All posts tagged "mellotron"

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    Daal – Dodecahedron

    By on June 19, 2013

    Imagine if you took one of Pink Floyd’s instrumentals, extended it to full album length, and then crossed it with a band of traveling gypsies...

  • Tangerine Dream – Sorcerer

    By on November 23, 2012

    Progressive rock seems to have a connection with horror films. Goblin wrote the haunting soundtrack for Dario Argento’s Suspiria, and William Friedkin’s The Exorcist was...

  • Tangerine Dream – Tangram

    By on November 22, 2012

    It’s no secret that the 1980′s had a pretty harsh effect on the artistic success of many of the progressive rock bands. While the early...

  • Tangerine Dream – Cyclone

    By on November 21, 2012

    “Cyclone” is, in some respects, a continuation of the increasingly streamlined sound of “Stratosfear”. Although Tangerine Dream were holding strong to their electronic roots, there...

  • Tangerine Dream – Zeit

    By on November 20, 2012

    “Zeit” is an album with the sort of legacy that genuinely interests me. Unlike most ‘classic’ albums where listeners are ultimately able to come to...

  • Tangerine Dream – Stratosfear

    By on November 11, 2012

    With “Rubycon”, it is this reviewer’s opinion that Tangerine Dream finally tapped into the true potential of their sound. Vast, mysterious, and even downright creepy...

  • Tangerine Dream – Force Majeure

    By on October 24, 2012

    Listening to “Force Majeure”, I find myself with a new appreciation for Tangerine Dream’s best work. From where I’m standing, that’s in reference to ambient...

  • Premiata Forneria Marconi – Chocolate Kings

    By on October 16, 2012

    In the early 70′s, Premiata Forneria Marconi quickly made an indelible mark on the Italian prog rock scene with a handful of albums that have...

  • The Nerve Institute – Architects Of Flesh Density

    By on October 10, 2012

    Much like Toby Driver’s maudlin of the Well, The Nerve Institute is a project that makes surreal and dense, yet quaint, charming music. A one...

  • Premiata Forneria Marconi – Photos of Ghosts

    By on September 19, 2012

    In the Italian progressive rock scene, there are few grails as holy as PFM’s ‘Per Un Amico’, an album which has since gone on to...