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Hawklords |
1978 |
Dave Brock and Robert Calvert put the hawk-ship in the garage, working instead with local Devon group named Ark, Harvey Bainbridge, Martin Griffin, and Steve Swindells. No worries, Hawkwind in all but name. |
United Kingdom |
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Art Bears |
1978 |
Post-Henry Cow project from Fred Frith and Chris Cutler, featuring the insufferable vocals of Dagmar Krause. |
United Kingdom |
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You |
1978 |
Second-wave electronic group found by Ulrich Weber, Udo Hanten and Albun Meskes found patronage with Harald Grosskopf and Peter Baumann before going on to create a series of electronic rock albums in the 80s. |
Germany |
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Axis Point |
1978 |
Charlie Whitney's post-Streetwalkers group, with Eddie Hardin and Charlie McCraken. |
United Kingdom |
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Sky |
1978 |
British-Australian supergroup featured the talents of Francis Monkman, Tristian Fry, Kevin Peek, Herbie Flowers, and classical guitarist John Williams. |
United Kingdom |
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Jon & Vangelis |
1979 |
Along with a US Top 50, the single "I Hear You Now" rose to the UK Top 10, propelling Jon & Vangelis' first album to a UK No 4. The duo - balancing successful solo careers simultaneously - would continue their... |
United Kingdom |
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Arthur Brown Arthur & Vincent Crane |
1979 |
Believe it or not, but Klaus Schulze is responsible for this! |
United Kingdom |
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New York Gong |
1979 |
Daevid Allen split from partner Gilli Smyth in the late 70s, eventually moving to New York via Giorgio Gomelsky's Zu festival. He teamed up with Bill Laswell and what would later become Material. |
United States |
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Marillion (Fish era) |
1979 |
Marillion are the best known and most commercially successful of the "neo-progressive" bands from the 1980s. Singer Fish fronted the band through their first four studio albums, although each member became well-known as... |
United Kingdom |
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Inner City Unit |
1979 |
"Punkadelic acid rockers"? Musically defying all description, Inner City Unit remains one of the most unique offshots to the Hawkwind family tree. Founded by Hawkwind's Nik Turner, ICU combined the talents of Dead Fred... |
United Kingdom |
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PM |
1980 |
Carl Palmer's post-ELP group released one eponymous album to little acclaim. |
United Kingdom |
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Asia |
1980 |
Asia marked a new dawn in the era of progressive music. |
United Kingdom |
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Amon Düül (UK) |
1981 |
Led by John Weinzerl and Dave Anderson, the band's name was of some dubious origin. |
United Kingdom |
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von Zamla |
1981 |
Yet another morph of Samla Mammas Manna, this one led by Lars Hollmer and guitarist Eino Haapala. |
Sweden |
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Summers, Andy & Robert Fripp |
1981 |
Bournemouth natives Andy Summers of the Police and Robert Fripp of King Crimson collaborated on a pair of albums for A&M Records in the early 80s. |
United Kingdom |
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Moraz Bruford |
1983 |
Collaboration between two one-time Yes members. |
United Kingdom |
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Explorers, The |
1984 |
Ex-Roxy Music Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera teamed up with vocalist James Wraith for some typical mid-80s music, ever so slightly in the "New Romatic" order. Latter albums were released under the "Manzanera-Mackay"... |
United Kingdom |
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Violeta De Outono |
1984 |
Brazil's Psychedelic sons |
Brasil |
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Emerson, Lake & Powell |
1985 |
In 1985, Emerson & Lake teamed up for an ELP reunion. Palmer was unavailable due to commitments to Asia, so they searched for any available drummer whose last name began with the letter "p". Short-listed was former... |
United Kingdom |
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3 |
1987 |
Ketih Emerson and Carl Palmer teamed up with Robert Berry and released one album as 3. |
United Kingdom |
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Marillion (Hogarth era) |
1989 |
After the departure of lead singer Fish, the band regrouped around new vocalist Steve Hogarth in 1989. After an album or two however, there's been no looking back: the band has gone on to create music far more original... |
United Kingdom |
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Opeth |
1990 |
From heavy metal prodigies to prog rockers, Opeth are peerless among current rock bands. |
Sweden |
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Änglagård |
1991 |
Almost single-handedly, Anglagard reinvigorated the prog rock genre with their 1992 debut Hybris. |
Sweden |
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Invisible Opera Company Of Tibet (Tropical Version Brazil) |
1993 |
Brazilian version, led by guitarist Fabio Golfetti, with Renato Mello on keyboards and Claudio Souza on drums. See Violeta De Outno |
Brasil |
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Gongzilla |
1994 |
Formed by bassist Hansford Rowe, guitarist Bon Lozaga and Benoit Moerlen, Gongzilla featured many guests over its life, including Pierre Benoit Moerlen, Allan Holdsworth, Gary Husband, David Torn, Vic Stevens, Dave... |
United States |
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Riverside |
2001 |
From Poland, Riverside has made an international name for themselves with their progressive music. |
Poland |
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Transatlantic |
2001 |
The Prog supergroup of the modern era, combining the talents of Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre), Roine Stolt (Flower Kings), Neil Morse (Spock's Beard) and Pete Trewavas (Marillion). |
United States |
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Maschera Di Cera, La |
2002 |
Led by Fabio Zuffanti, La Maschera di Cera lead the new wave of Italian progressives. |
Italy |
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Space Ritual |
2002 |
Nik Turner-led band that includes Terry Ollis, Mick Slattery, Dave Anderson, Thomas Crimble and other Hawkwind stalwarts and all. |
United Kingdom |
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Tangent, The |
2003 |
Formed by ex-Parallel or 90 Degrees men Andy Tillison and Guy Manning, The Tangent has featured many lineups, mostly with members of the Swedish bands Flower Kings and Beardfish. |
United Kingdom |
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Unifaun |
2003 |
Named after the portmanteau in Genesis' "Dancing in the Moonlight Knight, Unifaun began as "musical time travelling" between multi-instrumentalist Nad Sylvan and keyboardist Bonamici (Christian Thordin) to "write the... |
Sweden |
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District 97 |
2007 |
Okay, I'm biased, but please do check them out. |
United States |
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Agents of Mercy |
2009 |
Led by Roine Stolt and Nad Sylvan, Agents of Mercy music also feature Jonas Reingold and Lalle Larsson from Karmakanic. |
Sweden |
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Sound Of Contact |
2012 |
Reprising his father's roles with Genesis, Sound Of Contact is Simon Collins' new project with Dave Kerzner, Kelly Nordstrom and Matt Dorsey. After a cancelled US tour, their future seems tenuous at best. |
United States |
