Japanese Prog albums you're fond of?
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Topic: Japanese Prog albums you're fond of?
Posted By: David_D
Subject: Japanese Prog albums you're fond of?
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 05:49
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Japan has certainly been one of the countries which has gained international recognition for their Progressive Rock bands, so let us tell each other which Japanese albums we're fond of. Mine are: Far East Family Band (J) - Nipponjin (1975) Flower Travellin’ Band (J) - Satori (1971) Flower Travellin’ Band - Made In Japan (1972) Osamu Kitajima (J) - Benzaiten (1976) Stomu Yamash'ta (J) & Come To The Edge - Floating Music (1972) Stomu Yamashta - Raindog (1975) Bi Kyo Ran (J) - Bi Kyo Ran (1982) Bondage Fruit (J) - II (1996) Enjoy it!  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 06:09
Konichiwa! I have one or two Japanese favourites.  1991: Angel in Heavy Syrup - Angel in Heavy Syrup I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQtc3evnzJM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQtc3evnzJM 1993: Angel in Heavy Syrup - Angel in Heavy Syrup II - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsXrw7GdsPY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsXrw7GdsPY 1995: Angel in Heavy Syrup - Angel in Heavy Syrup III - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5dgG4mNgIU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5dgG4mNgIU 1999: Angel in Heavy Syrup - Angel in Heavy Syrup IV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_EXFd-vE0o" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_EXFd-vE0o 1969: Apryl Fool - Apryl Fool - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z24s7xZH3pA&t=6s" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z24s7xZH3pA&t=6s 1969: Blues Creation - Blues Creation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2AjeDh2SIk&t=123s" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2AjeDh2SIk&t=123s 1971: Blues Creation - Rolling Stone Live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSsDnd56pT4&t=9s" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSsDnd56pT4&t=9s  1971: Blues Creation - Carmen Maki Blues Creation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHUq9LAmmDo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHUq9LAmmDo 1971: Blues Creation - Demon & Eleven Children - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDt4DCRMdec" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDt4DCRMdec 1975: Blues Creation - Creation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THC0GzwOGNA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THC0GzwOGNA  1971: Brush!? - Brush!? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEddtzFbXSg" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEddtzFbXSg 1973: Cosmos Factory - An Old Castle of Transylvania - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1IAGkq-08" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE1IAGkq-08 1975: Cosmos Factory - A Journey with the Cosmos Factory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9_cn5cR2Zg" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9_cn5cR2Zg 1976: Cosmos Factory - Black Hole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YN0qN3eRhc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YN0qN3eRhc 1977: Cosmos Factory - Metal Reflection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlviRfTmjHY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlviRfTmjHY 1975: Far East Family Band - The Cave Down to the Earth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmzAn05RH04" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmzAn05RH04 1975: Far East Family Band - Nipponjin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGs5qr4PDNg%C2%A0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGs5qr4PDNg 1976: Far East Family Band - Parallel World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s8flznczvI%C2%A0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s8flznczvI 1977: Far East Family Band - Tenkujin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b6LBoUOISA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b6LBoUOISA 1973: Far Out - Nihonjin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OhhN82dGqQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OhhN82dGqQ 1972: Flied Egg - Dr. Siegel's Flied Egg Shooting Machine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjNQc2pgZbs" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjNQc2pgZbs 1972: Flied Egg - Good Bye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rji_-NTWQw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rji_-NTWQw 1970: Flower Travellin' Band - Anywhere - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_koaUd4ARYEZrvIJZ5RcXB01u6imZfPRIs" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_koaUd4ARYEZrvIJZ5RcXB01u6imZfPRIs 1971: Flower Travellin' Band - Satori - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nKsPw9m2mjU0USHSWgJjVOlg9bC_jSQqY%C2%A0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nKsPw9m2mjU0USHSWgJjVOlg9bC_jSQqY 1972: Flower Travellin' Band - Made in Japan - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqFJ7yQpfCARY6PLSuYGVkhvKtKeRJIhy" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqFJ7yQpfCARY6PLSuYGVkhvKtKeRJIhy 1973: Flower Travellin' Band - Make Up - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nW-9dchyXXlnGzvIgIXj8CAC1fn7iyhaw%C2%A0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nW-9dchyXXlnGzvIgIXj8CAC1fn7iyhaw 1975: Flower Travellin' Band - The Times - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lobtj45LxDMdWZIf4FHLLLD4GwsswDQBQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lobtj45LxDMdWZIf4FHLLLD4GwsswDQBQ 1997: Flower Travellin' Band - From Pussies to Death in 10,000 Years of Freak Out 2008: Flower Travellin' Band - We Are Here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lOmx-VC2eQ_ZhHQEhcdFpz8lq5y2_GuTc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lOmx-VC2eQ_ZhHQEhcdFpz8lq5y2_GuTc  1970: Food Brain - Social Gathering - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKeQi0VLpro" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKeQi0VLpro 1968: The Golden Cups - The Golden Cups Album - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvdlNWdBpmyHfd0gqUsJhL62tFDKJYK6a" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvdlNWdBpmyHfd0gqUsJhL62tFDKJYK6a 1968: The Golden Cups - Album Vol. 2 1971: The Golden Cups - Live Album - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo1ug4f2q50" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo1ug4f2q50 1968: Harumi - Harumi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xggbyDTWwUc&t=2s" rel="nofollow - 1969: The Helpful Soul - First Album - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo3SZTuqHzs" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo3SZTuqHzs 1973: Hideki Ishima - One Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfJF4jjaarM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfJF4jjaarM 1970: Hiro Yanagida - Milk Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvG5bhfsC3w" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvG5bhfsC3w 1971: Hiro Yanagida - Yanagida - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSSa6Rh_CFw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSSa6Rh_CFw 1973: Hiro Yanagida - Hirocosmos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVepOshXN84" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVepOshXN84 1978: Hiro Yanagida - The Encounter with UFO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pphlMJw52E8" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pphlMJw52E8 1972: J.A. Caesar - Jashumon (Heretics) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ksdvnf8nvO2G5n4UCEZf9eWpU7snPrYPw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ksdvnf8nvO2G5n4UCEZf9eWpU7snPrYPw 1973: J.A. Caesar - Kokkyou Junreika - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lj7rmiOuauGb8J-UFzOo0_cLSWRJA43rk" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lj7rmiOuauGb8J-UFzOo0_cLSWRJA43rk 1968: Jacks - Vacant World - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrBEQgnBhsOIBBveTtX0MfRyZJUdrCzuj" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrBEQgnBhsOIBBveTtX0MfRyZJUdrCzuj 1985: Jacks - Legend - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6CYzmC-Vzk&t=1159s" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6CYzmC-Vzk&t=1159s 1972: Jun Kamikubo - Nothingness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Oek4u-B2QI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Oek4u-B2QI 1971: Kimio Mizutani - A Path Through Haze - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gswxoGnJSR0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gswxoGnJSR0 1970: Kuni Kawachi & Flower Travellin' Band - Kinkyogen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNtQdvhCPgg" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNtQdvhCPgg 1972: Kuni Kawachi & His Group - Like a Concert of Angels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuoggnI0CTk" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuoggnI0CTk 1972: The "M" - The "M" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOmIzaasT8E" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOmIzaasT8E 1968: The Mops - Psychedelic Sounds in Japan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APkRd-YCoJA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APkRd-YCoJA 1971: The Mops - Lijanaika - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSm9MhvFC7Q" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSm9MhvFC7Q 1974: Osamu Kitajima - Banzaiten - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgUHBEP-rM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgUHBEP-rM 1975: Osamu Kitajima - Passages - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EHItFnDU0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1EHItFnDU0 1977: Osamu Kitajima - Osamu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFQN1Cyebtg" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFQN1Cyebtg 1980: Osamu Kitajima - Masterless Samurai - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eys1vNuY8-Y" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eys1vNuY8-Y 1981: Osamu Kitajima - Dragon King - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goRegJa8Nww" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goRegJa8Nww 1984: Osamu Kitajima - The Source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exvQQVmK5sQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exvQQVmK5sQ 1987: Osamu Kitajima - Passages II - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBqGFoBzqUk" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBqGFoBzqUk 1987: Osamu Kitajima - FM Shrine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_EIt8QPZ4Y" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_EIt8QPZ4Y 1988: Osamu Kitajima - California Roll - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4NXUZspQ7Bw-1yFkAWx4jlclf9j9TLNS" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4NXUZspQ7Bw-1yFkAWx4jlclf9j9TLNS 1988: Osamu Kitajima - Silky Age - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRewShV4nlc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRewShV4nlc 1990: Osamu Kitajima - Sweet Chaos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmAbdxnjBc8" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmAbdxnjBc8 1996: Osamu Kitajima - Beyond the Circle - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4NXUZspQ7Bz_HloQf1-qfR12Ecf4teLw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4NXUZspQ7Bz_HloQf1-qfR12Ecf4teLw 1971: People - Ceremony: Buddha Meets Rock - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3qpN2-b5B0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3qpN2-b5B0 1970: Samurai - Green Tea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC5QrT0D6r0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC5QrT0D6r0 1971: Samurai - Kappa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc6mZrDqQlg" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc6mZrDqQlg 1979: Shingetsu - Shingetsu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILzlqYdGWcE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILzlqYdGWcE 2005: Shingetsu - From a Distant Star - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_3_TVz8KS8" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_3_TVz8KS8 1971: Shinki Chen & Friends - Shinki Chen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF7_RDTAsBI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF7_RDTAsBI 1971: Speed, Glue & Shinki - Eve - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mOakgDn2qp3uoaDwIx86dRXs-0zfuF8-Y" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mOakgDn2qp3uoaDwIx86dRXs-0zfuF8-Y 1972: Speed, Glue & Shinki - Speed, Glue & Shinki - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mF_BjDTDtlNUVws57UIXEDUWI-pJQaMtE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mF_BjDTDtlNUVws57UIXEDUWI-pJQaMtE 1971: Stomu Yamashta - Red Buddha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH4cw9pNb9A" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH4cw9pNb9A 1972: Stomu Yamashta & Come to the Edge - Floating Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mlKxkHPPGA" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mlKxkHPPGA 1973: Stomu Yamashta's Red Buddha Theatre - The Man from the East - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsKdIgBqO9Y" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsKdIgBqO9Y 1973: Stomu Yamashta's East Wind - Freedom is Frightening - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aJoRCbF3C0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aJoRCbF3C0 1975: Stomu Yamashta - Raindog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaS00aW3BK4" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaS00aW3BK4 1976: Stomu Yamashta's "Go" Project - Go - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g53zcpaXT8o" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g53zcpaXT8o 1976: Stomu Yamashta's "Go" Project - Live from Paris - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l74PMBknsI_pYY9oDmyQWMeodJMdu-VMI" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l74PMBknsI_pYY9oDmyQWMeodJMdu-VMI 1982: Stomu Yamashta - Iroha-Sui - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP-wr3HFmU0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP-wr3HFmU0 1983: Stomu Yamashta - Iroha-Ka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrxzXzMYat4" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrxzXzMYat4 1985: Stomu Yamashta - Sea and Sky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZGktSXRyH0" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZGktSXRyH0 1971: Strawberry Path - When the Raven Has Come to the Earth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffSpcGQqXEE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffSpcGQqXEE 1971: Too Much - Too Much - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rB3OJCTJ8" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6rB3OJCTJ8 1973: Yonin Bayashi - Live '73 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAwuLl_Dwsc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAwuLl_Dwsc 1974: Yonin Bayashi - Ishoku-Sokuhatsu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChBCww96RKo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChBCww96RKo 1976: Yonin Bayashi - Golden Picnics - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k189km22fjKASWwq4OKi1zbdrltzjKnSw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k189km22fjKASWwq4OKi1zbdrltzjKnSw 1977: Yonin Bayashi - Printed Jelly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YrA3ZWCDks" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YrA3ZWCDks 1978: Yonin Bayashi - Bao - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3I5vCL_Obo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3I5vCL_Obo 1979: Yonin Bayashi - NEO-N - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NycQJMK9HY" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NycQJMK9HY 1969: Yuya Uchida & the Flowers - Challenge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLttS8XhJm8" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLttS8XhJm8 |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 06:16
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KBB : 4 corner's sky BLAZED BRONZE : Domination of the east KBB : Lost and found SIX NORTH : Prayer ARS NOVA : Goddes of darkness |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 06:17
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[QUOTE=Psychedelic Paul] Konichiwa! I have one or two Japanese favourites. Domo arigato gozaimasu Paul San 
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 06:21
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You're surely a friend of some Japanese albums, Paul, and you've been very well prepared. Thank you very much for this extraordinary super quick post!  You could consider to remove the albums with 2 and 3 stars, and thus make it easier to see which you're much fond of.  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 06:32
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While I'll give at least this one a listen 1999: Angel in Heavy Syrup - Angel in Heavy Syrup IV------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 06:36
As you probably guessed, I'm not fond of the Food Brain album or Stomu Yamashta's Red Buddha album, but apart from those two exceptions, I like all the albums in my list. I like all of the albums in your list too, apart from Bondage Fruit, obviously. If you like Osamu Kitajima's Banzeiten album, then you may like Passages II & Dragon King too, as they're even better in my view.
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David_D wrote:Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 17:24
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Anything by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Bondage Fruit I, V - Skin, and II. KBB Lost and Found (2000). Pazzo Fanfano di Musica s/t. Mr. Sirius (Barren Dream [1987] & Dirge [1990]). Toe For Long Tomorrow and Hear You. De Lorians s/t debut (2019) Most everything by Koenjihyakkei. Most everything by Mono. Ain Soph Yuka & Chronoship OOIOO Taiga Kenso in the 1980s ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 17:46
| Most all Hiromi and Asturias. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 17:51
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OP: Do collaborative albums that contain only one or two Japanese band members (Stomu Yamash'ta, Hiromi Uehara) qualify as "Japanese Prog"?? Please define your terms. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Guy Guden
Date Posted: October 01 2022 at 19:54
an impressive list, Paul. thank you. do Yellow Magic Orchestra or my fave, Sadistic Mika Band fit here? Acid Mothers Temple? I also love solo works by other members of YMO like Hauomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, Logic System, & Sketch Show. and along the lines of Far East Family Band was Chronicle, released on the same label. All Ears Records in the U.S. lovely, discussion David D. thank you. ------------- https://twitch.tv/guygudenspacepirateradio |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 01:57
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Ars Nova - Android Domina Ars Nova - Book Of The Dead Gerard - Live in Marseilles Gerard and Ars Nova - Keyboards Triangle (I & II)
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 02:28
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Drew already posted a very similar thread, quite recently, which you may find interesting: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126330" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126330 I’m no good at singling out albums, so here are the Japanese bands/artists in my collection: Birushanah Bondage Fruit Boris Mark de Clive-Lowe Daimonji Early Cross Eternal Elysium Guevnna Kikagaku Moyo Koenjihyakkei Korekyojinn Loszeal Merzbow Mono OOIOO Ronin Arkestra Ruins Ryuchi Sakamoto Sigh Tricot Yama Warashi Yuka & Chronoship ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Mirakaze
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 05:13
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A little top 15 (one per artist): 1. Tipographica - God Says I Can't Dance 2. Tatsuya Yoshida & Risa Takeda - Hue 3. Mr. Sirius - Barren Dream 4. Wha-Ha-Ha - Shinutokiwa Betsu 5. Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Symphonic Suite Akira 6. Salle Gaveau - Alloy 7. Hiromi - Alive 8. Katra Turana - Kimera 9. Stubbs - The Prime Moving Lumps 10. Nuito - Unutella 11. Koenjihyakkei - Dhorimviskha 12. Harpy - Speech On The Radio 13. De Lorians - De Lorians 14. Tricot - A N D 15. Ryoko Ono - Electronic Elements ------------- https://mirasnelder.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow - Freelance composer, accepting commissions | https://mirasnelder.bandcamp.com/album/altered-acuity" rel="nofollow - New album! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 05:27
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My Nippon Top 10 (transferred from Drew's thread) COSMOS FACTORY - An Old Castle of Transylvania (1973) FAR EAST FAMILY BAND - The Cave Down to the Earth (1975) FAR EAST FAMILY BAND - Nipponjin (1975) FAR OUT - Nihonjin (1975) FLIED EGG - Dr. Siegel's Flied Egg Shooting Machine (1972) FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND - Anywhere (1970) FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND - Make Up (1973) OSAMU KITAJIMA - Dragon King (1981) OSAMU KITAJIMA - Passages II (1987) STOMU YAMASHTA'S GO PROJECT - Go (featuring Steve Winwood) (1976) |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 05:29
I think, it's best that everyone self decides what to include. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 05:36
Okay, I've forgotten all about it. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 06:02
thanks ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 08:39
Hi, These two are very good. But we're missing one of the very best-known Japanese composers that even has, in his closet, an Oscar for his efforts and so many soundtracks with outstanding and beautiful music, that most rockers will NEVER listen to! Ryuichi Sakamoto deserves more attention. And the triad of crazy mixtures of "Beauty", "Heartbeat" and "Neo Geo" should be heard, and for total newbies, maybe a course on YMO would be advisable, but they will probably think it was cheap music, that by 1978 it was worthless (how quickly we forgot Kraftwerk, then!!!) ... oh wait ... how about that thrashing workshop Acid Mothers Temple with everyone and your momma? A few others, and there are a lot of things today that are excellent, including Mono, Ghost, Album Leaf that are also doing some far-out stuff. But one in particular would be THE SADISTIC MIKA BAND that put together 3 magnificent albums including David's least favorite song ... mamma doesn't go to parties since daddy died ... and then a sumptuous and neat "hot menu" that too many rockers have never heard. I wonder if David misses Mika, who was instead taken away by someone in Roxy Music and pretty much killed the band, but to this day, the guitarist is known for his version of one piece from that album! I guess that listening to FOREIGN music for 45 years makes a massive difference ... you tend to not forget some of the things that you heard since then! And they are difficult to not appreciate and enjoy! But David missing Ryuichi Sakamoto ... the shame, the shame, ohh the horror!
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 10:29
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^ David may have missed Sakamoto, but Drew and I both had him in our lists. It has come up before in these fora, that YMO are in PA, while Sakamoto is not. I definitely feel he is sadly lacking in PA, but even if he is not prog “enough” (of not often “enough”), there are plenty of people hereabouts who are fans. David often keeps his lists to those names who feature in PA, so it’s entirely possible he has not “missed” Sakamoto, as left him out because he is not in PA. 🤷🏻♂️ (I’m not a great fan of YMO, so much as what came after from Sakamoto.) ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 11:20
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 12:41
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Mugen's The Princess of Kingdom Gone. Magical stuff! ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 13:20
On the subject of Japanese electronic musicians, has anyone mentioned Isao Tomita yet? You say tomato and I say Tomita.
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 02 2022 at 16:50
Hi, Hmmm ... I would think that is way too classical to be considered progressive, no?  ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 04 2022 at 02:58
I have to admit that I'm more attracted to Koenji Hyakkei, but yet, they're not enough rocking to me. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 04 2022 at 05:50
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12 Mizutani, Kimio A Path Through Haze Jpn 1971 12 Tomita Snowflakes Are Dancing Jpn 1974
12 Tomita Pictures at an Exhibition Jpn 1975
11 Cosmos Factory An Old Castle of Translyvania Jpn 1973
11 Cosmos Factory Black Hole Jpn 1976
11 Flower Travellin' Band Satori Jpn 1971
11 Happy Family Toscco Jpn 1997 11 KBB Live 2004 Jpn 2005 11 Moleslope Slope Jpn 2019
11 Yamashta, Stomu & Come to the
Edge Floating Music Jpn 1972 11 Yamashta, Stomu, S. Winwood & M.
Shrieve Go Jpn 1976
11 Far East Family Band The Cave Down to the Earth Jpn 1974 11 Far East Family Band Nipponjin Jpn 1976 11 Far East Family Band Parallel World Jpn 1976 11 Far Out Nihojin (aka Far Out) Jpn 1972 ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 07 2022 at 07:07
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When looking at my own personal history of worshipping Japanese Prog, these are the years when I became fond of the albums in my collection: Stomu Yamashta - Raindog (1975) - 1975 Stomu Yamash'ta (J) & Come To The Edge - Floating Music (1972) - 2000 Far East Family Band (J) - Nipponjin (1975) - 2005 Bi Kyo Ran (J) - Bi Kyo Ran (1982) - 2009 Flower Travellin’ Band - Made In Japan (1972) - 2010 Osamu Kitajima (J) - Benzaiten (1976) - 2010 Bondage Fruit (J) - II (1996) - 2011 Flower Travellin’ Band (J) - Satori (1971) - 2014 I can also tell that since the 70's, I've been very glad of other aspects of Japanese culture and not least movies and some martial art, and I think it could be interesting to hear others telling a little about their encounter with Japanese music or other aspects of their culture.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 07 2022 at 07:22
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Some recent Japanese favourites:- Ars Nova (Symphonic Prog) Asturias (Neo Prog) Midas (Symphonic Prog) Mr. Sirius (Canterbury Scene) Outer Limits (Symphonic Prog) Pageant (Symphonic Prog) |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 08 2022 at 03:44
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Yes, it has been quite a lot of years since I became fond of a new-to-me Japanese album the last time - maybe I should again do something special about it. I've been thinking about something being particular for Japanese Prog as being a part of Japanese culture, but I guess that I don't know enough about the music to be able to say anything about that - but there's of course some influence from the traditional/classical Japanese music. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: October 09 2022 at 05:02
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Some historical lyrics though: Flower Travellin' Band - "Hiroshima" Once upon a summer day In their midst, a mushroom grewThey never saw They never, never knew They're walking on the street Making shadows on the wall They're sitting on the steps Melting into stone Children of the mushroom Aren't we all, aren't we all  (from the album Made in Japan (1972))
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 14 2022 at 08:30
I just listened to Benzaiten, and were thinking that your tastes are certainly only conservative in some ways, since you're for instance fond of this album and don't seem to find it too weird. I can tell about myself that I enjoy very much its "weirdness" (compared to traditional European music), but I've been also used to traditional Japanese culture since the 70's when I saw the first samurai movies.
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1974: Osamu Kitajima - Banzaiten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgUHBEP-rM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgUHBEP-rM Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: November 15 2022 at 07:02
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Electric Asturias - Fractals KBB - Lost and Found Yuka and Chronoship - Dino Rocket Oxygen or The 3rd Planetary Chronicles Gerard - Keyboard Triangle II Kiyosen - Chocolate Booster Outer Limits - The Scene of Pale Blue ------------- “I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for those who like country music, denigrate means to ‘put down.'” – Bob Newhart |
Posted By: DarkLizzard
Date Posted: February 15 2023 at 02:20
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Sigh - Imaginary Sonicscape/Scenes from Hell Hiromi - Spark
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: February 15 2023 at 07:35
I don't think I've seen you around here before, so my hello to you.
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Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: February 15 2023 at 10:34
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Yoshiko Sai -- any of her albums from the 70s.. https://youtu.be/MYmb2Q-ttcw ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 15 2023 at 15:58
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http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=29949" rel="nofollow">  Flat 122 The Waves http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=13733" rel="nofollow">  Le Silo 8.8 http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=18660" rel="nofollow">  Muddy World Finery of the Storm ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: February 17 2023 at 03:27
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Twenty years ago, I had CDs of Ars Nova, Gerard (80's), KBB, Mugen, Outer Limits, Pageant, Pale Acute Moon, and Six North. When I first listened to an album of Gerard from the 80's, I laughed hearing the vocals in Japanese. So I only have 2 CDs of KBB and one of Gerard (90's). And I almost have the same point of view for 70's Italian progressive rock and old bands from my country like Ange and Magma.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: February 17 2023 at 13:42
The first times I heard Japanese in some samurai movies many years ago, I didn't like it either. But then I got used to it, and after I've seen a lot of Japanese movies the last 5-10, I actually really love to hear it. I can't quite say concerning Japanese vocals, as I haven't heard so many of them - but I haven't notice anything there bothering me.
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: February 17 2023 at 23:06
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Now I remember that Osamu Kitajima's vocals on Benzaiten sound weird to me, but I actually like quite a lot that weirdness. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: February 22 2023 at 07:59
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These are some of my favorites: Yuka & Chronoship "Dino Rocket Oxygen" Kenso III Shingetsu s/t Asturias "At The Edge Of The World" Midas "Beyond The Clear Air" JA Caesar "Kokkyo Junreika" Far East Family Band "Parallel World" Long live Japanese Prog!!! ------------- The Prog Corner |
Posted By: IncogNeato
Date Posted: February 22 2023 at 08:25
| I am not familiar with very many Japanese prog bands. This will be a fun trip. |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: February 22 2023 at 08:30
I'm glad you'll enjoy it, and I don't think I've seen you around here before, so my welcome to you at PA forums. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: IncogNeato
Date Posted: February 22 2023 at 09:18
Thanks!
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Posted By: Boojieboy
Date Posted: February 23 2023 at 15:33
| I only know of The Square (later shortened to T-Square). Prog/jazz combination, maybe a bit like Cassiopia (might be misspelled). |
Posted By: Dapper~Blueberries
Date Posted: April 25 2023 at 10:14
Honestly same, but I really wanna get more into that scene as what I have heard is really good. Koenjihyakkei is one of my favorite zeuhl bands, their album of Nivraym is really great. I also really enjoy Hiro Yanagida's Milk Time, good stuff. ------------- D~B |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: April 25 2023 at 12:17
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I played LITE - Phantasia the other day and very enjoyable it was too. I'll certainly be trying some of their other albums http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3352" rel="nofollow - https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3352
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: April 26 2023 at 04:10
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