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KingCrimson250
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Topic: Recommend me some mellotron fantasy prog Posted: June 02 2017 at 14:49 |
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It's funny because it's the sort of thing I used to look down on, but now I've got a huge craving for prog that sounds like something from a fantasy film or game. Lots of lush mellotron, flute solos, that sort of thing. An entire album's worth of Fountain of Salmascis, or Exiles. I'm familiar with most major prog acts, and none of them quite scratch the itch. Anglagard might come closest, but I'm looking for something maybe peaceful and lush, while they tend to be more angular and brooding (not a criticism by any means, and indeed, one of the reasons I love the band - but it's not quite what I'm looking for right now).
Any recommendations? The first half of the Chronicle of the Invisible River of Stone from Bantom to Behemoth is also in line with what I'm looking for, and I've heard one of Dan Britton's other projects is similar to that sort of thing. Is that worth looking into?
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: June 02 2017 at 16:12 | ||
Perhaps this:
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: June 02 2017 at 16:21 | ||
Or this. Less fantasy, more "peaceful and lush":
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"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar."
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Prog-jester
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Posted: June 02 2017 at 19:44 | ||
Barclay James Harvest, The Moody Blues, Tangerine Dream and click here too
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infocat
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Posted: June 03 2017 at 00:18 | ||
I don't know if it meets your criteria, but this is one of my "go to" songs for Mellotron.
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Dellinger
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Posted: June 03 2017 at 20:50 | ||
Is this their second album, or a re-recording of their first one, or something like that? I know very little of Landberk, but I understand their first album (Riktigt Akta) was recorded in swedish, and then they re-recorded it in english, as "Lonely Land"... however, I really wish I could find the original swedish one, yet I have not found it available |
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Dellinger
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Posted: June 03 2017 at 20:57 | ||
How about Metamorfosis' "Inferno"... it's about the Inferno section of the Divine Comedy. Perhaps not exactly Fantasy, but I would think close enough. And it's got lot's of keyboards... actually, I'm not sure if they are mellotrons, but they are very organ-like.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: June 03 2017 at 21:41 | ||
If you aren't familiar with Camel I suggest checking them out as soon as possible.
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infocat
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Posted: June 03 2017 at 22:24 | ||
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grantman
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Posted: June 04 2017 at 14:00 | ||
two albums in search of a lost chord/moody blues in the court of the crimson king/king crimson
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Dellinger
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Posted: June 04 2017 at 20:33 | ||
Oh well, I have been trying to make a little list of songs in swedish, and I thought this one would be a nice, and somwhat important, addition to it. I have mainly got Kaipa songs and Hybris, and actually a few single songs that were indeed available on ITunes, but nothing from Riktigt Akta, and for what I heard I think it would be very enjoyable. |
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dr wu23
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Posted: June 05 2017 at 13:39 | ||
I also like that type pf prog.....I would try the last Wobbler-Rites....also anything by Eloy especially the mid period ones Dawn, Passion, Ocean, ....Moody Blues-In Search...Children,.....Fantasy-Beyond,.....Camel-all the early ones..., Enid-In The Region.....Renaissance-Scheherazade.....
\One of my favorite 'fantasy' tracks... Edited by dr wu23 - June 05 2017 at 13:41 |
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