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Points: 72 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2013 at 09:46
Jim's list is pretty comprehensive but I would add Aktuala.
I strongly recommend Cervello, Gruppo d'Alternativa and Officina Meccanica...all are essential.
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions.  Bumping this today in case anyone else has something to add.  I'm going to start investigating these now.
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Points: 7251 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2013 at 16:03
I like that one very much.  Complex and moving songs. Heart The italian Scott Walker of the sixties ?
 
 
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Points: 26138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2013 at 21:59
HUGE thumbs up for Art Fleury and Pierrot Lunaire so far.  Just what I'm looking for.  Hooray!
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Andrea said the other day that the label BTF was sitting on a gold mine. And it's true.
 
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Stormy Six : Macchina Maccheronica, (1980)
 
 
 
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DEUS EX MACHINA is a little nuts too.
"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"

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Points: 7251 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 15 2013 at 21:28
MAMMA NON PIANGERE: Nr 1. 
 
 
 
 
 

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Do you like Area and their singer Demetro Stratos?

then you must go for the mighty SPIROSFERAClap and their Umanamnesi album (from 1996).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izIYU3OLr0I
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Nice one, Andrea. On the same youtube page, you can find a clip from ARIA PALEA's DANSE d'ANSIE. Stratos and Area are not far here too.
 
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A couple that have already been menioned that I think are essential are GARAMOND's Quant'Altro and OSANNA's Palepoli, but there have been so many good ones mentioned that your going to have your hands full Steve.
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Points: 7251 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2013 at 17:14
Oh yes, that's true, I had completely skipped the jazzy Garamond ! Too much lists and not enough eyes ... and money Big smile
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BTW, do you know this incredible guitarist : Paolo Angeli ?
 
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Winners so far:

Art Fleury
Pierrot Lunaire
Cervello
Opus Avantra

Keep em coming!  Thanks everybody!
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Seeing as you dig Battiato, then you should probably check out his 'other' albums. He was member of a band called Osage Tribe, an experimental electronic live act named Telaio Magnetico - plus he has worked together with another quirky Italian, Juri Camicasca, on a number of albums, in particular La Evoluzione.

Another Italian release you should lend an ear to is Yugen keys man's solo project called SKE. A fairly new release that flirts around with equal measures RIO, RPI, Canterbury and electronic. Beautiful album. It's mad, avant, melodic and soothing all at once.
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I don't know so much of RPI either, except for a bit of the big 3, and the albums YS and Palepoli, which have already been mentioned. However, I also have an album called Inferno, by Metamorfosi, which is probably my favourite RPI albums from the ones I've heard, I just love it all, and the singer for me is just about as good as Francesco di Giancomo, also with a very powerful voice. And keyboards, lots of keyboards. I just love it.
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Points: 7251 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2013 at 21:17
Holy, I've started Progressive music with Cervello and Opus avantra...etc. Today I'm just dicovering Camel, Caravan, Gentle giant ... etc.
 
 
Oh ! I almost forgot. One of the David's favorites.
 
FRANCO LEPRINO. 1977. Fantastic electronic stuff !
 
 
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Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

Nice one, Andrea. On the same youtube page, you can find a clip from ARIA PALEA's DANSE d'ANSIE. Stratos and Area are not far here too.
 

I know Aria Palea but I only own their debut which sounds very Tullian to my ears.

Hope to find a copy of Danze D'Ansie.
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Points: 4411 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2013 at 07:41
Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

Holy, I've started Progressive music with Cervello and Opus avantra...etc. Today I'm just dicovering Camel, Caravan, Gentle giant ... etc.
 
 


That is a very unusual path to walk along... errrr.... fly!

Today Gentle Giant and Caravan, tomorrow Beatles and Led Zeppelin? That's why I like to read your comments on prog.Tongue


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Points: 17638 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2013 at 08:35
Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

I don't know so much of RPI either, except for a bit of the big 3, and the albums YS and Palepoli, which have already been mentioned. However, I also have an album called Inferno, by Metamorfosi, which is probably my favourite RPI albums from the ones I've heard, I just love it all, and the singer for me is just about as good as Francesco di Giancomo, also with a very powerful voice. And keyboards, lots of keyboards. I just love it.



Omar, that's one of my favorite RPI albums too.  I play it often!
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Points: 26138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 17 2013 at 08:38
Originally posted by Andrea Cortese Andrea Cortese wrote:

Originally posted by hellogoodbye hellogoodbye wrote:

Holy, I've started Progressive music with Cervello and Opus avantra...etc. Today I'm just dicovering Camel, Caravan, Gentle giant ... etc.
 
 


That is a very unusual path to walk along... errrr.... fly!

Today Gentle Giant and Caravan, tomorrow Beatles and Led Zeppelin? That's why I like to read your comments on prog.Tongue
Same for me.  So many people here have such a different perspective from mine - and that really helps me expand my own boundaries.
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