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Topic: 6 months in: Best/Favourite Tracks of 2014 So Far?
Posted By: jude111
Subject: 6 months in: Best/Favourite Tracks of 2014 So Far?
Date Posted: July 05 2014 at 22:15
| Hard to believe we're already more than halfway through the year. What are your favorite prog tracks of the year so far? |
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Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 12:54
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Swans - Oxygen IQ - The Road Of Bones Perfect Beings - can't remember the name
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 13:25
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 13:52
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Without a doubt Jethro Tull's A Passion Play: An Extended Performance box set. Steven Wilson's 5.1 remix of APP and the complete Chateau d'Herouvelle sessions are sublime.
One of the most worthwhile boxed sets I've purchased (and there are plenty of useless Tull repackagings). It really puts into context what a great time it was for prog in 1973, what an amazing band Tull was at the time, and how the critics really f*cked up. Thick as a brick, indeed. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 15:23
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Anton Roolaart - The Plight Of Lady Oona IQ - Ten Million Demons that's about it My favourite album of the year so far is Deluge Grander - Heliotians. Just 3 tracks but I'm not sure which one I would pick so perhaps assume all 3 for the time being  |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 15:29
Listening to it now on Youtube. Quite impressive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzT5hLxMEng" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzT5hLxMEng Reminds me a bit of Discipline and Birds and Buildings, with tons of mellotron. Now Gentle Giant. VDGG. Zappa. Cool.
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richardh wrote:Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 15:49
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Swans - She Loves Us Anything off the album perfect though. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 16:01
Birds and Buildings is almost a sister band as Dan Britton plays in both. Obviously a massive talent. Worth reading this link and also the Mellotron like sounds are not always Mellotrons apparently. The album will not be available as a regular jewel case CD release (just limited to 205 vinyl pressings which include a CD in the package and also a downloadable version but that's it) http://emkog.com/DelugeGrander.html" rel="nofollow - http://emkog.com/DelugeGrander.html
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Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: July 08 2014 at 16:09
Wow, I didn't know it's the same guy as in Birds and Buildings. I like what I'm hearing; it's my album of the year so far. |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 03:35
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The best new piece of music I've heard this year is without a doubt Hawkmoth by Plaid. It is a quite staggering piece with the most incredibly beautiful chord progressions. In truth it's one of my favourite pieces of music ever. Plaid are not here on PA (they are classed as IDM) but make truly progressive electronic music. As far as songs on this site are concerned it's IQ's Constellations. I still cannot believe they left that off the main disc of the new album. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 03:59
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There are a few tracks that I can instantly mention as 2014 favourites: Saruned - Deluge Grander Second Sound - Druckfarben The Plight of Lady Oona - Anton Roolaart Beyond the Amstel - Huis Memory - Frequency Drift Heartland - Abel Ganz Favourite album: Heliotians - Deluge Grander
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: July 09 2014 at 06:29
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Anathema — Distant Satellites Alcest — Voix Sereines iamthemorning — the simple story Antemasque — Ride Like the Devil's Son And the whole new Gazpacho and Univers Zero albums. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: October 15 2014 at 18:34
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I created a Youtube playlist entitled "Great Prog Tracks 2013-2014." These are my favorite straight-up prog tracks I've heard these past 2 years (which isn't admittedly a lot). By "straight-up," I mean there's no zeuhl, prog electronic, metal or post-rock/math-rock or any of the other outliers. Please make suggestions. I'll also go back and have a listen to the tracks people recommended earlier. Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaEeRkV1dxmp10oj4aMUGr5A41Zcr5Rim" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaEeRkV1dxmp10oj4aMUGr5A41Zcr5Rim
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Posted By: strangelybrown
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 08:49
Sweet playlist! I forgot how good that guitar solo is in Drive Home! I do the same on Spotify, and am on volume 4 of my Progcerpts (a few non-proggers slipped in there as I thought they would break things up nicely) http://open.spotify.com/user/1181793324/playlist/3SrdlQoeEfUFf91bm7K3M4" rel="nofollow - http://open.spotify.com/user/1181793324/playlist/3SrdlQoeEfUFf91bm7K3M4 As for the best song of 2014 so far - Cosmic Symphony - Flying Colors
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Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 13:33
I used to use Spotify, but my failing computer no longer lets me use it... I really need a new PC... I'm going to add that Flying Colors track to my Youtube playlist. I've never heard it before, but listening to it now, it's so catchy.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 14:07
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In my opinion, 2014 hasn't been as strong as the previous three years in terms of prog releases. However, there are some gems to be found, such as this beauty - the title-track of Ut Gret's magnificent fourth album, my personal candidate for best album of the year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnFlAFGwSLA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnFlAFGwSLA |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 14:23
| my 2014 track of the year has to be Moraine's Gnashville. I love that album and that track is killer. You need to get to reviewing that darling. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 14:27
I definitely will, and hope the mighty Moraine will finally get invited to one of next year's fests. I really want to see them live! "The Okanogan Lobe" is my second favourite track of the year. |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 14:33
I like it. It reminds me of Return to Forever's self-titled masterpiece.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 14:51
we'll gang up with Leonardo and perhaps twist a few arms if necessary...it is a skill we did hone to perfection here and hopefully get them added to next years fest lists. Shouldn't have to resort to that however, they are of the highest quality and played Nearfest, Nor-Cal, and the Orion already. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 26 2014 at 15:25
| Moaning Lisa from Corvus Stone II is worth name checking. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: October 28 2014 at 15:39
| I'm sorry, but I'd rather save my money for remasters of the old stuff than spend it on the new. There's just something about what's out these days that's a real turn-off. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 28 2014 at 15:44
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^ I tend to split my spending between old and new . Sky's first two albums are being reissued and those are well worth getting as they have not had any previous reissues compared to the more famous prog bands best albums. |
Posted By: Altairius
Date Posted: December 20 2014 at 23:54
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Kaleidoscope - Transatlantic Without Walls - IQ Crowbone - Glass Hammer A Truly Gifted Man - A.C.T Open Up Your Eyes - Flying Colors The Black Knight - Vanden Plas
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Posted By: Kati
Date Posted: January 02 2015 at 04:00
Great choice RichardH, excellent!  This is a 14 minute song epic of this album, with Sean Filkins (former vocalist from Big Big Train) and solo artist who released the album: War And Peace & Other Short Stories, he sang and wrote the lyrics for this track which also featured German Vergara from Aisles band singing in Spanish during the last bit here on this song. http://mrrcorvusstone.bandcamp.com/track/moaning-lisa" rel="nofollow - http://mrrcorvusstone.bandcamp.com/track/moaning-lisa hugs
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