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ARABS IN ASPIC - Vintage 70’s-sounding heavy progressive mixed with space rock and some great Hammond organ & mellotron. http://www.myspace.com/arabsinaspic
ADVENTURE - Symph/prog with a slight heavy sound. http://www.myspace.com/adventurenorway AIRBAG - Melodic prog at its finest! http://www.myspace.com/airbagsound AMPERA - Excellent progressive with female vocals, mellotron, mini moog & flute. Imagine Anekdoten with a lead female singer! ANTI-DEPRESSIVE DELIVERY - Heavy progressive with great vintage analog keys. http://www.myspace.com/antidepressivedelivery ARILD, FINN - Serendipity is prog with pop tendencies similar to some of Kevin Gilbert and Peter Gabriel’s early works. Testament is full-on prog/symph. http://www.myspace.com/finnarildmusic AUNT MARY - 70’s heavy prog that blends Pink Floyd with Zeppelin. http://www.myspace.com/auntmaryprog CIRCLES END - Prog/symph with a mix of Camel and Crimson like sounds D’ACCORD - Old-school prog similar to early Genesis and Jethro Tull with a bit of Black Bonzo thrown in. http://www.myspace.com/daccordband DELUSION - Innovative and unique mixture of ambient techno, psych and industrial rock ELEPHANT9 - Blistering heavy Hammond, percussion, bass instrumental progressive/fusion. http://www.myspace.com/elephant9theband FLAX - Guitar based heavy prog and comparable to early Deep Purple. FOLQUE - 70’s folk rock. FRUITCAKE - Excellent prog. FUNIN - Unique prog band that has a mix of the symphonic, complex and hypnotic with seductive female vocals. Great band! http://www.myspace.com/funin GALLERY - Wonderful melancholy, mellodramatic, passionate melodic prog. http://www.myspace.com/gallerytunes GARGAMEL - Mellotron, hammond organ, cello soaked prog in the style of King Crimson, Anekdoten and Van Der Graaf Generator. http://www.myspace.com/gargamelprog GAZPACHO - Richly textured deliberate progressive rock with Marillion and Porcupine Tree leanings. Great band! http://www.myspace.com/gazpachomusic GUARDIAN’S OFFICE, THE - Offshoot of Fruitcake and in the same mode HOEL, MARTINE LUND - Celtic symphonic led by the virtuoso fiddler/violinist herself. Beautiful stuff! http://www.myspace.com/hardingfiddler HJARNIDAUDI - Three long tracks of dark ambient music HOLE IN THE WALL - Blend of prog/psych and folk with alternate male/female vocals from 1972 HOST - Brilliant 70’s heavy prog IN LINGUA MORTUA - Black metal with a prog twist (mellotron!). http://www.myspace.com/inlinguamortua JUNIPHER GREENE - Guitar oriented masterwork orignally released as a two lp set KERRS PINK - Camel inspired. http://www.kerrspink.com/ KONG LAVRING - Folk rock rarities. KVAZAR – Similar to Porcupine Tree. LINDQUIST, FREDDY - Heavy prog/psych from 1970. One of the rarest from Norway LUCIFER WAS - Heavy prog rock not unlike early Jethro Tull. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1210 LYNNE, BJORN - Like Oldfield/Gandalf MAGIC PIE - Great symph/prog somewhere between the 70’s and modern progressive groups. http://www.myspace.com/magicpiehome MARSH, RHYS AND THE AUTUMN GHOST - Mellotron-drenched dreamy symphonic with members of Anglagard, Anekdoten, Wobbler & White Willow. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/rhysmarsh MAYBE - Good folky progressive rock. METROGNOM - Amazing prog rock with hammond, mini moog, mellotron, woodwinds and not a track under 13 minutes. Recommended highly! MIKROMIDAS - Prog rock with heavy hammond organ & mellotron at the forefront. MORILD - Symph/prog that reminds me of classic 70’s Novalis. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/morildprog NORDAGUST - Fantastic prog with globs of mellotron. Kind of a mix of Anglagard, Landberk and Victor Peraino’s Kingdom Come. http://www.myspace.com/nordagust OCTOPUS - Prog killer and totally unknown monster from 1980. Dark complex symph/prog. OPIUM CARTEL, THE - Wobbler/White Willow/Anglagard/No-Man side-project of symph/prog, folk and indie. White Willow meets Nanook Of The North with a touch of Anglagard. Fantastic! http://www.myspace.com/opiumcartel ORIENTAL SUNSHINE - 1970 delicate folky psychedlia/prog with female vocals, bamboo flute, sitar, organ, tablas and Indian sound. PANZERPAPPA - Crazy prog/jazz/fusion similar to Miriodor or Samla but with melodic mellotron landscapes PICTORIAL WAND - Symph/prog concept album with loads of analog synths. http://www.myspace.com/picwand PLUTO AND THE PLANETS - Symphonic prog mixed with pop formed by the renowned Pluto. http://www.myspace.com/plutoandtheplanets POPOL ACE (POPOL VUH) - Pink Floyd inspired 70’s group. PROCOSMIAN FANNYFIDDLERS -Crazy, quirky prog band with Anglagard, Yezda Urfa & Zappa influences. Explicit yet hilarious lyrics top them off. http://www.myspace.com/procosmianfannyfiddlers PRUDENCE - 70’s hard rock. RAVANA - Parallels to Crimson and Zappa can be found here. RETROHEADS - Name says it all! Great symph/prog 70’s style. RHUL, ANNOT - Great space rock like Hawkwind & Pink Floyd. http://www.myspace.com/annotrhulmusic RUPHUS - One of Norway’s best 70’s symph/prog bands. http://www.myspace.com/ruphusprognorway RYPDAL/THOWSEN/CHRISTENSEN/ANDERSEN - Experimental fusion album from 1977. SEID - Progressive spacerock with notable organ and mellotron. Great! http://www.myspace.com/seidrock SHINE DION - Wonderful celtic prog. SMELL OF INCENSE - Brilliant folk/prog. http://www.myspace.com/smellofincense SPLASH - 3 long tracks doused with wind instruments, organ, minimoog, violin. TANGLE EDGE - Fantatsic progressive guitar psych. TERRAEX - Heavy prog with agressive female vocals and mellotron layers. http://www.myspace.com/terraexmusic THE THIRD & THE MORTAL - Great dark progressive with stunning female voice. THULE - Pink Floyd inspired group but with an overall dark grungy approach. TITANIC - 70’s Progressive hard rockers. WATERCLIME - Great symph/prog with a touch of prog metal and Norwegian folk. WHITE WILLOW - Fantastic symph folk with mellotron, bass pedals & female vocals. Brilliant! http://www.myspace.com/whitewillowband WINDMILL, THE - Symph/prog doesn’t get much better than this. Highly recommended! http://www.thewindmill.no/ WINTHERSTORMER - Brilliant electronic work in 70’s Klaus Schulze/Tangerine Dream style. WOBBLER - Excellent prog/symph like a blend of Anglagard and White Willow. Essential! http://www.myspace.com/wobblermusic WOLLO, ERIK - Electronic music by one of Norway’s most noted musicians. WOLLO, ERIK & BERNHARD WÖSTHEINRICH - Excellent Berlin-school electronic. http://www.myspace.com/erikwollo YUNGAN - Tangle Edge offshoot from 2001. |