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Avant-progressive rock
Avant-progressive rock is a style of music based on rock music that explores unconventional territory, often incorporating non-standard chord progressions, tempo changes within a piece, odd time signatures, avant-garde passages and complex horn and orchestral arrangements. It generally relates to...
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Leg End
Leg End (also known as Legend) is the debut album of British avant-rock group Henry Cow. It was recorded at Virgin Records's Manor studios over three weeks in May and June 1973, mixed in July 1973, and released in August 1973.
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- 1973
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- 2,612.693 s (43.54488 min )
Desperate Straights
Desperate Straights is an album by British avant-rock groups Slapp Happy and Henry Cow, recorded at Virgin Records' Manor studios in November 1974. It was the first of two collaborative albums by the two groups and was released in March 1975.
Almost...
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- 1975
Henry Cow Concerts
Henry Cow Concerts is a live double album by English avant-rock group Henry Cow, recorded at concerts in London, Italy, the Netherlands and Norway between September 1974 and October 1975. Sides one and two of the LP record consist of composed...
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- 1976
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- 6,223 s (103.7 min )
Western Culture
Western Culture is an album by English avant-rock group Henry Cow, recorded at Sunrise Studios in Kirchberg, Switzerland in January, July and August 1978. It was their last album and was released on Henry Cow's own private label, Broadcast, in 1979....
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- 1979
Slapp Happy
Slapp Happy (also known as Casablanca Moon) is an album by German/British avant-pop group Slapp Happy, recorded at Virgin Records' Manor studios in 1974.
This album was originally recorded in 1973 in Germany under a working title of Casablanca Moon...
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- 1974
Learn to Talk
Learn to Talk is a studio album by United States experimental rock band Skeleton Crew, recorded at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, Switzerland, between Christmas and New Year 1983/1984. It was their debut album and was released in 1984.
The album was...
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- 1984
The Country of Blinds
The Country of Blinds is a studio album by United States experimental rock and jazz band Skeleton Crew, recorded at Sunrise Studio, Kirchberg, Switzerland, December 1985 and January 1986. It was their second and final album and was released in 1986....
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- 1986
Hunger's Teeth
Hunger's Teeth is a 1994 studio album by the American avant-rock group 5uu's. It was the first album by the band since they reformed in 1994 and featured the new line-up of Dave Kerman, Sanjay Kumar and Bob Drake.
The album also featured four guest...
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- 1994
Mainstream
For the self-titled first album of the band called Mainstream see that band's page.
Mainstream is the only album of the UK band Quiet Sun. The band split up in 1972, Manzanera to Roxy Music, MacCormick to Matching Mole, Hayward to This Heat and...
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Of Mary's Blood
Of Mary’s Blood is the debut album by Graham Bowers avant-garde British composer. Released in August 1995, it is the first work of a trilogy, the second being Transgression and the third Eternal Ghosts
Bowers’ approach to musical composition tends...
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- Aug 1995
Transgression
Transgression is the second album by Graham Bowers avant-garde British composer. Released in March 1997, it is the second work of a trilogy, the first being Of Mary's Blood and the third Eternal Ghosts
As an Overview the following is much the same...
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- Mar 1997
Eternal Ghosts
Eternal ghosts is the third album by Graham Bowers avant-garde British composer. Released in January 1998, it is the third work of a trilogy, the first being Of Mary's Blood and the second Transgression
As an Overview, the following is much the same...
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- Jan 1998
Pilgrim
Pilgrim is the fourth album by Graham Bowers avant-garde British composer. Released in April 1999, sub-titled ‘A prelude to Pilgrim’s Progress’ it was intended to be the first in a new series of works, however due to a serious accident on-going...
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- Apr 1999
I.D. Company
I.D. Company is an album by Inga Rumpf ("I.") and Dagmar Krause ("D."). It was released in 1970 by Hörzu Records (SHZE 801 BL1) a subsidiary of Electrola in Germany.
Seite Inga (all tracks written by Inga Rumpf)
Seite Dagmar (all tracks written by...
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- 1970
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That House We Lived In
That House We Lived In is a double live album by the United States experimental rock band Keep the Dog. It comprises material from their final European tour in 1991 and was released by Fred Frith on his own Fred Records in 2003.
Keep the Dog (1989...
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- Aug 2003
Running Time:
- 5,777 s (96.28 min )
Live in Japan
Live in Japan is a 1982 double live album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It was recorded during an improvised solo performance tour of Japan in July 1981. The double album was released by Recommended Records Japan on two...
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- 1982
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- 4,114 s (68.57 min )
Live in Japan
Live in Japan is a 2001 live album by German/British avant-pop group Slapp Happy, recorded in Tokyo, Sapporo and Kyoto, Japan in May 2000. They performed without any backing musicians and played all the instruments themselves. Material for this...
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- 2001
The World as It Is Today
The World as It Is Today is the third and last album by English avant-rock group Art Bears. It was recorded at Sunrise Studio in Kirchberg, Switzerland between 24 August and 7 September 1980, and was first released in 1981.
For technical reasons,...
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- 1980
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- 1,933.2 s (32.22 min )
Of Natural History
Of Natural History is the second album by avant-rock group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. It was recorded and mixed at Polymorph Recording in Oakland, California during the years 2003 and 2004. Whereas on the first album, Grand Opening and Closing, Dan...
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- Nov 2, 2004
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- 4,312.573 s (71.87622 min )
Grand Opening and Closing
Grand Opening and Closing is the debut album by Oakland, CA based avant-rock group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. It was recorded at Polymorph Recording, Oakland, CA, and produced by (as well as recorded, mixed and mastered by) the band's bassist Dan...
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- Oct 30, 2001
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- 3,545.133 s (59.08555 min )
Pop Tatari
Pop Tatari is the third full-length album by Boredoms, released in 1992 by Warner Music Japan, in 1993 by Reprise Records, and in the United Kingdom in 2004 by Very Friendly Records.
All tracks on the album are credited to Boredoms with the...
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- Oct 26, 1993
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- 3,935.227 s (65.58712 min )
Unrest
Unrest is an album by British avant-rock group Henry Cow, recorded at Virgin Records's Manor studios in February and March 1974. It was their second album and was released in May 1974.
The album was dedicated to Robert Wyatt and Uli Trepte. The...
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- Mar 1974
Running Time:
- 3,073.8 s (51.23 min )
In Praise of Learning
In Praise of Learning is an album by British avant-rock groups Henry Cow and Slapp Happy, recorded at Virgin Records' Manor studios in February and March 1975. It was the second of two collaborative albums by the two groups and was released in May...
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- 1975
Running Time:
- 2,276.933 s (37.94888 min )
Acnalbasac Noom
Acnalbasac Noom (also known as Slapp Happy or Slapphappy) is an album by German/British avant-pop group Slapp Happy, recorded in Wümme, Germany in 1973 with Faust as their backing band. It had a working title of Casablanca Moon but was never...
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- 1973
Sort Of
Sort Of is the debut album of the avant-rock band Slapp Happy.
All titles written by Peter Blegvad and Anthony Moore.
Sort Of was released on CD by Recommended Records in 1981 with an extra track (from the B-side of their single "Just a Conversation...
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- 1972
Ça Va
Ça Va (French for "okay", literally "that goes") is an album by German/British avant-pop group Slapp Happy, recorded in London in 1997. Slapp Happy had reunited to make this album and (unlike all their previous albums) they played all the...
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- Apr 28, 1998
Gravity
Gravity is a 1980 solo album by English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith from Henry Cow and Art Bears. It was Frith's second solo album and his first since the demise of Henry Cow in 1978. It was originally released in the United States...
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- 1980
Cheap at Half the Price
Cheap at Half the Price is a 1983 solo album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It was Frith's third and last album for The Residents' Ralph Records label and was recorded by Frith at his home in New York City on a 4-track...
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- 1983
Speechless
Speechless is a 1981 solo album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It was Frith's third solo album, and his second for Ralph Records, a record label set up and run by American art rock group The Residents. It was recorded in...
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- 1981
Guitar Solos
Guitar Solos is the debut solo album of English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith. It was recorded while Frith was still a member of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow (1968–1978) and was released in the United Kingdom on LP record...
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- 1974
Running Time:
- 4,470.333 s (74.50555 min )
Step Across the Border
Step Across the Border is a soundtrack double album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith, of the 1990 avant-garde documentary film on Frith, Step Across the Border. The album features music from the film performed by Frith and...
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- 1990
Running Time:
- 4,470.493 s (74.50822 min )
The Technology of Tears
The Technology of Tears (And Other Music for Dance and Theatre) is a double album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It is the first of a series of Music for Dance albums Frith made, and is sometimes subtitled Music for Dance...
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- 1988
Running Time:
- 4,979 s (82.98 min )
The Top of His Head
The Top of His Head is a soundtrack by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith, of the 1989 Canadian comedy-drama film, The Top of His Head. Frith wrote and composed all the music, with the exception of "This Old Earth", which was...
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- 1989
Choirs of the Eye
Choirs of the Eye is the debut album by Kayo Dot, released on John Zorn's Tzadik Records in 2003.
In maudlin of the Well the compositions were often "brought to life" using astral projection, a relatively New age phantasmagorical practice which...
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- Oct 21, 2003
Hopes and Fears
Hopes and Fears is the debut album by English avant-rock group Art Bears. It comprises tracks by Henry Cow, Art Bears's predecessor, recorded at Sunrise Studios, Kirchberg in Switzerland in January 1978, and tracks by Art Bears, recorded at...
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- 1978
Winter Songs
Winter Songs is the second album by English avant-rock group Art Bears. It was recorded at Sunrise Studio in Kirchberg, Switzerland between 22 November and 5 December 1978, and was released in 1979. It was Art Bears' first album to be recorded on...
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- 1979
The Art Box
The Art Box is a six-CD box set by English avant-rock group Art Bears. It contains all Art Bears album and single releases, plus new material, including live and unreleased Art Bears tracks, and unreleased remixes and reworkings of Art Bears...
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- 2003
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- 16,893 s (281.55 min )
Learn to Talk / The Country of Blinds
Learn to Talk / The Country of Blinds is a double CD compilation album by United States experimental rock and jazz band Skeleton Crew. It was released by Fred Records in 2005 and comprises the band's two studio albums, Learn to Talk and The Country...
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- 2005
Running Time:
- 6,540 s (109 min )
Killing Time
Killing Time is an album by avant garde, experimental power trio Massacre, with guitarist Fred Frith, bassist/producer Bill Laswell, and drummer Fred Maher. It was the only album produced in a series of four with the original line-up. It consists of...
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- 1981
Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue is the second album by Kayo Dot.
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- Jan 10, 2006
Henry Cow Box
Henry Cow Box is a seven-CD limited edition box set by English avant-rock group Henry Cow. It was released in December 2006 by Recommended Records and comprises the six original albums Henry Cow released between 1973 and 1979, including those...
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- 2006
Running Time:
- 19,787 s (329.78 min )
Ceux du dehors
Ceux du dehors (1981) is the third album by the Belgian RIO band Univers Zero.
The original LP consisted of six tracks. The CD pressing adds a seventh track, "Triomphe des mouches", previously released as a single.
Ceux du dehors was the first...
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- 1981
Work Resumed on the Tower
Work Resumed on the Tower (also known as Sirens and Silences/Work Resumed on the Tower) is a 1984 studio album by English avant-rock group News from Babel. It was recorded at Tim Hodgkinson's Cold Storage Recording Studios in Brixton, London, in...
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- 1984
Letters Home
Letters Home is a 1986 studio album by English avant-rock group News from Babel. It was recorded at Tim Hodgkinson's Cold Storage Recording Studios in Brixton, London, in 1985 and 1986, and was released in 1986. It was their second album and...
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- 1986
Complete
Complete is a three-CD box set by the English avant-rock band News from Babel. It contains remastered and repackaged releases of the two News from Babel albums, Work Resumed on the Tower (1984) and Letters Home (1986), plus an illustrated CD of...
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- 2006
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- 4,235 s (70.58 min )
43 Songs
43 Songs is a three-CD box set by French avant-rock band Etron Fou Leloublan (EFL). It contains all tracks from the band's five studio albums, Batelages (1977), Les Trois Fous Perdégagnent (Au Pays Des...) (1978), Les Poumons Gonflés (1982), Les...
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- 1991
Running Time:
- 12,166 s (202.77 min )
Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine
Onze Danses Pour Combattre la Migraine (French for "Eleven Dances for Fighting Migraine") is the debut album by Belgian avant-rock band Aksak Maboul. It was largely the work of one of the band's co-founders, Marc Hollander and was credited to Marc...
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- 1977
Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits
Un Peu de l'Âme des Bandits (French for "A Little of the Bandit Spirit") is the second album by Belgian avant-rock band Aksak Maboul. It was recorded at Sunrise Studio in Kirchberg, Switzerland in February and August 1979, and released on LP in...
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- Jan 1980
Dropera
Dropera is a concept album by Fred Frith and Ferdinand Richard, credited as "Fred & Ferd". It was their first collaborative album as a duo and was recorded in Zürich, Switzerland in August 1989. It was released on both LP and CD by RecRec Music in...
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- 1991
Nous Autres
Nous Autres (Quebec French for "We") is a live album by Fred Frith and René Lussier recorded in October 1986 at the 4th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada. The live mixes were later enhanced...
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- 1987
Each in Our Own Thoughts
Each in Our Own Thoughts is a 1994 solo album by English experimental music composer and performer Tim Hodgkinson from Henry Cow. It is his second solo album, after Splutter (1985), and comprises six unreleased pieces composed by Hodgkinson between...
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- 1994
In Extremis
In Extremis is the fourth studio album by the avant progressive rock band Thinking Plague.
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- 1998
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Sgt. Disco
Sgt. Disco is the fifth studio album by the Ohio psychedelic/ experimental rock band Circus Devils. The album was released first as a double vinyl Lp. The CD version of the album was released by Mike Patton's Ipecac Recordings label on August 28,...
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- Aug 28, 2007
Namesake Caution
Namesake Caution is the fourth and final full-length studio album by the avant progressive rock band Time of Orchids.
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- 2007
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Recommended Records Sampler
The Recommended Records Sampler is a sampler double album by various artists released by English independent record label Recommended Records on LP in 1982. It contains tracks by musicians and groups on the Recommended Records catalogue at the time....
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- May 1982
Blue Lambency Downward
Blue Lambency Downward is the third album by Kayo Dot.
The album is available to be heard in its entirety, streamed from http://bluelambencydownward.com/
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- May 6, 2008
The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set
The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set is a nine-CD plus one-DVD limited edition box set by English avant-rock group Henry Cow, and was released by RēR Megacorp in January 2009. It consists of over 10 hours of previously unreleased recordings made...
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- Dec 2008
Ringworm Interiors
Ringworm Interiors is the debut album from Ohio alternative rock band Circus Devils. Released in 2001, the album is a psychedelic collage of musical vignettes with moods ranging from aggressive and disorienting to haunting and dreamy.
Members of...
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- 2001
Stockholm & Göteborg
Volume 6: Stockholm & Göteborg is a live CD by English avant-rock group Henry Cow, and is disc 6 of the 10-disc 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set. It was released in September 2008 by RēR Megacorp as a free-standing album in advance of the box set...
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- Sep 2008
Running Time:
- 3,803 s (63.38 min )
Ataxia
Ataxia is the sixth studio album released by alternative / psychedelic-rock band Circus Devils on October 31, 2008. All songs on Ataxia were written and performed by Robert Pollard, Todd Tobias, and Tim Tobias.
"The music jumps from dark crawlspace...
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- Oct 31, 2008
