Prog rock

[Alan Benjamin]

Hi,
 
I actually joined this forum due to issues on some portable high-resolution lossless players I've been using, but was very happy to find this thread on prog music. In addition to being a big collector of progressive music from all over the world, I also help to run a very successful series of prog-oriented concerts (in New Jersey) and am also a founding member of the progressive rock band, Advent.
 
Given the fact that Advent's latest album was also beautifully mastered in hi-res (by the amazing Bob Katz), I thought that the release may be of interest to some of you--at least those who are more inclined toward the music of Gentle Giant, early Genesis, and more symphonic prog bands like The Enid. Here's a direct link where you can check it out if you're interested (no pressure of course):
 
http://advent-prog.bandcamp.com/album/silent-sentinel-audiophile-2496
 
I'll also include one YouTube video (to the album's 19-minute title track):
 

 
I sincerely hope that you enjoy the music and look forward to seeing what everyone else is into here.
 
Thanks a lot and best wishes,
 
 
Alan

 

[Alan Benjamin]

Hi again,
 
I'd also be interested to get some recommendations for other great prog music that was mastered in hi-res. At this point, the only albums I own in this category (aside from the aforementioned album by my own band) are:
 
DISTRICT 97 - In Vaults
ECHOLYN - echolyn (2012)
ECHOLYN - I Heard You Listening
FARMHOUSE ODYSSEY - Rise of the Waterfowl
 
Thanks a lot and take care,
 
 
Alan

 

[bavinck]

Alan, Spook is your man - he will chime in soon enough

 

[DWbirdseye]

Nice Alan - the music seems pretty well thought out, with some depth to the song writing. I really like the choral - like voicing of the keyboards and the vocal harmonies. As you probably know Katz contributes on the inner ear. I will buy your album.

 

[Alan Benjamin]

Nice Alan - the music seems pretty well thought out, with some depth to the song writing. I really like the choral - like voicing of the keyboards and the vocal harmonies. As you probably know Katz contributes on the inner ear. I will buy your album.

Thanks very much for the kind feedback and also for picking up the album. I sincerely hope it brings you pleasure for a long time to come.
 
Best wishes,
 
 
Alan

 

[swspiers]

There is a God in heaven a new Big Big Train album to be released at the end of April.

http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=53949

Okay my excitement is muted:

"We had two or three songs for the Folklore album which we didn’t get time to finish in time for mixing so we thought we would put these out on an EP in the Spring next year with a couple of brand new songs. However, we have ended up writing a lot more material than we expected and so have decided that we will release an album instead. The album will be called Grimspound and is intended as a companion release to Folklore. It’s been a lot of fun to write it as we weren’t really thinking about making an album and so we have let our hair down a little. There are quite a few instrumentals and the album shows the playing side to the band’s music."

I hoping it is not 3 castaways from 'Folklore' with some instrumental fluff added to make an album.

You mean like ELP's "Love Beach"?

 

[spook76]

You mean like ELP's "Love Beach"?

Hehehe and never forget the album art, PRICELESS.

I hate to admit this but I actually bought the album back in 1978.

 

[DWbirdseye]

They actually had an album titled love beach, jeez. I stopped listening after Tarcus.

 

[KopaneDePooj]

Hi, @Alan Benjamin
Just listened to the entire "Silent Sentinel" album on Google Play Music and I enjoyed it very much.
I think that the biggest quality of your music is that it feels like breathing air from another time, at a different pace, which I think is great and rare today. I liked that nothing is congested, or overly complex, time feels dilated, and this makes for a better experience of every element of the music. I don't know what this is called in music but making an analogy with visual arts, it is like the use of "white space" on a canvas.
Great production also, sounds very good.
Thanks for bringing your music to this thread

 

[spook76]

They actually had an album titled love beach, jeez. I stopped listening after Tarcus.

Steven Wilson agrees with you. He only remixed ELP's first album and Tarkus because he never liked anything else in their catalog.

 

[DWbirdseye]

They actually had an album titled love beach, jeez. I stopped listening after Tarcus.

Steven Wilson agrees with you. He only remixed ELP's first album and Tarkus because he never liked anything else in their catalog.

Steven Wilson....what a wise man.

 

[George Taylor]

Brain Salad Surgery is well worth listening to as well. Have you heard Trilogy by them? Also pretty great. Don't know if anything they did matched the madness that is Tarkus though.

 

[bavinck]

Steven Wilson agrees with you. He only remixed ELP's first album and Tarkus because he never liked anything else in their catalog.

I'm starting to suspect you are Steven Wilson is disguise

OK boys, spook is forever now known as simply "Steve" .

 

[spook76]

I'm starting to suspect you are Steven Wilson is disguise

OK boys, spook is forever now known as simply "Steve" .

Hehe my first name is Steven, no joke. To my friends I am just Steve.

I am listening to his remix of "Close to the Edge" in 96/24. The reason I keep mentioning him is his remixes are just that spectacular. If you look at Porcupine Tree, his solo work, mastering most of Opeth's album combined with all of the remixes, you would be hard pressed to name a more influential or important figure in today's progressive music scene.

For your viewing pleasure:

 

[headfry]

  Brain Salad Surgery is well worth listening to as well. Have you heard Trilogy by them? Also pretty great. Don't know if anything they did matched the madness that is Tarkus though.

Brian Salad Surgery is considered by many, including myself to be ELP's finest album.
 
For Yes - The Yes album while maybe not their best is a fantastic album (tho very under-rated) 
and one of their best  -
esp. the Tidal MQA/Masters version.
 
Jethro Tull fanatics - A Passion Play is also under-rated and Tull's best IMHO.