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| AHVAK - Avant progressive rock AMASEFFER - Epic progressive Biblical concept work mixed with Middle Eastern sounds, classical and prog metal. Amazing stuff! www.myspace.com/amaseffer ARTLAND - Instrumental symphonic fusion ASHQELON QUILT - Rural prog folk with alternate male/female vocal BABAYOF, NOA - Soft, delicate & haunting singer-songwriter & folk. www.myspace.com/noababayof BEN-ISRAEL, DANNY - Wild psych by this Israelian legend 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! 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 LORD FLIMNAP - Mysterious prog concept work not unlike Raw Material or parts of Spring. MAQAMA - Symph/prog in which elements of Renaissance, Gentle Giant and Genesis can be heard. http://www.myspace.com/maqama MELECHET - Wonderful grandiose rock opera created by 4 young multi-instrumentalists. Recommended! MIEL, SHIMSHON - Mega-rare private prog/acid folk release from 1977. MR. TOAD - Mellow progressive like a mix of Gryphon and Anthony Phillips. NO NAMES - Prog rock from 1974 PLATINA, THE - Jazz rock from 1976 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 SHATEA - Led by a female singer, their music shifts between symphonic, jazz and soft progressive SHESHET - 1977 Prog rock with jazz leanings at times SOLSTICE COIL - One of the best Israelian prog releases ever. Very emotional and powerful stuff SUSSITA - Wonderful blend of folk and jazz with flute, female vocals and mostly acoustic instruments played SYMPOZION - Blend of progressive, jazz rock and avant garde. Fantastic! TELIOF - Unique & wonderful prog work with lots of changes, choir, vocalizations and some orchestration. A must hear! http://www.myspace.com/teliof THIN LIPS - Maybe the craziest progressive album I have ever heard. Don’t even know how to describe this one TRACTOR’S REVENGE - Similar to Univers Zero and Present TRESPASS - Keyboard symphonic rock with classical intentions. References include Trace, Refugee and The Nice ZINGALE - Israel’s top 70’s prog rock group |