Obscure Albums
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Forum Name: Prog Recommendations/Featured albums
Forum Description: Make or seek recommendations and discuss specific prog albums
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Topic: Obscure Albums
Posted By: justin4950834-2
Subject: Obscure Albums
Date Posted: May 31 2016 at 23:23
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List some of your favorite highly obscure albums. I'm talking about amazing, one of kind records that not many people have heard about both in general and on this site. Lets just say you got an album that you feel your the only person in the world that listens to it, this is the place to share it. Some examples: Although its not that obscure on this site Kew Rhone - John Greaves / Peter Blegvad / Lisa Herman |
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Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 00:17
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Here's a bunch of awesome obscure prog from my collection: Recommended Records Sampler - various artists - Jam packed with lost classics of avant-prog, chamber prog, and orchestral electronica. Les Poumons Gonfles and Les Sillions de la Terre - Etron Fou Leloublan - Wonderfully energetic avant-prog. Grotto of Miracles and Torch of The Mystics - Sun City Girls - These are built around exciting uses of Middle Eastern and Indian musics. Tweez - Slint - Brilliant and murky founding document of math rock. Hex - Bark Psychosis - One of the all time best post rock albums, yet it falls through the cracks. Error - Las Orejas Y La Lengua - Chill out avant-prog. Krungthep Archives - Nimh - Prog electronic infused with Eastern sounds and aesthetics. I A Moon - North Sea Radio Orchestra - Chamber folk-prog. Transmission and Surrender - Metatag - Sparse, often martial prog electronic. -------------  
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Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 01:20
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My recent discovery was a German krautrock band Golem. They are said to have recorded their only album in 1973 and it was reissued in the 90's. However, it is suspected that they might have been a band in the 90's, as nobody seems to have the original vinyl of the album from 1973. Another obscurity from Germany is Hax Cel. They have also recorded only one classically-influenced krautrock album. You have mentioned John Greaves' Kew Rhone. It's a fantastic album! I've been listening to it for the last few days and I absolutely love it. Another band, that is probably more underrated than obscure (it's still active) is Moving Gelatine Plates from France. They have played Canterbury-style prog rock at the beggining of the 70's. I have known about them for a good while, but have not appreciated them until just a few days ago. A phenomenal group! One more band that I would love to recommend is a Greek band Axis. They played jazz rock-fueled progressive rock in the early 70's and similarly to their countrymen, Aphrodite's Child, they emigrated to France. A great, great band! ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 03:51
^ Häx Cel's Zwai is not bad ... and lots of Krautrock obscurities here and there, like AG A.M. or Semool.  ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 09:53
No better place to start! |
LearsFool wrote:Posted By: Modrigue
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 10:08
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German Oak - s/t: Mort Garson - Black Mass Lucifer: ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqf2srRfppHAslEmHBn8QP6d_eoanh0eW" rel="nofollow - My compositions |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: June 01 2016 at 10:56
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It got good publicity and marketing when it was released, maybe edging it out of this category as a result, but I never could fully appreciate Patrick Moraz's The Story of I. Blustery pop margined by South American rhythms didn't really stick in my craw. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: TheH
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 03:17
A fake band they never existed as all the other bands of the so called Pyramid lable as: Cozmic Corridors, Galactic Travellers, Temple, Pyramid, The Nazgûl, Fuerrote, Baal, Chronos, Spirulina und Astral Army. Some of the above have a fake Album some just appear on a sampler.
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 10:01
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^I have a 'Krautrock' sampler with those bands on it....so what was the point of the fake bands...? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 12:52
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Also, there is a great obscure folk outfit called Forest. It gets a lot
of hate, especially here, on PA, but I think their music is very good. A
thing I agree with (and the main argument people have against the band)
is that they are not excellent musicians. However, with their music,
you can feel a lot of spirit come through with great feeling for the
music. Again, not great, but very good and calmind music! Just today, I have found out about about this German electronic/ambient band called Sand. They look to have released only one album, but I've only listened to it once, so I can't really tell if it's good or not. People on PA seem to hate it, though. I do believe, though, that they have an interesting sound nonetheless. ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 13:37
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I suppose obscure is a relative term.....here are a few I consider obscure that I enjoy listening to... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: ALotOfBottle
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 13:47
Oh yeah, Titus Goran, man! Totally forgot! I was suprised to read they were American. And prices on those Indian Summer records have skyrocketed recently! ------------- Categories strain, crack and sometimes break, under their burden - step out of the space provided. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 13:50
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Most of these are known by those of us here at PA....but I like his presentation of the bands and I'd love to see his record collection in person..... Another interesting collection of bands... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHfoU1uNNFk
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Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 14:27
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Purge Solenoid is an obscure band whose eclectic stuff I've really enjoyed. ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 14:50
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Some great early fusion from 1971 |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: June 02 2016 at 14:57
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^BTW, Electric Silence is a masterpiece, for sure! |
Posted By: TheH
Date Posted: June 03 2016 at 09:40
No one really knows, all those albums and samplers where recorded by more or less the same guys. I think saying that they are lost recodings form the 70s gets you more buyers...
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: June 03 2016 at 10:39
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Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (you guess which year) ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 03 2016 at 11:05
Then it was a good thing I found my sampler copy in a discount bin for 7 dollars.  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: terramystic
Date Posted: June 06 2016 at 04:01
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My favorite obscure albums are by Sweet Smoke - a hippie jam band that recorded 2 studio and 1 live album. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 06 2016 at 14:53
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^ thanks for mentioning Sweet Smoke.....new band for me to ck out. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: June 06 2016 at 15:40
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From the 1975 album Timeless feat. John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer and Jack De Johnette.
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Posted By: justin4950834-2
Date Posted: June 07 2016 at 19:49
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Good stuff here keep em coming. I feel like Dando Shafts first album is worth mentioning along with Wild Turkeys Battle Hymn and Toe Fats debut. |
Posted By: balbulus
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 12:23
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Both albums from Crow (UK), a heavy tribal psych/space-rock band that was active during the 90s and released 2 cassette albums. I feel like I've been the only person championing them for over 20 years, and I've recently been involved with remastering their albums. http://crowkent.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - https://crowkent.bandcamp.com/   |
Posted By: TeleStrat
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 13:20
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 13:41
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A band I always liked.....found the vinyl in a bargain bin in the early 90's. Never heard of them when they came out in 1974. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 13:47
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------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 13:53
Another favorite, from 1969..... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: andreol263
Date Posted: June 13 2016 at 14:12
Wow thanks for the info, i really didn't know the story behind Pyramid Label, sounds very mysterious tho, but thanks again because now i have more obscure albums to go after .Zeuhl, Krautrock and Avant-Garde genres have really really obscure gems, anyway, i will look for this thread to maintain informed about these bands. ------------- 
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