Playlist - 27 January 2018

All-Australian tonight, starting with heavy sounds from some of the bands on stage tonight in Melbourne at Australia's Progfest: Alithia, Meniscus, Orsome Welles, Toehider and Voyager. After that, some classic progressive rock from legendary bands Blackfeather, Company Caine, Spectrum and The Masters Apprentices, plus more recent sounds from Ben Craven, Sebastian Hardie and Southern Empire.

8pm
Voyager    Ascension (2016) (Ghost Mile)
Meniscus    Fight club (2011) (War Of Currents)
Orsome Welles    Father’s eyes (2017) (Rise)
Alithia    Thirteen (2014) (To The Edge Of Time)
Toehider    Suburban descent (2009) (Toehider Too / The First Six)
Sebastian Hardie    Art of life (2012) (Blueprint)
Ben Craven    The great divide (2016) (The Single Edits)
Southern Empire    Forest fire (2016) (Southern Empire)
Andy Salvanos    Butterflies (2016) (Transform)
9pm
The Master’s Apprentices    Melodies of St. Kilda/Southern Cross + Thyme to rhyme (1972) (A Toast To Panama Red)
Spectrum    Launching place Part 1 (1970) (Part One, bonus track on CD re-issue)
Company Caine    Dr Chop + Now I’m together (1976) (Dr Chop)
Company Caine    Simple song of spring (1971) (A Product of a Broken Reality)
Blackfeather    Seasons of change (1971) (At The Mountains Of Madness)
Blackfeather    Tomorrow never knows (prob. 1971) (bonus track on ATMOM reissue)
Ben Rogers Instrumental Asylum    Seasons of change (2007) (Reverb Rehab)

The Masters, live on ABC TV in 1971, with a song from their Choice Cuts album:

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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 - 31 January 2015

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, tonight including some excellent Australian music from Dyssidia (Adelaide), Alithia (Melbourne), and Caligula's Horse (in Adelaide this week) as well as The Loving Tongue (Adelaide) with something from their 2003 sessions with Gavin O'Loghlen of Cotter's Bequest. And some selections from the musical legacy of Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) and Demis Roussos (Aphrodite's Child).

8pm
Caligula’s Horse    A gift to afterthought (2013) (The Tide, The Thief & River's End)
Dyssidia    Deja senti (2013) (Quiet Waters EP)
Alithia    Thirteen (2014) (To The Edge Of Time)
Ozric Tentacles    Waterfall City (1999) (Waterfall Cities)
Pink Floyd    Louder than words (2014) (The Endless River)
Andy Salvanos    Waltz for Beatrix (2007) (Closer)
9pm
Tangerine Dream    Phaedra (1974) (Phaedra)
Focus    Hamburger concerto (1974) (Hamburger Concerto)
Aphrodite’s Child    The four horsemen (1972) (666)
Demis Roussos    When forever has gone (1977) (Magic)
The Sixxis    Waste of time (2014) (Hollow Shrine)
10pm
The Loving Tongue    Lady of the sea (2003) (Distant Dreams)
Renaissance    Pearls of wisdom + Dear Landseer + Northern lights (live, Japan, 2001) (In The Land Of The Rising Sun)
The Mighty Bard    Bird (2014) (Blue God And Other Stories)
Luna Rossa    Fly away (2014) (Secrets And Lies)
The Break    Majestic kelp (2013) (Space Farm)

Playlist - 6 December 2014

This week, on the first edition of Seasons Of Change for Summer, a night of musical epics, or epic music - take your pick. Featuring classic '70's Aussie prog rock from Fraternity and Sebastian Hardie, and more recent recordings from Alithia (Melbourne, due back in Adelaide soon), Ben Craven (Brisbane) and The Break (blend: three parts Oils, one part Violent Femmes).

8pm
Fraternity    Seasons of Change (1971) (single only / Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969-1974)
The Flower Kings    One more time (2007) (The Sum of No Evil)
Renaissance    Song of Scheherazade (1975) (Scheherazade And Other Stories)
Ozric Tentacles    Jurassic shift (1993) (Jurassic Shift)
9pm
Sebastian Hardie    Windchase (1976) (Windchase / Four Moments Of The Windchase)
Ben Craven    The conjurer + No specific harm + Solace+ Nobody dies forever Pt.2 (2011) (Great And Terrible Potions)
Alithia    Thirteen (2014) (To The Edge Of Time)
10pm
Pink Floyd (live)
Yes
The Break     Majestic Kelp (2013) (Space Farm)

Playlist - 31 May 2014

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and around the world, featuring recent music from Australian bands Anubis and Alithia and classic music from Kahvas Jute. And it's happy birthday to Eric Clapton (Cream, etc), Gilli Smythe ('space whisperer' with eccentric English/French group Gong), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) and Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.

8pm
Led Zeppelin    When the levee breaks (1971) ('Runes' album)
Anubis    The final resting place (2011) (Tower Of Silence)
Cream    White room (1968) (Wheels Of Fire)
Eric Clapton    I shot the sheriff (1974) (single / 461 Ocean Boulevard)
Cream    Crossroads (live) (1968) (Wheels Of Fire)
Mostly Autumn    Tennyson mansion (2012) (The Ghost Moon Orchestra)
Kevin Peek    Still waters (2010) (Still Waters: Music For TV and Film)
Alithia    Thirteen (2014) (To The Edge Of Time)
9pm
Emerson Lake and Palmer    The endless enigma Part 1+ Fugue + The endless enigma Part 2 (1972) (Trilogy)
Jade Warrior    Dark river (1972) (Jade Warrior)
Jade Warrior    Clouds + Mountain of fruit and flowers (1974) (Floating World)
Mother Gong    I am a tree (1989) (The Owl And The Tree)
Gong    Oily way + Outer temple + Inner temple (1974) (Angel’s Egg)
Kahvas Jute    Up there (1970)  (Wide Open)
10pm
Tommy Emmanuel    The journey + Who dares wins + Initiation (live, 1995) (Classical Gas)
Tommy Emmanuel    Countrywide (1990) (Dare To Be Different)
Led Zeppelin    Moby dick (live, 1976) (The Song Remains The Same)
Marillion    Seasons end (1989) (Seasons End)
Sympathy Orchestra    Wire (2014) (Sword Machine)