New instrumental prog recommendations?

Hello all!

Over the last two years or so, there have been some truly outstanding instrumental prog albums! Top 5 for me have been:

Kotobel – Concerto for Piano and Electric Ensemble


Asturias - Fractals (2011)


Sanhedrin - Ever After (2011)


Carpe Nota - Carpe Nota


La Theorie Des Cordes - Premieres Vibrations (2011)


with very honourable mentions going to:

Moraine - Metamorphic Rock (2011)
Forgas Band Phenomena - Acte V (2012)
Machine Mass Trio - As Real As Thinking (2012)
Tohpati Bertiga - Riot (2012)
Eclat - L'Esprit du Cercle (2012)
Montresor - Daybreak (2011)
and of course Anglagard - Viljans Oga (2012)

(I've very likely missed a few off the top of my head...)

But my question FINALLY is....

What other instrumental progressive albums would Archives members recommend that I might have missed that you think highly of? Any genre - jazz, metal, electronic, kraut....and they can be either modern or vintage reissues - I'm just after some more suggestions!

Please feel free to offer some opinions on the above mentioned titles too!

Thanks!

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - October 30 2012 at 06:00

Wow, Lima, when it rains, it pours with suggestions, cheers!

I've had DFA - 4th for quite a while, and it's very impressive, like a slightly more aggressive Canterbury album!

And I bought `Karfagen - Lost Symphony' recently, and I've got it sitting in the car right now, but haven't listened to it much yet, or not enough to let it sink in - sounds very promising though....and look at that cover!

As for your other suggestions, I'll look them all up, thanks!

I just reviewed a real good one just an hour or two ago -- "Volume One" by Perhaps.

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=38895


Edited by HolyMoly - October 30 2012 at 11:08

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: HolyMoly wrote: I just reviewed a real good one just an hour or two ago -- "Volume One" by Perhaps. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=38895 I saw your review, and I've noticed that album has been getting a lot of reviews lately, so I was very curious! At first I was a bit put off by the `Post Rock' tag - not a genre I've warmed to so far - but it seems from your and others comments that it blends a lot of prog elements and other genres, so it might balance it out better for me! I shall look further into it, thanks!

I'm not sure I agree with the Post/Math-Rock tag myself.  There is a good amount of Math in there (tricky guitar and bass counterpoint in strange meters), but it's not post-rock in the least. 

One I forgot to mention.....

Not dark in my opinion, as good or better than tribal tech. Every track a winner. I think i will spin it now.

Try Merrow's Awaken the Stone King if you are into metal 

and of course Sepate Realities from Trioscapes' heavy fusion


Edited by aapatsos - October 30 2012 at 14:17

Hey there Michael you're going to get a lot of suggestions maybe it would help if you would mention a couple of instrumental albums you really like.

Anyway here's my list:
Dreadnaught - Musica En Flagrante. Eclectic, funky, avant progressive rock. I guess i'm their biggest promoter here, the band is very creative and totally smokes! read my review for more details, it's really worth it.
Estradasphere - Palace Of Mirrors. Avant prog that blends a thousand different styles.
Kopecky - Sunset Gun. instrumental Prog metal, very special.
Isildurs Bane - Mind Volume 1. If you like some chamber in your prog.
Recreation - Music Or Not Music. 70's, classical inspired prog.
Shylock - Ile de fièvre. 70's, french crimson inspired prog.
IL berlione - IL berlione. Semi avant prog, semi fusion crazy japanese band.

Hoped I helped. Have fun!

Aaaarrgh damn, I forgot about one of my absolute favourites.

Edited by Guldbamsen - October 30 2012 at 14:42

HolyMoly wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: HolyMoly wrote: I just reviewed a real good one just an hour or two ago -- "Volume One" by Perhaps. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=38895 I saw your review, and I've noticed that album has been getting a lot of reviews lately, so I was very curious! At first I was a bit put off by the `Post Rock' tag - not a genre I've warmed to so far - but it seems from your and others comments that it blends a lot of prog elements and other genres, so it might balance it out better for me! I shall look further into it, thanks!   I'm not sure I agree with the Post/Math-Rock tag myself.  There is a good amount of Math in there (tricky guitar and bass counterpoint in strange meters), but it's not post-rock in the least.

The grouping of Math and Post Rock is silly, what's worse is how many bands fit into both of these genres.
When we were classifying the genre we decided that a majority of the music is math rock with kraut and post-rock influences. Charts and Maps is a similar case, Perhaps just takes the mixing of the genres to another step.