More medieval-influenced prog, please
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Topic: More medieval-influenced prog, please
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Subject: More medieval-influenced prog, please
Date Posted: September 23 2013 at 21:30
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I am so ready for more simple, pastoral music but still want my prog. Any more suggestions for medieval/renaissance/baroque-influenced prog. I've got The Geese and The Ghost, Fruupp, Fauns, Eden, Ragnarök, Pererin, Dunwich, Iona, Seven Reizh (to name a few) but want more! I know they're out there! I just need help finding them. P.S. If there are any other older threads of a similar nature, please clue me in.
------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
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Posted By: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: September 23 2013 at 21:36
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Mr Freak, you can't go wrong with Gryphon! At least two albums I know of - `Red Queen to Gryphon Four' and `Midnight Mushrumps' are in that style:
Hope they are to your liking! I've been giving their albums a stack of listens lately. 
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: September 23 2013 at 22:16
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: September 23 2013 at 23:00
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Malicorne ------------- |
Posted By: The.Crimson.King
Date Posted: September 23 2013 at 23:27
Ya, for medieval prog, Gryphon's where it's at  ------------- https://wytchcrypt.wixsite.com/mutiny-in-jonestown" rel="nofollow - Mutiny in Jonestown : Progressive Rock Since 1987 |
Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 00:10
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though I'm not a huge fan, Oaksenham does a decent blend of semi-medieval prog with hard rock |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 01:25
| Glass Hammer - The Inconsolable Secret might fit the bill. Its a double disc (3 discs on the recent reissue) and its the second disc that may be of interest. Nothing else GH have done is like that though. |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 10:08
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 10:13
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I'd say Blackmore's Night would probably fit the bill for medieval-influenced prog.
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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 10:31
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I trust you know Malicorne Drew? Definitely not my bag though, sounds like Marie Antoinette's bachelorette party... I only have their second album btw, but it sure fits the bill of medieval music right down to the t. ------------- “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: Aussie-Byrd-Brother
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 10:43
Oh, I like my Malicorne, Dave...They always felt like a cult to me! That droning quality when the voices come together, the `lost in times past' music style. This picture of them always reinforced that thought in me! 
All they need is some matching medallions like Magma and we're set! |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 10:54
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http://www.progarchives.com/video.asp?id=4545 Ah, but the beauty of Marie Yacoub |
Posted By: progresssaurus
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 11:35
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Try Corvus Corax |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 20:11
Tried them. They're okay. A little too white-washed for me (i.e. simple). ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 20:14
I've owned Red Queen for some time. It's good. Midnight Mushrumps is at the top of my "Acquisitions Incomplete" list, so, thanks for the reminder! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 20:19
like this, very much, Mr. LSD! I'll try checking out more. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 20:20
These guys are new to me. I can't wait to check them out. Thanks! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 20:23
Not yet! I'm actualy listening to them for the first time right now as I type this--from their own MySpace page. So far I'm liking it. (I actually like the lack of drums in music. A nice change...) nice that I know some French, too. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 20:29
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^I'm really enjoying the Almanach stuff the most. So far. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 21:00
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I'm also checking out more of Alan Stivell and Steeleye Span. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 21:11
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^ Steeleye for sure, misunderstood and under-appreciated blend of trad. British with heavy blues |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 21:55
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agree with you about Blackmores night Drew. It's medieval prog for those who don't like it yeah if you like it without drums, try Steeleye Span's 2 best, "Below the Salt" and "Parcel of Rogues" For a superb medieval sounding current Italian group, try Corde Oblique Strawbs "from the witchwood" Amazing Blondel's first few albums might be more Elizabethan than medieval but definitely sound olde Englishe Dead Can Dance "Aion" and "Into the labyrinth" try the German prog folk group Faun or Fauns - yeah even the other german group called Faun has a hard edged sound that borders on medieval at times Another Italian band called OLOFERNE, especially their s/t album RED JASPER "A Midsummer Night's dream" SILVER LINING "The Inner Dragon" SAD MINSTREL - "The Flight of the Phoenix" PROMETHEAN - Gazing the Invisible some early Angelo Branduardi WOVEN HAND - "Mosaic" creepy and wonderful |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 22:00
Almanach is awesome. You can also try Malicorne IV and L'extraordinaire Tour de France, both excellent. Terrific band!  ------------- |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 22:06
yeah Almanach is the one I;ve gotten into the most. Definitely go for Steeleye Span albums as I mentioned above
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 24 2013 at 22:27
| Oh, I really love medieval sounding music, but I'm afraid I'm not up to looking into everything that has been named in this thread... at least yet. I just got the last "Blackmore's Night" album a few weeks ago, and I have really been enjoying that a lot... though I wouldn't call it prog by any stretch of imagination. I see Focus hasn't been mentioned yet, so a few songs from them might fit the criteria. The Hamburger Concerto album has several medieval sounding moments, plus some other songs from other albums (I at least remember "Elspeth of Nottingham"). |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 25 2013 at 01:42
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i feel tjos is obvous and also redundunt, but gotta do i Gentle Giant, are one of the contenders of medeval influenced prog -------------  
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: September 25 2013 at 07:54
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Vital Duo (France). Motis (France). |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: September 25 2013 at 12:07
You are to be applauded for recognizing the brilliance of Seven Reizh. ------------- 
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 25 2013 at 12:36
yeah! will they have a 3rd album? anyone know?
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Posted By: andrea
Date Posted: September 25 2013 at 13:30
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MOTIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btjWJMYSeOw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btjWJMYSeOw ------------- http://italianprogmap.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - ITALIAN PROG MAP - A journey through the Italian Progressive Rock |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: September 25 2013 at 13:59
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Try Bededeum, both albums are amazing, as well as the 2 from Gian Castello. 2 more from Norway's Shine Dion and the 2 from Resonaxis Everything in twos ! hmmm! Check out reviews for the above and enjoy. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: September 25 2013 at 23:58
yeah! will they have a 3rd album? anyone know? I think the new CD will be available in 2014. http://www.seven-reizh.com/ |
Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: September 26 2013 at 19:09
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For me Gryphon's first two albums were the empitome of prog
medeival\renaissance, midnight Mushrumps (Which was originally written
as incidental music for Shakespeare's "The Tempest" remains in my top
favourite albums of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuNy-Mi1-zE" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuNy-Mi1-zE |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 26 2013 at 21:51
Awesome list! I have From The Witchwood, Into The Labyrinth and two Fauns albums, have heard snippets of Corde Oblique, Oloferne, and Woven Hand, and love Il Castello di Atlante but haven't heard this album. So much work to do! THANK YOU! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 26 2013 at 21:53
Thanks! I stopped at Almanach (after finding out that Gabriel Yacoub was in Alan Stivell's band, I got sidetracked by exploring more Alan Stivell) but plan to continue soon. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 26 2013 at 21:55
i LOVE Focus and Jan Akkerman's forays into medieval music--thanks--but I think I own just about everything Focus or Jan Akkerman did pre-90s. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 26 2013 at 22:05
GG goes without saying. I LOVE them--especially the medieval-sounding stuff. "Edge of Twilight," "Raconteur, Troubadour," "Dog's Life," "Think of Me With Kindness," "No God's a Man," "On Reflection," His Last Voyage," "Talybont, "A Reunion," and "Empty City" are all awesome. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 27 2013 at 02:48
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 27 2013 at 12:51
Thanks! I will. (Right now...) ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 27 2013 at 12:58
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^ Wow! Give a Viking an electric guitar and this is what I imagine they would sound like! I love the female vocalist and the Viking male choir. And they really make the metal guitars work with the medieval folk themes--though I would like to hear more of the latter, with more layered and complex instrumentation. Favorites so far (the ones that display more acoustic play): "Slepp meg," Skomegyvri," and "Det var Irlands kongi bold." Thanks for the recommendation! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Master of Time
Date Posted: September 27 2013 at 14:13
| Secret Green and Francis Lickerish are ones you should check out. Francis Lickerish is the lead guitar player and main songwriter for Secret Green, but instead of releasing a second album under the Secret Green moniker he released it under his own name, but it's still essentially Secret Green. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 27 2013 at 22:57
I only got their albums while Jan Akkerman was with the band, and thought that was a good moment to stop spending more money in Focus albums. Those albums after Hamburger Concerto were already of much lesser quality for me. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 27 2013 at 23:03
I haven't really been able to find so much of medieval sounds in the Gentle Giant albums I've got. Perhaps just a bit on a few songs, but I would have liked more. Still, I love their first 2 albums. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 27 2013 at 23:07
This sounds very interesting, I guess I would like to check some of them out. I just love vikings. |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 28 2013 at 06:34
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 28 2013 at 09:16
wow I just checked out Resonaxis. It's beautiful!
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 28 2013 at 19:29
Awesome tune! Love the comedic machismo of the background male chorus. Also, I'm really impressed with this band's choice to not let the electric/metal overwhelm or overpower the beautiful folk elements. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 29 2013 at 02:36
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Posted By: Colin Masson
Date Posted: September 29 2013 at 15:03
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I didn't authorise this but as it's there I might as well use it! The Morrigan did a lot of Rennaisance and medieval related music, and this was always one of my favourites (Shameless advertising). The composers are Michael Praetorius (German) and Tielman Susato (Flemish) Two voltas, bookending La Basse Danse Bergeret sans Roche and Reprise. Also if you listen really carefully, you will hear that Cathy incorporated "How Much is That Doggy in the Window" into the recorder playing. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 22:27
Checked out both and have to say it's a bit more bombastic and theatric than I'm looking for--also more electrified. At least a step up from Blackmore's Night. Also, I like the Lickerish solo stuff more than the Secret Green stuff. But, thanks! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: September 30 2013 at 22:38
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Drew, you MUST find either Gian Castello albums,especially Taliesyn it will turn you into a troubadour!
You know you can trust me  ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 01 2013 at 12:18
lol!! Okay, Tomas! I've actually been successful in finding a few songs on YouTube--and liking them quite a lot--just don't know what albums they come from. I'll get back to you on that . . . ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 18:42
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I'VE FOUND IT! THE music I've been looking for!! PAZZO FANFANO DI MUSICA's 1989 eponymously titled album. This is EXACTLY the kind of music I've been craving. More acoustic and keyboard dominated yet definitely steeped in themes and sounds as if it's from the band is trying to reach back to the Italian Renaissance. Strings, harpsichord, flutes, classical guitar, piano, wonderfully quirky female vocals, organs, and HARPSICHORD! Check it out: on YouTube you can hear the album in its entirety. And check out Ivan Melgar's review here on PA. AWESOME! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qrbo3S2Jb0 ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 22:23
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Some one has probably mentioned Espers already but for me this is as close as one is going to get to early medieval/renaissance prog/folk music done with a modern twist. Their melodies are simply beautiful and haunting at the same time.
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Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: October 03 2013 at 23:14
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try to listen to about 100 of the real thing, on youtube...you'll be amazed what you stumble into. real thing: real medieval music ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 20:46
Are you referring to true 'classical' artists like Machaut.?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLxwycS-m7c" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLxwycS-m7c ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 21:42
| How real are Corvus Corax suposed to be? |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 21:50
Good point! And, you're right! I'm already finding a lot of music that I love. MAybe my days at PA are numbered. Maybe my days using underarm deodorant are gone. . .  ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 21:52
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Anonymous - Edi Beo Thu, Hevene Quene Anonymous - Procurans Odium Codex Rossi XIV century_ Ballata - Amor Mi Fa Cantar A La Francesca This is "the best" but you probably won't find it online anymore: Heinrick Finck (1444-1527) - Wer ich eyn falck - Invicto regi jubilo A little harder maybe for the rock palette to like: Bartolino da Padova (c.1365-1405) - Qual lege move ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 21:55
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Last.fm has a few seconds of that track, Heinrick Finck (1444-1527) - Wer ich eyn falck - Invicto regi jubilo. ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: October 04 2013 at 21:58
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The version of Anonymous - Procurans Odium I have and like by far the best is of very soft female vocals singing the melody, and it's otherworldly. There are many, many different ways of doing this song. ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: brainstormer
Date Posted: October 05 2013 at 17:04
Just stumbled on this:Virtutum Thronus Frangitur - Condutus - Medieval portative organ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLy1tNqBjx8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLy1tNqBjx8 ------------- -- Robert Pearson Regenerative Music http://www.regenerativemusic.net Telical Books http://www.telicalbooks.com ParaMind Brainstorming Software http://www.paramind.net |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: October 05 2013 at 20:57
The first two you listed are by a group from my home state of MIchigan called Anonymous 4--I own several of their wonderful albums and have actually had the great fortune of having heard them perform live three winters ago. (Second row seats!) The Codex Rossi piece is not as friendly/pretty/melodious as some of the other stuff I've been listening to. Really love the work of Sweden's Rasmus Fleischer's Vox Vulgaris, Spain's Artefactum, Arany Zoltan, and, of course, Guillaume de Machaut. Haven't found the Bartolino or Finck stuff yet. Thanks for all your suggestions! Really enjoying this immersion. It feels like going back home . . . ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |