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Trousepress' Favourite Obscuritosities:
5uu’s – Hunger’s Teeth - For anyone who has reached Henry Cow and doesn’t know where to go from there.
Absolute Zero – Crashing Icons -
If Enrique Jardiness and Aislin Quinn were as well known as Pip Pyle
then I’d call this an RIO supergroup! They sure sound like one.
Alamaailman Vasarat – Vasraasia – You ain’t heard nothing like it!
Area - 1978 Gli Dei Se Ne Vanno Gli Arrabbiati Restano! – Their best apart from Crac! (which has already been mentioned, fortunately)
Bacamarte – Depois Do Fim – Symphonic prog with Yessy bits and Gianty bits but with a whole lotta creativity to boot!
Banda Elastica - Los Awakates de Nepantla - To call this fusion
would be to do it a disservice. Influences as disparate as funk, RIO
and circus music are all present in what is an inspired and very
playful jazz-rock album.
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic – Yet more masterful US avant-prog.
Bubu – Anabelas – Symphonic jazz? Indeed it is, and what’s more it’s astoundingly good!
Capt. Beefheart – Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) – All the good aspects of Trout Mask Replica without all the bad aspects.
Cardiacs – On Land And In The Sea – Progressive punk exists and
this is what it sounds like when it’s good. Recommended for VDGG and GG
fans with a sense of adventure (which you must have a bit of else you
wouldn’t listen to VDGG and GG!)
Carnascialia – S/t – A sadly shortlived Italian prog/folk/world
music album boasting members of PFM and Area! No two tracks are alike
and the album exudes an intelligence and warmth that I wish a few more
albums could manage.
Circus – Movin’ On – If you can forgive the accented vocals and don’t mind a lack of electric guitar then you’re in for a treat.
Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains – The Big Eyeball In The Sky – Thanks to Retrovertigo I’ve reappraised Mr Claypool and by ‘eck I’m glad I did!
Czeslaw Nieman – Aerolit – Polish blues rock singer goes Prog! Sounds like a terrible idea, but it’s anything but!
Demetrio Stratos – Concerto all'Elfo – Avant garde voice
experiments from Area’s vocalist. Not exactly easy listening but great
to lie back and close your eyes to if you like to take your brain on
adventures.
Dun – Eros – It’s been covered already, but this is simply the one of the best Zeuhl albums ever!
Et Cetera – S/t – French Canadian Gentle Giant with female
vocals! No substitute for the original, of course, but a good
collector’s item for GG fans.
Faust – Faust – Insane.
Fred Frith – Gravity – A lot sillier and jollier than I expected! That was a nice surprise.
French TV – The Violence of Amateurs – That’s right, more US avant-prog!
Gnidrolog – Lady Lake – Already mentioned, but worth mentioning some more. These chaps deserved far more success.
Goblin – Suspiria OST – Freeeeeeaky… *shudders*
Gong – Camembert Electrique – Early Gong. Harder to get into than albums like You but in my opinion superior!
Gryphon – Raindance – The Gryphon album they all forget.
Hands – S/t – GG-ish US sympho that was well and truly buried and forgotten. More’s the pity.
Here & Now – Give and Take – Gong with old school punk vocals! Worth it for the first track alone.
Hugh Hopper & Richard Sinclair – Somewhere In France – Take
two Canterbury greats, a minimal recording studio and stick them in
France and what do you get? A very very laid-back Canterbury
album.
Il Balletto Di Bronzo – Ys – Some people have told me that they find Italian prog a bit lightweight. I tell them to listen to this.
Isuldur’s Bane – MIND Vol 2 Live – This has to be the most
unusual live album of all time! Apart from containing vastly rearranged
songs and about 75% new material, it’s been mixed and produced in such
a way that it barely feels like a live album at all, despite the
enthusiastic applause that punctuates the music.
Jan Akkerman – Profile – The jam on side 1 is sheer Akkerman magic and justifies the fluff and filler on side 2.
Kevin Ayers – Whatevershebringswesing – A delightful, summery album!
Krakatoa – We Are The Rowboats – My first album from Cuneiform, and indeed my first avant-prog album. Needless to say it has a special place in my heart.
Los Jaivas – Todos Juntos – Prog can be such fun when it’s fused with world music!
Machine and the Synergetic Nuts – Leap Second Neutral – This is the most energetic fusion I have EVER heard. I love it.
Magma - Üdü Wüdü – This album has a track called De Futura. I like said track a lot.
Malicorne – Malicorne II – Gorgeous prog folk of a traditional Brittany persuasion!
Matching Mole – S/t – This is the first verse… This is the first verse…
Maxophone – S/t – There are more genres crammed into the first song on this album than most bands would fit in their discographies!
Metamorfosi – Inferno – Brilliant Italian prog that reminds me of the bits that made ELP good sometimes.
Mirthrandir – For You The Old Woman – One of the most challenging symphonic albums I own. A good stepping stone between Yes and Henry Cow!
Mr Bungle – Disco Volante - Say what you like but it's certainly interesting!
The Muffins – Chronometers – Mana/Mirage is the one everyone knows, but I think this album is sliiiiiiiiiightly better.
Murple – S/t – One of my favourite Italian albums ever, and not JUST ‘cause it’s a concept album about an invisible penguin!
Novalis – Sommerabend – Sorry Baldies but I don’t think the
drumming’s bad on this album at all! Furthermore I think it’s a
cracking bit of German sympho and lies somewhere between symphonic and
krautrock, with its blend of lush keyboard dominated chord patterns and
repetitive slow-developing arrangements.
Osanna – Palepoli – Forgive the awful production and patchwork arrangements and you’ll hear some of the greatest Italian prog ever.
Parzival – Legend – English folk prog at it’s finest… Despite the fact they’re German.
Pholas Dactylus - Concerto Delle Menti – Singing? Who needs
singing when you’ve got a NARRATOR! Note – if anyone knows where to
find a translation of the words to this album then please for the love
of God let me know!!
The Residents – Eskimo – Indescribable.
Ruins – Symphonica – Japanese Zeuhl! Yes oh yes!
Samla Mammas Manna – Kaka – I’ve never heard such a joyous reunion album! The purveyors Swedish jazz-rock insanity at their finest, IMO.
Spiro Gyra – St Radiguns – Thanks Mr Chantraine!
Taal – Skymind – Modern French classical-folk-metal…ish…stuff… Oh, it’s just good! Trust me!
Tomita – Pictures at an Exhibition – ELP might’ve slaughtered
it, but Isao Tomita did an excellent synth-only interpretation that I’d
recommend to all classic keys enthusiasts! (And indeed fans of the
original suite).
Univers Zero – Heresie – Perfect accompaniment to brooding, wintry nights.
Von Zamla – 1983 – Classic RIO from the SMM spinoff group!
Yatha Sidrah – A Meditation Mass – Krautrock chillout. Great for lounging around to.
Yezda Urfa – Sacred Baboon – Hyperactive American GG-Yes hybrid! Sounds like fun? It is!
So yep... I've just realised that I've made an excellent list of albums to review. I've got no excuse for not doing them now!
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Your favorite prog obscurities?
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Zomby Woof from germany,same thing aplies,great violin and synths.
. The Dün and Area I've heard is excellent though 
