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| A PASSING FANCY - Psych from 1968. AMISH - Heavy progressive with heavy organ from 1972. ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION - Dual keyboard symphonic rarity from the late 70’s. AQUARELLE - Jazz/fusion/prog from 1978 & 1979. http://www.myspace.com/aquarelleprog ATREAL - Prog rock with outstanding guitar play. I hear elements of Harmonium, Eclat and Pink Floyd. http://www.myspace.com/atreal BAHARI, AGAH - Instrumental prg/fusion/metal not far from Planet X in style. Features Derek Sherinian on keys. http://www.myspace.com/agahbahari BAIRD, KEN - Reminiscent of Mike Oldfield with a bit of Genesis. Really great stuff! BENT WIND - German import of legendary psych from 1969. Includes 5 bonus tracks in nice digipack. BERIAU, ROBERT - Progressive rock concept works with spacey tendencies. http://www.myspace.com/robertberiau BLAIS, JACQUES - Reissue of this 1975 album by guitarist Jacques Blais with the help of Contraction members. A bit of a Contraction sound by overall much more ethereal. Very nice! BLOOD CEREMONY - Heavy progressive with an early 70’s vibe with female vocals, flute and doomy organ sounds. Jethro Tull meets Black Sabbath. http://www.myspace.com/bloodceremony BREGENT - Wonderful album from 1979 with dramatic vocals and music that ranges from symph/prog to avant-garde and dark minimalism. CANO - 70’s melodic prog with folk leanings. CAPHARNAUM - Fantastic guitar-led instrumental progressive. Recommended! CHRISTMAS -Heritage is psych/rock from 1970. Lies To Live By is their great prog album from 1974 now going under the name of Spirit Of Christmas. http://www.myspace.com/christmas70 COCHRANE, STEVE - Very classical inspired symphonic music. www.myspace.com/stevecochrane CONNOLLY, ROBERT - Masterpiece of symph/prog with mellotron, moog, bass pedals etc… Essential! CONTRACTION - Long awaited reissues of classic French/Canadian progressive/jazz. http://www.myspace.com/contractionprog CONVENTUM - Classic 70s’ prog/folk/chamber/classical group. COUSINEAU - Symphonic folk with loads of female vocals. D PROJECT, THE - Side project from Sense guitarist with Martin Orford, Tomas Bodin and Fred Schendel as guests. In the Pink Floyd direction. http://www.myspace.com/thedesbiensproject DAGMAHR - Fantastic new prog rock with Crimson as well as Marillion influences. DEMI-HEURE - Rare folk/prog from 1978 with flute and beautiful female vocals. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4720 DIONNE · BREGENT - 70’s electronic progressive with some minimalistic sounds. DIONNE, VINCENT - Half of Dionne · Bregent but this time completely electronic. Very good! DIONYSOS - First album from 1970 by this seminal Canadian progressive group. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3004 DIRECTION - Prog/symph with French vocals that lies somewhere between Morse Code and Ange. http://www.legroupedirection.com/albums.html DREAM ARIA - Female vocal-led progressive rock with some goth, pop, ambient and prog metal elements as well. http://www.myspace.com/dreamariacanada DRUCKFARBEN - Heavy keyboard progressive with hints of fusion. http://www.myspace.com/druckfarben EDEN - Classic mid-seventies symph/prog led by the synth playing of Robert Boileau. ERE G - Brilliant mellotron prog in Harmonium style. ET CETERA - Classic 70’s prog gem. If you like Gentle Giant then this is a must. http://www.myspace.com/etceteraprog76 ETERNITE - Wonderful symph/prog from 1977 featuring Michel Le Francois and Claude Peloquin. EXCUBUS - Amazing keyboard driven prog rock with heavy organ and mellotron outbursts. 4 tracks from 1974 and 4 from 2008 that fit right in. http://www.myspace.com/excubus EXISTENCE - Melodic progressive with an insight of things to come. FIORE/SEGUIN - Wonderful folk rock by these two well-traveled musicians FIRST AID - Excellent fusion FM - Classic prog! FRANCOIS, MICHEL LE - Symph/prog with mellotron and occasional orchestration. Great! GAROLOU - Folky prog GAUTHIER, DANIEL - Pink Floyd & Yes influences. http://www.myspace.com/danielgauthier GILMOUR, JIM - More proggy album by the Saga keyboardist GREY MATTER - Heavy Instrumental prog fusion. Excellent debut! GREYLEVEL - Excellent melodic progressive in Pineapple Thief and mid-period Porcupine Tree style. http://www.myspace.com/greylevel HALF PAST FOUR - Quirky prog with a jazz & fusion edge. Imagine Echolyn with female vocals. Great! http://www.myspace.com/halfpast4 HAMADRYAD - Great heavy symphonic band. http://www.myspace.com/hamadryadmusic HARMONIUM - Killer mellotron dreamy progressive. Start with Les Cinq Saisons http://www.myspace.com/unmusicienparmitantdautres HEON - Electric guitar explorations creating some interesting sounds and guitar landscapes HOPE - Melodic progressive/psych with two keyboard players from 1973 HOUSE OF NOT – Like Pink Floyd. Very good! HUNE - Classic French-style symph/prog reminding me of Pulsar, Atoll, Pentacle and Pollen. Essential! INDISCIPLINE - Very similar to Crimson as you would imagine INTERFERENCES SARDINES - A bit like Conventum. http://www.myspace.com/interferencesardines IRRGARTEN - Reminds me of early Marillion and IQ. JACKAL - Heavy prog in Deep Purple mode. JACKS, SCOTT - Solo effort by First Aid keyboard whiz. JELLY FICHE - Fantastic 70’s style progressive that will remind you of Pollen, Harmonium and Morse Code. http://www.myspace.com/jellyfiche JULIEN, PAULINE - Singer/songwriter. JUNK FARM - http://www.myspace.com/junkfarm JUPITER 9 - Instrumental light symphonic and melodic fusion KACZYNSKI, CHARLES - French version of this long lost 70’s classical, folk, prog, chamber gem. Just beautiful all the way around! KAOS MOON - Neo prog in Marillion/IQ style KARCIUS - Instrumental blend of prog/fusion/jazz rock/prog metal. http://www.myspace.com/karcius KLAATU KOSMOS - Instrumental progressive space rock in Hawkwind, Amon Duul, Ozric Tentacles style. L’ENGOULEVENT - Stunning mix of folk, prog, chamber and classical. L’ORCHESTRE SYMPATHIQUE - Progressive jazz outfit’s first release from 1979. LAFERRIERE, YVES - Relatively unknown album from 1978 with members of Contraction and Convention. Mainly instrumental with an overall jazz rock feel. LANGLOIS, JEROME - Founder of Maneige alongside members of Maneige, Conventum and Octobre. Sounds similar to Conventum. Great! LAST PLACID DAYS OF PLENTY, THE - Great debut by this prog band from Toronto. Like a blend of Pink Floyd, Kino, Saga and RPWL. http://www.myspace.com/149944407 LASTING WEEP - Pre-Maneige that blends progressive with psych and progressive. Lots of great flute work throughout. LEBLANC, GUY - Nathan Mahl keyboard player with Scott McGill. If you are a Mahl fan then you need this. LEGGAT - Post-A Foot In Cold Water early 80’s prog led by the Leggat brothers. LEITMOTIV - Excellent symph/prog freshman effort with fantastic piano work and vocals that remind me of a young Peter Nicholls. LEMAY, BRUNO - Singer/songwriter acoustic guitar folk. MAHEUX CIRCLE, MARTIN - Spaced Out percussionist. Instrumental mix of jazz rock, fusion and RIO. MAHL DYNASTY - Nathan Mahl counterpart. Instrumental jazz/fusion/prog. MAHOGANY FROG - Instrumental mix of intense prog, Canterbury and jazz rock. http://www.myspace.com/mahoganyfrog MAN MADE - 1972 prog/psych with epic prog side-long track. Some really nice organ on this on. MANEIGE - Classic French-Canadian progressive mixed with folk, jazz, classical and RIO. http://www.myspace.com/maneigefusion MILLER, RICK - Sometimes melodic and pastoral and other times very symphonic music by guitarist Miller. http://www.myspace.com/rickmiller1 MIND GALLERY - Great Instrumental prog. MIRIODOR - Great prog/RIO/fusion. http://www.myspace.com/miriospace and http://www.myspace.com/miriodor MORSE CODE - Fantastic 70’s symph/prog with mellotron. http://www.myspace.com/morsecodecaprog MYSTERY - Neo prog. http://www.myspace.com/unveilthemystery NASH THE SLASH - FM’s violin player. NATHAN MAHL - Killer prog fusion. http://www.myspace.com/nathanmahl NEURAL MASS - Hard & heavy space rock. www.myspace.com/neuralmass NIGHTWINDS - Very sought after progressive rock in Genesis style from 1979. NORDSTROM, MONTE - Solo album by Ptarmigan guitarist. Contains some previously unreleased Ptarmigan material. http://www.montenordstrom.com/after_all.html O’HARA, WITTOX - Amazing dark classical rock. OCTOBRE - Seminal Quebec progressive group. 34 tracks. OFFENBACH - Two great early 70’s progressive works. Saint-Chrone is a live show and Bulldozer a soundtrack. http://www.myspace.com/offenbach-groupe OPUS 5 - Top 70’s Canadian prog recordings. A must! ORIOXY - Instrumental mix of prog, jazz & eastern music. Real good! OSMOSAIC - Folk/progressive with male/female vocals. Somewhat like Harmonium. OUELLET, YVAN - 1979 jazzy solo effot by Toubabou & Ville Emard Blues Band keyboardist. Features some really great piano work. PANGLOSS - Theatrical progressive rock in Ange style. Wonderful! PHOENIX EYE - Symphonic rock with ELP, Marillion & Genesis influences. PLASTIC CLOUD, THE - Classic psych from 1969 POLE VOLT - Instrumental space rock with Ozric Tentacles, Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree influences. POLLEN - One of the very best symph/prog albums to ever come out of the French/Canadian 70's prog scene. http://www.myspace.com/pollenprog76 PTARMIGAN - Classic west coast dreamy progressive folk from 1972. New issue with nice booklet including biography and photos. Fantastic! QUARTIK - Very similar to Pierre Moerlen's Gong with predominant vibraphone. Instrumental QWAARN - Symph/prog like a blend of Genesis and IQ. REBEL WHEEL, THE - Blend of progressive rock and fusion. Nice album! http://www.myspace.com/rebelwheel RED SAND - Neo progressive Marillion style. http://www.myspace.com/redsand1 REIGN GHOST - Pre-Christmas/Spirit of Christmas psych. RIVEST, JACQUES TOM - 1st solo album by Pollen leader and is basically the 2nd Pollen album. Has a folk edge to it. Brilliant! ROUGE CIEL - Mixes classical, rock and jazz. http://www.myspace.com/rougeciel RUSH SADLER, MICHAEL - Saga front man. SAGA http://www.myspace.com/sagaca SENSE - New group on the scene that ranges from light prog to heavy symphonic. http://www.myspace.com/sensemusik SEX - Heavy guitar rock from 1971/1972. SIGNS OF ONE - Agressive proggers in Rush and Saga style. Very Good! http://www.myspace.com/signsofone SLOCHE - 70’s progressive fusion at its best. http://www.myspace.com/slochecaprog SLP - Instrumental prog/metal/classical made up of guitar, cello, bass, drums and keys. http://www.myspace.com/officialslp SPACED OUT - Progressive fusion rock. http://www.myspace.com/spacedoutmusic SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, THE - Post-Christmas seminal prog album from 1974. http://www.myspace.com/christmas70 SYLVAIN, FRANCOIS - Grey Matter guitarist in a similar style. SYMPHONIC SLAM - Classic symphonic rock album from 1976 and a 1978 follow-up. http://www.myspace.com/timolainesymphonicslam SYRINX - John Mills-Cockell prog/electronic work. TALISMA - Superb instrumental progressive trio a bit like Crimson. TEMPS, LE - 70’s classical prog/folk rock. Gryphon meets Harmonium. THIRD PERKINS - Nice symphonic with a heavy edge at times. TOUBABOU - Mid-70's blend of prog, jazz & funk with Contraction and Harmonium members. Includes video clips from 1974. TRANSCENDENCE - Heavy prog a la 3rd and the Mortal with female vocals. TRIOXYD3 - Instrumental jazz fusion. http://www.myspace.com/trioxyde TROYKA - Guitar driven heavy progressive from 1970. TRUE MYTH - Great progressive/symphonic and one of the first ever digital recordings. UNGAVA - Relatively unknown prog jewel from 1977. http://www.myspace.com/ungavaquprog UNISPHERE - Wonderful Pink Floydian progressive with quite long tracks. UPRIGHT - Jazz rock with a touch of prog. VEBB VEZINA, CLAIRE - Passionate and melodic symphonic by this vocalist/keyboardist. http://myspace.com/clairevezina VILLE EMARD BLUES BAND - Mix of prog rock, jazz fusion and rock with members of Contraction & Harmonium. http://www.myspace.com/villeemardbluesband VISIBLE WIND - Solid neo prog with mellotron. VOS VOISINS - One of the best early 70’s (1971) Quebecian prog albums. Kind of like a heavy version of Ange. http://www.myspace.com/vosvoisins71 WARPIG - Heavy rock from 1970. WOOLGAR, PHILIPPE - Acoustic guitar, flute with occasional synth and percussion like the mellow side of Harmonium. Good stuff! |