Help me with my ridiculously prog, borderline unlistenable mix

I think what I might have to do, is just go with as many epics as I can fit on a cd. Like a side of Soft Machine 3, 2112 by Rush and then the smaller stuff.

maybe some italian stuff? il balletto di bronzo, biglietto per linferno, ibis or pfm?

also what about some fuckin VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, dude?

oh, wait: YEZDA URFA.

GOBLIN?

Which van der graaf should I get? And obviously I mean the most fucked up, not necessarily the "best"

How about Caravan? I've heard their name thrown around but haven't actually heard them. I'm also thinking certain german bands might fit.

i'm actually not a van der graaf expert (just been getting into them lately), but "a plague of lighthouse keepers" is a 20+ minute suite.

but if you're looking for seriously odd, definitely yezda urfa.

Well it depends on the contrast / connections you want to make with the mix.

If you want a big over the top one in a close to the edge/suppers ready/plague of lighthouse keepers style (but not too long) Try 'As your mind flies by' by Rare Bird,

If you want to keep it chilled, go for the later smooth jazz-rock Soft Machine (maybe out of season from softs?) or the pastorial (Fluid's nothing but morning maybe?).

I was actually thinking the Mockingbird by BJH would fit in what you've chosen, but I always hated that track, so something showing the earlier prototypes of this sort of thing, maybe symphonic-tending Moody Blues (No, not Nights in White Satin - maybe Questions?)

I want prog songs that are totally self indulgent, everywhere all at once.

Cogs in Cogs

The Battle Of Epping Forest is probably Genesis' least cohesive epic, but it's not actually very good. Maybe The Musical Box? Several sections, ends up in a totally different place from where it started, quotes a nursery rhyme in the middle = prog heaven.

I'm no Zappa expert but he was definitely everywhere all at once.

Side 1 of Mekanik Destructiw Kommandoh by Magma?

"Waiting Room" by Genesis. Recommend from prog-mad bf.

The following are all from my iTunes and qualify as insanely progressive:

The Mars Volta - Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus
Beck - Diamond Bollocks
Cardiacs - R.E.S.
The Fiery Furnaces - Chris Michaels
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (duh) :D
KOENJIHYAKKEI - Grembo Zavia (this is absolutely what yr after)
Mansun - Cancer
The Monsoon Bassoon - Commando
MR. FUCKING. BUNGLE. - MA MEESHKA MOW SKWOZ (if this song is not on yr list you have failed)
Oceansize - Massive Bereavement
Roxy Music - The Bob (Medley)
Thighpaulsandra - Lycraland
The Electric Soft Parade - The American Adventure
Ulver - The Truth
Yes - The Gates Of Delirium

as a bonus, more or less every single one of these songs is fucking brilliant

for Van der Graaf go with "La Rossa"
for ver Nice go with "America"?

'the devil's triangle' on crimson's 'wake of poseidon' is pretty unlistenable.

'jesus he knows me' by genesis is unlistenable, but for different reasons

try some comus (maybe "the herald"?), le orme ("sospesi nell'incredible"?), ulver ("it is not sound"?), and battles ("atlas"?). none of those are unlistenable but each has its share of awesome ridiculous moments

I maintain that "The Truth" is the most awesomely WTF-brilliant-mad-prog-noise-freakout track on that album. Either that or "Christmas". No, it's definitely "The Truth".

Okay I just added Sitcom by Camberwell Now. This Heat was too post punky. This was just proggy enough.

And I downloaded a huge torrent of italian prog I have to wade through to find the right level of craziness.

Does Acid Mothers Temple count?

Their songs are too cohesive. I want something with lots of parts and time signature changes.

art bears maybe?

check out the stuff on my list, dude! except the king crimson, because you've already discounted that.

dude. Hope for Happiness - the Soft Machine

this probably isn't what you're looking for, but you could even throw on some early Throwing Muses/weirder Kate Bush.

also, Hawkwind. Slapp Happy (people don't talk about them enough!). Henry Cow.

Just buy him an Orthrelm record.

I would second that "Battle of Epping Forest" by Genesis probably fits what you are looking for in terms of the 'self-indulgent', 'everywhere all at once' (other considerations might be "Colony of Slippermen", or of course "Supper's Ready").

VdGG, for your criteria, it's probably "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"

I'm curious, though, why go with the most fucked up or all over the place over the best?

And why not include stuff like Gorguts Obscura or Immolation or Naked City for that matter?

If you just wanted aural fuckitude... a lot has happened since the 70s.

I definitely agree with the VDGG. "Lighthouse Keepers" or "Man-Erg" would be good on any comp.

oh, shit - SHUB NIGGURATH. the post-zeuhl one, not the mexican death metal band.

What about some early Zappa/Mothers stuff? Some of the Baby Snakes era stuff was pretty out there.

I can see filthy dylan walking into his 12-hour DJ set holding six records.