Old School Connoisseurs Unite!
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Topic: Old School Connoisseurs Unite!
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Subject: Old School Connoisseurs Unite!
Date Posted: December 27 2017 at 12:28
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I see a lot of elderly folk complain about the current state of things. 'Mayo used to be 2 cents and Burt Reynolds was twice the male role-model Shia Leboeuf is' Well I largely agree. I think mayo is insanely pricey and I miss old Burt. His moustache was mesmerising and he blew a mean tuba. Music-wise you're wrong. Sorry peeps but there is literally hundreds of brilliant contemporary bands that make music that sounds like it was produced during the 60s/70s. This thread is for those of you who long for those olden days. Be it prog or not - a little folk rock or some sensuous old timey funk this thread is where you can get it. I hope other members will chime in to give you the lowdown on some of these new cats, because you deserve it. There are far too many things to take care of when one gets to be a certain age. There's the lawn. You probably also got a fence or two. Maybe a longhaired unshaven dog. Four kids. A salamander. Scolding young rascals for skateboarding on the pavement. Oh yes, I know your troubles alright. Well just sit back and enjoy the upcoming feast of sounds. It will probably not be as exciting as back when you still had your hair, but we sadly can't provide any experimental substances to accompany this trip (I have exhausted all available thread options and it's sadly a no-go). First off I'd like to start out with a Dutchman. You don't say? Jacco Gardner should be a well-known artist among people over 50...but he's not because...well nobody has heard of him. Psychedelic baroque art poppy goodness with a slice of rock in the mix: For a funky good ol time and perhaps a chance to boogie down with the missus, I heartily recommend the fantastic Budos Band. Also the safest bet for any party. Trust me on this: I think I'll round off with a little folk rock from the tall grasses. This one should please Tim Buckley fans BIG TIME. It sure impressed me. A perfect morning album and to make it even better take it outside in the garden whilst the sun is getting up. Birds will thank you: http://ryleywalker.bandcamp.com/album/primrose-green" rel="nofollow - Link for the whole album ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 27 2017 at 12:30
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Only one of those I know is Hypnophobia, which I love. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 27 2017 at 13:41
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So there is officially a retro movement? Nice. As for Burt, ask him what he is, please - - https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwj45MyBhqvYAhWLsFQKHQqaDfgQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetv.com%2Flists%2F11-incredibly-cool-facts-about-burt-reynolds&psig=AOvVaw1dIgckRdOIZFwelcZHIHtV&ust=1514493471691165" rel="nofollow">  ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: December 27 2017 at 14:33
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Fantastic 2016 Canterbury release from an Italian band. Sounds 69-71ish to my ears.  |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: December 27 2017 at 15:03
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Here's one of my favourite tunes of the seventies, recorded in 2013: And another, just to show it wasn't a fluke: ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: December 28 2017 at 14:43
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Good thread.....somebody find me some Parliament/Funkadelic. -------------   
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: December 28 2017 at 14:53
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Ahh Jose my friend good to see you. Just so happens that I have what you crave for. You know me I'm big on Funkadelic as well and was absolutely thrilled to hear a new album from this year that sorta sounds like the bass groove and soulful vocals of Funkadelic yet spliced up with a distinct early Santana flavour (I definitely hear Rollie in the organ!): Chicano Batman's Freedom is Free (how can you possibly go wrong with a name like that?). Trust me you'll thank me later. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: December 28 2017 at 14:54
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let's combine old and new: -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: December 28 2017 at 15:16
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I'm diggin it.......The vocals are not enough though, too smooooooooth. -------------
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: December 29 2017 at 00:12
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i dont know how to pronounce connoisserues? -------------  
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 18 2018 at 05:46
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^Con oh sørs Oh and here's a little slice of Temples from 1970...erm 2014 you may enjoy: ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: January 18 2018 at 06:17
For old-school Funk/Soul there's the Italian label Record Kicks: https://recordkicks.bandcamp.com/album/record-kicks-funk-sides" rel="nofollow - https://recordkicks.bandcamp.com/album/record-kicks-funk-sides
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Catcher10 wrote:Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 23 2018 at 12:09
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I am really digging the sounds and style of Chaz Bundik lately. A shameless throwback act but it sounds wonderful nonetheless. I got this album a little while back, but it's only here recently I've started listening to it. Oh and Jose. You should check out The Budos Band which I mentioned earlier. Really lowdown funky vibes completely free of vocals (I think?). Staying in the vicinity of funk I'll add some rather addictive psychedelic soul a la Marvin Gaye or The Temptations anno 1973: ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: January 30 2018 at 09:25
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I never get tired of this video, there's a strong 60's Floyd spirit in this particular performance
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 30 2018 at 09:31
 I've never seen this before! Thanks man. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Meltdowner
Date Posted: January 30 2018 at 09:44
| The very short studio version is not really satisfying after knowing this one. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: January 30 2018 at 15:16
I wish you hadn't posted that Samuel  Nahh I still love Häxan to bits even if this version is superior to the one found on the album. Now that I think of it, every Dungen album probably deserves its own spot in this thread. They certainly got the warm analogue production down by now. I especially adore the way the drums sound. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: April 09 2018 at 09:46
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This was made in the 90s and it's so retro that it's even more retro than real retro (60s/70s). xD ------------- 
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: April 09 2018 at 10:23
That's Turd Ferguson. It's a funny name. ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 12 2018 at 20:32
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Thee Oh Sees from San Francisco are an old school garage/psych band that’s been getting proggier lately. This brand new album has them recording under a former name, OCS, and dialing down the noise for a very evocative, quietly psychedelic folk rock album with tasteful orchestration. I bought it last weekend and it takes me back to the late 60s everytime I play it. These folks really understand this music. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: April 13 2018 at 08:35
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All nice and well, but let me ask a metaphorical question: Why should an art collector go for modern painters who paint in the style of the Baroque Period when there are so many obscure artists from that period missing in his collection? Jean and I found over a hundred artists we had not even heard the names of in just three days of research, with only one or at the most two albums, many of them not in the archives and probably without a chance to be added because there has been quite a stickler policy here lately. And we consider ourselves to be pretty knowledgeable about this period. For example: We discovered this beautiful little gem from 1968 which Jean asked for addition of, and there has not even been a reply to her post yet though she made it several weeks ago! And here a link to her post: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=114278" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=114278 -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 13 2018 at 18:45
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^ a fair question, to which I would say, there’s time for both. New artists drawing upon old styles can still be worthwhile, and they aren’t necessarily carbon copies of the “real” stuff, and can often have a fresh perspective of their own. These days, new bands can release all kinds of stuff without any particular commercial potential, yet still have enough of an audience to make it feasible for them - the result being a broad range of ideas getting studio time, getting released, and somehow finding its audience. Lots of it may suck, but some of it is really great. And of course I place equal (or greater) value on the obscure old stuff too. Again, I want all of it, and I’ve still got a few good years left in my life to seek it out. That Lily & Maria sounds pretty sweet too, thanks for that! ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: April 13 2018 at 19:54
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The headline led me to believe we were expressing our appreciation for stuff like this. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 14 2018 at 01:04
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I see this thread is still going, nice one. I think there is room for both old and new, but I feel it is more important to support bands that are active right this minute over bands that haven't existed for 45 years. I've come across hundreds of those sort of completely under the radar psych gems and some of them are actually pretty damn good. There's however no chance for me to go see them live...let alone buy a copy of their album, but I love the fact that the music is out there on YouTube. Like Lily & Maria, thanks, that was pretty nice. Did you guys throw the suggestion directly to the folk team's thread? If not then it probably got buried in an avalanche of other suggestions. Take a look at that part of the forum, it's insurmountable. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Frankh
Date Posted: April 14 2018 at 02:09
Big hat. It's funny. ------------- Perhaps finding the happy medium is harder than we know. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: April 14 2018 at 03:32
I did a search for that thread but couldn't find it. Can you please give me a direct link? ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 14 2018 at 03:40
I thought you guys knew where evaluations took place. You have after all been here longer than I have  All evals take place here (only collabs like yourself can access): http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=75 It's the dandelion patch you seek  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: April 14 2018 at 04:09
I knew this thread but didn't know it was the official prog folk team thread. Live and learn! ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 14 2018 at 06:11
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yeah Friede... yet another example of my subversive influence on the site. I had a penchant for giving the genre team threads . umm.. distinctive names. My favorite was.. of course hahah.. the Neo prog team thread hahah ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: April 14 2018 at 09:41
1. Because despite being inspired by the classics, it's still good and has a similar emotional quality to it 2. Nostalgia I like the idea of taking some kinda zeigeist and expanding on it. Now, let's make this clear. I'm not a huge fan of downright copying the sound cause that's pretty much ignoring all the good things that came after. More like incorporating the things that made the vintage music so special into the modern world. On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with copying either when you think of it deeper. Especially if the reproduction is so well done, it's a form of art in and of itself. The art of capturing that particular sound. -------------
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