Category: Progressive Rock

Progressive rock, also known as prog rock or prog, is a rock music subgenre that originated in the United Kingdom, with further developments in Germany, Italy, and France, throughout the mid-to-late 1960s and 1970s. It developed from psychedelic rock and originated, similarly to art rock, as an attempt to give greater artistic weight and credibility to rock music.

ECHOLYN – ECHOLYN 2012

Band Echolyn
Info: Echolyn
Years: 2012
Info: USA
Style: Progressive Rock
Tracklist: Mp3/ 192kbps
Info: 101,35 ??

Echolyn was formed in 1989 when guitarist Brett Kull and drummer Paul Ramsey, members of a recently split cover band called Narcissus, joined with keyboardist Chris Buzby to form a new band to focus on original songs. They were soon joined by fellow Narcissus veteran Ray Weston on vocals and bassist Jesse Reyes, and quickly began playing live and recording their eponymous debut album, which was released in 1991. During the recording of that album, Reyes was replaced on bass by Tom Hyatt.

With this lineup, Echolyn recorded a second album, Suffocating the Bloom, and a 4-song EP, …and every blossom, and with these releases attracted the attention of Sony Music. In 1993, Echolyn was signed to a multi-album deal on Sony’s Epic Records label, and their major-label debut, As the World, was released in March 1995.

Oneironaut – Dreams of Destruction (2012)

1. At The Gates (1:37)
2. The Giant Clockwork (3:20)
3. Lucid Nightmares (2:58)
4. The Phoenix (3:51)
5. Fragmentation of Ideas (3:14)
6. Ineffable (2:21)
7. Welcome to Chug City (2:37)
8. Stratosphere (4:03)
9. Harbinger (2:31)
10. Ubermensch (2:03)

PROCOSMIAN FANNYFIDDLERS – INTERFERENCE NUMBER 9 2012

Band Procosmian Fannyfiddlers
Info: Interference Number 9
Years: 2012
Info: Norway
Style: Eclectic Prog
Tracklist: Mp3  320kbps
Info: 109  Mb

PROCOSMIAN FANNYFIDDLERS is a seven-members collective formed in 1995 in Trondheim, Norway. They’re providing a delightful exploration of folk, medieval music,avangarde, tinged with heavy music and what not – often with humourous spice. The members are: Geir Venom Larzen (drums, guitar, keyboards, vokal), Erik Andås (bass, vocal, keyboards), Ole Peder Teigen (Keyboards, vocal), Øyvind Eriksen (vocals), Heidi Larzen (vocals), Mette Jensen (lute(?)), Fløyte (vocals, keyboards) and Bente Marit Ekker (violin).
As you can imagine, this populous flock is capable of real energetic bursts and cacophony – all that intertwined with some really great melodic lines. If you are looking for quirkiness of GONG, stepping in all possible various directions, including punk, this is the band for you.

ForTiorI – Sloan (2012)

Jonathan Schnitzspan of ForTiorI has released a new album, titled ‘Sloan’, which is available for streaming and for “name your price” download from his Bandcamp page. Listen below. The release is accompanied by an announcemnet video, watch it below as well. A track, titled ‘Implicating the future’, was posted earlier.

PHIDEAUX – PHIDEAUX & MOGON PROMOTIONAL ISSUE 2012

Band Phideaux
Info: Phideaux & Mogon Promotional Issue
Years: 2012
Info: USA
Style: Progressive Rock
Tracklist: Mp3  320kbps
Info: 159 Mb

PHIDEAUX are making a freebie “promotional issue” of some soon to be released and/or unreleased music to give out at Nearfest.