Farmers Market (Norway) for Folk/Avant or Eclectic
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Topic: Farmers Market (Norway) for Folk/Avant or Eclectic
Posted By: Lima96
Subject: Farmers Market (Norway) for Folk/Avant or Eclectic
Date Posted: June 24 2011 at 19:52
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I just found out about these guys while browsing in Mike Patton's Ipecac Recording's website, they are incredibly talented and virtuoso norwegian musicians (the band was formed in the Conservatory of Trondheim, where the original members were students). Their music (according to the Ipecac website) is a "mixture of Bulgarian folk music, jazz standards, popular music and humor. Farmers Market has become one of Norway's most popular live bands, playing at all kinds of venues and festivals: jazz, folk and rock." I have downloaded the album ("Surfin' USSR", released in 2008) on iTunes and it's been blowing up my mind recently. It's an incredibly challenging and effective mix of the aforementioned styles (and who knows how many other things) with the added of insanity a-la-Samla Mammas Manna and Zappaesque title songs. Highly recommended! A couple of songs: Red Square Dance Surfin' USSR Here's the same song (part 1 and part 2), but performed with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK) on some TV footage: Some Fag Rag, performed on the same TV show And 'Tails Of The Unexpected' - A medley of everything |
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Posted By: Desoc
Date Posted: June 25 2011 at 05:30
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Excellent band. Been suggested a couple of times before, I think, without any clear outcome. Here's the latest thread: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78325&KW=farmers+market" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=78325&KW=farmers+market |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: June 25 2011 at 07:10
Farmers Market is an excellent eclectic band that more people should hear, I'm shocked that they're still not on PA.
 http://farmers-market.net/" rel="nofollow - http://farmers-market.net/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_Market_%28band%29" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_Market_%28band%29 ------------- 
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Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: June 28 2011 at 20:45
So, according to that thread, they weren't approved by an ZAR-Team member. So, how about Eclectic Prog?
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Desoc wrote:Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: June 29 2011 at 14:50
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The best place for this band is jazz-rock. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: June 29 2011 at 15:25
^Sorry dude, but it's hard for me to take your opinion seriously with that avatar.  PS Besides, we all know that the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcGTSbaYxVc" rel="nofollow - Dune soundtrack was the only good thing Toto did throughout their entire career. -------------
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Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: July 03 2011 at 01:31
Ok, two collaborators show up, both of them like this stuff but it doesn't belong to any of his prog-departments  So, how can we get in contact with a J-R/F team member? |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 03 2011 at 02:16
The band is under evaluation by the ZART (Zeuhl/Avant/RIO Team), and if you look at the http://progfreak.com/Farmers-Market-105412.html?path=pa/raz" rel="nofollow - team chart you'll see that no team member voted yet. Maybe a better idea would be to write the team members and offer help / put pressure?  Current active members are SaltyJon, DamoXt7942 and listennow801.
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Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: July 03 2011 at 08:24
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Oh, I'm currently a silent member indeed. Now under checkin' ... good texture, and I've felt they be fitter for Jazz Rock / Fusion.  ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: July 05 2011 at 14:41
I have two farmers' market albums, so I know what I am talking about.
And who are you to despise a band with such superb artists as David Paich, Simon Phillips, Jeff Porcaro or Steve Lukather.
Your post is the dumbest one I have ever seen on the PA forum. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: July 05 2011 at 14:43
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Well it wasn't exactly meant to be taken seriously.
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 06 2011 at 09:52
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"Red Square Dance" and "Surfin USSR" tracks are Serbian / Bulgarian folk, not a rock music at all. But, if team(s) are saying: *yes* - this music is Prog  ~
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I'll be very happy Posted By: Desoc
Date Posted: July 07 2011 at 14:02
| There are better examples of their rock leanings, but few of those are available on Youtube, unfortunately. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: July 07 2011 at 14:52
don't forgett Steve Porcaro (behind one of the best Michael Jackson tunes Human Nature), Greg Phillinganes (though he only did one (superb album which he also sang on (superbly) )), Mike Porcary (who suffers from ALS today  ), David Hungate, Joseph Williams (son of John Williams) and Fergie Fredriksen (who have a uncureable cancer illness ). oh last but not least Bobby Kimbal (who now works in a band with formar Yessers Tony Keys and Billy Shenanigans (idont remember his last name)-------------  
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Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 12:55
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Are there any news?
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Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: July 28 2011 at 13:33
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Not much no. You can follow the progress here: http://progfreak.com/Farmers-Market-105412.html?path=pa/raz" rel="nofollow - http://progfreak.com/Farmers-Market-105412.html?path=pa/raz ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: October 06 2011 at 10:52
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Meanwhile, in the Antarctica, a place with more visitors than ProgFreak...  Seriously, any news?
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: October 06 2011 at 10:56
| They were rejected for avant-prog, let's see what happens with Fusion. |
Posted By: Rune2000
Date Posted: October 06 2011 at 12:11
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It's truly a pity that Farmers Market is not a metal band! -------------
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Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: November 26 2011 at 06:05
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: November 26 2011 at 07:23
Fusion would be a great fit indeed. Folk could be an option, considering their (obvious) East-european influences. Awesome band, brilliant musicians!
 Are the Folk and Fusion teams aware of them at all? ------------- 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: Lima96
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 01:18
I'm afraid they aren't
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Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 01:27
| By the way, what happens when everybody says 'yeah, this band plays prog', but at the same time no team members say 'these guys belong here'? The suggested band stays in the forum in some weird limbo-state? |
Posted By: Windhawk
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 02:18
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The fusion team are kinda busy at the moment from what I can see... Under evaluation: Yiorgos Fakanas Loose Change Light Year Syrius Human Element Aratta Rebirth Ensamble Electroacustico Macari Sotelo Confusion Dapp Theory Wolfgang Dauner Ivo Papasov Qelbanix Special Others Crossfire Magnus Ostrum Mimi Lorenzini Jean-Philippe Goude Volkor Priority David Rose/David Rose Group Strings Arguments Igzit-Nine Gabriel Palatchi Band Lu7 Jan Dumee Bandhada East Wind Pot Round House Alain Blesing Delta Ensemble Post Image St. Erhart Solis Lacus Abraxis Michel Mandel Kehell Greg Howe Reform Coronarias Dans Chute Libre Fullmoons Jukka Gustavson La Théorie Des Cordes Gialma 3 Toni Verde Luis Alberto Spinetta Quantum Living Life Trurl Rudder Nima Project Monsieur Dubois Vladmir Furduj Dr. Dopo Jam Birdland 3vel Kundalini Lolita Group Therapy Renaud Louis Group Perception Ablution Moose Loose Ray Russel Join In Thor's Hammer Moogg Pondus This Oneness October Axis Flight The Viola Crayola Impact Fuze Blue Sun Alain Caron James M. Gregg Carlo Mezzanotte & Syntaxis Vargton Projekt Misuru Sutoh Otis Grove Fiction Minoke Guy Ohresser Gozzozo Ornament Probe 10 Muck Groh Grotesk Quaker Trio Rodolfo Alchourron Mark Wingfield and Kevin Kastning Quaker Trio KOLKHÖZE PRINTANIUM Portico Quartet Garlic T.R.A.M Alkemy Otowala Jeff Lorber Fusion Sâo Paulo Underground Ibis Coma Middlewood Sessions Nova Drive School of the Arts Ranjhus Claudio Milano Fragile Cleared for addition: Kazumi Watanabe Toshimi Project Utopianisti Barcelona Traction Rigel Michelena Blixt Gadi Caplan Benoit Widemann Farmer's Market But it appears that Farmers Market have been okayed for inclusion. All a matter of finding someone on that team with the time to make an addition I guess ;-) ------------- Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/ |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 07:13
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I have my doubts about them being prog rock at all. This is a folk ensemble with modern instrumentation. A World Music/World Fusion ensemble, if you want. Eclectic they're not. Their music is note-to-note carbon copy of music that can be heard at any wedding party on Balkans. Perhaps there are songs with more "rock" elements, I don't know - there are not too many samples around. My two stotinkas. |
Posted By: Lima96
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 15:27
Yes there are. The whole 'Surfin USSR' is availiable in Grooveshark for streaming: http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Surfin+USSR/2296938" rel="nofollow - http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Surfin+USSR/2296938
The track "To Hell And Baku" is the strongest 'rockier' example I can think of.
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