German prog band named...? [Solved!]
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Topic: German prog band named...? [Solved!]
Posted By: ReactioninG
Subject: German prog band named...? [Solved!]
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 13:26
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There was a German prog band I liked with mostly short instrumental songs labeled in German. They often had German spoken word bits at the beginnings or ends of songs, not a lot of singing though, some background female vocals, perhaps wordless. I don't remember anything fancy about them, in terms of artwork or anything. I must have found them here but I can't find them anymore. They were on Rhapsody (which is the same as Spotify), so not too too obscure. There are a lot of bigger named Neo-Prog and seventies bands which aren't available, so they are not totally obscure. They were, I believe, a before the 90s band. I keep thinking of this word "Tanzig" in my head but it's probably wrong as the band name. It's a german word. Many thanks! |
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 13:57
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Try this http://www.progarchives.com/Bands-country.asp?country=77 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 14:07
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Amon Duul 2 or Utopia......? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 14:08
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there is a band named "Danzig". Danzig is actually a formerly German city that became Polish after WW2 under the name Gdansk. it is the city the German author and Nobel laureate Günter Grass was born in. the band is however American and named after its founder, Glenn Danzig, and the music of the band is not Prog but Heavy Metal -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 14:23
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I looked and looked again and I think it's probably lost to me. It was a symphonic-ish band though, not heavy or anything... instrumentals with incredibly annoying spoken word prefaces to the tracks. I remember a black album cover with white print. Dang it. They had this one song that I thought had a genius passage. Too bad. Krautrock and German and French and Italian prog really sucks though IMO, otherwise, lol. Eloy is the only German band I listen to other than this one I forgot. It's a curse from the nordic Krautrock gods. |
Posted By: Prof. Pokerian
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 14:48
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@BaldJean Gdansk/Danzig was Polish city since its origin. However, it was occupied by Prussians (Germans) for 127 years. During the prolonged occupation, Danzig became subject to the german settlement politics and cultural influence. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 17:49
the history of Gdansk is actually much more complicated than that, but I will admit I simplified it to recent history. Poland and Germany are inextricably entwined in the complete history of Gdansk ------------- A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Prof. Pokerian wrote:Posted By: FXM
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 18:09
Are you completely mad  - some of the best music ever made is Krautrock and RPI |
Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 18:44
Not sure that this checks all the boxes you've set out, but could it be this one?  http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=2899" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=2899 ------------- when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 20:41
 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 20:42
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http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3576 Neu 1. Isi (5:00) ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 20:51
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Not any of those. Maybe I dreamed them? In the words of a great prog-related artist: You are the most extraordinary [band] You write the most peculiar kind of tunes I met you [streaming] as I was [listening to random stuff] One afternoon Wasn't it the most amazing meeting? Surrounded by those [german voice-overs] from the deep You started telling me a funny story [I couldn't understand] And I fell asleep [and forgot your name] Oh what a dream! Oh what a dream that was! -Kevin Ayers |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 21:00
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Or maybe it was Neu 4 ....came out in 1995.....or Neu 2....ck the link above ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 21:01
I don't get it. Eloy is great. Kraftwerk is great. Tangerine Dream is great. But the really nichey stuff which people usually mean I don't get. I'm not musical enough to describe what it is, but I'd say crude or eccentric or abstract is at the tip of my tongue. Poor production values a lot of the time. Which is important to me. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 21:08
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Great track...nevertheless..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Meht18m1zc ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 21:09
I liked the band "Neu" that you pointed out better. They're fairly relaxing sounding. Maybe a little too relaxing. Getting sleepy. |
Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 21:17
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Success... the band is called Flaming Bess.... I got the name Tanzig I think from their album TANZ DER GÖTTERThanks to everyone for helping me narrow it down when I was looking through the prog archives country page which was posted above by dr wu23 |
Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 21:20
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Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 21:24
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here's the track that I wanted to hear again from them really bad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7nMk5o-8CQ It's been like 6 years or something since I last heard them |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 04 2018 at 23:50
I think somebody's got a lot of homework ahead of them... ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 00:33
Preach it brother! And their food tastes funny, and some of them don't even speak American! Sucky Europe. IMO, lol. ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 08:33
Indeed. I know everyone is entitle to his/her own opinion/taste, but boy, how much great music are they missing.
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Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 16:53
Kind of true though. Foreign language music is tough to listen to, in my opinion. Then there's the music itself, which DOES NOT sound much like English prog rock when I've listened to it. Not trying to be universal in my judgement but most of what I've heard so far I don't like or find ponderous to listen to. Also, don't like American prog. Kansas isn't even really that great. I don't listen much to them. Other than that I guess starcastle is okay. I don't listen to newer "prog" which is often populated by American bands for some reason, probably because of the unlistenable metal connection (which may have something to do with why I don't care much for what I've heard from Europe). I'm more of a pop-rock fan, classic rock etc. than metal. So a lot of what is called prog is really far away from my tastes. I love APP and ELO, for instance. Most people consider that soft rock. Once again, few American bands get very high up on my favorites list even with classic rock. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 18:08
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If you don't like non-English vocals, check out instrumental bands like Ashra (Germany), Goblin (Italy) and Heldon (France). Also, to say Kansas isn't that great is (of course) purely subjective. They're a fine prog rock band up through Leftoverture. After that, it's up to you. Check out the first two albums by Utopia, too. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 18:10
There's tons of prog that doesn't sound remotely "metal."  ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: ReactioninG
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 18:12
Will check those bands out. I love the band Utopia. Forgot they were American. My favorite American bands typically aren't prog but are New Wave or Classic Rock. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 18:19
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Start with these: Ashra – Correlations; Belle Alliance Goblin – Profondo Rosso; Zombi Heldon – Interface; Stand By ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: February 05 2018 at 23:31
I've reviewed almost all their albums here. Lots of good stuff even if they don't have what I would call a masterpiece. The first is probably the best. They were on the tip of my tongue while I was reading your description, but you already got your answer before I got to the thread! Love this alt mix to the title track |
Posted By: noni
Date Posted: February 06 2018 at 02:06
I see a lot of references to Camel music in the PA reviews section. Might have have to look into this band further.
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: February 06 2018 at 08:42
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^ while you're at it, if you haven't dione so already, check out this other German group who were sometimes called the German Camel. They too didn't appear until after the peak of prog, but they hung around for 5 acclaimed albums and sold a fair number of records |
Posted By: noni
Date Posted: February 06 2018 at 08:44
Anyone's Daughter, I have already!...
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: February 06 2018 at 22:01
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Posted By: noni
Date Posted: February 07 2018 at 03:20
This Flaming Bess is an absolutely amazing band!... I am glad the original poster of this thread had this problem!!!....... Just bought several of their albums and loving it!!..
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Posted By: FXM
Date Posted: February 07 2018 at 07:33
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[/QUOTE] Kraftwerk is great. Tangerine Dream is great. But the really nichey stuff which people usually mean I don't get. [/QUOTE] You should check out some of the more modern Krautrock bands such as Electric Orange and Cosmic Ground. With regard to Italian prog - there is some really great music but if you don't speak Italian you have to consider the vocals as just another musical instrument - I would recommend starting with Le Orme, PFM and Banco particularly their earlier 1970's albums. I can't speak Italian but really enjoy listening to RPI with Italian lyrics. PFM for example released some versions of their albums with English lyrics but I much prefer the Italian versions. Their most recent release - Emotional Tattoos - had an disc with Italian lyrics and a second with English lyrics, the Italian version is the one I mostly listen too. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 07 2018 at 09:49
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Flaming Bess........never heard of them.....well... I like the fantasy art cover far better than the black and white one.......pretty mellow German prog.....has a later feel to it...almost jazzy at times. ps: Starcastle...really?....they aren't fit to carry Kansas' equipment. ;)
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: February 07 2018 at 14:15
LOL! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |