| # | Artist | Song (click to play) | Album | Year | CD label |
| 1 | Vesania | Freiraticos | Vesania | 1999 | Record Runner |
| Instrumental progressive with a metal edge. An obvious influence is Rush. It also sounds as if the band is familiar with Discipline's _Unfolded Like Staircase_ album. This also reminds me of the Gordian Knot album which is also an instrumental guitar tour-de-force. This is a real album if you are looking for some hard-driving edgy progressive. | |||||
| 2 | Mutantes | Pitagoras | Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol | 1974 | Gala |
| This is Mutantes other "prog" album, as opposed to their earlier pop/ psychedelic/tropicalia albums. In addition to the Yes influences, you can easily ascertain a Gentle Giant influence, as well. It is pretty good prog, but, not great. The vocal style is real goofy sometimes. | |||||
| 3 | Nilton Gappo | Planetary Walk | Secret Gardens | 1999 | Sonopress |
| Here is a solo album by the guitarist of Bacamarte. He plays all of the instruments. It is a nice instrumental progressive/fusion/world music album. The CD also has one of those multimedia tracks that made my computer crash with the blue-screen of death this morning, but, other than that it is a pretty good album. | |||||
| 4 | Verdaguer | Charara | Humahuaca | 1994 | Record Runner |
| Very nice mostly instrumental progressive. The music is often very complex and always lyrical. The melodies are usually carried by the flute or a combination of flute and guitar. Comparable to Marco Antonio Araujo or Kenso. | |||||
| 5 | Calix | Danta com Devas | ? | 1999? | un-released? |
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From Michel Vale Ferreira: In 1994, flute player Renato Savassi, classical guitar student Marcelo Hipólito e two more more classmates invited guitarist Sânzio Brandão to enter in a already exotic band called Vivências. They won several festivals and changed their name to Cálix. The band now is: Renato Savassi - Flute, acoustic guitar, bandolim, vocals. Sânzio Brandão - Guitars, voice. André Godoy - Drums, percussion, voice. Rufino Silvério - Keyboards Marcelo Cioglia - Bass and voice. They have release a single with four songs (Novidades, Dança com Devas, No More Whispers, Caxinguelê) and are planning to release their album this semester. Live, they play, among others: Can You Understand? (Renaissance, with a guest vocal by the André Godoy's girlfriend or Vlad); Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Living In The Past, Life Is A Long Song (Jethro Tull, is their main influence); Carmina Burana (closing section); Goodbye Blue Sky (Pink Floyd) and others. Non-official website: Calix E-mail: devas@cdlnet.com.br | |||||
| 6 | Recordando o Vale das Macas | Remembering Apples Valley II | As Criancas da Nova Floresta II | 1993 | Progressive Rock Worldwide |
| I may be mistaken, but, my understanding is that this is a 90's re-recording of a progressive album from the 70's. In any case, this is an excellent refined symphonic album of original compositions. Comparable to Marco Araujo, Quaterna Requiem, and Mia. | |||||