Isildurs Bane
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Topic: Isildurs Bane
Posted By: Progger58
Subject: Isildurs Bane
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 15:05
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This is simply one of my top favorite prog bands in all times. Their music is the perfect paradigm of symphonic progressive rock to me, with brilliant utilization of symphonic typical instrumentation blended with awesome rock elements reminiscent of bands such as King Crimson, Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd. At their website, the band describes their own sound in these words: "Over the years we've gathered a lot of impressions from all around, though mainly from fusion, jazz, classical and theater music. Our musical development has also to do with new members coming from different backgrounds, such as pure rock, funk, classical and jazz." From their prolific discography my top 3 favorites are these: - Mind Vol. 1 - Mind Vol. 2 - The Voyage: A Trip to Elsewhere The audio quality of their recordings (later stuff especially) is usually top notch too. Mind Vol. 1 & 2, for example, are two of the best-sounding prog recordings I have ever heard. Who else into this great Swedish band? Demetrio. |
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 15:10
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I love the PA sample on the site! Too bad their albums are kinda hard to find! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! http://www.last.fm/music/Exerior" rel="nofollow - EXERIOR Experimental tech/death/progmetal from Norway! |
Posted By: Nipsey88
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 15:11
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*Raises Hand* I'd love to hear more though. Ive only got Mind 1 & 4 right now, but I really enjoy both. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Nipsey88/?chartstyle=myspace02" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: OvergroundMusic
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 17:58
Are you kidding?...Along with After Crying, Isildurs Bane is probably the best modern fusion symphonic progressive band, they just lead symphonic to somewhere else, evolution of symphonic prog in modern terms its absolutely Isildurs Bane...I would definetely add " http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=631 - Cheval - Volonté de rocher " the the list as well...i've heard about 70% of their discography. Never got to listen Lost Eggs, http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=629 - Sea Reflections or http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=630 - Eight Moments of Eternity .
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Progger58 wrote:Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 18:52
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Excelent Band!! one of my Favorite!!
my top 3 albums:
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Posted By: NotSoKoolAid
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 22:37
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I've gone through many phases, focuses on one sub-genre of prog-rock at a time. Long after my focusing on symphonic prog rock, and after I had gotten sick of hearing the same thing all the time I found Isildur's Bane. This is a band that, while they fit into the genre "Symphonic progressive rock" they sound only as themselves, which is key, I think, to their fan base. That's the attraction for me, anyways. I have Mind Vol. 1 & 4, and The Voyage; A Trip To Elsewhere. Mind Vol. 1 has long been a favorite of mine, and 4 shows an unpredictable evolution in the group.
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Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 12:42
Hey! You're favorites are my favorites! Of course, they are also the only ones I own  I have heard some of their other stuff as well, but haven't gotten anymore of their albums myself yet. Great band, great modern symphonic and quite original in their approach and execution. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 16:03
| Excellent band, I have Mind Vol 2 which is the only one I've managed to get hold of so far. Very original. |
Posted By: Progger58
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 22:33
Hey, I'm glad to know that!!
 If you want to go further anytime, I would recommend these:
- Sagan Om Algen & Sagan Om Ringen
- Cheval
- Lost Eggs
And also their Mind Vol. 5 DVD. Simply brilliant too!!!
 Demetrio.
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 22:40
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I have only the superb "The Voyage"... simply fantastic, sublime, estarrecedor! I always ask to myself when hearing this album: "Am I dreaming?".
I need at least their 2 "Mind" before I die!  ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 22:40
Which ones?
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Posted By: Progger58
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 22:46
Vol. 1 & 2, for sure!!! These two are masterpieces!!!
As would say my Brazilian countryman: estarrecedores!!!!
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 22:50
@ Assaf: I swear I'll get Mind 2 one of these days! 
@ Progger58: '58 is a good year related to Sweden & Brazil...  ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Progger58
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 22:57
Hehe... Undoubtedly!!! Good for Brazil; not so good for Sweden... Brazil 5 X 2 Sweden at the final.
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Posted By: victor77
Date Posted: June 11 2007 at 17:58
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Does anybody here like Cheval... ? I think iy really is the band´s masterpiece, even better, IMHO, than all the MIND seires. Yes. MIND series are really technical, original and very brilliant, but there are some ups and downs in those records. But Cheval... provides not only great virtuosistic playing, but also a real sense of "album". I don´t mean with this that I dislike the most experimental side of the band (MIND 3 is quite an interesting project), but I consider that Cheval has a different feeling (more than Voyage...) |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: June 12 2007 at 08:16
Too hard to get their albums...
An excellent band, I think, nice that sometimes thrads are made about them!
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