"Punk and prog don't mix?" Ahem:- <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNdnOTvGbJQ> Seems to work very well to me. - Nick...
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terry@...
terryjak2001
Jun 5, 2012 1:25 pm
Virgin had a subsidiary label, Caroline, from 73-76 which released many albums of interest to this group, inc: Carol Grimes, Gong's Camembert Electrique...
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allcomdown@...
pupeej
Jun 5, 2012 1:25 pm
Ah... He did however cover Henry Cow's "WAR" on Middle Class Revolt in 1994 !! Frederic...
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masonrs@...
Jun 5, 2012 1:26 pm
The Fall is a somewhat conceptual group that takes prog rock to an abrasive dimension. It's not like Genesis or Yes, but Mark has broad themes in mind and is...
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Aymeric Leroy
aymeric_leroy
Jun 5, 2012 3:14 pm
John Greaves is promoting the recently released 2nd volume of his settings of Verlaine poems, "Verlaine 2 : Divine ignorante". Last month he appeared on Bruno...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Jun 6, 2012 11:36 am
... There's not much prog in this if you ask me... It's way closer to some kind of elaborate post-rock but imo quite far from ANY branch of progressive rock,...
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Neville Harson
nharson
Jun 6, 2012 11:37 am
And let's not forget Charles Hayward, whose career includes working with Brian Eno and Crass... <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xTpYB3FgiY>...
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stereom@...
multirodent
Jun 6, 2012 11:37 am
Ah, Julian Cope. I've read his Krautrocksampler and let's just say he's summarily dismissive of most prog rock and that sadly includes a fair bit of...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
Jun 6, 2012 11:38 am
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyXp6Vbh_OY>...
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Harry Howell
howellharry21
Jun 6, 2012 11:40 am
Excellent... Thank you A... Magnifique !...
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ana.cronista@...
ana.cronista
Jun 6, 2012 11:41 am
... Coffeeshop, you say?... hummmm... the Melkweg in Amsterdam is a HUGE arts centre, check yourself: <http://www.melkweg.nl>...
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Nick Loebner
nick_loebner
Jun 6, 2012 12:20 pm
There is indeed some debate about application of that label. Tim Smith - the leader of the band - has denied any use of the term "progressive" or "punk" -...
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Eliezer Kaplan
lewlez
Jun 6, 2012 4:16 pm
Right. Milkweg. Coffeeshop. With 2 large rooms that have stages and balconies....
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JTweddell@...
Jun 6, 2012 4:23 pm
... When I was at school (69/72) progressive rock applied to bands/artists whose main interest was not the singles chart. While it included the usual suspects...
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masonrs@...
Jun 6, 2012 5:23 pm
Mark E. Smith doesn't have his eyes on the Top 40 prize, though he's issued singles. He's taken elements of prog rock and used them for his notably...
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Eliezer Kaplan
lewlez
Jun 6, 2012 6:39 pm
... Gentle Giant tried a couple punk-ier albums with mixed results. Renaissance got close to having hit singles. Jethro Tull was always in the middle of prog...
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Paul Kendall
paulkendall54
Jun 6, 2012 7:28 pm
Hello there, Just became aware of this link for a couple of Cage compositions featuring Robert. Had forgotten his presence on this particular record but...
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masonrs@...
Jun 6, 2012 8:24 pm
Renaissance actually got more than close, they scored big with "Northern Lights." A friend of mine saw Gentle Giant live in Rochester, NY, 1975 or so. The...
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stereom@...
multirodent
Jun 7, 2012 3:48 pm
And lest we forget "Inoculating Rabies" on Aksak Maboul's second album: Fred Frith, Chris Cutler make some lo-fi punk noise whilst woodwind players play...
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Alessandro Achili
aleachilli
Jun 10, 2012 7:26 pm
... I remember a British friend back then, calling that song "Henry Cow Punk". Other contact points between the two scenes could be Massacre (Frith, Laswell,...
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Julian Christou
julian_christou
Jun 10, 2012 7:27 pm
Thanks for the comments and here's mine :-) I've always thought labels for the music as being somewhat constricting. I was at school at the same time (went to...
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Wyatt Moss-Wellington
wmmwyatt
Jun 10, 2012 7:28 pm
Of the track "War", Anthony Moore's own version on "Flying Doesn't Help" reflects some of the punk in the composition also. Of the Cardiacs, who I've...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Jun 10, 2012 7:30 pm
Fellow rattlers, I just received this press release; it doesn't seem to be a reissue of the material released on CD by Voiceprint under the name of Daevid...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Jun 10, 2012 11:29 pm
... I think you are perfectly right about the listener's approach; I would add that they nearly always do this with references to their own personal musical...
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Alan Terrill
alanterrill
Jun 11, 2012 12:48 pm
I'm also a Cardiacs fan and when I first heard them in the 80's I was sufficiently surprised by hearing prog references that I wrote to them and asked them if...
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Pierre Tassone
musbymail
Jun 11, 2012 10:56 pm
After closer examination and taking into account Aymeric's comments, here are the latest infos about the B13 release I mentioned previously. There was an...
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Matthew Watkins
pixiewarp
Jun 13, 2012 5:33 pm
I'm just sketching out a future 'Canterbury Soundwaves' podcast episode looking at King Crimson connections. A while ago I'm sure I read something about...
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Eliezer Kaplan
lewlez
Jun 15, 2012 7:43 am
* jakko jakszyk is connected to canterbury characters and to crimson characters, as is theo travis. * mel collins went on to play in camel i think at the same...
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Alessandro Achili
aleachilli
Jun 15, 2012 7:44 am
... Another conncention, though not very strong, could be Sunship: just follow the threads beginning from...
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Music By Mail
musbymail
Jun 15, 2012 7:48 am
Rattlers, A few releases with a Canterbury taste: + during the Prog Exhibition 2011, a festival whose idea was to couple Italian prog groups with an...
