#Progressive Electronic

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Joel Vandroogenbroeck, Mac Prindy, Marc Monsen - Biomechanoid, 1980

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Tracklist:

Give Life Back To Music • The Game Of Love • Giorgio By Moroder • Within • Instant Crush • Lose Yourself To Dance • Touch* • Get Lucky • Beyond • Motherboard • Fragments Of Time • Doin' It Right • Contact

*The opening to this song is a reference to a scene from the movie Phantom of the Paradise, in which the main character has his voice digitally modified and enhanced whilst performing his cantata. The antagonist of the film, Swan, is played by Paul Williams, who is featured on the track.

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Endlessness, Nala Sinephro (2024)

Can Nala Sinephro concoct as much magic over several tracks on Endlessness as she did on the singular piece of Space 1.8? Silly question – of course she can. Somehow Sinephro manages to conjure musical worlds just as lush and expansive, just as captivating and transportive as before, not just in each track but as an overall album impression. Masterful. 

Pick: ‘Continuum 1’

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Hainbach’s Breve

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EPIC ALBUM COVER #117

Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow

Released: 1976 (Atlantic)

Progressive rock

Suggested by anon.

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Some DDLC headcanons, prog rock edition!

Sayori:

Has a pretty RYM-core taste in general, but her favorite prog group is most definitely Pink Floyd due to how atmospheric and sad they can get, which she can relate to quite well. As well as this, she also enjoys more poppy stuff within the prog space like Kate Bush, ELO, and Moody Blues.

Yuri:

You'd think the calm and more down to earth member of the literature club to listen to something nice and classical and nothing really rocking. However, I know she fw a lot of intense progressive black metal. Ὁπλίτης, Negură Bunget, Enslaved, Sigh, you name it! She doesn't share her taste much though.

Natsuki:

Natsuki is weirdly enough the opposite of Yuri. Instead of liking more intense, prog metal stuff, she listens to more folk prog stuff. The sounds of groups like Los Jaivas, Richard Dawson, and Gryphon makes her feel a sense of peace in her daily life. However...she is also quite eclectic in her tastes, and she also dabbles in more alternative prog stuff like The Mars Volta, Coheed & Cambria, and Thank You Scientists. Maybe not as much as folk music, but she does enjoy some pretty complex sounds.

Monika:

Lastly, of course, is Monika, who has the most untraditional of prog genres as her favorite, that being both progressive electronic and progressive house. They remind her a lot of her state of being, and how she feels as though she is surrounded by machines, and that she is the only real one out there. Klaus Schulze and Underworld are comfort acts for her.

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kraftwerk if they fucking sucked: cis europe express

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Bumble’s Music Reviews Special Edition: Recommendon’tions

As you may recall, some time ago I began searching for songs that sound bad. Today I finally listened to the suggestions I received: “Yours is No Disgrace - Live at Academy of Music, New York, NY, 2/19/1972” - Yes; “Woodpecker No. 1” - Merzbow; “I Hate CD’s” - The Legendary Stardust Cowboy; Troll - James Ferraro; and Never Mind the Gap - Negative Øhio!

“Yours is No Disgrace - Live…” - Nominated by The Knight, who mentioned that her distaste for this song might be due to its contrast with the original recording, and yeah. This is a good song, and I haven’t listened to the original yet so I had nothing to be disappointed by. I thought it was quite a good performance, actually. Sorry. Song is a 4/5, recommendation 0/5.

“Woodpecker No. 1” - Nominated by The Hater, this is the clear winner. Is it enjoyable? Absolutely not. Is it good? I have no idea. It sounds like a robot hamster being tortured. I almost like it, in a way… but not quite. Song ?/5, recommendation 5/5.

“I Hate CD’s” - Nominated by The Unicorn. This song is so fucking stupid. I’m obsessed with it. I really thought surely it must be satire, but no. This is real. He doesn’t really sing so much as yell. Have you ever heard a trumpet mumble? You have now. Bruce Springsteen catches strays for no apparent reason. They threw in some vocal chopping, too, just for fun. The rhymes are… really something. This is art and I mean it.

The song does not fit the prompt, being extraordinarily enjoyable, but I can’t even be mad about it because I love it so much. I need everyone to listen to this. Song 5/5, recommendation 3/5. His cowboy boots have a lot of power, you guys. And I think he hates CDs.

Troll - Nominated by a friend of Neo’s. I actually quite like this. I can understand the thought process behind the nomination - songs like “Cyber Bile” have some discordant tones that most people would probably find unpleasant. But others, like “Bio Sewer”, are rather lovely. And I really like the choice to feature Miku! Conceptually fitting and well executed. EP 4/5, recommendation 3.5/5.

Never Mind the Gap - Nominated by Neo darlingdistantplaces. Now here’s a really fun one! It’s harsh, unfriendly, and, at least at the beginning, a little unpleasant - but not enough so to make me stop listening. Around the halfway point, though, I began to see the vision. I actually quite liked the frantic video-game energy of “Everybody Who Built the Carpal Tunnel Went Blind Afterwards. - Unisexy Mix”, and “Enema Nosebleed - Toxic Tuxedo Mix” and “127 Inches of Midi Dick” go hard.

Do I like it? Not exactly. Then again, digital hardcore was never going to be my thing. But I do think it’s very interesting - I would never think to combine sounds in this way - and genuinely really cool. Also the album cover goes hard. This is the queer art Megami wanted us to protect. Album 4/5, recommendation 4.5/5.

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Tracklist:

Overture • The Grid • The Son of Flynn • Recognizer • Armory • Arena • Rinzler • The Game Has Changed • Outlands • Adagio For TRON • Nocturne • End of Line • Derezzed • Fall • Solar Sailer • Rectifier • Disc Wars • C.L.U. • Arrival • Flynn Lives • TRON Legacy (End Titles) • Finale • Sea of Simulation • Encom Part II • Encom Part I • Round One • Castor • Reflections • Sunrise Prelude • Father and Son • Outlands, Part II

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Kraftwerk - Uran From Kraftwerk - Radio-Aktivität (Kling Klang, 1975)

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We are IonoKosm, an avant-garde music duo formed in October 2023 at the Performing Arts Forum, located in Saint-Erme-Outre-Et-Ramecourt. This group is the fruit of a meeting between Julien Lemaire, an experienced bassist with a highly rhythmic style, and Upsilon Nova, a synthesist and true sound craftsperson.

We are delighted to announce the release date of our first album, entitled The Early Sound. The project will be released on March 1, 2025 on all platforms (YouTube, Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer...).

It is a reworking of the best compositions we've produced since the duo was founded, plus a few exclusives. As a result, the sound palette is highly eclectic, blending progressive, electronic, avant-garde, spoken word, industrial and funk.

The Early Sound is structured as a narrative, following a reflection articulated around awareness and protest against repressive powers in society.

We won't reveal more, to leave you the joy of discovering it all by yourself.

You can also find us on other social networks:

https://linktr.ee/ionokosmband

We also have a website with more information:

https://ionokosm.neocities.org/

More content to come on YouTube (clips, making-of, performances...).

Thanks to Kahleiyuu for their digital reproduction of the IonoKosm logo.Thank you for your attention, see you soon.

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96 Back’s tender, exit

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Quite good.