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ISRAEL
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AHVAK - Avant progressive rock.
ANAKDOTA - Another winner from the burgeoning Israeli prog scene with male/female vocals, excellent keyboards and a sound akin to Echolyn. https://altrockproductions.bandcamp.com/album/overloading APERCO - Debut release by this prog band that sounds part Camel and a bigger part Pink Floyd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5V7F23vI38 ARTLAND - Instrumental symphonic fusion BABAYOF, NOA - Soft, delicate & haunting singer-songwriter & folk. www.myspace.com/noababayof CAPLAN, GADI - Remarkable guitarist with an album mixed with prog, fusion and world music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzvdqzDACas CASPI, MATTI - 2nd album from 1976 by one of Israel's best 70's singer-songwriters. Bonus CD consists of previously unreleased live material. http://www.matticaspi.co.il/albums/second_eng.shtml CHANGES - Instrumental jazz rock fusion. COMMON BOND - Mix of progressive and jazz. Great! http://www.myspace.com/commonbond1 DOUBLE SPACE - Passionate progressive/folk/jazz with lots of twists and turns and nice use of flute and sax. EGGROLL & THE SHAKES - Band that started as a cover band but completely originals here. Maybe Caravan meets Moody Blues? EPHRAT - Produced by Steven Wilson this progressive effort is the work of Omer Ephrat and has a nice mix of the heavy and the melodic. Nice debut! http://www.myspace.com/omerephrat GEFFEN, AVIV - 1/2 of Blackfield. HOT FUR - Unique blend of progressive, fusion and jazz. Excellent! IGAYON - Passionate melodic/symphonic rock that is a must hear. http://www.myspace.com/igayon JERICHO - Post-The Churchills and Jericho Jones hard rock/prog from 1972. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kWnZx2H-Ck JERICHO JONES - Post-The Churchills and pre-Jericho heavy rock from 1971. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_lKR0fd41Fzs9JCv04DWA KUTIMAN - I never thought funk could work well with progressive music until I heard this piece of work. Holy smokes! http://profile.myspace.com/kutiman KRUZENSHTERN & PAROHOD - Stunning mix of Avant garde and “circus” prog. http://www.myspace.com/kruzenshtern LEMMUS LEMMUS - Great progressive psychedelia in early Pink Floyd style with vintage organ, moog & mellotron sounds. http://www.myspace.com/lemmuslemmus MAQAMA - Symph/prog in which elements of Renaissance, Gentle Giant and Genesis can be heard. http://www.myspace.com/maqama MELECHET - Two epic symphonic rock works. Highly recommended! http://www.myspace.com/melechet MIEL, SHIMSHON - Mega-rare private prog/acid folk release from 1977. MR. TOAD - Mellow progressive like a mix of Gryphon and Anthony Phillips. MUSICA FICTA - Symphonic prog with some nice keyboards, flute and female vocals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5VL0O31tI NONAMES - Prog rock from 1974. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXEHUvcsyc&list=PL2FC41BADEF3825A5 POLIKER, YEHUDA - Special 20th Anniversary edition of this legendary folk/prog/singer-songwriter epic from 1988. REALEAF - Beautiful melancholy progressive like a mix of Anekdoten, Landberk and Porcupine Tree. One of the best things I've heard from Israel. ROCKFOUR - Great psychedelic space rock with mellotron. For fans of Porcupine Tree, Hawkwind, Pink Floyd & Pineapple Thief. SANHEDRIN - Instrumental symphonic prog of the highest order. Imagine Camel mixed with Asia Minor, Genesis and Anglagard. An absolute essential! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhUT8DPdWAc&list=PL4rvJVnkXRb3Kx8juuwr3kAmCLtHlYGZ8 SHATEA - Led by a female singer, their music shifts between symphonic, jazz and soft progressive. SOLSTICE COIL - One of the best Israelian prog releases ever. Very emotional and powerful stuff. http://www.myspace.com/solsticecoil SOUL ENEMA - Symph/prog with nice female vocals and occasional heavy outbursts. http://www.myspace.com/soulenema SUSSITA - Wonderful blend of prog/folk/jazz with flute, male-female vocals and mostly acoustic instruments played. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCooPwqOemfH9_H4X2M-KpjQ SYMPOZION - Blend of progressive, jazz rock and avant garde. Fantastic! TELEGRAPH - Brilliant prog/symph close to Camel (Snowgoose & Moonmadness). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_heOSaWrQc TELIOF - Unique & wonderful prog work with lots of changes, choir, vocalizations and some orchestration. A must hear! http://www.myspace.com/teliof THIN LIPS - One of the craziest albums I've ever heard and I don't even know how to classify this. Maybe prog/jazz rock/avant garde/experimental? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI0tXdcJZYQ TRACTOR'S REVENGE - Similar to Univers Zero and Present. WHITEFLAG PROJECT - Israeli/Palestinian band providing a mix of prog, pop and Middle-Eastern sounds using instruments such as the oud and darbuka. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIFvFnrQ9rI ZINGALÉ - Classic Israeli prog album from 1977 and a 2009 comeback album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfl5DW9NdDM |