This month we catch up with Mike Vennart of Oceansize, a timely chat ahead of our reissue of the momentous and cinematic “Frames”, but not just a standard reissue, we have of course given it the Kscope treatment, it is presented on gatefold 3LP and includes extra tracks and rarities plus unseen photos.

Nowadays Mike enjoys success with his latest project Empire State Bastard as well as touring with Biffy Clyro, But host Billy Reeves asks him to go back in time and reflect about his time with the hugely influential Oceansize and even wonders what it would take to get them back on the road.

PLUS the latest single from O.R.k and a reminder that The Pineapple Thief are hard touring in the USA so we thought their topically named single Election Day deserved a spin!

An episode packed with treats (no tricks) to celebrate Halloween. We have a couple of spooky teasers for you as Envy Of None release a new single which sets the tone for things to come from them and you’ll hear the most recent release from Jonathan Hultén, who is currently on tour in the UK in support of The Cult while he builds momentum to his forthcoming album in January.

We hear from Bruce Soord about the thoughts behind the upcoming The Pineapple Thief EP before they head off on tour in the USA.

And as if that wasn’t enough, we also mark the 10th Anniversary of “Distant Satellites” by Anathema, which is being released on sparkle Vinyl plus the beautiful remaster of a collaboration between Mariusz Duda and Steven Wilson on the 10th anniversary of “The Old Peace” penned by late Alec Wildey which is getting it’s digital debut through Kscope.

In this bumper episode we hear from Colin Edwin of O.R.k about their latest run of releases and since we also spoke to Richard Barbieri we took the opportunity to talk to them both about their time in Porcupine Tree and what it was like during the making of Fear Of A Blank Planet, a timely chat ahead of the release of and a 116 page hardback book 5 disc edition packed with rarities.

Plus, Andy, Phil and Clark from the newest band to the label, Ihlo, talk to Billy Reeves about their excitement of having their debut album “Union” get the Kscope treatment with a beautiful CD and double LP out this week which is remastered by Acle Kahney of TesseracT. Ihlo are on tour this Autumn and getting along to see that will be a decision you will not regret!

As we reach the end of summer in the UK, TesseracT are coming to the end of the latest leg of their mega tour which was in support of their album War of Being (which incidentally is a year old this week) so we thought we would have an overdue catch up with bassist Amos Williams about life on tour away from loved ones, making up for lost time and future plans. 

This week also sees the release of "Powder Dry" the long awaited new album from Tim Bowness so we thought his song "Summer Turned" would be well placed in this episode falling on the cusp of Autumn. 

You will also hear from The Radicant, Storm Corrosion and our most recent additions to Kscope IHLO 

Kscope are releasing the debut EP by The Radicant who you may know as Vincent Cavanagh, the former frontman of Anathema.

The Radicant is a solo project of sorts which includes collaborators from many disciplines, informed in part by Vincent’s composition work for recent multi-media installations by fine artists; so this is pop music presented as aural sculpture.

The EP is out now, so it was time for Billy Reeves to catch up with the man himself, in a Grade II listed north London church, recommissioned as London’s newest art gallery. Where else?!

Join us for episode 171 of the Kscope where our host Billy Reeves catches up with Tim Bowness ahead of his upcoming album “Powder Dry” which is out on 16th August.

We will hear about his influences, collaborations and future plans and why he decided that Kscope was the label for him.

There is also an opportunity to hear the first single from the highly anticipated EP from Ex Anathema front man Vincent Cavanagh’s  new incarnation “The Radicant”

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As we head into festival season, we thought we would devise our dream line up from the Kscope archive of live albums.

No need to pack your wellies, sun cream and loo roll as you are invited to the festival the rain can’t spoil from the comfort of your own home!

Featuring tracks from: 

Steven Wilson

Porcupine Tree

Blackfield

Anathema

The Pineapple Thief

Ulver

Katatonia

Gazpacho

Klone

Paul Draper

In this episode we talk to Nick Beggs - Pop star, bass player, chapman stick aficionado, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Steven Wilson alumnus, illustrator…  a dream interviewee!

Most recently, along with fellow Wilson band boys Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell he has formed TRIFECTA, whose second album ‘The New Normal’ is out now.

Billy Reeves digs deep into the Beggs brain recesses to find out about the dynamic of the band, how certain songs came to be and how the Alex Lifeson (Rush/Envy of None) connection happened on their single “Once around the sun with you” , a song Nick wrote for his wife and incidentally, you can find out what she really thinks about his music !

Track list: 

Stupid Pop Song - Trifecta 

Once Around The Sun With You - Trifecta 

Chinese Fire Drill - Trifecta 

Sibling Rivalry - Trifecta 

Echoes - TessseracT 

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In this episode, Billy Reeves takes a trip to the Kscope offices and spends some time talking to Kscope's Johnny Wilks.  We hear a few pieces of exciting exclusive news from Johnny about upcoming Kscope releases and artists being added to the roster as well as a brief history of the label itself.

We are also offering you a couple of tracks you may not have heard yet as well as the details of our Record store day releases.

There really is a lot coming up from Kscope so this is an insider episode fans of the label won’t want to miss!

Music/rare tracks from Oceansize, Bruce Soord, Mansun, Trifecta and The Pineapple Thief

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THIS EPISODE COMES WITH A RUDE WORD WARNING!

Welcome to Episode 167 of the Kscope podcast, the mornings are getting brighter, the daffs are out and Spring is round the corner so our thoughts have turned to regeneration and replenishment.

Record Store Day special editions have been announced, and we will also be celebrating some of the other reissues that Kscope have either released recently or have on the horizon; we’re re-stocking the shelves and the cupboards for you…  so….

..in a bumper edition Billy Reeves chats to Mike Vennart who is trusting us with his Oceansize re-issues whilst he enjoys his day job(s) with Biffy Clyro and Empire State Bastard; Steven Wilson talks about the reaction to ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’; Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) reflects on 25 years in showbiz; Kristoffer Rygg of Ulver on putting himself out there and Aviv Geffen (Blackfield) explains his ‘odd-couple’ relationship with the aforementioned Mr Wilson.

And the music from the brand new unblemished vinyl editions comes from

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