In an attempt to showcase new and unknown bands in the prog world, the last couple of radio shows have concentrated on latest releases. This latest show is no different. I was supposed to have an interview with members of Sky Architect, but scheduling problems arose (them being on tour), and time differences (I being in North America, them being in Europe, interview could only be conducted on weekends to be able to do them at convenient times for both of us). Anyway, I still hope to bring you an interview with this wonderful band in the near future. Another interview in the works is with american band Mars Hollow. Hopefully this will be done in the coming weeks and coincide with the release of their new CD.
This latest IPRS features diverse music, from Disconnect, Akt, Gungfly, japanese band Earthbound Papas, and much more. Styles go from Neo-Prog to Crossover Prog, from Tech/Extreme Metal Prog to Symphonic Prog, with some Psychedelic/Space Prog and Italian Prog thrown into the mix. I hope you enjoy the result. Send your comments in the COMMENTS section of this blog. And if you have any suggestions, send them along as well. You can listen to the radio show every Friday at 2 PM EST on UK70s Prog Rock.
To download show 76 click here (Podcast no longer available).
The playlist is as follows:
1. Good Intentions, Parts 1 & 2, by Disconnect (Indivision, 2011)
2. Prima della Fine/L'assalto, by Akt (Blemmebeya, 2011)
3. Di Vento, by akt (Blemmebeya, 2011)
----- Andrew Barnsley Wood comments start ------
4. Too Much to Lose, by The Pineapple Thief (Someone Here Is Live, 2010)
5. The Octopus, by Amplifier (The Octopus, 2010)
6. Fractal, by Amplifier (Fractal, 2011)
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7. We Will Never Leave, by Gungfly (Lamentations, 2011)
8. Bringing Down the Walls, by Gungfly (Lamentations, 2011)
9. Lamemtations, by Gungfly (Lamentations, 2011)
10. Advent One-Winged Angel, by Earthbound Papas (Octave Theory, 2011)
11. Thread of Fate, by Earthbound Papas (Octave Theory, 2011)
12. L'Ombra di un Sogno, by Accordo dei Contrari (Kublai, 2011)
13. Battery Park, by Accordo dei Contrari (Kublai, 2011)
14. Fantasia, by Labirinto di Specchi (Hanblecheya, 2011)
15. Purpurea, by Labirinto di Specchi (Hanblecheya, 2011)
16. Burning Memories, by Different Light (Il Suono della Luce, 2011)
17. A Creature of Habit, by Different Light (Il Suono della Luce, 2011)
18. Black Hills, by Scale the Summit (The Collective, 2011)
19. Whales, by Scale the Summit (The Collective, 2011)
20. Hour of Need, by Yes (Fly from Here, 2011)
As always (and I do repeat myself here quite often, but it bears remembering), if you like the music, please purchase the CDs by clicking on the links for the bands. Encouring artists by purchasing allows those some bands to produce and create more great music for us to enjoy!
UPDATE: The download page link has been corrected and is now enabled.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
IPRS 75 Ready for Download
Dear listeners, this week show #75 is now available for your listening pleasure. As you may have noticed, this week on the UK70s Prog Rock radio station, two IPRSs played back to back, for a grand total of 6 hours of music. That was due to problems in file transfers the week before, which is the reason why there was no radio show last week. The solution found by my friend Wayne, the owner of the radio station, was to play both this week, so you've got him to thank. Like the previous show, this one is full packed with new and future releases. Music by Yes, Sky Architect, and the Devin Townsend Project will be released later this month, so you'll get to hear these as previews of these new CDs. I enjoyed them immensely, and I hope you do too.
At first, I was surprised by fellow canadian Devin Townsend's Deconstruction CD. I admit that I was and am not usually a fan of hard metal prog, with what I call "death grunts", but after listening to the CD over and over (to really give it a chance and be objective) I realized that Deconstruction is closer in spirit to Frank Zappa's music. It is funny, and technically brilliant. It's still not totally my cup of tea, and his second release, Ghost, is more to my liking. Listen to them and tell me what you think.
As for Sky Architect and their wonderful new release, if everything goes well I will hopefully do an interview with them for next week's show.
One more thing before you download the radio show: this week the website got its 10,000th visitor for this past year!! It was someone from around London in the UK. If that person would like to leave his or her name and address by emailing me at progrockshow(at)hotmail.com, I might have something for them. I have a feeling we will get the 1000th download since January 2011 this week. I thank you all for coming by and listening to the show.
To download show 75 click here (Podcast no longer available). The play list is as follows:
1. Magic, by Travellers (A Journey Into the Sun Within, 2011)
2. Timebends, by Long Distance Calling (Long Distance Calling, 2011)
3. Middleville, by Long Distance Calling (Long Distance Calling, 2011)
4. Devitrification Parts I, II & III, by C-Sides (Devitrification, 2011)
5. We Can Fly (Radio Edit), by Yes (We Can Fly CDS, 2011)
6. Difference in the World, by Styx (Regeneration Volume 1, 2010)
7. Flying to the Sun, by Anima Mundi (The Way, 2010)
8. Outside the Gloom, by Mindgames (MMX, 2010)
9. The Campfire Ghost's Song, by Sky Architect (A Dying Man's Hymn, 2011)
10. Corridor of Blood, by Anima Morte (The Nightmare Becomes Reality, 2011)
11. Things to Come, by Anima Morte (The Nightmare Becomes Reality, 2011)
12. Stagnation, by The Watch (Timeless, 2011)
13. Loin des yeux (Barbares, Parties VIII-XII), by Nemo (Revolu$ion, 2011)
14. Praise the Lowered, by Devin Townsend Project (Deconstruction, 2011)
15. Deconstruction, by Devin Townsend Project (Deconstruction, 2011)
16. Feather, by Devin Townsend Project (Ghost, 2011)
17. Texada, by Devin Townsend Project (Ghost, 2011)
That's it! I hope you liked the show, and I would love your comments on this and other radio shows. If there are bands that I have not covered and that you would like to hear, tell me about them.
As always, if you liked the music, please purchase the CDs through the artists' websites by following the links. Your purchases assure that the artists' will continue to write and produce the music we love.
At first, I was surprised by fellow canadian Devin Townsend's Deconstruction CD. I admit that I was and am not usually a fan of hard metal prog, with what I call "death grunts", but after listening to the CD over and over (to really give it a chance and be objective) I realized that Deconstruction is closer in spirit to Frank Zappa's music. It is funny, and technically brilliant. It's still not totally my cup of tea, and his second release, Ghost, is more to my liking. Listen to them and tell me what you think.
As for Sky Architect and their wonderful new release, if everything goes well I will hopefully do an interview with them for next week's show.
One more thing before you download the radio show: this week the website got its 10,000th visitor for this past year!! It was someone from around London in the UK. If that person would like to leave his or her name and address by emailing me at progrockshow(at)hotmail.com, I might have something for them. I have a feeling we will get the 1000th download since January 2011 this week. I thank you all for coming by and listening to the show.
To download show 75 click here (Podcast no longer available). The play list is as follows:
1. Magic, by Travellers (A Journey Into the Sun Within, 2011)
2. Timebends, by Long Distance Calling (Long Distance Calling, 2011)
3. Middleville, by Long Distance Calling (Long Distance Calling, 2011)
4. Devitrification Parts I, II & III, by C-Sides (Devitrification, 2011)
5. We Can Fly (Radio Edit), by Yes (We Can Fly CDS, 2011)
6. Difference in the World, by Styx (Regeneration Volume 1, 2010)
7. Flying to the Sun, by Anima Mundi (The Way, 2010)
8. Outside the Gloom, by Mindgames (MMX, 2010)
9. The Campfire Ghost's Song, by Sky Architect (A Dying Man's Hymn, 2011)
10. Corridor of Blood, by Anima Morte (The Nightmare Becomes Reality, 2011)
11. Things to Come, by Anima Morte (The Nightmare Becomes Reality, 2011)
12. Stagnation, by The Watch (Timeless, 2011)
13. Loin des yeux (Barbares, Parties VIII-XII), by Nemo (Revolu$ion, 2011)
14. Praise the Lowered, by Devin Townsend Project (Deconstruction, 2011)
15. Deconstruction, by Devin Townsend Project (Deconstruction, 2011)
16. Feather, by Devin Townsend Project (Ghost, 2011)
17. Texada, by Devin Townsend Project (Ghost, 2011)
That's it! I hope you liked the show, and I would love your comments on this and other radio shows. If there are bands that I have not covered and that you would like to hear, tell me about them.
As always, if you liked the music, please purchase the CDs through the artists' websites by following the links. Your purchases assure that the artists' will continue to write and produce the music we love.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Show 74 Ready for Download
Yes, this week's IPRS aired on a Saturday, not on a Friday, as per the usual schedule. Problems in file names and file transmissions are the cause for this, but hopefully everyone was able to listen between 2 and5 PM EST on UK 70s Prog Rock.
This week's radio show follows the same patern as last week's - more new music from new and emerging prog rock bands (and some well established bands). If you have any insight or comments about the music, about what you would lke to hear, please write down your comments in the COMMENTS section. By the way, we will soon come up to our 10,000th visitor to this site (it should come up this week), so if you leave a comment and are the 10,000th, I may have something cool to give away (no garanties though). We're also coming up to our 1000th download since January 20th 2011. Wow! Thank you all for listening live or for listening by downloading the radio show.
You can download show 74 here (Podcast no longer available).
The playlist for this week's show is:
1. In Memory of Me, by Wolverine (Communication Lost, 2011)
2. Pulse, by Wolverine (Communication Lost, 2011)
3. Before We Fall, by Memories of Machines (Warm Winter, 2011)
4. Change Me Once Again, by Memories of Machines (Warm Winter, 2011)
5. This Green and Pleasant Land, by Pendragon (Passion, 2011)
6. Skara Brae, by Pendragon (Passion, 2011)
7. Backdrop Part I, by The Healing Road (Backdrop, 2011)
8. Poseidon, by Ginger Trees (Along with the Tide, 2011)
9. Breathe, by Ginger Trees (Along with the Tide, 2011)
10. Back to the Seed, by Iszil (Back to the Seed, 2011)
11. Facts on the Ground, by Slaves to Fashion (Artistic Differences, 2011)
12. Empty Chairs, by Slaves to Fashion (Artistic Differences, 2011)
13. Please Be Quiet, by Gungfly (Unreleased Please Be Quiet, Vol. 1, 2011)
14. She Liked the World Today, by Gungfly (Unreleased Please Be Quiet, Vol. 1, 2011)
15. White Light, by Gungfly (Lamentations, 2011)
16. La Bealtaine, by Wobbler (Rites at Dawn, 2011)
17. The River, by Wobbler (Rites at Dawn, 2011)
18. Embrace Erase Replace Embrace, by For All We Know (For All We Know, 2011)
19. Spiraling, by Lüüp (Meadows Rituals, 2011)
As always, if you like the music, follow the links and purchase the CDs. It garantees that the bands will produce more of the music we all like!
This week's radio show follows the same patern as last week's - more new music from new and emerging prog rock bands (and some well established bands). If you have any insight or comments about the music, about what you would lke to hear, please write down your comments in the COMMENTS section. By the way, we will soon come up to our 10,000th visitor to this site (it should come up this week), so if you leave a comment and are the 10,000th, I may have something cool to give away (no garanties though). We're also coming up to our 1000th download since January 20th 2011. Wow! Thank you all for listening live or for listening by downloading the radio show.
You can download show 74 here (Podcast no longer available).
The playlist for this week's show is:
1. In Memory of Me, by Wolverine (Communication Lost, 2011)
2. Pulse, by Wolverine (Communication Lost, 2011)
3. Before We Fall, by Memories of Machines (Warm Winter, 2011)
4. Change Me Once Again, by Memories of Machines (Warm Winter, 2011)
5. This Green and Pleasant Land, by Pendragon (Passion, 2011)
6. Skara Brae, by Pendragon (Passion, 2011)
7. Backdrop Part I, by The Healing Road (Backdrop, 2011)
8. Poseidon, by Ginger Trees (Along with the Tide, 2011)
9. Breathe, by Ginger Trees (Along with the Tide, 2011)
10. Back to the Seed, by Iszil (Back to the Seed, 2011)
11. Facts on the Ground, by Slaves to Fashion (Artistic Differences, 2011)
12. Empty Chairs, by Slaves to Fashion (Artistic Differences, 2011)
13. Please Be Quiet, by Gungfly (Unreleased Please Be Quiet, Vol. 1, 2011)
14. She Liked the World Today, by Gungfly (Unreleased Please Be Quiet, Vol. 1, 2011)
15. White Light, by Gungfly (Lamentations, 2011)
16. La Bealtaine, by Wobbler (Rites at Dawn, 2011)
17. The River, by Wobbler (Rites at Dawn, 2011)
18. Embrace Erase Replace Embrace, by For All We Know (For All We Know, 2011)
19. Spiraling, by Lüüp (Meadows Rituals, 2011)
As always, if you like the music, follow the links and purchase the CDs. It garantees that the bands will produce more of the music we all like!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Show #73 Ready for Download
After having done many interviews and special radio shows about forthcoming festivals, it was time to do a New Releases show, to showcase the new and interestng music that had come out during the last couple of months. CD that pleasantly surprised me in recent weeks are For All We Know, a project by Within Temptation guitarist Ruud Jolie. Another pleasant surprise was the excelent Ever After CD by Sanhedrin, their first of, hopefully, many more to come. Most of the other releases were long awaited, like the Von Hertsen Brothers' Stars Aligned, which we waited for patiently after their succesful ROSfest show.
FromUZ came out with a double CD + DVD album with music only they can do, and Credo, with Against Reason, are following their own path in the Neo-Prog world with an album concerned about the world we live in presently (the wonderful "Conspiracy" is a testament to the kind of thinking that is polluting the airwaves in America, what with Birthers and Truthers and the likes). Another surprise was L'Ultima Illusion, by Euthymia, a great Italian Prog prject, although I don't understand a word of what is said and sung. and of course, Neal Morse and Blackfield give us their best once again.
But the biggest event in recent weeks is the return of King Crimson. Of course it's not officially a true return, Robert Fripp having said it more ressembles a "ProjeKct". But still, with Jakko having been in 21st Century Schizoid Band, with the return of Mel Collins, with a rhythm section comprising of Tony Levin and Gavin Harrison, and with the maestro himself putting in his oh so subtle but important touches, this CD swoars above the fray, and, for me, signals a rebirth of the great KC, a perfect blending of the jazzier side they had in the 70s and the hard edge they gained in the 80s and 00s. A Scarcity of Miracles is a small miracle wrapped in hopes and dreams.
For those who didn't have a chance to listen to the radio show live on UK70s Prog Rock, this is you chance to sample some great music, and hopefully splurge a little and buy some of these great CDs.
Show 73 can be downloaded from here (Podcast no longer available).
The playlist is as follows:
1. Out of Reach, by For All We Know (For All We Know, 2011)
2. Down on My Knees, by For All We Know (For All We Know, 2011)
3. Staring at the Sun, by Credo (Against Reason, 2011)
4. Conspiracy, by Credo (Against Reason, 2011)
5. Vertical Horizon, by Casual Silence (Vertical Horizon, 2011)
6. Dangerous Disguise, by Casual Silence (Vertical Horizon, 2011)
7. I Believe, by Von Hertsen Brothers (Stars Aligned, 2011)
8. Voices in Our Heads, by Von Hertzen Brother (Stars Aligned, 2011)
9. Living in the Past, by Riverside (Memories in My Head EP, 2011)
10. Mercy Street, by Neal Morse (Testimony 2, 2011)
11. Overture No. 4, by Neal Morse (Testimony 2, 2011)
12. Time Changer, by Neal Morse (Testimony 2, 2011)
13. Blood, by Blackfield (Welcome to My DNA, 2011)
14. Oxygen, by Blackfield (Welcome to My DNA, 2011)
15. A Scarcity of Miracles, by Jaksyk, Fripp and Collins (A Scarcity of Miracles, 2011)
16. The Price We Pay, by Jaksyk, Fripp and Collins (A Scarcity of Miracles, 2011)
17. Il Tredici, by Sanhedrin (Ever After, 2011)
18. Overture, by Sanhedrin (Ever After, 2011)
19. Prologo, by Euthymia (L'Ultima Illusion, 2011)
20. Oblio, by Euthymia (L'Ultima Illusion, 2011)
21. Stay on the Line, by Dream the Electric Sleep (Lost and Gone Forever, 2011)
22. Coal Dust and Shadows, by Dream the Electric Sleep (Lost and Gone Forever, 2011)
23. Rising on the Tide, by FromUZ (Quartus Artifactus, 2011)
As always, if you like the music then purchase the CDs directly from the artists, by clicking on the links above.
ADDENDUM (June 4th):
For those of you who love the music by DTES (Dream the Electric Sheep) and want to hear more, their album is available for free download at the link above for a limited time. All you have to do is leave your e-mail address so as to subscribe to their newsletter. Have a great listen!
FromUZ came out with a double CD + DVD album with music only they can do, and Credo, with Against Reason, are following their own path in the Neo-Prog world with an album concerned about the world we live in presently (the wonderful "Conspiracy" is a testament to the kind of thinking that is polluting the airwaves in America, what with Birthers and Truthers and the likes). Another surprise was L'Ultima Illusion, by Euthymia, a great Italian Prog prject, although I don't understand a word of what is said and sung. and of course, Neal Morse and Blackfield give us their best once again.
But the biggest event in recent weeks is the return of King Crimson. Of course it's not officially a true return, Robert Fripp having said it more ressembles a "ProjeKct". But still, with Jakko having been in 21st Century Schizoid Band, with the return of Mel Collins, with a rhythm section comprising of Tony Levin and Gavin Harrison, and with the maestro himself putting in his oh so subtle but important touches, this CD swoars above the fray, and, for me, signals a rebirth of the great KC, a perfect blending of the jazzier side they had in the 70s and the hard edge they gained in the 80s and 00s. A Scarcity of Miracles is a small miracle wrapped in hopes and dreams.
For those who didn't have a chance to listen to the radio show live on UK70s Prog Rock, this is you chance to sample some great music, and hopefully splurge a little and buy some of these great CDs.
Show 73 can be downloaded from here (Podcast no longer available).
The playlist is as follows:
1. Out of Reach, by For All We Know (For All We Know, 2011)
2. Down on My Knees, by For All We Know (For All We Know, 2011)
3. Staring at the Sun, by Credo (Against Reason, 2011)
4. Conspiracy, by Credo (Against Reason, 2011)
5. Vertical Horizon, by Casual Silence (Vertical Horizon, 2011)
6. Dangerous Disguise, by Casual Silence (Vertical Horizon, 2011)
7. I Believe, by Von Hertsen Brothers (Stars Aligned, 2011)
8. Voices in Our Heads, by Von Hertzen Brother (Stars Aligned, 2011)
9. Living in the Past, by Riverside (Memories in My Head EP, 2011)
10. Mercy Street, by Neal Morse (Testimony 2, 2011)
11. Overture No. 4, by Neal Morse (Testimony 2, 2011)
12. Time Changer, by Neal Morse (Testimony 2, 2011)
13. Blood, by Blackfield (Welcome to My DNA, 2011)
14. Oxygen, by Blackfield (Welcome to My DNA, 2011)
15. A Scarcity of Miracles, by Jaksyk, Fripp and Collins (A Scarcity of Miracles, 2011)
16. The Price We Pay, by Jaksyk, Fripp and Collins (A Scarcity of Miracles, 2011)
17. Il Tredici, by Sanhedrin (Ever After, 2011)
18. Overture, by Sanhedrin (Ever After, 2011)
19. Prologo, by Euthymia (L'Ultima Illusion, 2011)
20. Oblio, by Euthymia (L'Ultima Illusion, 2011)
21. Stay on the Line, by Dream the Electric Sleep (Lost and Gone Forever, 2011)
22. Coal Dust and Shadows, by Dream the Electric Sleep (Lost and Gone Forever, 2011)
23. Rising on the Tide, by FromUZ (Quartus Artifactus, 2011)
As always, if you like the music then purchase the CDs directly from the artists, by clicking on the links above.
ADDENDUM (June 4th):
For those of you who love the music by DTES (Dream the Electric Sheep) and want to hear more, their album is available for free download at the link above for a limited time. All you have to do is leave your e-mail address so as to subscribe to their newsletter. Have a great listen!
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