30 December, 2017

Playlist - 30 December 2017

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, spending some time with some of the more interesting releases from 2017. There's also selections from the musical legacy of John Wetton (King Crimson, UK, Asia and many more), Alan Holdsworth (UK), Clive Brooks (quirky UK Canterbury trio Egg), Walter Becker (Steely Dan) and Paul O'Neill (Trans-Siberian Orchestra).

8pm
Anubis    Fool’s gold + These changing seasons II (2017) (The Second Hand)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    Polygondwanaland (2017) (Polygondwanaland)
Caligula’s Horse    To the wind: Dream the dead + Will’s song (Let the colours run) (2017) (In Contact)
Big Big Train    Experimental gentleman (Part Two: Merchants Of Light) (2017) (Grimspound)
Mostly Autumn    Tomorrow dies (2017) (Sight Of Day)
9pm
It    The path of least resistance (2017) (We’re All In This Together)
King Crimson    Easy money (live) (1975) (USA)
UK    In the dead of night (1978) (UK)
Egg    While growing my hair (1970) (Egg)
Steely Dan    Deacon blues (1976) (Aja)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra    Vienna + Mozart (2000) (Beethoven’s Last Night)
Deckchair Poets    Elephants, not ivory (2013) (Who Needs Pyjamas)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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23 December, 2017

Playlist - 23 December 2017

8pm
Jethro Tull    Holly herald (2003) (The Christmas Album)
Steeleye Span    The holly and the ivy (1972) (single only, B-side to Gaudete)
Mike Oldfield    In dulce jubilo (1975) (single only)
Loreena McKennitt    Seeds of love (1995) (A Winter Garden)
Unitopia    The garden (live) (2011) (One Night In Europe)
Toehider    Under the mistletoe (2009) (Under The Mistletoe / The Last Six)
Emerson Lake & Palmer    I believe in Father Christmas (1977) (Works Volume 2)
Toehider    Carol of the bells – Choral (2009) (Under The Mistletoe EP / 12 EPs in 12 Months, The Last Six)
Toehider    Carol of the bells – Rock (2009) (Under The Mistletoe EP / 12 EPs in 12 Months, The Last Six)
9pm
Jethro Tull Christmas concert at St Brides:
  • Jethro Tull    Weathercock (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
  • Reading: Rev George Pitcher / Choir    Introduction/What cheer (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
  • Jethro Tull    A Christmas song + Living In These Hard Times (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
  • Reading: Ian Anderson    Marmion (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
  • Jethro Tull    Jack in the green + A winter snowscape (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
  • Jethro Tull / choir / Jethro Tull    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Thick As A Brick (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
Emma Horwood    Noël nouvelet (2010) (Angel Song: A Christmas Blessing)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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16 December, 2017

Playlist - 16 December 2017

For tonight's Summer edition of "Seasons Of Change", to paraphrase the title of a very early Pink Floyd song, we follow on from last week's edition and...

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1977
 ...encountering the usual diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, or at least as much as can fit into 2 hours, including the eclectic sounds of Kiwi bands Airlord and Split Enz, plus Mike Rudd and Ariel (Melbourne).

8pm
Yes    Going for the one (Jul 1977) (Going For The One)
Renaissance    The captive heart (UK: Aug 1977, US: Feb 77) (Novella)
Locanda delle Fate    Cercando Un Nuovo Confine (1977) (Forse le lucciole non si amano piu)
Gong    Master builder (live) (Aug 1977) (Live etc)
Split Enz    Bold as brass (UK: Aug 1977) (Dizrythmia)
Split Enz    Jamboree (UK: Aug 1977) (Dizrythmia)
Airlord    Ladies of the night (1977) (Clockwork Revenge)
Camel    First light (Sept 1977) (Rain Dances)
9pm
Rush    Cygnus X-1 (Sept 1977) (A Farewell To Kings)
Steely Dan    Home at last (Sept 1977) (Aja)
Barclay James Harvest    Sea of tranquility (Oct 1977) (Gone To Earth)
Ariel    I’ll be gone (live) (Oct 1977) (Ariel Aloha / Ariel Live In Concert)
Steeleye Span    The black freighter (Nov 1977) (Storm Force Ten)
Rick Wakeman    Crime of passion (Nov 1977) (Criminal Record)
PFM    Traveller (1977) (Jet Lag)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab

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08 December, 2017

Playlist - 9 December 2017

For tonight's Summer edition of "Seasons Of Change", to paraphrase the title of a very early Pink Floyd song, we...

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1977
 ...encountering the usual diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, or at least as much as can fit into 2 hours., including the eclectic sounds of Kiwi band Airlord.

8pm
Pink Floyd Sheep (Jan 1977) (Animals)
Rick Wakeman White Rock (Jan 1977) (White Rock, s/track)
Jethro Tull Songs from the wood (Feb 1977) (Songs From The Wood)
Anthony Phillips Sleepfall: The geese fly west (Mar 1977) (The Geese And The Ghost)
Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill (Feb 1977) (Peter Gabriel)
Emerson Lake & Palmer Fanfare for the common man (Mar 1977) (Works Volume I)
Procol Harum Something magic (Mar 1977) (Something Magic)
Ariel Illicit love / Hollywood (live) (Oct 1977) (Arield Aloha / Ariel Live In Concert)
9pm
Airlord Is it such a dream + You might even be + Pictures in a puddle + Out of the woods (1977) (Clockwork Revenge)
Supertramp Even in the quietest moments ( Apr 1977) (Even In The Quietest Moments)
Kevin Ayers The owl (Apr 1977) (single only)
Alan Parsons Project I Robot (instrumental) + I wouldn’t want to be like you (Jun 1977) (I, Robot)
Hawkwind Quark, Strangeness and Charm (Jun 1977) (Quark, Strangeness and Charm)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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02 December, 2017

Playlist - 2 December 2017

For the first Saturday of Summer, Seasons Of Change tonight starts with the classic sound of Fraternity (Adelaide), plus tracks from the latest album by trippy Melbourne band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (who dropped into Adelaide on Thursday night), and eclectic selections from Sean Timms (Adelaide-based bands Unitopia and Southern Empire) and Toehider (Melbourne). There's also a selection from The Beatles to mark the current tour of Australia by Paul McCartney, including the classic Side 2 suite from the Abbey Road album.

8pm
Fraternity Seasons of Change (1971) (single only / Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969 - 1974, compilation)
Haken Visions (2011) (Visions)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Polygondwanaland + Crumbling castle (2017) (Polygondwanaland)
Sean Timms Excerpts from Bodyjackers (2008) (The Gargoyle And Other Stories: The Orchestral Music of Sean Timms)
9pm
The Beatles Penny Lane (1967) (single only)
The Beatles Side 2 of Abbey Road (1969)  (Abbey Road)
Spock’s Beard The doorway (1996) (Beware Of Darkness)
Toehider Take it, it’s yours (2009) (Toehider Too / The First Six)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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