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Svetonio 
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Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213 |
 Topic: Aussie Prog RockPosted: February 15 2015 at 04:33 |
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verslibre
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Posted: February 13 2015 at 17:47 |
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Cybotron, anyone? |
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LearsFool
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Posted: February 13 2015 at 16:54 |
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I have no idea why everyone says Pond is retro. They're not. They pull together every last facet of neo-psych, rather than any classic psych. And the result is stellar.
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: February 13 2015 at 14:23 |
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For a taste of something new from the Aussies, I'd strongly recommend Pond. These guys are just about as retro as you can get.....but it works for them.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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jacksiedanny
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Joined: February 05 2015 Location: Ontario Status: Offline Points: 193 |
Posted: February 13 2015 at 08:54 |
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Goolutionites. That is a good'un! Way better than the other release.
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Pontos
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Joined: August 14 2014 Location: Adelaide, AUS Status: Offline Points: 12 |
Posted: February 13 2015 at 00:41 |
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Tamam Shud recently had one of their proggy records, 'Goolutionites and the Real People' reissued. Enjoyable listen
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progbethyname
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Joined: July 30 2012 Location: HiFi Headmania Status: Offline Points: 7887 |
Posted: February 12 2015 at 19:09 |
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Having many great weekends thanks to the mighty Prog! ;) Anyway you nailed my 2 favourites. Hibernal and Anubis. Absolutely phenomenal bands love them both. ;) |
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Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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micky
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 15:48 |
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overlooked?
 says the one who still has more forum likes than me  |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Raff
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 15:45 |
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I mentioned Pond a few days ago, but my post seems to have been completely overlooked  . Great stuff, and a frequent presence in our CD player. Bakery are also quite good. I remember evaluating them for addition to Heavy Prog years ago. |
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LearsFool
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 15:37 |
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It most certainly is.
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micky
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Posted: February 12 2015 at 14:53 |
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damn it man... I still haven't got their new one yet. I hear it is fantastic.  |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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jacksiedanny
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Joined: February 05 2015 Location: Ontario Status: Offline Points: 193 |
Posted: February 12 2015 at 07:47 |
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I'm going to come clean and disclose the fact that I am totally unaware of the prog coming out of Australia since 2000. I try to keep up with some other countries, but I wasd not aware of any current scene of significance from this corner of the world. Facing such a gulf of experience , how can I rightfully call myself a Pwog Masterman? So perhaps some of you could direct me. If you were to give me three cd suggestions, what would they be? But please be circumspect ,for I have two main stipulations: No simple music No verbose (and especially not in-your-face, melodramatic, aggressive metal-type singing) By non-simplicity I mean I want some degree of actual composition to the works (no drone or ambient bands). Some complexity of actual MELODY - Im not looking for experimental or overly RIO-ish music. By composition I mean NO SPACEROCK. Not that there is anything wrong with formless spacerock jams that go on forever. Its just that I'm already inundated in this - it seems its all the new bands are doing. Also NO HAWKWIND CLONES. Ever since the likes of Karda Estra ,everyone is going this easy route. That deal is long played-out. So, please, no. Doubtless at this point some are thinking: "The old goat wants retro." Would be nice, yes. But doesn't have to be vintage instruments (only no drum machines!). And I'm always interested in a unique outlook (as long as its not mathrock shoite). A unique outlook THAT IS MELODIC. As I've stated on many a forum, it is STILL unexacting for bands to attain some semblance of Unique by smacking together dissonance stitched by a wee bit of actual composition. It is MUCH more difficult to write unique melodic tunes. So , if you feel you can accomodate me on something here..... |
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irrelevant
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Posted: February 11 2015 at 22:24 |
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Thanks bro
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dr wu23
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Posted: February 11 2015 at 22:02 |
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Daddy Cool with Ross Wilson was an offshoot of Spectrum,,,,they both covered that song on their albums. This was on their second LP, Sex Dope Rock and Roll...Teenage Heaven. And part of the tune was indeed borrowed from the Jupiter section by Holst from the Planets. The central figure in the band was Mike Rudd, a New Zealand-born singer, songwriter and guitarist from Christchurch. Rudd arrived in Australia in 1966 as rhythm guitarist for the NZ group Chants R&B.[2] That band only lasted a short time after they arrived in Australia, but he remained in Melbourne, teaming up with singer/songwriter Ross Wilson and guitarist Ross Hannaford. Wilson and Hannaford's first band The Pink Finks[3] (which had also just broken up) worked in a similar vein to Chants, and had already had some local chart success in Melbourne. Mike was invited to be the bass player in a later lineup of their next band, The Party Machine (1967–69), which gained local notoriety when copies of their self-published songbook were seized by Melbourne police due to alleged obscene content in the lyrics.[4] The Party Machine split in 1969, when Ross Wilson spent several months in London after being invited to join expatriate Australian progressive group Procession. After his return, Wilson and Hannaford formed the more experimentally-oriented Sons of the Vegetal Mother (1969–71); this was an occasional event-based project, rather than a full-time band, and Rudd played bass in its floating lineup on numerous occasions.[5] During 1970 Sons of the Vegetal Mother was overtaken by the rapid rise in popularity of its offshoot band Daddy Cool (in which Rudd did not perform) but by this time Rudd had formed his own band, Spectrum. Edited by dr wu23 - February 11 2015 at 22:04 |
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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LearsFool
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Posted: February 11 2015 at 21:55 |
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Impala related band called Pond is fantastic. Their new album is simply stellar.
I also recall a '70's era band called Bakery who had a heavy prog psych masterpiece with Momento. Oh, and give Gabe's music a try. Great, eclectic avant-prog.
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irrelevant
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Posted: February 11 2015 at 21:50 |
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You listen to some really cool stuff BTW
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irrelevant
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Posted: February 11 2015 at 21:47 |
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I think it's a Ross Wilson number (aside from the Planets adaption). He and Mike Rudd were in a short-lived group called Sons of the Vegetal Mother and the song was written around or even before that time. Ross Wilson not long after formed Daddy Cool and Mike Rudd formed Spectrum. Both bands recorded the song around '71.
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Horizons
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Posted: February 11 2015 at 21:37 |
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It isn't prog - but The Drones' most recent album I See Seaweed is pretty f**king amazing.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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jacksiedanny
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Posted: February 11 2015 at 18:02 |
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Dr Wu:
First track on cd#2 of that comp set , you have: 1. Make You're your Stash [DADDY COOL] (6:04) Wots this? Some cover band? "Make Your Stash" is by Spectrum from their "Part One" lp. (I seem to recall that it is done to the tune of Holst Planets.) |
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TeleStrat
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Posted: February 11 2015 at 17:50 |
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I've heard of a couple of these bands but the only one I have is Sebastian Hardie. I played it recently and it still sounds great.
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