January/February 2008
| VIDEO OF THE MONTH VIDEO OF THE MONTH Identical twins and flambouyant keyboard maestros Mark & Clark Seymour had toured the world and actually had a gold record under Mark & Clark in Europe but in the mid seventies they got the progressive bug and formed Carnegie with their other brother Scot. Scot played the synths and mellotron while Mark and Clark sat back-to-back playing twin grand pianos (maybe the Liberace's of prog?). Craig White was on guitars while Jack Storts handled the bass and John Bebbs the drums & percussion. The band performed throughout the Midwest in the later part of the 70’s and were closing in on a record deal but in the end were deemed too progressive for the times and thus were never able to make the progressive album they dreamed of. Another 70’s American prog band just about lost in oblivion until Shroom Productions ungraved some lost audio archives (CD is on sale below). CD SALE ITEMS: AFTER FOREVER AREA CARNEGIE JOHNSON, ROB TENJINN 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID BAND CD’S (PROGRESSIVE) AUSTRALIA HUMAN INSTINCT, THE - Heavy psych from 1970 BELGIUM QUANTUM FANTAY - Live! BRAZIL TERCO, O - Available again their rare 2nd album with side-long track CANADA INTERFERENCES SARDINES - http://www.myspace.com/interferencesardines NIGHTWINDS - Very sought after progressive rock in Genesis style from 1979 CHILE MEDIA BANDA - Ex-Fulano and one of the very best progressive bands to ever come out of Chile. Absolutely essential!!! www.mediabanda.cl/mp3.htm *Note regarding Media Banda: These CD's are virtually impossible to get. They band does not respond to emails/inquiries and have little interest in selling their CD's abroad so it took a friend of mine to go to Chile, track them down & slap them upside the head to be able to get these. Once gone they may never be available again! SUBTERRA - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/subterrachile CZECH REPUBLIC UZ JSME DOMA - Astonishing mix of prog, fusion, RIO and avant garde http://www.myspace.com/uzjsmedoma ESTONIA PHLOX - Astonishing mix of jazz, fusion and zeuhl. Magma meets Soft Machine http://www.myspace.com/phloxmkdk FRANCE GAUTHIER, PATRICK LAC PLACIDE - 2nd studio album http://www.myspace.com/lacplacide LARD FREE MANSET, GERARD - Mystical iconic figure in French music. These are his 1st and 3rd albums from 1968 & 1970. Quite amazing symphonic works. You can read more here http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6036.asp PATH THROUGH THE MIST - Excellent symphonic work with loads of dark and ambient sounds http://www.myspace.com/paththroughthemist PINHAS, RICHARD - http://www.myspace.com/RichardPinhas SEFFER, YOCHK’O SPEED LIMIT -70’s jazz rock with a symphonic feeling. If you like Zao then you will like these too ZAO GERMANY ANYONE’S DAUGHTER CLUSTER CLUSTER & ENO DAUNER QUARTET, WOLFGANG - Long Hair label release of 1969 jazz & prog with some mid-Eastern sounds as well DZYAN - Stunning krautrock works available again! ENO MOEBIUS ROEDELIUS GROBSCHNITT - Another killer live series! KRAFTWERK MOEBIUS & PLANK MOEBIUS-PLANK-NEUMEIER MOEBIUS + ROEDELIUS REICHEL, ACHIM - Classic spacey krautrock from 1972 SCHULZE, KLAUS TRAUMPFAD - Great progressive and possibly the second coming of Anyone’s Daughter http://www.myspace.com/traumpfad HUNGARY BARBARO - 3rd album of hard complex rock FEDRA - Instrumental guitar-led blend of symphonic and fusion SOLARIS FUSION - New formation of Solaris. 2 track EP in very similar style to Solaris. Excellent! VEDRES, CSABA WINKLER, BALAZS - Solo piano album by After Crying keyboardist. One of the better piano albums that I have heard ICELAND TODMOBILE - Symphonic pop ITALY CERRI, FRANCO - Jazz from 1972 + 7 tracks from 2003 recordings DAEMONIA - New soundtrack DE ANDRE, FABRIZIO JACULA MODAL SOUND TRIO - High-calibre jazz rock in DFA, Il Baricentro style http://www.myspace.com/modalsoundtrio MOONGARDEN - New studio! http://www.myspace.com/moongardenband NASCITA DELLA SFERA - Obscure delicate progressive from 1978 with all sorts of subtle sounds (keyboards, electronics, acoustic guitars etc...) NEW TROLLS NICOSIA & C. INDUSTRIA MUSICALE - Orchestral prog rock from 1973 PFM ROCCHI, CLAUDIO TILION - Only a few copies available of both of these from this great symp/prog band and then gone for good! VIRTUAL DREAM - 3rd album of instrumental fusion http://www.myspace.com/virtualdreamband JAPAN BI KYO RAN - Out of print. Found just a few copies BONDAGE FRUIT - New album! GHOST - Japan’s premier psych/folk/spacerock band NETHERLANDS AYREON - And what many of you have been waiting for... FLAMBOROUGH HEAD KAYAK - New studio album! SPLINTER - 2nd album by this Spock’s Beard influenced Dutch group POLAND MOONLIGHT - Prog/goth/prog metal with female vocalist. Great band! OSADA VIDA - Prog rock with fantastic guitar and keyboards (synths, mellotron, hammond). Reminds me of Riverside SATELLITE - Standard jewel case version for those that don't like digipacks SBB SKRZEK, JOZEF - Of course the heart & soul of SBB RUSSIA ETERNAL WANDERERS - Nice symph/prog with female vocalist and well-presented keyboards and guitars http://www.eternalwanderers.ru/English/mus_eng.htm SERBIA EXPEDITION DELTA - Prog, rock and metal led by Alogia guitarist Srdjan Brankovic with help from Erik Norlander and Gary Wehrkamp http://www.myspace.com/expeditiondelta SPAIN TRICANTROPUS - Instrumental symph/prog in Camel and Gotic style http://www.myspace.com/anmarna SWEDEN DIVINE BAZE ORCHESTRA, THE - Heavy retro prog with loads of hammond organ (and mellotron) and guitar http://www.myspace.com/thedivinebazeorchestra DUNGEN - Psychedelic/progressive sounding right out of the 70’s. Features Reine Fiske (Landberk) on guitar ISILDURS BANE SIMON SAYS - Symph/prog with a heavy Genesis influence. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/simonsayssweden TURKEY MANCO, BARIS - Legendary and iconic 70’s musician and singer. Mid-Eastern psych folk rock (Dunden Bugune) and his progressive conceptual masterpiece (2023) Tracks from DUNDEN BUGUNE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Kak2j0ICU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLXtMZRd0Q4&feature=related Track from 2023: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra6d85xjdyA&feature=related and some absolute priceless video clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQsNFmnGzzo&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CimEPXLoPMY&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CErxE_h6RmU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvsi2ghrZz0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGDmOb1E47s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EyQ_LxQxUg&feature=related U.K. BADGER BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST BEDFORD, DAVID - 2nd work from 1972 which is part minimalism and part orchestration CARMEN COMBINATION HEAD - 2nd album and this time with some vocals http://www.myspace.com/combinationheaduk DICKSON, MAT - Melodic instrumental celtic prog in Mike Oldfield style www.myspace.com/matdickson FAIR WEATHER - Neon rock/prog collectible from 1970 http://www.myspace.com/esotericrecordings HAMILL, CLAIRE HEAVEN - Rock/jazz/prog from 1971 http://www.myspace.com/esotericrecordings INCREDIBLE STRING BAND, THE KRISTINA, SONJA - Curved Air solo from 1980 MAN MANNING, GUY - New album! http://www.myspace.com/guymanning MIASMA & THE HEADLESS HORSES - Amazing Guapo offshoot http://www.myspace.com/headlesshorses MOORCOCK, MICHAEL & DEEP FIX - Melodic rock with Hawkwind members from 1975 http://www.myspace.com/esotericrecordings NODENS ICTUS - Electronic/space rock by this Ozric Tentacles offshoot. Originally a cassette-only release PHILLIPS, ANTHONY - Rare compilation with previously unreleased track PHILLIPS, ANTHONY & CAZENAVE - Reissue of The Meadows Of Englewood and The Live Radio Sessions + 2 bonus tracks SAMURAI - Basically the last Web recording from 1971. Excellent progressive http://www.myspace.com/samuraijazzprog71 SPACE RITUAL - Excellent space rock with Nik Turner, Dave Anderson and Russ Russell http://www.myspace.com/spaceritual STALLION - Previously unreleased recordings from this 70’s progressive band that played the London circuit, culminating with the Reading festival in 1976 http://www.myspace.com/stallionuk TANGENT, THE - New album! TOUCHSTONE - Blend of neo progressive and classic rock http://www.myspace.com/touchstonemusicuk WEB - Brilliant progressive http://www.myspace.com/webjazzprog70 WOLSTENHOLME, WOOLLY (MAESTOSO) URUGUAY OPA - One of the best jazz rock/prog bands to ever hail from South America USA CEREBUS EFFECT - Great fusion! DIN WITHIN - Reminds me a lot of Spock’s Beard http://www.myspace.com/dinwithin ESPERS - One of the best modern day acid folk-psych bands http://www.myspace.com/espers JEREMY -Instrumental space journey with some nice acoustic guitar as well LANE, LANA OCTOBER - Monster rare $3,000+ gem of a 2nd album from 1979 ROCKETS, THE - Pop psych from 1968 SCIENCENV - From prog & symphonic to jazz & fusion & electronic this band seems to run the gamut http://www.myspace.com/sciencenv TITAN - Excellent krautrockish stuff http://www.myspace.com/titanaut TOUCH - One of the very first progressive albums to emerge out of the late sixties TRUTH & JANEY - Hard rock classic from 1976 http://www.myspace.com/truthandjaney76 VALERIE PROJECT, THE - Espers offshoot and not too dissimilar (acid folk-psych) but a bit darker. Great stuff! http://www.myspace.com/thevalerieproject WINTERHAWK - Hard rock & progressive in Budgie/Triumph and Rush vein WOVEN HAND - Great band that brings in dark medieval European folklore into their music as well as North American Indian tribal rhythms http://www.myspace.com/wovenhandmosaic VENEZUELA ENFASIS - Obscure symph/prog from 1984 with great synths and male/female vocals http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAXZwiPeJlg JAPANESE MINI LP SLEEVE CD’s BADGER BEDFORD, DAVID CARMEN CLUSTER CLUSTER & ENO ENO MOEBIUS ROEDELIUS GAUTHIER, PATRICK INCREDIBLE STRING BAND, THE JACULA KRISTINA, SONJA LARD FREE MOEBIUS & PLANK MOEBIUS-PLANK-NEUMEIER MOEBIUS + ROEDELIUS PINHAS, RICHARD ROCKETS, THE SEFFER, YOCHK’O SPEED LIMIT ZAO PROGRESSIVE METAL CD’s TILES DVD’s AYREON BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST DESOOORDEN, LA GHOST IQ LINDEN, RICK VAN DER MOONLIGHT NEW TROLLS OLDFIELD, MIKE ROCCHI, CLAUDIO SBB SIGUR ROS SOLARIS YES LP's BIGLIETTO PER L’INFERNO CAPSICUM RED COLOUR HAZE DUNGEN GHOST OPUS AVANTRA PANNA FREDDA TARANTULA HAWK TITAN VALERIE PROJECT, THE WOVEN HAND XHOL CARAVAN |