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AFTER SHAVE - Bluesy hard rock from 1972. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr3YAVuu_8E&t=1s
AGAMEMNON - Late 70s prog with Eloy and Pink Floyd influences. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR-MNf7Bmb8 ALPHA TO OMEGA - Super rare prog album originally released in 1976 and has a wonderful underground feel to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gKk0dsuFk0 BLUE MOTION - Post-Circus keyboard dominated prog from 1980. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrwsdAGFKMs BLUE RUMBLE - Instrumental prog/space rock/psychedelic rock. Absolutely great! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQfLNotHbofr6RmmnfBWRQ BRADACS, SERGE - Electronic music by Ex-F. G. Experimental Laboratory keyboardist. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjduRJ1NyUT3jM8R2362Q6A BRAINTICKET - Cosmic progressive classics. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb_xaYP7BY0SMY_Lnv9pq8A CARDEILHAC - 1972 prog rocker close to that of compatriots Country Lane and Pacific Sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vgi6MogpLM CHANGES - Symphonic prog project that I thought was long out of print but I just scored some copies. CIRCUS - When it comes to prog, this is one of the 70s Swiss greats. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnLIoZ_ug1rbJhblEL5Hb9w CLEPSYDRA - Neo prog band similar to IQ and Marillion. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE1Ub_TtZY8TjXckCkB1niA COSMOS - About as close to Pink Floyd as you can get. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isRDGv1pWAo & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrgaDLCWuME&list=PLavUIX9I_L5NnWT1dLrAupIOORexRRVB7 DAWN - 2nd album by this great symphonic prog band that sound more 70s than anything. Great keyboards and guitar lead the way. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVnRwATvhWCR9SH2jakICDQ DEEP THOUGHT - Like a cross between Marillion, Twelfth Night and even Peter Gabriel. http://www.deepthought.ch/index.php?lang=en&path=music/samples/somewhere DEYSS - Very Marillion-ish. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkXu7IyCqUy2G7h502RqBfA DRAGONFLY - Prog/symph classic from 1982. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNCPUZGAaSs and http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=86 DRUM CIRCUS - Pre-Brainticket psychedelic space. ELOITERON - Excellent mellotron, piano laden symph/prog from 1981. A must! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcji9ucXwt4 ELYSIUM - Progressive rock band. Genesis meets Strawbs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afMf7PKf4Rg&list=PLaFUB1AHmxqcIpby5svnlEHh84I_vXXV4 EQUUS - Gorgeous melancholy instrumental Anekdotenish progressive/post-rock spattered with mellotron. http://www.myspace.com/eqsmusic EVPATORIA REPORT, THE - Stunning progressive/post-rock/classical not unlike some Porcupine Tree/Pineapple Thief moments. Melancholy and downright gorgeous stuff. Recommended! www.myspace.com/theevpatoriareport EXIT - 1975 keyboard progressive with some psych overtones. 4 long tracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDXfj8-zyR4 F. G. EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY - Spacey experimental/ambient instrumental work from 1975 FLAME DREAM - Best Swiss prog band. Essential!!! GALAAD - Excellent symphonic prog. Frat3R is their first release in 23 years. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNW0HqjVT2ebpzddo7x19uA HUBER, WALTI - Rare progressive folk with male-female vocals from 1983 ISLAND - Fantastic complex prog in VDGG/ELP/Gentle Giant style with H. R. Giger cover art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS5XP4-gmuQ KEDAMA - Rare recordings by this keyboard-dominated prog band. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMGllwEQJp3yr8TOhbj5XA KROKODIL - 70s heavy progressive kraut rock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unQOgOSVobQ L’ENSEMBLE RAYE - Swiss RIO, folk band. LISE SCHLATT - 1974 and first of two albums by Swiss prog band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwtxJNo5Irk LLYN Y MORYNION - If you like groups like Saga, Rush, Galleon then you will like this group MARBLEWOOD - Outstanding heavy retro prog. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBVZ2u1bfas5ECUgfDUxk3w McCHURCH SOUNDROOM - 1971 prog with some wonderful flute and organ. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFMt_9JW8E65FA5qM_JSQw METAMORPHOSIS - Symphonic rock works by Jean-Pierre Schenk and friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyR9UvXzV1w MISERY GARDEN, THE - Rock/prog that ranges from heavy to melodic. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOroSoqXjHEAV8KFYHv09oA MOUCTOURIS, PHILIPPE DE - Instrumental improvisation for guitar and piano. Complex yet beautiful! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-YZM59f2m_3i9Afhn_JRg NAUTILUS - Organ, guitar filled progressive rarities from 1978 & 1980. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBx7w2-OGO0yZ1enz6kxwg NEW GROVE PROJECT, THE - Symphonic prog with Roine Stolt and Par Lindh participating. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ2He6FSMis&list=OLAK5uy_nHAgmgJU_VDGHY48q5hO17aV1rU-2gYig & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrQu2L8JPx8&list=OLAK5uy_kR1Le3VQHKSAfm9i2H9wrTNVVaQg93oWc NUCLEUS TORN - Symphonic celtic prog with mellotron, strings and dark mysterious feel. Sometimes folky and other times aggressive. Stunning packaging to boot! PACIFIC SOUND - Masters of acid psychedelia PLAMP - 1978 and only release by Swiss prog/symph band with touches of jazz rock. Displays some great flute, sax and violin throughout. Remastered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XedpHBNUlz4 PRISMA - If you like Tool you should enjoy Prisma http://www.myspace.com/prismaband RAK - Massive keyboard-led symph/prog concept album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7c1BXysBMk ROSSI, WILLIAM RED - Neo symphonic prog with Peter Gabriel leanings. http://www.myspace.com/williamredrossi RUMPLE STILZKEN KOMUNE - 70s rarity that sounds like VDGG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMCqWFqcn0Q SHAKARY - Neo prog in Abel Ganz, Pendragon and Flower Kings vein. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHr2jvNvCfg SHIVER, THE - 1969 underground prog/psych/rock with H.R. Giger cover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6WkM7XOGyg SICHER - 1981 and only release by 8 pieces symphonic prog band similar to Novalis, Rousseau and Eden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHz5VmRgB88 SISYPHOS - Fantastic keyboard led prog 4 piece group SONAR - Instrumental post-minimal/prog band with wonderful shifting harmonic textures. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNefjuW_RIjgBzsHEt-U6WA SPALTKLANG - Led by Markus Stauss it’s a mix of Canterbury, jazz, classical and prog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tstzNT0tJ5I SPOT - 1971 heavy rock with a touch of blues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x43FBGTPmWs STAUSS/ANLIKER/KAYSER/VOGT - Avant garde/classical work related to Yolk. STARGLOW ENERGY - Heavy prog. STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND - Great heavy Hammond organ prog. TALC - Guitar/bass/drums trio that have created a musical world swaying between electric energy and subtle architecture, complexity and spontaneity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZYNESATFvw THONK - Instrumental keyboard-led trio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n55u9R6QqHw TICKET TO THE MOON - Very good neo prog with a touch of metal. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2jr6_8w_EVWG1suLmHR9nA TOAD - Legendary 70’s Swiss hard rock band. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaVCWe2MFpnMBhywaZLWig TROCARN - Symphonic rock in Pulsar, Ange and even Mike Oldfield style. These are comeback releases after a 30 year silence. Great! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeIx6lJ-WSyZIdUCL62BmQQ U.A.L. - Electronic symphonic music. ULTERIOR LUX - Instrumental progressive jazz rock from ex-Uberfall and Yolk members. http://www.myspace.com/markusstauss VIKINGS INVASION - 1975 blues rock. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DPVJm99TYd70PKJj6SiRg VINC PROJECT - Ever Since offshoot of melancholy rock/prog. Very nice! http://www.myspace.com/vincprojectmusic VINCENT, DAVID - Comparable to “Red” period Crimson as well as Gentle Giant & Shub Niggurath. WATERFALL - Obscure 1972 prog album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdnhZkqrUM8 WELCOME - Keyboard-driven symphonic prog from 1976 & 1979. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA5tlr7V0lc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8RL8Qwu3Is WHIPPING POST - Interesting album from 1980 that was led by guitarist, singer and multi-instrumentalist C. B. Busser who had had 4 studio albums of his own. This album is drenched in Mellotron which gives it a symphonic feel over the bluesy guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-l-MImcnkk YOLK - Mix of Magma, National Health & King Crimson sounds. ZENIT - Neo symphonic prog somewhere between Genesis and Marillion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WetG8ZgzbGI |