Magic and Music: Gruul (Red-Green)

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The Gruul would find this introductory sentence too long. Smashing things with big things is all Gruul likes to do, all day and every day, and the more passionately one can smash, the better. In particular, the Gruul distrust artifice, preferring to get all their rage out on natural instruments and thus separating themselves from the claustrophile Rakdos. The jazz-fusion instrumentals of Genesis are a good touchstone here; Genesis, a fairly green-white band overall, ventured into red whenever Phil Collins got a hold of instrumental passages (the Gruul love drums, especially the greenness of tribal drums/percussion). Though the idea of prog rock is kinda complex for a Gruul mind, theirs is a world of feel, and if the long instrumental feels right, then it is right. The sound of musicians letting 'er rip gets the Gruul all happy, and here's to them with the following songs:

Peter Gabriel - The Rhythm of the Heat
Phil Collins - Droned
Genesis - '...In That Quiet Earth'
Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
Juno Reactor - Pistolero
Banco de Gaia - Obsidian
Susumu Yokota - The Scream of a Sage Who Lost Freedom and Love Taken for Granted Before
Banco de Gaia - Creme Egg
Terrestre - Eita-Leitale
Brand X - Malaga Virgen
Porcupine Tree - Tinto Brass
Genesis - Los Endos