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MEXICO
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| 0.720 ALEACION - Great prog rock with an ethnic edge. 1870 - Instrumental avant garde/ambient with oboe, French horn, theramin & electronics. http://www.myspace.com/1870rio AL UNIVERSO - Post Chac Mool progressive. Last copies... ALUX - Electronic/progressive duo in the same style as the German group Changing Images. ALVARADO, CARLOS - Keyboardist of Chac Mool. Good electronic complex rock. ARBATEL - Great symph/prog 4 piece band with added violin. http://www.myspace.com/arbatelartrock BANDA ELASTICA - Great prog/fusion. BETRAN, CARLOS - Electronic music. CABEZAS DE CERA - Wonderful mix of instrumental prog, RIO and fusion. http://www.myspace.com/cabezasdecera CAJA DE PANDORA - Instrumental prog/symph from 1981. One of the best to come out of Mexico. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=47 CAST - Prog with a heavy Genesis & Camel influence. http://www.myspace.com/cast CHAC MOOL - Best 70’s/80’s Mexican progressive band with Jorge Reyes and Carlos Alvarado. CHIJUAS, LOS - Psych pop from 1968 & 1969. CODICE - Fantastic concept prog and one of the very best ever from Mexico. CRUZ DE HIERRO - Great new heavy symphonic with English vocals. CULTO SIN NOMBRE - Instrumental mix of avant garde, RIO and classical music DECIBEL - RIO/experimental group. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2683 DELIRIUM - Long out of print and only a few found copies available of one of the best Mexican symph/prog albums. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=77 DIABLO, EL - Psychedelic hard rock. ELFONIA - Really nice symphonic in the Iona, Karnataka, Clannad vein with beautiful female vocals by Marcela Bovio. EREHIA - Progressive avant garde similar to Art Zoyd. FACHADA DE PIEDRA, LA (THE STONE FACADE) - Heavy blues/psych rocker. Includes their EP’s from 1971 & 1972 with bonus live tracks are from 1974. http://www.myspace.com/lafachadadepiedra FRAGOSO, GUILLERMO - Ethnic-folk-prog for Jorge Reyes fans. FROLIC FROTH - Humus related. If you like fuzz guitar work… GALIE - Mega-rare 2nd, 3rd and 4th albums by the Mexican version of the Spanish band Gotic. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1080 GERMAN BRINGAS - Jazz prog. GOVEA - Keyboard-dominated intrumental prog trio of keys, bass and drums. http://www.myspace.com/govearock GUITARS DANCING IN THE LIGHT - Carl Hupp Project, Nemo, Spirits Burning, Goad, Maury E I Pronomi, Canvas, Viima, Projecto Heleda, Jeff Bragg Band, Sonic Pulsar, Individual Choice, Violeta De Outono, Gio Gentile, Madmen and Dreamers, Fonderia, Central Unit, The Rob Sbar Noesis, TenMidnight, Elicotrema, William Red Rossi, S.A.D.O., Conqueror, Giobia, Kephas, Fabrizio Fedele, Pleasure, Lucio Lazzaruolo, Mist Season, Berna Park Hotel, Quiet Celebration. HELLO MADNESS - Post-Elfonia top-notch neo prog with a bit of pop that sounds more English than anything. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/hellomadness HERNANDEZ, FRANCISCO - Cast guitarist going solo and in Hackett style. HIGH FIDELITY ORCHESTRA, THE - Sought after Crimson-like progressive rock. HUMUS - Complex prog not unlike Loch Ness. http://www.myspace.com/humusmexico ICONOCLASTA - #1 Mexican prog group. http://www.myspace.com/musicaiconoclasta KATARSIS - Five member progressive rock group Italian in style. KROMLECH - Great new instrumental prog with great guitar work throughout. LEDESMA, J. L. FERNANDEZ - Really great stuff by Nirgal Vallis keyboardist. LOCH NESS - Instrumental progressive psychedelia influenced by Crimson. LUZ DE RIADA - Cabezas De Cera offshoot of prog, jazz and RIO. http://www.myspace.com/luzderiada MARCO - Excellent symphonic rock with the help of Codice members. MENACHE, JACQUES - Symph/prog with female vocals by this talented guitarist. METACONCIENCIA - Instrumental prog not far from King Crimson & Djam Karet. Excellent! http://www.myspace.com/metaconciencia MIRANDA, MARCOS - Progressive avant garde with a Popol Vuh influence as well. MUROS DE AGUA - Canterbury/fusion. http://www.myspace.com/murosdeagua1 MÚSICA Y CONTRACULTURA - Quite unique symphonic rock with elements of opera. Been out of print for ages. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFKHRI036eo NAHUATL - A mainstay of Mexican psych. NAZCA - R.I.O. NIRGAL VALLIS - Unknown symphonic progressive. Great! OVERFLOW - Obscure folky prog from 1985. OXOMAXOMA - These guys sound like the more experimental side of The Residents, Faust & Magma. PANGEA PERRA, LA - Guitar driven progressive rock that brings to mind Djam Karet. PIEL, LA - Piano & drums (Iconoclasta drummer) duo. Soft classical jazz. PRAXIS - One of Mexico’s best and similar to Iconoclasta. A must! PUENTE DE ALVARADO, EL - Good concept prog w/Iconoclasta & Chac Mool members. RENAISSANCE - Legendary psych. REYES, JORGE - Ex-Nuevo Mexico, Al Universo, Chac Mool ethnic/folk/prog/tribal. http://www.myspace.com/nahuiati SAENA - Fantatsic Jose Luis Fernandez Ledesma symph/prog project with soaring violin and occasional vocals by Margarita Botello. Heavy Mahavishnu influence. Highly recommended! SEMANFORASH - Instrumental jazz rock trio from 1980. SIMILARES Y CONEXOS - Melodic prog. SIN ILUSIONES - Psych/hard rock. SMOKING THE CENTURY AWAY - Humus offshoot and quite similar. SONUS UMBRA - Wonderful prog. Floyd meets Genesis. SPEAKERS, THE - Psych/Ethnic rock from 1968. SPIDERS - Organ & guitar driven psychedelic rock from the early seventies. SUBSUELO - Progressive rock with violin & keyboard driven. SURVIVAL, THE - 60’s psych. SWEET FINGERS - Excellent debut by the prog/jam rock band. http://www.myspace.com/sweetfingersband TEMPLE DEL DINERO, EL - Good instrumental acid prog. TIJUANA FIVE, LOS - 60’s psych. TOCCATA - Symph/prog with female vocals and heavy edge to it. If you liked Matraz - Gritare then you should enjoy this as well. TONCHOS PILATOS - Heavy psych from 1971. TRES DE UN PAR - Instrumental guitar dominated symphonic prog and fusion. Excellent! ULISES - Prog with melodic guitars. VECTOR ESCOPOLO - Ex-Chac Mool Magma like prog. VIA LACTEA - Electronic classic from 1980. VIDALES, ALFONSO - Cast keyboardist. Mix of New Age/prog. |