G'day from NZ
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Topic: G'day from NZ
Posted By: Xivalvi
Subject: G'day from NZ
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 06:54
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I've actually been a lurker here for several months, and then
realised... oh yeah, this is a forum, may as well contribute besides the
one random post I've made. So to introduce myself, I'm Xivalvi from little old New Zealand, and a keen listener of all that is surprising and quirky in music - I'm constantly always on the lookout for new bands to sink my teeth into. I started with the usual suspects such as Genesis, King Crimson, Gentle Giant and the like around 18 months ago, and have been moving in a few different directions at once since, all at different paces. Probably what I enjoy the most is symphonic prog overall atm, although most new discoveries in the genre aren't doing much for me anymore. Besides that, I enjoy Zeuhl (Magma, Koenjihyakkei), RIO/Avant Prog (Henry Cow and many of the associated acts, Univers Zero, Thinking Plague), and Cardiacs and its associated projects. There are many more, and from more genres, but I'm feeling that as I'm typing this that it'll diverge into a massive list, so I'll cut short there. Suffice to say, that's only a part of my taste. From time to time I simply like to chill with stuff like the Beatles and Moon Safari, though - can't listen to one particular style for too long.  I've recently been digging into Canterbury stuff, like Hatfield and the North, Soft Machine and Caravan, and been enjoying that quite a bit, so I hope that'll keep me going for a few months. Have never been huge on prog metal - probably the closest I've gotten is some Pain of Salvation, and Porcupine Tree, the latter I understand not really being particularly heavy, but eh.  If anyone is keen on recommending anything while reading this, feel free to suggest stuff, I'm open to all suggestions, and I hope I'll actually post much more frequently here than in most forums I join - quite shy for no reason online, haha. Last note: am particularly interested in prog folk, so any suggestions from that realm would be particularly appreciated, as folk is a big part of my musical tastes outside prog. And I can also make a thread in prog recs if this is too much to ask for in this subforum, haha, just let me know. 
------------- When they who to the sea go down And in the waters ply their toil Are lifted on the surges crown And plunged where seething eddies boil |
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 08:58
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I you should put your teeth upon some Opeth then which is the logical step after Porcupine and Pain of Salvia(salvation), and I will always recomend Mastodon and ther Crack the Skye album.
and hello there faaaaaaaaaaaar away, yet very close (on the interweb) -------------  
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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 12:11
| Try http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4160" rel="nofollow - Steve Hackett's first solo album , http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3552" rel="nofollow - Dün's "Eros" (IIRC it is legal to download out-of-print albums like this one, as the band isn't active anymore), http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=23206" rel="nofollow - maudlin of the Well's "Part the Second" , a stunning masterpiece which is http://maudlinofthewell.net" rel="nofollow - available for free on the band's website , and for some good prog folk there's good ol' http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=418" rel="nofollow - Jethro Tull and http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=619" rel="nofollow - Harmonium . |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 16:21
Prog folk you say? You have a home here.Let's see. First and foremost, Tull - the so called folk trology: Songs From the Wood, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch. Then: 1. Comus - First Utterance (the mother of all prog folk albums, the dark side of Songs form the Wood) 2. Spirogyra - St Radigunds and Bells, Boots and Shambles 3. Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs 4. The Pentangle - Basket of Light (with a slight jazzy feel) 5. Midwinter - The Water of Sweet Sorrow (very much in the same vein as Basket of Light) 6. Loudest Whisper - Children of Lir 7. Pearls Before Swine - The Use of Ashes 8. Nya Ljudbolaget - s/t (I saw you enjoy RIO/avant; well this is basically folk in opposition, and while you're at it, you can try some Samla Mammas Manna) 9. Flairck - Symphony for the Old World (beautiful blend of Celtic and Eastern European folk, the former predominating) 10. Aktuala - s/t ... and many many more. When you have time give Il Tempo della Gioia by Quella Vecchia Locanda a listen as well.Oh and welcome! :D ------------- Property of Queen Productions... 
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 16:49
| Love your tastes. Welcome! |
Posted By: Xivalvi
Date Posted: January 16 2011 at 18:08
Thanks for all the recs, peeps!  aginor I've heard of so many people moving onto Opeth from Porcupine Tree, so I may as well finally give them a go - same goes for Mastodon. Starhammer Am familiar with Dün, that one album of maudlin of the Well, and Harmonium (absolutely love them), but Jethro Tull is essentially the last of the classics that I'm yet to even glance at, weirdly enough. Same goes for Yes, only started looking at them just the other week, so I will be sure to give Tull a go. Lizzy Tons of recs here, and I'm only familiar with two, so that's excellent, haha. The two being Comus and Mellow Candle, incidentally. I've also got both of Quella Vecchia Locanda's albums - excellent stuff, have had them for a while now. Keep the recs coming, the more the better. A few more indications of my tastes - I'm a huge, huge fan of Gentle Giant, although it took me a while to really get into them, as I was introduced to them right when I started getting into prog. The 70's Quebec scene is something I've enjoyed thoroughly - the three I've listened to being Maneige, Harmonium and Sloche. And as a random aside, I find Alamaailman Vasarat and Höyry Kone epic as hell. ------------- When they who to the sea go down And in the waters ply their toil Are lifted on the surges crown And plunged where seething eddies boil |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: January 17 2011 at 03:13
Welcome...from Auckland ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |