Archive for the “The Progects” category
Master Index for The Progects
by nielskunze on May 17, 2019
Introduction to The Progects Horned Prog Set 1 Breakfast in Prague Horned Prog Set 2 Sometimes the Horns Are Implied Horned Prog Set 3 Zappa’d Horned Prog Set 4 Proven in the Groovin’ Horned Prog Set 5 Pop Rocks & (…)
The Progects: Thoughtfully curated, artfully mixed
by nielskunze on May 16, 2019
Cultural preservation is up to us. It is we the people— ourselves— who must determine what is worth preserving, and then take the appropriate steps to carry it forward for new generations. Institutionalized and corporate interests will always promote and (…)
Horned Prog: Set 11: A Bag of Rocks
by nielskunze on May 15, 2019
Most of the songs on my list are primarily rock oriented… so here’s another batch. You may notice that I chose to mix Bloodwyn Pig with Bloodwyn Pig– four songs in a row from the same album. It’s a great (…)
The Music Archeologist Part 2
by nielskunze on March 24, 2019
Go to The Music Archeologist Part 1 So now there was just this one thing left to do: end the world. And I was just a spectator. We had walked some distance away from the car… into a lovely bit (…)
The Music Archeologist Part 1
by nielskunze on March 21, 2019
The experiment had failed. The earth realm was slated for destruction… again. Not a correction, mind you; not even a massive one. This time it would be completely dismantled. The members of the board had voted, and the Outlandish decision (…)
Horned Prog: Set 10: On the Jazz
by nielskunze on March 15, 2019
The Jaan Kuman Instrumental Ensemble, represented by the bald guy with the trumpet in the album collage, is one of those eastern bloc recordings that doesn’t have a bad minute on it. It’s just great jazz the whole way through. (…)
Horned Prog: Set 9: On the Rocks
by nielskunze on March 13, 2019
This one leans to the rock side of prog… with a bit of orchestral fun to begin. The opening song by Renaissance reminds us that the human voice is the ultimate “horn”. Annie Haslam is simply superb! Hour 18 gets (…)
Horned Prog: Set 8: Lunch in Chicago
by nielskunze on March 13, 2019
My list of songs had grown to more than 300. Each set would use no more than 30. The last set, “Quirky Jerky”, had given me an idea for better organization. I grouped the potential “Horned Prog” songs into 4 (…)
Horned Prog: Set 7: Quirky Jerky
by nielskunze on March 13, 2019
It’s hard to precisely put my finger on what exactly makes a song “quirky” in my mind. Even though they’re musically sound, they’re hard to take seriously. As the Horned Prog endeavour progressed I seemed to amass a long list (…)
Horned Prog: Set 6: Hot Coffee & Cold Fusion
by nielskunze on March 13, 2019
It was at this point that I learned that Quebec had a burgeoning prog scene during the seventies too. What’s odd is that I’m Canadian, and despite being a total prog head since my early teens, I had no idea (…)