Canvas Solaris
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Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Recommendations/Featured albums
Forum Description: Make or seek recommendations and discuss specific prog albums
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Topic: Canvas Solaris
Posted By: Raff
Subject: Canvas Solaris
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:25
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This is a band I'd always heard mentioned in reverent terms as one of the best purveyors of highly complex, technical prog-metal. Yesterday evening I decided to take a listen to the MP3 on their entry page here, "Gamma Knife".... and I was floored. Definitely not easy listening, but then I am a major King Crimson fan, and complex instrumental music appeals to me quite a lot. So, I'd like to ask PM experts everywhere about what album I should get in order to become better acquainted with the group. I don't know how easy to find their material may be, so I'd appreciate some guidance before parting with my hard-earned Euros. |
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:26
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Raff asked me to take a listen... that was a great song... I'll second that.
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:27
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http://www.emusic.com/album/Canvas-Solaris-Sublimation-MP3-Download/10875561.html - http://www.emusic.com/album/Canvas-Solaris-Sublimation-MP3-Download/10875561.html You can listen to the samples on that page - you can also download the whole album there for a cheap subscription (less than 50 cents per song).  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:28
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I'd say go for http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=10846 - Penumbra Diffuse (and as a second choice, their last one http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=15537 - Cortical Tectonics ).
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:30
^ I really like Sublimation too ... it's more quirky and less polished than their newer albums, and since you can download it from eMusic for about $2 ... 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:30
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just subsribed to Napster the other night.. I'll see if I can find it there as well
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:34
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^ here's a list of albums available on Napster to get you started: http://ratingfreak.com/home/charts.xhtml?chart.source=napster - http://ratingfreak.com/home/charts.xhtml?chart.source=napster Welcome to the world of 5 million track collections! ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:36
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If you buy anything from Wayside music, they're on the sampler. I found it very cold and unnecessarily complex, but at the same time sort of addictive...not my type of music, but well-arranged. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:37
Thank you, Mike and Assaf! I'll definitely take out a subscription to Napster as well. It seems it's really worth it.As we're in the subject, what other instrumental bands in a similar vein would you recommend to me? I've heard something by Spastic Ink that I really dug, but as I said before, I'd like to have the experts' opinion too. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:37
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I don't know why I waited so long to suscribe Mike.... mainly for the
newer stuff, especially PM .. the stuff I really love I have to own
hard copies of anyway. This is nice way to explore...
legally.. and easily
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:41
Well, Blotted Science is a must (a Ron Jarzombek project), as well as Art Metal (Jonas Hellborg and Mattias Eklundh), both had new albums out last month: http://www.myspace.com/blottedscience - http://www.myspace.com/blottedscience http://www.myspace.com/artmetalband - http://www.myspace.com/artmetalband AFAIK these two albums aren't available on Napster yet, but the Napster catalog differs from Europe/Germany to US, so I can't really tell. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Ghost Rider wrote:Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:55
Blotted Science
Collapsar
Anomaly
Continuo Renacer
Electro Quarterstaff
(I have added samples to all here at PA with the exception of Anomaly)
I would recommend Behold..the Arctopus,Sleep Terror and Dysrhythmia,but they might be a little too extreme for your tastes. -------------  |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 11:59
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Another classic: http://www.emusic.com/album/Electrocution-250-Electric-Cartoon-Music-From-Hell-MP3-Download/10857028.html - Electrocution 250 Also very interesting: http://cdbaby.com/cd/panzerballett/from/mikeenregalia - Panzerballett ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 12:06
| My most recommended would be Blotted Science, Spastic Ink, Dsyrythmia (sp?) and Continuo Renacer. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 12:10
as usual more music to explore..than time to explore it 
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Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 12:45
My recommendation is that you get started with any of their last 2 efforts: "Penumbra Diffuse" or "Cortical Tectonics". Both combine your typical demandingly complex prog metal with Crimson-oriented prog and weird fusion (a-la Gordian Knot), plus some cosmic-spacey adornments.
Kid regards.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 12:50
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I'm listening to the tracks on their MySpace page now... I'm more and more impressed, though I can understand they may not be everyone's cup of tea. I did listen to the MP3 by Behold.. The Arctopus we have here on the site. Indeed, they are not exactly an easy, relaxing listen , but I want to give them a try at the very least. I do have to admit, though, that I do prefer a bit of melody with my music - Meshuggah really did scare the heck out of me! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 28 2007 at 12:58
no wonder I like them Canvas Solaris: General Info
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Posted By: Casartelli
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 09:19
| I was quite enthusiastic about Penumbra Diffuse last year, but knowing the more mature Cortical Tectonics now, the former comes across a bit unfocused to me. Hence the latter gets my recommendation. |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: October 29 2007 at 12:09
Pretty sure I agree there, but why not check them all out? |