New instrumental prog recommendations?

OK, I've managed to hear some bits and pieces - Youtube and Bandcamp are your very good friends! - and here's what I've got to offer:

Lima96 - Man, what a list you've provided! Your Hypnotoad avatar is convincing me to look up each and every title you've mentioned! I did play that Karfagen album twice at work last night, there's so much beautiful playing and stunning arrangements on that one. Perhaps a little too long, but I think I'll get over than on several more listens!

AEProgman - I do own that Stolt solo album 'Hydrophonia', and it's always been very impressive! Man, I have not dug that off the shelf in years...good a reason as any to do so now!

Timothy Leary - This Tri-Offensive album sounds very good, such tight playing and great arrangements! I'll look into this one further!

AApatsos - `Awaken the Stone King' was pretty impressive - totally exhausting, going in all directions, but very interesting! Endless ideas! Is there no physical CD release?! Needs it with that awesome cover!

Sagichim - I'm going to look into Dreadnaught, I'm impressed by your passion for them! THanks for your other suggestions too! I have both of the 70's Shylock albums, but I haven't listened to that second one very much, simply because the first album is one of my all-time favourites, so I've kind of overlooked the follow-up! I'll go dig it out!

Guldbamsen - Dave, thanks for the tip! I went to the Bandcamp page and downloaded that Koroiev album, and it sounds amazing!! What a find!

As for that Ash Ra `Cristal' album, I heard it online years ago, and it's a total knockout. I've been dying for a CD reissue, I remember a while back I was bugging John (Mellotron Storm) asking if he knew where to score a copy after he mentioned it!

Speaking of electronic/instrumental albums, I just received in the mail an Ebay item I won for $5 - Harvey Bainbridge `Dreams, Omens and Strage Encounters' - this sounds really good! Have you heard it?!

Jazzcomputer - Thanks, I've tried downloading some of your free albums over and over today, and not one completes properly! I'll keep trying, as I'm very curious, and I think it's exactly what I'd love to listen to right now.   

RichardH - I have heard the `Three Monks' album, and it's incredible!! Oh, that booming organ! I've noticed there's still vinyl copies available, so I'm going to snap it up on that format! As for the Chris Fry album, I was just going to blindly order that, based on reviews I've read of it. Sounds like something I'd really go for right now.

Progbethyname - You know, I've got every single N.I.N's album EXCEPT that instrumental one you mentioned - I don't know HOW that has happened! I'm especially curious because some of the instrumental pieces on albums like `The Fragile' were outstanding, kind of like King Crimson? I'll keep this one in mind!

Prog4evr - Hmm, that's two votes for that Bruford/Moraz album, I'll look it up now!

HolyMoly - Thanks to your free download suggestion, and all the others who reviewed that `Perhaps - Volume One' album, listening to it right now, and it is impossibly maddening, fascinating and exhausting, real dirty sound unlike anything else I've ever heard! Going to stick with this one! Is no physical CD available of it?!

Thanks to all for your suggestions so far, please keep them coming!

Dude. NINE INCH NAILS GHOSTS album (double disc) 1-36. Better than anything listed above. ;).

HolyMoly wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: HolyMoly wrote: I just reviewed a real good one just an hour or two ago -- "Volume One" by Perhaps. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=38895 I saw your review, and I've noticed that album has been getting a lot of reviews lately, so I was very curious! At first I was a bit put off by the `Post Rock' tag - not a genre I've warmed to so far - but it seems from your and others comments that it blends a lot of prog elements and other genres, so it might balance it out better for me! I shall look further into it, thanks!   I'm not sure I agree with the Post/Math-Rock tag myself.  There is a good amount of Math in there (tricky guitar and bass counterpoint in strange meters), but it's not post-rock in the least.

The grouping of Math and Post Rock is silly, what's worse is how many bands fit into both of these genres.
When we were classifying the genre we decided that a majority of the music is math rock with kraut and post-rock influences. Charts and Maps is a similar case, Perhaps just takes the mixing of the genres to another step.

Aaaarrgh damn, I forgot about one of my absolute favourites.

Edited by Guldbamsen - October 30 2012 at 14:42

Hey there Michael you're going to get a lot of suggestions maybe it would help if you would mention a couple of instrumental albums you really like.

Anyway here's my list:
Dreadnaught - Musica En Flagrante. Eclectic, funky, avant progressive rock. I guess i'm their biggest promoter here, the band is very creative and totally smokes! read my review for more details, it's really worth it.
Estradasphere - Palace Of Mirrors. Avant prog that blends a thousand different styles.
Kopecky - Sunset Gun. instrumental Prog metal, very special.
Isildurs Bane - Mind Volume 1. If you like some chamber in your prog.
Recreation - Music Or Not Music. 70's, classical inspired prog.
Shylock - Ile de fièvre. 70's, french crimson inspired prog.
IL berlione - IL berlione. Semi avant prog, semi fusion crazy japanese band.

Hoped I helped. Have fun!

Try Merrow's Awaken the Stone King if you are into metal 

and of course Sepate Realities from Trioscapes' heavy fusion


Edited by aapatsos - October 30 2012 at 14:17

Not dark in my opinion, as good or better than tribal tech. Every track a winner. I think i will spin it now.

One I forgot to mention.....

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: HolyMoly wrote: I just reviewed a real good one just an hour or two ago -- "Volume One" by Perhaps. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=38895 I saw your review, and I've noticed that album has been getting a lot of reviews lately, so I was very curious! At first I was a bit put off by the `Post Rock' tag - not a genre I've warmed to so far - but it seems from your and others comments that it blends a lot of prog elements and other genres, so it might balance it out better for me! I shall look further into it, thanks!

I'm not sure I agree with the Post/Math-Rock tag myself.  There is a good amount of Math in there (tricky guitar and bass counterpoint in strange meters), but it's not post-rock in the least. 

I just reviewed a real good one just an hour or two ago -- "Volume One" by Perhaps.

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=38895


Edited by HolyMoly - October 30 2012 at 11:08