Give me your top list of endgame prog artists

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   There are so many ways to answer this, because once you fall down a rabbit hole, there is a good chance you find a warren full of interconnecting and tangential tunnels to explore. Also, of course, it depends entirely on one’s jumping off point - as we all started our prog drops at different times, in different places, and in different ways. What seems deep down a rabbit hole to one person, may be only scratches under the surface for another. (I make this point, because I have seen before the way some on this forum almost belittle others for their discoveries and likes, with derision and condescension.)
I find Bandcamp is great for diving down rabbit holes, because you can follow tags to find things that might not have been found otherwise. Alternatively, from one album, I’ve discovered a Bandcamp rabbit hole by following it back to the Bandcamp page for the record label it was released on. Going for a dive down a rabbit hole of a new record label is almost always greatly rewarding and a lot of fun. Heck, any rabbit hole is fun, if you like falling down and exploring music in this almost random and directionless manner. Some of my most favourite albums and artists have been found via my falling down a Bandcamp rabbit hole…

One rabbit hole I often fall into is that of geography. Ever since the internet has made it so much easier to discover music from around the world, I find I have been listening to less and less music from the UK and US. I have bought hardly any new music from the US for many years, unless it has been from a band I already know and like. That is not to say that I think music from the US is no good, so much as I am absolutely loving finding music from throughout the rest of the world.

I don’t think I exactly have an aim of owning music from every country in the world, but I seem to be heading towards that point, regardless. There is so much great music out there, but because of where it has been made and released, a lot of it simply doesn’t have a chance of being heard as much as that from English speaking Western nations. Many of these artists and albums would not be considered to be deep down a rabbit hole, if they had been made and released somewhere else in the world. Their depth in a rabbit hole is due to their geography, rather than their sound.

To give a recent example, I think this is a pretty awesome album from an Argentine band. Released at the beginning of this month, even as a Name Your Price album (which I think is a shocking shame), it is still unlikely to see anything near the popularity it might have if it had been made and released in, eg, England, or on an, again eg, English record label.

https://pajarorock.bandcamp.com/album/el-manifiesto

I could go on, but I’m aware of how long this post is already, and also the fact that time is marching on, and I really do need to get my children ready for school.

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nick_h_nz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Prog Metal / Heavy Prog Team Joined: March 01 2013 Location: Suffolk, UK Status: Offline Points: 6742	Post Options Post Reply Quote nick_h_nz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 27 2022 at 00:57
	There are so many ways to answer this, because once you fall down a rabbit hole, there is a good chance you find a warren full of interconnecting and tangential tunnels to explore. Also, of course, it depends entirely on one’s jumping off point - as we all started our prog drops at different times, in different places, and in different ways. What seems deep down a rabbit hole to one person, may be only scratches under the surface for another. (I make this point, because I have seen before the way some on this forum almost belittle others for their discoveries and likes, with derision and condescension.) I find Bandcamp is great for diving down rabbit holes, because you can follow tags to find things that might not have been found otherwise. Alternatively, from one album, I’ve discovered a Bandcamp rabbit hole by following it back to the Bandcamp page for the record label it was released on. Going for a dive down a rabbit hole of a new record label is almost always greatly rewarding and a lot of fun. Heck, any rabbit hole is fun, if you like falling down and exploring music in this almost random and directionless manner. Some of my most favourite albums and artists have been found via my falling down a Bandcamp rabbit hole… One rabbit hole I often fall into is that of geography. Ever since the internet has made it so much easier to discover music from around the world, I find I have been listening to less and less music from the UK and US. I have bought hardly any new music from the US for many years, unless it has been from a band I already know and like. That is not to say that I think music from the US is no good, so much as I am absolutely loving finding music from throughout the rest of the world. I don’t think I exactly have an aim of owning music from every country in the world, but I seem to be heading towards that point, regardless. There is so much great music out there, but because of where it has been made and released, a lot of it simply doesn’t have a chance of being heard as much as that from English speaking Western nations. Many of these artists and albums would not be considered to be deep down a rabbit hole, if they had been made and released somewhere else in the world. Their depth in a rabbit hole is due to their geography, rather than their sound. To give a recent example, I think this is a pretty awesome album from an Argentine band. Released at the beginning of this month, even as a Name Your Price album (which I think is a shocking shame), it is still unlikely to see anything near the popularity it might have if it had been made and released in, eg, England, or on an, again eg, English record label. https://pajarorock.bandcamp.com/album/el-manifiesto I could go on, but I’m aware of how long this post is already, and also the fact that time is marching on, and I really do need to get my children ready for school.
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Moonchild88 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: November 12 2019 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Moonchild88 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 26 2022 at 21:59
	Pretty much title. Going down the prog rabbit hole how far do you think you have gotten, and what albums do you think are near the bottom of the rabbit hole. I hope this makes sense.