Phideaux

[rpmartino]

So ANYONE else listen to this guy?

I just found him very refreshing after getting kind of bored with the more well known modern prog stuff (the Spock's Beards, Dream Theaters, IQs, Transatlantics, Flower Kings, Ayreons etc. of the prog world) much of which is certainly quality music but kind of leaves me flat after a while, has a sort of "been there done that" cliche feel to a lot of times (case in point... jumped in on a prog radio station today and heard something that sounded just like a lost Gabriel-era Genesis tune, turns out it was from IQ's Dark Matter). I'm just kind of in the mood for something different these days...

As a suggestion for the Aural Moon playlist, the piece Chupacabras might be a nice option (his sort of nod to "prog epics"). His first album is available for free on his website http://www.bloodfish.com

His focus seems to be on interesting compositions with lots of nice subtle touches, not really over the top time sig changes and blazing solos but certainly in the creative tradition of complex/unique songwriting like Tull, Van Der Graaf, David Bowie, Pink Floyd etc... interesting harmonic development, strong melodies, unique arragements and song structures...