Prog with Woodwinds
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Topic: Prog with Woodwinds
Posted By: walrus333
Subject: Prog with Woodwinds
Date Posted: June 18 2006 at 16:37
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Recommend me some good prog with woodwinds (Flute, Oboe, Basson, Clarinet, etc.) I know Jethro Tull and Gryphon. I am looking for somthing a touch more obscure. ------------- If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks! |
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: June 18 2006 at 16:47
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On the RIO scene:
Univers Zero - either Heresie, Ceux du Dehors or Live, all of which feature superb contributions from bassoonist/oboist Michel Berckmans.
Henry Cow - Unrest and Western Culture both feature Lindsay Cooper on basson and oboe. Cooper also features on the first Art Bears album Hopes and Fears and both News From Babel albums (available on a single CD).
ZNR (to be added sometime soon) featured clarinet and other reeds alongside keyboards and occasional other instruments - deeply eccentric, Satie-esque stuff, and highly enjoyable.
Magma's debut and 1001 C both feature a lot of flute and clarinet, but this is less of a feature on their later albums. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: walrus333
Date Posted: June 18 2006 at 16:52
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Thanks, all sound very interesting! ------------- If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: June 18 2006 at 16:55
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not obscure at all... but in case you haven't by chance checked them out Chris Wood (Traffic) - flute highlites.... Fourty thousand Headmen, Rainmaker  and of course Ray Thomas from the Moodies on flute as well. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: walrus333
Date Posted: June 18 2006 at 18:23
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Lol, yeah Traffics great! ------------- If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks! |
Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: June 18 2006 at 19:52
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The obscurity degree is subjective...
Here is the short list I'd recommend:
Nucleus (trumpet, flute, oboe, flugelhorn)
East of Eden (flute, saxophone)
Tonton Macoute (saxophone, flute, clarinet)
Gnidrolog (flute, oboe, saxophone, horn)
Synanthesia (saxophone, oboe, flute)
I'm sure there are many, many more...
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Posted By: Apsalar
Date Posted: June 19 2006 at 05:55
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You should try: "Third Ear Band" they are a touch obsure and boast an Oboe player. |
Posted By: Moribund
Date Posted: June 19 2006 at 06:19
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Peter Gabriel played flute and oboe - you need to sieve through a lot of tracks to hear much, but Cinema Show has some nice oboe on it.
Lizard by King Crimson (title track) worth a listen
Flute is quite common - Focus is a must, Camel worth a listen ------------- New Progressive Rock Live show now touring UK theatres! www.masterpiecestheconcert.co.uk |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: June 19 2006 at 06:31
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Lots of Flute & Sax: VdGG Gentle Giant PFM (three first) Gong. Favorite album: You. Mostly flute: Comus - First Utterance Biglietto pel L'Inferno - Same Black Widow - Sacrifice Dün - Eros Tangerine dream - Alpha Centauri Celeste Harmonium - Flute, Sax, Clarinet. I know Sax is not woodwind, a lot of sax players also play flute. http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=1507 - Quintessence - Indo/Raga. like you ask for with lots of flute. And the already mentioned http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=1745 - Third Ear Band would be perfect for you. Incredible String Band - Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: June 19 2006 at 09:15
| And for a new recording, try Theo Travis's Earth To Ether: saxes & flute, superb cover of 21st Century Schizoid Man, and Richard Sinclair's great 'English-jazz vocals' on 3 original tunes. Theo also plays with the recent Gong line-up, Soft Machine Legacy (as the late Elton Dean's replacement) and done a soundscapes album with bass-whiz Steve Lawson (check Lawson's website). |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: June 19 2006 at 18:02
JADE WARRIOR and UZVA 
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Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: June 19 2006 at 23:23
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Also:
Audience
Raw Material
Marsupilami
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Posted By: hanselnmetal
Date Posted: June 19 2006 at 23:29
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Lindsay Cooper / bassoon, oboe, Wind (Henry Cow)
very good musician and i think, coming from an oboe player, she is very good on oboe ------------- 
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Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: June 20 2006 at 00:42
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I agree with the suggestion of AUDIENCE-- Particularly 'Friends Friends Friend' which is pretty obscure and features a lot of woodwind from Keith Gemmel and to a lesser extent their wonderful 'House on the Hill'.
For a band that defies definition and genre tags but which is more jazz influenced ,try 'Bela Fleck and the Flecktones' .Their DVD 'Live at the Quick' features Paul McCandless on various woodwinds and some dude who plays an electric wah-wah Bassoon. Then again any band with FutureMan on Synthaxe Drumitar and Victor Wooten [his brother] there to keep him honest has to be amazing. My impression of a Banjo will never be the same again-- just as long as its in Bela's hands. Then there's Jeff Coffin on saxes doing that whole Rahsaan Roland thing and a guest Tibetan throat singer who only understands multiple octaves...... These guys are freaks....and i mean that in the nicest possible way! Their musicianship is monstrous, but coming from the States you probably listen to them for breakfast. ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |
Posted By: hanselnmetal
Date Posted: June 20 2006 at 01:53
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well what instrument do you play? -------------
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: June 20 2006 at 03:25
Dick, is that Travis record easy to find? I've seen you mention it quite often, and I must admit I'm quite intrigued - especially because of Sinclair's presence. I'll be spending a couple of weeks in England in July, so it would be nice if I could find it somewhere there (no chance here, I'm afraid!) |
Dick Heath wrote:Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: June 20 2006 at 07:19
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I hope the following is of help:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00069I4X0/203-1351953-5718336?v=glance&n=229816 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00069I4X0/203-1351953-5718336?v=glance&n=229816
otherwise try 33 Records website for a direct purchase.
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