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    Posted: February 07 2015 at 18:46
Hey everyone! I'm hoping everyone is having a great weekend. I'm looking for new albums to review on my blog, and noticed that I've been writing a lot about Australian prog rock bands. I really dig the bands Karnivool, Caligula's Horse, Hibernal, Full Code, Anubis and more. How many here are fans of Aussie prog rock? Does anyone have other suggestions to list in my blog?
 
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I also like the Merlin Bird, a fine prog-folk recording as well as the sensational Resonaxis, a band that has church-organ as lead instrument. Delicious! 
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Aussie Prog Rock is great, with a bunch of gifted young bands and artists as e.g. Plini, 22 yrs old guitarist and composer from Sydney.
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Big fan. If you're into metal, there's not much better than Chaos Divine. Their first album sucks, their second is one of my favourite metal albums of all time, and their third (soon to come) looks like it won't have much metal in it at all

Also:
Arcane
Breaking Orbit
Dead Letter Circus (if they are really prog)
Battle Circus (from NZ but have the Aussie "sound")
Hemina (kinda metal)
Quiet Child
Projected Twin
Eleventh He Reaches London

And Ne Obliviscaris if you like extreme stuff
http://thedarkthird.bandcamp.com/
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Points: 15916 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2015 at 22:54
Can't go past Sebastian Hardie (or their later Windchase incarnation) as far as classic, Aussie Prog goes. I live here and don't know much else (Aragon, Unitopia, that's about it).
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Aussie prog does seem to be doing well at the moment, there's a small festival called ProgFest being held annually in multiple cities, and multiple bands are getting attention.

That said, it's not exactly diverse- there's a heavy/prog metal scene and there's an instrumental/post/math scene, and that's the vast majority of Australian prog covered. 

The prog metal scene is not something I particularly love, but a bunch of bands like Arcane and Anubis seem to be getting a lot of love by followers of the genre. A lot of people in the 00's also talked about the 'Australian alt metal sound', led by Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Cog and The Butterfly Effect. Karnivool would be my favourite Australian band, 'Sound Awake' is phenomenal.

The instrumental scene is surprisingly strong (and more up my alley), the biggest names are probably Sleepmakeswaves and Tangled Thoughts of Leaving- here's a good overview: http://arcticdrones.com/staff-picks/australian-instrumental-rock/ I went to see Tangled Thoughts a few months back, supported by Brisbane band Hazards of Swimming Naked and NZ's Kerretta, for an overly loud all-instrumental night of music.

Also no one's yet mentioned Closure in Moscow, or Tame Impala, the latter of which isn't exactly prog but would be of interest to most prog fans.



Edited by Kazza3 - February 08 2015 at 00:00
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I know little, but what I heard was quite nice.

Sebastian Hardie/Windchase is great, especially the Windchase album from 1977 - Symphinity.
Unitopia - liked what I heard, great band
Anubis - very good neo-prog
Voyager - great power-prog, I've listened to three of their albums.
Karnivool - sounds good, I need to explore more
Circles - I saw them featured here on PA, one of the few djent albums I listen to every once in a while.

Be'lakor - not prog, but one of the best metal bands I've heard lately, fans of Opeth should give this band a chance.


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A good Aussie prog band is Toehider, known for releasing 12 EPs in 12 months and whose lead singer Michael Mills sang on the Ayreon album The Theory of Everything.
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Sebastian Hardie, Anubis and Dead Can Dance
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With the exception of Sebastian Hardie, why are you all totally neglecting the wealth of 70s bands?

Is there this fricking line you just dont cross????
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Originally posted by jacksiedanny jacksiedanny wrote:

With the exception of Sebastian Hardie, why are you all totally neglecting the wealth of 70s bands?

Is there this fricking line you just dont cross????


hah.

About goddamned time people focus on the current music being made than worshiping the old stuff man.

besides.. there was a thread around here where the old stuff is quite well discussed.
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Please not to use the dis-respectful word "stuff" when addressing the old.
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I am very surprised that no one mentioned Pond (who are included in PA under Xover), while their "mother band" Tame Impala got at least one shout out. Truly excellent stuff, especially their 2012 album Beard, Wives, Denim. Anyone who likes psychedelic rock with prog and pop elements should check them out.
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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

I am very surprised that no one mentioned Pond (who are included in PA under Xover), while their "mother band" Tame Impala got at least one shout out. Truly excellent stuff, especially their 2012 album Beard, Wives, Denim. Anyone who likes psychedelic rock with prog and pop elements should check them out.



I can't wait for their new album...  I need to check.. it should be out anytime now if it hasn't been released already.
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Various Artists (Concept albums & Themed compilations) Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974 album cover
I've enjoyed listening to this compilation and have a few of these artists on cd.....
1. No Dying In The Dark [BAKERY] (3:11)
2. Travelling South [CARSON] (3:10)
3. Lotus 1 [LOTUS] (3:45)
4. Golden Miles [HEALING FORCE] (3:19)
5. Inner Spring [BULLDOG] (2:47]
6. Melodies Of St. Kilda/Southern Cross [MASTERS' APPRENTICES] (7:54)
7. Girl Of 17 [GALADRIEL] (4:39)
8. Lady Sunshine [TAMAM SHUD] (4:35)
9. You Realise You Realise [TULLY] (2:56)
10. I Am The Sea [WILD CHERRIES] (3:27)
11. Fanciful Flights Of Mind [JEFF ST. JOHN'S COPPERWINE] (3:23)
12. Getting Through [MELISSA] (4:08)
13. Here It Comes Again [PIRANA] (2:44)
14. Wichita Lineman [KING HARVEST] (4:10)
15. Freedom Train [FRIENDS] (3:55)
16. Seasons Of Change [FRATERNITY] (3:34)
17. Satan's Woman [FRESHWATER] (2:59)
18. Ain't No Loving Left [FANNY ADAMS] (6:45)

Total Time: 72:01

Disc 2:
1. Make You're your Stash [DADDY COOL] (6:04)
2. Superbody [Spectrum] (9:12)
3. The Day Superman Got Busted [COMPANY CAINE] (6:20)
4. Free [KAHVAS JUTE] (5:12)
5. Long Legged Lovely [BLACKFEATHER] (7:30)
6. Shake Off [TYMEPLACE] (8:12)
7. Make It Begin [SONS OF THE VEGETAL MOTHER] (5:00)
8. Human Being [COLOURED BALLS] (6:00)
9. 'til My Death [BUFFALO] (5:34)
10. 12lb Toothbrush [MADDER LAKE] (6:00)
11. Extra Terrestrial Boogie [MACKENZIE THEORY] (5:47)
12. Darkness [DRAGON] (4:43)
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Points: 20486 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2015 at 10:53
Originally posted by floflo79 floflo79 wrote:

Sebastian Hardie, Anubis and Dead Can Dance
 
I never knew DCD were from Australia .........Embarrassed..and they are one of my favorites.
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Originally posted by tszirmay tszirmay wrote:

I also like the Merlin Bird, a fine prog-folk recording as well as the sensational Resonaxis, a band that has church-organ as lead instrument. Delicious! 
 
Definitely like Merlin Bird. Will give Resonaxis a listen.
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Daevid Allen from Gong is Aussie
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Hibernal and Dirty Three are two Post-Rock artists from Australia. 
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There's already a thread about it as Micky said:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=89482&PN=1

Some that I like that weren't mentioned: Ben Craven, Rainbow Theatre and UPF.
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