Now Playing Thread

[Iggy]

Played and enjoyed Demon - Gazpacho

NP Manakin Parade - Vangough which is something I picked up a couple of years ago and forgot about, Very pleasent but nothing spectacular.

[funkster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dnu_kI3eII

Maybe Nicky will enjoy this and one or 2 others ?

[Bupie]

NP Big Big Train - Far Skies Deep Time

I am a bit of a neo/symphonic prog addict these days, as you might have noticed 

[Teunis]

All rights removed for me

Now here playing:
Airbag - All Rights Removed

[Nicky007]

Maybe Nicky will enjoy this and one or 2 others ?

I have the Agalloch The Mantle cd, Funky

Kreator

I'm actually enjoying their latest Phantom Antichrist (2012) these days, recommended by my progfriend Lars


NP  Bal-Sagoth:  Starfire

And how are you gettin on with'm, Funky

- Nicky

[Teunis]

jp: Airbag - The Greatest Show On Earth
np: Gazpacho - Demon

[Nicky007]

NP  My Dying Bride  YouTube Mix 

Jonny M plays keys on Evinta

Rather monotonous to my taste, so I'm not apt to buy an album

Anyone into My Dying Bride ?

NP Manakin Parade - Vangough ... Very pleasent but nothing spectacular.

I have the album too, and I agree with your characterization, Iggy

- Nicky

[PH]

Moon Safari - "Blomljud"

Very nice.

They sometimes remind me of A.C.T.
And sometimes of Yes.

[funkster]

NP  My Dying Bride  YouTube Mix 

Jonny M plays keys on Evinta

Rather monotonous to my taste, so I'm not apt to buy an album

Anyone into My Dying Bride ?


- Nicky

Occasionally i am yes

Like gods of the sun
A line of deathless kings
For lies i sire

Are all listenable

[Nicky007]

Funky, I posted a link to Bal-Sagoth The Hammer Of The Emperor earlier, but it seems that you (and everybody else) missed it

I think that once you hear this piece, then you'll know what I'm talking about - mindblowing

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfcQfu046Y8

Enjoy - everybody

- Nicky

[Bupie]

Moon Safari - "Blomljud"

Very nice.

They sometimes remind me of A.C.T.
And sometimes of Yes.

By the way, did somebody listen to the new A.C.T. ?

PP Yes - Talk

I am beginning to understand why it is so much praised here.

NP Karmakanic - Who's The Boss In The Factory

The epic Send A Message From The Heart is a clear winner. I find that there is a strong Transatlantic vibe in this one.

[funkster]

Funky, I posted a link to Bal-Sagoth The Hammer Of The Emperor earlier, but it seems that you (and everybody else) missed it

I think that once you hear this piece, then you'll know what I'm talking about - mindblowing

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfcQfu046Y8

Enjoy - everybody

- Nicky

Little bit cheesy but i am liking it 

Which album(s) should i check out ?

[Nicky007]

Little bit cheesy but i am liking it 

OK, Thanx for listening, Funky. It's difficult to get people to try out something as progressive as Bal-Sagoth, even people who like to consider themselves prog

"Cheesy" is the immediate reaction by everybody. (Paxi also used this word earlier, and it's often used in the Amazon reviews of the Sagoth albums.) We obviously have to protect ourselves against something so far-reaching

Sagoth is to my mind the most advanced (ad)venture in Progworld. It is so because the best in Western music has been combined with the finest in English language, literature, and mythology. The Bal-Sagoth Hexalogy is a torch of both art and learning

Which album(s) should I check out ?

I'd say, start with the second album in the Hexalogy, Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule - or just Starfire, as the guys call it. It is gratifying in itself, and then you can follow the gradual progress of Sagoth by getting into the albums in their proper order.


As the lyricist Byron Roberts wrote to me:

"Bal-Sagoth is right where it should be... in the shadows, still proudly in the underground that spawned us, hidden from the mainstream; a rare gem to be discovered by those with the willingness and the patience to seek it out! In many ways, a sublime clandestine cult band shrouded in arcane shadow and secrecy."

Very true!

Maybe some of you will join me now in this great adventure ....

- Nicky

[PH]

I'm listening to all of my New Species sampler discs on shuffle in WinAmp.
First one is:
The Opium Cartel - "Ardor"
Mariner, Come In

This is actually pretty good! Very dreamy. I remember Teunis mentioning them. I might want to check up on them further. Especially since the members are from highly regarded scandinavian prog bands.

The second:
Traumhaus - "Das Geheimnis"
Wohin Der Wind Dich Trägt

This is not bad either. The current Spock's Beard drummer Jimmy Keegan is drumming on this. It has pretty nice German vocals.

The third:
XII Alfonso - "Charles Darwin"
Leaving England

Nice acoustic guitar. Pretty folky stuff. Some Mike Oldfield influences I guess. I like it. This seems to be a concept double album about Charles Darwin. Interesting.

The fourth (the one I'm listening to right now):
Kaipa - "Vittjar"
Our Silent Ballroom Band

This is an edited version, because the original is more than 20 minutes long. Well, I'm pretty much a fan of Kaipa (old and new), so this is perfect.

These samplers might come in handy after all.

[Teunis]

Nosound - Lightdark
Airbag - The Greatest Show On Earth

[Bupie]

These samplers might come in handy after all.

I hope you have the number 5 because it has two huge tracks :

Unitopia's What Kind Of World which is just unbelievably good  I can't understand how this one did not make the cut of their Artificial album (it's only a bonus track)  My fave prog song of 2010 !

Phideaux's Tempest Of Mutiny which is a great track too.

And a few others are worth hearing on this sampler 

NP Royal Hunt - Paradox

[PH]

I hope you have the number 5 because it has two huge tracks :

Unitopia's What Kind Of World which is just unbelievably good  I can't understand how this one did not make the cut of their Artificial album (it's only a bonus track)  My fave prog song of 2010 !

Phideaux's Tempest Of Mutiny which is a great track too.

And a few others are worth hearing on this sampler 

I have all twelve New Species samplers (assuming there aren't any more yet).
The two tracks you mention are pretty good. At least, the Unitopia one, fantastic song indeed! The other is one I haven't listened to yet.
But the strange thing is, in my collection these songs appear on the very first New Species.
New Species V also has a few brilliant songs.

[Bupie]

NP

The two tracks you mention are pretty good. At least, the Unitopia one, fantastic song indeed!

Glad you like it too.

The other is one I haven't listened to yet.

You should 

But the strange thing is, in my collection these songs appear on the very first New Species.

I have got mine as free CD when ordering on progrock.co.uk. They are called Classic Rock Society New Species. I'll check again but I am pretty sure it's number five.

NP The Pineapple Thief - Introducing The Pinneapple Thief

Rather pleasant but I would not categorize it as prog rock. A mix of Anathema, Porcupine Tree, Coldplay, Muse, etc.

[Bupie]

I checked and you are right : it has no number so it is indeed the first New Species.

NP Eloy : Reincarnation On Stage

Another interesting discovery -since I don't know Eloy at all- on progstreamingclassic.

[Bupie]

NP IQ - Tales From The Lush Attic 2013 Remix 

[funkster]

Orphaned land - Mabool

Nice  folky , Eastern , metal inspired music and i am a fan   

[Bupie]

NP Glass Hammer - Shadowlands

My only Glass Hammer album. I don't play it often but I think that I am in the right mood for it these days.

[Bupie]

NP Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard

This one has not clicked yet. Patience is required.

[funkster]

NP Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard

This one has not clicked yet. Patience is required.

I feel slightly underwhelmed by this as well 

[Iggy]

I feel slightly underwhelmed by this as well 

Same here.

NP - A show beyond man and time.
JP- Demon - Gazpacho there is something about this group that I love. They are doing a special in London with several other groups on 15th April but I may need to go to Leamington on the 14th to see the normal concert  . It will be a 4 hour round trip. hence the