Playlist - 27 February 2016

This week, for the last program for Summer, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and around the world, featuring recent music from A Lonely Crowd (Melbourne), Alithia (Melbourne, who managed to visit Adelaide last week without us hearing about it), Ben Craven (Brisbane, on the eve of the release of his next album), Circadian Pulse (Melbourne) and Sebastian Hardie. There's also music from the Polish band Riverside, as a tribute to their talented guitarist Piotr Grudzinski who passed away earlier this week. And there's only 14 sleeps to go before the French band Magma is due to bring their Zeuhl sounds here to Adelaide...

8pm
Pink Floyd    Echoes (1971) (Meddle)*
Amplifier    Sick rose (2011) (The Octopus)
A Lonely Crowd    Bows & arrows (2011) (Transients)
Ben Craven    Diabolique + Nobody dies forever Pt.1 + Aquamarine (2011) (Great And Terrible Potions)
Alithia    Thirteen (2014) (To The Edge Of Time)
9pm
Magma    Hortz Fur Dëhn Stekëhn Ẁest + Ïma Sürï Dondaï + Kobaïa Is De Hündïn (1973) (Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh)
Beardfish    Sunrise (2007) (Sleeping In Traffic Part One )
Riverside    Conceiving you (2005) (Second Life Syndrome)
Riverside    New generation slave + The depths of self-delusion (2013) (SONGS / Shrine Of New Generation Slaves)
Flying Colors    Bombs away (2014) (Second Nature)
10pm
Sebastian Hardie    I remember (2012) (Blueprint)
Circadian Pulse    Hourglass (2012) (In The Blink Of An Eye)
Caravan    In the land of grey and pink + Nine feet underground (live, 1971) (2007) (The Show Of Our Lives – Live At The BBC 1968-1973)
Marillion    Seasons end (1989) (Seasons End)
Ticket    Dream chant (1972) (Awake)

* Echoes, a breakdown for future reference...

Part 1 - The Birth Section - 0:00 - 1:55 

Part 2 - The Build-Up Section - 1:55 - 2:58 

Part 3 - The Space Section - 2:58 - 5:25 

Part 4 - The Light Section - 5:25 - 7:01 

Part 5 - The Funk Section - 7:01 - 10:35 

Part 6 - The Fading Section - 10:35 - 11:20 

Part 7 - The Haunted Section - 11:20 - 14:40 

Part 8 - The Returning Section - 14:40 - 15:13 

Part 9 - The Rebirth Section - 15:13 - 18:13 

Part 10 - The Retribution Section - 18:13 - 19:11 

Part 11 - The Space Section (Reprise) - 19:11 - 21:18 

Part 12 - The Dim Light Section - 21:18 - 22:52 

Part 13 - The Mortality Section - 22:52 - 23:35

 

Playlist - 20 February 2016

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, including some classic music from Spectrum (marking Mike Rudd's gig last Wednesday for the Festival Fringe with his one-man show RetroSpectrum) plus new music from Mebourne heavy band Teramaze. And the Seasons Of Change Birthday Book has birthdays this weekend for Andy Powell (one half of the twin guitar sound of UK band Wishbone Ash) and Pierre van der Linden (the drummer for the Dutch band Focus during their classic '70's period and a key part of that band's sound).

8pm
Spectrum    Love’s my bag (1971) (Milesago)
Spectrum    Superbody (1970) (Part One)
Mike Rudd    Lottery (2015) (demo, lyrics by Bill Putt)
Roger Waters    What god wants, Part 1 (1992) (Amused To Death)
Pink Floyd    Us and them (1973) (Dark Side Of The Moon)
Syd Barrett    Dark globe (1970) (The Madcap Laughs)
Wishbone Ash    Throw down the sword (1972) (Argus)
Wishbone Ash    Blowin’ free (live, 1992) (The Ash Live In Chicago)
9pm
Focus    Focus III (1972) (Focus III)
Focus    Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! (1972) (Focus III)
Earth And Fire    Song of the marching children (1971) (Song Of The Marching Children)
Haken    Celestial Elixir (2010) (Aquarius)
10pm
Teramaze    Her halo (2015) (Her Halo)
Ozric Tentacles    Rubbing shoulders with the absolute (2015) (Technicians Of The Sacred)
Spectrum    Some good advice + I’ll be gone (live at Sunbury, 1972) (Milesago - reissue: bonus track)
Ticket    Awake (1972) (Awake)

Playlist - 13 February 2016

This week, on World Radio Day, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, including some classic music from Spectrum and Ariel (marking Mike Rudd's visit to Adelaide this coming Wednesday for the Festival Fringe with his one-man show RetroSpectrum) plus new music from Mebourne heavy band Teramaze. And the Seasons Of Change Birthday Book has birthdays this weekend for Australian musician Bob Daisley (bass player with Kahvas Jute and many bands overseas including Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and Uriah Heep), as well as for former Genesis members Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett.

8pm
Rush    The Spirit of Radio (1980) (Permanent Waves)
Rush    Farewell to kings (live, 1978) (Different Stages - Live)
Rush    Xanadu (1977) (A Farewell To Kings)
Porcupine Tree    Time flies (2009) (The Incident)
Porcupine Tree    Even less (live) (2012) (Octane Untwisted)
Teramaze    Her halo (2015) (Her Halo)
Andy Salvanos    Afternoon bass (2007) (Closer)
9pm
Ariel    Jellabad Mutant Pt.1 + Pt.2 + Pt.5 (1975) (Rock & Roll Scars, bonus Jellabad Mutant tracks on reissue)
Spectrum    I’ll be gone (original acetate demo) (1970) (bonus track on reissue CD of Part One)
Peter Gabriel    Solsbury Hill (1977) (Peter Gabriel)

Genesis    Watcher of the skies  (1972) (Foxtrot)
Peter Gabriel    Come talk to me (live, 1993) (1994) (Secret World Live)
Kahvas Jute    Odyssey (1970)  (Wide Open)
Kahvas Jute    Ascend + Ascension (live, 2005) (1970)  (Wide Open, bonus track)
10pm
Steve Hackett    Entangled (2012) (Genesis Revisited II)
Steve Hackett    Hoping love will last + Land of a thousand Autumns + Please don’t touch (1978) (Please Don’t Touch)
Steve Hackett    A tower struck down (live) (2008/2010) (Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth, bonus track)
Ariel    Island Fantasia (live) (1977) (More From Before / Ariel Live In Concert)
Ticket    Dream chant (1972) (Awake)

Playlist - 6 February 2016

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas; since today is Waitangi Day, New Zealand's national day, there's a feast of music from across the Tasman (Airlord, Dragon, Split Enz and some heavy psych from Ticket), plus some classic Italian prog rock (to accompany the Carnevale festival here in Adelaide this weekend). And it's happy birthday this weekend to Roye Albrighton (guitarist and singer with Nektar), Tim Blake (Gong, Hawkwind) and Huw Lloyd Langton (Hawkwind).

8pm
Magic Bus    Jupiter 3AM (2014) (Transmission From Sogmore’s Garden)
Dragon    Darkness (1975) (Scented Gardens For The Blind)
Airlord    Is it such a dream (1977) (Clockwork Revenge)
Split Enz    Walking down a road (1975) (Mental Notes)
Dragon    Patina (1974) (Universal Radio)
Ticket    Dream chant (1972) (Awake)
The Break    Majestic kelp (2013) (Space Farm)
9pm
Quella Vecchia Locanda    Villa doria pamphili (1974) (Il Tempo Della Gioia)
Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)    Four holes in the ground (live) (1975) (Cook)
Banco (Del Mutuo Soccorso)    Danza deigrandi rettili (1972) (Darwin)
Locanda delle Fate    A vette un istante di quiete (1977) (Forse le lucciole non si amano piu)
Le Orme    Sospesi nell incredible (1973) (Felona e sorona)
Gong    Castle in the clouds (1973) (Angels Egg)
Hawkwind    The fifth second of forever + Dust of time (1980) (Levitation)
Hawkwind    Hurry on sundown (1970) (Hawkwind)
10pm
Nektar    Remember the future Pt.1 (1973) (Remember The Future)
Nektar    Wings (1973) (Sounds Like This)
Split Enz    One step ahead + Split Ends + Pioneer + Six months in a leaky boat + Years go by (live, NZ, 1993) (Greatest Hits: Live)
Split Enz    Spellbound (1975) (Mental Notes)
McPhee    Indian rope man (1972) (McPhee)