Playlist - 25 June 2016

This week, another serving of prog rock and a bit of anything else that fits from Australia and around the world, featuring recent new music from A Lonely Crowd (Melbourne), Ben Craven (Brisbane), Southern Empire (Adelaide) and The Lammas Tide (Perth). And it's happy birthday this weekend to keyboard wizard Patrick Moraz (Refugee, Yes, The Moody Blues) and that exceedingly talented kiwi, Tim Finn.

8pm
Southern Empire    Forest fire (2016) (Southern Empire)
Unitopia    Take good care (2005) (More Than A Dream)
Genesis    Dancing with the moonlit knight (1974) (Selling England By The Pound)
Jethro Tull    Sealion (1974) (Warchild)
Dream Theater    I walk beside you (2005) (Octavarium)Steve Rothery    Summer’s end (2014) (The Ghosts Of Pripyat)
Loreena McKennitt    Kellswater (1985) (Elemental)
Andy Salvanos    Air (2011) (Dream Recall)
9pm
Refugee    Papillon (1974) (Refugee)
Yes    Soundchaser (1974) (Relayer)
Moody Blues    The voice (1981) (Long Distance Voyager)
A Lonely Crowd    Intro + Godamnesia + Inspector + Blur (2014) (Transients)
The Mighty Handful    Rubicon (2016) (Still Sitting in Danny’s Car 3)
The Lammas Tide    Fothersby (2011) (High Tide)
Cloud Over Jupiter    Turnaround//Jupiter rising (2015) (Jupiter Rising: 5th Mass from the Sun)
10pm
Split Enz    Maybe (1975) (Mental Notes)
Split Enz    Spellbound (1974) (The Beginning Of The Enz)
Split Enz    I hope I never (1980) (True Colours)
Finn    Eyes of the world (1995) (Finn)
Split Enz    Bold as brass + Give it a whirl + Pioneer + Six months in a leaky boat (live, NZ, 1993) (Greatest Hits: Live)
Sanguine Hum    From the ground up (2013) (The Weight Of The World)
Ben Craven    Revenge of Dr Komodo + Last chance to hear Part 2 + Mortal remains (2016) (Last Chance To Hear)

Playlist - 18 June 2016

This week, in advance of the Winter solstice later this week, a rugged-up serving of progressive rock and anything else that fits from around the world and from here in Australia, featuring recent music from Ben Craven (Brisbane). After 10pm it's happy 71st birthday (last Wednesday) to Mike Rudd with a healthy serving of music from his legendary Australian bands Spectrum and Ariel; other birthdays this week include the late Peter Bardens (Camel) and Paul McCartney.

8pm
Magic Bus    The ballad of Lord Sogmore (2014) (Transmission From Sogmore’s Garden)
Procol Harum    A whiter shade of pale (1967) (single only)
Procol Harum    Repent Walpurgis (1967) (Procol Harum)
Procol Harum    Homburg (1967) (Single only / Procol Harum re-issue)
I Am The Manic Whale    Open your eyes (2015) (Everything Beautiful In Time)
Annie Haslam    Ripples (1995) (Suppers Ready – Genesis Tribute)
Moon Safari    Mega moon (2013) (Himlabecken Vol.1)
Andy Salvanos    Tranquility (2007)  (Closer)
Jethro Tull    Ring out solstice bells (1977) (Songs From The Wood)
9pm
The Beatles    She’s leaving home (1967) (Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Band)
The Beatles    Side 2 of Abbey Road (1969)  (Abbey Road)
Camel    Spirit of the water (demo) (1976) (Moonmadness, bonus track)
Camel    Mystic queen (1973) (Camel)
Camel    Highways to the sun (1977) (Rain Dances)
Camel    Ligging at Louis’ (live, 1974) (1978) (A Live Record)
Kate Bush   Wuthering Heights (1978) (The Kick Inside)
10pm
Spectrum    I’ll be gone (1971) (single, alternate stereo version / bonus track on reissue of Part One)
Indelible Murtceps    We are indelible (1972) (Warts Up Your Nose)
Spectrum    What the world needs (is a new pair of socks) (1971) (Milesago)
Ariel    Mutant Medley (live) (1976) (Rock & Roll Scars, bonus track on re-issue, a short version of their Jellabad Mutant opus/rock opera, more on which is here)
Ariel    Men in grey raincoats (1976) (Rock & Roll Scars)
Spectrum    Sensible shoes (live, 2003) (Forever Music presents: Series One – Seasons Of Change)
Spectrum    Second coming (live, 2001) (Queenscliff Music Festival - Alive)
Ben Craven    Revenge of Dr Komodo + Last chance to hear Part 2 (2016) (Last Chance To Hear)

Playlist - 11 June 2016

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and around the world, including a selection from the musical legacy of violinist and UK folk-rock legend Dave Swarbick (Fairport Convention). And it's happy birthday this week to Chick Corea (Return To Forever), John Wetton (Asia, Family, King Crimson, Qango, UK, Uriah Heep and others) and Julie Driscoll.

8pm
Sebastian Hardie    Rosanna (1975) (Four Moments)
Focus    Hamburger concerto (1974) (Hamburger Concerto)
Steve Hackett    Firth of Fifth  (live, 2009) (Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth)
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity    Season of the witch  (1967) (Open)
9pm
Fairport Convention    Matty Groves + Medley: The lark in the morning, Rakish Paddy, Fox hunters jig, Toss the feathers (1969) (Liege & Lief)
John Wetton    Battlelines (1994) (Battleines)
Asia    Heat of the moment (1982) (Asia)
John Wetton Band    Starless (live) (1997) (ProgFest ’97)
Lifesigns    Carousel (live) (2015) (Live In London – Under The Bridge)
Kettlespider    The kettle spider (2010) (demo)
10pm
Chick Corea Akoustic Band    Spain (1989) (Chick Corea Akoustic Band)
Chick Corea    Bouncin' with Bud (1996) (Remembering Bud Powell)
Chick Corea & Return To Forever    Captain Marvel (1973) (Light As A Feather)
Gavin O’Loghlen & Cotter’s Bequest    Absentee landlord 1840 + Blight 1845 + Winter 1847 + Eviction 1849 + Cork 1854 – the Voyage (1997) (In The Home Of My Ancestors)
Ben Craven    Revenge of Dr Komodo + Last chance to hear Part 2 (2016) (Last Chance To Hear)

Playlist - 4 June 2016

Tonight, on the first edition of Seaons Of Change for Winter, another selection of progressive rock from around the world and from here in Australia, including classic music from Fraternity and Spectrum and more recent releases from Southern Empire (Adelaide) and Ben Craven. And it's happy birthday this weekend to Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles), Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain Of Salvation)  and singer Dagmar Krause (Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and a multitude of other credits).

8pm
Fraternity    Seasons of Change (1971) (Golden Miles: Australian Progressive Rock 1969 - 1974)
Spectrum    Fiddling fool (1971) (Part One)
Spectrum    Gee whiz (instrumental) (2009) (Breathing Space Too)
Ozric Tentacles    Welmwend (1986) (Erpsongs)
Ozric Tentacles    Changa masala (2015) (Technicians Of The Sacred)
Ozric Tentacles    Eternal wheel (live) (2008) (Sunrise Festival)
Gandalf’s Fist    Shadowborn (2016) (The Clockwork Fable)
9pm
The Flower Kings    Stardust we are (1997) (Stardust We Are)
Pain Of Salvation    Undertow (2002) (Remedy Lane)
Pain Of Salvation    Road salt (2010) (Road Salt One)
Slapp Happy    Dawn (1974) (Casablanca Moon)
Henry Cow/Slapp Happy    War (1975) (In Praise Of Learning)
David Bedford & Mike Oldfield    First Excursion (1984) (Boxed)
David Bedford (feat. Mike Oldfield)    The phaecian games (1976) (The Odyssey)
10pm
Southern Empire    The bridge that binds (2016) (Southern Empire)
Eloy    Poseidon’s creation (1978) (Eloy Live)
Ben Craven    Revenge of Dr Komodo + Last chance to hear Part 2  (2016) (Last Chance To Hear)