20 December, 2021

Playlist - 25 December 2021

Featuring the traditional Christmas concert by Jethro Tull from St Brides Church in London plus a selection of other festive tunes including songs by Australian performers Unitopia, Toehider and Emma Horwood.

8pm
Toehider    Under the mistletoe (2009) (Under The Mistletoe EP / 12 EPs in 12 Months, The Last Six)
Steeleye Span    The holly and the ivy (1972) (single)
Loreena McKennitt    Seeds of love (1995) (A Winter Garden)
Mike Oldfield    In dulce jubilo (1975) (single)
Unitopia    The garden (live) (2011) (One Night In Europe)
I Am The Manic Whale    Run with the fox (2020) (Christmas Selection Box)
Toehider    Carol of the bells – Choral + Carol of the bells – Rock (2009) (Under The Mistletoe EP / 12 EPs in 12 Months, The Last Six)
9pm
Jethro Tull    Weathercock + Introduction/What cheer + A Christmas song + Living In These Hard Times + Marmion + Jack in the green + Another Christmas song + A winter snowscape + God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Thick As A Brick (live, 2008) (Christmas At St Brides 2008)
Toehider    Dear Santa (2009) (Under The Mistletoe / The Last Six)
Emerson Lake & Palmer    I believe in Father Christmas (1977) (Works Volume 2)
Emma Horwood    Noel nouvelet (2010) (Angel Song: A Christmas Blessing)

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18 December, 2021

Playlist - 18 December 2021

Tonight featuring selections from the musical legacy of Chick Corea, Doug Parkinson, Michael Gudinski, Ian MacFarlane, Robby Steinhardt (Kansas), John Goodsall (Brand X) and John Miles. In the words of the song, "Cosmic flash, now here you are, Cosmic flash, now there you go"...

8pm
Return To Forever    Sorceress (1976) (Romantic Warrior)
Return To Forever    Captain Senor Mouse (1973) (Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy)
The Alpha Experiment (feat. Doug Parkinson)    Everything must change (2013) (Close Encounter)
Doug Parkinson    Dear Prudence (1969) (single)
Billy Green (aka Will Greenstreet) & Doug Parkinson    Cosmic flash (1974 / 1999) (Stone, original soundtrack)
Split Enz    Walking down a road (1975) (Mental Notes)
Madder Lake    Salmon Song (1973) (Still Point)
9pm
Ian MacFarlane    A mountain of swords (1987/2018) (Planetarium)
Ian MacFarlane    Summits in the mist (1987/2018) (Planetarium)
Ian MacFarlane    Seeds in the dust II (1987/2018) (Planetarium)
Kansas    The wall (live) (1978/2008) (Two For The Show)
Kansas    Bringing it back (live) (1978 / 2008) (Two For The Show)
Brand X    Nuclear burn (1976) (Unorthodox Behaviour)
Brand X    Macrocosm (1977) (Moroccan Roll)
John Miles    Music (1976) (Rebel)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum     Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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11 December, 2021

Playlist - 11 December 2021

Tonight checking out some of the more interesting releases during the last 12 months, from here in Australia and from overseas.

8pm
The Omnific    Scurryfunge (2021) (Escapades)
Fraternity    Raglan’s folly (1971/2021) (Livestock / Seasons Of Change: The Complete Recordings 1970-1974)
Fraternity    It (1971/2021) (Livestock / Seasons Of Change: The Complete Recordings 1970-1974)
Sam Teskey    Don’t fear (2021) (Cycles)
Sam Teskey    Let the sun bring the light (2021) (Cycles)
Beautiful Bedlam    Breather (2021) (Beautiful Bedlam)
The Cortex Shift    Sentience (2021) (Eat The Rich And Steal Their Spaceships)
Fraternity    Seasons of change (1971/2021, single version) (Seasons Of Change: The Complete Recordings 1970-1974)
9pm
Yes    The ice bridge (2021) (The Quest)
Pineapple Thief    Our mire (2021) (Nothing But The Truth)
Porcupine Tree    Harridan (2022) (Closure / Continuation)
Lifesigns     Altitude (2021) (Altitude)
Kansas    Dust in the wind (live) (2021) (Point Of Know Return – Live And Beyond)
Flutatious    Through space and time (2021) (Through Space And Time)

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Sound with pictures for some of the releases listed above:








02 December, 2021

Playlist - 4 December 2021

Your ears will not be deceiving you tonight - starting with musical numbers from the pen of the late Stephen Sondheim, before continuing with a broad selection of prog rock goodness ...

8pm
Original stage cast    You Gotta Have A Gimmick (fr. Gypsy) (1959) (original Broadway cast)
Original film cast    Overture + Comedy tonight  + Search for Mare’s Sweat + Lovely (fr. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum) (1962) (original film soundtrack)
Acolyte    Clarity (2021) (Entropy)
Projected Twin    How she makes me (feat. Chris Lyon) (2020) (digital single)
Chris Cameron    Tiberiu Olah - Sonata for Solo Clarinet (2021) (digital single)
Chris Cameron    Trust (feat. Blondmoss) (2021) (digital single)
Toehider    Concerning Lix and Fairs (2020) (I Like It!)
The Cortex Shift    Opposites subtract (2017) (Songs In The Key Of Lunch)
9pm
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets    Lucifer Sam (live) (2019) (Live At The Roundhouse)
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets    If (live) (2019) (Live At The Roundhouse)
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets    Atom heart mother (live) (2019) (Live At The Roundhouse)
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets    If (Reprise) (live) (2019) (Live At The Roundhouse)
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets    The Nile song (live) (2019) (Live At The Roundhouse)
Pink Floyd    Sorrow (live) (2021) (Live At Knebworth 1990)
Pink Floyd    Run like hell (live) (2021) (Live At Knebworth 1990)
Kypo    Satoshi (2020) (Bluethoven EP)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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Melbourne-based drummer Chris Cameron with his arrangement of music by Tiberiu Ola:


A promo video for the nearly 11 minute song "Clarity" by heavy band Acolyte (which also features Chris Cameron):

Jazzy Adelaide instrumental band The Cortex Shift in 2018:

27 November, 2021

Playlist - 27 November 2021

Starting this week with a selection of songs featuring David Longdon, best known as the lead singer for UK band Big Big Train, who passed away last weekend.

8pm
Big Big Train    The first rebreather (2012) (English Electric Part One)
Big Big Train    Telling the bees (2016) (Folklore)
Big Big Train    Last train (2009) (The Underfall Yard)
Nick Beggs, Steve Hackett, Christina Booth, Rob Reed, Nick D’Virgillio, David Longdon    Spectral mornings (single version) (2015) (Spectral Mornings 2015 EP)
Dyble Longdon    Obedience (2020) (Between A Breath And A Breath)
Anubis    The passing bell (2018) (Different Stories)
9pm
Arcane    The malice (2009) (Chronicles Of The Waking Dream)
Arcane    The first silent year (2009) (Chronicles Of The Waking Dream)
Arcane    Secret (2009) (Chronicles Of The Waking Dream)
Arcane    Fading (2009) (Chronicles Of The Waking Dream)
Domino    Dead man waltzing (2013) (Where The Desert Meets The Sea)
Red Sea    Hopelessly… (2020) (Sanguine, EP)
Junior    (Jacarandas in) November (2010) (The Fibro Majestic)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum     Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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From the band's own Youtube channel, here is BBT with David Longdon from 2017:

Adelaide band Junior performing their rather nice (and non-prog-rock) song November quite a few years ago:


And a new release is imminent from United Progressive Fraternity, with a preview single just a smidgeon too early for tonights edition of SOC (which for tonight is pre-recorded):


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20 November, 2021

Playlist - 20 November 2021

8pm
Split Enz    Walking down a road (1975) (Mental Notes)
Split Enz    Malmsbury villa (1979) (Beginning Of The Enz)
Split Enz    Pioneer (live, NZ, 1993) (Greatest Hits: Live)
Split Enz    Six months in a leaky boat (live, NZ, 1993) (Greatest Hits: Live)
Eddie Rayner & ENZO    Albert of India (2014) (ENZO - Stranger Than Fiction - Live)
Eddie Rayner & ENZO    Voices (2014) (ENZO - Stranger Than Fiction - Live)
Eddie Rayner & ENZO    One step ahead (2014) (ENZO - Stranger Than Fiction - Live)
Eddie Rayner & ENZO    Titus (live) (2014) (ENZO - Stranger Than Fiction - Live)
Eddie Rayner & ENZO    Spellbound (live) (2014) (ENZO - Stranger Than Fiction - Live)
Eddie Rayner & ENZO    129 (live) (2014) (ENZO - Stranger Than Fiction - Live)
The Makers    The Puzzle (1990) (The Makers)
9pm
John Sangster    The Dong with a luminous nose (1980/2008) (Uttered Nonsense)
John Sangster    The beautiful pea green boat (2008) (Uttered Nonsense)
John Sangster    A day in the life (1968) (The Joker Is Wild / Back On The Street Again)
John Sangster    Elvish tea-party with dance (197?) (The Lord Of The Rings Vol.1)
Southern Empire    How long (2016) (Southern Empire)
Damanek    The crossing (2018) (In Flight)
Cyberjam    Wilde things (2021) (Connected )
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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Eddie and ENZO live in 2013, singers are Tom Bachelor and Jackie Thomas:

13 November, 2021

Playlist - 13 November 2021

 8pm
The Moody Blues    The dream (1969) (On The Threshold Of A Dream)
The Moody Blues    Have you heard Pt.1 (1969) (On The Threshold Of A Dream)
The Moody Blues    The voyage (1969) (On The Threshold Of A Dream)
The Moody Blues    Have you heard Pt.2 (1969) (On The Threshold Of A Dream)
The Moody Blues    Nights in white satin (1967) (Days Of Future Passed)
The Moody Blues    Late lament (1967) (Days Of Future Passed)
Sam Teskey    If the dove is sold (2021) (Cycles)
Sam Teskey    Our world goes cold (2021) (Cycles)
Sam Teskey    Then love returns (2021) (Cycles)
Sam Teskey    Till the river takes us home (2021) (Cycles)
Freedom To Glide    Remember (2012) (The Wait)
Freedom To Glide    Hypnotised (2012) (The Wait)
9pm
Masters Apprentices    The lesson so listen (1971) (A Toast To Panama Red)
Masters Apprentices    Love is (1971) (A Toast To Panama Red)
Masters Apprentices    Melodies of St Kilda (1971) (A Toast To Panama Red)
Masters Apprentices    Southern cross (1971) (A Toast To Panama Red)
Masters Apprentices    Thyme to rhyme (1971) (A Toast To Panama Red)
XTC    Rook (1992) (Nonsuch)
The Dukes Of Stratosphear    Collideascope (1987) (Psionic Psunspot / Chips From The Chocolate Fireball)
XTC    Stupidly happy (2000) (Wasp Star – Apple Venus Volume 2)
Royal Hunt    5th element (2003) (Eyewitness)
Vola    24 light-years (2021) (Witness)
Fraternity    Seasons of Change (1971) (Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969 - 1974)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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Andy P. with XTC, live in Germany in 1982:

The Masters - Jim, Doug, Glenn and Colin - being interviewed in 1971 for the ABC's GTK program:




06 November, 2021

Playlist - 6 November 2021

Tonight starting with a selection of music featuring the Chapman stick, in tribute to the inventor of that instrument Emmett Chapman.

8pm
Dream Theater    New millennium (1997) (Falling Into Infinity)
King Crimson    Elephant talk (1981) (Discipline)
Andy Salvanos    Nightcliff (2018) (Solar Cycles)
Peter Gabriel    No self control (1980) (Peter Gabriel, aka Melt)
Peter Gabriel    Shock the monkey (1982) (Peter Gabriel, aka Security)
Liquid Tension Experiment    Hypersonic (2021) (3)
Sam Teskey    Don’t fear (2021) (Cycles)
Sam Teskey    Let the sun bring the light (2021) (Cycles)
Sam Teskey    Till the river takes us home (2021) (Cycles)
9pm
Acolyte    Resentment (2021) (Entropy)
Esthesis    Downstream (2020) (The Awakening)
Panoply    Riding the wave (2021) (First Inversion)
Porcupine Tree    Harridan (2022) (Closure / Continuation)
Simon Collins    Dead ends (2020) (Becoming Human}
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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Ten minutes with Sam Teskey and the making of "Cycles":

New for PT:

The un-common sight of John Myung and a Chapman stick with Dream Theater in concert:

26 October, 2021

Playlist - 30 October 2021

8pm
Pink Floyd    One of these days (1971) (Meddle)
Unitopia    The Outsider (2017) (More Than A Dream: The Dream Complete)
Anubis    Tower of silence (2011) (Tower Of Silence)
Anubis    Weeping willow (2011) (Tower Of Silence)
Anubis    And I wait for my world to end (2011) (Tower Of Silence)
The Lammas Tide    The Devil’s stone (2011) (High Tide)
Gavin O'Loghlen & Cotter's Bequest    Trethevy Quoit (1998) (My Mother’s Country)
Andy Salvanos    The unknown (2016) (Transform)
9pm
Procol Harum    The dead man’s dream (1970) (Home)
Genesis    Home by the sea (live, 2007) (Live Over Europe 2007)
The Alan Parsons Project    To one in paradise (1976) (Tales Of Mystery And Imagination)
Jefferson Airplane    White rabbit (1967) (Surrealistic Pillow)
Jefferson Airplane    Two heads (1967) (After Bathing At Baxters)

For the 5th week of Bach-tober:
Jethro Tull    Bouree (1969) (Stand Up)
Procol Harum    Repent Walpurgis (1967) (Procol Harum)
 

 

Atomic Rooster    Sleeping for years (1971) (Death Walks Behind You)
Hawkwind    Reefer Madness (1976) (Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum     Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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23 October, 2021

Playlist - 23 October 2021

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

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1971
 ...exactly 50 years ago, 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. Amidst some classics and oddities from a crowded few months of releases at the end of 1971, this includes classic Australian music from the wondrously named Chook, Company Caine, Flake, Melissa, Tamam Shud and The Wild Cherries. In particular featuring selections from the Spectrum album Milesago which was a milestone release here in Australia - just the second "popular double album ever released in this country (the first was Doug Ashdown's Age of Mouse in 1970)".

8pm
Spectrum    What the world needs is a new pair of socks (Dec 1971) (Milesago)
Spectrum    Untitled (Dec 1971) (Milesago)
Melissa    Getting through (Oct 1971) (Midnight Trampoline / Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969:1974)
Syrius    GTK Theme / Strawberry fields forever (live on GTK, Sept 1971) (1994) (The GTK Tapes Vol.2)
Focus    Focus II (Oct 1971) (Moving Waves)
Chook    Cold feet (1971) (single, A-side / The Complete Havoc Singles 1971-1973)
Pink Floyd    A pillow of winds (Oct 1971) (Meddle)
Ekseption    Monkey dance (1971) (00.04)

For the 4th week of Bach-tober:
Jacques Loussier Trio    Chorale No.1 (live) (1965) (Play Bach aux Champs-Elysees)
 

 

 

 

 

 

9pm
Yes    Roundabout (single, Nov 1971) (Fragile)
The Wild Cherries    I’m the sea (stop killing me) (Nov 1971) (Single only / Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)
Flake    Under the silent tree (Nov 1971, single) (Dec 1971) (How’s Your Mother)
Led Zeppelin    The battle of Evermore (Nov 1971) (Led Zeppelin IV)
Led Zeppelin    Rock and roll (Nov 1971) (Led Zeppelin IV)
Company Caine    Trixie Stonewall’s Wayward Home For Young Women (Nov 1971) (A Product Of A Broken Reality)
Tamam Shud    Bali waters (live, Dec 1971) (Goolutionites And The Real People, bonus track)
David Bowie    Changes (Dec 1971) (Hunky Dory)

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11 October, 2021

Playlist - 16 October 2021

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

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1971
 ...exactly 50 years ago, 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. Amidst some classics and oddities, this includes classic Australian music from Ash, Bakery, Blackfeather, Doug Parkinson In Focus, Healing Force, Pirana, Tamam Shud, Tully and (last but not least) Zoot.

8pm
Zoot    The freak (Apr 1971) (B-side of Evil Child single, follow-up to Elenaor Rigby  / Zoot Locker)
Pirana     Here it comes again (May 1971) (Pirana II/Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)
Tully    I feel the sun & Sea of joy part 2 (Jun 1971) (Sea Of Joy)
Pirana    Gassin’ / GTK Theme (live on GTK, Apr 1971) (1994) (The GTK Tapes Vol.1)
Tamam Shud    GTK Theme / America (live on GTK, Apr 1971) (1994) (The GTK Tapes Vol.1)
Blackfeather    Tomorrow never knows (live on GTK, Mar 1971) (1994) (At The Mountains Of Madness, bonus track on reissue)
Bakery    Dying in the dark (July 1971) (Single only, Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)
Ash    Midnight witch  / Warrant (1971) (A-side & B-side of single / The Complete Havoc Singles 1971-1973)
Healing Force    Golden Miles (Jul 1971) (single only / Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)

For the 3rd week of Bach-tober:
- John Williams    Bach changes (1971) (Changes / Cavatina: The Complete Fly And Cube Recordings)
 

 

 

 

 

9pm
The Moody Blues    The story in your eyes (Jul 1971) (Every Good Boy Deserves Favour)
Gentle Giant    Wreck (Jul 1971) (Acquiring The Taste)
Mahavishnu Orchestra    Vital transformation (Aug 1971) (The Inner Mounting Flame)
Ramases    Life child (Aug 1971) (Space Hymns)
Curved Air    Everdance (Sept 1971) (Second Album)
Van der graaf Generator    Man Erg (Oct 1971) (Pawn Hearts)
Hawkwind    Master of the universe (Oct 1971) (In Search Of Space)
Doug Parkinson In Focus    Do not go gentle (Dylan Thomas) (live on GTK, Aug 1971) (1994) (The GTK Tapes Vol.1)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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For Bach-Tober - 23 minutes with Australian guitarist John Wiliams:


Here's the "other" Beatles cover by Zoot, also from 1971 and in the studios of ABC TV for the show GTK:


09 October, 2021

Playlist - 9 October 2021

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

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1971

 ...exactly 50 years ago, 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. Amidst some classics and oddities, this includes classic Australian music from Blackfeather, Fraternity, Kahvas Jute, Lotus, Spectrum and The Master's Apprentices.

8pm

 For the 2nd week of Bach-tober:

 - Cirith Ungol    Toccata (1984) (King Of The Dead)

 

 

 

 

Lotus    Lotus 1 (I’ll be gone) (Jan 1971) (single only / Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)
Spectrum    I’ll be gone (Jan 1971) (single, bonus track on re-issue of Part 1)
Kahvas Jute    Vikings (Jan 1971)  (Wide Open)
Barclay James Harvest    Mocking bird (Feb 1971) (Once Again)
Yes    I’ve seen all good people (Feb 1971) (The Yes Album)
Spectrum    Drifting (Mar 1971) (Part One)
Fraternity    Seasons of Change (Mar 1971) (Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)
Jethro Tull    Locomotive breath (Mar 1971 ) (Aqualung )
The Groundhogs    Cherry red (1971) (Split)
9pm
Procol Harum    Song for a dreamer (Apr 1971) (Broken Barricades)
Blackfeather    Seasons of change (Part 1) (Apr 1971) (At The Mountains Of Madness)
The Doors    Riders on the storm (Apr 1971) (LA Woman)
Caravan    Nine feet underground (Apr 1971) (In The Land Of Grey And Pink)
The Master’s Apprentices    Because I love you (April 1971) (Choice Cuts)


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For Bach-tober: 


From the studios of ABC TV in 1971, Lotus:


"Songs inspired by Bach" - which, in a whirlwind-like 17 minutes, manages to connect Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, the Beach Boys, two classical-rock crossover groups (Ekseption and Sky) and the Swingle Singers...



02 October, 2021

Playlist - 2 October 2021

8pm
Status Quo    Roll over lay down (1973) (Hello!)
The Party Boys    He’s gonna step on you again (1987) (The Party Boys)
Status Quo    Down down (1974) (On The Level)
Genesis    Get ‘em out by Friday (1972) (Foxtrot)
Genesis    Land of confusion (1986) (Invisible Touch)
Pink Floyd    Time (1973) (The Dark Side Of The Moon)
The Alan Parsons Project    Time (1980) (Turn Of A Friendly Card)

For the 1st week of Bach-tober:
- John Williams    J.S.B. (1978) (Travelling)
- Sky    Fantasy (1982) (Sky 4)
 

 

 

 

 

9pm
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    Evil star (live, 2019) (2020) (Live in Paris)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    Venusian 2 (live, 2019) (2020) (Live in Paris)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    Robot stop (live, 2019 (2020) (Live in Brussels)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    Big fig wasp (live, 2019 (2020) (Live in Brussels)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    Gamma knife (live, 2019 (2020) (Live in Brussels)
Shaun Holton aka Projected Twin    Bang! (2021) (Earth Meet World)
Double Handed    48 hours (2009) (A Book Of Back Pages)
The Omnific    Wax & wane (2021) (Wax & Wane)
Cleis Pearce (ex--Mackenzie Theory)   Melodie (2021) (Five Birds In The Sky)
The Packets    Surrounded by dickheads (2019) (Bad People)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum     Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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For Bach-tober - from 1980, a song and a band which never loses it's appeal:




 

25 September, 2021

Playlist - 25 September 2021

8pm
Max Webster    Lip service (live) (live, 1979 / 2017) (Live Magnetic Air / The Party)
Max Webster    Charmonium (live) (live, 1979 / 2017) (Live Magnetic Air / The Party)
Max Webster    Hangover (live) (live, 1979 / 2017) (Live Magnetic Air / The Party)
Genesis    Follow you, follow me (live, 2007) (Live Across Europe 2007)
Genesis    Supper’s ready (live, 1977) (Seconds Out)
Ben Craven & Tim Bennetts    Starless & The court of the crimson king (live, 2020) (Prog Australis Live)
9pm
Sebastian Hardie    Four Moments suite (live, Nov 1994 ProgFest) (1997) (Live in LA)
Wendy Saddington & The Copperwine    Looking through a window (1971) (single only; bonus track on re-issue of Wendy Saddington & The Copperwine Live)
Mackenzie Theory    World’s the way (live) (1973/2021) (Bon Voyage)
The Packets    Surrounded by dickheads (2019) (Bad People)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

Seasons Of Change thanks the sponsors of your local radio station PBA-FM and encourages you to support them too - see the PBA-FM website for more information.

Freshly landed from August 1972, through a fracture in the space-time continuum, Mackenzie Theory performing live at the ABC with a song from their first album:


Adelaide band The Packets, always pertinent, always apt:


 

18 September, 2021

Playlist - 18 September 2021

8pm
Yes    Yours is no disgrace (live, 1972) (Progeny: Highlights From Seventy-Two)
Caravan    Nine feet underground (live, 1971) (2007) (The Show Of Our Lives – Live At The BBC 1968-1973)
Renaissance    One thousand roses (live, Japan, 2001) (In The Land Of The Rising Sun)
Magma    Kobah (1975) (Live)
Madder Lake    Down the river (live) (Victorian country tour, 1974) (The live adventures of MADDER LAKE 1973-2008)
Madder Lake    One star and the moon (live) (Victorian country tour, 1974) (The live adventures of MADDER LAKE 1973-2008)
Madder Lake    Listen to the morning sunshine (live) (Victorian country tour, 1974) (The live adventures of MADDER LAKE 1973-2008)
Unitopia    Suffocation (live, 2011) (One Night In Europe)
Unitopia    Artificial World (live, 2011) (One Night In Europe)
Unitopia    Nothing lasts forever (live, 2011) (One Night In Europe)
David Gilmour    Shine on you crazy diamond Pts1-2, 4-5 (live, 2006) (2007) (Remember That Night: Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
The Packets    Surrounded by dickheads (2019) (Bad People)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

Seasons Of Change thanks the sponsors of your local radio station PBA-FM and encourages you to support them too - see the PBA-FM website for more information.

09 September, 2021

Playlist - 11 September 2021

8pm
Martin Barre    Thick as a brick (live) (2019) (Live In NY)
Three Wise Monkeys    Ice (live) (2010) (3WM​-​Five LIVE EP)
Southern Empire    The bridge that binds (live) (2016) (Live At HQ)
Anubis    The changing seasons III (live) (2019) (Lights Of Change – Live In Europe 2018)
9pm
Dream Theater    Ministry of lost souls (live) (2016) (Chaos In Motion 2007-2008. Live)
Rush    Limelight (live) (1998) (Different Stages - Live)
Rush    The Spirit of Radio (live) (1998) (Different Stages - Live)
Moon Safari    Crossed the Rubicon (live) (2014) (Live In Mexico)
Ben Craven    Diabolique (live) (2017) (First Chance To Hear)
Rush    Anthem (live) (1976) (All The World's A Stage)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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03 September, 2021

Playlist - 4 September 2021

8pm
Southern Empire    Forest fire (2016) (Southern Empire)
Unitopia    Common Goal (2005/2017) (The Dream Complete)
Iron Butterfly    In-a-gadda-da-vida (single) (1968) (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida)
Porcupine Tree    Stranger by the Minute (acoustic) (2012/2020) (Pure Narcotic - Acoustic Session 2012)
Anubis    Hitchhiking to Byzantium (2018) (Different Stories)
Freedom To Glide    Remember (2012) (The Wait)
Camel    Sasquatch (1982) (The Single Factor)
Sound    Pig head (2020) (Listen)
9pm
The Flower Kings    World of Adventures (1999) (Back In The World of Adventures)
King Crimson    Dinosaur (1995) (Thrak)
Jethro Tull    Living in the past (1972) (Living In The Past)
Emily Barker    Strange weather (2020) (A Dark Murmuration Of Words)
Aragon    In a lifetime (2014) (single only)
Rocket Scientists    Stardust (1995) (Empire Music: The Art Rock Collection)
Mother Goose    This is the life (1982/2017) (This Is The Life, re-release)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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28 August, 2021

Playlist - 28 August 2021

8pm
The Rolling Stones    Respectable (1978) (Some Girls)
The Rolling Stones    19th nervous breakdown (1966) (single)
The Rolling Stones    You’ve got me rocking (1994) (Voodoo Lounge)
Kahvas Jute    What have I done to deserve this (2006) (The Quickening)
United Progressive Fraternity    Seeds of life (2019) (Planetary Overload, Part 1)
Pineapple Thief    Our mire (2021) (Nothing But The Truth)
Dyssidia    Arrival (2020) (Costly Signals)
9pm
Rush    Freewill (1980) (Permanent Waves)
Rush    Cygnus X-1 (live) (1978/1998) (Different Stages - Live)
Gentle Giant    Black cat (1971) (Acquiring The Taste)
Gentle Giant    Pantagruel’s Nativity (1971) (Acquiring The Taste)
Ozric Tentacles    Pixel dream (live) (2001/2018) (Pyramidion)
Ben Craven    Great divide (2016) (The Singles Edits)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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The promo video for the new PT - Pineapple Thief, that is:


 Kahvas Jute live in 2005:

Ed and Brandi from 2015 plus some concert footage and background scenes from The Ozrics on tour:

20 August, 2021

Playlist - 21 August 2021

8pm
The Omnific   Antecedent (2021) (Escapades, pre-release)
Dream Theater    The alien (2021) (A View From The Top)
Ariel    Jellabad Mutant Suite: Neo-Existentialist Greens/Medicine Man/The Letter Song/Use Your Imagination (live) (1975 / 2016) (Live At The Station Hotel)
Beautiful Bedlam    Open world (+Apparitions) (2021) (Beautiful Bedlam)
Beautiful Bedlam    I adore (2021) (Beautiful Bedlam)
A Lonely Crowd    Fire away (2016) (Devil In The Detail)
The Masters Apprentices    Answer lies beyond (1971) (A Toast To Panama Red)
9pm
Hawkwind    Silver machine (1972) (single only / bonus track on reissue of In Search Of Space)
Hawkwind    Mirror of illusion (1970) (Hawkwind)
Hawkwind    Synchronised blue (2016) (The Machine Stops)
Hawkwind    Magnu (Steven Wilson remix) (1975) (Warrior On The Edge Of Time)
Hawkwind    The psychedelic warlords (disappear in smoke) (live, 1974) (2006) (Live ‘74)
Curved Air    Phantasmagoria (1972) (Phantasmagoria)
Max Webster (& Rush)    Battle scar (1980 / 2017) (Universal Juveniles / The Party)
Rush    Spirit of radio (1980) (Permanent Waves)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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From 1971, The Masters and a song from the Nickolodeon live album, recorded in the familiar ABC TV studios for the program GTK:


Something completely different from 2021 - The Omnific (Melbourne) and their most recent promo video for their upcoming new album:


Also new from the US band Dream Theater and their upcoming album:


Dave Brock (captain of space-rock group Hawkwind) celebrated his 80th birthday yesterday - from 2002, when DB was a more youthful 59, here is a fine interview which covers all the usual bases (busking, Lemmy, the underground scene and more):

14 August, 2021

Playlist - 14 August 2021

8pm
Subaudible Hum    Science maketh the scientist (2006) (In Time For Spring, On Came The Snow)
Hawkwind    Assault and battery / The golden void (Steven Wilson remix) (1975/2013) (Warrior On The Edge Of Time)
Porcupine Tree    Time flies (2009) (The Incident)
Sebastian Hardie    Peaceful (1976) (The Windchase)
Sebastian Hardie    I remember (2012) (Blueprint)
Sebastian Hardie    Openings (live, Nov 1994 ProgFest) (1997) (Live in LA)
Sebastian Hardie    Mario’s bizarre Bizet (live, Nov 1994 ProgFest) (1997) (Live in LA)
Sebastian Hardie    Openings (conclusion) (live, Nov 1994 ProgFest) (1997) (Live in LA)
9pm
Yes    The ice bridge (2021) (The Quest)
Yes    Endless dream: Silent spring/Talk/Endless dream (1994) (Talk)
Transatlantic    Black as the sky (2014) (Kaleidoscope)
Dream Theater    Constant motion (2007) (Systematic Chaos)
Evership    Allthetime (2021) (The Uncrowned King Act 1 )
Francis Monkman    Energism: The Dawn Of An Era (1978) (Energism)

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Here are Sebastian Hardie, with a cover of "Tubular bells" (which is not on any of their albums):


The promo video for the new Yes song which (unsurprisingly) has now publicly garnered both some extra publicity and an extra composing credit for the widely travelled keyboardist Francis Monkman:


 After (apparently) not bothering to produce promo videos for several years, due in no small part to lack of interest from the music TV industry, the US progressive metal band Dream Theater decided to do another one in 2007, for "Constant motion":

Oh, by the way - "Why don't ants get sick ? Because they have little anty bodies!"

06 August, 2021

Playlist - 7 August 2021

After 9pm tonight, a belated tribute to the late Robby Steinhardt, violinist, occasional lead singer and formative member of the US band Kansas, who passed away on 17 July.

8pm
Southern Empire    Cries for the lonely (2018) (Civilisation)
Symphony X    The odyssey (2002) (The Odyssey)
Toehider    Bats aren’t birds (2020) (I Like it!)
Ayreon (feat. Michael Mills)    The theory of everything Part 1 (2013) (The Theory Of Everything)
Ayreon    Patterns (2013) (The Theory Of Everything)
9pm
Kansas    Down the road (1975) (Song For America)
Kansas    Apercu (1974) (Kansas)
Kansas    Cheyenne anthem (1976) (Leftoverture)
Kansas    Point of know return (1977) (Point Of Know Return)
Kansas    No-one together (1980) (Audio Visions)
Kansas    Icarus – Borne on wings of steel (live, 1978) (1978/2008) (Two For The Show, 30th Anniversary Reissue)
Kansas, with the LSO    Dust in the wind (1998) (Always Never The Same)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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Just a brief ditty from stalwart singer, guitarist and songwriter Chris Rea, circa 1989...


31 July, 2021

Playlist - 31 July 2021

8pm
ZZ Top    Tush (1975) (Fandango)
ZZ Top    La grange (1973) (La Grange)
Over Unity    The greenroom (2011) (Collide The Space)
Porcupine Tree    Even less (live) (2004/2020) (Warszawa)
The Slow Light    Cinema of the mind (live) (2020) (Live At Ghostnote Studios)
Breaking Orbit    The dividing moment (2010) (My Direction)
Breaking Orbit    Conscious self (2012) (Time Traveller)
Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo    Nostalgia (live at Union Chapel) (2012) (Shadow Box)
9pm
Kate Bush    And dream of sheep (live) (2016) (Before The Dawn - Live)
Kate Bush    Under ice (live) (2016) (Before The Dawn - Live)
Kate Bush    Waking the witch (live) (2016) (Before The Dawn - Live)
Kate Bush    Cloudbursting (live) (2016) (Before The Dawn - Live)
Yes    Tempus fugit (1980) (Drama)
The Buggles    Elstree (1980) (The Age Of Plastic)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Shine on you crazy diamond (live, 2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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Not even remotely prog rock - although Bill is known to be a fan of the genre...c/o The Royal Opera House and their own YT channel...Bill Bailey - 'The Swan' from the Carnival of the Animals played on alpine bells:



22 July, 2021

Playlist - 24 July 2021

A special lockdown edition of Seasons Of Change tonight.

In the first hour, starting 8pm, a set of epic-length songs from various parts of Europe - somehow also excluding the usual classic epic songs such as "Close to the edge" (Yes), "Supper's ready" (Genesis), "2112" (Rush), "Nine feet underground" (Caravan) or even the excellent epics from more recent repeat offenders such as The Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, Unitopia, Southern Empire and Transatlantic ("All of the above").

Then, in the second hour starting 9pm, we turn the clock back 15 years to June/July 2006, when the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra performed a well-received series of concerts featuring the music of Pink Floyd.

8pm
Gazpacho (Norway)    Dream of stone (2007) (Night)
Wobbler (Norway)    By the banks (2020) (Dwellers Of The Deep)
Locanda Delle Fate (Italy)    Profumo Di Colla Bianca (1977) (Forse le lucciole non si amano più)
Tiger Moth Tales    Still alive (2020) (Still Alive)
9pm
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Pink Floyd Overture (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Speak to me (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Breathe (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    On the run (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Time (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Us and Them (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Brain Damage/Eclipse (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Dogs of war (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Another brick in the wall Pt.2 (live) (2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)

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16 July, 2021

Playlist - 17 July 2021

8pm
Projected Twin    Migrate (2021) (Earth Meet World, Pre-order)
Projected Twin    Circle of two (live) (2021) (Earth To World, Live From Lauda Studios)
Lord Tim’s Clarity Project    The 80’s called (and they want their awesome back) (2016) (digital single)
Hibernal    The time has come (2015) (After The Winter)
Hibernal    All that’s been lost (instrumental) (2015) (After The Winter)
The Cortex Shift    Standing on the lake (and eating lunch) (2017) (Songs In The Key Of Lunch)
The Cortex Shift    Call me anything (2019) (Moose Sluicing Is Not The Answer)
Magenta    Wonderous stories (2015) (Complete Singles)
Porcupine Tree    The rest will flow (2000) (Lightbulb Sun)
9pm
Rush    Bastille day (1975) (Caress Of Steel)
Harmonium    Histoire sans paroles (1975) (Les Cinq Saisons)
Emerson Lake & Palmer    Tarkus: i. Eruption / ii. Stones of Years / iii. Iconoclast / iv. Mass / v. Manticore / vi. Battlefield / vii. Aquatarkus (1971) (Tarkus)
The Franky Valentyn Project    Mars looks good (2020) (The Never Ending Battle Of Good And Evil)

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10 July, 2021

Playlist - 10 July 2021

8pm
Camel    Chord change (1976) (Moonmadness)
Camel    Lunar sea (live) (1976) (Moonmadness, bonus track on reissue)
Fraternity    It (1971) (Livestock)
The Valentines    Peculiar hole in the sky (1968) (single only / Peculiar Hole In The Sky)
AC/DC    It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll (1975) (T.N.T.)
Ash    Midnight witch (1971) (single only / The Complete Havoc Singles 1971-1973)
Healing Force    Golden Miles (1971) (single only / Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)
Magma    Ima Suri Dondai (1973) (Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh)
9pm
Ozric Tentacles    Jurassic shift (live) (2007) (Sunrise Festival)
Ozric Tentacles    Vita Voom (1993) (Jurassic Shift)
Roger Glover    The feast (1974) (The Butterfly Ball)
Roger Glover    Love is all (1974) (The Butterfly Ball)
Dio    Man on the silver mountain (live) (1998) (Inferno: Last in Live)
Rainbow    Kill the king (live) (1990) (Live In Germany 1976)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Signs of life (live, 2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra    Learning to fly (live, 2006) (ASO Plays Pink Floyd)
Sound    White Karn (late 90’s / 2020) (Listen)
Christine Anu    My island home (1994) (Party)

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NAIDOC Week 2021 runs from Sunday 4th July to Sunday 11th July. For more information, please visit the official website: https://www.naidoc.org.au/.

Bon Scott + goatee + recorder with Fraternity at ABC TV in 1971 with "Raglan's folly":


 

Ash Exhibit#1 - from Ash Mk.2:


Ash Exhibit #2 - from Ash Mk.1 a rather muffled performance of "Midnight witch":


03 July, 2021

Playlist - 3 July 2021

8pm
The Dregs    Cruise control (1981) (Unsung Heroes)
Kansas    Song for America (1975) (Song For America)
Southern Empire    Crossroads (2018) (Civilisation)
Frank Zappa    Don’t eat the yellow snow (1974) (Apostrophe)
Frank Zappa    Nanook rubs it (1974) (Apostrophe)
9pm
Dream Theater    Octavarium (live) (2006) (Score)
Queensryche    Anarchy X (1988) (Operation: Mindcrime)
Queensryche    Revolution calling (1988) (Operation: Mindcrime)
The Mars Volta    Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt (2003) (De-loused In The Comatorium)
Captain Beyond    Dancing madly backwards (on a sea of air) (1972) (Captain Beyond)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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"The band that does everything wrong", recorded live in New York, August 1984:

The sound of this tune now always makes me think that the time is 5 minutes to 10 in the evening - the immaculate sight and sound of Ben Rogers, Nikki Scarlett and Al Kash with their cover of a classic Australian tune:



26 June, 2021

Playlist - 26 June 2021

8pm
Annie Haslam    Ripples (1995) (Suppers Ready – Genesis Tribute)
Dream Theater    The root of all evil (2005) (Octavarium)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    O.N.E (2021) (L.W.)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    Pleura (2021) (L.W.)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard    Supreme ascendancy (2021) (L.W.)
Split Enz    Maybe (1975) (Mental Notes)
Split Enz    Spellbound (1974) (The Beginning Of The Enz)
Split Enz    I hope I never (1980) (True Colours)
Finn    Eyes of the world (1995) (Finn)
Tim Finn    Persuasion (1993) (Before After)
9pm
Anubis    Reflective (2020) (Homeless)
Anubis    Entitled (2020) (Homeless)
Anubis    White Ashes (2020) (Homeless)
Hemina    Nostalgia (2019) (Night Echoes)
Hemina    In technicolour (2019) (Night Echoes)
Gandalf’s Fist    The master and the monkey (Part 1) (2021) (The Re-master And The Monkey)

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From another time (1992) and another place (Wynard Tavern, Auckland), here is a re-union of early Enz members, including Tim, with some early Enz tunes, including "Spellbound":


You have a spare hour and a half? C/- their own Youtube channel, here are King Gizzard live in Sydney, April this year:



19 June, 2021

Playlist - 19 June 2021

8pm
Steven Wilson    Self (2021) (The Future Bites)
Haken    Crystallised (live) (2018) (L+1VE)
Anathema    Dreaming light (2010) (We’re Here Because We’re Here)
Beautiful Bedlam    Black world (2021) (Beautiful Bedlam)
Aurora    This restless life (2016) (Sister Of The Sun)
Cybotron    Colossus (1978) (Colossus)
9pm
The Beatles    Penny Lane (1967) (single only)
The Beatles    Side 2 of Abbey Road (1969)  (Abbey Road)
Peter Bardens    My house (1969/2002) (The Answer / Write My Name In The Dust - Anthology)
Camel    Rainbow’s End (1978) (Breathless)
Keats    Heaven knows (1984) (Keats)
Dragon    Sunburst (1975) (Scented Gardens For The Blind)
Junior    (Jacarandas in) November (2020) (The Fibro Majestic)

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Another rather nice cover of Abbey Road Side 2:



 

12 June, 2021

Playlist - 12 June 2021

8pm
Rush    Leave that thing alone (1993) (Counterparts)
Liquid Tension Experiment    Passage of time (2021) (3)
Canidae    We make the rain (2015) (single only)
Ariel    Garden of the frenzied Cortinas (1974) (A Strange Fantastic Dream)
Spectrum    Untitled (1971) (Milesago)
Spectrum    Second coming (live, 2001) (Queenscliff Music Festival - Alive)
Drawn From Bees    All these people (2016) (digital single)
Spectrum    Star crazy (2008) (Breathing Space)
9pm
UK    In the dead of night (1978) (UK)
King Crimson    Red (1974) (Red)
John Wetton    Battle lines (1994) (Battle Lines)
Chick Corea Akoustic Band    Spain (1989) (Chick Corea Akoustic Band)
Return To Forever    Majestic dance (1976) (Romantic Warrior)
Genesis    Turn it on again (1980) (Duke)
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble    Olympus Mons (2020) (The Red Planet)
David Bowie    Space oddity (single edit) (1969) (David Bowie / Nothing Has Changed)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

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05 June, 2021

Playlist - 5 June 2021

Tonight, diving into music from "6 of the best" - classic Aussie progressive rock albums from the 1970's, starting with classics from the "head music" scene of the early 1970's (Spectrum, Tamam Shud and Company Caine) plus Adelaide's own Fraternity and Mike Rudd's later project Ariel; and concluding with the European-style symphonic rock of Sebastian Hardie from 1975.

8pm
Spectrum    That’s alright (Dec 1971) (Milesago)
Spectrum    Love’s my bag (Dec 1971) (Milesago)
Spectrum    What the world needs (is a new pair of socks) (Dec 1971) (Milesago)
Tamam Shud    The Goolutionites and the Real People (Oct 1970) (Goolutionites And The Real People)
Tamam Shud    They’ll take you down on the lot (Oct 1970) (Goolutionites And The Real People)
Tamam Shud    I love you all (Oct 1970) (Goolutionites And The Real People)
Tamam Shud    Heaven is closed (Oct 1970) (Goolutionites And The Real People)
Company Caine    Symptoms (Nov 1971) (A Product of a Broken Reality)
Company Caine    Trixie Stonewall’s Wayward Home For Young Women (Nov 1971) (A Product Of A Broken Reality)
9pm
Madder Lake    Salmon Song (Apr 1973) (Still Point)
Fraternity    Livestock (June 1971) (Livestock)
Fraternity    Raglan’s folly (June 1971) (Livestock)
Ariel    Jamaican farewell (Dec 1973) (Strange Fantastic Dream)
Ariel    No encores (Dec 1973) (Strange Fantastic Dream)
Sebastian Hardie    Openings (Aug 1975) (Four Moments)
Ariel    Confessions of a psychopathic cowpoke (Dec 1973) (Strange Fantastic Dream)

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27 May, 2021

Playlist - 29 May 2021

 8pm
The Omnific    Wax & wane (2021) (Escapades)
Fates Warning    Monument (live) (1998) (Still Life)
Queensryche    Silent lucidity (1991) (Empire)
Solar Soma    Lunchbox monster (2013) (So Much For Style)
Transience    Blood (Dexter theme cover) (2013) (single)
Unitopia    The way the waters are moving (2011) (A Flower Full Of Stars – A Tribute To The Flower Kings)
Unitopia    Unitopia (2017) (The Dream Complete)
Damanek    Oil over Arabia (2017) (On Track)
Aurora    A million worlds (2016) (Sister Of The Sun)
9pm
Procol Harum    A salty dog (1969) (A Salty Dog)
Procol Harum    The emperor’s new clothes (2003) (The Well’s On Fire)
Gavin Harrison & O5RIC    Circles (2015) (Cheating The Polygraph)
Porcupine Tree    Time flies (2009) (The Incident)
Split Enz    I walk away (1984) (See Ya Round)
Finn    Niwhai (1995) (Finn)
Split Enz    Message to my girl (live, NZ, 1993) (ExtravagENZa / Greatest Hits: Live)
Cream    Deserted cities of the heart (1968) (Wheels Of Fire)
Tommy Emmanuel    The Big Swell (1993) (The Journey)
The Packets    Surrounded by dickheads (2019) (Bad People)

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20 May, 2021

Playlist - 22 May 2021

8pm
Steven Wilson    Drive home (2013) (The Raven That Refused To Sing)
Keats    Turn your heart around (1984) (Keats)
Al Stewart    Year of the cat (1976) (Year Of The Cat)
Emily Barker    Every season (2019) (Shadow Box)
Southern Empire    Innocence & Fortune (2018) (Civilisation)
Caligula’s Horse    Graves (2017) (In Contact)
Andy Salvanos    To be like stars (2016) (Transform)
9pm
Sebastian Hardie    At the end (1976) (Windchase)
Mario Millo    Epic III (1979) (Epic III)
Gavin O’Loghlen & Cotter’s Bequest    Tintagel (1998) (My Mother’s Country)
Lobby Loyde    Adrift in Ether (1976/2006) (Beyond Morgia: The Labyrinths of Klimster)
Lobby Loyde & The Colored Balls    Metal feathers (1972) (Ball Power And More)
Lunatic Soul    The passage (2020) (Through Shaded Woods)
Annie Haslam, Steve Howe    Turn of the century (1995) (Tales Of Yesterday: A View From The South Side Of The Sky, A Yes Tribute)

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On the off-chance that you may like a 16 minute primer into popular pieces of classical music, here is an entertaining video that popped up on Youtube this week, ending with the ever popular Moonlight sonata:

If you enjoyed this, you can hear a bit more on PBA-FM and Your Classical Favourites every week on Sunday mornings at 7am - check out the PBA-FM website at pbafm.org.au for more information about the many and varied programs available on your local station.

15 May, 2021

Playlist - 15 May 2021

8pm
Esthesis    No soul to sell (2020) (The Awakening)
Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets    Atom heart mother (2020) (Live At The Roundhouse)
Pirate    In the balance (2011) (Left Of Mind)
Aquanaut    Tastemaker suite (2008) (Tastemaker Suite)
Beautiful Bedlam    Two thirds (2021) (Beautiful Bedlam)
Beautiful Bedlam    Dog’s breakfast (2021) (Beautiful Bedlam)
Kettlespider    Tundra (2014) (Live At Black Pearl)
Em Burrows    Ordinary lives (2018) (Invisible Seams)
Aragon    The last supper (2021) (single)
9pm
Marillion    The king of sunset town (1989) (Seasons End)
Marillion    Half the world (2008) (Happiness Is The Road)
Mike Oldfield    Man on the rocks (2014) (Man On The Rocks)
Mike Oldfield    Ommadawn (excerpt) (1978 / 1993) (Ommadawn / Elements)
Mike Oldfield    Tubular bells (single version) (1973) (Tubular Bells)
King Crimson    I talk to the wind (1969) (In The Court Of The Crimson King)
David Cross, Robert Fripp    Sure of the dark (1969) (Starless Starlight)
Eno    St Elmo’s Fire (1975) (Another Green World)
801    Miss Shapiro (live) (1976) (801 Live)

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08 May, 2021

Playlist - 8 May 2021

8pm
Big Big Train    A Mead Hall In Winter (2017) (Grimspound)
Gavin O'Loghlen & Cotter's Bequest    Trevethy Quoit (1998) (My Mother’s Country)
Gavin O'Loghlen & Cotter's Bequest    Hadrian’s wall (1998) (My Mother’s Country)
Gavin O'Loghlen & Cotter's Bequest    St Michael’s Mount (1998) (My Mother’s Country)
Gavin O'Loghlen & Cotter's Bequest    Cerne abbas (1998) (My Mother’s Country)
Magenta    Gluttony (live) (2018) (We Are Seven : Live 2018)
Three Wise Monkeys    Evolutions (2012) (single)
9pm
Ian MacFarlane    Hidden leaves (1987/2018) (Planetarium)
Ian MacFarlane    Fingers pointing at the moon (1987/2018) (Planetarium)
Ian MacFarlane    Mindbridge (1987/2018) (Planetarium)
Ian MacFarlane    Surrender to the stars (1987/2018) (Planetarium)
Hawkwind    The days of the underground (1977) (Quark Strangeness & Charm)
Steve Hillage    Electrick Gypsies (1976) (“L”)
Steven Wilson    Personal shopper (2020) (The Future Bites)
Eddie Rayner & ENZO   Spellbound (live) (2020)

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(Nick) Beggs plays (Steven) Wilson...eventually - c/- Nick's own Youtube channel:


 

01 May, 2021

Playlist - 1 May 2021

8pm
Lifesigns    Altitude (2021) (Altitude)
Beautiful Bedlam    Breather (2021) (Beautiful Bedlam, pre-release)
Beautiful Bedlam    Black world (2021) (Beautiful Bedlam, pre-release)
A Lonely Crowd    All the colours (2016) (Devil In The Detail)
Wolf’s Night Out    Undergrowth (cover, take 2) (2018) (digital single)
Caligula’s Horse    Undergrowth (2015) (Bloom)
Ben Craven    Aquamarine (2016) (The Single Edits)
Yes    Miracle of life (1991) (Union)
9pm
Southern Empire    The bridge that binds (2016) (Southern Empire)
King Crimson    Red (live) (1984/2016) (On And Off The Road (1981-1984): CD#7: Absent Lovers - Live at The Spectrum, Montreal, 11 July 1984)
King Crimson    Heartbeat (1982/2016) (On And Off The Road (1981-1984): CD#3: Beat)
Esthesis    Still far to go (2020) (The Awakening)

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