Playlist - 8 April 2023

Starting off this final Saturday night with tributes to a couple of talented musicians who passed away during the week; Ray Shulman (of influential UK prog rock pioneers Gentle Giant) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Yellow Magic Orchestra and subsequently many other projects including movie soundtracks) as well as Alan "Taff" Freeman of the German-based band Nektar.  

Then continuing for the rest of the evening with another feast of music from Adelaide-based artists, past and present, including: Cotter's Bequest, Unitopia, Southern Empire, Double Handed, Like Leaves and Adelaide's master of the Chapman Stick, Andy Salvanos.

8pm
Ryuichi Sakamoto (& David Sylvian)    Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II - Returning To The Womb) (1991) (Heartbeat)
Ryuichi Sakamoto    The Last Emperor (Theme) (1992) (The Last Emperor OST)
Nektar    Listen (1977) (Magic Is  A Child)
Gentle Giant    Funny ways (live, 1975) (King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents…)
Gentle Giant    Cogs in cogs (1974) (The Power And The Glory)
Gavin O’Loghlen & Cotter’s Bequest    Cloghans (1997) (In The Home Of My Ancestors)
Gavin O’Loghlen & Cotter’s Bequest    Silbury Hill – Wiltshire – Earth Works (1998) (My Mother’s Country)
Gavin O’Loghlen & Cotter’s Bequest    Kapunda 1856 The Cornish Miners (2006) (Land Of The Vast Horizon)
9pm
Unitopia    The great reward (live) (2011) (One Night In Europe)
Southern Empire    Hold (live) (2017) (Southern Empire Live At HQ 22 May 2016)
Double Handed    Sit still (2009) (A Book Of Back Pages)
Like Leaves    Fruit (2011) (Like Leaves)
Andy Salvanos    The unknown (2016) (Transform)
Genesis    Fading lights (1991) (We Can’t Dance)
Rush    Spirit of radio (1980) (Permanent Waves)

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Music with pictures:

The remarkable British band Gentle Giant recorded live in concert in 1975, featuring the late Ray Shulman on bass - and quite a few other instruments too including violin and guitar, and of course those trademark GG vocal harmonies:

From the land of the maple leaf, that band Rush, over 40 years ago (1979, 1980):

And, after a generous run of about 583 Saturday evenings, the time is up for our brief weekly window into the musical world of progressive rock, from around the world and - most importantly - right here in Australia...Thank you for listening and for supporting your local radio station, PBA-FM