Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast

David Layton
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Spanning the globe to give you the constant variety of Prog. The thrill of mellotrons. And the agony of the 80s. The musical drama of epic compositions. This is Soundchaser. The Professor will host three hours of music selected from the history of progressive rock, the 1960s to the present. The main feature of every broadcast will be at least an hour of symphonic progressive, the boldest, most robust flavors prog has to offer. The program will feature many varietal selections as well, from fusion, progressive ambient, psychedelic, eclectic progressive, RIO, folk, and crossover progressive. The program is for the discerning and daring connoisseur of progressive rock. Relax. Open the aural palette. Delights to follow.

  1. 1d ago

    Sound Chaser 332

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from The Instigations and Alan Goldberg. I have a couple of covers of famous prog music, the Symphonic Zone, and the usual mix of prog styles. All that plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - The Say Dolphins Speak, from ...As in a Last Supper2. From.UZ - Spare Wheel, from Audio Diplomacy3. Mats/Morgan Band - Min Häst, from Live4. Mats/Morgan Band - Banned Again, from Live5. Dwiki Dharmawan - Janger, from Rumah Batu6. The Instigations - Critical Disgrace Theory, from Miscreantics7. Minimum Vital - Prélude aux Oiseaux Tristes, from Esprit d'Amor8. Hermetic Science - Infinite Space, from Ed Macan's Hermetic Science9. Alan Goldberg - Changing by Degrees, from Fuel for the Fire 40th Anniversary Edition10. Tubular Tribute with Robert Reed - Return to Ommadawn (extracts), from Ommadawn 45th Anniversary Concert11. Sandy Owen - Angels We Have Heard on High, from Carols12. Sandy Owen - Hark! How All the Welkin Rings, from Carols13. Sandy Owen - Joy to the World, from Carols14. Andy Juhl - The Chimer Is Coming, from Pine Island15. Andy Juhl - The Chimer, from Pine Island16. Andy Juhl - Running Through Memories of You, from Pine Island17. John Beagley - Rock Paper Scissors Part 5, from Rock Paper Scissors18. Foxtrot - The Crowd, from A Shadow of the PastTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE19. Synergy - Earth in Space, from The Jupiter Menace20. Yes - Starship Trooper, from Symphonic Music of Yes21. Teru's Symphonia - After the Party, from Human Race Party22. Rael - Icarus, from Mascaras Urbanas23. Gustavo Montesano - Homenaje Color Naranje, from Homenaje24. Jet Black Sea - Hours Slip into Days, from Absorption Lines25. Mirthrandir - For You the Old Women, from For You the Old Women26. Tony Spada - The Final Act, from Balance of Power27. The Flower Kings - Big Puzzle, from Back in the World of AdventuresLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE28. Tony Williams - Beach Ball Tango, from Play or Die29. Frédéric L’Epée - Vers les Eaux Fondamentales, from Le Mont Analogue30. Dire Straits - Ride Across the River, from Brothers in Arms31. Soft Machine - Back in Season, from Other Doors32. Stick Men - Cyber Shards, from Open33. Alberto Rigoni featuring Marco Minnemann - Back to Life, from EvoRevolution34. Anthony Phillips - Reaper, from The Living Room Concert35. Spirits Burning & Clearlight - Roadmaps (The Other Way), from The Roadmap in Your Head36. Cartoon - Duendes, from Martelo37. Talisma - D Double U, from Corpus

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  2. Sep 6

    Sound Chaser 331

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is #2 in my series on one-album acts, those that produced only one studio album before calling it quits. This includes a new track from a new band, called Inner Child. It also includes a spotlight on Italian one-album acts. All that, plus news of releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Prometheus - Assault on the Consensus, from Prometheus2. Tetragon - Nature, from Nature3. Sandrose - Summer Is Yonder, from Sandrose4. Jean-Claude Vincent - Si, from Lettre au Passé5. Inner Child - Foster, from Inner Child6. Wojciech Jasiński - Nowe Niebo I Nowa Ziemia – Pożegnanie, from Apokalipsa7. Teknikolor - White Moon II, from LNA's Dream8. DeBoCo - Araignée, from DeBoCo9. Priority - Invisible #1, from Light Is Decomposed into Fragments10. Atavism of Twilight - Pillar of Salt, from Atavism of Twilight11. Troposphere - The Jeweled Eye, from Troposphere12. Zou - Une Valse, from Bouzillator13. Rain of Thought - What Were Once Elysian Fields, from A Realist's View of HopeTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE14. Heliopolis - Take a Moment, from City of the Sun15. The Bollenberg Experience - The Goodnight Knight, from If Only Stones Could Speak16. Afterglow - Vision, from Yggdrasil17. Earthstone - E.L.F., from Seed18. Toccata - Futuro Amanacer, from Circe19. Aquaplanage - Ode to Grey Mornings, from AquaplanageLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONESPOTLIGHT ON ITALIAN ONE-ALBUM ACTS20. Bella Band - Faidadiesis, from Bella Band21. Anonima Sound, Ltd. - Freedom, from The Red Tape Machine22. Samadhi - L'angelo, from Samadhi23. Dallaglio - Le Mie Illusioni, from Sera - Mattina24. Fabio Celi e Gli Infermieri - Distruzione, from Follia25. Preghiera di Sasso - Praxis, from Preghiera di SassoEND SPOTLIGHT26. Chaotic Regime - Say, from Period Double27. Third Planet from the Sun - Incognito, from The Myriad28. Mirror Garden - The Great Misunderstood, from Welcome to the Land of Mirrors29. Mirror Garden - Men with Guns, from Welcome to the Land of Mirrors30. Lloyd Minthorne - Alien, from Just Visiting Planet Earth31. Omag'e - Less Than Secret, from Secrets of the Night32. Thønk - Square Root, from Earth Vision Impact33. Sympozion - Too Much, from Kundabuffer

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  3. Aug 22

    Sound Chaser 330

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is the first of three shows dedicated to one-album acts. Each of the acts produced only one official studio recorded release. I am not counting live albums or releases of demos and rehearsals published decades after the acts stopped. For the first show, I am just going to roam around the prog field. The next show will be dedicated to primarily acts from the 70s to the early 2000s, and the third show to primarily more recent acts. For this show, I also have an In Memoriam feature for singer Jerney Kaagman. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Khan - Stargazers, from Space ShantyIN MEMORIAM JERNEY KAAGMAN2. Earth and Fire - Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tonight, from AtlantisEND IN MEMORIAM3. Quiet Sun - Rongwrong, from Mainstream2. Good God - Dragon Song, from Good God3. Centipede - Septober Energy Pt. 4, from Septober Energy4. Rain Tree Crow - Rain Tree Crow, from Rain Tree Crow5. Kit & Coco - 7/8 Segue, from In Time6. Doubting Thomas - Whitewax, from The Infidel7. Doubting Thomas - theme from Pressurehead, from The Infidel8. Doubting Thomas - Come in Piece, from The Infidel9. Haze - Peaceful Nonsense, from Hazecolor-dia10. Armageddon - Buzzard, from Armageddon11. 3 - Talkin' Bout, from ...to the Power of ThreeTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE12. Intergalactic Touring Band - Robot Salesman, from Intergalactic Touring Band13. Atlantis Philharmonic - The Woodsman, from Atlantis Philharmonic14. Mr Brown - Kharma 74, from Mellan Tre Ögon15. Planetarium - The Moon, from Infinity16. Pollen - La Femme Ailée, from Pollen17. Babylon - Dreamfish, from Babylon18. Sensitiva Immagine - La Favola Di Narciso Ed Eco, from E Tutto Cominciò Così…19. Ad Infinitum - Overland, from Ad Infinitum20. Terpandre - Carrousel, from TerpandreLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE21. Ritmia - Siscari, from ...Forse il Mare22. Pete Sinfield - Will It Be You, from Still23. McDonald & Giles - Tomorrow's People-The Children of Today, from McDonald & Giles24. Wilding / Bonus - Son of Alma, from Pleasure Signals25. Gayle Moran - Snowflake, from I Loved You Then ... I Love You Now26. Apocalypse - Autumn Scenery, from Twilight Music27. Patrick Vian - Grosse Nacht Musik, from Bruits et Temps Analogues28. Anna Själv Tredje - Tusen År & Sju Timmar, from Tussilago Fánfara29. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Themes, from  Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe30. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - Fist of Fire, from  Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe31. Mainhorse - God, from Mainhorse

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  4. Aug 9

    Sound Chaser 329

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On a packed show this time I have new music from Enigmatic Sound Machines, cHoclat FRoG, and David Boothby, and In Memoriam feature for Loren Nerell, Patrick Gleeson, and Ray Gomez, the Symphonic Zone, and a full-length concert performance by RPWL. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Nik Turner - Spiritual Machines, from Space Fusion OdysseyIN MEMORIAM2. Loren Nerell - Impressions of Africa, from Dali: The Endless Enigma [compilation]3. Patrick Gleeson - Star Wars - Luke's Theme, from Patrick Gleeson's Star Wars4. Stanley Clarke [Ray Gomez] - School Days, from School DaysEND IN MEMORIAM5. David Boothby - Cadence, from We Pretend We Are Birds6. David Boothby - Bell's Theme, from We Pretend We Are Birds7. David Boothby - Baby Ava, from We Pretend We Are Birds8. Enigmatic Sound Machines - Screaming Sound Machines, from Divided by One9. cHoclat FRoG - Stampin' and Toilin', from What's Next10. Ian Anderson - The Stormont Shuffle, from The Secret Language of Birds11. Walter Holland - The Good-Bye Theme, from Transience of Love12. Enchant - Once a Week, from Break13. Peter Banks - Beyond the Loneliest Sea, from Two Sides of Peter Banks14. Annette Peacock - The Succubus, from The Perfect Release15. Terje Rypdal - Stenskoven, from WavesTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE16. Ark - Hagley, from Wild Untamed Imaginings17. Big Big Train - Miramare, from The Likes of Us18. District 97 - Mindscan, from Hybrid ChildLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE19. RPWL - Daybreak Part 1, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey20. RPWL - Work, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey21. RPWL - Afternoon, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey22. RPWL - Doing It, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey23. RPWL - Sleep, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey24. RPWL - Nightmare, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey25. RPWL - Daybreak Part 2, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey26. RPWL - The Beginning, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey27. RPWL - Beset by Creatures from the Deep, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey28. RPWL - The Narrow Way, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey29. RPWL - The Pink Jungle, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey30. RPWL - The Labyrinths of Auximines, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey31. RPWL - Behold the Temple of Light, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey32. RPWL - The End of the Beginning, from RPWL Plays Pink Floyd's The Man and the Journey

    Sound Chaser 329

  5. Jul 26

    Sound Chaser 328

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from The Emerald Dawn, progressive music from a variety of times, manners, and places, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Porcupine Tree - Stranger by the Minute, from Stupid Dream2. Grobschnitt - Raintime, from Illegal3. Obscured by Clouds - Love's Love, from Psycheclectic4. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Spiegami il Cielo, from Storie Invisibili5. Brady Arnold - From the Stars, from You Weren't Listening Anyway6. Steve Hillage - Four Ever Rainbow, from Rainbow Dome Musick7. Out of Phase - Stop, from The Wall 20008. Out of Phase - The Trial, from The Wall 20009. Out of Phase - Outside the Wall, from The Wall 200010. The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra - Triple S (redux), from Lost in the Numbers11. Camel - Ligging at Louis', from A Live Record12. Santana - Free Angela, from Lotus13. Santana - Samba de Sausalito, from LotusTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE14. The Emerald Dawn - Paradise, from The Land, The Sea, The Air (Volume 2)15. Caravela Escarlate - Futuro Passado, from Caravela Escarlate16. The Syn - Lucifer Hesitating, from Trustworks17. The Enid - Ondine, from Aerie Faerie Nonsense (1983 re-recording)18. Neuschwanstein - Old Father's Song, from Alice in Wonderland (2022 remaster)19. Manning - Dr. Jonathan Anser (2089-?), from Anser's Tree20. Kalaban - Mutants Over Miami, from Don't Panic21. We Are Kin - The Hard Decision, from Pandora22. IQ - Widow's Peak, from Forever LiveLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE23. Boris SG - Berlin School at Sunrise, from Berlin School24. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Levi Stubbs' Tears, from The Big Idea25. Kit Watkins - In the Wake of the Unseen, from The Unseen26. Univers Zero - Celesta, from Uzed27. The Picturesque Episodes - Birth, from Other Ghosts28. Joni Mitchell - My Old Man, from Blue29. Stick Men - Mantra, from Prog Noir30. Biglietto per L'inferno - Una Strana Regina, from Biglietto per L'inferno31. Bigelf - (Another) Nervous Breakdown, from Money Machine32. Mars Hollow - Wait for Me, from Mars Hollow

    Sound Chaser 328

  6. Jul 11

    Sound Chaser 327

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Yes and Andy Juhl, a fine collection of 20th and 21st century prog, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Grobschnitt - Razzia, from Razzia2. Steve Howe - Australia, from Beginnings3. Zappa Plays Zappa - The Torture Never Stops, from Zappa Plays Zappa4. Cheer-Accident - King Cheezamin, from Not a Food5. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Let It Show, from I Robot6. Daniel Gauthier - Broken Wings, from The Wish7. John Beagley - Hide and Seek, from Retrospective8. Andy Juhl and the Bluestem Players - Summer Rain, from A Habit of Illusion9. Seamus Blake - Betty in Rio, from Whirlwind Recordings @ 10 [compilation]10. David Cross - The Key, from Crossing the TracksTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE11. Lisa LaRue - Beautiful Illusion, from Origins [retrospective]12. Kinetic Element - Travelog, from Travelog13. Crucible - The Salamander, from Tall Tales14. Syndone - Naele, from Inca15. John Williams - The River God, from Travelling16. Pekka Pohjola - New Impressionist, from Urban Tango17. Yes - Aurora, from Aurora18. The Black Codex - Rival Minds, from The Black Codex Episodes 27-3919. Ilúvatar - In Our Lives, from Children20. Ilúvatar - Given Away, from ChildrenLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE21. Days Between Stations - Being, from Perpetual Motion Machines22. Peter Davison - Glide I, from Glide23. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Star Blind, from Spin24. Agusa - F.G.B., from Noir25. Agusa - 7:an Mot Ön, from Noir26. Agusa - Omvändelsen, from Noir27. Agusa - Frihamnen, from Noir28. Agusa - Sista vanföreställningen, from Noir29. Agitation Free - Nightwatch, from Momentum30. Radio Massacre International - Tranche 4, from Fast Forward31. Curved Air - Hide and Seek, from Airconditioning

    Sound Chaser 327

  7. Jun 27

    Sound Chaser 326

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. This time, we take another dip into Diedrick’s favorites. He's the voice on the bumpers and fillers you occasionally hear. I have had Diedrick come onto the show and make the selections from some of his favorite progressive rock listening. There is also an In Memoriam feature in honor of Dee Palmer and Dave Greenslade.  You will find a mixture of old favorites and 21st century vibe on this edition of Sound Chaser. Playlist1. The Flower Kings - In the Eyes of the World, from Stardust We AreIN MEMORIAM2. Jethro Tull [Dee Palmer] - Elegy, from Stormwatch3. Dave Greenslade - Forever and Ever, from Cactus ChoirEND IN MEMORIAM4. Strawbs - Where Do You Go (When You Need a Hole to Crawl In), from Ghosts5. Haze - A Way to Find the Paradise, from Hazecolor-dia6. Gentle Giant - His Last Voyage, from Free Hand7. Twelfth Night - Blue Powder Monkey, from Art & Illusion: The Definitive Edition8. Roxy Music - The Space Between, from Avalon9. Cheeto's Magazine - Octopus Soup, from Boiling Fowls10. Cheeto's Magazine - Fat Frosties, from Boiling Fowls11. Cheeto's Magazine - Naughty Boy, from Boiling Fowls12. David Sylvian - When Poets Dreamed of Angels, from Secrets of the Beehive13. Amoeba Split - The Book of Days, from Second Split14. Moon Safari - The World's Best Dreamers, from Lover's EndTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE15. Sinkadus - Manuel, from Aurum Nostrum16. Iamthemorning - Sleeping Pills, from Lighthouse17. Spock's Beard - Jaws of Heaven, from X18. Drifting Sun - Soldiers, from Twilight19. Rick Miller - The Twilight Zone, from Delusional20. Karfagen - Mystery, from Solitary Sandpiper JourneyLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE21. Weather Report - Nubian Sundance, from Mysterious Traveller22. Nucleus - Lullaby for a Lonely Child, from We'll Talk About It Later23. Supersister - She Was Naked, from Superstarshine Vol. 324. Universal Totem Orchestra - Mors, Ultima Linea Rerum, from The Magus25. Ske - Sotto Sotto, from 1000 Autunni26. Tigran Hamasyan - Entertain Me, from Mockroot27. Elephant Gym - Anima, from Dreams28. Anekdoten - Karelia, from Vemod29. Jack o' the Clock - How Are We Doing..., from The Warm, Dark Circus30. Happy the Man - On Time as a Helix of Precious Laughs, from Happy the Man

    Sound Chaser 326

  8. Jun 14

    Sound Chaser 325

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Ian Neal and Mascot Moth, the Symphonic Zone, and plenty of artisanal selections from across the prog dimensions. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Isobar - CatAtomic, from Isobar IV2. Edensong - Down the Hours, from Dance of the Dawn [compilation]3. Standarte - The One You Fear and Hate, from Curses and Invocations4. Standarte - Crossing, from Curses and Invocations5. Electric Dragon - Black Mycelium, from The Night School6. Really From - I'm from Here, from Really From7. Sagrado - Carpe Diem, from Sacred Heart of Earth8. The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra - The Demented Waltz, from Earth Lift9. Big Country - The One I Love, from The Buffalo Skinners10. Tabula Smaragdina - Angyal, from Three Tracks11. Three Friends - Pantagruel's Nativity, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7OXRQIXZaQ&list=RDW7OXRQIXZaQ&start_radio=112. Mascot Moth - I Had a Dream Last Night, from MOTHerSHIP13. Gene Rabbai, Jr. - Clearing Winter Storm, from Yosemite Soundscapes14. Erik Norlander - Conquistador, from Hommage SymphoniqueTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE15. Ian Neal - Cretan Angel, from This Gemlike Flame16. Anthony Phillips & Harry Williamson - Movement One - The First Year, from Tarka17. Arena - Valley of the Kings, from Live 11/12 Tour18. IQ - Fading Senses, from The IQ Weekender 202419. Keith Emerson - The Library, from Argento Vivo [compilation]20. Damanek - Oculus (Overture & Acts I-IV), from Making ShoreLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE21. Brady Arnold - A Time of Stillness, from Destroyer of Time22. Boris SG - Water Depth, from Neon Vega Light23. Radio Massacre International - Claremont Waiting For A Train That Never Came, from Greenhousing24. Return to Forever - Concierto de Aranjuez / Spain, from The Mothership Returns25. Michal Urbaniak Group - Winter Piece, from Live at Lila Eule26. Jakub Dolezal Quartet - Jarmark, from Happy End27. Syzygy - In the Age of Mankind: 2. Industryopolis, from The Allegory of Light28. Aeon Zen - Downfall, from Sailing Uncharted Seas [compilation]29. Michael Zentner - The Case of the Stolen Riff, from Present Time30. The Pineapple Thief - Tightly Wound, from Tightly Unwound

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Spanning the globe to give you the constant variety of Prog. The thrill of mellotrons. And the agony of the 80s. The musical drama of epic compositions. This is Soundchaser. The Professor will host three hours of music selected from the history of progressive rock, the 1960s to the present. The main feature of every broadcast will be at least an hour of symphonic progressive, the boldest, most robust flavors prog has to offer. The program will feature many varietal selections as well, from fusion, progressive ambient, psychedelic, eclectic progressive, RIO, folk, and crossover progressive. The program is for the discerning and daring connoisseur of progressive rock. Relax. Open the aural palette. Delights to follow.

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