Playlist - 31 January 2015

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, tonight including some excellent Australian music from Dyssidia (Adelaide), Alithia (Melbourne), and Caligula's Horse (in Adelaide this week) as well as The Loving Tongue (Adelaide) with something from their 2003 sessions with Gavin O'Loghlen of Cotter's Bequest. And some selections from the musical legacy of Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) and Demis Roussos (Aphrodite's Child).

8pm
Caligula’s Horse    A gift to afterthought (2013) (The Tide, The Thief & River's End)
Dyssidia    Deja senti (2013) (Quiet Waters EP)
Alithia    Thirteen (2014) (To The Edge Of Time)
Ozric Tentacles    Waterfall City (1999) (Waterfall Cities)
Pink Floyd    Louder than words (2014) (The Endless River)
Andy Salvanos    Waltz for Beatrix (2007) (Closer)
9pm
Tangerine Dream    Phaedra (1974) (Phaedra)
Focus    Hamburger concerto (1974) (Hamburger Concerto)
Aphrodite’s Child    The four horsemen (1972) (666)
Demis Roussos    When forever has gone (1977) (Magic)
The Sixxis    Waste of time (2014) (Hollow Shrine)
10pm
The Loving Tongue    Lady of the sea (2003) (Distant Dreams)
Renaissance    Pearls of wisdom + Dear Landseer + Northern lights (live, Japan, 2001) (In The Land Of The Rising Sun)
The Mighty Bard    Bird (2014) (Blue God And Other Stories)
Luna Rossa    Fly away (2014) (Secrets And Lies)
The Break    Majestic kelp (2013) (Space Farm)

Playlist - 24 January 2015

It's Australia Day this Monday - so it's likely there'll be great Australian music all over your radio this weekend, from one end of the dial to the other, and that's as it should be.
But there's probably only one place you'll hear classic progressive rock from legendary bands such as Fraternity, Healing Force, Spectrum, Tamam Shud and Tully, plus great music from more recent releases by Anubis, Ben Craven, Caligula's Horse, The Lammas Tide and Adelaide's own Unitopia: that's Seasons Of Change - all-Australian, this Saturday night, from 8pm until 11pm.

8pm
Healing Force    Golden Miles (1971) (single only) 
Windchase    Forward we ride / Horsemen to infinity (1978) (Symphinity)
Sebastian Hardie    At the end (1976) (Windchase)
Sebastian Hardie    Another string (2012) (Blueprint)
Ben Craven    The conjurer + No specific harm + Solace (2011) (Great & Terrible Potions)
The Lammas Tide    Barefoot electric (2014) (Barefoot Electric)
  The Lammas Tide    Fothersby (2011) (High Tide)
9pm 
Unitopia    Journey’s friend (2008) (The Garden)
Caligula’s Horse    Water’s edge (2013) (The Tide, The Thief & River's End)
Kettlespider    The kettle spider (2010) (demo)
Tully    Sea of joy Part 1 (1971) (Sea Of Joy)
Spectrum    Untitled (1971) (Milesago)
Tamam Shud    Sea the swells (1972) (Morning Of The Earth, soundtrack)
Tully    Sea of joy Part 2 (1971) (Sea Of Joy)
10pm 

Lobby Loyde    Adrift in Ether (1976/2006) (Beyond Morgia: The Labyrinths of Klimster)
Cybotron    Black devil’s triangle (1980) (Implosion)
Madder Lake    Salmon Song (1973) (Still Point)
Flake    Under the silent tree (1971)
(How’s Your Mother)
Anubis    Collapse (live) (2012) (A King With No Crown, single)
Andy Salvanos    Juggler’s song (2007) (Closer)
Fraternity    Seasons of Change (1971) (single only)  

Playlist - 17 January 2015

For tonight's Summer edition of "Seasons Of Change", to paraphrase the title of a very early Pink Floyd song, we...

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1973

 ...encountering the usual diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, or at least as much as can fit into 3 hours. Spanning classics and oddities, this includes Australian music from Buffalo, Madder Lake, Mackenzie Theory, Star Spangled Banger, Mighty Kong and Ariel.

8pm
Rick Wakeman    Anne Boylen (Jan 1973) (The Six Wives Of Henry Viii)
Camel    Never let go (Feb 1973) (Camel)
Greenslade    Temple song (Feb 1973) (Greenslade)
King Crimson    Easy money (Mar 1973) (Larks Tongues In Aspic)
Mahavishnu Orchestra    Sanctuary (Feb 1973) (Birds Of Fire)
Pink Floyd    Money (Mar 1973) (Dark Side Of The Moon)
Curved Air    Purple speed queen (Apr 1973) (Air Cut)
Magma    Ima Suri Dondai (1973) (Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh)
9pm
Procol Harum    A rum tale (Mar 1973) (Grand Hotel)
Madder Lake    12lb toothbrush (Apr 1973)  (Still Point)
Madder Lake    Down the river (live) (Apr 1973)  (Sunbury 1973)
Yes    Roundabout (live) (May 1973) (Yessongs)
Le Orme    Felona + La solitudine di chi protegge il mondo + L’Equilibrio (1973) (Felona e sorona)
Gryphon    The unquiet grave (June 1973) (Gryphon)
Mackenzie Theory    Extra-terrestrial boogie (July 1973) (Out Of The Blue)
Star Spangled Banger    Fear of the night + Star spangled banger (1973) (Star Spangled Banger)
10pm
Buffalo    Intro: Pound of flesh + Shylock (August 1973) (Volcanic Rock)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band    Joybringer (1973) (single only)
Renaissance    Carpet of the sun (Oct 1973) (Ashes Are Burning)
Genesis    I know what I like (in your wardrobe) (Oct 1973) (Selling England By The Pound)
Nektar    Remember the future (10 minute promotional edit) (Oct 1973) (Remember The Future)
Mighty Kong    Some other new address (Dec 1973) (All I Wanna Do Is Rock)
Ariel    Worm turning blues (Dec 1973) (A Strange Fantastic Dream)
The Break    Majestic kelp (2013) (Space Farm)

Most probably during 1972, here's Mackenzie Theory performing ET Boogie, live on the ABC TV show GTK:

Playlist - 10 January 2015

For tonight's Summer edition of "Seasons Of Change", to paraphrase the title of a very early Pink Floyd song, we...

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1970

 ...encountering the usual diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, or at least as much as can fit into 3 hours. Amidst some classics and oddities, this includes classic Australian music from Doug Parkinson, Flake, Jeff St John, Samael Lilith, Tamam Shud, Tully and Zoot.

8am
Jethro Tull    The witches promise (January 1970) (single only  / M.U. The Best Of)
The Golden Earring    Eight miles high (January 1970) (Eight Miles High)
Egg    Fugue in D minor (March 1970) (Egg)
Jeff St John & Copperwine    Cloud nine (March 1970) (Joint Effort)
Sherbet    Crimson ships (April 1970) (single only / So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star?)
King Crimson    Cat food (May 1970) (In The Wake Of Poseidon)
Yes    Sweet dreams (June, 1970) (Time And A Word)
9pm
Zoot    Flying (July 1970) (Just Zoot)
Zoot    I’m only sleeping (rec. 1970) (The GTK Tapes Vol.1)
Flake    Wheel’s on fire (1970) (How’s Your Mother)
Samael Lilith    Nights in white satin (1970) (single only / So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star?)
Traffic     John Barleycorn (July 1970)  (John Barleycorn Must Die)
Affinity    Three sisters (1970) (Affinity)
Doug Parkinson In Focus    Purple curtains (September 1970) (single only / Psych Bites: Australian Freakrock 1967-1974 Vol.1)
Beggar’s Opera    Raymond’s road (1971) (Act One)
Pink Floyd    Fat old sun (October 1970)  (Atom Heart Mother)
Syd Barrett    Octopus (January 1970) (The Madcap Laughs)
10pm
Tamam Shud    Stand in the sunlight + Take a walk on a foggy morn + Goolutionites Theme Part 1 + Goolutionites Theme Part 2 (October 1970) (Goolutionites And The Real People)
Tully    You realise you realise (July 1970) (Tully)
Genesis    Stagnation (October 1970) (Trespass)
Curved Air    It happened today (November 1970) (Air Conditioning)
The  Nice    Intermezzo from the Karelia suite (June 1970)  (Five Bridges Suite)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer    The barbarian (November 1970) (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
Zoot    Eleanor Rigby (December 1970) (single only / Zoot Locker)

Playlist - 3 January 2015

For the first edition of "Seasons Of Change" for 2015, to paraphrase the title of a very early Pink Floyd song, we...

SET THE CONTROLS FOR: 1975

 ...encountering the usual diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas, or at least as much as can fit into 3 hours. Amidst some classics and oddities, this includes classic Australian music from Sebastian Hardie and the eclectic Rainbow Theatre; and, from across the Tasman, Dragon and Split Enz.

8pm
Steeleye Span    Little Sir Hugh (Jan 1975) (Commoners Crown)
Rush    Making memories (Feb 1975) (Fly By Night)
Curved Air    Back street luv (live) (Feb 1975) (Curved Air Live)
Hatfield and the North    Share it (Mar 1975) (The Rotters Club)
Ariel    Rock & roll scars (Mar 1975) (Rock & Roll Scars)
Renaissance    I think of you (Mar 1975) (Turn of The Cards)
Tangerine Dream    Rubycon (extract) (Mar 1975) (Rubycon)
Genesis    Carpet crawlers (Apr 1975) (The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway)
Camel    Flight of the snow goose (Apr 1975) (The Snow Goose)
Hawkwind    Magnu (May 1975) (Warrior On The Edge Of Time)
9pm
Rick Wakeman    Merlin the magician (May 1975) (The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table)
Split Enz    Spellbound (Jul 1975) (Mental Notes)
Caravan    Stuck in a hole (single version) (Aug 1975) (Cunning Stunts)
Sebastian Hardie    Glories Shall Be Released - Dawn of Our Sun - Journey Through Our Dreams - Everything Is Real (Aug 1975) (Four Moments)
Kansas    Song for America (single version) (Aug 1975) (Song For America)
Gentle Giant    On reflection (Aug 1975) (Free Hand)
PFM    Chocolate kings (1975) (Chocolate Kings)
10pm
Procol Harum    Pandora’s box (Sept 1975) (Procol’s Ninth)
Rainbow Theatre    The Armada (suite) (1975) (The Armada)
Pink Floyd    Wish you were here (Sept 1975) (Wish You Were Here)
Dragon    Darkness (Oct 1975) (Scented Gardens For The Blind)
Van der graaf Generator     The undercover man (Oct 1975) (Godbluff)
Barclay James Harvest    Titles (Oct 1975) (Time Honoured Ghosts)
Chris Squire    Lucky seven (Nov 1975) (Fish Out Of Water)
Queen    Love of my life (Nov 1975) (A Night At The Opera)