Classic Dutch Prog & Neo Prog

EDGAR'S HAIR     Another band who almost escaped me..... Edgar's Hair are nothing to do with Edgar Froese's impressive German mullet, but a moody and atmospheric Space Rock band who are somewhere within the orbit of The Netherlands. Where else!? 

MONOMYTH     A Space Rock band who are on an epic hero's journey to become The Netherlands equivalent to Hawkwind - and that's No Myth. 

MOLASSESS     Sweet! Molassess are definitely not low-cal but a high calibre Heavy Prog band who should appeal to fans of Anekdoten - unless you're on a diet. 

MINOR GIANT     They may be minor giants, but they deserve to be major league players in the wonderful world of Neo Prog.  

MESCALINER       A doped up, tripped out Post Rock band - at least if their name is anything to go by - who've sometimes been compared to King Crimson, although don't let that put you off, as they have echoes of Pink Floyd to my untrained ears. Either way, it's music to chill out to while you puff away on a spliff (allegedly), although I didn't inhale.  

  2012: Mescaliner - Willow Spree - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuZLf-zNQuSOK_B7DTKNUcY6TllLLG6Qn

MEDEA     Talking of marathons, Medea specialise in neatly-packaged heavy rock operas for those who don't have time to sit through an entire 24-hour Ayreon marathon.  

MARAKESH    You won't find any exotic carpets or hookah pipes here, but you will find a great Crossover Prog band who are full of eastern promise, and at least you'll avoid the warm smell of camel dung rising up through the kasbah. 

MANGROVE      Not a Swamp Rock band, but a Dutch Neo Prog band, and when it comes to Neo Prog, the Dutch do it best of all, proving once again that there's much more to Dutch prowess and expertise than just building polders, dykes and windmills.  You don't have to take my word for it though. Just check out the amazing Knight Area & Like Wendy (both  featured here earlier). Mangrove are the band Genesis could've been in the 1980's & 90's. I wish! Marillion, eat your hearts out! If Mangrove aren't a Dutch treat, then I'm a Dutch uncle. 

MACHINE       Welcome to the Machine, a band who emerged from Dutch pop-soul legends The Swinging Soul Machine and sounding like a curious cross between Chicago and Deep Purple.