonic with aggressive guitar leads and female vocals. Will appeal to fans of The Gathering, Within Temptation & Magenta. http://www.myspace.com/illumion IN-TENSION - Heavy symphonic with nice female vocals INTENTIONS - Excellent melodic progressive. http://www.myspace.com/intentionsnl IXION - Conceptual symph/prog with male & female vocals, mellotron, cellos and heavy guitars. KAYAK - Classic prog with pop tendencies.< a href="http://www.myspace.com/kayakonline" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/kayakonline KING EIDER - Symph/prog concept album with a classic Camel feel with members of Nice Beaver, Cliffhanger and Knight Area KINGFISHER SKY - Within Temptation offshoot with a blend of symphonic rock, prog metal and celtic music. Very nice! http://www.myspace.com/kingfishersky KNIGHT AREA - Excellent symphonic progressive with mellotron. http://www.myspace.com/knightarea KRACQ - Brilliant prog with spacey feel and complex themes. KRAMER - Great neo symph/prog! http://www.myspace.com/kramermusic LADY LAKE - Instrumental melodic progressive in Camel direction. http://www.myspace.com/ladylakemusic LEAP DAY - Symphonic neo prog by members of Flamborough Head, Trion, Nice Beaver and King Eider. Great debut! http://www.myspace.com/leapdaymusic LIFE LINE PROJECT - Instrumental symph/prog with a tad bit of fusion thrown in and featuring some excellent keyboard and guitar playing. http://www.myspace.com/lifelineprojectband LIGHT - Wonderful 70’s prog concept album. LIKE WENDY - Prog/symph similar to Marillion/Genesis. MANGROVE - Great symph/prog and those into Genesis, Flower Kings, Like Wendy, Magic Pie and IQ will love these guys. http://www.myspace.com/mangrovemusic MARATHON - Solid neo prog group. MEDEA - Casual Silence offshoot with a symphonic rock opera close to some of Ayreon’s epic works. http://www.myspace.com/medeaproject MIRROR - Pre-Lethe progressive rock masterpiece from 1976 featuring 4 long tracks. Essential! MR. ALBERT SHOW - Early 70’s prog with heavy organ. NEDERPOP - Shocking Blue, Brainbox, Cuby + Blizzards, Bintangs, Blue Panet, Shoes, Machine, Mailer Mackenzie Band, Rob Hoeke, Mr. Albert Show, Livin’ Blues, Focus, Cobra, Sandy Coast, Tee Set, Kraayeveld, Earth & Fire, Supersister, Greenfield & Cook, Dizzy Man’s Band, Bonny St. Clair & Unit Gloria, Kayak, Smyle, Leftside, Boudewijn De Groot, Long Tail Ernie & The Shakers, Lemming, Wally Tax, Spirit Of St. Louis, Golden Earring, Lucifer, Husky, Galaxy Lin, Hank The Knife & The Jets, Alquin, Pussycat, Bots, Normall, Peter Koelewijn, Mistral, Surfers, Massada, Renee, Kaz Lux, Gruppo Sportivo, Polle Eduard, Partner, Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, Diesel, Carlsberg, New Adventures, Cats, Holland, Bolland & Bolland, Peter En Zijn Rockets, Catapult, Joey Dyser, Ferrari NICE BEAVER - Excellent symphonic/progressive NIGHT WATCH - Delicate progressive folk with alternating male/female vocals. NOVOX - Excellent instrumental symph/prog with fusion elements by members of Cliffhanger and Knight Area. ODYSSICE - Excellent instrumental symph/prog. http://www.myspace.com/odyssice (I AM) ONE - Mix of art rock and progressive rock with a stand-out 21 minute track. Great keys throughout. ORPHEO - Symph/prog with occasional prog metal outbreaks. Reminds me of Egdon Heath but with female vocals. PANTHEON - Melodic prog rarity from 1972 similar to Trace. PBII - Post-Plackband neo prog with guests John Mitchell and John Jowitt. http://www.myspace.com/pb2nl PLACKBAND - Neo prog. PROG NL - Rare and previosuly unreleased tracks by Leap Day, 21 Eyes Of Ruby, Harvest, Bruut Pitt, The Aurora Project, Flamborough Head, Knight Area. Ulysses, Nice Beaver & PBII. http://www.prognl.nu/english.htm PTS - Neo progressive similar to Jadis & Pendragon with a hint to Pink Floyd. Way out of print since 1996 and only a few copies available. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1607 PUGH’S PLACE - Mix of rock and prog from 1969 with acoustic guitars, vibes, flute and heavy organ. PYTHAGORAS - Journey is a mix of electronic & prog whereas After is lush keyboard symphonic. http://www.pythagorascorrelated.com/ RAAD PROJECT, ELEWOUT DE - Top-notch instrumental fusion trio. READING ROOM, THE - Concept musical adventure with Aragon, Galleon, Night Watch, Like Wendy etc... RICOCHER - Neo prog similar to IQ. SALMON - Great prog/symphonic private release. SEVEN DAY HUNT - Post-Egdon Heath symph/prog. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/sevendayhunt SILHOUETTE - Symph/prog with a neo slant. Reminds me of Castanarc and IQ. http://www.myspace.com/silhouetteband1 SINISTER STREET - Neo prog. SKY ARCHITECT - Another great new Dutch symph/prog band. Echoes of Genesis and Gentle Giant can be heard. http://www.myspace.com/skyarchitect SOLUTION - Legendary Dutch fusion. SONGS OF THE EXILE - Concept prog/symph. http://www.sote.nl/sote.html SPLINTER - 2nd album by this Spock’s Beard/Flower Kings influenced Dutch group. http://www.myspace.com/splinteronline STAR ONE - Arjen A. Lucassen’s project. http://www.myspace.com/ayreonauts STIPS, ROBERT JAN - The brains behind Supersister. STREAM OF PASSION - Heavy symphonic led by Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon and the beautiful vocals of Marcela Bovio of Elfonia. http://www.myspace.com/streamofpassionband SUPERSISTER - Great playful progressive a la Gentle Giant & Soft Machine. http://www.myspace.com/supersisterprog SURVIVAL - Keyboard (vintage keys) progressive that reminds me of Trace. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/survival2 TAMALONE - Dutch prog in Jethro Tull style with an added folk edge. TAURUS & PISCES - Melodic prog with a symphonic edge. Imagine Porcupine Tree with hints of The Flower Kings. http://www.myspace.com/taurusandpisces TRACE - Keyboard driven classical prog trio. TRION - 2nd album of mellotron-laden symph/prog. TURBULENCE - Brasse project under another name. Great prog! ULYSSES - Heavy neo symphonic. http://www.myspace.com/ulyssesnl US - Neo prog. http://www.the-music-of-us.com/ and http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4639 USE OF ASHES, THE - Great space rock. VAN LEER, THIJS VERTIGO - Marillion meets Saga. ZENGA - Ex-Flairck and very similar in style. |