Francis Monkman - Electronic Prog
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Topic: Francis Monkman - Electronic Prog
Posted By: Prog Zone
Subject: Francis Monkman - Electronic Prog
Date Posted: July 25 2021 at 16:44
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FRANCIS MONKMAN is a
widely acclaimed English musician that has been involved in progressive rock,
classical music, and film scores as a composer. FRANCIS MONKMAN is both a
keyboardist and guitarist, switching between instruments throughout his musical
career. In addition, he is a founding member of both the progressive rock bands
CURVED AIR and SKY while also contributing with various other bands such as
RENAISSANCE, AL STEWART, and BRIAN ENO. Due to FRANCIS MONKMAN'S varying
musical styles throughout his career, his musical sound is somewhat hard to pin
down. This causes his discography to always sound new yet familiar within his
prog tendencies. FRANCIS MONKMAN released Energism in 1978 under Brutton Music
to critical acclaim by reviewers. In 2021, progressive rock band YES got into
controversy for using multiple parts of a track found on the album in their
track The Ice Bridge off The Quest. In 1981, The Long Good Friday Soundtrack
was a surprising success and a truly brilliant film score for FRANCIS MONKMAN
that was composed for the British gangster film of the same name starring Bob
Hoskins. Fans of both VANGELIS and TANGERINE DREAM should surely enjoy a vast
amount of his solo career. But due to his vast styles, there should something for
everyone.
Album Title Energism (Released in 1978) 1. The Dawn Of An Era (Realisation Of Unlimited Possibility) (3:10) 2. The Endurance Of Man (Expenditure Of Energy) (2:58) 3. Perpetual Motion (Unceasing Energy) (3:56) 4. Perpetual Motion (Alternate Cut Off End) (0:14) 5. The Achievements Of Man (The Determination To Achieve Great Heights) (3:28) 6. The Achievements Of Man (Alternate Tail End) (0:25) 7. Man & Superman (The Endless Turmoil) (3:30) 8. Man & Superwoman (Power With A Feline Structure) (3:16) 9. Female Of The Species (A Study In The Female Infra-structure) (2:57) 10. Bionics (Power Without Suppression - The Eternity) (2:07) 11. The Ascent Of Man (The Power Within Us) (1:59) Total Time 27:37 Musicians
 Album Title Jam (Released 2002) 1. Towards Tomorrow (5:18) 2. Sea Of Tranquility (7:22) 3. Baghdad Cafe/Return To Calvary (8:26) 4. Sol y Sombra (8:11) 5. Harp Riff (3:13) 6. Free Tibet (9:50) 7. Blue Yonder Blues (7:23) 8. Playin' Away (9:21) Total Time 59:08 Musicians - Francis Monkman / guitar - Robert Martin / bass guitar - Mike Gore / guitar - Mike Cooper / guitar - Florian Pilkington-Miksa / drum programming, drums, synth  Links Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Monkman Discogs - https://www.discogs.com/artist/180121-Francis-Monkman YouTube Link for Energism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUW6lBS57Cc YouTube Link for Jam - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLxtE0KZxNs9EbnpYJ-qsMN Spotify Link for Jam - https://open.spotify.com/album/2ibY1Kvn6qqBXrbvr9xf44?si=E8xq1M1IQ6qh_NGfi_b7Vw&dl_branch=1 P.S. - To be honest, I am unable to exactly pin down Francis Monkman's genre due to the everchanging nature of his music. However, I currently believe Electronic Prog would fit his overall musical style the best while I would also consider him being Symphonic Prog and Crossover Prog.
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Posted By: SouthSideoftheSky
Date Posted: July 25 2021 at 23:24
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Thank you, I'll take this to our team. I listened to Energism yesterday (because of the Ice Bridge controversy), and based on that I would vote NO for Symphonic. But I haven't heard any of his other works... |
Posted By: Prog Zone
Date Posted: July 25 2021 at 23:43
| I can definitely see that, I actually think he might fit best in Electronic Prog. Therefore, I updated the title of the post to reflect that. I know his music is surely prog, but the exact genre is somewhat inconclusive in my eyes. Thanks for the suggestion! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 25 2021 at 23:59
It'll probably be a Long Good Friday before Francis Monkman is added to ProgArchives, but just on the off-chance that he is added, I agree that he's best-suited to Progressive Electronic.  Francis Monkman's Albums  1978: Tempus Fugit - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIOHFPZbVGYUdyj60rFEoGw" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIOHFPZbVGYUdyj60rFEoGw 1979: Classical Concussion - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLW4SN_WBtASEEF35z-KfEB" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLW4SN_WBtASEEF35z-KfEB 1980: Classical Odyssey - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJQ-cjuOguMbPHu94lLMT1v" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJQ-cjuOguMbPHu94lLMT1v 1980: Energism - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLQtxovywB0GuoUUfOk78g5" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLQtxovywB0GuoUUfOk78g5  1981: The Long Good Friday (soundtrack) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIbIqS_tW0l9UXA7owbMNaK" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpIbIqS_tW0l9UXA7owbMNaK 1981: Dweller on the Threshold (currently unavailable)  1984: Forcefield - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLjCOIuo5HmZf_IUORAHmNr" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLjCOIuo5HmZf_IUORAHmNr 1993: Virtual Classics - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJ0ocKypFOzugEnDWeg4zzx" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpJ0ocKypFOzugEnDWeg4zzx 1998: 21st Century Blues - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKPFwn8WoSqyCsb_f7eROYM" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpKPFwn8WoSqyCsb_f7eROYM 2002: Jam - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLxtE0KZxNs9EbnpYJ-qsMN" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_TaS3ukydpLxtE0KZxNs9EbnpYJ-qsMN |
Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 00:59
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I'm surprised he's not already listed here. Possibly Sonja Kristina should be here too, but in her case there are probably similarities to the absence of Annie Haslam, in that Sonja's solo projects are not overly proggy.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 01:41
I would've suggested Francis Monkman & Sonja Kristina for inclusion on PA too, but given my past record for having suggested artists rejected (including Annie Haslam), I didn't think the chances were good for either of them being added, although on a brighter note, at least Darryl Way and Darryl Way's Wolf are here.
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Progishness wrote:Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: July 26 2021 at 01:47
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^ We tend to think the same way on these matters, but are no match for the higher powers. ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: August 01 2021 at 15:38
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have added Francis to the PSIKE evaluation list ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: August 01 2021 at 16:37
Welcome to PA by the way! I appreciate your thoughtful post, as I was not familiar with Monkman until the recent "Ice Bridge" dust-up! ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |