Here are some starters from my wanderings (many no doubt familiar) worth checking out and covering a range of definitions of prog, starting with some obvious names who have material on BC, then moving toward some less well known. (I have likely missed things that I bought on other sites that might also be on bandcamp):
Unitopia (Great stuff. The live album is there, so is Covered Mirror. That label, Bird's Robe, is pretty eclectic and worth checking out. Departure Songs by We Lost the Sea is more post-rock than prog, but well worth a listen.)
Wobbler (I have not warmed to this, but it got rave reviews)
Russian Circles (Russian Circles apparently think they are prog, and they got reviewed as such recently on prog sites. I don't really see it, but I like what I think of as their post-metal music.)
Barock Project
(only one album on bandcamp, and far from their best - an early one
with a different vocalist. It's cheesy at times but still good fun. When
I am in the right mood I like it quite a bit. It's on an Italian label,
Mellow, that may be worth exploring further.)
Thank You Scientist (Not my thing, but Terraformer made a bunch of end of year lists last year)
Magic Pie (Appeared in some best prog of 2019 lists; I don't care for it, YMMV)
Lifesigns (Also very well reviewed and on some end of year lists; a bit too pop-leaning for my palate.)
Moron Police (I liked this almost as little as I like the band name, but it got strong reviews)
Karfagen
(An interesting one - I often feel like the albums have no standout
track, yet the whole is very pleasant. Happy background prog. I like
Dragon Island best.)
Thanks @confused, @germanprof and @brighternow. That's given me some really great bands (some of which are familiar and some not) to follow up. Any others would be much appreciated.
Freshly dropped on former Art Zoyd member Guy Segers Bandcamp page
Attahk - (1977/12/01) Full Album
- Christian VANDER (Drums, Vocals, Percussion, Piano)
- Klaus BLASQUIZ (vocals)
- René GARBER (Vocals)
- Stella VANDER (Vocals)
- Lisa BOIS (Vocals)
- Tony RUSSO (Trumpet)
- Jacques BOLOGNESI (Trombone)
- Benoit WIDEMANN (Piano, Keyboard)
- Guy DELACROIX (Bass)
Univers Zero (also known as Univers Zéro and Univers-Zero[1]) are an
instrumental progressive Belgian band formed in 1974 by drummer Daniel
Denis. The band is known for playing dark music heavily influenced by
20th-century chamber music.
BTW, with Guy Segers in the lineup (mentioned in my previous post)
Freshly dropped on former Art Zoyd member Guy Segers Bandcamp page
Attahk - (1977/12/01) Full Album
- Christian VANDER (Drums, Vocals, Percussion, Piano)
- Klaus BLASQUIZ (vocals)
- René GARBER (Vocals)
- Stella VANDER (Vocals)
- Lisa BOIS (Vocals)
- Tony RUSSO (Trumpet)
- Jacques BOLOGNESI (Trombone)
- Benoit WIDEMANN (Piano, Keyboard)
- Guy DELACROIX (Bass)
SHAMAN ELEPHANT are hailing from the thriving rock and prog scene around
Bergen, Norway. Over the past few years, the four piece has been
drawing bigger and bigger crowds in their home town, and, after
releasing the digital EP 'More' in 2015 they were snapped up by Karisma
Records.
The band's sound is firmly grounded in the late 60's and
early 70's psychedelic and progressive proto hard rock style, but mixed
with a modern touch. They then entered Solslottet studio in the spring
of 2016 with producer Iver Sandoy, who has previously worked with
ENSLAVED, KRAKOW and SEVEN IMPALE. Their debut 'Crystals' saw the light
of day at the end of 2016, confirms professional approach and great
variation within the sound.
Our project is dedicated to the spirit of Magma’s music.This mythical
French band, under the direction of its founder Christian Vander,
starting from 1970 offered the listener a “celestial” (“zeuhl” in
Kobaïan language) music, even though those skies might have been crystal
clear or ominously dark. Each of our pieces tries to reflect this
approach in composing and playing, with references to progressive avant
rock, modal jazz, R and B and eastern folk music.
The fabulous 1971 Prog Rock album "Fools Meeting" by Delivery is on sale at half price ($5.00) on Cuneiform Records for this weekend only (instructions below).
This is one of the best of the early Canterbury Prog albums by little known band Delivery. After one album, most of the band members went on to bigger and better things with bands like Soft Machine, Camel, Gong, National Health etc.
I would strongly recommend this album to anybody who, like me, is a late 60s/early 70s Progressive Rock tragic! Actually, I'd recommend it to anybody who is even slightly into Prog or Jazz Rock!
Soft Machine album "Grides" recorded live in 1970 with the classic line-up of the band at its absolute peak just after the release of their Landmark album "Third". It is largely made up of live versions of tracks from "Third" and "Fourth".
And, just for this weekend, Cuneiform have it for half price at US$5!
Thanks to @confused for the intro to Replica Records. This label features some excellent late 60s and 70s mainly French Prog. To my mind, one of the best Prog labels on Bandcamp.
Great examples include Frob s/t, Moravagine s/t, Weidorje s/t, "Psychillis of a Lunatic Genius" by Pazop, "World of Genius Hans" by Moving Gelatine Plates and "Z=7L" by Zao.
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- Klaus BLASQUIZ (vocals)
- René GARBER (Vocals)
- Stella VANDER (Vocals)
- Lisa BOIS (Vocals)
- Tony RUSSO (Trumpet)
- Jacques BOLOGNESI (Trombone)
- Benoit WIDEMANN (Piano, Keyboard)
- Guy DELACROIX (Bass)
BTW, with Guy Segers in the lineup (mentioned in my previous post)
This is one of the best of the early Canterbury Prog albums by little known band Delivery. After one album, most of the band members went on to bigger and better things with bands like Soft Machine, Camel, Gong, National Health etc.
I would strongly recommend this album to anybody who, like me, is a late 60s/early 70s Progressive Rock tragic! Actually, I'd recommend it to anybody who is even slightly into Prog or Jazz Rock!
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fools-meeting
https://www.allmusic.com/album/fools-meeting-mw0000242011
Here are the instructions from Cuneiform.
HOW IT WORKS:
1) Click the link below which will take you to the above album on Bandcamp
)
2) Click "Buy Digital Album"
3) Type "10" into the Name your price field (The discount comes next!
4) Type the word "FIVE" into the Discount code field.
5) Click "apply".
6) Click "Check out now" or "Add to Cart".
(1970/09/01) Full Album
They need to learn how to spell "zeuhl."
And, just for this weekend, Cuneiform have it for half price at US$5!
https://www.allmusic.com/album/grides-mw0000715977
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=12271
HOW IT WORKS:
1) Click the link below which will take you to the above album on Bandcamp
)
2) Click "Buy Digital Album"
3) Type "10" into the Name your price field (The discount comes next!
4) Type the word "FIVE" into the Discount code field.
5) Click "apply".
6) Click "Check out now" or "Add to Cart".
That's it! Easy, right?
more like "losing your mind" times.
Those 60's
https://replicarecords57.bandcamp.com
Great examples include Frob s/t, Moravagine s/t, Weidorje s/t, "Psychillis of a Lunatic Genius" by Pazop, "World of Genius Hans" by Moving Gelatine Plates and "Z=7L" by Zao.
https://replicarecords57.bandcamp.com/album/weidorje
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1075
https://replicarecords57.bandcamp.com/album/psychillis-of-a-lunatic-genius
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1557
https://replicarecords57.bandcamp.com/album/frob
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4646
"San Francisco Earthquake" by Uther Pendragon. An outstanding album with songs recorded from the mid 60s to the mid 70s.
https://guerssenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/san-francisco-earthquake
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/uther-pendragon/san-francisco-earthquake/
Canterbury Scene style Jazz Prog from Coruña in the 2010s.
https://amoebasplit.bandcamp.com/album/dance-of-the-goodbyes
Dedicated to us but you weren't listening" by Amoeba Split.