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Last Updated: April 16, 2005 A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z Babylon Floridian progressive rock band formed in 1976, disbanded in 1978; influenced by early Genesis, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Van Der Graf Generator, Happy The Man "and various European and American progressive bands." [from their website]. Backstabbers Incorporated Bai Bang Balance Of Power UK based prog/power band fronted by vocalist Lance King. Bane Of Existence Banco de Gaia toby@banco.co.uk Popular ambient/trance/techno style band has a great looking, graphical home page here. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Italian perogressive rock band formed in 1971, featuring dual keyboards and operatic vocals. Luis Baptis "The guitarist Luis Baptis is the author of an original musical project which offers unique shows and discs where the diversity of the instruments played by him - 14 different guitars - and the mix of music styles, from classical, traditional to contemporary, surprises and seduces. Barclay James Harvest British art/progressive/folk rock group formed in 1966; "was for many years one of the most hard-luck outfits in progressive rock" [All Music Guide to Rock, 2nd Ed. 1997, pg 50]. Bartok bartokweb@yahoo.es Progressive metal band from Spain. Colin Bass Bassist with not only a solo career but also w/Camel. Bates Motel Richard Baxter richardbaxterkrock@excite.com or richardbaxterkrock@yahoo.com Canadian drummer who's debut album features a 115-piece drum kit; has opened for the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Def Leppard, Nazareth, etc. Jeff Beck Rock guitar legend who's performed with "a number of bands in various genres as well as maintaining his own successful solo career [...] considered one of the top guitarists of his generation." [Seth Hindin - Rolling Stone.com Beheaded Behind The Curtain (band) behind-the-curtain@usa.net Described as progressive, avant garde metal, compared to Dream Theater. Bel Canto Although they are more soft pop then new age/ambient, they do contain some ambient influences, and are highly recommended anyways. (: Discographies, notes on the band, tour dates. Adrian Belew Belew has been involved in more projects than can be listed, but that list includes King Crimson and Frank Zappa. Bellaphon bella@big.or.jp Japanese instrumental symphonic progressive band, originally formed in 1982 and after a 8 year hiatus, reformed 1996. Compared to Finch or Camel (circa Moonmadness). Michael Berkley "A classically trained composer and pianist, Michael Thomas Berkley [not only creates his own music, but also] composes for film, dance, and multimedia projects." Robert Berry berrysongs@robertberry.com Solo artist, formed a short-lived trio with Carl Palmer and Keith Emerson called 3, producer of many Magna Carta releases. Ivan Bertolla Australian guitarist/composer playing "Cinematic Progressive Dramatic Music." Between The Buried And Me Beyond The Embrace Beyond The Labyrinth Dutch melodic progressive metal band Beyondomatic beyondomatic@jamaelot.com To quote: "[B]eyondomatic is an experimental electronic music group from san francisco, california. they use a wide variety of unusual instruments such as moogs, stringed instruments made with 2x4s and piano wire, 80's casios, found object percussion, and lots of delay and cool effects to produce extended works that are spiritual, spacey, and evocative." Emily Bezar em@emilybezar.com Music artist with both progressive and jazz overtones, often compared to Kate Bush. Big Big Train bigbigtrain@spawton.swinternet.co.uk "Big Big Train are a five piece outfit from Bournemouth, England...." [Frank Blades, Alternate View] Big Block 454 bb454@mcmail.com Self described as Post Industrial Experimental music Biohazard Biomechanical Biosphere A very, very small site devoted to this ambient techno group - not much info about the band itself...so little that without the discography you'd think you'd gotten the wrong "number." Mostly definitions...sorta...of "bio" words. Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic "This band combines elements of classical, progressive, avant-garde, and hints of industrial to create a unique urgent sound" [Jerry Lucky, The Progressive Rock Files, 4th Ed., pg 173-4]. Birth Control nossi@gammaray.de German progressive band The Black Dahlia Murder Black Symphony Progressive metal band that Jurriaan Hage at Axiom Of Choice likens to a harder edged Threshold. Johnny Blackburn John.Blackburn@nashville.com Information and audio clips concerning this artist. Also known as In the Wind's Eye Music. Blast This Dutch "avant/rock" quartet uses both electric and acoustic guitars, alto and soprano sax, bass clarinet, baritone sax, as well as the usual bass, drums and vocals in their sound - compared with Henry Cow and The Muffins. Blaze Bleeding Through Peter Blegvad Blegvad has been a member of Slapp Happy, Faust, a Slapp Happy/Henry Cow hybrid, and others in his career. He's a vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer...and from one website I visited, Peter Blegvad's Leviathan, a humorist/artist, too. Blind Guardian Epic progressive metal band in the vein of Iron Maiden with other elements thrown in Blind Mirror (Vitaminic) Blind Mirror (IUMA) According to Vitaminic, the first site's host, "[Italy's] Blind Mirror music represents an innovative marriage between the '70 progressive rock atmospheres and more modern and electric prog metal episodes." Blitzkrieg Blood Audio Blood Has Been Shed Blue Drift Bondage Fruit Formed in 1990 in Japan, this band has been compared thusly: "A cross between Happy Family and Kenso...Canterbury-ish [in] nature...[with] strong ethnic and Zuehl influences." [Jerry Lucky, ibid]. Bongzilla David Borden David Borden founded Mother Mallard, "the world's first all synthesizer group," according to the Cuniform website. "His music is a pleasing and highly listenable mixture of classical forms, dense textures, strict counterpoint, and high energy electronics." Borknagar Christopher Boscole cboscole@isomedia.com Reviews and info on keyboardist and composer Christopher Boscole, multi-faceted musician whose music falls into many genres from New Age to contemporary and classic jazz. Boulder Bozzio Levin Stevens Super trio of Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons, Age of Impact, others), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment, others), and Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) playing fantastic instrumental progressive rock. Not really a website, but rather a bio on the Magna Carta website. Braindance From their bio: "Initially formed as a studio project in 1992, Braindance [formed...] a new genre of music that transcended categorization - Progressive Darkwave. Combining the musical elements of goth, progressive metal, industrial, doom, darkwave, progressive trance, and modern classical music with the lyrical elements of mental illness, science fiction/fantasy adventure, and the plight of man versus machine/versus man/versus god/versus himself [...]" Brainstorm German power metal band. Glenn Branca Experimental composer; influential on many rock musicians and noise artists. FAQ, discographies, samples. Brand New Sin Brand X Brand X was (is?) a jazz-rock project that has featured Phil Collins, Percy Jones, and John Goodsall. Rick Braun While considered a smooth jazz artist, Braun plays so well and so invitingly, who cares. Brave A female fronted quintet creating ethereal, lyrical, lilting and beautiful sonicscapes Bright Eye Brison Patrick Broguière mailto:broguiere@tutti-image.com Broguière is a French "electronicist" with influences ranging from Baroque to Celtic and a style that has been described as orchestral. Jacquelyn Brown New Age / Celtic harpist - "troubadour harpist" - with a nice web page about herself. Discography, reviews, etc. Bubblemath Budgie Burnt By The Sun Bury Your Dead A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z [Top] [Home] © Copyright 1999, 2005 Progressive World