The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from The Fusion Syndicate, a mix of old and recent prog in a variety of styles, The Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. Van der Graaf Generator - Killer, from First Generation [retrospective]

2. Electric Light Orchestra - Rockaria!, from A New World Record

3. Horslips - Mad Pat, from Roll Back

4. Deep Purple - Highway Star, from Machine Head

5. Mark Ayres - The Robot Attacks, from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

6. Dave Kerzner - Millennium Man, from Static

7. Julee Cruise - In My Other World, from The Voice of Love

8. KOM Quartet - Interviewed, from Jazz Liisa Live in Studio 04

9. KOM Quartet - Älä Tuhlaa Aikaa, from Jazz Liisa Live in Studio 04

10. Don Ellis - The Devil Made Me Write This Piece, from Soaring

11. Inner Prospekt - Bloody Lips, from The Musing

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

12. Manoel Macia - De Piedra a Nube, from La Noche Escolonada

13. John Demarkis - No Return, from The Light

14. Bernard and Pörsti - Friday, from Robinson Crusoe

15. Afforested - Ancient Healing Oakwood Journeys, from Ancient Healing Oakwood Journeys

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

16. Tim Blake - Lighthouse, from Blake's New Jerusalem

17. Tim Burness - Round and Round, from Whose Dream Are You Living?

18. Anthony Phillips - Slow Dance (Part 2), from Slow Dance

19. The Fusion Syndicate - Escape from the Black Hole, from A Speedway on Saturn's Rings

20. Simon & Bard Group - A Boy and His Dog, from The Enormous Radio

21. Six-North - Kundabuffer, from I'm Here in My Heart

22. Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral, from Reunion

23. Bill Connors - Sea Song, from Theme to the Guardian

24. Steve Hackett - Picture Postcard, from Live Archive

25. We Are Kin - The Door, from Pandora

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from Jack o’ the Clock, Residuos Mentales, and Man-Akin, some classic-era prog, a bit of electronic prog scattered about, The Symphonic Zone and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer, from The Best of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Re-Mastered [retrospective]

2. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - So Far to Fall, from Works, Vol. 2

3. Exclusive Raja - Brooklyn 1, from Off the Map

4. The Pineapple Thief - We Love You, from Little Man

5. Jack o' the Clock - Stuck Inside Elvis, from The Warm, Dark Circus

6. Michael Shrieve & David Beal - Shaman's Drum, from The Big Picture

7. Garry Hughes - Devil Dance, from Sacred Cities

8. Triana - Diálogo, from El Patio

9. Anthony Phillips - Summer's Journey, from Private Parts & Pieces X: Soirée

10. Steve Hackett - Lost Time in Cordoba, from Spectral Mornings

11. Steve Hackett - Tigermoth, from Spectral Mornings

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

12. Isildurs Bane - The Voyage Part II: A Telescope and a Hot Air Balloon, from The Voyage: A Trip to Elsewhere

13. Cairo - Underground, from Time of Legends

14. Residuos Mentales - Impending Catastrophe, from A Temporary State of Bliss

15. A Triggering Myth - Forgiving Eden Parts I-VIII, from Forgiving Eden

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

16. Man-Akin - Displaced, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFkXDEHdNkM

17. The Andy Tillison Multiplex - 4th Movement: Vivace (The Pedantic Worrier), from Electric Sinfonia 2

18. Manna/Mirage - Monkey in His Head, from Face

19. Robert Schroeder - Harmonic Decadence Side A, from D. MO Vol. 4: Harmonic Decadence

20. Hawkwind - Void of Golden Light, from Live 1990

21. Boris S.G - Intense, from Space Loop

22. Cheer-Accident - How Do You Like Your Eggs?, from The Why Album

23. Klaus Schulze - The Beat Planante, from Inter*Face

24. Camel - Please Come Home, from Nude

25. Camel - Reflections, from Nude

26. Camel - Captured, from Nude

27. Camel - The Homecoming, from Nude

28. Illusion - Roads to Freedom, from Out of the Mist

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, we have new music from Z Machine, ERTH, and The Flower Kings, an In Memoriam feature for Ron Howden of Nektar, plenty of that ole time prog, some newer music as well, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. Mainhorse - Basia, from Mainhorse

IN MEMORIAM RON HOWDEN

2. Nektar - Odyssey (Ron's On), from Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse [expanded cd]

3. Nektar - 1-2-3-4, from Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse [expanded cd]

END IN MEMORIAM

4. Z Machine - Big Old Hen, from Merging Worlds

5. Genesis - Wot Gorilla?, from Wind and Wuthering

6. Murple - Io Sono Murple Pt 2, from Io Sono Murple

7. ERTH - Peace of Mind, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikcuio9chX0

8. Braindance - Death of an Angel, from Now

9. Rush - Red Sector A, from A Show of Hands

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

10. Gnidrolog - I Could Never Be a Soldier, from Lady Lake

11. Grobschnitt - Vater Schmidt in Wuppertal, from Die Grobschnitt Story 1

12. Spock's Beard - Climbing up That Hill, from Octane

13. Spock's Beard - Letting Go, from Octane

14. Spock's Beard - Of the Beauty of It All, from Octane

15. The Flower Kings - Seasons End, from Look at You Now

16. The Flower Kings - Scars, from Look at You Now

17. The Flower Kings - Stronghold, from Look at You Now

18. The Flower Kings - Father Sky, from Look at You Now

19. The Flower Kings - Day for Peace, from Look at You Now

20. Gryphon - Spring Song, from Treason

21. Trace - Pathétique, from The White Ladies

22. Trace - Legend (Part II), from The White Ladies

23. Trace - Interlude IV, from The White Ladies

25. Trace - The Rescue, from The White Ladies

26. Trace - Trace II, from The White Ladies

27. Trace - Back Home, from The White Ladies

28. Trace - Meditation (For René), from The White Ladies

29. Trace - Flashback, from The White Ladies

30. Trace - Conclusion, from The White Ladies

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

31. Dunwich - Il Samurai della Primavera, from Il Chiarore Sorge Due Volte

32. Guy J. Obermaier - Invocation, from You Are the Illusion You Do Not Exist

33. Hamadryad - The Worst Is Yet to Come, from The Black Hole

34. The Group - Thai, from The Group

35. Mike Oldfield - Cochise, from Live Then & Now

36. Big Country - Restless Natives, from Restless Natives & Rarities

37. Frost* - Falling Down, from Experiments in Mass Appeal

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time we have new music from Jaymz Dare, an In Memoriam segment honoring drummer John Marshall, plenty of prog from several decades and points around the globe, and the Symphonic Zone. All that plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. String Driven Thing - Starving in the Tropics, from Keep Yer 'and on It

IN MEMORIAM JOHN MARSHALL

2. Soft Machine - Hazard Profile Parts 1-4, from BBC Radio: 1971-1974

END IN MEMORIAM

3. Aera - Jonas Schläft, from Humanum Est

4. Magma - Spiritual, from Attahk

5. Nektar - Prelude, from Journey to the Centre of the Eye

6. Nektar - Astronaut's Nightmare, from Journey to the Centre of the Eye

7. Nektar - Countenance, from Journey to the Centre of the Eye

8. Nektar - The Nine Lifeless Daughters of the Sun, from Journey to the Centre of the Eye

9. Nektar - Warp Oversight, from Journey to the Centre of the Eye

10. Nektar - The Dream Nebula Part 1, from Journey to the Centre of the Eye

11. The Muffins - Courtesy of Your Focal Interest Span, from Chronometers

12. The Muffins - Please Do Not Open Dr. Fischer, from Chronometers

13. Pink Floyd - Let There Be More Light, from A Saucerful of Secrets

14. Ramases - Life Child, from Space Hymns

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15. The Moody Blues - Higher and Higher, from To Our Children's Children's Children

16. The Moody Blues - Eyes of a Child I, from To Our Children's Children's Children

17. The Moody Blues - Floating, from To Our Children's Children's Children

18. The Moody Blues - Eyes of a Child II, from To Our Children's Children's Children

19. The Moody Blues - I Never Thought I'd Live to Be a Hundred, from To Our Children's Children's Children

20. Sky - Fayre, from "cadmium..."

21. Thieves' Kitchen - The Voice of the Lar, from Genius Loci

22. Strawbs - The Reckoning, from The Ferryman's Curse

23. Strawbs - The Ferryman's Curse, from The Ferryman's Curse

24. IQ - Merry Xmas Everybody, from Tales from a Dark Christmas

25. La Maschera di Cera - Viaggio Nell'oceano Capovolto Parte 2, from Il Grande Labirinto

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

26. Jaymz Dare - Gravitate, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1hmJf-mCRk

27. Wendy Carlos - Iapetus, from Digital Moonscapes

28. Mike Dickson - Vortex, from Six Consequences

29. John Abercrombie Quartet - Blue Wolf, from Abercrombie Quartet

30. Midnight Sun - B.M., from Midnight Sun

31. Frank Zappa - The Illinois Enema Bandit, from Zappa in New York

32. Obscured by Clouds - Faiths' Soul, from Psycheclectic

33. Andy Partridge & Harold Budd - Hand 22, from Through the Hill

34. Mabel Greer's Toyshop - Images of You and Me, from New Way of Life

35. The Kentish Spires - The Long Goodbye, from Sprezzatura

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from Man-Akin, plenty of classic and obscure prog related tunes, a spotlight segment on improvisational psychedelia, The Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. Virgil & Steve Howe - A Month of Sun, from Lunar Mist

2. Yes - It Can Happen, from Yesyears

3. Godley & Creme - Don't Set Fire (to the One I Love), from Goodbye Blue Sky

4. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Lila's Dance, from Visions of the Emerald Beyond

5. Man-Akin - t_ERROR [online single]

6. King Crimson - Indiscipline, from Absent Lovers

7. Happy the Man - Run Into the Ground, from Better Late...

8. Wilding / Bonus - Earth Hymn, from Pleasure Signals

9. Louis de Mieulle - Gemini – Part 1: Castor (Yin), from Stars, Plants & Bugs

10. Ecstasy in Numbers - I'm Not a Vampire Anymore, from Spellbound

11. Barclay James Harvest - Believe in Me, from Octoberon

12. Brainbox - Summertime, from Brainbox

13. Strawbs - The Winter and the Summer, from Bursting at the Seams

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

14. Triumvirat - Mr. Ten Percent (suite), from Illusions on a Double Dimple

15. Opus Avantra - Ah, Doleur!, form Introspezione

16. Starcastle - To the Fire Wind, from Starcastle

17. Il Tempio delle Clessidre - Onirica Possessione, from AliaNatura

18. Big Big Train - Saltwater Falling on Uneven Ground, from The Difference Machine

19. The Pineapple Thief - What Have We Sown?, from What We Have Sown

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

SPOTLIGHT ON IMPROVISATIONAL PSYCHEDELIA

20. Tsukinoumi - Black in Purple, from Sivle Redyc Chowder

21. Tsukinoumi - Sounds Strange, from Sivle Redyc Chowder

22. Tsukinoumi - Black of Night, from Sivle Redyc Chowder

23. Trio96 - Homage à A&G, from Duo '03

24. Marble Sheep - Fish, from Shinjuku Loft

25. Nekropolis 23 - Devachan, from Vol. 1

END SPOTLIGHT

26. Anthony Phillips - She'll Be Waiting, from Private Parts & Pieces IX: Dragonfly Dreams

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from Phil Marinucci, quite a bit of obscure prog, some tunes by classic prog acts, and much more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. Troposphere - Lighter than Air, from Troposphere

2. Phil Marinucci - Fly, from Fly

3. Schnauser - Disposable Outcomes, from Protein for Everyone

4. Gong - Parkin Triumphant, from Shapeshifter

5. Gong - Longhaired Tablas, from Shapeshifter

6. Gong - Éléphant la Tête, from Shapeshifter

7. Gong - Mother's Gone, from Shapeshifter

8. Gong - Éléphant la Cuisse, from Shapeshifter

9. Heldon - Aphanasis, form Allez Teia

10. Henry Cow - Keeping Warm in Winter / Sweetheart of Mine, from Concerts (ReR edition)

11. Stick Men - Open Parts 1-3, from Konnekted

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

12. Minimum Vital - Ronde, from Envol Triangles

13. Tantra - Partir Sempre, from Mistérios e Maravilhas

14. Morse Code - Magie de Musique, from Je Suis le Temps

15. Halloween - Beginning, from Part One

16. Novela - The Dawn of..., from Symphonic World [retrospective]

17. Pre - Ascetic Eros, from Pre

18. Tiger Moth Tales - The Boy Who Cried Wolf, from A Visit to Zoetermeer

19. Aquaplanage - Aquaplanage, from Aquaplanage

20. Yes - Hearts, from 90125

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

21. Michael Stearns - Chronos, from Chronos

22. Mike Keneally - Chee, from Scambot

23. Dead Can Dance - The End of Words, from Aion

24. Al Di Meola - Destination Gonzalo, from Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody

25. The Moody Blues - In My World, from Long Distance Voyager

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time includes new music from Sudler’s Row, Jaymz Dare, and Head Spin. There’s the usual mix of styles and periods in the history of progressive music. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. Steve Hackett - Camino Royale, from Somewhere in South America

2. Strawberry Alarm Clock - Soft Skies, No Lies, from Wake Up ... It's Tomorrow

3. Buffalo Springfield - Hung Upside Down, from Again

4. The Nice - Bonnie K., from The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack

5. Sudler's Row - Scorch the Earth, from When the Dragon Ate the Sun

6. Jaymz Dare - No Hurt, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlOS18Pw8MA

7. Head Spin - Sprockets, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LnYrctMVc

8. Electric Mud - Canary in a Cathouse, from The Deconstruction of Light

9. Forrest Fang - The Bridge of Chüan-Chou II. The Dragon King’s Advice, from Folklore

10. Djam Karet - #1, from #1

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

11. Exodus - Powiedz Mi Rózo, from Nadzieje, Niepokoje

12. Gótic - I Tu Que Ho Veies Tot Tan Facil, from Escenes

13. Windchase - No Scruples, from Symphinity

14. Secret Green - Guinevere Suite: ii) Galliard - On Secret Green, from To Wake the King

15. Heliopolis - Love and Inspiration, from City of the Sun

16. Fish - Plague of Ghosts, from Raingods with Zippos

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

17. East - Az Óra Jár, from Rések a Falon

18. Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why (basement demo), from B-Sides and Rarities

19. Abel Ganz - The Pretender (2001 version), from Back from the Zone

20. starfish64 - Nowhere Bound (Aimless Mix), from The Crimson Cabinet

21. IQ - Corners (2010 remix), from Re:Mixed

22. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet - Ian Krouse: Labyrinth, from Labyrinth

23. Gryphon - Normal Wisdom from the Swamp, from Get out of My Father's Car!

24. Stop Motion Orchestra - Océano de Leche, from Lightworks

25. Jack O' the Clock - Guru on the Road, from Repetitions of the Old City

26. Camel - Summer Lightning, from Breathless

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time continues the program of mixing older and newer progressive music, in multiple styles, from many places around the globe. It’s a treat for the prog connoisseur. 

Playlist

1. Brand X - Hate Zone, from Moroccan Roll

2. Jean-Luc Ponty - As, from Mystical Adventures

3. Brian Eno - Under Stars II, from Apollo

4. Weather Report - Speechless, from Weather Report [1982]

5. Klaus Schulze - After Eleven, from The Dome Event

6. Boris SG - Mystical Space, from Boris SG

7. Kevin Braheny & Tim Clark - Green Umbrella, from Rain

8. Ske - Rassegnati, from 1001 Autunni

9. Shadowfax - A Thousand Teardrops, from Shadowfax

10. Kerygmatic Project - Dreaming in the Garden of Heaven, from Now and Again

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

11. Mark O'Connor -  Court Suite, from Meanings Of

12. Pallas - Ghosts, from Sketches

13. Machiavel - Rock, Sea and Tree, from Jester

14. Mike Oldfield - Thou Art in Heaven, from Tr3s Lunas

15. Sebastian Hardie - I Remember, from Blueprint

16. Rick Miller - Echoes of You, from The End of Days

17. Poor Genetic Material - Tidings, from Spring Tidings

18. Hidden Lands - Rooftop Farewell, from Halcyon

19. Cirrus Bay - Learning to Fly, from The Search for Joy

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

20. Pekka Pohjola - American Carousel, from Space Waltz

21. Brainticket - Adventure Pt. 2, from Adventure

22. Guru Guru - Oxymoron, from Känguru

23. Fleesh - The Great Escape, from Script for a New Season

24. Alan White - One Way Rag, from Ramshackled

25. Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg - The Power of Gold, from Twin Sons of Different Mothers

26. Land - Tell, from Archipelago

27. Nya Ljudbolaget - Immigrantlament, from Nya Ljudbolaget

28. Dead Can Dance - Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book, from A Passage in Time

29. The Dregs - Conversation Piece, from Industry Standard

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time continues the Sound Chaser tradition of touring the genres and decades of progressive music. We have music from the well known and the obscure artists, and, of course, the Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. Al Di Meola - Tao, from Consequence of Chaos

2. Focus - House of the King, from Golden Oldies

3. John Lodge - Children of Rock 'n' Roll, from Natural Avenue

4. The Who - She Rocked My World, from WHO

5. Steely Dan - Barrytown, from Pretzel Logic

6. Now - Seclusion, from Everything Is Different Now

7. Zodiac Blue - Credit, from Bright Side of the Sun

8. John Abercrombie - Evensong, from Characters

9. Ian Dogole - Jalath, from Dangerous Ground

10. Bob James - Miranda, from Foxie

11. Saga - You're Not Alone "97", from Pleasure and the Pain

12. Trettioåriga Kriget - The Photograph, from Seaside Air

13. Airbag - Sunsets, from A Day at the Beach

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

14. Bo Hansson - Born of the Gentle South, from Music Inspired by Watership Down

15. Al Stewart - Roads to Moscow, from Past, Present and Future

16. Starcastle - Why Have They Gone, from Citadel

17. Colin Masson - Greenacres, from Anvil of the North

18. Nektar - Always, from Evolution

19. M-Opus - Infinite Within, from Origins

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

20. Christopher Franke - Private Diaries, from The London Concert

21. Kit Watkins - Snake Dance, from Circle

22. Steve Roach - Arc of Passion, from Arc of Passion

23. Jan Akkerman - Stingray (Get up with That), from 3

24. Nick Mason & Rick Fenn - White of the Eye, from White of the Eye

25. XII Alfonso - The Coral of Life, from Charles Darwin

26. Djabe & Steve Hackett - Last Train to Istanbul, from Life Is a Journey: The Budapest Live Tapes

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, we have quite a bit of prog from the 1970s, with a few more modern pieces, in a variety of styles, all to give you a little taste of the prog experience. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. 

Playlist

1. Traffic - Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory, from Shoot Out At The Fantasy

2. The Moody Blues - King and Queen, from Caught Live + 5

3. Akritas - Epistrofi, from Akritas

4. Colosseum - Back Water Blues, from Daughter of Time [Success label retrospective]

5. Jade Warrior - Dance of the Sun, from Way of the Sun

6. Jade Warrior - Death of Ra, from Way of the Sun

7. Steve Tibbetts - Sunrise, from Steve Tibbetts

8. Steve Tibbetts - The Secret, from Steve Tibbetts

9. Hawkwind - Reefer Madness, from California Brainstorm

10. Ralph Towner - Winter Solstice, from Solstice

11. Egg - Wind Quartet 1, from The Civil Surface

12. Steve Hackett - Granados: La Maya de Goya, from Tribute

THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

13. Tiemko - Hymne, from Parade

14. Quatermass - Good Lord Knows, from Quatermass

15. Greenslade - Joie de Vivre, from Spyglass Guest

16. Tiger Moth Tales - The Palace, from Story Tellers Part Two

17. The Black Codex - New Beginnings, from The Black Codes Episodes 14-26

18. The Black Codex - Feast of Spring, from The Black Codes Episodes 14-26

19. IQ - The Last Human Gateway, from IQ20

LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE

20. Mark Dwayne - Isle of Poseidon, from The Atlantis Factor

21. Boris S.G - Deep Abyss, from Space Loop II

22. Mark Jenkins - Evolution by Apocalypse, from Sequencer Loops 2

23.  Mark Jenkins - Duty Is Heavier Than a Mountain, Death Is Light as a Feather, from Sequencer Loops 2

24. Mark Jenkins - Thermocycler, from Sequencer Loops 2

25. Free Flight - Viegen de Curacao (Voyage of the Heart), from Atmospheres [compilation]

26. Deuter - The High Road, from Nirvana Road

27. Kitaro - Dance of Sarasvati, from Mandala

28. Kitaro - Scope, from Mandala

29. Kitaro - Chant from the Heart, from Mandala

30. Jethro Tull - Rainbow Blues, from M.U.-The Best of Jethro Tull

31. Big Country - Tall Ships Go, from Steeltown

32. Curved Air - Young Mother, from Curved Air Live

33. Rush - Countdown, from Signals