For this last matchup of the first round, we have two somewhat dissimilar albums. The first features a British psychedelic prog band from 1972, while the second involves a 2009 avant progressive rock release by a band from Belgium.
Here are the descriptions:
Steel Mill - Green Eyed God
The main theme here is eclecticism: This has a lot of Blues and heavy psych in it for a prog album. But then lush, melodic and subtle winds as well as twists and turns contrast that. Earthy but airy, grounded but elegic and somewhat esoteric. Joining worlds that had been drifting apart by 1972 (the year this was created).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29G9WrqL3Qs&t=1s
Also to be found on spotify
vs.
Present - Barbaro
Dense ass avant-zeuhl chaos, and way better than a 2000s reunion prog album from an old act has ANY right to be. Band got started by the guitarist from the first two Univers Zero records, and this one closes with a cover/redo of Jack the Ripper off Heresie. Whole things a ride.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAFqDYKKhIM
Only stream I could find is on YouTube. Sound quality there is predictably a bit shit, so if any progheads are savvy enough to use Google drive, I also uploaded my copy into a shared folder for your beautiful ears:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IZRIrhQuCc0_NfWJ2Jfl6EKEaDlV76qZ
Once we have a winner here, Round 1 will be complete, and we'll know all of the survivors that will be moving on to our elimination round.
Fun fact: Of the first nine matches, only two of those I've voted for are moving on to the second round. Zoinks!
