Saturday, July 30, 2011

IPRS #81 Ready for Download

Hello Proggers! In this latest IPRS, my good friend Andrew Barnsley Wood sent his comments about last week's high Voltage Festival. Andrew went to the pre-show on Friday, and then spent the whole of Saturday on site. His views on what he saw and heard are a good indication of how the day went - from strength to strength.

In the second part of the show, I offer an interview I did with Mark Trueack of Unitopia. With the forthcoming release of the live DVD (which you can pre-order here), the Covered Mirror CD set to launch in October, Mark's solo project (Hope), and a small Australian tour in the fall, he is a busy guy! Thanks again to Mark for the time he spent out of his busy schedule!

You can download IPRS show #81 here! (No longer available).

The playlist is as follows:

1. The Thirteenth Hour, by The Reasoning (Adverse Camber, 2010)
2. 14, by The Reasoning (Adverse Camber, 2010)
3. Kiss a Wish, by Von Hertzen Brothers (Approach, 2006)
4. Freedom Fighter, by Von Hertzen Brothers (Love Remains the Same, 2008)
5. Trading Dark Matter on the Stock Exchange, by Amplifier (The Octopus, 2010)
6. Dissassociation, by Caravan (In the Land of Grey and Pink, 1971)
7. Everything, by Anathema (We're Here Because We're Here, 2010)
8. Universal, by Anathema (We're Here Because We're Here, 2010)
9. The Devils That I Keep, by Barclay James Harvest (Nexus, 1998)
10. Festival, by Barclay James Harvest (Nexus, 1998)
11. Breathe In Breath Out, by RPWL (The Live RPWL Experience, 2010)
12. Hole in the Sky, by RPWL (Live - Start the Fire, 2005)
13.Common Goal, by Unitopia (More Than A Dream, 2005)
14. The Garden, by Unitopia (The Garden, 2008)
15. Not Human Anymore, by Unitopia (One Night in Europe, 2011) - Forthcoming
16. The Great Reward, by Unitopia (One Night in Europe, 2011) - Forthcoming
17. The Silent Mirror, by Unitopia (Covered Mirror, 2011) - Forthcoming
18. What Kinf od World, by Unitopia (Artificial, 2010)
19. More Than a Dream, by Unitopia (More Than a Dream, 2005)
20. Backbone, by Ennis Tola (Backbone CDS, 2011)


As always, if you like the music the purchase the CDs. Simply follow the links!

Saturday, July 23, 2011

IPRS # 80 Ready for Download

This is becoming a yearly tradition, the High Voltage Festival IPRS Special. This year I concentrated on the Prog Stage events. Today you'll hear music by bands old and new, established and up-and-coming. All interesting. So here, for your listening enjoyment is the link to download this past Friday's International Prog Rock Show #80 (No longer available). Next week I'll have on-the-spot comments from everone's favorite brit - Andrew "Barnsley" Wood - as he sees and hears most of the shows at High Voltage (and I'll play some of the songs he mentions... if he mentions any!), plus an interview with Mark Truack of Unitopia about upcoming releases, shows, and everything under the sun.

The playlist is as follows:

1. Endless, by Von Hertzen Brothers (Approach, 2006)
2. Miracle, by Von Hertzen Brothers (Stars Aligned, 2011)
3. O Fortuna, by Amplifier (Insider, 2006)
4. White Horse at Sea, by Amplifier (The Octopus, 2010)
5. Nine Feet Underground, by Caravan (In the Land of Grey and Pink, 1971)
6. A Simple Mistake, by Anathema (We're Here Because We're Here, 2010)
7. Summernight Horizon, by Anathema (We're Here Because We're Here, 2010)
8. Break of Day, by Neal Morse (Testimony, 2003)
9. Supernatural, by Neal Morse (Testimony 2, 2011)
10. Titles, by Barclay James Harvest (Nexus, 1998)
11. Hymn, by Barclay James Harvest (Nexus, 1998)
12. The Alien Messiah, by Pallas (XXV, 2011)
13. XXV, Part I, by Pallas (XXV, 2011)
14. Mockingbird, by The Enid (Risen, 2011)
15. The Tower, by The Enid (Risen, 2011)
16. Midnight Wire, by Curved Air (Midnight Wire, 1975)
17. Over and Above, by Curved Air (Phantasmagoria, 1973)
18. Half the Mountain, by Mostly Autumn (Live 2009, 2009)
19. Carpe Diem, by Mostly Autumn (Live 2009 Set II. 2010)
20. In the Mouth of Madness, by Spock's Beard (The Kindness of Strangers, 1997)
21. Their Names Escape Me, by Spock's Beard (X, 2010)
22. My God, by Jethro Tull (Live at Montreux, 2010)
23. Locomotive Breath, by Jethro Tull (Live at Montreux, 2010)


As always, if you like the music, purchase the CDs, either from the artists by clicking on the links above, or through your favorite CD vendor.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Radio Show 79 Ready for Download

The latest edition of the International Prog Rock Show has aired today on UK70s Prog Rock. Unfortunately it aired an hour later than scheduled. This was beyond my control, and I hope that listeners didn't mind hearing the end of the Keith Emerson Band live in Moscow before my show aired (I certainly didn't mind hearing Tarkus live again).
This week the featured band is Lazuli, a French band in the Eclectic Prog genre. Their latest release, 4603 Battements (meaning 4603 Beats), has enchanted me. From the opening clock sounds of "(", followed by the unrelenting "Je te laisse ce monde", with chords that resemble Genesis' Tonight Tonight Tonight, to "Festin ultime" wich ends with a reprise of "Je te laisse ce monde" in the form of the closing parenthesis ")", this whole album is a must for any prog fan. All the songs are sung in french, obviously, but this shouldn't scare off fans who don't understand the language.

This is not to mean that the other bands featured here are not worthy of your attention.

You can download show 79 here (Podcast no longer available).

The playlist is as follows:

1. GK contramundum, by Advent (Cantus Firmus, 2006)
2. Awaiting the Call, by Advent (Cantus Firmus, 2006)
3. Ramblin' Sailor, by Advent (Cantus Firmus, 2006)
4. Dance No More, by Frequency Drift (Ghosts, Forthcoming)
5. A Life's Work, by Magic Pie (The Suffering Joy, 2011)
6. Kodac Moment, by Moonlit Sailor (Colors in Stereo, 2011)
7. Colors in Stereo, by Moonlit Sailor (Colors in Stereo, 2011)
8. Summer Solstice, by Moonlit Sailor (Colors in Stereo, 2011)
9. Shroud, by Prospekt (Prospekt, 2011)
10. Iconoclast, by Symphony X (Iconoclast, 2011)
11. The End of Innocence, by Symphony X (Iconoclast, 2011)
12. Right in Two, by Tool (10000 Days, 2006)
13. Je te laisse ce monde, by Lazuli (4603 Battements, 2011)
14. L'azur, by Lazuli (4603 Battements, 2011)
15. Festin ultime, by Lazuli (4603 Battements, 2011)
16. ), by Lazuli (4603 Battements, 2011)
17. 2012 Light Years from Home, by Apocalypse (2012 Light Years from Home, 2011)
18. To Where the Maps End, by Rainbow Danger Club (Where Maps End, 2011)
19. Live on in Photographs, by Rainbow Danger Club (Where Maps End, 2011)
20. Primera Luz, by Jaime Rosas (Flashback, 2011)


As always, if you love the music, I encourage you to purchase the CDs by following the links above, or by going to your favorite CD vendor, be it close to home or over the internet.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Unitopia pre-sale of DVD

My friend Truey of Unitopia has, with his band, just complete the mix of their latest output, a DVD of their show of 15 October 2010 at the Boerderij, in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands. Pre-sale starts next Monday on the 18th of July on the Unitopia website only. The DVD will be released on the 15th of September. A Double CD of is also available for pre-order. When pre-ordering, you also get a free download of a new song off of their "More Than A Dream - A Dream within a Dream" CD.

For information about the track list, and to see the beautiful covers done by Ed Unitsky, drop by their website, and pre-order both, as I will!




BTW, I will have a chat with Truey next week for inclusion in an upcoming IPRS. Stay tuned!

UPDATE: Link fixed! You can now reach the Unitopia website. Thanks!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

IPRS number 78 Ready for Download

Well, Blogger has changed and is very confusing. I will do a quick post right now and will hopefully learn a bit more about the new configurations later.

This week I've got a sampling of new releases for your listening pleasure, releases by Sun Caged, Karmakanic, The Tangent, Orchestre Celesti, Paul Cusick, Comedy of Errors, Monkey3, and the new dream Theater single!

You can download show 78 here (Podcast no longer available).

The playlist is:

1. Pareidolized, by Sun Caged (The Lotus Effect, 2011)
2. Lotus, by Sun Caged (The Lotus Effect, 2011)
3. There's Nothing Wrong with the World, by
Karmakanic (In a Perfect World, 2011)
4. Turn It Up, by Karmakanic (In a Perfect World, 2011)
5. Perdu dans Paris, by
The Tangent (Going Off on Two, 2011)
6. The Mind's Eye, by The Tangent (Going Off on Two, 2011)
7. Solo 4 The Tangent, by
Orchestre Celesti (Transition of Power, 2011)
8. Transition of Power, Parts 1 to 4, by Orchestre Celesti (Transition of Power, 2011)
9. Tarkus (Live), by
Keith Emerson Band (Moscow, 2011)
10. You Know, by
Paul Cusick (P'dice)
11. When It Rains, by Paul Cusick (P'dice)
12. The Student Prince, Parts 1 to 4, by
Comedy of Errors (Disobey, 2011)
13. Black Maiden, by
Monkey3 (Beyond the Black Sky, 2011)
14. Camhell, by Monkey3 (Beyond the Black Sky, 2011)
15. On the Backs of Angels, by
Dream Theater (A Dramatic Turn of Events, 2011)

As always, if you love the music, purchase the CDs by going directly to the artist's site or through your favorite vendor.

Friday, July 1, 2011

IPRS 77 - Canada Day Special

Since today is July 1st, Canada Day, I decided to showcase canadian prog rock bands on the International Prog Rock Show which aired on UK 70s Prog Rock. Of course our greatest export and most recognisable prog rock band may be Rush, who are still on their Time Machine tour as I write. I even think they are better known than another canadian export of ours, the Cirque du Soleil. Another well known canadian prog band is Saga, who have now embarked on a summer tour in Europe. Michael Sadler, as most of you know, has returned to the fold, and Rob Moratti, who replaced him as lead singer for about two years, has just released his first solo CD.

Today's show is just a sampling of the great music created in Canada, from long gone bands like Maneige, to up-and-coming new bands like It, Mystery, and Half Past Four. I regularly play music by canadian bands, recently having done a special with music by Tempus Fugit, another up-and-coming band, so today I concentrated on bands I haven't played in a long while, or even haven't played at all, except for those bands who just released new CDs.

On a sad note, Alberto Bonomi from the italian jazz fusion band D.F.A., died tragically in a car accident near his home in Verona. Even though the band had called it quits due to personal reasons, this is sad news indeed. In honor of Alberto, you will hear one of his compositions taken from the last D.F.A. cd, 4th.

To download the 77th radio show click here (Podcast no longer available).

the laylist is as follows:

1. The Camera Eye, by Rush (Moving Pictures, Remastered Deluxe 2011)
2. September Solitudes, by The D Project (Shimmering Lights, 2006)
3. Biel, by Half Past Four (Rabbit in the Vestibule, 2008)
4. Les aventures de Saxinette et Clarophone, by Maneige (Les Porches, 1975)
5. Ghost, by Devin Townsend Project (Ghost, 2011)
6. Blackberry, by Devin Townsend (Ghost, 2011)
7. Intermission, by Saga (Heads or Tales, 1983)
8. Cat Walk, by Saga (Heads or Tales, 1983)
9. Life on the Line, by Rob Moratti (Victory, 2011)
10. Standing on the Top of the World, by Rob Moratti (Victory, 2011)
11. Nobody's Perfect, by Kaos Moon (After the Storm, 1994)
12. B, by Opusculus (Consonant, 2010)
13. N, by Opusculus (Consonant, 2010)
14. H, by Opusculus (Consonant, 2010)
15. Pray to My God, by Hamadryad (Intrusion, 2010)
16. Morning of the Magicians, by Blood Ceremony (Living with the Ancients, 2011)
17. Night of Augury, by Blood Ceremony (Living with the Ancients, 2011)
18. Standback, by IT (Departure, 2009)
19. Till the Truth Comes Out, by Mystery (One Among the Living, 2010)
20. Sad Night at the Airfield, by Yes (Fly from Here, 2011)
21. Mosoq Runa, by DFA (4th, 2008)


As always, if you like the music you hear, follow the links and purchase the CDs, thus ensuring that the artists produce more of the music we all love.