I apologize, didn't listen long enough into the first video. 

Svetonio wrote: Polymorphia wrote: ^I think you might have misunderstood. I'm looking for prog inluenced by far eastern folk, not necessarily far east prog bands influenced by (western) folk (...) ^ I do not think you even know what you're looking for. Second Hand Rose (Chinese: 二手玫瑰; pinyin: èrshǒu méiguī) is a Chinese rock band from Beijing, China. The band is known for its bold combination of traditional Chinese instruments with solid rock & roll fundamentals. The influence of traditional Chinese folk music can be clearly felt in the singing of leadsinger Liang Long and the usage of traditional Chinese instruments in both their recordings and live performances. Their debut album, the self-titled Second Hand Rose Band, was released in 2004 to critical acclaim in China's bigger cities. The album also received rave reviews on specialist music websites in the U.S. Liang Long (梁龙), vocals, guitar Yao Lan (姚澜), lead guitar Li Ziqiang (李自强), bass Wu Zekun (吴泽琨), Chinese traditional instruments Sun Quan (孙权), drums http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Hand_Rose

The Dark Elf wrote: Svetonio wrote: Polymorphia wrote: ^I think you might have misunderstood. I'm looking for prog inluenced by far eastern folk, not necessarily far east prog bands influenced by (western) folk (...) ^ I do not think you even know what you're looking for. Second Hand Rose (Chinese: 二手玫瑰; pinyin: èrshǒu méiguī) is a Chinese rock band from Beijing, China. The band is known for its bold combination of traditional Chinese instruments with solid rock & roll fundamentals. The influence of traditional Chinese folk music can be clearly felt in the singing of leadsinger Liang Long and the usage of traditional Chinese instruments in both their recordings and live performances. Their debut album, the self-titled Second Hand Rose Band, was released in 2004 to critical acclaim in China's bigger cities. The album also received rave reviews on specialist music websites in the U.S. Liang Long (梁龙), vocals, guitar Yao Lan (姚澜), lead guitar Li Ziqiang (李自强), bass Wu Zekun (吴泽琨), Chinese traditional instruments Sun Quan (孙权), drums http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Hand_Rose Well...ummm...that sucked. Based on the contents of the video, I hope that wasn't what he was looking for.

Edited by Svetonio - February 20 2014 at 22:31

The Dark Elf wrote: Svetonio wrote: The Dark Elf wrote: Svetonio wrote: Polymorphia wrote: ^I think you might have misunderstood. I'm looking for prog inluenced by far eastern folk, not necessarily far east prog bands influenced by (western) folk (...) ^ I do not think you even know what you're looking for. Second Hand Rose (Chinese: 二手玫瑰; pinyin: èrshǒu méiguī) is a Chinese rock band from Beijing, China. The band is known for its bold combination of traditional Chinese instruments with solid rock & roll fundamentals. The influence of traditional Chinese folk music can be clearly felt in the singing of leadsinger Liang Long and the usage of traditional Chinese instruments in both their recordings and live performances. Their debut album, the self-titled Second Hand Rose Band, was released in 2004 to critical acclaim in China's bigger cities. The album also received rave reviews on specialist music websites in the U.S. Liang Long (梁龙), vocals, guitar Yao Lan (姚澜), lead guitar Li Ziqiang (李自强), bass Wu Zekun (吴泽琨), Chinese traditional instruments Sun Quan (孙权), drums http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Hand_Rose Well...ummm...that sucked. Based on the contents of the video, I hope that wasn't what he was looking for. Actually, based on the two videos I posted, anyone who has an ear for music and an open mind will be able to see (hear) that the music is magnificent and unique. It's not prog, not even world music, but read his opening post. He says that non prog bands are welcome. Bye! I'm sorry, I couldn't hear the music over the singer's caterwauling. It was vaguely reminiscent of Yoko Ono shrieking in Japanese. Had I listened further, I suppose I would have been more open-minded...from my skull splitting in two.

 Do not bother...you'll get a headache as well as when a tooth hurts when it's hollow.

Palden Rangjung by Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXekP9R8d8

Dennis Rea, Views from Chicheng Precipice:

http://www.dennisrea.com/views-from-chicheng-precipice

Edited by Mascodagama - February 26 2014 at 08:06

Pictures of Lakes And Buildings by Manchester's post rock / krautrock act Transmission 13  http://transmission-13.bandcamp.com/track/pictures-of-lakes-and-buildings (a track from the album entitled Kaleidoscopio, released 14 March 2014)

Edited by Svetonio - March 21 2014 at 01:55

Jade Warrior's "Monkey Chant" on Floating World (1974) incorporates the Balinese Ketjak chant (which would have been known in the West at the time from albums in the Nonesuch Explorer Series).

In general, Jade Warrior is the prog band I've run across that seems most influenced by Far Eastern ideas and philosophy, as evidenced by many of their song titles and album covers (and even their name).  Side 2 of Kites is a suite based on "the Zen tale of Teh Ch'eng, the Boat Monk" (which story I'm sorry to say I haven't read).  But aside from the Monkey Chant, the extent to which any of their music is based on or inspired by any actual Asian MUSIC isn't clear to me.

Zhaoze are a very good band combining post-rock with Chinese classical music, they seem to be pretty obscure outside Asia though to the point they weren't on PA last time I checked. Here's a review of one of their albums complete with a sample track.

EDIT: Fixed dead link.


Edited by Toaster Mantis - March 04 2015 at 04:44