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Compared to recent episodes, this is a lazy collection of music. As I am getting ready for the 1994 show, my attention has been on listening to music from that era, but with all of this research of the past, I am missing the newest material. As a result, this episode is all about catching up, mostly blindly. Still, we collected some great new material for you to listen to, and threw in some older stuff when possible.
On April 23rd we will peruse the music of 1994.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearMarillionMap Of The World4:54Anoraknophobia The Far CryCrossing Pangea12:31Once There Was2025Let See ThinStory of My Life5:24Machine Called Life2025IQFar from Here12:40Dominion2025The Swan ChorusIt's Not the End of the World7:22You're Despicable2025Moe.Bat Country8:28Circle Of Giants2025The Aurora ProjectHave Some Tea11:18EVOS122025Umphrey's McGeeIt's Not Your Fault3:20Asking For A Friend2022Nuova EraNautilus16:0320.000 Leghe Sotto I Mari2025Jethro TullDrink from the Same Well16:35Curious Ruminant2025MotorpsychoThree Frightened Monkeys8:34Motorpsycho2025Cosmic CathedralTime to Fly6:42Deep Water2025EcholynCul-de-Sacs and Tunnels7:07Time Silent Radio VII2025HiromiOUT THERE: The Quest8:05OUT THERE2025My Morning JacketBeginning From The Ending4:54Is2025KarmakanicEnd of the Road10:06Transmutation2025Steven WilsonThe Overview17:57The Overview2025MarillionNeverland11:30Marbles
If I had lots of extra time, I would run a show specifically based on Jam and Improvisation. In the live and spontaneous creation of music is where we can find the greatest adventures in sound. There are certainly moments in which the fruits of the labor come back without the treasure that they were seeking, but the times that our musician friends do find their way out into the chaotic cosmos and find the gold in the shadow, that is when you can really get turned on and tuned in, and perhaps if you are lucky dropped out. I have tried to provide some examples of amazing jams for those who don't seek out such journeys. I have included Jam Bands and Jazz Fusion, but there is so much more out there to explore- suffice to say, we will come back to this theme in the near future.
That said we have some upcoming shows to look out for: On the 9th we will have a more spontaneous show featuring some of the newest music that is coming out- as well as some old favorites, and then on the 23rd we will turn our attention to the year 1994 as part of our continued drive towards 2024.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearThe Grateful DeadPlaying In The Band19:54Sunshine Daydream: Veneta, Or, August 27Th, 19722013PanzerballettIron Maiden Voyage7:19Panzerballett2005Liquid Tension ExperimentParadigm Shift8:55Liquid Tension Experiment1998Out Of FocusI'm Kissing Right10:34Palermo1972David SanciousI Could Fall In Love With You (Again)6:199 Piano Improvisations2000Papadosio X Ram DassCutting Through the Drama7:09Improvisations with Ram Dass2024Medeski Martin & WoodIs There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus4:24Shack-Man1996Frank ZappaThe Torture Never Stops12:36Zappa In New York (2)1976The Allman Brothers Band & Branford MarsalisDreams13:06Alltel Pavilion At Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC: 8/10/2003 [Live] [Disc 3]2003King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardThe River24:44:00Live In Chicago '232023PhishDavid Bowie35:40:00Live Phish 20: 12.29.94 - Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island2003Dave Matthews BandAll Along The Watchtower [Live]13:00The Central Park Concert [Disc 3]2003
Some time in the past I started counting up to the best of the year show. That meant going back across the decades, maybe to compare years. Well, 1984 in prog holds no comparison to last year whatsoever. Many will argue that there is much more prog to pull from than I pulled from here, that is likely true, but this was an endeavor to give you some of 1984 that I found the most meaning and joy in. That means that new wave rears up along with other genres, but I always tried to make the connection to prog rock. There were a few misses. For instance, I could have been more careful with the break in Roger Waters- it is hard to find a stopping point in the album as it all bleeds together. The best way is to listen to Pros and Cons is all the way through, with headphones, in a blacklit room. There is also that the Russ Ballard song I chose is not in fact from 1984- my mistake.
The next show will be help on March 26th and we will feature jam bands and improvisational prog.
Here is the 1984 setlist:
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearCraftAries5:48Craft1984Deep PurplePerfect Strangers5:11Perfect Strangers1970XTCWake Up4:29The Big Express1984King CrimsonSleepless5:04Three of a Perfect Pair1984Laszlo BenkoMambo2:30Lexikon 21970OsirisWho Remembers4:44Myths And Legends (Vinyl)1984The FixxLess Cities, More Moving People3:27Phantoms1984CamelCloak and Dagger Man3:43Stationary Traveller1984Russ BallardVoices5:30Anthology1986Planet P ProjectPower4:14Pink World [Definitive Edition]1985Jefferson StarshipLayin' It On The Line4:07Nuclear Furniture (Vinyl)1984SolarisM'ars poetica6:21The Martian Chronicles1983GerardOrpheus8:34Gerard (Vinyl)1984Jerome LangloisLE BALLON I7:24THEMES, solo piano2011Anthony PhillipsFebruary4:24Private Parts and Pieces, Part V 'Twelve'1985Weird Al YankovicKing Of Suede4:07In 3-D1984Michael ShrieveTransfer Station Blue11:41Transfer Station Blue (With Kevin Shrieve & Klaus Schulze)1984Jean-Michel JarreBlah-Blah Cafe3:20Zoolook1984Howard JonesEquality4:18Human's Lib1984Oingo BoingoGratitude5:11So Lo1988Billy Squier(Another) 19844:45Signs Of Life1984Iron MaidenBack in the Village5:01Powerslave1984Yngwie J. MalmsteenIcarus' Dream Suite Op.48:17Rising Force1984QueensrycheNo Sanctuary5:48The Warning1984MetallicaMetallica / For whom the Bell Tolls4:52Ride The Lighting1985ScorpionsComing Home4:48Love at First Sting1984David GilmourMurder4:50About Face1984Roger Waters4:33 AM (Running Shoes)4:05The Pros & Cons Of Hitch Hiking1984Roger Waters4:37 AM (Arabs With Knives & West German Skies)2:16The Pros & Cons Of Hitch Hiking1984MarillionEmerald Lies5:01Fugazi1984RushThe Body Electric4:56Grace Under Pressure1984Paul MccartneyNo More Lonely Nights (Ballad)5:05Give My Regards To Broad Street
Let me preface this episode by pointing out, I don't believe I am a fusion fan. What this means for you the listener is that you may not find my taste in fusion is similar to yours. Despite this obvious detractor from a tour of fusion and jazz prog, I believe we put together quite a nice set of fusiony goodness in this episode.
Next show will be 2/26 and we will be heading back to the music of 1984.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearFrank ZappaPeaches In Regalia3:29Hot Rats1969Return To ForeverTheme To The Mothership8:38Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy1973Dewa BudjanaQueen Kanya6:53Mahandini2018ArcanaInto The Circle9:18Arc Of The Testimony1997ManDoki SoulmatesDevil's Encyclopedia5:44A Memory Of Our Future2024ChicagoQuestions 67 And 684:38Chicago Transit Authority1969Weather ReportBirdland5:53Heavy Weather1977Antoine Fafard & Gavin HarrisonDark Wind5:39Perpetual Mutations2024Dixie DregsTravel Tunes4:23What If2024Brand XHate Zone4:33Moroccan1977The Bad PlusTom Sawyer4:59Prog2007One ShotEwaz Vader10:29Ewaz Vader2006The United Jazz & Rock EnsembleStumbling Henry's Divorce March7:09Teamwork2010HiromiTime Out6:34Time Control2007Steely DanShow Biz Kids5:07Countdown To Ecstasy1973Tony LevinEspressoville4:53Bringing It Down to the Bass2024Guthrie GovanWonderful Slippery Thing3:17Erotic Cakes2006Arco IrisNecksa8:04Los Elementales1977Pekka PohjolaVapour Trails4:38Visitation1979Medeski, Scofield, Martin & WoodTequila And Chocolate6:22Out Louder2006Jeff BeckCause We've Ended As Lovers5:34Blow by Blow1975The Tony Williams LifetimeMr. Spock6:07Believe It (Vinyl)1975Al Di MeolaMidnight Tango7:22Elegant Gypsy1977Jean-Luc PontyAs5:44Mystical Adventures1981Andreas VollenweiderNight Fire Dance4:43Down To The Moon1986Gamalon19693:09Aerial View1990KensoRyu no Mai6:46An old warrior shook the Sun2024The Keith Tippett GroupBlack Horse5:49Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening1971SantanaSamba Pa Ti4:22Abraxas [Original Master Recording]1970Pat MethenyHere, There And Everywhere4:16Moondial2024
We nod to our past, by decade, as part of our countdown to the music of 2024. It's an interesting way to view the music we love decade by decade. It's not a best-of-show but instead, an attempt to give you a small swath of the music that emerged in 1974. As part of creating a theme, I find pleasant surprises and long-forgotten music, and if I feel some connection- you get the music. So join us for this all-too-short trip back to the year 1974.
Next time, we will jaunt merrily into the world of jazz rock and fusion prog.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearWalsh, JoePavane Of The Sleeping Beauty1:53So What1974Walsh, JoeTime Out4:14So What1974Deep PurpleStormbringer4:02Stormbringer1974David Bowie19843:12Diamond Dogs1974TriumviratTriangle6:52Illusions on a Double Dimple1974TriumviratIllusions1:43Illusions on a Double Dimple1974TriumviratDimplicity5:38Illusions on a Double Dimple1974Electric Light OrchestraMister Kingdom5:02Flashback2000KansasDeath Of Mother Nature Suite7:41Kansas1974Uriah HeepWonderworld4:26Wonderworld (2004 Remaster)1974Gentle GiantAspirations4:29The Power and the Glory1974Premiata Forneria MarconiVia Lumiere7:02L'isola Di Niente1974GongA P.H.P.'s Advice1:47You1974GongMagick Mother Invocation2:06You1974GongA Sprinkling Of Clouds8:44You1974StyxA Song for Suzanne5:13Man of Miracles1974Bad CompanyRock Steady3:41Bad Co1974The Grateful DeadUnbroken Chain6:38From The Mars Hotel (Vinyl)1974FocusBirth7:38Hamburger Concerto1974TrafficGraveyard People6:02When The Eagle Flies1974Jazz QCarodej (The Wizard)16:16Symbiosis1974Steely DanPretzel Logic4:23Pretzel Logic1974CamelNimrodel-The Procession-The White Rider9:05Mirage1974Billy CobhamSpanish Moss, A Sound Portrait: Spanish Moss3:55Crosswinds1974Billy CobhamSpanish Moss, A Sound Portrait: Savannah the Serene4:59Crosswinds1974Billy CobhamSpanish Moss, A Sound Portrait: Storm2:47Crosswinds1974Billy CobhamSpanish Moss, A Sound Portrait: Flash Flood5:01Crosswinds1974Frank ZappaStink Foot6:27Apostrophe1974GenesisIn the Cage8:06The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway1974Blue Oyster CultFlaming Telepaths5:19Secret Treaties1974RushWorking Man7:06Rush1974YesSound Chaser9:23Relayer (Steven Wilson Remix 2015)1974SupertrampCrime Of The Century5:15Crime Of The Century1974Bob DylanForever Young4:50Planet Waves (Vinyl)1974
With the start of the new year, we wanted to harness some shamanic energy for the voyage forward. That's why we open the year with a 3 hour long drum ceremony. Drummers are the powerful backbone and structure for the music we enjoy. They can provide the subtle shifts needed to move us forward, or the power needed to get us through those challenging moments. The collection provided here is so far from exhaustive. We missed so many great drummers, and some we doubled up on just due to the amazing work that they have done in prog. Still a fine collection of musicians is presented here and we hope that you will enjoy what they have given to us.
Next time around, we time travel to 1974.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearMickey Hart, Airto, Flora PurimThe Gates Of Däfos3:50Däfos1989GreensladeDrum Folk8:45Bedside Manners Are Extra1973Rusted RootDrum Trip3:45When I Woke1994SantanaSoul Sacrifice8:51Soul Sacrifice1968Led ZeppelinWhen The Levee Breaks7:05Led Zeppelin IV1971Steve HackettAce of Wands5:14Voyage of the Acolyte (Remastered)1971Porcupine TreeWhat Happens Now?8:15Nil Recurring EP2007The Bad PlusBig Eater3:47These Are The Vistas2003Moraz & BrufordBlue Brains4:46Music for Piano and Drums1983Emerson, Lake & PalmerTank6:43Emerson, Lake & Palmer1970Big Big TrainDrums & Brass 20235:29A Flare on the Lens (Live in London)2024GenesisDance on a Volcano8:26Seconds Out (2)1977QuatermassLaughin' Tackle10:35Quatermass1970QuatermassEntropy0:13Quatermass1970Grateful DeadParallelogram5:06Infrared Roses [Live]1991YesPerpetual Change14:13Yessongs (1)1973ColosseumThe Time Machine (Live)8:03Daughter Of Time1970Atomic RoosterDecline And Fall5:44Atomic Ro-o-oster1970KansasThe Spider (Live)7:35Two For The Show1977GongEsnuria7:57Gazeuse!1976Frank ZappaThe Black Page (1984)5:15You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (Live) (Remastered 1995)1988Deep PurpleThe Mule9:29Made in Japan (Remastered Edit1972King Crimson21st Century Schizoid Man13:51Live in Chicago 2017 (2)2017RushDrum Solo (Live At Pinkpop Festival: June 4, 1979)7:31Hemispheres (40Th Anniversary)2018RushSomething For Nothing (Live At Pinkpop Festival: June 4, 1979)4:12Hemispheres (40Th Anniversary)2018Dream TheaterThe Dance of Eternity6:14Metropolis Pt.2: Scenes From A1999
Another Christmas episode from Soundscape with an attempt to present only new material (well at least previously not in a Soundscape Christmas episode). The music is a mostly mellow cache of holiday bits and pieces. Your DJ was exhausted and anxious but I stand by my choices.
Suzi and I would like to take a moment here and express our gratitude that you continue to explore our episodes. It is our heartfelt wish that we can continue to provide you with new and interesting episodes in the coming year. Some of the upcoming episodes will feature a focus on drums, a look back through the years, a celebration of the music and finds of 2024, and of course a return to Norway- with perhaps a sidequest to Switzerland. Either way you slice it, we are looking forward to the next year with you all and we wish you happy holidays and a new year of meaning making and peace.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearVimmaPreludi - Preludium2:26Meri ja avaruus2019VimmaTänne saakka ei paista aurinko - Sunlight cannot reach here5:58Meri ja avaruus2019Looking-Glass LanternThe Festive Season4:31A Victorian Christmas Compendium2023Jon AndersonThe Holly And The Ivy3:03Three Ships2007Tiger Moth TalesSnowbound Snowman8:23The Wassail Song The Moody BluesDecember Snow5:07December2003Bjørn Riis06 Winter10:19Forever Comes to an End Steven WilsonDecember Skies3:32December Skies (single)2023Big Big TrainProper Jack Froster6:36Welcome to the Planet2022Steve MorseCarol Of The Bells2:41A Prog Rock Christmas2019Umphrey's McGeeXmas At Wartime3:31It's You2018Neal MorseThe Little Drummer Boy6:52A Proggy Christmas2011Keith EmersonIt Came Upon a Midnight Clear6:44The Christmas Album1988PhishWinterqueen4:03Fuego [+digital booklet] Premiata Forneria MarconiE' Festa4:48Storia Di Un Minuto1972KarfagenYuletide5:29Magician's Theater2014California Guitar TrioHappy Xmas (War Is Over)3:48A Christmas Album2004CosmografA Festive Ghost3:39A Festive Ghost (Holiday Single)2017IconoclastaMestizaja (26-A-1)7:09Suite Mexicana Soliloquio1987Dream TheaterThe Holiday Spirit Carries On5:10The Holiday Spirit Carries On (CDS)2020BucketheadCookies for Santa3:25Shadows Between the Sky2010Geoff DownesLinus & Lucy (Charlie Brown Christmas Theme)2:57A Prog Rock Christmas2019Kyle HollingsworthFind the Joy2:35Find the Joy - Single2021KornmoIld6:12Vandring2019ArgentChristmas For The Free4:05All Together Now Umphrey's McGeeSanta Oddity4:12Santa Oddity2018Bob RiversO Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads1:22Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio - Twisted Christmas Boxed Set2007The Grateful DeadRun Rudolph Run3:40Dave's Picks Volume 22: Felt Forum, New York, Ny 12/7/712017The BandChristmas Must Be Tonight3:27The Best Christmas Album Ever2006Big Big TrainBrew and Burgh (Winter Version)4:15Brew and Burgh (Winter Version)2024PallasChristmas In Atlantis5:21Christmas On the Edge Of Time2019MarillionThe Christmas Song3:15A Collection Of Recycled Gifts2014FoghatAll I Want For Christmas Is You (Bonus)4:01Zig-Zag Walk1983Pink FloydMerry Xmas Song2:03A Tree Full Of Secrets (CD 05)1999Tiger Moth TalesHygge9:05The Depths Of Winter2017
Many of us live in a sense of conflict with others. It would be easy enough to pick a pack of songs that further sowed division, but I thought, why not instead focus on values. The goal then was to pick songs that expressed values of hope, kindness, empathy, compassion and understanding. We can surely agree that these are the lofty goals of our humanity rather than the daily division sewn into the fabric of our world right now. Hopefully this set of music will bring some sense of salve to the wounds you feel.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearRaison De PlusRenaissance4:54Ici Est Ailleurs2001GalleonLightworks9:00Engines of Creation2007YesLift Me Up6:09Union1991KaipaOn The Edge Of New Horizons17:06Children Of The Sounds2017Big Big TrainSkates On4:19The Likes of Us2024Sigur RósMílanó9:33Takk...2005Jon & VangelisItalian Song2:43The Best of Jon & Vangelis1984FantasyGnome Song4:09Paint A Picture1973Anima MundiToward the Adventure6:12Jagannath Orbit KansasReason To Be3:35Monolith1979Moon SafariYasgur's Farm8:00[Blomljud] (Disc 2)2008Gov't MuleDreaming Out Loud (Feat. Ivan Neville & Ruthie Foster)4:26Peace...Like A River (Deluxe Edition)2023The String Cheese IncidentThis Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)6:432009/07/03 I Rothbury, MI2009Spock's BeardThe Light18:48Gluttons for Punishment (2)2005Big Big TrainLove Is the Light7:00A Flare on the Lens (Live in London)2024HeliopolisNew Frontier10:53Epic At the Majestic : Live At RoSFest2016Porcupine TreeLazarus4:04Arriving Somewhere...2006AnathemaEverything5:01We're Here Because We're Here2010QueensrycheRhythm of Hope3:27Tribe2003RushThe Garden6:53Clockwork Angels2012Dream TheaterHollow Years5:43Falling Into Infinity1997Geddy LeeGrace To Grace4:52My Favorite Headache2000RiversideFound5:39Lost n Found, Live in Tilburg (2)2017Widespread PanicHope In A Hopeless World5:07Bombs And Butterflies1997
In a previous episode, we were so taken by the presence of the piano, that I decided to devote an episode to just piano. I of course unearthed a treasure trove of piano music from the progsphere and my listening tastes. There was no way to include it all, so stay tuned to our Instagram page for songs from the cutting room floor.
There was also a desire to add AI as a podcast host, but that did not turn out as planned. I am still working on that setup, but I think it will be a lot of fun when we get there.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYear Rolling StonesLoving Cup4:16Exile on Main St1972 FishTumbledown5:43Raingods With Zippos1999 PassportHomunculus6:03Cross-Collateral (Vinyl)1975 Minimum VitalHymne et Danse8:38Sarabandes1990 Ben Folds FiveThe Sound Of The Life Of The Mind4:09The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind2012 TrafficGlad6:50John Barleycorn Must Die [Bonus Tracks]2001 Far CornerNot From Around Here8:31Endangered2007 YesSouth Side of the Sky7:37Fragile (2024 Box 2: Steven Wilson Remix)1971 Emerson, Lake & PalmerTrilogy8:46Trilogy (MFSL)1972 Electric Light OrchestraGrieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor2:50Flashback2000 SupertrampChild Of Vision7:13Breakfast In America1979 Jordan RudessJ.R. Piano Medley8:17The Road Home2007 Rick WakemanWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps3:53Piano Odyssey2018 Phil CollinsThe Roof Is Leaking2:38Face Value1981 RenaissanceCan You Understand10:47Live at Carnegie Hall (2019 Remaster)1976 The Keith Tippett GroupI Wish There Was A Nowhere13:50You Are Here... I Am There (Vinyl)1970 Bela Fleck & The FlecktonesTrue North4:49Ufo Tofu1992 Bruce Hornsby & The NoisemakersStanding On The Moon/Halcyon Days8:51Bride Of The Noisemakers2011 PhishThe Squirming Coil12:12A Live One (2)1995 Emerson, Lake & PalmerTake A Pebble22:37The Return Of The Manticore - Disc 21993 Peter GabrielHere Comes the Flood4:47Growing Up2003 Merl SaundersSunrise Over Haleakala7:13Blues From The Rainforest: A Musical Suite1990
Greetings fellow travelers,
After much gnashing if teeth I present to you The Hell Rail- our newest episode of Soundscape ready in time for your Halloween listening pleasure.
The next episode of Soundscape will air on November 20, and we look forward to seeing you as you peruse your afterlife options.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearRitualThrough A Rural Landscape3:01The Story of Mr. Bogd, Part 12024Tony Patterson and Brendan EyreLegacy4:39Northlands2014RitualThrough A Rural Landscape3:01The Story of Mr. Bogd, Part 12024Siouxsie and The BansheesThe Passenger3:54Twice Upon A Time1992Tim BownessThe Train That Pulled Away4:00Flowers At The Scene2019ZoomlenzTrain to Nowhere8:51Zoomlenz2015The ResidentsHorrors Of The Night7:11The Ghost Of Hope2017Steve HackettTransylvanian Express3:40Broken Skies Outspread Wings (1984-2006)2018HelloweenLocomotive Breath3:49Metal Jukebox2018Moron PoliceSoul Train of the Damned3:54Defenders of the Small Yard2014SiiilkBlack Old Train7:43Endless Mystery2017GoblinKiller On The Train8:23Non Ho Sonno2001Ningen-Isu牡丹燈籠6:21Manatsu No Yoru No Yume2007ArenaThe Demon Strikes5:34The Unquiet Sky2015Hypnos 69Vertigo2:58Promise Of A New Moon2003Deep PurpleBurn5:59Burn (2004 Remaster)1974Black SabbathElectric Funeral4:38Paranoid1970Hillbilly HellcatsGhost Train3:11Our Brand2001Diablo Swing OrchestraBedlam Sticks3:27Sing-Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious2001KamelotMy Train Of Thoughts4:02Poetry For The Poisoned2010California Guitar TrioTrain To Lamy Suite4:16Sometimes God Hides_ The Young Persons' Guide To Discipline2000U.K.Randezvous 6:024:45Danger Money1979Una Stagione All'infernoIl Dottore6:00Il Mostro Di Firenze2018The Braen's MachineMurder4:24Underground (Vinyl)1971Porcupine TreeLips Of Ashes4:34In Absentia2002KaipaSpiderweb Train15:24Sommargryningsljus2024BjörkFeatures Creatures4:49Utopia2017RPWLVictim Of Desire8:07Crime Scene2023Frost*Strange World5:09Life In The Wires2024GrobschnittMagic Train13:14Ballermann1974Blue DriftNuclear Train6:55Mariner2005The Flower KingsTrain To Nowhere3:45Back In The World Of Adventure1995
It turns out that the music from Norway is so good that we made a part 2, and indeed part 3 is to come in some future episode. The exploration of this music has been so much fun and turned over so many new stones that there is still a plethora of progressive tuneage to mine for Part 3. Live listeners said that they really enjoyed Part 1 and Part 2 but you be the judge.
Next time we meet here it will be for the first Soundscape Halloween episode in about 3 years. This means that the dig has been very successful and that you will likely hear some new music to get your bones rattling and your feet tapping, just ignore the chill up the spine- but that is next time. For now, here is the set list from this week's episode.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearHøstSirkus7:38Hardt Mot Hardt (Vinyl)1976Jono El GrandeBach's Beach8:04Melody Of A Muddled Mason1976Major ParkinsonTwilight Cinema5:38Twilight Cinema2014HolonThe Time Is Always Now11:01The Time Is Always Now2016MikromidasNostradamus9:47Brennende Drommer2001MetrognomTen Peppermint Butterflies In A Ray Of Moonlight13:44Twangyluck2006KrokofantWatcher Of The Fries7:36Fifth (EP)2021Laughing StockThe Flood (ft. Tim Bowness)7:43Shelter2024Magic PieThe Hedonist22:49Fragments of the 5th Element2019Yngwe Gundal & Roger T. MatteMad Man Moon7:10Genesis For Two Grand Pianos2001FruitcakeHold Your Ground7:05Power Structure1998GazpachoMary Celeste5:39March Of Ghosts2012Gentle KnifeResignation10:05Clock Unwound - Gentle Knife II2017Moose LooseEber's Funk6:40Elgen Er Los (Vinyl)1974Hedvig Mollestad TrioBewitched, Dwarfed And Defeathered4:30Smells Funny2018Jaga JazzistI Have A Ghost, Now What?7:28What We Must2005Ring Van MöbiusDistant Sphere11:04The 3rd Majesty2020Bjorn RiisStormwatch14:00A Storm Is Coming2019
In this week's episode part 1 of our exploration of Norwegian Prog. This was a very enjoyable exploration of progressive rock and other musics from Norway. I really had no idea how deep the rabbit hole was going to go, but once I realized how much enjoyment I was getting out of the exploration, I knew that I would need 2 episodes to do this all justice. Although there is some modern prog, the set seemed to lean more towards the psychedelic and the strange. That's pretty normal for us, but I imagine many people will say we missed a lot. Well, we did, because there is too much to explore here. I imagine the next episode will lean more towards the symphonic and neo-prog- but as I say, the journey continues.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearBazarKjaere, Lille Deg4:15Drabantbyrock (Vinyl)1974D'AccorDIbliss in Bliss8:00D'accorD III2014Elephant PlazaParalyzed7:04Momentum2016Arabs in AspicMorket 29:24Syndenes Magi2017PrudenceTomorrow May Be Vanished4:19Tomorrow May Be Vanished1972CaligonautHushed10:35Magnified As Giants2021Fatal FusionTears I’ve Cried8:42The Ancient Tale2013AirbagThe Greatest Show on Earth6:53The Greatest Show on Earth2013Electric EyeLast Call At The Infinity Pool4:52Horizons2021The Brimstone Solar Radiation BandThe Spirit Of The Airborne Hogweed9:03Solstice2005DreamNight Of the Lonely Organist And His Mysterious Pals5:29Get Dreamy1967Amgala TempleFleet Ballistic Missile Submarine8:54Invisible Airships2018Finn ArildWater3:50Testament2010Aunt MaryNocturnal Voice6:02Janus1973Elephant9You Are The Sunshine Of My Life9:41Silver Mountain2015Anders BuaasBitter Winds6:52The Witches Of Finnmark2017Farmers MarketLodtschitze Mini Maritza (Ferry Cross The Mersey)5:01Surfin' USSR2008Eivind AarsetStill Changing7:51Sonic Codex2007Annot RhulLeviathan Suite13:45Leviathan2014Elds MarkSpor4:19Elds Mark2020Deja-VuBetween The Leaves5:44Between The Leaves (Vinyl)1976Lars Fredrik FroislieNaturens katedral16:18Fire Fortellinger2023
Here we are, finally back on track. Our newest episode of Soundscape features a great many prog-rock fairy tales. There were so many to choose from, and likely we did not even play most of the expected songs, or even come close to exhausting the theme. This means that part 2 will probably happen at some point. Nevertheless, we think you will enjoy the collection we have made for you here.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearJohn MartynFairy Tale Lullaby2:44London Conversation (Vinyl)1967Rostro Del SolTales... I-III7:03Rostro del Sol2021GenesisThe Musical Box10:22Nursery Cryme1971Tiger Moth TalesThe Boy Who Cried Wolf6:27Story Tellers (Part 2)2018Modern-Rock EnsembleDark Kingdom & The Evil King (Part 1)7:35Night Dreams & Wishes2019KaleidoscopeThe Sky Children7:52Tangerine Dream1967Monty PythonChildren's Stories1:12Monty Python's Flying Circus1998HorslipsDearg Doom2:59The Tain1973HorslipsFerdia's Song2:44The Tain1973HorslipsGae Bolga1:04The Tain1973The Chronicles of Father RobinOcean Traveller6:08The Songs & Tales of Airoea: Book II2023In the LabyrinthNargal8:39Dryad2002TugsLa Corte6:21Europa Minor2013TugsLa Gloria5:34Europa Minor2013Jack LancasterPeter and the Wolf suite14:00Peter And The Wolf (Vinyl)1975Chris De BurghSpanish Train4:49Spanish Train & Other Stories1976Jethro TullCross Eyed Mary4:03Aqualung1971Mother GongThe Pied Piper Suite14:16Fairy Tales1979Nickel CreekThe Lighthouses Tale4:54Nickel Creek2000Puppet ShowSeven Gentle Spirits14:12The Tale of Woe2006Big Big TrainAlong the Ridgeway6:04Folklore2016Big Big TrainSalisbury Giant3:27Folklore2016GenesisWhite Mountain6:31Trespass [Remix]197
We wanted to identify what makes Generation X different from other generations. Many books that lay bare this question, but the one that informed most of my thoughts about Generation X was the book Generations by Jean M Twenge. Twenge did not make any real statements about the music of the generation. Instead, she identified differences mostly based on how we interacted with different technologies. For instance, Generation X is the last generation to grow up on analog music and the first to experience digital. We were the first generation to experience MTV which changed the face of music as we knew it. There are many more data points that Twenge pointed out that provide the parameters for Generation X. However the questions I wanted to answer were more related to the content we listened to.
What music defined Generation X? When we started creating our music, what were the trends we created? What impact did Generation X have on our beloved prog rock? Some of the answers may be contained here in this episode, in short, the results of my findings in this all-too-brief exploration of generational music were:
Regardless of the generational divide that seems to show up in culture wars, there is no escaping that the music we listened to growing up came from the previous generation. Progressive rock itself is a Boomer genre of rock music. We grew up on Classic Rock, Punk, and 80s pop. When Generation X did start speaking musically, we developed Grunge, and Hip-Hop. However, on the prog side, we had prog metal and post-rock. The earliest rock music from Generation X appears to have been Gun's and Roses (although some members just miss the identified cutoff). The earliest band to speak prog that was a Generation X fronted band, was either Majesty (later known as Dream Theater) or Echolyn.
The episode provided here is not even close to answering all of the questions, but the research and theme did make for some enjoyable listening. We hope you enjoy this all-too-brief dive into this question.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearPorcupine TreeTime Flies11:39The Incident2009FoghatSlow Ride8:10Fool For The City1975KansasMiracles Out Of Nowhere6:17Leftoverture1976StyxSnowblind4:46Paradise Theater1981GenesisLand Of Confusion4:41Invisible Touch [Remix]1986YesOur Song4:07901251983RushBetween The Wheels5:29Grace Under Pressure1984Peter HammillLosing Faith In Words3:35A Black Box1980Adrian BelewThe Lone Rhinoceros3:56Lone Rhino1982MarillionChelsea Monday8:14Script for a Jester's Tear1983PendragonThe Black Knight9:50The Jewel1985Blind MelonTones of Home4:21Blind Melon1992Foo FightersEverlong4:05The Colour and the Shape1997Blind MelonTones of Home4:21Blind Melon1992Foo FightersEverlong4:05The Colour and the Shape1997RadioheadExit Music (For a Film)4:21OK Computer1997Smashing PumpkinsPorcelina of the Vast Oceans8:54Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness1995MuseSupremacy4:51The 2nd Law (Deluxe Edition)2012Echolyn215:37Suffocating the Bloom1992Kevin GilbertGhetto Of Beautiful Things4:48The Shaming of the True2000PhishMonsters5:09Evolve2024Big Big TrainWelcome to the Planet6:30Welcome to the Planet2022Dream TheaterLight Fuse And Get Away7:15When Dream And Day Unite1989Pain of SalvationIdiocracy7:03Scarsick2007ThresholdThe Latent Gene7:57Clone1998RiversideFriend or Foe?7:23ID.Entity (Deluxe Edition)2023Moon Safari198X (Heaven Hill)3:51Himlabacken Vol. 22023The TangentParoxetine - 20mg7:39Down And Out In Paris And London (Limited First Edition)2009Frost*The Boy Who Stood Still7:33Day And Age2021AnathemaSummernight Horizon4:06We're Here Because We're Here2010
This week Soundscape moved to its new time and place. We now broadcast on Wednesday evenings every two weeks at 5-8 pm CST. This episode is not themed at all. It is a grab bag of new music (at least to us). We will return with our Generation X theme in 2 weeks on 6/19.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearVan MorrisonCaravan4:52Moondance1970Arild BrøterOn Her Majesty's Secret Service Suite - Part 15:07On Her Majesty's Secret Service Suite: Part 12024Big Big TrainBeneath the Masts17:10The Likes of Us2024Peter GabrielFather, Son (Daniel Lanois & Richard Chappell Mix)4:20Flotsam and Jetsam2019Papadosio & Ram DassWho You Are9:51 2024PerilymphUn Instant Ou Deux6:25Progressions Imaginaires2024GooseYeti (12.21.19)8:53Alive And Well2020NosoundDogs (Pink Floyd)7:16 2024The Dear HunterLight4:01Act V: Hymns With the Devil in Confessional2016KarfagenInto the Kaleidoscope11:41Land of Chameleons2024Crowded HouseAll That I Can Ever Own3:00Gravity Stairs2024Legacy PilotsDon't Chase the Rainbows8:39Thru the Lens2024AmarokPerfect Run5:44Hope2024Alan ParsonsUroboros (ft. Tommy Shaw)4:02From The New World2022Alan ParsonsUroboros (ft. Tommy Shaw)4:02From The New World2022LeprousAtonement4:46Melodies Of Atonement2024A Perfect CircleHourglass5:09Eat The Elephant2018Porcupine TreeRats Return5:22Closure / Continuation2022The Pineapple ThiefIt Leads to This4:38It Leads to This2024David GilmourThe Piper's Call5:11Luck and Strange2024Barock ProjectAn Ordinary Day's Odyssey5:58Time Voyager2024PhishOblivion6:03Evolve2024YesReal Love (Live)10:21Talk (30th Anniversary Edition)1994The BandWhere Do We Go From Here (2021 Remix)3:52Cahoots (50Th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)2021
Wow, what a journey! Over the last few weeks, I perused and listened to bunches of albums. I was seeking a particular sound, a psychedelic sound. When I started I didn't know what I was getting myself into. I even had extreme stress in trying to curate what was right for this show. I wanted to both offer some ethereal journeys and yet still provide enough landing spaces that it wouldn't overwhelm the passenger. Amidst chuggernauts, cosmic tinged distortions, and typical psychedelic poetry, I found the path. If there are bumpy moments I apologize. Most flights have some level of turbulence. I just know that we seem to have landed safely. Enjoy the ride and look out for the next exciting adventure in the Soundscape.
ArtistTitleTimeAlbumYear Soundscape 3.0 Opener1:38 2024NektarA Tab In The Ocean16:12A Tab In The Ocean1972Monkey3Ignition10:33Welcome To The Machine2024My Brother The WindThe Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart5:33I Was My Soul In The Stream Of Infinity2011Thee Oh SeesSticky Hulks6:44Mutilator Defeated At Last2015MammatusExpanding Majesty15:14Expanding Majesty2023MaseratiPyramid of the Moon (Live at Radio K, SXSW Music Conference, 3/19/2009)7:16Pyramid of the Sun – Anniversary Edition2024The Third MindGroovin' Is Easy7:56The Third Mind 22023Somali Yacht ClubPulsar9:01The Space2022Hoodoo LordA Longing for Existence11:52Realm of Sleep2024The Dukes Of StratosphearWhat In The World??...5:00Chips From The Chocolate Fireball1987PhishFirst Tube8:102010/07/04 II Alpharetta, GA2010Hypnos 69The Empty Hourglass10:27Legacy2010King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardSatan Speeds Up3:38I'm In Your Mind Fuzz2014Sugar Candy MountainWindows3:086662016PerilymphAventure8:03Progressions Imaginaires2024Widespread PanicAin't Life Grand4:42Ain't Life Grand1994Crippled Black PhoenixTime Of Ye Life / Born For Nothing / Paranoid Arm Of Narcoleptic Empire18:34Night Raider2009IgnuIt’s always 4:20 somewhere4:18Unity III2023First Band From Outer SpaceImpressionable Sounds Of The Subsonic10:07Impressionable Sounds Of The Subsonic2006Jerry GarciaEep Hour5:05Garcia1972Violeta De OutonoTomorrow Never Knows3:54Violeta De Outono1987
As you may recall, in our last episode Suzi suggested we do something special to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. We chose to do this by playing a whole set of Mexican prog rock. For us, it was an enlightening journey and we found quite a few gems that we will keep in our listening queues. We hope that you will do the same.
ArtistTitleTimeAlbumYear Soundscape 3.0 Opener1:38 2024Nirgal VallisMemorias De Un Cometa12:05Y Murio La Tarde1995Electro Compulsive TherapyIn through the light7:35Electro Compulsive Therapy2021Cruz De HierroChameleon 1774:47Cruz De Hierro2000Tangerine CircusNeohuman6:40The Conspiracy Chronicles2015DeliriumPrimer Dialogo7:22Delirium (Vinyl)1985CronofoniaThere Is Life8:37Cronofonia2021DecibelFakma3:29EL POETA DEL RUIDO2021Xavier AsaliUnusual Love Song5:58Perspectives2018Austin TVElla No Me Conoce4:43La Última Noche Del Mundo2003Ledesma & M. BotelloSol Central: El Avatar4:06Sol Central2000EkosRostro Oculto8:36Luz Interna2012CastCrossing9:59Vigesimus2021GalieCapitulos5:39Galie II (Vinyl)1986Chac MoolSalamandra7:36Nadie En Especial1980Greco BastiánOniontown5:41With A Little Hell From My Friends2022SantanaTransmutation/Industrial6:01Brothers1995Rostro Del SolEffect Of Creation8:47Rostro del Sol2021Jose Luis Fernandez LedesmaPunta Cometa8:06Designios2003
Who knows why I would dare myself to develop a show based on dentistry in prog, but I did! Now lovely listeners I invite you to enjoy one of the stranger musical journeys we have done. Regardless of the strangeness, I think we created something here that is worth your perusal. Let us know what you think.
ArtistTitleDurationAlbumYearComposerRecord LabelISRCListenersSoundscape & CS BrownSoundscape 3.0 Opener1:38Soundscape 32024 66GalahadDentist Song3:59Sleepers2003 Avalon UK 66Procosmian FannyfiddlersDental Breakdown7:43Astonishing Tales Of Cod And Plankton2021 58FreeSweet Tooth4:52Tons of Sobs1968 59Simeon Soul ChargerTooth2:11Meet Me In The Afterlife2011 Soulfood 53And So I Watch You From AfarClench Fists, Grit Teeth... Go!6:14And So I Watch You From Afar2009 52Alan MenkenDentist!2:25Little Shop Of Horrors1986 52PhishN027:37The White Tape1986 51Lunatic SoulCrumbling Teeth and the Owl Eyes6:37Fractured2017 53Malcolm SmithCavity Research6:10We Were Here2014Malcolm Smith 57Seven ImpaleExtraction6:30City of the Sun2014 Karisma Records 54The BeatlesSavoy Truffle2:53The Beatles (White Album) [Disc 2]1968StarkeyApple 54Rik Emmett & Resolution 9Sweet Tooth2:05Res92016 55Fearful SymmetryDamn, Braces, Bless Relaxes''4:02Louder Than Words2019 53Steve VaiTeeth of the Hydra5:09Inviolate2022 Favored Nations 56Teeth of the SeaAll Human Is Error4:44Master2013 59Nine Inch NailsWith Teeth5:38With Teeth2005 53Giraffes? Giraffes!Curse Of The Tooth Nightmare4:44Pink Magick2011 56Frank ZappaMontana6:16Apostrophe' - Overnite Sensation1973 57IsotopeSpanish Sun7:39Illusion (Vinyl)1974 58ZelloAnthem of the Long Forgotten Loss8:21Quodlibet1999 61DerevSlipping Down Again5:50Leap of Faith2021 53KensoInutsu Na Nikki5:47Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis2002 Vinyl Magic Records 53Linda PerhacsPrisms Of Glass4:12The Soul Of All Natural Things2014 51QueenThe Prophet's Song8:07A Night At The Opera1975 51Miles DavisSanctuary10:53Bitches Brew2010 52
Hello fellow music lovers!..... We are back!! It feels exciting to be broadcasting again. I have missed sharing music and researching great music. There are of course some key differences to our previous iteration of Soundscape. The most obvious is that the show is shorter and will only show up every other week (schedule allowing). This shorter time means we will focus on the theme for the entire show instead of having sections as we did before. What that means in terms of content is that we will not likely have as much new music, but that's ok because there are plenty of outlets for that stuff. You need only to turn your dials to progrock.com to get your new prog fix on with a wonderful array of prog rock radio podcasts. We will of course still incorporate new songs and bands as they impact the theme.
This episode is appropriately titled in that the theme this week is horns in prog. There were a few moments that brought the podcast back but the running theme of those moments was based on the use of horns in the music I was listening to. It was somewhat uncertain what the show would look like but I think we got a lot of good stuff in the mix. While we did not get all of the requests, I will make a short list of those available at the bottom so that you guys can check them out as well. Where a song was more well-known or expected, I opted for lesser-known material.
- Soundscape Intro
- Gryphon- Opening Move
- Chuck Mangione- Children of Sanchez (Overture)
- Dreams- Holli Be Home
- Blood, Sweat & Tears- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
- Marbin- Aggressive Hippies
- Haikara- Yksi Kansa -One Land & One Nation
- Thank You Scientist- Rube Goldberg Variations
- Steve Thorne- The White Dove Song
- Abel Ganz- Recuerdos
- The Mars Volta- The Widow
- Methexis- Chapter III- Suiciety
- The United Jazz & Rock Ensemble- To An Elfin Princess
- Ekseption- B 612
- Colosseum- Those About to Die
- Lighthouse- No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
- Peter Gabriel- Olive Tree
- Yes- Almost Like Love
- Genesis- No Reply At All
- Rewiring Genesis- The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
- Big Big Train- Miramare
- Big Big Train- Victorian Brickwork
This was a wonderful set of music but we missed many and here is the short list of the ones that were culled:
- Procol Harum- Playmate of the Mouth
- Phish- Julius
- Chicago- There was no Chicago in this mix....all of that early stuff would have been excellent
- Rainbow Theatre- Eagle Odyssey- This one really should have made it. It was previously unknown to me and I found it to be wonderful.
- King Crimson- Lizard
- Osibisa- Y Sharp
- Jade Warrior- Barazinbar
- Jody Grind- Paint it Black
- Pekka Pohjola- Image of a Passing Smile
- Demon Fuzz- Hymn to Mother Earth
- Audience- Trombone Gulch
- Diagonal- Voyage/Paralysis
- The Soft Machine- Many options here could have been used
- After Crying- The Entire Farewell to the 20th century suite
- Billy Cobham- Lunarputians
- Pink Floyd- Atom Heart Mother and The Trial
- Uriah Heep- Sallisbury
- Caravan- Golf Girl
- Mirthkon
There are many more and I encourage you to come and talk about them in the chat over at Soundscape on Facebook.
Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact us at soundscape@progrock.com
The system I use to broadcast Soundscape has never been the most reliable at doing its job. This episode took a while to put out because I was aware of the problems in the mix. During the live broadcast, the levels would change on every song. So I did not want to put it out as it was. I have done my best to equalize the volume across the episode. Hopefully, this will sate those thirst for a new show.
The mix itself is mostly a gathering of newer music, tempered with the usual spices of older stuff. I hope you enjoy it. There were some really stand-out moments I thought. Share and Enjoy!
- Tony Levin- Welcome
- Shawn Bishop- Light the Day
- Pure Reason Revolution- Ghosts & Typhoons
- Electric Light Orchestra- Mama
- Blackfield- Summer's Gone
- Deep Purple- The Long Way Round
- Magenta- The Rose
- Fish- Garden of Rememberance
- Dukes of the Orient- The Last Time Traveler
- Legacy Pilots- Immortal
- Yes- Soundchaser
- The Tangent- The Tower of Babel
- Kimmo Porsti- Cruz Del Sur
- Lonely Robot- Life is a Sine Wave
- Tiger Moth Tales- Whistle Along
- Quantum Fantay- Astral Projection
- Porcupine Tree- Sky Moves Sideways (Phase Two)
- Presto Ballet- You're Alive
- Dave Brons- Awakened by Starlight
- Steve Howe- Love is a River
- Apogee- Endurance of the Obsolete
- Roger Waters- Deja Vu
- Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets- Fearless
- Pink Floyd- Hey You
- David Gilmour- Comfortably Numb
- David Bowie- My Death
- The Flower Kings- Cinema Show
- Dukes of the Orient- A Quest for Knowledge
The title may be a little cheesy, but when I was putting this one together, I was needing a vacation. I still need one actually. At any rate, if there is music that can take you away from here, it's prog. In this case, the focus was on bouncy and inviting sounds. Summer prog- if that's a thing. We attempted, at times unsuccessfully, to stay away from the political stuff. So it is my hope that you enjoy this set of mostly upbeat and fun prog rock. Happy Progcation!
Progcation
- The Beatles- I've Got a Feeling
- Cheeto's Magazine- Outflow
- My Morning Jacket- One Big Holiday
- Moron Police- Isn't It Easy
- Echolyn- American Vacation Tune
- Franck Carducci- Superstar
- Long Distance Calling- Curiosity
- Thank You Scientist- Everyday Ghosts
- Cosmosquad- Pugs in Central Park
- Jean Michel Jarre- Zoolook
- Rikard Sjoblom's Gungfly- Happy Somewhere in Between
- Beardfish- South of the Border
- Morglbl- Crime Minister
- Puscifer- Holiday on the Moon
- Guthrie Govan- Wonderful Slippery Thing
- Caligula's Horse- Turntail
- Steve Vai- Little Green Men
- Frost*- Exhibit A
- Lonely Robot- Spiders
- Simon Collins- Becoming Human
- Steven WIlson- King Ghost
- Gazpacho- Fireworker
- A Perfect Circle- Hourglass
- Subsignal- The Trick is to Keep Breathing
- Yogi Lang- The Sound of the Ocean
- Rick Wakeman- Valles Marineris
- Big Big Train- The Second Brightest Star
- Denni De Young- To the Good Old Days
- Led Zeppelin- Down by the Seaside
You see what I did there...revolution with a question mark. I remember stories of how the Beatles had different versions of the song 'Revolution'. Some vesrions said 'you can count me out', others that said 'you can count me in', and one that vacillated saying, "out, in". I think it came down to John knowing a change was called for but being uncertain if destruction or violence were called for under any circumstances. I mean it does not really ring true with the "All You Need is Love" sentiment. I have similar questions. I can see the need for change, but I am also very hesitant to say that my values are worth the sacrifices of the values of others. It's not my job or place to tell other people how to live their lives. Nevertheless, I think some of the things our governments are doing are morally reprehensible, and some people will die for the decisions of a few key players. So what I present here in this episode is neither a call for destruction nor a call for laisez fair tactics. If you get confused, listen to the music play. Perhaps you will hear a call to action, or perhaps you will hear something else that you need to hear. Hopefully, our set will feed some part of you. Hopefully, you will be able to stand for values of peace and care towards others. Maybe a song will turn you. I hope that it does.
Revolution?
- Chris DeBurgh- Revolution>Light a Fire
- Journey- The Journey (Revelation)
- Nick D'Virgilio- Wrong Place, Wrong Time
- Pattern Seeking Animals- Lifeboat
- The Samurai of Prog- The Land of Fools
- Red Bazar- Rocky Bone Runway
- Haken- Invasion
- The Pineapple Thief- Demons
- Led Zeppelin- The Battle of Evermore
- Riversea- Uprising
- RPWL- Masters of War
- It- Revolution
- Krokus- Screaming in the Night
- Kansas- Circus of Illusion
- The Tangent- Life on Hold
- Airbag- Into the Unknown
- Asia- Free
- Nick D'Virgilio- Where's the Passion
- Tiger Moth Tales- Still Alive
- Abel Ganz- Sepia and White
- David Gilmour- Yes, I Have Ghosts
- Caligula's Horse- Don't Give Up
- Jon Davison & Patrick Moraz- On the Silent Wings of Freedom
- AlphaJorge- Halfway to the Light
- Roger Waters- Two Suns in the Sunset
- Public Symphony- Breakthrough
In this episode of Soundscape, we take you through several areas of prog. In the first few sets, we focus on music from 2018. Later we switch over to Greek Progressive Rock, and finally, we drop into new music from 2020. A pretty well-rounded show and I think you will thoroughly enjoy it, though I dare say, your DJ was distracted by a lot of things and may have sounded flighty at times. I think I leaned into it, rather than trying to avoid it. But perhaps I got away with it and you will just listen to the music.
In the midst of all the social upheaval in America and many other countries, I wanted to do an episode featuring black progressive artists. Unfortunately, there is no ready index of these musicians, so it will take some research, but I am determined to get this into the next episode. If you have ideas or input, please send email to soundscape@progrock.com
It's Greek to Me
2018
- The Tangent- A Few Steps Down the Wrong Rd
- Damanek- The Crawler
- Not a Good Sign- Hidden Smile
- Sunchild- The Division and Illusion of Time
- Daal- Chapter X
- Dewa Budjana- Mahandini
- Far Corner- SUmmit
- Regal Worm- Huge Machine, You Are So Heavy
Grecian Prog
- Ciccada- Around the Fire
- Aphrodite's Child- Aegian Sea
- Playgrounded- In Time with Gravity
- La Tulipe Noire- Castle on the Sand
- Lemonade Influence- Relapse
- Verbal Delirium- The Decayed Reflection ( A Verbal Delirium)
- Elder- In Procession
- Mother Turtle- Zea Mice Part 2- Vermins
- Time Collapse- Night to Day
- No Brain Cell- Take Me Far Away
- Jargon- The Fading Thought
2020
- Pattern Seeking Animals- Raining Hard in Heaven
- Kansas- Jets Overhead
- Chris Quirarte- Floating Through a Dream
- Airbag- Sunsets
- Jon Anderson- Now>Ramalama
- The Lickerish Quartet- There is a Magic Number
- Frost*- Exhibit A
- Mandoki Soulmates & Ian Anderson- We Say Thank You
- Scorpions- Sign of Hope
Part of the original idea, the early pictures of the Tardis made of speakers, was that we would travel in time. With prog at least, we have a pretty limited window of time travel. All time periods have an almost exotic nature to them. This seems especially true for 2018. We just very recently lived through that year, but most of what we play here on this episode has not gotten a ton of play. Nevertheless, we have worked with the chat group to deliver a phenomenal swath of 2018 music. This is neither a best of, nor is it a random walk through 2018. Much of what we uncover has not been played on Soundscape. As stated in the episode, there is a ton more to play and we will need to continue the exercise, just in smaller doses. So in the coming episodes, at least until we plum the depths, we will offer some small smattering of 2018 but still seek out new themes to address. Speaking of which, next time around we will get a dose of Greek prog rock in our first Escape Velocity episode of 2020. Here is the setlist if you wish to peek. Happy 2018!
Lets Fly 2018:
- 3.2- One by One
- Evership- Monomyth
- Joe Satriani- Thunder High on the Mountain
- Gungfly- Friendship
- Mystery- Looking for Something Else
- 3rd Degree- Click Away!
- We Came From Space- The Mission
- Starving Daughters- Diamonds
- Yuka & Chronoship- The Airship of Jean Giraud
- The Sea Within- Broken Cord
- Overfrwrd- Mother Tongue
- David Byrne- Every Day is a Miracle
Live from 2018:
- Haken- Cockroach King
- Tangekanic- Doctor Livingstone (I Presume)
- Big Big Train- A Mead Hall in Winter
- Saga- Scratching the Surface
- Opeth- Demon of the Fall
- Steven Wilson- Home Invasion/Regret #9
Back to the Studio:
- Spock's Beard- Have We All Gone Crazy Yet
- Riverside- Wasteland
- Tiger Moth Takes- The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- Echoes of Giants- Wait> Hope (Part 1)> Fading> Close the Door> The Death of a Dream> Wait (Reprise)
- The D Project- Be Kind
- A Perfect Circle- So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
Forget everything and enjoy Spring in whatever way that you can. This episode of Soundscape is about Spring. Have we done this theme before? Of course we have. Is this new? I think so. Am I talking to myself? Most assuredly, but I am doing so with you in mind. Yes, as there is a homonculi in me, there is also one in you, and you and I are just listening to them talk. About spring music, about new music, about fun, frivolity, and joy. May the 4 of us groove together as we take on this grand tapestry of amazing music and invite Spring to live in our homes and ear.
- Solstice- Return of the Spring
- Flying COlors- Open Up Your Eyes
- Dears- Warm and Sunny Days
- Kevin Gilbert- Waking the Sun
- The Heavy Pets- Second Sky
- Amplifier- Paris in the Spring
- Band of Rain- Petrichor
- Alan Parsons- L'Arc En Ciel
- Flamborough Head- Spring
- moe.- Rainshine
- Steel Train- Wake Your Eyes
- Pigeons Playing Ping Pong- Sunny Day
- The Lickerish Quartet- Lighthouse Spaceship
- Anima Mundi- Flowers
- Steve Hughes- Sunshine Willow
- Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets- Fearless
- The Who- Love Reign O'er Me
- The Doors- Riders on the Storm
- Anathema- The Storm Before the Calm
- Until Sunrise- Perry Smith (Driving Down the Frozen Highway)
- Kansas- Throwing Mountains
- The Watch- Thunder Has Spoken
- Abarax- Nature's Voice
- Boris Salvodelli- Springstorm
- AmuZeum- Changing Seasons
- Lifesigns- Chasing Rainbows
- Steve Hackett- Walking Away From Rainbows
- Big Big Train- Winchester from St Giles
- King Crimson- Matte Kudesai
- California Guitar Trio- Pastorale
- Anthony Phillips- April
- ELO- The Sun Will Shine on You
- Journey- Don't Stop Believing
This episode was an attempt to photograph some of our experiences during social isolation. It was no small task to find songs that matched. Often when I take on a theme, I try very hard to make it work. It does not always, and whether you as listener feel it or not, I felt that we were not firing on all of our cylinders. We still had a great time, played some good music, and took some unexpected journeys throughout. Still if you catch a glint of anxiety in my voice, its because this did not go where I expected it to. Perhaps like all creative pursuits, the end result never matches your expectations. Your mileage may vary.
- Circa- Information Overload
- Franck Carducci- Torn Apart
- Deep Purple- Space Truckin'
- Rush- Virtuality
- Yes- Machine Messiah
- Talking Heads- This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
- Moongarden- Home Sweet Home
- The Flower Kings- Thru the Walls
- The Tangent- Evening TV
- Rainbow Danger Club- Neighbors on the Rooftops
- Jethro Tull- Back to the Family
- Jellyfish- I Wanna Stay Home
- Buggles- On TV
- Jean Michel Jarre- Computer Weekend
- Jan Hammer- Virtual Reality
- Porcupine Tree- Every Home is Wired
- Airbag- Machines and Men
- The Skys- Virtual Reality
- Arilyn- Virtual Reality
- Pink Floyd- Keep Talking
- UFO- Doctor, Doctor
- Haken- The Good Doctor
- Don Caballero- Delivering Groceries at 138 Beats Per Minute
- Perfect Circle- The Nurse Who Loved Me
- David Byrne and Brian Eno- My Big Nurse
- The Tangent- Tech Support Guy
- The Flaming Lips- Mr. Ambulance Driver
- Jethro Tull- Doctor to my Disease
- Grateful Dead- Good Lovin'
- Phish- Down with Disease
- Robert Svilpa- The First PIece in the Puzzle
- Minus the Bear- Thanks for the Killer Game of Crisco Twister
- Alan Parsons Project- Games People Play
- Kansas- Play the Game Tonight
- Franck Carducci- The Game of Life
- Presto Ballet- The Puzzle
- Bigelf- The Game
- Alan Parsons- We Play the Game
- Phish- Everything's Right
- Marillion- Easter
In this episode of Soundscape, we take a journey far away. Mostly the show is a fly by the seat of the pants affair, but the goal however nebulous was to provide a set of music that took us to fantasy worlds and strange environments. Sometimes, this meant playing music even we did not know, others it was a nostalgic kick back, and also some very good songs were suggested by the listeners in chat. Either way we had some spills and thrills and we played a good show. Hopefully something here will brighten your day. Best wishes from your friendly DJs at Soundscape.
A Journey Far Away
- ELO- Ocean Breakup/King of the Universe
- Alan Parsons- Too Close to the Sun
- Journey- Destiny
- Box of Shamans- The Search
- Vespero- Lunar Trovants
- Lonely Robot- Icarus
- Heliopolis- New Frontier
- Rick Miller- Suspirar
- Frequency Drift- Dreams
- Anathema- Dreaming Light
- Presto Ba;;et- The Mind Machine
- Joe Satriani- Big Distortion
- Harem Scarem- In the Unknown
- Rainbow- Stargazer
- Dream Theater- The Dance of Eternity
- Yes- Endless Dream
- The Lickerish Quartet- Lighthouse Spaceship
- Pure Reason Revolution- Silent Genesis
- RPWL- Far Away From Here
- Sylvan- Not Far From the Sky
- Elder- Staving off the Truth
- Yowie- The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You
- God is an Astronaut- Seance Room
- Orchestra- Twist and Shout
- Triumph- All the Kings Horses>Carry on the Flame
- IQ- The Great Spirit Way
- Moron Police- Captain Awkward
- Yes- Onward
- Leon Russell- Back to the Island
Hello my friends,
Soundscape returns in your hour of need. We know that many of you are having to avoid social gatherings, and you are likely looking for a voice to broadcast across the wasteland. An oasis of musical exploration and bliss in the virtual fields is what we are offering. I needed some rock and roll healing, and this set of music is here to offer that to the rest of you as well. While sometimes the set goes a little darker than I wanted, it is still a massive pile of awesome riffs, hooks, and intrigue and I believe you listeners will feel the excitement that a guitar chord can provide. So get your rock on and party with the progsters at Soundscape!
- Touchstone- Hear Me
- Styx- Put Me On
- Uriah Heep- Wake the Sleeper
- Black Swan- Long Road to Nowhere
- The Dear Hunter- The Revival
- Yes- The Gift of Love
- The Samurai of Prog- The Bicycle Ride
- Bjorn Riis- You and Me
- Kevin Gilbert- Joytown
- Cheeto’s Magazine- Ready to Rumble
- Thank You Scientist- Chromology
- Pigeons Playing Ping Pong- Avalanche
- Particle- Losing It
- Steven Wilson- Index
- The Who- All This Music Must Fade
- Flying Colors- Last Train Home
- David Cross- Upshift
- Yogi Lang- Don’t Confuse Life with a Thought
- Pure Reason Revolution- New Obsession
- Revolution Saints- It’s Not the End (It’s Just the Beginning)
- Emerson, Lake and Palmer- Fanfare for the Common Man
- Jim Peterik & World Stage- Winds of Change
- Squackett- Sea of Smiles
- In Continuum- All That Is
- Wetton/Downes- Finger on the Trigger
- Dennis DeYoung- East of Midnight
- Steven Wilson- Personal Shopper
- The Mute Gods- One Day
- Red Zone Rider- Cloud of Dreams
- Pattern-Seeking Animals- Orphans of the Universe
- Bruce Soord- You Hear the Voices
- Till Death Do Us Part- Monster
- Queensryche- Eyes of a Stranger
- Ozzy Osbourne- Ordinary Man
- Timbuk 3- The Future’s So Bright, Gotta Wear Shades
Happy New Year to all of our Soundscape listeners. We threw some curveballs last year with reduction of shows, and talk of a new project. The fact is, its all in gestation and I am not yet sure what direction things will take. I know as I contemplate the very real possibility of closing down Soundscape- a show that has been running off and on for 16 years, I get wistful and don't want to let go. I have made incredible lifelong friends through Soundscape, and I have discovered countless songs and albums that have impacted my life. So, as we wait for the new to be born, I make a small commitment to the stalwart listeners who have flow with us so many years- Soundscape will not go away for a while, but you will see a reduction in episodes as a whole. The new project, is still a dream waiting to be born and I have the feeling that it will be worth the gnashing of teeth and anxiety it is causing me.
In the meantime, we have put together a show about musical resolutions. That said, this is not the right show to start your Soundscape voyages. If for some reason this is your first episode, this is not the place to start. On that fateful Sunday the powers of the random universe conspired against us, The show broke into about 15 parts and they are now all stitched back together, but there are gaps that are obvious in the midst of some really great music. So unless you are among the chosen, turn back and find an older episode.
New Years Resolutions 2020 Edition
- Bjorn Riis- Where Are You Now
- Van Halen- Right Now (sadly a subpar recording of this epic Van Hagar song)
- Karmakanic- Turn It Up
- HFMC- Everything Can Change
- Pattern-Seeking Animals- No Burden Left to Carry
- Barock Project- A New Tomorrow
- Riverside- Discard Your Fear
- Franck Carducci- Love is the Answer
- Rush- Hope
- Julian Lennon- Someday
- Argent- Hold Your Head Up
- Porcupine Tree- Sleep Together
- D Project- Find Your Sun
- Pink Floyd- On the Turning Away
- Spock's Beard- At the End of the Day
- Marillion- This Strange Engine
- The Flower Kings- The Truth Will Set You Free
- Yes- Give Love Each Day
- The Producers- Waiting for the Right Time
- Genesis- It's Gonna Get Better
- Slut- Hope
- Dream Theater- Surrounded
- Big Big Train- Telling the Bees
- Fleesh- Mission
- Presto Ballet- Your Alive
- Robert Plant- I Believe
- Public Symphony- Touch
- Toy Matinee- We Always Come Home
With all of the ongoing projects and work I am doing, I have been slow in getting this podcast out. For that, I apologize. However, it's just as good today as it was when we made it. This episode is almost entirely music from the year 2008. That was a good year for Soundscape and for music as a whole and we hope that this episode will help you see that. We opened the show with "Find Your Way Back" from Jefferson Starship. I think this is more of a statement about being gone for a while and needing to find our way back to the good ship Soundscape. Honestly, dear listeners, we have not abandoned ship, but we have been on multiple away missions. What's to come at this point is uncertain. There is still a plan to launch a new podcast, but also to keep Soundscape around for new missions. So for those who are perhaps grieving the loss of Soundscape, know that we are not planning on abandoning it, just that it will come around much less frequently once our new show starts.
That should be enough ambiguity to keep you all coming back. Here is the setlist for this show: Enjoy!
Too Late it's 2008:
- Jefferson Starship- Find Your Way Back
- Willowglass- The Maythorne Grass
- Simon Says- As the River Runs
- My Morning Jacket- Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt2
- Ayreon- The Fifth Extinction
- Steven Wilson- No Twilight Within the Courts of the Sun
- DeeExpus- Greed
- Opeth- Porcelain Heart
- The D Project- Closer to my Soul/Closer to my Heaven
- It Bites- The Wind that Shakes the Barley
- Fromuz- Crashmind
- Rewiring Genesis- The Carpet Crawlers
- Asia- Sleeping Giant/No Way Back/Reprise
- Riverside- The Curtain Falls
- Spock's Beard- The Slow Crash Landing Man
- Rush- Main Monkey Business
- David Gilmour- Take a Breath
- Muse- Supermassive Black Hole
- Porcupine Tree- Trains
- Moon Safari- Bluebells
- Frost*- Experiments in Mass Appeal
- The Tangent- Not as Good as the Book
- Pineapple Thief- Different World
- RPWL- Masters of War
- Karmakanic- Send a Message from the Heart
In our opening, we talk about traveling the sonic tapestries; a turn of phrase that sounded pretty good at the time. Anyway, we don't usually talk about the meaning behind this cryptic phrase so I figured lets name this episode with that name. When I am in a state of flow, creating a setlist for Soundscape, sometimes something magical happens and I feel the presence of a theme, or a world being created or called out of the background. I actually only intended this episode to be a short jaunt into some new music, but it turned out that the muse had a higher calling. So, I will let you piece together your own meanings here, but for me, a story played out that was meaningful. I hope it is for you as well.
Next time around, we will have a proper theme.
Happy travels:
Travels in the Tapestry
- ELO Pt2- Hello, Hello>Honest Men
- Styx- These are the Times
- Pattern Seeking Animals- Orphans of the Universe
- Farmhouse Odyssey- Out of the Fog
- Moon Safari- To Sail Beyond the Sunset
- The Flower Kings- Black Flag
- Bjorn Riis- Stormwatch
- Anathema- The Storm Before the Calm
- Bruce Soord and Jonas Renske- Flows Through You
- Thank You Scientist- Shatner's Lament>Anchor
- Built to Spill- Cortez the Killer
- Porcupine Tree- The Sky Moves Sideways
- Billy Sherwood et al- Where We Belong
Soundscape returns....at least for the moment. Big changes are afoot in the Soundscape studios. We are going to be closing down the Soundscape podcast, in favor of something new. While the new does not yet have a clear form, the notion I have is to provide a much more in depth discussion of theme and music and expand the discussion part of the podcast. Some may feel that this is not a fix that Soundscape needs. We have been running this podcast very close to 15 years now I believe. That is a long time to do something like this. There is a new thing hoping to be born, but to properly midwife it into this reality (out of the realm of dreams and numinous forms), I will have to put all of my attention on the project. Soundscape has reached its transition day. Carousel will happen later this year and Soundscape will cast off its earthly form and go back to the ethereal realm from which it came. I hope you will all appreciate our new direction. In the meantime, we have not run our course just yet. I believe we still have some episodes in us. We will properly close out Soundscape by continuing our series of yearly reviews, running a few key theme shows, and finally an all out blow out bash to celebrate our run and the people who have been on this adventure with us. To that end, herein is contained the most recent of our podcasts, a romp through some of the music of 1998.
Plunging into 1998
- Motorpsycho- Psychonaut
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Kansas- Miracles Out of Nowhere
- Mark Hollis- Inside Looking Out
- Bela Fleck and the Flecktones- Trane to Conamarra
- Abraxas- Czakramy
- Phish- Limb by Limb
- Symphony X- Through the Looking Glass
- Chroma Key- Mouse
- Bruford Levin Upper Extremities- Cracking the Midnight Glass
- Air- New Star in the Sky
- Threshold- Goodbye Mother Earth
- Pain of Salvation- Black Hills
- Gypsy Kings- Hotel California
- Marillion- Three Minute Boy
- Widespread Panic- Porch Song
- Steve Hackett- Shadow of the Hierophant>Los Endos
- Rush- Cygnus X-1
- Phish- Divided Sky
- Spock's Beard- The Good Don't Last
- Nightwish- Walking in the Air
- Liquid Tension Experiment- Kindred Spirits
- Gov't Mule- Larger than Life
- Arena- Hanging Tree
- Page/Plant- Shining in the Light
- Eloy- Paralysed Civilization
- Ayreon- Amazing Flight
- Colin Bass- Goodbye to Albion
As the summer starts up, a number of changes are developing. While I did not expect to go on hiatus prior to this episode, I was aware that developing our normally well crafted themes was coming to a close for a little while. So instead, as we closed out the month of May, I decided to simply play a patch of things that were piquing my interest. Many of the songs you will hear on this episode were new to me at the time and we are all discovering these pieces at the same time. I hope you will enjoy the journey.
We are taking a break from Soundscape for most of the summer. We have a number of projects that are under way including moving. We also have several weekends where we will be out of town, so it just made sense. Soundscape, while perhaps not the most consistent show, has been running for well over 10 years now. Its time to let things rest for a moment. Most likely we will be back in full swing in the near future. Much love to you all and keep on progging on.
- Uriah Heep- Return to Fantasy
- Box of Frogs- Back Where I Started
- Pattern Seeking Animals- No Burden Left to Carry
- Michael Crimson- The Dungeon
- Thank You Scientist- Terraformer
- Jim Peterik & World Stage- Proof of Heaven (feat Dennis DeYoung)
- The Samurai of Prog- Castle Blue Dream
- Haken- Falling Back to Earth
- The Windmill- A Day in the Hero's Life
- Big Big Train- Voyager
- Bjorn Riis- Stormwatch
- IZZ- 42
- Deckchair Poets- Part Two
- The Samurai of Prog- Bicycle Ride
- Tiger Moth Tales- Hundred Acre Wood
- Jon Anderson- Twice in a Lifetime
- Alan Parsons- One Note Symphony
- Last Flight to Pluto- The Kings are Dead
- Clinic- New Equations (at the Copacabana)
- The Claypool Lennon Delirium- Blood and Rockets
- A Perfect Circle- By and Down by the River
- Queensryche- Bent
- Sweet Oblivion- True Colors
- Dream Theater- At Wit's End
- Last in Line- Sword from the Stone
- Red Zone Rider- There's a Knowing
- Black Mountain- High Rise
- Think Floyd- Comfortably Numb
Previously on Soundscape, we discovered that we are not alone, so the prog prophecy tells us. So this time, we leave this bedraggled rock and seek a more appropriate venue for our musical visions. Along the way, we come face to face with some damn fine tunes, and even a short diversion through a perfect album side. It's time for us to BLAST OFF! Please join us on this excursion.
Blast Off
- Red Bazar- Rocky Bone Runway
- Rush- Countdown
- Yuka & Chronoship- Cutting Gravity
- The Neal Morse Band- The Great Adventure
- Quantum Fantay- Journey from Earth
- Cosmograf- Beautiful Treadmill
- Styx- Radio Silence
- Pyramidal- Visions of an Astral Journey
- Lonely Robot- Airloack
- D Project- The End
- Amgala Temple- Moon Palace
- William Shatner- Walking on the Moon
- Cosmograf- Goodbye to All Illusions
- RPWL- Give Birth to the Sun
The Perfect Album Side from Scott Oliver
- DeeExpus- Marty and the Magic Moose
- Pure Reason Revolution- The Bright Ambassadors of Morning
- American Hollow- Say, Is it Really True?
- Hawkwind- Sonic Attack
- Amplifier- Trading Dark Matter on The Stock Exchange
- Roxy Music- More Than This
The Journey Continues
- Vespero- Flight of the Leutenant
- CS Brown- Lunar Superia
- The Far Meadow- Foreign Land
- Journey- Venus
- Presto Ballet- Earthbound
- Stereokimono- Space Surfer
- Public Service Broadcasting- Go!
- Alan Parsons- Apollo
- Rush- Earthshine
- Marco Ragni- Keep Dreaming
After returning from an amazing journey across the pond to the Motherland, we were ripe for a musical trek through the streets and vistas of London. Our expedition was inspiring but tragic, wonderful and woeful, but for you the listener, we offer a tapestry of sounds that may make you either homesick or want to take a trip of your own. There is lots to discover here and I hope that you will enjoy your time as we stroll the streets of England.
This is England
- Beatles- Strawberry Fields Forever
- The Tangent- Lost in London
What's New
- Grand Tour- Clocks that Tick (But Never Tock)
- The Mute Gods- Sonic Boom
- Bjorn Riis- Icarus
Back to London
- Big Big Train- London Song
- Genesis- Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
- Jonathan Wilson- Trafalgar Square
- It Bites- This is England
Live in London
- David Gilmour- Castellorizon
- Steven Wilson- No Part of Me
- Big Big Train- Victoria Brickwork
- Porcupine Tree- London
London Life
- The Who- Blue, Red and Grey
- John Wesley- Waiting for the Sun
- Procol Harum- A Souvenir of London
- Marillion- Easter
- Marillion- Fugazi
- David Gilmour- Breakthrough
- Supertramp- Crime of the Century
- Orchestra- Over London Skies
More of the new stuff
- Cosmograf- The Smoke and the Flame
- Oak- Claire De Lune
- John Holden- Tears from the Sun
- The Claypool Lennon Delirium- Amethyst Realm
- Alan Parsons- Sometimes
- Rob Cottingham- Find Me
Goodbye
- The Tangent- Lost in London 25 Years Later
- The Beatles- Don't Let Me Down
I'm not sure about your experience, but when I look back on the music of 1988, there are not very many things that have stood the test of time. However, that is not to say that 1988 did not offer some good music. This episode is another in our time machine series. Here we return to 1988 in hopes of finding the best or most meaningful music in that year.
Time Machine: 1988
Opener
- Steve Hackett- Troubled Spirits
- Jethro Tull- The Chateau D'isaster Tapes
What's New
- Karfagen- Dragon Island
- Steve Hackett- Under the Eye of the Sun
- Soen- Lunacy
- Todd Rundgren, John Wesley, & Tony Kaye- Roundabout
Back to 1988
- Talking Heads- (Nothing But) Flowers
- King's X- Far, Far Away
- Talk Talk- Desire
- Robert Plant- Ship of Fools
- Church- Under the Milky Way
- Metallica- One
- Voivod- Brain Scan
- Iron Maiden- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
- Crimson Glory- In Dark Places
- Cinderella- Long Cold Winter
A Live Set
- Yes- Hold On
- 3- Talkin Bout
- Pink Floyd- Sorrow
- Marillion- White Russian
Returning Home
- Mike + The Mechanics- Out of the Blue
- Red Hot Chili Peppers- Pink as Floyd
- Cheeto's Magazine- Outflow
- Motorpsycho- Psychotzar
- Lonely Robot- Ancient Ascendant
- Tim Bowness- Ghostlike
- The Mute Gods- Atheists & Believers
- Queensryche- Bent
- Dream Theater- Fall into Light
- Blue Oyster Cult- Magna of Illusion>Blue Oyster Cult
- Alan Parsons- Miracle
- Chris Squire- Comfortably Numb
As you may all know, I am a huge geek. I love every aspect of science fiction. One of the cornerstones of good science fiction is the first contact story, From Arthur Clarke, to Carl Sagan the story has been played around in every media format of science fiction. It opens the door to the most challenging questions; How do we reconcile with being neighbors? How do we present ourselves? Are these others friendly or coercive? Do they want to be friends? Are they even aware of us at all? More importantly the first contact story stands as a ready critique of our ways of dealing with the 'other'. Do we adopt a colonial attitude? Are we welcoming? Are we the enemy? So many great questions and the beautiful answer is that since we have yet to encounter this moment, we have no clue. We have a body of speculative literature and media to help us explore this question. And that is a beautiful thing!
So here we are, at the corners of progressive rock and science fiction once again perusing what makes our genre of music so damned intriguing. We have gathered together a number of songs that will help us explore what our music has to say about this most important of topics. Check it out:
We Are Not Alone
We begin with a rather simple premise. We are listening for contact. The inclusion of a more political piece from Marillion here is meant to indicate the state of our world. The mess we find ourselves in. This is also true of the Neal Morse piece. The idea was to help identify that these are the reasons we might look to the skies. Perhaps some new wisdom could be brought down to earth and we would learn that all of this trauma and terror we inflict upon one another is unnecessary. Or at the very least, we might learn that there are bigger problems for us to manage, and perhaps what we need is a good ole invasion to bring our sorry asses together because our little ego bound attitudes are in fact tearing this world apart.
- Seti- Listening to the Sky
- Marillion- El Dorado Suite
- The Neal Morse Band- Welcome to the World
- Magenta- Man and Machine Suite
- Adrian Belew- Looking for a UFO
- Man or Astro-man?- Alien Visitors
- Bigelf- Alien Frequency
- Billy Thorpe- Children of the Sun
- Amplifier- UFOs
- Zebra- Who's Behind the Door?
- Visitors- Flatwoods Story
- Flaming Lips- UFO Story
- Tool- Rosetta Stoned
- Simon Collins- Keep it Dark
- Pallas- The Alien Messiah
- John Williams- The Conversation
- Styx- Come Sail Away
- Manning- Antares
- Radiohead- Subterranean Homesick Alien
- A Perfect Circle- So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
- RPWL- A New World
- Sound of Contact- Mobius Slip
- Steve Hackett- Watcher of the Skies
- In Continuum- Crash Landing
- Porcupine Tree- Last Chance to Evacuate Planet Earth Before it is Recycled
- Ben Craven- Spy in the Sky Pt 3
- Neil Young- After the Gold Rush
- David Bowie- Starman
- William Shatner- War of the Worlds
If I continue following this yearly theme of running through the decades, I will not finish for 8 more years. We will see if that happens. For now though, you get the benefit of my journey through the ages. Last time on our history trip we hit the year 1968, today we jut forward one decade to 1978. Punk had been kicking out our shins, disco was knocking at our back door, and yet we the few, the happy, the prog, moved ever forward, progressing as it were. Eating the music around us and spitting it out as progressive rock.
Perhaps that is the legacy of progressive rock music, it assimilates the best and perhaps sometimes the worst of the musical culture at hand, and churns out musicians with vision and soul. We can see all of it in 1978. This time, we will not be dipping across the years to get any of that new music action. No, this journey is strictly for 1978. Come join us as we stroll the sonic tapestries across the corridor of time.
A Musical Tour of 1978:
Landing
- Kinks- A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy
- Boston- Don't Look Back
- Alan Parsons Project- Can't Take it With You
What Happened to Genesis?
- Anthony Phillips- Wise After the Event
- Peter Gabriel- White Shadow
- Steve Hackett- Please Don't Touch
- Steve Hackett- The Voice of NECAM
- Steve Hackett- Icarus Ascending
What about Pink Floyd?
- David Gilmour- Cry From the Street
- Richard Wright- Drop in from the Top
- Grobbschnitt- Mulheim Special>Otto Pankrock>Golden Mist
Well show me the rest!
- Steve Hillage- Sea Nature
- Jean Michel Jarre- Equinoxe Pt 4
- Saga- Ice Nice
- Al Di Meola- Senor Mouse
- Gotic- La Revolucio
- Gerry Rafferty- Baker Street
- Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds- Horsell Common and The Heat Ray
- UK- In the Dead of Night> By the Light of Day> Presto Vivace and Reprise
- Genesis- Say it's Alright Joe
- Rush- La Villa Strnagiato
- Styx- Pieces of Eight
- Magnum- Kingdom of Madness
- Rainbow- Kill the King
- Van Halen- Eruption
- Journey- Winds of March
How about some live music from 1978
- Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick
- Yes- Heart of the Sunrise
- Genesis- In the Cage>The Colony of Slippermen>Afterglow
See you next time
- Yes- Onward
There are moments when the brand of inspiration strikes hard on the buttocks of your Soundscape DJ. I thought this was one of them but it turned out to be a very painful temporary tattoo. What started as an homage to Leonardo da Vinci, then morphed into a theme about being a Renaissance man (A cat of many colors), and finally deteriorated further to simply, questions and perhaps answers that such a person might find. So the theme went through the ringer. While I did find some music that matched the theme, there was just not enough to support the show.
What we do have though, is a fantastic set of music, a perfect album side, and a healthy helping of the newest stuff we could grab. Here it is- check it out;
Taking off
- Rush- Natural Science
- Quantum Fantay- Shiver Moments
- Telegraph- Gravity
- Amgala Temple- Moon Palace
This Episode is Not About da Vinci
- Marillion- Man of a Thousand Faces
- Airbag- Call Me Back
- David Gilmour- Beauty
- Spock's Beard- At the End of the Day
- Perfect Beings- Vibrational: The System and Beyond
- Perfect Beings- Vibrational: Mysteries, Not Answers
- Perfect Beings- Vibrational: Altars of the Gods
- Perfect Beings- Vibrational: Everywhere at Once
- Perfect Beings- Vibrational: Insomnia
- Shamall- Thoughts are Swimming in my Head Parts I-II
- Karmakanic- Higher Ground
Chris Sargent's Perfect Album Side- "Woof"
- Pink Floyd- Dogs
- Kevin Gilbert- Something Nice for My Dog
- The Flower Kings- Astral Dog
- Procol Harum- A Salty Dog
- The Flower Kings- Underdog
- Pink Floyd- The Dogs of War
- The Beatles- Hey Bulldog
Still not about Dicaprio
- Pendragon- A Man of Nomadic Traits
- Manning- Nobody's Fool
- Heliopolis- Love and Inspiration
Landing
- Steve Hackett- Underground Railroad
- Lebowski- The Doosan Way
- RPWL- Give Birth to the Sun
- Alan Parsons- One Day to Fly
Across the ages way back in time, when most of us were expressing our only protests on the world in diaper squiggles and loud cries, the music we love was taking shape. Fed on a diet of rock & roll, classical music and a dash of jazz, prog was taking its first steps into the world. It was 1968 and music was in a state of transition. It was a highly experimental time for some of our favorite musicians. Progarchives and other progressive rock venues label much of the music of this day as proto-prog. The elements were there, but we had not quite gotten to the masterworks that were yet to come.
This will be our first of 5 journeys into the past this year, leading up to an overview of 2018. You will find in this episode many things that you may not heave heard or paid attention to, but here in 1968 we are in the genetics of our prog forefathers. Join us on a fantastic journey into the past.
Let's Take a Trip
- Hypnos 69- My Journey to the Stars
- Derek Sherinian and Friends- Welcome to the Machine
- D Project- The End
- Yuka & Chronoship- Argo-A Dragon That Never Sleeps
- The Tangent- Supper's Off
A Date with 1968
- Moody Blues- The Best Way To Travel
- Jefferson Airplane- The House at Pooneil Corners
- Status Quo- Sunny Cellophane Skies
- Procol Harum- In Held Twas in I
- Zombies- Time of the Season
- The Soft Machine- Why Are We Sleeping?
- Traffic- Forty Thousand Headmen
- Vanilla Fudge- Season of the Witch
- Pink Floyd- A Saucerful of Secrets
- Caravan- Place of My Own
- The Pentangle- Bells
- John Martyn- Hello Train
- The Gentle Soul- Young Man Blue
- Blood Sweat & Tears- I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
- Spirit- Taurus
- Deep Purple- Exposition>We Can Work It Out
Hemispherical Walter's Perfect Album Side
- Pinkroom- Buried Hopes
- Tangerine Dream- Granular Blankets
- Finally George- Ghost
- The Dear Hunter- The March
- Santana- Europa
Return to 1968
- The Nice- 1st-4th movements from Ars Longa Brevita
- David Axelrod- The Mental Traveler
- Ultimate Spinach- (Balld of) The Hip Death Goddess
- Family- Peace of Mind
- The Doors- Five to One
- The Beatles- Savoy Truffle
- Jethro Tull- Serenade to the Cuckoo
- The Grateful Dead- That's It for the Other One
- Giles, Giles, & Fripp- Erudite Eyes
- The Rolling Stones- Salt of the Earth
- The Beatles- Good Night
Now with a title of that weight you might be expecting to be carried away or transfixed by the music contained within. Indeed, I hope that is the outcome, but what is contained herein is a short homage to one of the most fantastic children's books ever written, "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame.
To be honest, there was not very many bands that paid homage to this story. So instead we culled together music that may well fit the theme of the story if not always the tenor. I shored it all up with some of the newer stuff just to keep you all on your toes, but I also included some of the major pieces of Wind in the Willows in hopes of communicating the story as the music allowed.
"The Rat never answered, if indeed he heard. Rapt, transported, trembling, he was possessed in all his senses by this new divine thing that caught up his soul and swung and dandled it, a powerless but happy infant in a strong sustaining grasp"- From The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
The Piper at the Gates of Prog
- Public Symphony- Wings
- Muse- The Dark Side
- All Traps on Earth- All Traps on Earth
- Ovrfrwrd- Forbidden Valley Opiate
- Progeland- The Song of the Sea
- Pink Floyd- Astronomy Domine
- Treebeard- The Lark in the Morning
- Steve Hillage- Hello Dawn
- Big Big Train- Hedgerow
- Styx- Boat on the River
- Nancy Wilson- River Road
- Toto- The Road Goes On
- Minor Giant- On the Road
- Limpid Green- The Wild Wood
- Lunatic Soul- Where the Darkness is Deepest
- Peter Gabriel- Darkness
- Limpid Green- Mr Badger
- The Tea Party- The Badger
- Mike Keneally- The Car Song
- Todd Rundgren- Emperor of the Highway
- Queen- I'm in Love with my Car
- Tiger Moth Tales- Toad of Toad Hall
- Bjorn Riis- Lullaby in a Car Crash
- The Enid- Pre-Dawn-Sunrise
- Eloy- At the Gates of Dawn
- Pete Namlook and Klauss Schulze- Three Pipers at the Gates of Dawn
- Jethro Tull- Pan Dance
- Faun- Hymn to Pan
- Van Morrison- Piper at the Gates of Dawn
- Steve Hackett- Four Winds: East
- Anthony Phillips- Stranger
- Alan Parsons- Call of the Wild
- Moonshine Ballet- The Gate of Dawn
- Presto Ballet- Hard Times for Dreamers
- Roin Stolt's The Flower King- High Road
- Soup- Sleepers
- Muse- The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version)
- Manning- A Road Less Traveled
Well, here we are at the turn of the season once again. This may be our 12th or 13th Christmas episode and personally, I found this one to be very meaningful. We are quite past traditional Christmas music at this point. Instead narratives of the passage from dark to light fuel the ritual fires of the Soundscape. I feel as if each tradition and ceremony we observe over the swift passages of time, mark turning points, at least for me. One of the reasons Soundscape is sometimes a challenging journey for me is that each episode grows of its own nature. Muses compete for my ear and eventually, something roughly resembling the original idea emerges. Like any other creative undertaking, this DJing thing is a matter of seeking the thing, rather than the shadows of the thing, but somewhere in the imperfections, lies the heart of our humanity. We are the broken ones seeking solace in a world of shattering illusions, and subsequent mythologies of care. We strive for something greater than ourselves. So within this journey, you may find a very clear presence of pain, and loss, amidst the magical metaphors our musicians weave. It is my sincere hope that something here meets you on your own journey back to the light. As the days again grow long, may you find peace and industry to sustain you through another year. Happy Holidays! May you be reborn for another trip around this life giving star of wonder.
Have a Proggy Jolly Christmas
- Steve Miller Band- Winter Time
- Jethro Tull- A Winter Snowscape
- Bruce Soord- Frozen North
- Symphony X- Candlelight Fantasia
- Echolyn- Some Memorial
- Atomic Rooster- Winter
- Big Big Train- The Transit of Venus Across the Sun
- Red Bazar- Sunset for a New World
- Kamelot- We Three Kings
- Tiger Moth Tales- Match Girl
- For Absent Friends- Wonder
- Dream Theater- Bridges in the Sky
- Joe Satriani- Ceremony
- New Trolls- Seventh Season
- Red Jasper- The Shamen's Song
- Shadowfax- One Winter Morning
- Phish- Winterqueen
- Emerson, Hughes, Bonilla- Nutrocker
- Neal Morse- Silent Night>We All Need Some Light
- The Tea Party- Winter Solstice
- Emerson, Lake, and Palmer- I Believe in Father Christmas
- Marillion- Seasons End
- Chris- Towards the Stars
- Gandalf's Fist- The Lamplighter (Parts I-VIII)
- Patrick Moraz- Festival
- Stratovarius- Fantasia
- Rush- Xanadu (Live)
- Umphrey's McGee- Santa Oddity
- Jethro Tull- Flute Solo Improvisation>God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen>Bouree
- The Ents- Hazy Shade of Winter
- Robert Berry- Carol of the Bells
- Beggars Opera- Festival
- Mike Oldfield- In Dulci Jubilo
- Blackmore's Night- Christmas Eve
- My Morning Jacket- Wonderful (The Way I Feel)
- Argent- God Gave Rock and Roll To You
I have been a Pink Floyd Fan since I was a teenager. One auspicious day, while listening to the local rock station, "Not Now John" came on. I spent weeks trying to identify the artist/band who wrote this song. When I finally found the artist, I bought Final Cut immediately. Then, on another life changing occasion, I popped into the local Turtles while waiting to pick up my sisters. I bought The Dark Side of the Moon. I drove around listening to the album (on cassette mind you) through the backroads of east Georgia, many dark and unfamiliar places. With that soundtrack in those environs, the album scared the hell out of me. I was in love with the music but so overwhelmed by the themes and the power of the sound.
Well here we are, years later and Floyd is still my favorite band of all time. No other band has communicated my personal angst and dissatisfaction with life in quite the same way. And no band has made me happier (in that existential sort of vein that only Pink Floyd can provide). It comes as no surprise that many artists and bands have found inspiration from Pink Floyd. Whether it was the sweeping epic grandeur of their space rock journeys, or the angry tones of their political rhetoric, Floyd have sent wave after wave of musicians into the depths of the psyche and the far out reaches of the galaxy. It is with this in mind that for this episode, we allow many of those musicians to come to light for their contribution to Pink Floyd as a genre of music.
As always, many gems fell to the floor as we were grabbing the goodies not the least of which were Airbag, and Mostly Autumn. Nevertheless, I think we were able to offer an interesting and perhaps lesser known batch of Floydian explorations. I pray that you enjoy the journey and I look forward to when we all meet again, some sunny day.
Floydian Soundscapes
- David Gilmour- 5 A.M.
- Overhead- Dawn
- Pink Floyd- The Endless River Pt2
- RPWL- Arnold Layne
- Mythic Sunship- Backyard Ritual
- Pink Floyd- Free Four
- Rick Miller- The Garden of Forking Paths
- The D Project- September Solitudes
- Preacher- Vinyl
- Nemrud- Journey of the Shaman Pt1
- Riverside- Acronym Love
- Millenium- Embryo
- Voivod- Sonic Mycelium
- Roger Waters- Deja Vu
Chris Sargent's Perfect Album Side
- Mike Rutherford- Smallcreep Alone
- ELO- Alone in the Universe
- Love- Alone Again Or
- Genesis- Alone Tonight
- Marillion- Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury
- Live- I Alone
- The Flower Kings- What if God is Alone
- Ambrosia- World Leave Me Alone
- The Tangent- The Music That Died Alone
Floydian Soundscapes Continued
- Bunchakeze- The Deal
- Porcupine Tree- Waiting Phase II
- Murky Red- Pixelated Friends
- Moksha- Starswarm
- Franck Carducci- The Quind
One of my favorite aspects of the creative process of developing themed shows for Soundscape is the notion that our favorite music can be viewed from so many different angles. We can look at thematic content in the narratives of the music, styles of music, and even particular instruments. Perhaps one of the most important instruments to my listening experience (although I could make an argument for many) has been the keys. Whether it was synth, moog, piano or organ, keyboards have always fascinated me. It is such a versatile apparatus for building incredible soundscapes, and in the hands of a master the keyboard can take us anywhere we want to go. So this week, we pay homage to those who tickle the ivories, or in the case of some players violently abuse them. Come join us for arpegiatic walks, and dissonant delving, as we journey through the world of the keyboard. This week the keys have it.
The Keys Have It
- Muse- Piano Thing
- Bruce Hornsby- The Spider Fingers/Tempus Fugit
- Genesis- Firth of Fifth
- Curved Air- Metamorphosis
- Pink Floyd- Summer '68
- The Nice- Rondo
- Yes- No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
- Atomic Rooster- Gershatzer
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band- Visionary Mountains
- Deep Purple- Lazy
- Sugarloaf- Green Eyed Lady
- Soft Machine- Out Bloody Intro>Out Bloody Rageous
- Gryphon- Bathsheba
- Tiger Moth Tales- The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- Spock's Beard- The Doorway
- IQ- Shooting Angels
- Happy the Man- Service with a Smile
- The Flower Kings- Church of Your Heart
- Asia- The Heat Goes On
- Rush- Subdivisions
- Jordan Rudess- Quantum Soup
- The Tangent- A Voyage Through Rush Hour
- Big Big Train- East Coast Racer
- Styx- Khedive
- Kino- Idlewild
- The Psychedelic Ensemble- The Riddle
- Frost*- Hyperventilate
- D Project- Crude Reality
- Rikard Sjoblom's Gungfly- Friendship
- The Tangent- A Case of Misplaced Optimism
- Dream Theater- Jordan Rudess Keyboard Solo
- Steven Wilson- Home Invasion/Regret #9
- ABWH- Gone But Not Forgotten>Catherine Parr>Merlin the Magician
- Gleb Kolyadin- Storyteller
- Muse- Space Dementia
- Deep Purple- Keyboard Solo (England 2002)
- Spock's Beard- Ladies and Gentleman, Mister Ryo Okumoto
- Emerson Lake and Palmer- Tarkus Medley
- Jerry Garcia Band- Knocking on Heavens Door
Due to perhaps faulty planning on my part, this years Halloween episode appears to have a lot of the same music as last year. That is not to say that it does not have some new material, or that it lacks redeeming value, only to say that if you are looking for a completely new journey, you may not get what you were looking for. I enjoyed the set up and play of this show, but as you may know, finding new ways of expressing Halloween is getting harder as the years go by. Tell your favorite artists to deliver a new bevy of Halloween goodness next year ok. Anyway, here it is, have at it!
Happy Halloween- may you find that for which you seek at the thinning of the veils.
Another Halloween
- RPWL- Alone and Scared
- Porcupine Tree- Bornlivedie>Signify>The Sleep of No Dreaming
- Little Atlas- Paranoiac
- Crippled Black Phoenix- Scared
- Gandalf's Fist- Twilight at the Gates of the Prism Moon
- Steven Wilson- Index (Necro Deathmort Remix)
- King's X- When You're Scared
- Kite- If You Were Dead
- Motorpsycho- Into the Mystic
- Cosmosquad- Beyond Death's Door
- Marillion- The Invisible Man
- Profusion- Ghost House
- Rush- Freeze (Part IV of 'Fear')
- Knight Area- Afraid of the Dark
- Sonus Umbra- Haunted
- Lunatic Soul- Where the Darkness is Deepest
- Out of the Beardspace- Dirge
- Porcupine Tree- The Séance>Circle of Manias>I Drive the Hearse
- Band of Horses- The Funeral
- Mice on Stilts- Funeral
- Steven Wilson- The Unquiet Grave
- Shadow Gallery- Haunted
- Gleb Kolyadin- Astral Architecture
- Pineapple Thief- Waking up the Dead
- Colin Tench Project- Darkness Falls
- Tangerine Dream- Mysterious Semblance at the Stand of Nightmares
- Gong- Rejoice
- King Crimson- Epitaph
Sometimes, the theme or direction of a show just does not gel quickly but when it does it takes a form and shape of its own. Sometimes that theme is easy to dethread from the tangle of prog rock and others just drop in unannounced and sometimes unwanted. This episode took a number of strange turns. I found myself with a pile of good music that was calling to be played, and then the theme of moving from darkness and fear into a place of joy and abandon came forth. So if there is a narrative to be found, it centers on that notion. The addition of the spacey music and journeys into the wild blue yonder are perhaps the personal carryover of joy that presented itself. We take it as it comes. Hopefully the world of the music will unfold to you in its own way. Happy journeys.
Scrambling for Light
- Adult Cinema- Asleep at the Wheel
- The Tangent- In Darkest Dreams Suite
- Beardfish- Into the Night
- Riverside- The Struggle for Survival
- Crippled Black Phoenix- The Times They are A'ragin
- The Pineapple Thief- White Mist
- Farmhouse Odyssey- Daybreak
- ELO- New World Rising/Ocen Breakup (Reprise)
- Pure Reason Revolution- The Bright Ambassadors of Morning
- Electric Moon- Spaceman
- Psicolorama- Psicolorama De Amor
- Yuka & Chronoship- Galileo II- Copernican Theory
- Galahad- Secret Kingdoms and Secret Worlds
- Muse- Exogenesis (Pt1-3)
- Agusa- Uti Var Hage
- Pink Floyd- Stay (I said I had not heard this on an album before- that was silly. It was played by virtue of the fact that listening to it recently made it all seem new. Your DJ does not always know what he is talking about)
- Nosound- Growing in Me
- Motorpsycho- Cloudwalker (A Darker Blue)
- Riverside- Wasteland
- Fish- What Now Little Man
- Oceans of Slumber- Nights in White Satin
Hi guys,
The Beatles have always been in my misocal genetics, and they also infiltrate prog on a regular basis. My son had suggested a Beatles show. Beatles are probably the one piece of music that he agrees on with Suzi and I. So the idea came up that we should do a show of Beatle Prog. We have used this theme before back when we were on The Dividing Line, but it has not come up here at Progrock. So that's the theme set of this show. You will also find a mix of newer music, and a perfect album side as well.
If you feel you have what it takes, and you want to create a perfect album side, drop us a line soundscape@progrock.com providing us with 45 minutes of music that you have handpicked from the fields of your mind and we will accept your mighty harvest and distribute among the proggies like loaves and fishes...this metaphor just ran away, sorry. Anyway, write us.
soundscape@progrock.com
@soundscapedj
Soundscape 2.73 Beatle Prog
- Karcius- Absence of Light
- Quantum Fantay- Tesselate
- A Perfect Circle- Disillusioned
- Spock's Beard- Beginnings
- Umphreys McGee- Maybe Someday
- CS Brown- Escape Velocity
- The Sea Within- An Eye for an Eye for an Eye
- Elder- Staving off the Truth
- Between the Buried and Me- Voice of Trespass
- 3.2- Somebody's Watching
Beatle Prog
- The Beatles- Strawberry Fields Forever
- IZZ- Oh, How It's Great!
- 3rd Degree- Click Away!
- Unitopia- Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
- Paul McCartney- Despite Repeated Warnings
- The Cosmic Remedy- Farewell Suite:Welcome to the Pepperland Lounge>Train to Nowhere>Hiding from the Sun
- Kings X- It's Love
- Transatlantic- Mystery Train
- The Beatles- Only a Northern Song
- Jim McCarty- Sitting on Top of Time
- Kansas- Look at the Time
- Nektar- Oh Willy
- The Source- From the Start
- ELO- One Summer Dream
Perfect Album Side by Scott Oliver
- OSI- Go
- Chroma Key- Colorblind
- OSI- Sure You Will
- OSI- Home Was Good
- Chroma Key- On the Page
- OSI- Escape Artist
- CHroma Key- True and Lost
- OSI- Cold Call
- Chroma Key- Please Hang Up
The Return
- Riverside- Vale of Tears
- Fish- Man with a Stick
- Exploring Birdsong- (Don't Fear) the Reaper
- Traffic Experiment- Space Oddity
- Unitopia- Nothing Lasts Forever
Hello there,
It's been about 1 month since this show aired. The challenge came when I found it was full of editing gaps. Well I believe I have it mostly stitched together. So here it is episode 2.72. It is a mixed bag comprised of new music, continued 2017 reminisence and opera prog- that's right opera prog. For those that are worried about this statement, fear not, it is simply some prog dipped in opera sauce. Thanks for listening.
Soundscape 2.72 Opera Prog
- Bubblemath- A Void That I Cann Depart To
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Long Distance Calling- Out There
- Southern Empire- Cries for the Lonely
- 3.2 This Letter
- Lunatic Soul- Sorrow
- Lunatic Soul- Under the Fragmented Sky
- IO Earth- Hold On
- Steve Perry- No Erasin'
- Arena- Opera Fanatica
- Nightwish- Gethsemane
- Stormy Atmosphere- Fifth Season
- ELO- Rockaria!
- Diablo Swing Orchestra- Aurora
- Lumsk- Asgardsreia
- Minstrel- Atto II, Secna I: Faust
- Queensryche- Suite Sister Mary
- Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name
- Ainur- Glaurung's Death
- Pallas- The Last Angel
- Nad Sylvan- The Bride Said No
- Barock Project- Broken
- Anubis- Pages of Stone
- Big Big Train- A Mead Hall in Winter
Yet another journey into the best stuff from 2017. Its part 2 of a series. Had a good time, played some good music, but we still have more to come.
Further adventures spelunking 2017
- Arabs in Aspic- Syndenes Magi
- Fibonacci Sequence- Deus Ex Machina
- Kaipa- On the Edge of New Horizons
- Hadal Sherpa- Marrakech
- Karibow- Black Air
- The Samurai of Prog- Ghost Written
- Aliante- L'Ultima Balena
- Soup- Sleepers
- Drifting Sun- Summer Skies
- Agusa- Bortom Hemom
- The Black Noodle Project- Cosmic Dust
- Kaprekar's Constant- Hailsands
- Threshold- Lost in Translation
- Soen- Lucidity
- Kant Freud Kafka- Vida Y Muerte
- Steven Wilson- Pariah
Lets face it, 2017 was a phenomenal year for the music we love. In every hidden shadow underneath every rock, there is a new and talented progressive rock band waiting to bud forth and spread its message. So it should be no surprise that we had to break things up into 2 episodes. Also we won't be rating things, because how could you do such a thing. It's all great. That said, here is the first setlist.
- Kotebel- Entangled Universe
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- PFM- The Lesson
- Orpheus Nine- Transcendental Circus pts I-VI
- Out of the Beardspace- Closer to the Source
- Jet Black Sea- Absorption Lines
- Time Collapse- Night to Day
- Kettlespider- Rebirth
- Major Parkinson- Baseball
- Diablo Swing Orchestra- Superhero Jagganath
- Von Hertzen Brothers- Blindsight
- Electric Moon- (You Will) Live Forever Now
- It- The Path of Least Resistance
- The Tangent- A Few Steps Down the Wrong Road
- Ralph Towmer- My Foolish Heart
- Colin Tench Project- Your Song is a Nightmare
- Tiger Moth Tales- Hygge
Contact us by writing to soundscape@progrock.com and follow us at @SoundscapeDJ
Sometimes with all of the changes going on in our lives we need a breath of fresh air. That is what we are offering this week as we present an episode of all new music. With the current trends in progressive rock and the growing body of talented musicians out there in progland, it's often very hard to keep up with it all. Take a listen and be temporarily in the know.
Coming soon, a guide to our favorites from 2017.
A Short Trip Into Now
- Govt Mule- Silent Scream
- Yes- Fly From Here (Return Trip)
- Spock's Beard- To Breathe Another Day
- Karibow- The Impermanence of Sound
- Bomber Goggles- Building
- Bomber Goggles- The World We Really Want
- Kino- Temple Tudor
- Riversea- Drowning in Vertigo
- Jonathan Wilson- Over the Midnight
- Adam Holzman- A House is not a Motel
- I Am th Manic Whale- The Man With Many Faces
- Robert Reed- Theme from Doctor Who (Robert Reed Mix)
- Marco Ragni- Waiting on the Threshold
- The Aaron Clift Experiment- Dream Within a Dream
- A Perfect Circle- So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
This time around, in our beautiful turn back time machine, we look at the year 2007. Yes we will finally reach 2017 before Summer lol.
Prog of 2017
- Singularity- Smile
- Magic Pie- Trick of the Mind
- Circa- Information Overload
- Beardfish- Roulette
- Hiromi- Time Control, or Controlled by Time
- Jordan Rudess- Sound CHaser
- Manning- Lost in Play
- Quantum Fantay- March of the Buffelario
- Pienapple Thief- West Winds
- Saga- Corkentellis
- Galahad- I Could Be God
- Rush- The Main Monkey Business
- Planet X- Quantum Factor
- Fair to Midland- A Seafarer's Knot
- The Bad Plus- Tom Sawyer
- Big Big Train- PIck Up if You're There
- Tangent- The Music That Died Alone
- Little Atlas- Symbiosis
- Fish- Openwater
- Riverside- Ultimate Trip
- Porcupine Tree- Way Out of Here
- Porcupine Tree- What Happens Now?
Well, we are a few days late getting this thing out, but the music is still just as good. We start with a healthy dose of Sunday morning prog, then build up to some new stuff and heavier material. This was a brief respite from our slow cascading review of years gone by, but next week we will again plumb the depths, investigating the year 2007.
There are a few glitches here, a couple of spaces of dead air, but bear with it. Your patience at these moments will pay off.
Anyway, happy spring and keep moving forward!
- Van Morrison- Into the Mystic
- Genesis- Stagnation
- Willowglass- The Dream Harbour
- Jethro Tull- Life is a Long Song
- Anthony Phillips- April
- Big Big Train- Brooklands
- RPWL- Sunday Morning
- Marillion- Easter
- Moon Safari- Methusala's Children
- Steve Hackett- Hands of the Priestess Pt 1
- Yes- And You And I
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer- From the Beginning
- Kino- Radio Voltaire
- Dukes of the Orient- Give Another Reason
- Unitopia- Suffocation>Artificial World
- Unitopia- Gone in the Blink of an Eye
- Billy Sherwood- Wake Up Call
- Michael Crimson- Seashell Eyes
- Premiata Forneria Marconi- Chocolate Kings
- Kansas- The Voyage of Eight Eighteen
- Spiral Key- Possesive
- Ostura- The Room
- Sons of Apollo- Coming Home
- Steven Wilson- Luminol
- Rush- Entre Nous
- Mike & The Mechanics- The Best is Yet to Come
- Bjon Riis- Coming Home
Yes 1997 was a good year for progressive rock. We did not play it all, and that is a bit sad, but with so many offerings it was almost impossible to pare it down to anything sensible. Nevertheless, I made a go of it.
Next time we travel through time we will be seeing the music of 2007. That may be next episode, it may not. We also have a request from Brandon to do a Beatleesque show, and we would like to bring our friends Mike and Liz back for something a little more spontaneous. We will spin the wheel and see what happens. Nevertheless, we will be back in 2 weeks.
1997
- Jayhawks- The Man Who Loved Life
- After Crying- Panem et Circenses
- Timothy Pure- Through the Fountains Eye>When Vices Collide
- Final Conflict- Stop
- Tiles- Cactus Valley
- Vanden Plas- Rainmaker
- The Night Watch- The Theme>The Fisherman
- Big Big Train- The Shipping Forecast
- Magellan- Walk Fast, Look Worried
- Lands End- Love Through the Winter and Blood in the Summer
- Ozric Tentacles- Curious Corn
- Depeche Mode- Sister of Night
- Phish- Mike's Song
- Porcupine Tree- Up the Downstair
- Styx- Snowblind
- David Bowie- Dead Man Walking
- Foo Fighters- Everlong
- Fish- What Colour is God?
- Royal Hunt- Tearing Down the World
- Marillion- This Strange Engine
- Fish- Sunsets on Empire
- Marillion- The Leavers (way out of place, but I am kind of hooked on this song)
This time around we explore the year 1987 as we ramp up to the best of 2017. Prog was not much of an overflowing cup in 1987 but what there was you will find here. Despite the lack of prog, I remember 1987 well and as this show will make clear, there was a lot of good music emerging at the time. 1987 is not quite the death throes of new wave but perhaps the luster lost some of its shine, while other bands remained true to their vision. At any rate, there is something here for all fans of music.
Best of 1987:
- Fleetwood Mac- Tango in the Night
- Soundscape Theme
- Oingo Boingo- Pain
- Bellaphon- Vent Du Midi
- Celalte Cuvinte- La Ceas Tirziu
- Violeta De Outono- Sombras Flutuantes
- Robbie Robertson- Somewhere Down the Crazy River
- NRG- Masques
- Haze- The Vice
- Deyss- Vision in the Dark
- Jethro Tull- Farm on the Freeway
- Tony MacAlpine- Tears of Sahara
- Outer Limits- Antipodean
- Yes- Shoot High, Aim Low
- Elton John- Tonight
- David Sylvian- When Poets Dreamed of Angels
- Sting- Fragile
- U2- Bullet the Blue Sky
- David Bowie- Glass Spider
- Rush- Time Stand Still
- The Alan Parsons Project- Standing on Higher Ground
- Pink Floyd- Sorrow
- Marillion- White Russian
- Marillion- Sugar Mice
Back to 2018
- After the Fall- Therreal McCoy
- Naxatras- Land of Infinite Time
- Kayak- La Peregrina
Closing
- Roger Waters- Four Minutes> The Tide is Turning (After Live Aid)
- Pink Floyd- On the Turning Away
Last year we began a new tradition. Not only would we look back at the year, but we would go back decades before in order to carve a swath through prog development. We are doing this again this year. We start with a review of 1977. It was incredibly hard to pick favorites, and for the most part I daresay we brought more of the obscure out of the year, but we uncovered hidden gems, and offered a taste of the music that was being released in 1977.
Journey Through 1977
- Klauss Schulze- Stardancer
- Klaatu- Around the Universe in Eighty Days
- England- (Introducing) Three Piece Suite
- Maneige- La Fin De L'Histoire
- Utopia- Singring and the Glass Guitar (An Electrfied Fairy Tale)
- Modry Efekt- Vysoka Stolicka, Dlhy Popol
- Grobschnitt- Severity Town
- Happy the Man- On Time As a Helix of Precious Laughs
- Triumvirat- Vesuvius 79 A. D.
- Circus- Movin' On
- Iceberg- Magic
- Colesseum- Fighting Talk
- Ragnarok- Dagarnas Skum (Foam of the Day)
- Emerson, Lake, Palmer- C'Est La Vie
- Jethro Tull- Pibroch (Cap in Hand)
- Electric Light Orchestra- Night in the City
- STyx- Castle Walls
- Kansas Closet Chronicles
- Peter Gabriel- Down the Dulce Vita
- Alan Parsons Project- I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
- Yes- Turn of the Century
- Pink Floyd- Sheep
- Rush- Cygnus X-1 (Book One the Voyage)
- Supertramp- Fool's Overture
Hey guys,
Christmas has come and gone, but here at Soundscape we are helping you extend the holiday by providing you with even more Christmas music. (Like a cat who meant to fall off the table and then starts cleaning themselves- I have stuck the landing). What we have here for you is a mostly Christmas oriented show that we did on Christmas eve. We hope your holiday season was merry and bright.
Later this week we will post an archive show, and then we will return on the 21st with our Best of 1977 retrospective. The goal is to ramp up to the best of 2017 a decade at a time. The next 4 episodes will be history shows.
Soundscape 2.63 Christmas in Soundscape
- Anderson Ponty Band- Wonderous Stories
- Jordan Rudess- The Christmas Song
- Karfagen- Spirit of Revelation
- Pink Floyd- Shine on You Crazy Diamond to the Galaxy
- Kaipa- On the Edge of New Horizons
- Jethro Tull- Ring Out Solstice Bells
- Journey- Destiny
- Cosmograf- A Festive Ghost
- Gandalf's Fist- Winter's Mourning
- Panzerballet- Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer
- Timothy Pure- Island of Misfit Toys
- Barock Project- A Winter's Night
- ELP- I Believe in Father Christmas
- Tiger Moth Tales- Winter Maker
- The Moody Blues- December Snow
- Big Big Train- Merry Christmas
- Tiger Moth Tales- Big Big Train Medley>More Fool Me
- Luna Rossa- Christmastime
- Colin Tench Project- Now Get on Your Way
This show aired before the death of our dear friend Colin Tench. We will take some time in the next episode to memorialize him. It was a shock to lose Colin and we are sorry to say goodbye.
This is episode 2.26 so I believe it is a 2 years ago Christmas episode. That happened during the release of The Force Awakens. It may not be the best Star Wars episode we have done...that may even be somewhere in the future, but it at least ties our holidays together.
Happy Sithmas!
Woody & Suzi
I initally started with a set of music that was about being thankful, but that was not the prog I was thankful for. So instead I opted for a theme that was full of upbeat messages and tunes. I wanted the antithesis of the bleeding heart angst show we did last time around. I think you will find that we sculpted a pretty incredible mix of music, complete with some newer pieces to insure we are keeping our feet in the future and the past. So this Thanksgiving, I am thankful for all the amazing musicians who direct our attention into the musical crags and peaks of the soundscape. I am also thankful for the listeners here who heave been with us for 12 years or have just started the journey. In the midst of all this thankfulness, I am thankful to be working my way to fatherhood, and of course I am thankful for Suzi who suports me in this crazy life journey.
Next time around, we will have a library episode inspired by Isaac Asimov. I am really looking forward to that research, though to be honest, I think I have only ever read short stories and The Robots of Dawn. Well, if you have suggestions please send them to soundscape@progrock.com We will gladly accept your input.
Happy Progsgiving
- Barock Project- Happy To See You
- C.S. Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Heliopolis- New Frontier
- Jono- The One to Blame
- Muse- Map of the Problematique
- Box of Shamans- The Search
- Presto Ballet- Easy Tomorrow
- Downes Braide Association- Prelude> Skyscraper Souls
- Moon Safari- Crossed the Rubicon
- Karmakanic- Turn it Up
- Frost*- NIce Day For It
- Rush- The Analog Kid
- Saga- Spin it Again
- Pandora- Second Home by the Sea
- Nexus- Un Cristal Bajo El Agua
- Franck Carducci- A Brief Tale of Time
- Mickey Hart- Big Bad Wolf
- Yes- Everydays
- My Morning Jacket- Dondante
- Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie- In My World
- Silhouette- The Flow
- I and Thou- Speak
- Satellite- Repaint the Sky
- Quantum Fantay- Astral Projection
- La Bocca Della Verita- Avenoth
- Von Hertzen Brothers- The Destitute
- Preacher- Vision
- Downes Braide Association- Tomorrow
- Gentle Giant- Think of Me With Kindness
Its a simple enough theme, yours truly succumbs to a weakness that is portrayed throught the guise of the song. As your humble DJ and Soundscape propeitor is on the verge of turning 50, having a child, stressed out from work, and getting ready for a presentationm the music herein mirrors that mood. Angst, anxiety, dread, fear and frustration, all are laid bare in this rather autobiographical moment. Nevertheless, the prog must flow and if you care to dip into the pool, its not as dark as it may sound and it does have a happy ending of sorts.
More to come in the next episode. Send perfect album sides to soundscape@progrock.com
- David Gilmour- Time>Breathe
- C.S. Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Fromuz- Influence of Time
- Riverside- Driven to Destruction
- Pain of Salvation- Stress
- Carptree- Pressure
- Siddhartha- Nervous Brealdown
- Big Big Train- Master of Time
- The Moody Blues- Nervous
- Von Hertzen Brothers- Who Are You?
- Cairo- Searching
- Foxtrot Zulu- Seven Men
- Mindgames- The Benefit of Anxiety
- Wobbler- Fermented Hours
- Beyond the Bridge- The Call
- Dream Theater- Lost Not Forgotten
- Ken Nordine- Aging Young Rebel
- Dead Heroes Club- Stranger in the Looking Glass
- Kansas- Miracles Out of Nowhere
- King Crimson- Starless
- Tiger Moth Tales- Hygge
- Big Big Train- Transit of Venus Across the Sun
Todays archive comes from 2008. I was actually looking for an episode devoted to James Bond but discovered that I already put the Bond archive up last year, So if you want that one, you can find it here in feed. So instead, I grabbed an archive from 2008. It was our 106th show. This one was a library episode featuring a focus on Arthur C Clarke. As our show is getting older, it's getting harder to find material for these literary shows. Nevertheless I always thought we did a good job with this one. This Sunday, we will present a shorter show and we will be on an hour early. It will probably be a seat of the pants sort of show. Thanks for listening, Woody
This will be the 12th Halloween episode that Soundscape has done. Each year we try to identify the spooky and surreal sounds that will haunt us over the fall season. This year, theme originally revolved around monsters and demons. However, it took on a life of it's own as many episodes do. The outcome is just a nice collection of spooky songs and eerie content. We hope you will enjoy this little adventure.
We will return on Nov 12th. I expect there will be another archive provided before that time. If you wish to contact us, we can be reached at soundscape@progrock.com
Soundscape 2.60 Monsters and Demons (A Soundscape Halloween episode)
- Robert Plant- Darkness, Darkness
- Soundscape Theme
- IQ- Ryker Skies
- Porcupine Tree- The Seance
- Porcupine Tree- Circle of Manias
- Corvus Stone- Scary Movie
- Rush- Witch Hunt
- The Flower Kings- A Vampire's View
- Mahtrak-Frankenstein Goes to Disneyland
- Goblin- Black Forest
- Kyros- Monster
- Kant Freud Kafks- A Nightmare on Major St
- The Mute Gods- Feed the Troll
- Morglbl- Hell's Balls
- Helloween- Hocus Pocus
- Diablo Swing Orchestra- Ballrog Boogie
- Steve Hackett- Love Song to a Vampire
- Silhouette- Lost Paradise
- Mastodon- Creature Lives
Perfect Album Side for Chris Sargent:
- The Flower Kings- Mommy Leave the Light On
- Shaun Guerin- Monsters in my Room
- The Brain Surgeons- Name Your Monster
- Francis Dunnery- Frankenstein Monster
- Extreme- It('s a Monster)
- Blue Oyster Cult- Monsters
- Meat Loaf- The Monster is Loose
- David Bowie- Scary monsters (and Super Creeps)
- The Flower Kings- Attack of the Monster Briefcase
Monsters and Demons cont.
- Kevin Gilbert- Shadow Self
- Lunatic Soul- Blood on the Tightrope
- Medeski Martin and Wood- Dracula
- RPWL- Nightmare
- Bobaflex- Hey You
- Phish- The Haunted House
- The Watch- The Ghost and the Teenager
- Paul Gilbert- Paul vs. Godzilla
- Rush- Freeze (Part IV of Fear)
- Porcupine Tree- I Drive the Hearse
- Love and Rockets- Haunted When the Minutes Drag
In the busy world of podcasting, I don't often get to do a lot of preparation for a show, so when I do, I am generally more proud of the work. This is one of those episodes. The show is about finding reference to Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Hitchcock and NIght Gallery in the world of prog. This was an incredibly fun show to do. I hope you will enjoy this archival show from 2 years ago.
I am still putting the finishing touches on last Sundays show but don't worry, the newest episode will be up soon. Also, keep those perfect album sides coming. Send them to soundscape@progrock.comÂ
Cheers,
Woody
I have no idea if this is one of the better Halloween shows or not, but we have done one every year since we started this crazy journey. This one comes from 2013. In the next few weeks, we will add some old Halloween episodes to get you primed for the season. Our Halloween show wfor this year will be coming up very soon. Enjoy the ride, and as always please let us know you are out there listening to us. Feedback helps us know that we are providing a quality program. When we moved from Dividingline, we lost a very large cadre of listeners. We did what we could to grab those people for the transition, but many just did not make the move with us. If you enjoy our show, it would go a log ways for us if you rated us on Itunes, told your friends, and generally spread the word. Your sponsorship is greatly appreciated.
Happy October,
Woody
Greetings Fellow Proglodytes,
As autumn comes creeping round the corner, Soundscape gets busy again. This time around we are delivering up music that either discusses or reflects the experience of the amusement or theme park. Newer music weaves nicely with more classic tunes to deliver what we hope will be an enjoyable musical ride.
Thanks so much for listening. We would love to hear your feedback and get in your requests and perfect album sides. Please send correspondence to soundscape@progrock.com
Prog at the Amusement Park
- Don Felder- Heavy Metal (Take a Ride)
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Anekdoten- In For a Ride
- Ayreon- Age of Shadows
- Cast- Details B)Start Again
- Serenity- Rust of Coming Ages
- Carpe Nota- Thoracic Park
- Comedy of Errors- House of the Mind
- KingBathMat- Fantastic Freakshow Carnival
- Beat Circus- Coney Island Creepshow
- Magic Pie- Freakshow
- Cellar Noise- Underground Ride
- Helloween- The Dark Ride
- Backhand- Roller Coaster
- Bubblemath- Routine Maintenance
- Grey Lady Down- Roller Coaster
- Trion- In the Distance
- Colin Tench Project- See How They Run
- Nexus- Un Cristal Bajo El Agua
- This Winter Machine- The Wheel
- Steve Hackett- The Wheel's Turning
- Mr. Bungle- Carousel
- JPL- Joker
- The Samurai of Prog- Ascension
- Gizmodrome- Zombies in the Mall
- Motorpsycho- Ship of Fools
- Semiramis- Luna Park
- Major Parkinson- Euthanasia Rollercoaster
- Galahad- This Life Could Be My Last
- Buckethead- Closed Attractions
- Glass Hammer- A Perfect Carousel
- Tom Waits- Closing Time
- Sean McConnell- Closing Time
Hey folks,
Here it is, the newest Soundscape episode. You will note some minor fuzz in the start but once that clears we are golden. This marks the inauguration of new equipment for Soundscape and hopefully a much clearer listening experience. It took some fiddling and some funds, but we are very happy with the result and we believe that you will be as well.
Joining us in this musical adventure are good friends Mike and Liz who have been listening on and off since we were at Dividingline, and our friend and sound gurum as well as a masterful musician, CS Brown is with us for the show as well. We give him a smattering of show time to highlight his upcoming album "Galaxies" which will be an all instrumental journey into the cosmos. You can check out music by Mr. Brown at www.csbrownmusic.com
As we head into the fall, we have several great shows lined up for you. And for the most part we will be broadcasting every 2 weeks again. Keep your perfect album sides coming. Send them and all correspondence to soundscape@progrock.com
An Afternoon with Friends and Prog
- Anthony Phillips- Which Way the Wind Blows
- Soundscape Theme- CS Brown
- Supertramp- Gone Hollywood
- Cosmosquad- Morbid Tango
- Threshold- The Man Who Saw Through Time
- Karibow- System of a Dream
- Steven Wilson- Detonation
- Styx- These Are the Times
CS Brown's set
- CS Brown- Superluminal
- King's X- Lost in Germany
- Kitchens of Distinction- Aspray
- Peter Murphy- Deep Ocean Vast Sea
- Nightingale- Falling
- CS Brown- Star Station Alpha
- Blue Murder- Ptolemy
- CS Brown- Lunar Superia
- Duran Duran- The Seventh Stranger
- The Cure- Out of Mind
Mike's Set
- Threshold- Pressure
- Blackfield- Blackfield
- Blackfield- How Was Your Ride
Liz's Set
- Van Morrison- Moondance
- Rush- Earthshine
- CCR- Bad Moon Rising
Suzi's Set
- David Gilmour- The Girl in the Yellow Dress
- Steven Wilson- Pariah
- Riverside- Volte-Face
Final Words
- Gary Moore- Friday on My Mind
- Love & Rockets- No New Tale to Tell
- Love & Rockets- Saudade
Good News Everyone!
We have new sound equipment, and this weekend we will be working with our good friend C.S. Brown to get the sound in the soundscape again. The plan is to be on the air this Sunday. Outside of some new natural disaster, we should be able to get back on the road so to speak.
In the meantime, this month we are celebrating 2 years at Progrock.com. So here then is the very first episode we did for Progrock back in September of 2015. It was a good start to our new digs and I think you will all enjoy it, even the second time around.
We look forward to getting things underway againm hope to see you this Sunday in chat. We will go on at 9:30 CST.Â
Last weekend, as we tried to present a live broadcast, the computer's soundcard, gave up the ghost. What was going to be a tremendously enjoyable show got canned. It was heartbreaking. The mood in the Soundscape studio was one of feeling jilted. We had to cancel the podcast.
The good news is, that our friend Chris, a musician and sound engineer, is going to help us get the perfect setup for podcasting and sound so that we can get to broadcasting quickly. I will post pictures once we get things set up. Nevertheless, we should be back in a month with a cleaner crisper sound.
In the meantime, I am going to offer some archives. As I can't presently listen to anything on the computer, I have not had a chance to listen, and I can't even say I remembered this show. Nevertheless this show is a show about trees and it comes to us from June of 2014. Let me know what you think.
Best wishes,
Woody
The summer has been a wonderfully busy time for us here at Soundscape. We have spent a lot of time galivanting around, playing games, and getting ready to adopt a child. These are all good things and I feel wonderfully blessed to have spent my summer doing things I love. However, we have not been able to keep Soundscape up and running very often. So this episode is to say, fear not, we have not forgooten or foresaken all you wonderful prog fans.
So I have called this episode "At a Siding", as it feels the journey of summer has been very much in need of a respite. This show is more of a respite from the rigors of trying to make the Soundscape brand. I ditched theme, and contrived playlists in this show to really dig into some of the newer stuff and to take a break from the theming. It was nice and relaxing to have that sort of show, one that grew spontaneously out of the moment as it presented itself. There is something to be said for this sort of impulsive play, so we may make it a more regular part of the show. However we will not abandon theming. The nice thing about theming is it hones down the breadth of material, makes us look at one particular area of the vast swath of music available, and ultimatley can create some really wonderful moments of discovery. That said we will return to our previously planned prog metal show in the very near future.
For now, drop into a rather amazing set of new tunes, requests, and meaningful departures.
Send us your perfect album sides. You know the drill soundscape@progrock.com
- Toy Matinee- Last Plane Out
- Big Big Train- Keeper of Abbeys
- The Tangent- Doctor Linvingstone (I Presume)
- Bjorn Riis- The Waves
- Cosmograf- Hay-Man
- Steven Wilson- Permanating
- Bent Knee- Land Animal
- KingBathmat- 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
- Persona Grata- Orient Express>Venice
- Steven Wilson- Pariah
- Roger Waters- Smell the Roses
- Gov't Mule- Revolution Come, Revolution Go
- Gungfly- Polymixia
- Cheeto's Magazine- Basket Case
- It- The Path of Least Resistance
- Big Big Train- The Leaden Stour
- Gentle Knife- Plans Askew
- Styx- Radio Silence
- Encircled- The Monkey Jamboree
- Jordan Rudess- J.R. Piano Medley
- King Crimson- One Time
- Soup- Going Somewhere
- Comedy of Errors- Song of Wandering Jacomus
- Kant Freud Kafka- Es Quan Dormo Que Hi Veig Clar
- Schnauser- Speile Mit Katzen> Spiele Jamgle (Reprise)
- Galahad- Marz (And Beyond)
- Moon Safari- Sugar Band
- Nad Sylvan- The Bride Said No
- The Samurai of Prog- Tigers
I don't actually know when this episode first appeared, only that I enjoyed it immensely. There was some great listener communication and support from folks over at Progarchives and the show just felt...good. The shows theme was music that makes us feel like we are in a city...and it does just that I believe.
We are out a good bit of the summer due to vacation plans and time away from home but please know that we will return soon. Until that time we will be presenting archival episodes. When we do return we will have a prog metal theme. I am excited about this one as I have not spent a lot of time with newer prog metal.
Anyway, my best to you all. Hope you are having an amazing summer.
Cheers,
Woody
We recently had an amazing trip to Scotland, so this episode is filled with Scottish musicians and sounds. We also offer a bevy of new music and a short tribute to the one and only Greg Allman.
Summer is weirding the schedule, but we will have another archival show in the next 2 weeks to tide you over til our return. The next theme will be prog metal from 2000 to now. I wanted to veer away from the early days of prog metal and get into the newer stuff. Perhaps it should even be 2010 forward just to be more limited.
Send questions, comments, and of course perfect album sides to soundscape@progrock .com Soundscape has been through so many transitions and we have lost many along the way, help us build our audience by letting others know about us. Your bumbling DJ thanks you.
In a Big Country
- Fish-Vigil
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Muse- Dig Down
What's new:
- The Samurai of Prog- On We Sail
- Carptree- Between Extremes
- Bjorn Riis- Getaway
- Steven Wilson- The Same Asylum as Before
- Michael Crimson- Viperine Hair
To Scotland:
- Abel Ganz- Obsolesence Suite
- Steve Hackett- Loch Lomond
- Iona- Castlerigg
- Hamish Imlach- Cod Liver Oil and The Orange Juice
- Talking Heads- Road to Nowhere
- Kate Bush- Jig of Life
- Crooked Mouth- Hold Me
- Capercaillie- Beautiful Wasteland
- Ian Anderson- Lost in Crowds
Fare Thee Well Greg:
- The Allman Brother Band- Midnight Rider
- The Allman Brothers Band- End of the Line
- The Allman Brothers Band- Dreams
Return to the Highlands
- Pallas- Falling Down
- Citizen Cain- Lost in Lonely Ghosts
- Jethro Tull- Pibroch (Cap in Hand)
- The Police- Synchronicity II
- Preacher- Welcome to the Fray
- Alan Parsons- Call of the Wild
- Big Big Train- Brooklands
Where do we go from here:
- Roger Waters- Is This the Life We Really Want> Bird in a Gale
- Joe Bonamassa- Blues of Desperation
- Gov't Mule- Dreams & Songs
- Marillion- Sugar Mice
- Rush- Resist
- Fish- Internal Exile
- Fish- Flower of Scotland
See you soon.
After so much time on Trains in Scotland, I though a return to this show would be fun. Train songs are very common in all forms of musicm and why not. The engine and the wheels beat a rhythm. One young man on the train made beats from the train and began drumming along. There is this huge romance about trains. They are a very elegant form of transport and it is too bad that we here in America have abandoned this for the autonomy of the auto.
At any rate this old show comes from when we were at The Dividingline. In my memory, it was one of my favorite shows. Maybe it will be yours as well.
Next weekend we retrun to the air with music from Scotland.
Slainte!
Hi Guys,
The next couple of shows will be archives as Suzi and I are out seeing the universe on just a few Altarian dollars a day.
This one was requested by a couple of people. Well there is only 10-15 of you guys who listen by podcast anyway. In the old days, the Soundscape empire was much bigger. Please go forth and spread the word.
Anyway, the episode here is about Mars. This episode was aired back in November of 2010. In my old age, I thought it was a show about Ray Bradbury, but it turns out that while Bradbury is included, it is in fact more about Mars.
This episode comes from the time when Soundscape was on The Dividing Line Broadcast Network- still a fine place for prog and I highly suggest that you check them out when you get an opportunity.
Let us know how you like the show by sending your email and perfect album sides to: soundscape@progrock.com
Hi Soundscaper,
What we have for you today is one of our library episodes. The original idea was to create the prog equivalent of a poetry omnibus. You know, one of those big compendiums that catches all of the famous poetry and it eventually sits on your coffee table. There is actually quite a lot of prog that uses famous poetry but not every band can do it justice. What I hope I have achieved here is a fair mix of some of the best moments between poetry and prog. You will at least here from the most famous poets like Byron, Shelley, Keats, Yeats, Wordsworth and many others. Personally, I found it to be a very enjoyable journey. I hope you will too.
We also returned with our normal format of giving you new music, as well as a perfect album side that will take you backwards down the number line. All in all a fine show to listen to as you run throught your busy week.
The next Sunday show is scheduled for Mother's Day. That said, I am not sure that we will be here. If not we will put some archival show up. We have had a request for the Arthur C Clarke show for a bit as well as the Ray Bradbury show. One of these will makes its way into the mix very soon. Here are some other upcoming themes: Prog Metal from the last decade, Perfect album side show, Scottish Prog, Civil War, Best Lyrics, Socialism (or potentially styles of government), Jules Verne, and Shakespeare. So there is no lack of creative ideas flowing from the dripping pen.
Send your perfect album sides to soundscape@progrock.com
Here is the set for this show:
OF PROG AND POETS:
- Toy Matinee- Blank Page
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Styx- Gone, Gone, Gone
New Music-first batch:
- Procol Harum- Can't Say That
- Kant, Freud, Kafka- Insomnio De Una Noche De Verano
- Barock Project- Broken
- Mike + The Mechanics- Let Me Fly
Enter the Poets:
- Marillion- El Dorado Suite
- Mogador- Song of Saul Before His Last Battle
- Genesis- The Colony of Slippermen
- Six Elements- If
- Rush- Between Sun & Moon
- Not a Good Sign- Witchcraft by a Picture
- Kate Bush- Under Ice
- Redemption- Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Chris Sargent's Perfect Album Side:
- Genesis- Behind the Lines
- The Moody Blues- Forever Autumn
- Ambrosia- Nice, Nice, Very Nice
- Fleetwood Mac- Hypnotized
- Pearls Before Swine- Rocket Man
- The Flower Kings- My Cosmic Lover
- Laurie ANderson- O Superman (For Massanet)
- Kevin Gilbert- Joytown
Exit the Poets:
- Dead Heroes Club- A Day in the Life of the World
- Echolyn- Never the Same
- Simon McKechnie- Hymn of Apollo
- Ambrosia- Mama Frog
- The Samurai of Prog- Jerusalem
- Iron Maiden- The Trooper
- Andy John Bradford's Oceans 5- Invictus the Captain of my Soul
New Music- next batch:
- Gov't Mule- Stone Cold Rage
- Sebas Honing- Mercury Retrograde
- Riverside- The Depth of Self Delusion
- Isildur's Bane and Steve Hogarth- The Love and the Affair
- Roger Waters- Smell the Roses
- Karibow- Oribital Spirits
- Big Big Train- A Mead Hall in Winter
See you soon:
- Ken Nordine- Sing me a Poem
Hey gang,
Here we have a very small smattering of what made 2016 a good year in prog. It was a good year. The editing was painful as I removed some very good stuff. Nevertheless, what stands is worth your time.
In 2 weeks, we will return to themed shows, perfect album sides, and newer music. Our next theme will be a sampler of poetry in prog. You remember in high school or college there were those big think anthologies of poetry. We are going to find connections to famour poets within some of our favorite music. We plan to get our words worth of the roads less traveled, and visit the loves of Poe and Shakespeare. Who knows where the load may lead us, only a fool would say. It should be a fun trip down an unexpected chasm. Drop us a line on our facebook feed if you have any input. Our email is still having some trouble so message us on Facebook and we will hear you.
The Best of 2016
- ELO- The Sun Will Shine On You
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Haken- 1985
- Frost*- Closer to the Sun
- Red Bazar- Lights of Home
- Nemrud- Lion of Commagene
- Anima Mundi- Train to Future
- Mantra Vega- Veil of Ghosts
- Headspace- The Science Within Us
- Plini- Pastures
- Katatonia- Residual
- Wolverine- Our Last Goodbye
Live Set
- Big Big Train- Summoned by Bells
- The Alan Parsons Project- Prime Time
- King Crimson- A Scarcity of Miracles
Soundscape Favorites
- Marillion- White Paper
- Gong- Model Village
- Thank You Scientist- Psychopomp
- Cosmograf- Arcade Machine
- David Bowie- Lazarus
- The Dear Hunter- Gloria
- Patterson/Eyre- Beneath a Perfect Sky
- Karmakanic- Higher Ground
- Colin Tench Project- The Sad Brazillian
- Preacher- Welcome to the Fray
- Airbag- Sleepwalker
- Kansas- Crowded Isolation
- The Pineapple Thief- The Final Thing On My Mind
- Big Big Train- Brooklands
- Marillion- Easter
As we continue our journey forward, this week we offer a trip into 2006. I am continually amazed that after all these years, there remains new music to discover. Due to the rather amazing breadth of the music available in the world and being developed around us every day, I don't think the well is going to ever dry up. Maybe when we get to 2112 it will be oulawed but for today, we are in a time of overwhelming treasure when it comes to music, even that illusive beast called Prog.
If you have not been following us on our page on facebook, please drop by for a continuation of our exploration, take a daily vacation with our feed of progification. Yeah the rhyme got out of hand but you get the picture. The facebook page is facebook.com/soundscape42
Next time, we will finally find our way to 2016. It has been a long journey, but the whole point of the trip was to take a look back before looking at the present. It's been a lot of fun, but after this next one, we will return to our themes with a literary show. Should be a lot of fun,
Another Trip Back: 2006
- Yesterdays- Don't Be Scared
- C.S. Brown- Soundscape Theme
- GPS- The Objector
- First Band From Outer Space- Impressionable Sounds of the Subsonic
- Pure Reason Revolution- The Bright Ambassadors of Morning
- The D Project- September Solitudes
- The Decemberists- The Island
- Uzva- Different Realities
- Tony Levin- Sabre Dance
- Nexus- Cruces Y Sombras
- Vanden Plas- Somehwere Alone in the Dark
- Diablo Swing Orchestra- Ballrog Boogie
- Shaolin Death Squad- Choreographer of Fate
- David Gilmour- Then I Close My Eyes
- Spock's Beard- As Far As the Mind Can See (Pts 1-4)
- Secret Machines- Daddy's in the Doldrums
- OSI- Home Was Good
- Airbag- Safe Like You
- White Willow- Splinters
- Fish- Goldfish and Clowns
- Porcupine Tree- Don't Hate Me
- David Gilmour- Wearing the Inside Out
- Stream of Passion- Day Eleven- Love
- The Flower Kings- Blue Planet
- Frost*- Black Light Machine
- The Tangent- G.P.S. Culture
- Rocket Scientists- Enjoy the Weather
As part of our rather slow build to the best of 2016, this week we feature music from 1996. At this point in time, the world was mostly paying attention to alternative rock like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. Your humble DJ here was Djing on college radio his folk and blugrass show, "The Appalaichian Trail". I had 50,000 watts of power for 2 hours a week. Progressive rock continued in the underbelly of the media beast. Many of our favorite bands were cementing themselves into the progressive rock landscape. Soundscape was only just being born.
I did take the idea of Soundscape to my boss at the college station but he was adamant that we could not have a rock show. That's ok, because when Soundscape was finally born, it took me on a deeper journey than it ever would have at the college station.
The journey through 1996 has been full of nostalgia and discovery. Perhaps this will be true for you as well. We would love to hear about what you guys were doing in 1996. Drop on by our Facebook group: facebook.com/soundscape42 and let us know. We can also be followed on twitter. We are @SoundscapeDJ.
Next show will be live in 2 weeks. We will get closer to our destination as we reach back to 2006. Let us know your favorites from this year.
Soundscape 2.52 Journey to 1996
- Phish- Free
- C.S. Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Rush- Driven
- Arena- Empire of a Thousand Days
- Abraxas- Alhambra
- Hands- Dreamsearch
- Ayreon- Computer Eyes
- No-Man- Sinister Jazz
- Rishard Wright- Reaching for the Rail
- Dracma- Inner Castle
- Visible Wind- Intravenus
- Relayer- Marburg Friends
- Journey- Trial By Fire
- Solaris- M'ars Poetica
- Yes- Awaken
- The Flower Kings- Retropolis
- Rick Wakeman- A Little Piece of Heaven/Part of the Crowd
- Camel- Coming of Age
- Anthony Phillips- Under the Ice
- Porcupine Tree- Dark Matter
- Stone Temple Pilots- Adhesive
- Vanden Plas- Pseudo Silk Kimono>Kayleigh
- Madrigal- Living on the Edge
- Dave Matthews Band- Two Step
- Cracker- Big Dipper
- Spock's Beard- Time Has Come
- Pendragon- Paintbox
- Steve Hackett- Los Endos
Well Hello there fellow proggy compatriots. This week we have another archival gem for you. This was aired back in 2007 when we were on The Dividing Line. The show is a quick perusal of drums in progressive rock music. With so many great options it was not an easy show to put together. Now here we are 9 years later and the show would be much different I imagine. This is probably a theme we should return to in the near future.
We will return on Sunday the 19th to peruse the best prog of 1996 and 2006 as we ramp our way to the best of 2016 show. In the meantime, if you have not checked out our facebook page, we have been posting lots of flotsam lost from the 76 and 86 shows. We would love for you to check it out. We can also be reached via twitter @soundscapedj and email: soundscape@progrock.com
Thanks for listening.
The idea of running back 4 decades sounded like a good one. I have always wanted to be able to try and delve so deep into the music that I could follow a thread across the years. Not an easy task but perhaps some day I will be able to do this with smaller structures. A friend suggested to use counterpoint as the starting space. It would be worthwhile to try it but that is for another time. This time around and the follow up shows we are looking at swaths of time 40,30, 20, and 10 years ago. All this leads up to our 2016 special. Hopefully our deep dives are worth your effort.
For my musical bang as the DJ, the shows that are worth the most are the ones in which I learn about something that I did not previously know about. This show is chocked full of those moments while still allowing a focus on what I would deem to be the best stuff from 1976 and 1986. For my part I found it to be very enjoyable and I hope you guys will as well.
We have been having some email hangups and I hope to have that rectified soon. However, you can reach us at soundscape@progrock.com Twitter is @soundscapedj and we are also on Facebook.
Best of 1976 and 1986
- Electric Light Orchestra- Mission (A World Record)
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Styx- Put Me ON
A set of the new gets us going:
- Preacher- Vinyl
- Kepler Ten- The Stone
- The Mute Gods- Tardigrades Will Inherit the Earth
Best of 1976
- Gentle Giant- Interview
- Trettiorariga Kriget- Krigssang II
- Be Bop Deluxe- Sleep That Burns
- Colosseum II- On Second Thoughts
- Cos- Boehme
- Harmonium- Comme Un Fou
- UFO- I'm A Loser
- Jethro Tull- Qiz Kid
- Styx- This Old Man
- Steely Dan- Don't Take Me Alive
- Rush- Passage to Bangkok
- David Bowie- Stay
- Camel- Lunar Sea
- Genesis- Entangled
- Kansas- Miracles Out of Nowhere
- Rush- Lakeside Park
- Genesis- One for the Vine
- Return to Forever- Sorceress
- Brand X- Smacks of Euphoric Hysteria
- The Alan Parsons Project- The Cask of Amontillado
Best of 1986:
- Pallas- Rat Racing
- Queensryche- Screaming in Digital
- Iron Maiden- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
- Emerson, Lake and Powell- The Score
- Genesis- Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
- Andreas Vollenwieder- Steam Forest
- Jean-Luc Ponty- Computer Incantations for World Peace (Not from 1986 glitch)
- Moody Blues- The Other Side of Life
- Journey- Girl Can't Help It
- Talk Talk- Living in Another World
- GTR- The Hunter
- Queen- Who Wants to Live Forever
- Metallica- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Peter Gabriel- Mercy Street
- Mike + The Mechanics- A Call to Arms
And to send you home:
- Tim Bowness- Moonshot Manchild
This week we have another archived episode for you from the Dividingline days. This one comes from 2008. Soundscape has been on the podcast airwaves for a while. In the initial series this was episode 103, so approximately 2 years into our time at The Dividing Line Broadcast Network. I picked this one because it was a lot of fun. Knowing what I know now, I could do a better job of finding more bluesy prog but back then, I was a little green in the ways of the prog. That means that this show, while having a lot of prog with blues mixed in, it also has a lot of blues that might be progressive. Nevertheless, I think the show stands up and could be worth your attention. This was back when we had to record in ogg and convert later to mp3. As such there may be some minor distortions. We hope you enjoy this history lesson in Soundscape.
In 2 weeks we will take a tour through time as we play the best of 1976, 1986, 1996, and 2006. This is all prep work for our best of 2016 show which will be coming up in March.
Wishing you a progtastic week!
Hello fellow Soundscapers,
Here we are again with another inspired episode. This time our station boss and good friend Mark Monforti suggested we do a theme featuring music with Glockenspiel. So never one to back down from a good challenge, that is what you have here. There are 4 sets devoted to the theme, as well as some awesome live stuff, Suzi's corner, and a host of new material for you to check out. To be honest, the show was quite a lot of fun, and I believe that we have identified some of the challenges in our sound. There are still improvements to be made but we are pleased with the outcome.
The next show will be aired on 2/19. In that episode we will peruse history as we play the nest of 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006. We are ramping up to the best of show and we want to pay homage to our past first. In the meantime, sometime next week we will release an archival episode just to keep you grooving for the next 2 weeks.
As always, we are looking for perfect album sides. All you need to do is compose a list of 45 minutes worth of great prog music (or whatever else you feel deserves a listen) and send it to soundscape@progrock.com We will then add it to our collective prog cube and friends across the globe will be listening to your set. Our favorite is when your perfect album sides turn us on to something we missed along the way. Please send us your list, we want to hear from you.
The Glock Show
- Jimi Hendrix Experience- Little Wing
- Pink Floyd- Free Four
- CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Pink Floyd- Pigs (Three Different Ones)
- Marillion- He Knows You Know
- Jethro Tull- Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day
- Porcupine Tree- Pure Narcotic
- Ciccada- A Night Ride
- Gong- Three Blind Mice
- The Pentangle- The Cuckoo
- FM- One O'Clock Tomorrow
- The Beatles- Only a Northern Song
- Gentle Giant- Knots
- Marillion- The Space
- Radiohead- No Surprises
Suzi's Corner
- David Bowie- No Plan
- King Crimson- Epitaph
- Riverside- Discard Your Fear
- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings- How Long Do I Have to Wait
- Parliament- Flash Light
- Emerson, Lake and Palmer- Tarkus Medley>Knife Edge
- David Bowie- Starman
What about Xylophones, Marimbas and Vibes?
- Big Big Train- The Transit of Venus Across the Sun
- Frogg Cafe- Creatures
- Steve Hackett- Star of Sirius
- Lazuli- 9 Hands Around the Marimba
In case you forgot what the glockenspiel sounds like:
- Kansas- Song for America
- Fem Prog Band- E Il Mondo Scoppeira
- Lunatic Soul- The Fear Within
- Anubis- The Final Resting Place
- Iamthemorning- Belighted
- Wobbler- Lucid Dreams
Bring in the new stuff!
- Jean Michel Jarre- Oxygene, Pt 14
- Ghost Medicine- Desert Spring
- Blackfield- Life is an Ocean
- Jonathan Wilson- Future Vision
- Hexvessel- Drugged Up on the Universe
- The Fringe- Flare
- Mew- Comforting Sounds
See you all next time. Visit us on Twitter and Facebook!
Welcome to 2017. We hope that it will be a year of growth for Soundscape. Unfortunately with all of the changes to our podcast and a rather intermiitent schedule we left some people behind. That is really unfortunate but hoefully in the new year we will find them again. For those of you still with us, thank for listening. It means a lot to us that you have continued with us. We hope to continue providing this podcast in 2017 with renewed vigor.
There is a rather loose theme in this episode. I made the setlist with the following thoughts in mind; new year, anxiety and fear, and hope. 2016 offered a lot to be thankful for, but there was also more gnashing of teeth and nationwide division than I have ever witnessed. Given my concerns, I am strangely optimistic about the year that approaches. I am optimistic because I think the bumbles of our new leaders are going to force us as a nation to recognize our own power as people. I don't think the change will come from the top, I think it will come from the revolution that happens as we open our eyes and see what is going on. We will be compelled to find our own voices and to speak out about inequities and challenges. We will not take the bickering nature of our government officials as an example of how to live, rather we will come together and develop more patience with one another and look for ways to build bridges where there were previously none. It is my prediction that, if we are a nation to be proud of, if we are a people that really do come together in the face of adversity, we will do so more obviously in the face of the radical shifts that our elected leaders want to impose upon us. I don't think that is what this new government should do, but I do believe that this will be what it is like for the next 4 years. I believe that the majority of Americans are good hearted people. A few may need to be called on their shit, but by and large, we will be given the opportunity to show our true colors. It is my hope that hands cannot erase this love, but I will protest and call attention to the acts of indecent behavior I see, I hope you guys will as well.
So there you have it; Soundscape welcomes the new year with hope, a short political post, and some wonderful music to stir your heart and feet. You can reach us by sending email to soundscape@progrock.com On Twitter we are @SoundscapeDJ and on Facebook you can find us on the Soundscape page where we post more regularly than anywhere else. Please send us feedback, perfect album sides, and requests.
Soundscape 2.47 Entering the New Year
- Billy Sherwood- Forward
- C.S. Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Pink Floyd- Not Now John
- Frost*- Here is the News
- Kansas- The Voyage of Eight Eighteen
- Hasse Froberg & Musical Companion- Pages
- Airbag- Disconnected
- Chris Adams- Echoes of Flyd
- Land's End- Love Through the Winter and Blood in the Spring
- David Gilmour- Faces of Stone
The Perfect Album Side of Frank Jasutis
- Bruce Cockburn- All's Quiet on the Inner City Front
- Supertramp- Rudy
- Rush- Tears
- King Crimson- I Talk to the Wind
- ELO- Telephone Line
- Alan Parson's Project- Don't Let It Show
- Genesis- Harlequin
Continuing:
- Erik Norlander- The Party's Overture
- Marillion- The New Kings I-IV
- Riverside- Towards the Blue Horizon
- Fates Warning- The Light and Shade of Things
- Throes of Dawn- The Understanding
- Headspace- Kill You WIth Kindness
- Steven Wilson- Twilight Zone
- Kate Bush- Sunset
- Big Big Train- Summoned by Bells
- David Bowie- The Width of a Circle
- Rik Emmett & Resolution 9- Human Race (Feat. Alex Lifeson)
- Phish- Petrichor
Thanks for listening- we love you guys.
This holiday season we bring you the gift of history, an episode of Soundscape from our days at The Dividing Line in 2011. This is another way of saying we want you to have a Christmas show, but our schedule has been thrown off by the holiday schedule. We will return soon though. I am not certain how Soundscape is suddenly falling on all the holidays but hopefully in the future this will right itself. The plan is to ring in the new year with a fun and floydy show and eventually get to our year in review. With so much good music, it will take some time to determine what was best.
If you need to reach us, we are here: soundscape@progrock.com and @SoundscapeDJ on twitter.
As always we hope you all have a wonderful Christmas holiday and look forward to putting another show together soon.
Cheers,
Woody & Suzi
It's Christmas time right? But it is also Bond Season. Thanks to a long tradition of cable TV showing Bond after Thanksgiving, I have 2 years ago. We had just started working with Progrock.com so perhaps there were sound problems, but the show was fantastic. This is one of several shows we have done on Bond over the years. Maybe next year we will put out some older ones. For now though, sit back and enjoy this very special journey into the world of James Bond and prog.
We will not be on the air this weekend due to our annual pilgrimage to the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville NC. However, we will be back on the 18th with a Christmas show of fun and frivolity. Thanks for making our broadcasts part of your life. We could not do this without our listeners. Also if you liike our show- share it on facebook, rate us on Itunes, make comments on the page. We love getting feedback and it helps us to feel we are not out here in a vacuum.
See you all soon,
Woody & Suzi
Hey guys,
The theme here is music about stages of life. The show was originally planned to be a 4 hour show, but we had to some editing. As such, adulthood to old age will seem very fast paced. Nevertheless, I think the nature of the thing still came through. Hopefully, it will be a journey of good music and self reflection.
Next time around we celebrate the return of the light. We will not be broadcasting at our normal time as we will be out of town for our annual pilgrimage to Asheville for the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam. If we could take you guys with us we would, but we will try to bring music back from our quest. So, stay tuned to our facebook and twitter pages for details on the when.
Also, as it is Bond season, we will be reuploading last years Bond show (previously available on the old podcast platform).
Here is this show's setlist:
- Genesis- Let Us Now Make Love
- C.S. Brown- Soundscape Theme
- The Moody Blues- 22,000 Days
- Pink Floyd- Embryo
- Jeff Green- Woman with Child
- Focus- Birth
- Cosmograf- Into this World
- Kotebel- The Infant
- The Cosmic Remedy- Childhood Suite:Blue Skies
- Dial- Childhood Dreams
- David Bowie- Kooks
- The Tangent- The First Day at School
- Mostly Autumn- First Day at School
- Franck Carducci- School
- Tim Bowness- The Great Electric Teenage Dream
- Journey- Troubled Child
- Styx- Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
- David Bowie- Drive-In Saturday
- Nellie McKay- I Wanna Get Married
- John Lennon- Grow Old With Me
- Phish- Waste
- Frost*- Wedding Day
- Porcupine Tree- Wedding Nails
- Paul McCartney- We Got Married
- Jethro Tull- Working John, Working Joe
- RPWL- Work
- Paul Gilbert- Working for the Weekend
- Steven Wilson- 3 Years Older
- The Allman Brothers Band- Old Before My Time
- Cosmograf- When Age Has Done It's Duty
- The Alan Parsons Project- Old and Wise
One of the most important visions I had for Soundscape was that it would provide a well crafted pastiche of music that allows musical travel. Now originally this episode was supposed to be about traveling, but the moods of the moment and the winds of change sometimes put fickle turns on inspiration. As such what we have for you this week is a gethering of music to allow that musical travel to unfold. Mostly the show is full of epic prog with some minor transitional moments. At any rate it was a lot of fun to craft and we hope you enjoy this journey.
We will return Thanksgiving weekend for yet another Soundscape Journey. Until then keep the music within you alive, share the things you love, and let your lovelight shine.
- Parzival's Eye- Reach the Sky
- C.S. Brown- Soundscape Theme
- Balloon Astronomy- The Odyssey
- Porcupine Tree- The Sky Moves Sideways (Phase One)
- RPWL- Fat Old Sun
- 311- Stealing Happy Hours
- Moksha- Starswarm
- Rush- Xanadu
- Moon Safari- Crossed the Rubicon
- Crystal Palace- Fields of Consciousness
- Ayreon- Into the Black Hole
- Yuka & Chronoship- Cutting Gravity
- Stick Men- Prog
- Pavlo/Rik Emmett/Oscar Lopez- Moonlight on La Costanera
- Moksha- Here to Go
- Edensong- Chronos
- Steven Wilson- Ancestral
- Gustavo Santhiago- Illusoes
- The Gift- At Sea
- Pink Floyd- Atom Heart Mother Band Version
- Colin Tench Project- Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Screwed
- Jerry Garcia Band- Knockin on Heavens Door
- Phish- More
- Leon Russell- Back to the Island
Greeting my stalwart listeners and minions, We have a special archival episode to offer today. This one is a Halloween episode from 2009. During this time we were on the Dividingline Broadcast network. This is still a wonderful place for you to go and get great progressive rock podcasts. You can check out the station at www.thedividingline.com
I am a little embarrassed to find that music that I thought was newly original for Halloween in some years was repeats from previous years, nevertheless there is a host of wonderful tunes here complete with our usual set of garage DJ gaffs and total bumbling nonsense. Back then, just getting a show on the air seemed to be a feat of genius. The equipment was not as reliable, and we used a wholly different broadcast interface. Still I think you will enjoy this blast from the past and look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Soundscape proper will return in 2 weeks with a proper episode. In the next show we will feature soundscapes of traveling and journeying off into wild unknown places.
Thanks for taking this ride with us and Happy Halloween!
Welcome to episode #43 of the new Soundscape on Progrock.com
Soundscape has been rolling through the years since about Feb. 2004 or 5. It's been so long we are not even sure of the exact years anymore. Nevertheless, we have in the 12 or so years we have run this show, provided a spooky soundtrack for your Halloween and this year is no exception. The challenges every year is to deliver something new for those who have been with us since the early days. Typically however, we will also release one of the older episodes in order to give everyone an opportunity to grab some of the past. This year did not have a special theme except that we were looking to create some spooky and creepy sounds. Hopefully that is what you are getting.
Please bear with us as we make a transition to a new server and webpage. For now our future is in Podbean. This will allow us to provide shows quicker and it will also result in us being able to provide archival episodes. Additional changes will be coming as make the transition but we are certain that you are going to be happy with the outcome.
Pink Martini- Que Sera Sera C.S. Brown- Soundscape Theme Jono- Man of Misery Porcupine Tree- The Sleep of No Dreaming KingBathMat- Ghost in the Fire The Dear Hunter- The Most Accursed of Hands/Who Am I Motorpsycho- Through the Veil Band of Horses- Is There a Ghost The Flower Kings- Circus Brimstone Von Hertzen Brothers- Bring Out the Snakes Steven Wilson- Index Bank Manuscript- Beast in the Cave Lunatic Soul- The Fear Within My Morning Jacket- Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt 2 Frameshift- I killed You Cosmograf- The Fear Created King Crimson- Providence Airbag- Killer Pink Floyd- Cymbaline Mirthkon- Qxp-13 Space Modulator Crobot- The Legend of the Spaceborne Killer Franck Carducci- Alice's Eerie Dream Bryan Ferry- Sympathy for the Devil The Enid- The Demon King Steve Hackett- The Devil is an Englishman Jaga Jazzist- Touch of Evil No-Man- Together We're Stranger Steven Wilson- Abandoner (Danse Macabre Mix) Anekdoten- Until All the Ghosts Are Gone The Black Codex- Hauntings Pt 1 Sonus Umbra- Haunted I and Thou- ...And I Awaken Khatsaturjan- In Pursuit of a Haunting Singalong Marillion- The Uninvited Guest (12' version)
This weeks Soundscape takes you on a trip on the rails. There are so many songs about trains that it almost deserves it's own genre. Nevertheless, we have put together a grouping of train songs that we feel truly embed the feeling of train culture. We also offer our usual gathering of new stuff, kitsch, and a perfect album side. I think you will all agree that we are On Track again. Soundscape will return in 2 weeks. If you would like to send us a message you can send
soundscape@progrock.com
- Paul Pena New Train* David Bowie Station to Station
At a SidingCirrus Bay First Departure Farpoint To the River-2016 Colin Tench Project And So Today Getting UnderwayAdrian Belew The Rail Song Transatlantic Mystery Train Big Big Train The Permanent Way Sonus Umbra Last Train to Kimball Sonus Umbra Insomniac Blue Black Country Communion~ Big Train Muse Panic Station Mostly Autumn Passengers Moongarden Southhampton Railroad Jimi Hendrix Hear My Train A Comin'
Chris Sargent's Perfect Album Side Tinyfish Bad Weather Road Live Lightning Crashes Blue Coupe Tornado Warning Blue Oyster Cult Eye of the Hurricane Flying Colors The Storm Buck Dharma Wind, Weather, and Storm Peter Gabriel Sandstorm Deep Purple Stormbringer K2 Storm at Sunset Back to the RailsThe Pentangle Train Song Bittertown The Train to Nowhere Big Big Train The Underfall Yard New Trolls Il Treno Thieves Kitchen Railway Time Marillion This Train is My Life Steve Hackett Last Train to Istanbul Emerson, Lake, and Palmer Honky Tonk Train Blues California Guitar Trio Train to Lamy Porcupine Tree Trains Leaving the TracksMarillion The Leavers I-V Opeth Strange Brew Peter Gabriel The Veil Jaimoe's Jassz Band People Get Ready