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    Posted: February 10 2010 at 14:28
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So I'm looking for bands similar to Camel or Harmonium. I like the flute, organ/synth and the guitar a lot, especially when played in a slow/mellow/minor way. Any band you recommend?
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Points: 4006 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2010 at 15:19
Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

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You could also try Brazilian symphonic prog bands Tempus Fugit and Dogma, both of which I would recommend highly. You can listen to mp3 streams of them here on ProgArchives. Let me know what you think Tongue 
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Gotic might also be right up your alley. Another band you might consider is Asia Minor.

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Camel....So maybe some more Canterbury?  Caravan has the instruments you spoke of and is pretty calm.  I'd mostly suggest the first album based on your criteria.
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I have all Gong and Caravan albums! :) I'm downloading The Geese and the Ghost now. Thank you!
I'll check out the other mentioned bands as well!


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Listen to Spanish bands Gotic (already mentioned) and Omni

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Originally posted by memowakeman memowakeman wrote:

Listen to Spanish bands Gotic (already mentioned) and Omni

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So Camel and Harmonium are similar? I really love Harmonium (particularly Si On Avait), but havn't heard Camel (though I've read about it many times on this forum). If they have similarities I might get interested in it. I guess early King Crimson might be a good choice too.
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Well, try other bands from Québec if you like Harmonium. Not necessarely similar but sometimes particularly good.
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- Engoulevent
 
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Points: 12858 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 10 2010 at 22:02
Well, I guess a good band to start with is Harmonium itself... but I already did that. The thing is there are so many albums I want to get... I must go little by little. I hope when I feel I have a chance to check them out I can still find this thread.
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for Harmonium. try italian band  celeste
 
for camel  try  Hoggwash , focus , Colin Bass  [specially the album ''An Outcast Of The Islands" ] and poland band Quidan
 
i also recommend italians bands   PFM,  QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA  and  LOCANDA  DELLE FATE.
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There is one track in particular from Conventum's Le Bureau Central Des Utopies (which I do not remember the title), that is right up your alley. It has the flute, the atmospheric sound of Camel, and sustaining Fripp guitar in the background. Much of the album has the folky, light jazz touch, and mellow progressive rock feel of the 2 bands you have mentioned. There is more violin present than flute but, the style is the basically the same.
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You'll probably love these:
  
 
Less similar, but still might interest you quite a bit:
 


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Originally posted by martinprog77 martinprog77 wrote:

for Harmonium. try italian band  celeste
 
for camel  try  Hoggwash , focus , Colin Bass  [specially the album ''An Outcast Of The Islands" ] and poland band Quidan
 
i also recommend italians bands   PFM,  QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA  and  LOCANDA  DELLE FATE.


I don't really believe PFM sound in any way like Camel, though they are not as heavy as other Italian Seventies bands (Osanna, Balletto di Bronzo, Biglietto per l'Inferno). Anyway, if you are interest in trying something newer, I have recently come across an Austrian band called Blank Manuskript, whose debut album, Tales from an Island, is an excellent example of Camel-influenced symphonic prog. You can find them in our database, with a very enlightening review of the album by Ivan Melgar-MoreyClap.
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Several people have so far mentioned Gotic. Their album Escenes is my favourite Spanish prog album, and I listen to a lot of Spanish prog. It's completely instrumental, mixes symphonic prog with some light fusion, and every track features flute/piccolo and lush keyboards. However, just to warn you... very little guitar. It really is a great album though.
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