July 2005
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CD’S (PROGRESSIVE)
CANADA L’ORCHESTRE SYMPATHIQUE - Progressive jazz outfit’s first release from 1979 POLLEN - New remaster of one of the very best symph/prog albums to ever come out of the French/Canadian 70’s prog scene WOOLGAR, PHILIPPE - Acoustic guitar, flute with occasional synth and percussion like the mellow side of Harmonium. Good stuff! CZECH REPUBLIC MISCELLANE - Heavy neo progressive FRANCE CLEARLIGHT NEGATIVE ZONE - Wonderful musical journey in the style of Pink Floyd GERMANY EMERGENCY - Progressive kraut rock/jazz rock from the early seventies POPOL VUH ISRAEL HOT FUR - Unique blend of progressive, fusion and jazz. Excellent! ITALY AFTER GENESIS - Genesis tribute in a classical twist with lots of piano and cello RANDONE, NICOLA STORMY SIX JAPAN KENSO NORWAY KVAZAR POLAND KLAN - Early seventies organ/guitar led prog PORTUGAL SONIC PULSAR - New progressive band on the Portuguese scene that has elements of progressive, space and heavy symphonic SPAIN ASTURCON - One of the lesser known Spanish progressive bands who only released this one great album in 1981 CAL - Monster rare progressive album in Triana style UNITED KINGDOM ALBRIGHTON, ROYE - Nektar guitarist ARGENT - Led by keyboard maestro Rod Argent this is one of their best efforts (from 1975). Hammond organ, mellotron, moog. What more could one want? BANKS, PETER BLAKE, TIM - Noted keyboardist & electronic wizard of Gong and Clearlight BORG SYMPHONY - Cosmic space concept collaboration with occasional narration CAPTAIN BEYOND - Legendary 70’s rock band CARAVAN ELEGANT SIMPLICITY ENGLAND - Yes-like classic! GONG (MOTHER) HAPPY ACCIDENTS IF - 70’s progressive jazz rock band INTERGALACTIC TOURING BAND - Classic super project with Arthur Brown, Dave Cousins, Annie Haslam, Anthony Phillips, Percy Jones and a whole host more NEKTAR PENDRAGON RAIN - Excellent conceptual progressive work that is very unique but at times has a bit of a Pink Floyd/Porcupine Tree feel RUNNING MAN, THE SLAPP HAPPY SOFT MACHINE THORNE, STEVE - Melodic progressive/art rock with Tony Levin, Martin Orford, Nick D’Virgilio and Paul Cook participating TIPPETS, JULIE - Soft progressive with some jazz leanings from time to time WILLOWGLASS - Fantastic instrumental prog/symph with a lot of 70’s Genesis influence (Submarine Silence also comes to mind). Mellotron, organ, synth. Yepee! USA ALBATROSS - Perfect remaster of classic 70's keyboard symphonic ECHOLYN GLASS HAMMER LEGER DE MAIN MORTICIA - Doomy prog mixed with David Bowie-like vocals. Although new it certainly sounds out of the 80’s. On Black Widow Records PRESTO BALLET - Very good debut album that harkens back to early Kansas UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, THE PROGRESSIVE METAL CD's DIMENSION X METROPOLIS DVD's BIGLIETTO PER L’INFERNO - With Ubi Maior, Greenwall, Fonderia & Rodolfo Maltese, Destabanda, Claudio Rocchi, Gas, Tofani and Fariselli CANTINA SOCIALE DISCIPLINE JAIVAS, LOS JETHRO TULL MALIBRAN LP's (180 gram reissues) ERROBI |