27 June, 2015

Playlist - 27 June 2015

This week, another serving of prog rock and a bit of anything else that fits from Australia and around the world, featuring recent heavy music from Red Light Sound (Adelaide) and Arcane (Brisbane), and post rock from Echotide (Brisbane) plus classic sounds from Bakery, Samael Lilith and Sherbet. And it's happy birthday to that exceedingly talented kiwi, Tim Finn.

8pm
Rush    YYZ (1981) (Moving Pictures)
Rush    The necromancer (1975) (Caress Of Steel)
Rush    Grand designs (1985) (Power Windows)
Caravan    C’thlu Thlu (1973) (For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night)
Hatfield and the North    Mumps (1975) (The Rotters Club)
Echotide    3mwy (Of Hope) (2012) (As Our Floodlights Gave Way To Dawn)
9pm
Split Enz    Maybe (1975) (Mental Notes)
Split Enz    Spellbound (1974/1979) (The Beginning Of The Enz)
Split Enz    I hope I never (1980) (True Colours)
Finn    Eyes of the world (1995) (Finn)
Red Light Sound    Earth divides (2015) (Latitudes)
Arcane    Keeping Stone: sound on fire (2015) (Known/Learned)
Tiles    Static (1999) (Presents Of Mind)
Tiles    Dress rehearsal (1994/2004) (Tiles)
Ozric Tentacles    Changa masala (2015) (Technicians Of The Sacred)
10pm
Bakery    Living with a memory (1971) (Momento)
Sherbet    Crimson ships (1970) (single only / So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star?)
Samael Lilith    Nights in white satin (1970) (single only / So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star?)
Split Enz    Bold as brass + Give it a whirl + Pioneer + Six months in a leaky boat (live, NZ, 1993) (Greatest Hits: Live)
Curved Air    Over and above (1972) (Phantasmagoria)
Company Caine    The last scene (1971) (A Product of a Broken Reality)

21 June, 2015

Playlist - 20 June 2015

This week, ahead of the Winter solstice tomorrow, a rugged-up serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and around the world, featuring recent Australian music from Sebastian Hardie and classic tracks from Indelible Murtceps, The Masters Apprentices and McPhee. And it's happy birthday to the late Peter Bardens (Camel) and Paul McCartney.

8pm
Steven Wilson    The raven that refused to sing (2013) (The Raven That Refused To Sing)
Porcupine Tree    Anesthetise (2007) (Fear of a Blank Planet)
Riverside    Escalator shrine + The depths of self-delusion (2013) (Shrine Of New Generation Slaves)
Sebastian Hardie    I wish (2012) (Blueprint)
9pm
Camel    Spirit of the water (demo) (1976) (Moonmadness, bonus track)
Camel    Mystic queen (1973) (Camel)
Camel    Highways to the sun (1977) (Rain Dances)
Camel    Ligging at Louis’ (live, 1974) (1978) (A Live Record)
McPhee    Indian rope man + Out to lunch (1972) (McPhee)
Indelible Murtceps    Esmerelda (1972) (Warts Up Your Nose)
The Masters Apprentices    Melodies of St. Kilda/Southern Cross + Thyme to rhyme (1972) (A Toast To Panama Red)
10pm
The Beatles    She’s leaving home (1967) (Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band)
The Beatles    Side 2 of Abbey Road (1969)  (Abbey Road)
Dave Gilmour    Shine on you crazy diamond (live, 2006) (Live In Gdansk)
Company Caine    The last scene (1971) (A Product of a Broken Reality)

13 June, 2015

Playlist - 13 June 2015

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and around the world. After 10pm it's happy 70th birthday to Mike Rudd with a healthy serving of music from his legendary Australian bands Spectrum and Ariel, and other birthdays this week include Chick Corea (Return To Forever), John Wetton (Asia, Family, King Crimson, Qango, UK, Uriah Heep and others) and Alan White (Yes).

8pm
Yes    Starship Trooper (1971) (The Yes Album)
Focus    Delitae musicae + Birth (1974) (Hamburger Concerto)
Return To Forever    Duel of the jester and the tyrant (1976)  (Romantic Warrior)
Chick Corea Akoustic Band    Spain (1989) (Chick Corea Akoustic Band)
Unitopia    Genesis medley (2013) (Covered Mirror Vol.1 Smooth As Silk)
Yes    The calling (1994) (Talk)
9pm
The Tangent    A spark in the aether (2015) (A Spark In The Aether)
Ozric Tentacles    Aura borealis (1999) (Waterfall Cities)
John Wetton    Battlelines (1994) (Battlelines)
King Crimson    Fracture (live, 1974) (USA)
Asia    Sole survivor (live, 1990) (Live In Moscow)
The Masters Apprentices    Melodies of St. Kilda/Southern Cross + Thyme to rhyme (1972) (A Toast To Panama Red)
10pm
Spectrum    I’ll be gone (1971) (single, alternate stereo version / bonus track on reissue of Part One)
Indelible Murtceps    We are indelible (1972) (Warts Up Your Nose / Ghosts: Post-Terminal Reflection)
Spectrum    What the world needs (is a new pair of socks) (1971) (Milesago)
Ariel    Some good advice (live) (1977) (More From Before / Ariel Live In Concert)
Ariel    Rock & roll scars (1975) (Rock & Roll Scars)
Spectrum    Sensible shoes + Right into you (live, 2003) (Forever Music presents: Series One – Seasons Of Change)
Spectrum    Second coming (live, 2001) (Queenscliff Music Festival - Alive)
Spectrum    I’ll be gone + You just can’t win (1970) (original acetate demos – bonus tracks on reissue of Part One)

06 June, 2015

Playlist - 6 June 2015

This week, on the first edition of Seasons Of Change for Winter, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and around the world, featuring recent music from Ben Craven (Brisbane) and classic tracks from the Australian bands Flake, Fraternity, Spectrum, Tamam Shud and Tully. And the Seasons Of Change birthday book is marking birthdays all over the place, including for two prolific bass players: Richard Sinclair (key member of a succession of bands in the Canterbury scene) and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Yes, Liquid Tension Experiment, etc etc), plus singer Annie Haslam (Renaissance), guitarist John Du Cann (Atomic Rooster), Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) and the heavy sounds of Daniel Gildenlow (Pain Of Salvation).

8pm
Fraternity    Seasons of Change (1971) (Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)
Tully    Sea of joy Part 1 (1971) (Sea Of Joy)
Tamam Shud    Sea the swells (1972) (Morning Of The Earth s/track)
Tully    Sea of joy Part 2 (1971) (Sea Of Joy)
Sebastian Hardie    Vuja de (2011) (Blueprint)
Ben Craven    Diabolique + Nobody dies forever Pt.1 + Aquamarine (2011) (Great And Terrible Potions)
Renaissance    The captive heart (1977) (Novella)
Renaissance    Northern lights (live, Japan, 2001) (In The Land Of The Rising Sun)
Pain Of Salvation    Undertow (2002) (Remedy Lane)
9pm
Tony Levin    Pillar of fire (2000) (Waters of Eden)
The Stick Men (The Crimson Projeckt)    Vroom vroom (live, 2014) (Live In Tokyo)
Liquid Tension Experiment    Osmosis (1998) (Liquid Tension Experiment)
Pink Floyd    Learning to fly (1987) (A Momentary Lapse Of Reason)
Caravan    In the land of grey and pink (1971)  (In The Land Of Grey And Pink)
Hatfield and the North    It didn’t matter anyway (1975) (The Rotters Club)
Camel    Summer lightning (1978) (Breathless)
Atomic Rooster    Devil’s answer (1971) (single only)
The Last Embrace    On my own (2015) (The Winding Path)
10pm
The Tangent    A spark in the aether (2015) (A Spark In The Aether)
Tangerine Dream    Stratosfear (1976) (Stratosfear)
Tangerine Dream    Ultima Thule Pt.1 (1972) (single only)
Hawkwind    Brainstorm +Silver Machine (live, 1974) (Hawkwind At The BBC 1972)
Hawkwind    Chronoglide Skyway (1976) (Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music)
Flake    Under the silent tree (1971) (How’s Your Mother)
Spectrum    But that's alright (1972) (Milesago)
Company Caine    The last scene (1971) (A Product of a Broken Reality)