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  PROG/PSYCH MUSIC REVIEWS
In the '80's and '90's the musical challenges are to find elsewhere than in '60's and '70's.
Music still is extremely interesting nowadays (and I can hardly notice everything because there has been an explosion of creativity since a few years, and many genres have creative souls that have something original to offer).
Some people like to call all interesting stuff "psychedelic" or "psych", but some of the new inventive music could still be called "progressive" too -in the very old sence of what that means-...
progressive.homestead.com   (171 words)

  
  Progressive music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Progressive music is the name given to a certain approach to musical composition that has been applied to several different music genres.
Progressive rock's popularity peaked in the early to mid 1970s with bands such as the "big four" consisting of Yes, Genesis, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and King Crimson.
Progg and progg music - a Swedish cultural movement not to be confused with progressive music
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Progressive_music   (449 words)

  
 Progressive dance music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Progressive dance music (occasionally progressive electronic dance music or prog) is a collection of electronic music genres which draw upon the concepts of progressive music and includes the subgenres of progressive trance, progressive house, progressive techno and progressive breaks.
Progressive house has its origins in Britain in the early 1990s, with the output of the Guerrilla record label and Leftfield's first singles (particularly "Song of Life") inspiring, according to various accounts, either Genesis P-Orridge of Throbbing Gristle fame or then Mixmag editor Dom Phillips to coin the term.
Progressive breaks artists include Digital Witchcraft, Momu, Hybrid and progressive house artists include Leftfield, BT, Steve Porter; however, the lines between these progressive styles and progressive trance, as groups such as Way Out West and Fluke have shown with their works, are less pronounced now than they were originally.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Progressive_electronica   (1258 words)

  
 Popular Music and Society: The Billboard Guide to Progressive Music - Review
Progressive music is usually associated with some of the superstar bands of the 1970s, many of whom are still active today, such as Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Can, Yes, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, and Gentle Giant.
Progressive music was almost certainly greatly influenced by psychedelic rock; in many cases, a progressive artist's first album was psychedelic rock, e.g., Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn, and Gong's Majick Brother.
Progressive music heavyweights Gentle Giant and John Zorn are disregarded, and Frank Zappa, Marillon, and IQ are all but disregarded.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2822/is_2_24/ai_79573863   (1123 words)

  
 Nilo Stolte Home Page - Progressive Music
With the advent of the punk music, whose premises were simplicity and straightforward rhythms as opposed to the complexity of the progressive music, the movement had traversed a serious period and indeed it almost completely disappeared.
The progressive music, also known as progressive rock or art rock, is a very demanding type of music where musicians generally have classic music formation and explore new and complex schemes.
It is not difficult to trace a connection between the progressive music and the counterculture.
nilo.stolte.free.fr /Other/progressivemusic.html   (2620 words)

  
 A definition of Progressive Rock
Progressive rock ("prog") is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s principally in England, reaching the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, but continuing as a musical form to this day.
Progressive rock artists sought to move away from the limitations of radio formatted rock and pop, and "progress" rock to the point that it could achieve the sophistication of jazz or classical music.
Progressive metal (shortened to prog, or prog metal when differentiating from progressive rock) is a heavy brand of progressive rock which is characterized by the use of complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and other features.
www.progarchives.com /Progressive-rock.asp   (6863 words)

  
 The Progressive Pages / www.progpages.com
In almost all everyday situations, mention of the term "progressive rock" or "progressive metal" will result in blank stares that generally lead to the question, "What is progressive music?" Newcomers to the genre, myself included at the time, seem to frequently ask this question in prog discussions.
As a rule, lyrics in progressive music tends to be of a more sophisticated and intellectual nature -- sometimes fantasy based, sometimes pure original fiction, and sometimes dealing with heartfelt human emotion.
A somewhat common element of progressive music is the "concept album" (or "rock-opera"), which is basically a storyline or theme-based work in which the individual songs on an album all relate to one another to either directly recount a story or to immerse the listener into a more abstract experience.
www.progpages.com /index.asp?page=whatsprog.htm   (2040 words)

  
 Progressive House Forum :: View topic - What does progressive house music mean to you?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
here unfortunately progressive house has died somewhat to make space for deep house, however i'm quite open minded as far as house goes as house is in my roots/influences in music, and i look forward to deep dish coming end of this month to breathe some new life to hopefully revive soem progressive house here.
Progressive House means a lot to me, its deep within my soul and not one day goes by that i dont listen to it, sure i have/listen to other genres but progressive house keeps me going, moving forward, gives me inspiration.
I think the big difference between progressive and trance is that in trance (and other electronic genres, but trance is an easy one to compare it with, since it does have a lot in common imo) you have clear main melody, and everything evolves around that during a track.
progressivehouse.com /forums/viewtopic.php/366   (1382 words)

  
 Sterilium | Progressive Music For The Inquisitive Mind
This is evidence that progressive music of good quality exists in a seemingly hopeless third-world nation, a testimony of how one unpopular Filipino studio hermit can stretch the limits of his available musical resources.
It's probably not absolute music but it's more of an attempt in composing program music, tone or symphonic poems in a more contemporary approach.
This collection of instrumentals range from progressive rock, jazz-rock fusion, morning-show-like themes to classical music and avant-garde.
www.freewebs.com /chromaticism/music.htm   (407 words)

  
 1967 at progressiverock.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Built in large part upon their residencies at the Marquee and UFO clubs, Pink Floyd were the archetype of this new British Psychedelic rock.
Musically adapted from Bach's "Air On a G String", Keith Reid's surreal lyrics were delivered by Gary Brooker's somber yet soulful voice over the swirl of Matthew Fisher's Hammond; in short, it brought a new sophistication to pop music and deservedly earned its fortune.
Whether it was musical differences or egos, the band remained a trio after his departure, giving ample room for Emerson to flaunt his considerable talents.
www.progressiverock.com /timeline.asp?sYear=1967   (1710 words)

  
 The on-going history of progressive music in North Africa.
In many ways, it is an independent form of music that has strong and variable Arab, African and European influences; an expression that has branched out and evolved separately from popular traditional Cha'abi music of the region.
His desire for music burst at the early age of six, when he attempted to make his own guitar from a tin can and brake cables of a bicycle.
A relatively new face with a refreshingly new sound that is unique and reminiscent of western folk music of the early and mid 1970s.
mywebpage.netscape.com /qtfusion   (902 words)

  
 Music By Mail - Progressive
Music is composed of short songs and characterized by a style influenced by hard rock, totally sung in english.
Progressive symphonic rock by a young band formed in 2000 and whose Hungarian composer, Balázs Alpár, is born in 1982 in Budapest.
Their sophisticated music, with dominant keyboards, is made of unquiet and suggestive atmospheres, a clever use of dissonances, hypnotic sequences mixed with neo-classic and symphonic moments, but also frantic guitar solis, and a solemn, sometimes worrying singing.
www.musicbymail.dk /cds/progressive.htm   (16278 words)

  
 Russian progressive rock music from Romislokus: Progressive Rock Music Reviews - Romislokus - russian progressive rock ...
Although there is no new music ground broken, the band aproached with their own style to the electronic pop/prog mix with atmospheric keyboard/ guitar sounds, done in a modern fashion with the recording and approach.
Stylistically the band describe themselves as a progressive rock/ambient band, a description that could be attributed to them though one could also add that there is an element of alternative rock that forms an integral part of their style.
This track explores all the musical avenues that were portrayed on this album with the addition of some harrowing female vocals that further add to the dramaticity of the band's music.
www.romislokus.com /eng/feedback.html   (10973 words)

  
 Asian progressive music from the 60s and 70s | MetaFilter
Asian progressive music from the 60s and 70s
This music is from late 60s through the 70s.
Most of the music being imitated was American psychedelic stuff anyhow (Santana, Janis Joplin).
www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/47389   (640 words)

  
 prOgressive trance music network - artists, DJs, record labels, mp3
Old classics, euphoric progressive music as well as the latest compilations with the best progressive trance tracks.
The progressive trance music network is a resource website for artists, DJ's, record labels, promoters and people who simply love the music and the scene.
Progressive trance music originates from the combination of psychedelic trance and progressive house and has a distinctive sound softer than normal trance and harder than normal house music.
www.progressivetrance.net   (171 words)

  
 Progressive Music - Music & Musician Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
I love Pink Floyd and King Crimson...but I never considered Pink Floyd progressive rock, because alot of their epic songs have the same pace...while bands like Camel and King Crimson have more dynamic.
They aren't as progressive as Yes, or KC, but there's really no other genre to put them into.
www.progressivesoundscapes.com is a good place to listen to progressive music for free.
www.musicianforums.com /forums/showthread.php?t=222764   (553 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Progressive History: Music: Fluke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This is a great follow up compilation to their previous one, Progressive History X. While X gives you their "best of" dance tracks XXX gives you the rest of the kit and kaboodle.
Inside, each CD is in its own thin cardboard sleeve (much the same as some singles were around 1997, but thinner and not made of that horrible "dog hair" looking stuff), with the same image as the box printed on the front.
Progress through the expansive world of Electronica: A guide by E.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006IK71?v=glance   (1254 words)

  
 rec.music.progressive FAQ 4/8
Many progressive music fans (myself included) have been guilty at some time of either considering all the bands they like "progressive", or defining progressive to mean music that they consider "good".
There seems to be a trend from progressive music to a more accessible form of music in many bands' histories, and unfortunately, they rarely return to what many perceive to be their best work.
It was an assemblage of European progressive bands who were defining a style "in opposition" to the English language domination of the pop music industry.
www.kime.org.uk /PK/RMP/faq4.html   (5480 words)

  
 Turkish Progressive Music in the sixties and seventies
Turkish Progressive Music in the sixties and seventies
Of all the musical and sub-cultural scenes that happened in 60's, psychedelia was the most effective one in Turkey.
Psychedelia end underground music brought a new dimension to Turkish listeners; while the rest of the nation were happy with its oriental overtones, the Turkish music fans found that it was what they felt inside really!  So psychedelia influence was at a much different scope than it had on other countries.
psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com /TurkishProgressive.html   (1714 words)

  
 Prog2k - The Future Of Progressive Music -test   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
As many of you have noticed the original prog2k project which was started over 5 years ago, that included artist pages and audio samples has not been kept up to date,nor are the old pages still on the server (a server crash and loss of data prevents the archives from being viewed).
When I started the project there were no other sources on the internet which offered concise information about the bands emerging on the progressive scene.
Every artist that has been supportive of PRRN and prog2k since the beginning, still are being played on the stations and we openly welcome new artists interested in being part of the family of artists that we play on our shows.
www.progradio.net /prog2k   (262 words)

  
 Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!
September 6th was scheduled to be a night of doomy & gloomy progressive metal at New York's BB King Blues Club, as some of Europe's finest bands made their way into town for a crushing evening of brutal sounds.
The festivities would actually begin at J&R Music World early that morning where fans were lined up around the block to be among the first to purchase the new release.
The amazing response was not only band loyalty but also based on the fact that if you were one of the first 500 who bought the album, that you would get a wristband which allowed you to get the CD signed by the band who would be returning to the store after their free show.
www.seaoftranquility.org   (3122 words)

  
 Fairuz Derin Bulut, Turkish Progressive Music Group
Ozan told me the music is a bit like in the James Bond movies.
Although we havent a legal album we play in the same stage with the bands that have legal albums to the big crowds.
This is a very good demo with lots of fusing rock elements indeed like 70's progressive with funky and weird touches, space effects, hammond organ, Acid Jazz, middle eastern psych rock, pasty pop rock, humour, etc....Unique and extremely talented.
psychevanhetfolk.homestead.com /FAIRUZ.html   (1335 words)

  
 iBreatheMusic Forums - Progressive music
a lot of people argue over what 'progressive' means, and i think it usually means stuff that is more progressed/evolved from mainstream music.
However, I'll also add that often what the "progressive" can mean, on top of those points, is that the band's sound changes a lot between albums.
Listening to their music, you certainly get odd chord progressions, key changes, time signatures, varying formats, long songs, and lots of keyboards.
www.ibreathemusic.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1438   (587 words)

  
 Progressive Music ::: McKeesport, PA
Progressive Music Helps Girl Scout Receive Top Honor
Progressive Music to Play Role in Documentary about McKeesport's History
Here are some vital music advocacy resources to keep you aware of music education in schools.
www.progressivemusiccompany.com   (163 words)

  
 Progressive Music Shows Live Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Below are listings of weekly Progressive Music radio shows, continuous Progressive Music stations and archived Progressive Music shows which can be heard on the Internet, using RealPlayer, StreamWorks, WinAmp and other streaming Internet audio players.
If you know of any good Progressive Music shows which broadcast on the Internet, not listed here, please let me know.
Others may be discovered on Progressive Music directories at ShoutCast or Live365.
progradio.rantnrave.com /shows   (745 words)

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