Thanks very much for all the suggestions. That's a good amount to discover and process.
Thanks very much for all the suggestions. That's a good amount to discover and process.
Brandnew and totally brilliant:
Tugs
Unreal City (from Zuffantis new lable like Oxhuitza)
Il Giardino Onirico
Furyu - Progressive metal
Ornithos (offshot from Il Bacio della medusa), Rome Pro(g)ject, Il castello di atlante, Gan Eden
Not me. I was glad to see them go. One of thew worst vocalists ever.Originally Posted by TheH
I was just gonna post
SKE!
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
definitely cool stuff! gotta investigate further
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
No one has mentioned Egonon so far:
Another one that was not mentioned and is quite brilliant is I Treni All'Alba (prog led by dual acoustic guitars, what else can you ask for?):
Le Porte Non Aperte - "Golem":
Akt was mentioned, but no video clip posted. Worth investigating:
And finally, for people inclined towards more adventurous stuff, Electric Leak with one brilliant album:
More songs streamed on their MySpace page!
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One more: Barock Project (not to be confused with Baroque and Barrock, both from Italy, but already - Baroque - mentioned on the first page):
RE: Barock Project. Check out their last album, Coffee in Neukölln. It’s pop-prog of surprisingly high quality:
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MIKE (a.k.a. "Progbear")
"You can take the war out of the soldier, but you can't raise that soldier from the dead."
--Shona Laing
N.P.:“Looking for Someone”-Genesis/Trespass
There are tons of further really brilliant bands:
Periferia del mondo
L'Estate di San Martino
INGRANAGGI DELLA VALLE
IL CERCHIO D'ORO
Goad
StereoKimono
Garden Wall
Minstrel
Labirinto Di Specchi
Conqueror
The Watch
Euthymia
NichelOdeon
La Maschere di Clara
Breznev Fun Club
Altare Tothemico
are only those which come to mind at this moment, there are many many more
Seconded, and their album is a 'name-your-price' at their Bandcamp: http://lacoscienzadizeno.bandcamp.com/.
I agree that La Torre dell' Alchimista is probably the finest "retro-symph" act I heard from (fairly) recent Italy, and especially their wonderful second album, Neo from 2007.
Everything Yugen does is great, IMHO - if impossibly dense and demanding.
SKE's 1000 Autunni is arguably my single fave recent Italian disc, with Chance:Risiko's album following right behind and Areknames' Love Hate Round Trip thereon.
Both Calomito releases are superb, Slivovitz are more squarely "chamber-jazz", but will appeal to Calomito buffs. Pandora are good, as are the reformed Syndone and Mad Crayon.
And:
"Improvisation is not an excuse for musical laziness" - Fred Frith
"[...] things that we never dreamed of doing in Crimson or in any band that I've been in," - Tony Levin speaking of SGM
That is a good album.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!
1 thing I could recommend, is years ago I accidentally ended up having some 70's Italian Prog on while having the cartoon "Top Cat" on without the sound and some unusual observation, the music and tempo of the animation sync-ed up.
Specifically, I think it may have been Banco and Il Balletto Di Bronzo.
^ Classic Italian proggers loved Top Cat!
LOL
Just wanted to endorse EGONON as well. Such a good album. Some others :
LA COSCIENA DI ZENO
LABIRINTO DI SPECCHI
ALTARE THOTEMICO
"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
Sad Rain
Anekdoten
Many great recommendations so far.
did anyone mention Slivovitz?
Why would you be glad they are gone?
Was anyone forcing you to listen to them?
And if there were a god, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence - Russell
look who you're replying to bro... you think yer gonna change *his* attitude?Why would you be glad they are gone?
Was anyone forcing you to listen to them?
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Wow! Given the appreciation found here on SKE, Yugen and La Coscienza di Zeno, you might find interesting our brand new effort:
Not a Good Sign
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https://notagoodsign.bandcamp.com
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No but since they are, I don't hear them mentioned much, which is fine by me. Really terrible band, just a headache generator. Besides, what do you care that I express my opinion? If you don't like it, you can always put me on ignore.
Why would you be glad they are gone?
Was anyone forcing you to listen to them?
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