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kenethlevine 
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 Topic: German prog-folk, it does exist!
Posted: December 13 2007 at 23:56 |
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Germany had a lot of folky prog bands. I have included every one in the Synphonic site that mentions folk as a major component of the sound, so that hopefully no one has to choose other, but if you do, please specify whom. Let's talk about them. My vote goes to Carol of Harvest, whom I've just reviewed, with Ougenweide and Aigues Vives behind them. Note I have not heard some of these, so any info you can provide for the more obscure bands, some not listed in PA, would be appreciated. Thanks!
Edited by kenethlevine - December 13 2007 at 23:57
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Peter
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 00:08 |
Nein! Die mellotronen und mandolinen arbeitenhashishrauchenschweinhunden ist verboten! 
Edited by Peter - December 14 2007 at 00:41
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Man Erg
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 00:15 |
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Carol of Harvest's album is my favourite at the moment but overall a tie between
Carol of Harvest
Fit & Limo
Hoelderlin
Broselmaschine
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 Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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ClassicRocker
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 00:15 |
sorry to say I've never heard of any of these 
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Leningrad
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 00:16 |
Hoelderlin, mein freund! 
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kenethlevine
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 00:20 |
Tell us more about Fit and Limo, Man Erg
Has anyone else heard Aigues Vives? It's not bad, from 1983 so a bit of an anomaly. They are not on PA.
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kenethlevine
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 00:28 |
 ClassicRocker wrote:
sorry to say I've never heard of any of these |
sorry! certainly this thread is far removed from the "big 7" or however many there are. Probably the best known of the bunch is Hoelderlin, but they really were only folky for the first few albums, becoming much more symphonic, and less distinctive IMO, with each subsequent release, although still not bad.
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Man Erg
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 00:43 |
kenethlevine wrote:
Tell us more about Fit and Limo, Man Erg
Has anyone else heard Aigues Vives? It's not bad, from 1983 so a bit of an anomaly. They are not on PA. |
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1708
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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ChadFromCanada
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 00:59 |
Peter wrote:
Nein! Die mellotronen und mandolinen arbeitenhashishrauchenschweinhunden ist verboten!
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Haha. Wie?
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avestin
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 05:46 |
I'll pick Emma Mydenberger if only for their magnificent Tour De Trance album (read my review for more details) but the others here are splendid as well (Broselmachine, Carol of Harvest, Hoelderlin, Ougenweide, Witthuser and Westrupp and even Emtidi which seems to not be that appreciated but I like their music).
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Sean Trane
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 08:12 |
Funny this thread speaks of the subject after I revied an old thread on the very same subject
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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kenethlevine
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 08:38 |
that is a total coincidence, as I don't think I noticed your "bump", Sean. Or maybe it was subliminal. 
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Sean Trane
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 09:09 |
kenethlevine wrote:
that is a total coincidence, as I don't think I noticed your "bump", Sean. Or maybe it was subliminal. |
No sweat, my young friend. I was just pointing out the cincidence...
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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fuxi
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 17:45 |
Peter wrote:
Nein! Die mellotronen und mandolinen arbeitenhashishrauchenschweinhunden ist verboten |
Does this sound funny to you? Would you write this sort of nonsense about music from any other part of the world? Can you not even get the most elementary German grammar right? Do you read the Sun on a regular basis? I'm sorry, I just thought Progarchives was less insular than this.
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sircosick
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Posted: December 14 2007 at 22:13 |
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Going to check the rest before voting (I only now Hoelderlin).
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The best you can is good enough...
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Politician
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Posted: December 19 2007 at 18:10 |
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Several magnificent bands listed there. EMTIDI's "Saat" (1972) is in particular a breathtaking album - kind of a mixture of Tangerine Dream ambience, beautiful acid-folk and strong prog and Kraut elements.
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YesFan72
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Posted: December 20 2007 at 15:42 |
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I'll say Broselmaschine.
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ClassicRocker
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Posted: January 02 2008 at 15:40 |
Right you are, and I suppose the midwestern US isn't the easiest place to discover German prog-folk! 
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