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Points: 20451 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2017 at 13:51
'Fantasy'   have that nice early Brit thing going on....similar to Spring and Cressida.
I'm a big fan of these early Brit symph and proto prog bands.






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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

I was a wavering between the two but ultimately ended up recommending the high heeled boys for the closer, Rainmaker, which is about the perfect mix of pastoral and psych to these ears. Barleycorn is such a great album as well and should preferably reside in any rock fan's collection.


Rainmaker, my fave Traffic song of all
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Hah! Yeah erm best not open up the floodgates just yet?

You forgot the Argentinian yardstick for pastoral music: Luis Alberto Spinetta. Here on PA with band Invisible, Spinetta Jade and an earlier band called Almendra. This man's voice can make the inside of my stomach tremble it's so beautiful.
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

How about First Utterance instead

Death Pastoral! For when the crops are black and rotten, and the shepherd got ergotism and murdered the milkmaid. I think you invented a new genre.

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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

I was a wavering between the two but ultimately ended up recommending the high heeled boys for the closer, Rainmaker, which is about the perfect mix of pastoral and psych to these ears. Barleycorn is such a great album as well and should preferably reside in any rock fan's collection.


Rainmaker, my fave Traffic song of all

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Love that song. One of my fave things about it is it's ability to stay within the confines of acceptable twee. So easy tipping over in full blown sugarhippie mode aka the precursor to contemporary emo vocals: 'Uuuuuuuhhhhh I've got soooooo much emotional feeeeeling!!!!'

...which is something so rarely done right. Mark Hollis and Morissey used to nail it though imo but I'm sure many would disagree (I know for a fact that Morissey is like sonic kryptonite to Dean - bless his boots).
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^ I'm a big fan of Traffic...especially John Barley Corn and Low Spark....a must for a serious music fans.

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Hard to find.....
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Good one Doc
And very hard to find indeed.
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

I see Simon has upped the ante and actually recommended music outside the 'gentle/wafting mellotron' umbrella. Kudos good man. 

Huh my only mellotron-suggestion was Celeste and they're italian. Pastoral would be visually similar to  picturesque wouldn't it? I picture some kind of peaceful, lovely countryside landscape, but not total wilderness so I'll maybe it needs a mill, a field or maybe a distant farm, a flock of sheep and why not add a shepherdess plus perhaps some beautiful horses too... 
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Yeah but you cheated
Doesn't matter now we're all doing it anyway
Your description of pastoral fits in perfectly with mine...and Perry Leopold. Christian Lucifer is like listening to condensed field extract.
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Thanks a lot, you guys! Some stuff I haven't heard.

Loudest Whisper - bought CHildren of Lir a few months ago. Superb folk/psych-musical. I love it.
Eloy - Not the kind of band I would categorize as "Pastoral". More space-ish.
Traffic - Rainmaker is my favourite too, and definitely what I would put in the pastoral bag! Don't like the outro, though... Hidden Treasures is a great track as well.
Barclay James Harvest - Galadriel is my favorite tune by them, but I have too listen more carefully to the rest.

Of course there's cool with other recommendations from other countries. Ragnarök and Landberk is definitely pastoral, but I must say there is a certain grey, British countryside vibe that I'm looking for. And of course, flute and Mellotron :)
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Originally posted by Quinino Quinino wrote:

^ Good recommendations and nice taste - I love both Traffic (think I still have a vinyl sleeping in the attic somewhere)

Thanks man. You should visit the attic more often Maybe find some cool music, weed and antique porn


Look - I went to the attic and couldn't find no LP of Traffic (or any porn, btw Clown) but this pearl of '78 I had completely forgot .
Does it count as pastoral ?




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Hey I have that one - granted only got it because I LOVED Baker Street. Think I was 9 or something. Still have the cd but I see you go longer back with it mister LP
The rest of the album is pretty smokin too. I'm sure Hercules will join us shortly and sing it's praises too.
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Another I like from the early days....
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Guldbamsen: Gracious does have some pastoral vibes,especially "Heaven", but Affinity is more on the soul/jazz/funk side, although it has one of the most pastoral covers ever, haha!

I have listened a lot to Italian prog, and I totally agree that they have some sacral, pastoral, classical vibe, but as I stated earlier, there is a certain vibe I'm hungry for. I will check out more Moody Blues, Strawbs, Renaissance and Barclay James Harvest!
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Points: 8849 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2017 at 15:19
I have to also mention Pererin, who sing in Welsh.  Their first 2 albums might fit the bill

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I assume the op knows geese and ghost by Anthony Phillips, tubular bells by Mike Oldfield and the six wives of henry VIII by Rick Wakeman. Those are obvious choices(at least to me). Maybe some early PFM too and other Italian prog I'm sure.
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Originally posted by dauinghorn dauinghorn wrote:

I have listened a lot to Italian prog, and I totally agree that they have some sacral, pastoral, classical vibe, but as I stated earlier, there is a certain vibe I'm hungry for. I will check out more Moody Blues, Strawbs, Renaissance and Barclay James Harvest!
I see - but don't forget to check out the Skin Alley and Continuum-debuts (and perhaps follow-ups). Those were both serious and geographically correct pastoral suggestions.

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