Instrumental progressive spacerock

 

 

It's not fully instrumental (unfortunately), but I really like its synthesized soundscapes and the loud drums.

Entheogenic borders trance, ambient, progressive electronic and space music.
This is really up my creek. Love it!

Did Riverside change their sound?

I used to listen to them (horrible heavy metal drumming and not-so-great vocals).
But their aim is progmetal, not spacerock, and their use of electronica is really, really sparse...

There are some songs I actually like, because the guitarist has some nice solos and the synths are not all that bad. But only a few moments does not make a great band.

I wonder why you thought this band belongs in this thread. 

Then maybe I should give it a listen, then. I listened to their first three albums years and years ago, and then finally their was one EP wich was okay (Pink Floyd influenced) and then they released a full force progmetal album (ADHD or something) and I just quit listening.

But is it instrumental? Does it feature lengthy synthsolos and soundscapes? Drummachines? Percussion? Flute? Does it have ethnic influences?

This thread was meant for that type of spacerock, not a band that suddenly makes atmospheric music.

Edit: I have a day off, so I looked it up on Spotify and playing it now. Sounds like something totally different than their old work.

I think the title sums it up pretty clear.

The new Riverside sounds like psytrance. I can't even imagine this is the same band as Rapid Eye Movement. Really nice...

 

 

 

Listen to the album "Beginnings", the debut work of Hungarian group RasaSound. I think this is exactly what you are looking for. 

Strange mention/post time!

Weird to see GONG's YOU, not mentioned, and it was probably the album that gave that style (can it be called that?) it's life and eventual living. You just put on the 2 long cuts, along with "Isle of Everywhere", and there you have it. 

Steve Hillage should be listed here, and I specially like the "Green" album, and its impeccable mixing and design. 

Though not for everyone, if one is into trip music, that can not be considered "progressive" in its definition, but it is experimental in its form, one should really check out Daevid Allen's excursions into the Glissando thing which is really trippy, but not a "song" per se.