Space/Sci-fi Prog similar to PF "Echoes"

Agreed about Alan Parsons being reminiscent of Eloy.  I was trying to describe Eloy to my brother today, and I mentioned bits of The Wall and Alan Parsons.  I'm on this thread because I am looking for more stuff that is sort of like Eloy.

paragraph7 wrote: I've listened to a fair deal of Eloy and the full PF discography but never really ran into anything else that would capture the sort of Sci-fi Space Odyssey feel like on Echoes. Especially the buildup in the second part. Ideas?

Hello, as it's been said you really should check out more ambient music. Echoes is one of the most important roots for this music, certainly as important as Eno's "Music for airports", and also Schulze's and Tangerine Dream's albums.

For example, try an album like this one, it's particularly classic :
https://www.discogs.com/Jonn-Serrie-The-Stargazers-Journey/release/457683
(maybe it's a pity not to find John Serrie on Progarchives, especially because of this album ?)

There is a radio show (every Saturday night since more than 30 years) originally dedicated to the deep space feeling you seem to talk about, including many ambient artists and the web site is worth a visit  : http://starsend.org/

And as other bands did, I take permission to indicate one of my albums :
https://jazzcomputer.bandcamp.com/track/elsewhere
It's a very long track giving its title to the album, with lots of things coming directly from Echoes... I hope you'll have a nice time listening to this track. You shoud also try the second part of the latest double album, https://jazzcomputer.bandcamp.com/album/many-sides-of-music-the-ambient-way

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Cheers,

Yves - http://jazzcomputer.org
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6456

Meltdowner wrote: The.Crimson.King wrote: Meltdowner wrote: I mean Pulsar, Pollen is the name of their first album  Along with Pollen, I'd also recommend Pulsar's "Strands of the Future" & "Halloween" which I think is their masterpiece, though Halloween is not really sci-fi at all...just wonderfully creepy  I listened to all three because I'm still going through your list Yes, Halloween is completely different.

The.Crimson.King wrote: Meltdowner wrote: I mean Pulsar, Pollen is the name of their first album  Along with Pollen, I'd also recommend Pulsar's "Strands of the Future" & "Halloween" which I think is their masterpiece, though Halloween is not really sci-fi at all...just wonderfully creepy

I listened to all three because I'm still going through your list Yes, Halloween is completely different.

I would also try these guys....very nice soundscape trippy space rock.....

I went and bought some recommended Tangerine Dream but I gotta say, its not doing it for me right now. There's a lot of soundscapes and cool ambients but perhaps its a little too "ambienty". Could be great when reading or travelling or playing video games, though. I'll keep Nectar and other recs in mind!

Other suggestions: Nik Turner, Alman Mulo Band, Michael Moorcock and the Deep Fix, Robert Calvert. 

BaldFriede wrote: Gong's "Isle of Everywhere / You never Blow Your Trip Forever" suite reminds me of "Echoes", including the fade-out at the end. Of course there are musically differences between Pink Floyd and Gong, but there is a certain similarity as well. And it is definitely spacey taking you to the planet Gong.

I should check Gong out. Echoes is my favorite PF song so it's only logical.

This 17 minute track has some similarities, structurally: psychedelic middle section, buildup and back to the main tune.

PrognosticMind wrote: Everyone knows the best space sci-fi album is Pestilence's Spheres

Edited by VOTOMS - February 24 2016 at 06:42