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Rambler

Awanturnik
In Spe

Just read about this early 80s Estonian prog outfit, In Spe; apparently the composer Erkki-Sven Tuur used to write for them, blending rock and Renaissance polyphony. Could sound completely horrible, but I'm intrigued - anyone able to tell me otherwise?
 
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mms

sometimes
heldon

i've only got one heldon record, they're a really intriguing band, does anyone have any opinion about their best stuff b4 i spend any cash?
people talk about interface, being the most exciting.
 
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bunnnnnn

Well-known member
Awww - I love Heldon! 1st and 2nd albums (1st + 'c'est toujours rock & roll') are both totally essential, all fizzing and burbling Moog + fuzz and frippertronic guitar. (you can get them together on a double cd on cuneiform). i really like interface too, where jannick top and a couple of other magma-ites get in on the act, adding some rhythmic propulsion, somewhere between a propulsive motorik and a thumbs-through-beltloops glam-prog gallop. it's wicked. Stand By is meant to be in a similar vein, but more linear and almost discoid - I've not heard it though, but I should probably check it out. some of pinhas' later 70s / early 80s stuff is lush too, although the albums can get a bit patchy: iceland is a beautiful late cluster-esque pulsing synthscape, though, and east/west has it's moments (although there's a few dodgy bombastic rock moments in there)

then there's this 7" ...
 
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Woebot

Woebot

Well-known member
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noel emits

a wonderful wooden reason
As clearly evidenced by the lack of Prog discussion elsewhere.

Anyway, before this thread goes, here's Diagonal:

http://www.myspace.com/diagonalband


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And Diagonal are interesting as a contemporary Prog group but I would most probably not have started a thread about them.
 
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Mr. Tea

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
Surely an extremely long, rambling and confusing thread is the most appropriate way to discuss prog rock? ;)
 
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