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. Sound Chaser 324

    May 31

    Sound Chaser 324

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Lifesigns, an In Memoriam feature commemorating Giovanni Parmegianni and Ike Willis, and a heady variety of progressive sounds. All that plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Multifuse - Day to Day / Your World, from Journey to the Nesting PlaceIN MEMORIAM2. Accordo dei Contrari [Giovanni Parmegianni] - Più Limpida e Chiara di Ogni Impressione Vissuta (pt. III), from UR -3. Frank Zappa [Ike Willis] - Any Kind of Pain, from Broadway the Hard WayEND IN MEMORIAM4. Lifesigns - After All, from Anthology5. Alfy Betz - River of Fire, from Alfy Betz and the Salt Lake City Bad Boys6. Soft Ffog - Focus, from Focus7. Bi Kyo Ran - Silent Running, from Parallax8. Bel Canto - Birds of Passage, from Birds of Passage9. Cliffhanger - Sewers: A) Above B) Inside, from Not to Be or Not to Be!THE SYMPHONIC ZONE10. Amazing Blondel - The Paintings: Landscape, from England11. Ralph Lundsten - Nordic Nature Symphony No. 2: Song of Praise, from Nordic Nature Symphony No. 2 "Johannes and the Lady of the Woods" / Shangri-La12. The New Grove Project - Thoughts Sui Generis, from Brill13. Roswell Six - The Sinking of the Luminara, from Terra Incognita: Beyond the Horizon14. Robert Berry with Hush - Watcher of the Skies, from Supper's Ready [compilation]15. Agents of Mercy - Elegy, from The Black Forest16. Agents of Mercy - Citadel, from The Black Forest17. Mandalaband - Galadriel, from AD - Sangreal18. Steve Hackett - Why, from Wild Orchids19. Steve Hackett - She Moves in Memories, from Wild Orchids20. Steve Hackett - The Fundamentals of Brainwashing, from Wild Orchids21. Steve Hackett - Howl, from Wild Orchids22. Transatlantic - And You And I, from KaleidoscopeLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE23. Popol Vuh - In den Gärten Pharaos, from In den Gärten Pharaos24. Emily Bezar - Aerial at the Gate, from The Rococo B-Sides25. Brady Arnold - Destruction Sequence, from The Hologram26. We Came From Space - Easily Led, from While You Were Away27. Slapp Happy / Henry Cow - A Worm Is at Work, from Desperate Straits28. Van der Graaf Generator - Meurglys III (The Writer's Guild), from World Record29. Bruford - Forever Until Sunday, from One of a Kind

    3h 18m
  2. Sound Chaser 323

    May 17

    Sound Chaser 323

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Emily Bezar, Ologram, The Sea Shall Not Have Them, and Peninsula. I have an In Memoriam feature honoring Alex Ligertwood and Georg Wadenius. I also have the usual Sound Chaser mix of musical madness, including The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Solstice - Stand Up, from SiaIN MEMORIAM2. Brian Auger's Oblivion Express [Alex Ligertwood] - Future Pilot, from Reinforcements3. Pekka Pohjola - Oivallettu Matkalyhty [Georg Wadenius], from Keesojen LehtoEND IN MEMORIAM4. Emily Bezar - Glory Rush at Midnight, from Vista5. Ange - Les Lorgnons, from Vu d'un Chien6. Ologram - Evadere, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU3AGvOyW7g&list=RDpU3AGvOyW7g&start_radio=17. Soft Works - Has Riff, from Abracadabra in Osaka8. Passport - Guna Guna, from Iguaçu9. An International Collaboration - Siberian Khatru, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsRPgsPjcwM&list=RDCsRPgsPjcwM&start_radio=1THE SYMPHONIC ZONE10. Lodger Wright - The Lost Children of Ukraine, from Mostly Cloudy with Occasional Sunshine11. Willowglass - Helleborine, from The Dream Harbour12. RSC - Coda, from ParakletosSPOTLIGHT ON BRAZIL13. Casa das Maquinas - Vale Verde, from Lar de Maravilhas14. Projeto Caleidoscopio - Singelo Adeus, from O Sete15. Quantum - Same Old Road, from Quantum IIEND SPOTLIGHT16. IQ - The Magic Roundabout, from The IQ Weekender 202417. Darryl Way's Wolf - Toy Symphony, from Saturation Point18. Parallel or Ninety Degrees - Four Egos One War, from A Can of WormsLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE19. The Sea Shall Not Have Them - No Breathing In Dreams, from The Dive / No Breathing In Dreams20. Silent Island & Black Hill - Dawn, from Tales of the Night Forest21. Peninsula - Phase 3: Exploration, from Revelation Space22. Scott / Thompson - Heartspeak (Reprise), from Heartspeak23. Tangerine Dream - Overture, from Ultima Thule24. Morse Code - Help the Man, from Code Breaker25. Arnaud Quevedo & Friends - Hope, from Electric Tales26. Sunset Mission - Autumn Isn't Always Friendly, from Beyond Lunar Castellum27. David Sylvian - Pulling Punches, from Brilliant Trees28. Fractal Mirror - Fading, from Slow Burn 1

    3h 23m
  3. Sound Chaser 322

    May 2

    Sound Chaser 322

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time features pieces of music that an artist or band has recorded twice. This excludes live versions, with one exception of a song which was first released in a live version before getting a studio recording. All the rest are dual studio versions by artists using the same name to record both versions. It’s an enlightening course through the ways that musicians rethink the music that they make. I also have an In Memoriam feature for singer Máire Brennan. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink, from In the Land of Grey and Pink2. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink, from All Over YouIN MEMORIAM MÁIRE BRENNAN3. Máire Brennan - Ce Leis, from MáireEND IN MEMORIAM4. Jethro Tull - Weathercock, from Heavy Horses5. Jethro Tull - Weathercock, from The Jethro Tull Christmas Album6. Marillion - Fantastic Place, from Marbles7. Marillion - Fantastic Place, from Marillion with Friends from the Orchestra8. Peter Hammill - My Favourite, from pH79. Peter Hammill - My Favourite, from The Love Songs10. Daevid Allen - Children of the New World, from Good Morning!11. Daevid Allen - Children of the New World, from Twelve Selves12. Oregon - Leather Cats, from Ecotopia13. Oregon - Leather Cats, from Beyond Words14. Shadowfax - Watercourse Way, from Watercourse Way15. Shadowfax - Watercourse Way, from ShadowdanceTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE16. Yes - Into the Storm, from Fly From Here17. Yes - Into the Storm, from Fly From Here: Return Trip18. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - R.I.P. (Requiescant in Pace), from Banco del Mutuo Soccorso19. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - R.I.P. (Requiescant in Pace), from B.M.S.20. IQ - Intelligence Quotient, from Seven Stories into Eight21. IQ - Intelligence Quotient, from Seven Stories into '9822. Eloy - The Apocalypse, from Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes23. Eloy - The Apocalypse, from Chronicles ILEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE24. Horslips - Long Weekend, from The Man Who Built America25. Horslips - Long Weekend, from Roll Back26. The Enid - Chaldean Crossing, from The Seed and the Sower27. The Enid - Chaldean Crossing, from Arise and Shine28. Le Orme - Gioco di Bimba, from Uomo di Pezza29. Le Orme - Gioco di Bimba, from Sulle Ali di un Sogno30. Hawkwind - You'd Better Believe It, from In the Hall of the Mountain Grill31. Hawkwind - You'd Better Believe It, from Blood of the Earth32. Ozric Tentacles - Oddentity, from Curious Corn33. Ozric Tentacles - Oddentity, from Spiced Doubt

    3h 36m
  4. Sound Chaser 321

    Apr 18

    Sound Chaser 321

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is #3 in my series of progressive rock by artists not normally associated with progressive rock. We will see how in one way or another the influence of the progressive style for composition and performance has had a far-reaching influence, despite all the hatred from the music critics. So, sit back and take in sounds that are just a little bit different, both from the usual course of progressive rock and from the usual music these artists offer. In addition, I have an In Memoriam feature for keyboardist Christopher North. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Doc Severinsen & The Now Generation Brass - The Court of the Crimson King, from Doc Severinsen's ClosetIN MEMORIAM CHRISTOPHER NORTH2. Ambrosia - The Brunt, from Somewhere I've Never TravelledEND IN MEMORIAM3. Alice Cooper - Halo of Flies, from Killer4. BZN - The Man in the Wood, from The Bastard5. America - Donkey Jaw, from America6. Patrice Rushen - Before the Dawn, from Before the Dawn7. Joe Walsh - The Confessor, from The Confessor8. Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland, from Born to Run9. Daft Punk - Giorgio by Moroder, from Random Access Memories10. Muse - United States of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage) / Guiding Light, from The Resistance11. Queens of the Stone Age - I Think I Lost My Headache, from Rated RTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE12. Coldplay - Coloratura, from Music of the Spheres13. Silverchair - Tuna in the Brine, from Diorama14. Dave Matthews Band - The Stone, from Before These Crowded Streets15. MGMT - Siberian Breaks, from Congratulations16. The Fire Theft - Sinatra, from The Fire Theft17. John Entwistle - Too Late the Hero, from Too Late the HeroLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE18. Daryl Hall - Babs and Babs / Urban Landscape / NYCNY, from Sacred Songs19. Toto - Hydra, from Hydra20. Ultravox - I Want to Be a Machine, from Ultravox!21. Sufjan Stevens - Come on! Feel the Illinoise!, from Illinois22. Ween - Alcan Road, from Quebec23. Ninja Sex Party - I Don't Know What We're Talking About, from The Prophecy24. Zwan - Jesus, I / Mary Star of the Sea, from Mary Star of the Sea25. Lil Yachty - the BLACK seminole, from Let's Start Here26. Angel - Tower, from Angel27. Dan Fogelberg - Tullamore Dew / Phoenix, from Phoenix

    3h 50m
  5. Sound Chaser 320

    Apr 4

    Sound Chaser 320

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have plenty of varietal, bespoke, hand selected progressive music, a spotlight feature on the Gong family of bands from a few decades back, an In Memoriam feature for drummer Terry Cox, and the Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Dewa Budjana - Kalingga, from Surya NamaskarIN MEMORIAM TERRY COX2. Pentangle - Light Flight, from FinaleEND IN MEMORIAM3. Greenslade - Rainbow, from Spyglass Guest4. Patrick Moraz - Primitivisation, from Patrick Moraz (III)5. Pulsar - Pour un Autre Départ, from Görlitz6. The Police - King of Pain, from Synchronicity7. Rosalie Cunningham - The Premier, from To Shoot Another Day8. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - Subterranean Homesick Blues, from The Big Idea9. The Tangent - A Crisis in Midlife, from London or Paris, Berlin or Southend on Sea10. Arena - Traveller Beware, from XX11. New Eden Orchestra - Mike's Final Peace, from Vikings12. Centric Jones - The Antikythera Mechanism, from The Antikythera Method13. Mike Oldfield - No Man's Land (reprise), from Tr3s Lunas14. Justin Hayward & Mike Batt - Life in a Northern Town, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S7Nk_IyXwITHE SYMPHONIC ZONE15. Gösta Berlings Saga - Sorterargatan 1, from Glue Works16. Brother Ape - Karma, from Karma17. Masque - Of Lesser Dogs, from Flesh That Understands18. Oberon - Renaissance Heart: Sonnet 24, from Sonnet19. Stealing the Fire - Sirius Rising, from Hot Ice and Wondrous Strange Snow20. Poor Genetic Material - Summerland, from SummerlandLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE21. Boris SG - Oblivion Time, from Black Hole22. Brady Arnold - Destroyer of Stillness, from Destroyer of Time23. Steve Roach - On This Planet, from On This Planet24. Can - Mary, Mary So Contrary, from Monster Movie25. Soft Machine - Life on Bridges, from Live at the Baked Potato26. Beppe Crovella - Moon Geezers, from What's Rattlin' on the Moon?27. Nicolas Meier - Nothing Else Matters, from Stories28. Osanna - Promised Land, from Landscape of Life29. Dark - Drifting, from Tamna VodaSPOTLIGHT ON THE GONG FAMILY30. Gong - Prostitute Poem, from Angel's Egg31. Gong - Givin My Luv To You, from Angel's Egg32. Gongmaison - We Circle Around, from Glastonbury '8933. Gongzilla - Les Voyages, from ThriveEND SPOTLIGHT34. Datadyr - Daybreaking, from Woolgathering

    3h 37m
  6. Sound Chaser 319

    Mar 24

    Sound Chaser 319

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is a relaxed format, a general go-around of progressive music, stretching from 1968 to the 2020s in the usual Sound Chaser mad mix of styles and customs. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Martin Barre - Locomotive Breath, from Order of Play2. Earth and Fire - What's Your Name?, from Earth and Fire3. Renaissance - Love Is All, from Illusion4. Fleet Foxes - Blue Spotted Tail, from Helplessness Blues5. Fleet Foxes - Grown Ocean, from Helplessness Blues6. Anthony Phillips - The Homecoming, from Private Parts & Pieces XI: City of Dreams7. John Beagley - Where Did I Go Wrong?, from Uncommunicated8. Elephant Gym - Ocean in the Night, from World9. Arabs in Aspic - Siseneg, from Far out in Aradabia10. Blahgo - Battlefield Sonata, from Battlefield Sonata11. Standarte - Traumland, from Standarte12. The Albion Band - Death Is Just a Dream #1, from Happy Accident13. Ergo Sum - Mexico (instrumental) [cd bonus track], from Mexico14. Manuel Göttsching - Despair, from Dream & DesireTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE15. Singularity - Drive, from Between Sunlight and Shadow16. Singularity - Invictus, from Between Sunlight and Shadow17. Singularity - Stratum, from Between Sunlight and Shadow18. Singularity - Endless, from Between Sunlight and Shadow19. Singularity - Flight, from Between Sunlight and Shadow20. Singularity - Inferno, from Between Sunlight and Shadow21. Jean-Pierre Alarcen - 2e Mouvement, from Tableau No. 222. The Electric Prunes - Holy Are You, from Release of an Oath23. Rick Wakeman - Catherine Parr, from Live24. Galasphere 347 - Barbarella's Lover, from Galasphere 34725. Big Big Train - Atlantic Cable, from Ingenious DevicesLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE26. Tangle Edge - The Sun of Tuesday, from Entangled Scorpio Entrance27. Anakdota - Girl Next Door, from Overloading28. Area - Antes de Hablar Abra la Boca, from Tic & Tac29. Ossicles - Pandemonium, from Music for Wastelands30. Progger - Morning Star, from Dystopia31. Kokoroko - Adwa, from Kokoroko32. Keith Jarrett - Köln, January 24, 1975: Part IIc, from The Köln Concert33. Electric Light Orchestra - Whisper in the Night, from No Answer34. Magenta - Call Me, from Another Time..., Another Place...35. Focus - Birth, from Hamburger Concerto

    3h 30m
  7. Sound Chaser 318

    Mar 7

    Sound Chaser 318

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is my annual birthday gift to myself shows, wherein I select some of my favorite listening in the prog rock and related genres. It is not merely a tour of the classics, though there are a few of those. It also includes some favorites from lesser known artists and some more recent music that has caught my attention in the past year or so, including a couple of selections from the most recent album by Big Big Train. So, climb aboard as we take a ride through a musical fantasy land.Playlist1. IZZ - Not About Me, from Collapse the Wave2. Happy the Man - While Chrome Yellow Shine, from Better Late...3. The Doors - Riders on the Storm, from L.A. Woman4. Yes - Survival, from Yes5. Jefferson Airplane - Triad, from Crown of Creation6. Shelleyan Orphan - Summer Flies, from Century Flower7. Silent Island - River Tale, from Stormvalley8. Barre Phillips - A-i-a, from Three Day Moon9. Erland Dahlen - Sun Pt. 1, from Raccoons10. Erland Dahlen - Stride, from Raccoons11. Hedningarna - Gorrlaus, from TräTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE12. Gryphon - Opening Move, from Red Queen to Gryphon Three13. Bruno Sanfilippo - Suite Patagonia, from Suite Patagonia14. Bruno Sanfilippo - The Andes, from Suite Patagonia15. Sagrado - The Central Sun of the Universe, from Farol da Liberdade16. Big Big Train - Counting Stars, from Woodcut17. Big Big Train - Last Stand, from Woodcut18. Genesis - Mad Man Moon, from A Trick of the Tail19. Don Ellis and His Orchestra - Variations for Trumpet, from AutumnLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE20. Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand, from Mothership [retrospective]21. Richard Pinhas - Dedicated to K.C., from L'ethique22. Acqua Fragile - Malo Bravo, from Moving Fragments23. Emperor Norton - Travails, from Emperor Norton24. Liquid Scarlet - One Last Masquerade, from Liquid Scarlet25. HAAMOJA - Mother Nature, from Pure Love26. Arabs in Aspic - Italian Class, from Victim of Your Father's Agony [2023 remaster]27. M-Opus - Scaling Novas, from At the Mercy of Mananán28. M-Opus - Carnivale, from At the Mercy of Mananán29. White Willow - Lord of Night, from Ignis Fautus30. echolyn - Tiny Star, from Time Silent Radio vii

    3h 29m
  8. Sound Chaser 317

    Feb 21

    Sound Chaser 317

    The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. . This time I am exercising my professorial privilege to get just a bit educational. Much of progressive rock, especially in the early days, was based on classical music, including rock and jazz-rock versions of classical pieces. I dedicated show 24 all the way back in 2014 to spotlighting the prog-rock versions of classical music. In this show, I am turning the idea around. I will be playing the actual pieces of classical music that became the inspirations for progressive rock transcriptions. I will be discussing the prog rock versions with the help of excerpts from many favorite prog rock acts. With this audio essay, it is time truly to get in touch with the Classics on Sound Chaser. Featured composers include Holst, Mussorgsky, Smetana, Hermann, Jarre, Glass, Adams, Debussy, Beethoven, Wagner, Hovhannes, Janáček, Prokofiev, Rodrigo, Ligeti, Khatchaturian, Handel, Mozart, Tárrega, Saint-Saëns, Satie, Ravel. PodOmatic limits the number of characters for episode descriptions, and I could not cut enough to make it under the limit. So, I will be posting the fully detailed playlist on the Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Sound-Chaser-Progressive-Rock-Podcast/61577332305605/, and in the comments on this page.

    3h 57m
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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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