So, now that band is over I have free time again. And a lot of that has gone into finding new music. I've got a list of like fifty songs at this point that are all going to make it up here sometime or another. I've also started to find more variety than just progressive rock; there is, after all, music in other genres that is still "progressive" in the sense that it breaks new ground in musical expression. Here are the selections for this post:
Spell of the Gypsies -- Buckethead
This is a really nice, simple, acoustic guitar sound poem. The dynamics and tempo vary just enough to give the music a life of its own -- you can almost hear the song itself breathing.
Enter -- Russian Circles
This is another completely instrumental work, like the first, but the timbre is completely different -- this utilizes a fully instrumented rock band. The complex structure of the song takes your mind on a journey. Russian Circles doesn't hesitate to use dissonance where appropriate either.
Fortune Days -- The Glitch Mob
Unlike most techno tracks, this work takes on a very theatrical feel. It almost feels as if you're riding into a battle of some kind. I'm not sure what causes it, but I like it. it's exactly the kind of innovation I'm looking for.
