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    Posted: April 12 2011 at 01:38
So I'm a Kiwi and as far as I can tell NZ has a pretty sub-par prog scene. The only three progressive bands that I know of are Jakob, split enz and my favourite "Look To Windward".

So I guess this topic is about 3 things:

How many New Zealanders are into prog, and/or use progarchives.
What are the notable Kiwi progressive/art rock bands.
And any comments about the NZ prog scene in general (e.g. prog culture, gigs (international or local acts) etc).

so please leave a comment and expand my knowledge. Smile
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Points: 754 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 12 2011 at 01:48
New Zealand prog-rock bands I know:

THE CLEVES : http://www.milesago.com/artists/cleves.htm, http://www.sergent.com.au/music/clevedonaires.html

THINK: www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5979

DRAGON: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(band)


That's all I know. All of them from 70s anyway.

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Airlord and Ragnarok were 70s prog bands. Ragnarok, in particular, were noteworthy. Both are on this site. Omit is a rather good electronic prog artist, though his work is something of an acquired taste!

There are lots of kiwis on the site - far more than you'd think given the largely moribund prog scene.
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Yeah, the prog scene in New Zealand is painfully limited, but there have been some wonderful artists including:

Split Enz - the debut Mental Notes is pure art rock with some symphonic touches. Ragnarok a psych/space artist from the 70s, very much alive in the same scene as early Dragon before they moved to Australia and sold out. Think are also pretty neat, although not as accomplished as the aforementioned artists. In a more modern era, Jakob provide some minimalist yet dynamic post rock. Ironically, Jakob are far better known overseas than here. You know Look To Windward, a very young and promising new Auckland based band. Of course there are other artists as well, a number of smaller scenes exist in places like Auckland and Wellington, the latter having a decent underground music base, mostly in indie stuff, but you do get the occaisonal classic prog emulators.

I fear however artists with prog ambitions get lost in the system, or remain unknown.
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Well, maybe there are not many prog bands in New Zealand, but Split Enz is a band that New Zealand can be proud of. Not that they were very prog (only Mental Notes / Second Thoughts could be listed as prog IMHO) but what an original band they were, with excellent songwriting too of the messieurs Finn, Finn, Judd and Rayner.
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Have just noted that An Emerald City, which had it's genesis in  Auckland, New Zealand, has been added to PA under Psychedelic/Space Rock. Their new album "The Fourth" is heady stuff and will require more than one listen to reap the rewards. So great to see several Kiwi bands in the archives with more being discovered and added frequently.Thumbs Up . 

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Only band I can think of is Butler. And they aren't even very proggy.
http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/butler
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Interestingly the majority of the bands named are from before my time in the 70's (Split Enz, Dragon, Ragnarok, Think, Butler and The Cleves). And also a few modern bands (Jakob and Look To Windward) yet nothing in between.

Thanks you to all those who have posted.

Please keep adding to this thread of NZ prog knowledge Smile.

ps Any Colour You Like, your last.fm play count is scarcely similar to mine
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if anyone is interested in checking out An Emerald City, they have one EP and two albums.
All of it can be checked out here
http:anemeraldcity.bandcamp.com

and here are our music videos

Seizuretron
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac_B2wS1_4E&feature=related
Ulica Bolslaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EW6sMfbrNk
Qing Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmtbtu-oTIg&feature=related
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Points: 2555 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2011 at 13:15
Originally posted by reubenpb reubenpb wrote:

if anyone is interested in checking out An Emerald City, they have one EP and two albums.
All of it can be checked out here
http:anemeraldcity.bandcamp.com

and here are our music videos

Seizuretron
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac_B2wS1_4E&feature=related
Ulica Bolslaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EW6sMfbrNk
Qing Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmtbtu-oTIg&feature=related




Hi Reuben! Congratulations for your band!
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there dont seem to be many exciting prog rock bands in new zealand jakob are really awesome so are emerald city there seem to be many other post-rock  and prog rock styles in the country but they all sort of a little bit boring if anyone knows some good prog rock thats not metal in nz then it would be cool to check out,  there is an amazing called anthesiac http://www.reverbnation.com/anthesiac  but im not sure of what genre it is just awesome. waiting to see if they will have some material someday.
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Points: 18084 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 22 2011 at 09:36
Great thread! Last time I was in New Zealand, on my last day there I went music shopping and a couple of these names I recognize. Problem was I had run out of NZ$ and it was Sunday and I could not find a place to exchange US$...all I had was my corporate credit card....I don't think my company would have approved those purchases!!
 
I would move to NZ in a heartbeat!! Great country.....
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 22 2011 at 09:42
Awesome free album, one of the best freebies out there: http://looktowindward.bandcamp.com/
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Here's a couple of new numbers if anyone fancies a listen.
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Points: 3472 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 09 2011 at 08:37
I'm partial to Ragnarok, in particular their album Nooks.  One of the best.
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Points: 588 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2012 at 02:55
Restarting up this thread. Because I joined. And people need to notice that fact.

Since this Decortica have been added to PA, not much else though.
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Odd things do creep along though, unbeknownst like...


http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/82740/simulacra.html
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Points: 6632 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 27 2012 at 04:16
of course split enz are a good example.
i can include like others ragnarok which are a good band. 
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BEST CURRENT NZ PROG BAND (in my opinion)

http://adistantcity.bandcamp.com/album/alpaca-suitcase

Also Mother Goose from the 70s (Started in NZ)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snts4gnkkzk

Also also Lutha also from the 70s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qAuosSzCHY

Yeh, all from Dunedin!
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Just a bit of trivia on Dragon. They are listed in PA for their early stuff in the 70s. They then move to Oz in mid 70s to become one of the most commercially successful bands in Oz/NZ rock/pop history. Many top 10 singles. They try to break into the US...change their name to Hunter (after the brothers Hunter; Todd and Marc). They don't break into the US. 

A little known fact is that in the mid 80s Jethro Tull's drummer Doane Perry was a member of both Dragon/Hunter and Tull AT THE SAME TIME! He must have accumulated a heap of frequent flyer points...that's if they had them back then!




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