Mellotronists

Indeed there is a resurgence of prog-tinged material w/doses 
of 'Tron & other analog and vintage kybds popping up in the mix here 
and there--thanks to folks like Streetly and Kean who keep these 
units alive and others who do their best with duct tape and 
carpenter's glue...

They range from South to FCS North to Oh My God to Mars Volta and 
even pop up on mainstream material like Macy Gray and Coldplay 
albums, but by and large they appear on indie labels and many times 
are only limited regional releases, so serious stoneturning is in 
order. I come across these gems all the time...after all, prog is 
not music just slapped together in a fortnight, and more and more 
people are grappling with its sophistication and the challenge to 
keep it alive. 

Music that stands up to repeated listenings through the years tends 
to be prog in my book. The early stuff may sound dinosauric and 
topheavy, but indeed refreshingly dated! Take the Proto-Kaw stuff 
and bump it up against Il Balletto Di Bronzo's "Ys"...what a roller 
coaster...