|
Modern Prog acts that are "progressive"? |
Post Reply 
|
| Author |
 Share Topic Printable Version Delicious Digg Facebook Furl Google Boomarks Google Buzz MySpace Newsvine reddit StumbleUpon Translate Twitter Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks Topic Search  Topic Options
|
wreckfan1 
Forum Groupie 
Joined: May 04 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 45 |
 Post Options
 Quote Reply
 Topic: Modern Prog acts that are "progressive"?Posted: April 11 2012 at 05:04 |
|
On Pa there seems to be countless threads about the distinction between "Prog" as a genre, and "progressive" as a description. Most recently there is a very interesting thread about how a lot of modern prog bands seem to just emulate the classic prog of the 70s without doing anything new.
I was wondering if you guys could give some recommendations of some good modern prog acts which can be considered as progressive. Whilst I do listen to the occasional modern prog bands such as Beardfish and Diagonal, I find that when it comes to modern music I prefer the likes of The Mars Volta, Tool, and Radiohead. Bands that seem to sit on the borderline of Prog but are definitely progressive. But I would like to discover some modern bands which can be considered both Prog and progressive. I also don't mind the use of retro instruments such as mellotron or hammond etc., though I would be more interested to see if any bands have managed to use them in new and interesting ways.
|
|
 |
|
|
Progarchives.com
Advertisement |
Sponsored links (registered users, log in to remove) |
|
|
|
|
sleeper
Prog Reviewer 
Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Online Status: Offline Posts: 14572 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 11 2012 at 08:30 |
|
By "modern" I'm going to take it you mean post 1990, so here goes for another long list.
65daysofstatic Agalloch Akphaezya Arcturus Battles Between the Buried and Me Burst Circle Takes the Square Cult of Luna Cynic Deathspell Omega The Dear Hunter Devin Townsend Diablo Swing Orchestra Diabolical Masquerade Don Caballero Ebony Lake Enslaved Ephel Duath Espers The Gathering Giant Squid Gojira Grayceon Guapo hAND Hookah the Fuzz In the Woods... Ihsahn In Lingua Mortua Indukti Intronaut Isis Karnivool Kayo Dot Lazuli Leprous Madder Mortem Mastodon maudlin of the Well Miasma and the Carousel of Headless Horses Miriodor Mutyumu NeBeLNeST Negura Bunget Neurosis OOIOO Opeth Pain of Salvation Peccatum The Pax Cecilia Polkadot Cadaver Ram-Zet Rolo Tomassi Russian Circles Sculptured Secret Chiefs 3 Shining (both of them) Sigh The Sound of Animals Fighting SubRosa Taal The Tea Party Time of Orchids To-Mera Tusk Ulver Unexpect Vaura Ved Buense Ende Virgin Black Virus White Willow Yakuza |
|
|
Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
|
|
|
|
|
rushfan4
Special Collaborator 
Site Monitor Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Online Status: Offline Posts: 43773 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 11 2012 at 08:36 |
|
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
lemur voice
Forum Newbie 
Joined: March 27 2007 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 11 2012 at 08:54 |
|
Check out Presto Vivace, Caligulas Horse, arcane, Toehider, Enchant, Lemur Voice.
|
|
|
prog on forever
|
|
|
|
|
The Quiet One
Prog Reviewer
Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Online Status: Offline Posts: 15742 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 11 2012 at 12:53 |
|
You've said it man, Radiohead and The Mars Volta are the first that came to mind; they're pretty successful commercially, and still are full of creativity.
Not entirely prog, more on the jazz/fusion side, BadBadNotGood is a band one should take notice. They give jazz an extremely fun and creative twist, with a whole background of ideas. (they're 21 years old!)
|
|
|
|
|
Smurph
Forum Senior Member 
Joined: January 11 2012 Location: Columbus&NYC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1936 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 11 2012 at 13:43 |
|
THUMPERMONKEY LIVES
|
|
|
|
|
richardh
Prog Reviewer
Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 8935 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 11 2012 at 14:01 |
|
Par Lindh Project always get overlooked for some reason. They are not that retro especially on Vini Vidi Vici which is a refreshingly original modern symph prog album.
|
|
|
|
|
Ambient Hurricanes
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 25 2011 Location: Cotopaxi Online Status: Offline Posts: 2092 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 13 2012 at 00:12 |
|
maudlin of the Well |
|
|
"The hero's journey is the journey from strength to weakness."
- John Green |
|
|
|
|
moshkito
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 04 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4574 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 13 2012 at 10:56 |
|
Hi,
Wow ... Djam Karet not even listed!
Way too much syncopated and overdone metal in that list for me ... but it's better than no list!
|
|
|
The master holy man said from his trinity in the chapala ... none of the hits, none of the time ... is always better sex and music!
www.pedrosena.com |
|
|
|
|
HolyMoly
Collaborator
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl Team Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Online Status: Offline Posts: 11529 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 13 2012 at 11:32 |
|
Thinking Plague?
|
|
|
My other avatar is a Porsche
|
|
|
|
|
Guldbamsen
Prog Reviewer
Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Broom cupboard Online Status: Offline Posts: 7774 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 13 2012 at 12:21 |
|
The 3 sister bands Nil, Thork and Syrinx are among newish progressive acts that I am absolutely addicted to.
Russian acts Vespero and The Gourishankar are both highly progressive as well. |
|
|
“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams |
|
|
|
|
Snow Dog
Special Collaborator
Errors & Omissions Team Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Online Status: Online Posts: 33096 |
Post Options
Quote Reply
Posted: April 13 2012 at 12:34 |
|
Surprised to see Enchant mentioned.
|
|
|
Coldness doth get away with the badness.
|
|
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
