Episode 99: Rhys Marsh Interview
This is the 99th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. You can also listen via Mixcloud here. This is a special show focusing largely on an interview with Rhys Marsh of Rhys Marsh and the Autumn Ghost and, amongst other things, we’ll be talking about his latest albums, ‘Trio’ & ‘The Blue Hour’, the latter of which is pretty much the feature album for this show. You’ll also hear tracks from other bands and artists, including tributes to the late Peter Banks & Clive Burr, plus a track chosen by our guest. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 1 hour and 54 minutes. Downloaded file is 104.2 MB.
1. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (4:53) – Yes (Taken from the album ‘Time And A Word’; see www.yesworld.com/ & www.peterbanks.net/)
2. Phantom Of The Opera (7:08) – Iron Maiden (Taken from the album ‘Iron Maiden’ ; see www.ironmaiden.com/ & www.facebook.com/ironmaiden)
Interview with Rhys Marsh.
3. In Your Arms (4:57) – Mandala (Taken from the EP ‘The Tears Of A Thousand Angels’; see itunes.apple.com/gb/album/before-memory/id80939226 – all tracks from both EPs are available via this link)
4. An Echo Of You (4:35) – Mandala (Taken from the EP ‘The Tears Of A Thousand Angels’; see itunes.apple.com/gb/album/before-memory/id80939226 – all tracks from both EPs are available via this link)
5. Sun (5:38) – Mandala (Taken from the EP ‘Before Memory’; see itunes.apple.com/gb/album/before-memory/id80939226 – all tracks from both EPs are available via this link)
6. And I Wait (6:59) – Rhys Marsh And The Autumn Ghost (Taken from the album ‘The Blue Hour’; see rhysmarsh.com/, www.burningshed.com/store/rhysmarsh/collection/297/ & www.facebook.com/rhysmarshmusic)
7. Winter Dies (5:04) – Midlake (Taken from ‘The Courage Of Others’; see midlake.net/ & www.facebook.com/pages/MIDLAKE-BAND/195402595959)
8. Broken Light (7:20) – Rhys Marsh And The Autumn Ghost (Taken from the album ‘The Blue Hour’; see rhysmarsh.com/, www.burningshed.com/store/rhysmarsh/collection/297/ & www.facebook.com/rhysmarshmusic)
9. I Watched, As You Disappeared (6:03) – Rhys Marsh And The Autumn Ghost (Taken from the album ‘Trio’; see rhysmarsh.com/, www.burningshed.com/store/rhysmarsh/collection/297/ & www.facebook.com/rhysmarshmusic)
10. Wooden Heart (3:30) – Rhys Marsh And The Autumn Ghost (Taken from the album ‘The Blue Hour’; see rhysmarsh.com/, www.burningshed.com/store/rhysmarsh/collection/297/ & www.facebook.com/rhysmarshmusic)
11. The Ghosts of Future Past Lives (3:50) – Leaving Richmond (Taken from the forthcoming ‘Human Minds, Robot Hearts’ EP; see leavingrichmond.tumblr.com/, soundcloud.com/leavingrichmond & www.facebook.com/leavingrichmond)
12. Process Seven (4:55) – Process Seven (Taken from the album, ‘Fusion Illusion’; see i98235.wix.com/process-seven, itunes.apple.com/album/fusion-illusion/id584003575?v0=9988&ign-mpt=uo=1 & www.amazon.co.uk/Fusion-Illusion/dp/B00AIHPY2Y)
13. Bring Me The Disco King (7:45) – David Bowie (Taken from the album ‘Reality’; see www.davidbowie.com/ & www.facebook.com/davidbowie)
Many thanks to Rhys for his role in putting together the interview and for his very insightful answers. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!) or if you want to have your say on anything else connected to this podcast. If you want to keep up to date with news about this podcast, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join.
The next show will be the 100th edition of this podcast (technically 101st but that’s another story) so we’ll be celebrating and we hope you’ll come back for what promises to be a very special show indeed.
Episode 97: EppyFest Preview 2
This is the 97th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. You can also listen via Mixcloud here. This is a special edition of the show looking ahead to this year’s EppyFest 2 live event at the Lansdown Hall in Stroud on Saturday July 6th. There will be tracks from all five of the acts on the bill: Becky Rose, Tinkerscuss, Stars in Battledress, Sanguine Hum & the headlining act, Sheelanagig. In addition, the feature album for this show is ‘Secrets And Signals’ by the aforementioned Stars in Battledress so you’ll hear three tracks from that. You’ll also hear tracks from a few non-EppyFest acts including Björk, Orwell & a tribute to the late great Kevin Ayers. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 1 hour and 51 minutes. Downloaded file is 101.7 MB.
1. Falling down (3:16) – Hobson’s Choice (Taken from the album ‘Of the Waves′; see www.hobsonschoicemusic.com/index.html)
2. Summer of 82 (4:16) – Orwell feat. Sarah Zeppilli (Single available via itunes.apple.com/album/summer-82-radio-edit-feat./id588686526?v0=9988&ign-mpt=uo%3D1; see also www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdFQZT-0WCQ & www.facebook.com/pages/Orwell-groupe-fran%C3%A7ais/51890889270)
3. Cogs in Cogs (3:09) – Infantephant (Currently available from soundcloud.com/y2keith/002-cogs-in-cogs-1-best-2; see also www.facebook.com/Infantephant/info)
4. You Only Live Twice (4:22) – Björk (Currently available from unit.bjork.com/specials/ui/yolt/index.htm; see also bjork.com/)
5. Remind Me Of The Thames Or Else (2:14) – Stars In Battledress (Taken from the album ‘Secrets And Signals’; see starsinbattledress.bandcamp.com/, www.facebook.com/starsinbattledress & www.starsinbattledress.com/)
6. Werewolf (4:16) – Becky Rose (I think I got this track via Becky’s facebook page – en-gb.facebook.com/BeckyRoseMusic; see also www.last.fm/music/Becky+Rose & www.myspace.com/thisisbeckyrose)
As part of the feature, ‘The 80s Weren’t All Rubbish You Know!’ …
7. Happiness Is Easy (6:34) – Talk Talk (Taken from the album ‘The Colour of Spring’; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Talk)
8. Banks of Green Willow (4:25) – Tinkerscuss (Taken from the album ‘Nine Trees’; see www.facebook.com/Tinkerscussmusic & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Tinkerscuss)
9. Pinocchio Falls In Love (5:50) – Stars In Battledress (Taken from the album ‘Secrets And Signals’; see starsinbattledress.bandcamp.com/, www.facebook.com/starsinbattledress & www.starsinbattledress.com/)
10. From The Ground Up (5:34) – Sanguine Hum (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Weight Of The World’ ; pre-order now via www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric-exd.asp?id=4053; see also troopersforsound.com/catalogue/the-weight-of-the-world/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Sanguine-Hum/148914338483750)
11. Nothing Between Us (6:10) – Sanguine Hum (Taken from the album ‘Diving Bell’; see www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=3567 & sanguinehum.bandcamp.com/album/diving-bell)
12. Derision (6:13) – Sanguine Hum (Taken from the album ‘Live In America’; see troopersforsound.com/catalogue/sanguine-hum-live-in-america/, sanguinehum.bandcamp.com/, & www.facebook.com/pages/Sanguine-Hum/148914338483750)
13. Vlad The Inhaler (4:37) – Sheelanagig (Taken from the album ‘Cirque Insomnia’; see www.sheelanagig.co.uk/, sheelanagig.bandcamp.com/ & en-gb.facebook.com/sheelanagigmusic)
14. Lamento Di Tristano (6:05) – Sheelanagig (Taken from the album ‘Cirque Insomnia’; see www.sheelanagig.co.uk/, sheelanagig.bandcamp.com/ & en-gb.facebook.com/sheelanagigmusic)
15. Secrets And Signals (5:14) – Stars In Battledress (Taken from the album ‘Secrets And Signals’; see starsinbattledress.bandcamp.com/, www.facebook.com/starsinbattledress & www.starsinbattledress.com/)
For more details about EppyFest keep coming back to this website.
16. There Is Loving / Among Us / There Is Loving (7:23) – Kevin Ayers (Taken from the album ‘Whatevershebringswesing’; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Ayers)
17. Fear Of The Hundred (3:12) – Death In Texas (Single available to buy from deathintexas.bandcamp.com/; see also www.facebook.com/deathintexas)
18. Beneath a Perfect Sky (3:47) – Tony Patterson (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Equations of Meaning’; see www.freewebs.com/workstation1/)
19. Tumbleweeds (4:09) – The Tea Club (Taken from the album ‘Rabbit’; see theteaclub.net/, www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheTeaClub & www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tea-Club/135024363938)
Many thanks as always to all the bands, musicians and listeners who make this podcast possible. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!) or if you want to have your say on anything else connected to this podcast. If you want to keep up to date with news about this podcast, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join. The next show is very like to be an electronica special, featuring an interview with electronic musician PinkLogik so I hope you’ll come back for that.
Episode 96: Godsticks Interview
This is the 96th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. You can also listen via Mixcloud here. This is a special edition of the show focusing on an interview with Steve Roberts of the band Godsticks, largely to celebrate the release of the brand new album by the band, ‘The Envisage Conundrum’, which is pretty much the feature album for this show. You’ll also hear tracks off new albums by Sanguine Hum, Symphony of Pain & Shadow Circus, plus some tracks chosen by our guest. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 2 hours and 14 minutes. Downloaded file is 122.97 MB.
1. Lonely (5:51) – Symphony of Pain (Taken from the album ‘Hydeology’; see www.symphonyofpain.co.uk/ & itunes.apple.com/us/artist/symphony-of-pain/id166454151)
2. Phosphor (3:04) – Sanguine Hum (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Weight Of The World’ ; pre-order now via www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric-exd.asp?id=4053; see also troopersforsound.com/catalogue/the-weight-of-the-world/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Sanguine-Hum/148914338483750)
3. Not The Face (4:21) – Godsticks (Taken from the ‘Godsticks’ EP; see godsticks.co.uk/fr_home.cfm & www.facebook.com/pages/GODSTICKS/67381648840)
4. Venial (4:50) – Godsticks (Taken from the ‘Godsticks’ EP; see godsticks.co.uk/fr_home.cfm & www.facebook.com/pages/GODSTICKS/67381648840)
Interview with Steve Roberts of Godsticks.
5. Just the Same/The Proclamation (11:17) – Gentle Giant (Taken from the album ‘Playing The Fool – The Official Live’; see www.blazemonger.com/GG/Gentle_Giant_Home_Page & www.gentlegiantmusic.com/)
6. Buciumeana (1:52) – Zagreb Soloists (Taken from the album ‘Rumanian Folk Dances/Divertimento for String Orchestra; Scherzo, Op. 2 /Chamber Symphony, Op.110a’; see www.zg-solisti.hr/ & www.boosey.com/composer/b%C3%A9la+bart%C3%B3k)
7. The Barbarian (4:32) – Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Taken from the album ‘Emerson, Lake & Palmer’; see www.emersonlakepalmer.com/)
8. Unnerving Allure (6:00) – Godsticks (Taken from the album ‘Spiral Vendetta’; see godsticks.co.uk/fr_home.cfm & www.facebook.com/pages/GODSTICKS/67381648840)
9. Submerged (4:58) – Godsticks (Taken from the album, ‘The Envisage Conundrum’; see godsticks.co.uk/fr_home.cfm & www.facebook.com/pages/GODSTICKS/67381648840)
10. Disclosure (3:49) – Godsticks (Taken from the album, ‘The Envisage Conundrum’; see godsticks.co.uk/fr_home.cfm & www.facebook.com/pages/GODSTICKS/67381648840; for more of Steve’s solo piano pieces see www.reverbnation.com/steverobertsdrummerkeyboardist)
11. Out of the Haze (5:31) – Virgil Donati (Taken from the album ‘On The Virg: Serious Young Insects’; see www.virgildonati.com/)
12. Borderstomp ~ Part 2 (Blind) (5:54) – Godsticks (Taken from the album, ‘The Envisage Conundrum’; see godsticks.co.uk/fr_home.cfm & www.facebook.com/pages/GODSTICKS/67381648840)
13. She Haunts Me (6:32) – Ergo (Taken from the ‘Cuneiform at The Stone Sampler’, which can be downloaded for free via cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cuneiform-at-the-stone-sampler; see also www.ergoisaband.com/, www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/ergo.html & www.cuneiformrecords.com/festival/2011/nyc/)
14. Whosit, Whatsit & Which (6:34) – Shadow Circus (Taken from the album ‘On A Dark And Stormy Night’; see www.shadowcircusmusic.com/ & 10trecords.com/shadow-circus-release-on-a-dark-and-stormy-night/)
Many thanks to Steve for coming in to do the interview and choosing some great music. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!) or if you want to have your say on anything else connected to this podcast. If you want to keep up to date with news about this podcast, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join. The next show will include a preview of EppyFest so I hope you’ll come back for that.
Episode 95: Thieves’ Kitchen Interview 2013
This is the 95th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. You can also listen via Mixcloud here. This is a special edition of the show focusing on an interview with Phil Mercy and Amy Darby of the band Thieves’ Kitchen, largely to celebrate the release of the brand new album by the band, ‘One for sorrow, Two for joy’, which is pretty much the feature album for this show. You’ll also hear a track off the brand new album by Guapo and some tracks chosen by different members of Thieves’ Kitchen. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 2 hours and 9 minutes. Downloaded file is 117.9 MB.
1. Complex #7 (4:47) – Guapo (Taken from the album ‘History Of The Visitation’; see www.guapo.co.uk/main.html & www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/guapo.html)
2. Returglas (4:13) – Thieves’ Kitchen (Taken from the album ‘The Water Road’ ; see thieveskitchen.wordpress.com/ & www.facebook.com/thieveskitchen)
Interview with Phil and Amy of Thieves’ Kitchen.
3. Of sparks and spires (12:50) – Thieves’ Kitchen (Taken from the album ‘One for sorrow, Two for joy’; see thieveskitchen.wordpress.com/ & www.facebook.com/thieveskitchen)
4. Harryhausen (3:20) – Candidate (Taken from the album ‘Oxengate’; see www.candidatesite.co.uk/)
5. Playing At Gypsies (5:17) – Telling The Bees (Taken from the album ‘An English Arcanum’; see www.tellingthebees.co.uk/, www.cdbaby.com/artist/TellingtheBees & www.facebook.com/tellingthebees)
6. The Weaver (4:33) – Thieves’ Kitchen (Taken from the album ‘One for sorrow, Two for joy’; see thieveskitchen.wordpress.com/ & www.facebook.com/thieveskitchen)
7. May-Fly (3:51) – The Underground Railroad (Taken from the album ‘Through And Through’; see www.theundergroundrailroad.net/index.htm & www.facebook.com/TheUndergroundRailroadBand)
8. Lost In Germany (4:52) – King’s X (Taken from the album ‘King’s X’; see www.kingsxrocks.com/ & www.facebook.com/KingsXFanPage)
9. Beggar’s Blanket (2:56) – Esbjörn Svensson Trio (Taken from the album, ‘Tuesday Wonderland’; see www.est-music.com/)
10. Germander Speedwell (14:33) – Thieves’ Kitchen (Taken from the album ‘One for sorrow, Two for joy’; see thieveskitchen.wordpress.com/ & www.facebook.com/thieveskitchen)
Many thanks to Phil and Amy for coming in to do the interview and for producing such a wonderful album. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!) or if you want to have your say on anything else connected to this podcast. If you want to keep up to date with news about this podcast, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join. There should be a couple of new shows in March, including a preview of EppyFest, so I hope you’ll come back for those.
Episode 91: Christmas Crackers
This is the 91st edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show is a festive edition, featuring music that has some connection to Christmas, the Winter Solstice, Yuletide, or just the cold wintry season in general. To reflect this the feature album is ‘The Christmas Album’ by Keith Emerson, plus there will be the usual diverse selection of styles and genres, including prog rock, electronica, chamber pop, jazz, steampunk and all sorts of other weird & wonderful music. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 2 hours and 6 minutes. Downloaded file is 115.7 MB.
1. Jingle Bells (One Horse Open Sleigh) (1:15) – 8 Bit Weapon & ComputeHer (Taken from the album, ‘It’s a Chiptune Holiday!’; see 8bitweapon.bandcamp.com/album/its-a-chiptune-holiday, 8bitweapon.bandcamp.com/ & www.8bitweapon.com/)
2. Northern Lights (3:33) – Renaissance (Taken from the album ‘A Song For All Seasons’; see renaissancetouring.com/)
3. Troika (4:18) – Keith Emerson (Taken from ‘The Christmas Album’; see www.keithemerson.com/)
4. Winter Falls (8:30) – Ian Neal (Taken from the album ‘Out of the Woods’; see ianneal.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-the-woods & www.facebook.com/pages/Ian-Neal/130308120365154)
5. We Three Kings (3:19) – The Willows (This track can be downloaded for free from www.thewillowsband.co.uk/news plus it’s been included on the 15 track ‘For Folk’s Sake Charity’ CD, which you can download for £7 or buy the CD for £9 via forfolkssake.bandcamp.com/releases - all proceeds will go to the Evelina children’s hospital; see also www.thewillowsband.co.uk/ & itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-willows/id405298481)
6. Silent Night (4:29) – Matt Stevens (This track is available to buy for just £1 from mattstevens.bandcamp.com/album/silent-night; see also www.mattstevensguitar.com/ & mattstevens.bandcamp.com/)
7. In The Bleak Midwinter (4:35) – Also Eden (This track is available to download for free via www.alsoeden.com/download_christmas.php – you just need to enter your name & email address; see also www.alsoeden.com/index_main.php & en-gb.facebook.com/alsoeden)
8. Christmas Turkey (3:07) – David Minnick (This track is available to download for free via soundcloud.com/david-minnick)
9. Merry Christmas (I Still Love You) (2:35) – a.P.A.t.T. (This track is available to buy for just £1 from apatt.bandcamp.com/track/merry-christmas-i-still-love-you; see also www.apatt.com/, apatt.bandcamp.com/ & soundcloud.com/apatt)
10. I Saw Three Ships (4:56) – Keith Emerson (Taken from ‘The Christmas Album’; see www.keithemerson.com/)
11. Seafrost (8:59) – Cave In (Taken from the album ‘Antenna’; see www.caveinblog.blogspot.co.uk/ & en-gb.facebook.com/CaveIn.Official)
12. Blizzard Of Lies (6:10) – +1 (Taken from the double-EP ‘Soul Revolution/Teenage Battle Hymns’; see www.precognitiverecords.com/)
13. Reindeer (5:41) – John Butler, Andrea Petitta & Wim Oudijk (Taken from the EP ‘Windows & Doors: The Songs of Tin Pan John’; see discofair.nl/discofair/New_Releases.html & www.facebook.com/pages/Windows-Doors/132710440211020)
14. Solstice Round (3:38) – B.Sue Johnson (Limited release; see www.precognitiverecords.com/)
15. Silent Night (2:46) – John Stebbe (Taken from the album ‘Beethoven Jazz, and More!’; see johnstebbe.webs.com/, www.cdbaby.com/cd/stebbe3 & www.cdbaby.com/cd/johnstebbe2)
16. The Coventry Carol (5:37) – Hobson’s Choice (Taken from the compilation ‘BARNYARD DRAMA Christmas Singalong Vol. 8′; see www.hobsonschoicemusic.com/index.html & www.barnyardrecords.com/cd%20barnyard%20drama%20xmas.html)
17. Drumless (3:51) – Fredo Viola (Not currently commercially available to my knowledge; see www.fredoviola.com/ & fredoviola.bandcamp.com/)
18. Wynter Wakeneth (3:38) – The Mediaeval Baebes (Taken from the album ‘The Huntress’; see www.mediaevalbaebes.com/, en-gb.facebook.com/mediaevalbaebes & www.last.fm/music/Mediæval+Bæbes)
19. Lullay Lulla (2:37) – Rebsie Fairholm (Not currently commercially available but will be on the forthcoming ‘Albion Mill’ EP; see www.rebsiefairholm.co.uk/, www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RebsieFairholm, & www.alchymicalmuse.com/)
20. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (6:50) – Keith Emerson (Taken from ‘The Christmas Album’; see www.keithemerson.com/)
21. The Christmas Goose (3:24) – Sunday Driver (This track is available to buy now from Bandcamp and you can pay whatever you wish, but please be generous – see sundaydriver.bandcamp.com/releases and also www.sundaydriver.co.uk/ & sundaydriver.bandcamp.com/)
22. Winter Walks the Wood (3:49) – Mark Elliott (This track is available to download for free via soundcloud.com/emp-studio/emp-studio-mark-elliott-winter?in=emp-studio%2Fsets%2Felectric-music-productions#play; see details of Mark’s main musical project, Those Men here – thosemen.co.uk/)
23. A Winter’s Tale (3:42) – All About Eve (Taken from the album ‘Iceland’; see www.julianneregan.net/Julianne_Regan/Welcome.html & www.goony.nl/aae/aae.htm)
24. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (4:03) – R.E.M. (Taken from the album ‘Document’; see remhq.com/index.php)
25. A Christmas Credit Card (Christmas in My Dreams) (2:21) – Asparagus Apocalypse & David Kaminsky (Free download available from www.macjams.com/artist/Epileptic+Gibbon; see also www.macjams.com/artist/dwwave)
A merry Christmas and compliments of the season to all the musicians who contributed and to all listeners too. Send me comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). Hopefully I’ll be back in January with a prelude to some special editions of the show focusing on the Best of 2012 and a preview of EppyFest 2. If you’ve got your own favourites from 2012 feel free to add a comment here or on the Facebook group for the podcast.
Episode 73: Prelude to the Best of 2011
This is the 73rd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show is my first of 2012 so happy new year! I’ve still got to bring you my ‘best of 2011′ shows and this sort of represents a lead in to those shows, as we look back to 2011, with a couple of things looking ahead to 2012 and a few older things thrown in for good measure. The feature album is 2008′s ‘Rare Weather’ by American band Jack O’ The Clock, plus there will be the usual diverse selection of tracks and artists from around the world (mainly from the US this time, though for no particular reason). Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 1 hour and 53 minutes. Downloaded file is 103.3 MB.
1. Our Prayer (1:10) – The Beach Boys (Taken from the album ’20/20′; see www.brianwilson.com/ & www.beachboysband.net/)
2. Broka (4:43) – The Glass Canoe (Taken from the album ‘Chimera’; see theglasscanoe.bandcamp.com/album/chimera, theglasscanoe.com/ & www.facebook.com/theglasscanoe)
3. New American Gothic (6:09) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album, ‘Rare Weather’; see jackotheclock.com/Rare_Weather.html, jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/track/new-american-gothic & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JackOtheClock)
4. Washington Sniper (5:23) – Planeta Imaginario (Taken from the album, ‘Biomasa’; see www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/planeta.html)
5. CC & Dry (3:49) – Death In Texas (Taken from the ‘We Will Implode’ EP, which is available as a free download via deathintexas.bandcamp.com/; see also www.facebook.com/deathintexas)
6. Job (3:29) – Claudia Quintet +1 (Taken from the album, ‘What is the Beautiful?’; to download that track or to find out more details about the album go to www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/claudia.html)
7. The Garden of Zelovely (4:43) – Marvin B. Naylor (Taken from the album, ‘The Stargazer’s Symphonium’; see marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/, & folkwit.com/artists/marvin-b-naylor)
8. Indian Summer (2:38) – Farpoint (Taken from the album, ‘Kindred’; see 10trecords.com/farpoint-release-%E2%80%9Ckindred%E2%80%9D/)
9. Sea Change/Rare Weather/I Watch The Planes (11:08) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album, ‘Rare Weather’; see jackotheclock.com/Rare_Weather.html, jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/track/new-american-gothic & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JackOtheClock)
10. Blowing The Whole Bottle (3:46) – Metheglin (Taken from the album ‘Raining In Paradise’; see www.metheglin.org/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Metheglin/7908796609)
11. Snuff (10:54) – Mogon (Currently available via the compilation concept album ‘Decameron: Ten Days In 100 Novellas – Part One’ but it may also make an appearance on the forthcoming debut Mogon album; see www.musearecords.com/ext_re_new_releaseselect.php?np=37827 & www.bloodfish.com/)
12. Coffin Song (3:55) – Candythief (Taken from the album ‘Partisan’; see candythief.bandcamp.com/, candythief.com/, & www.facebook.com/pages/candythief/10506269310)
13. Cathedral City (4:57) – Victoire (Taken from the album ‘Cathedral City’; see www.victoiremusic.com/ & www.newamsterdamrecords.com/)
14. In Your Place (3:45) – Common Swift (Taken from the ‘Passing Spirit’ EP; see commonswiftband.com/, www.cdbaby.com/Artist/CommonSwift1 & www.facebook.com/pages/Common-Swift/75132137487)
15. Star Me Kitten (3:16) – R.E.M. (Taken from the album, ‘Automatic For The People’; see remhq.com/index.php)
16. Your Personal Infinity (4:44) – Leaving Richmond (Taken from the EP, ‘The Bird and the Submarine’, which I have learnt since recording the show should be out around February this year; see www.facebook.com/leavingrichmond?sk=info & soundcloud.com/leavingrichmond)
17. Aspen (8:45) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album, ‘Rare Weather’; see jackotheclock.com/Rare_Weather.html, jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/track/new-american-gothic & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JackOtheClock)
Thanks to all the musicians for producing such brilliant music and thanks to all you listeners too. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). I will be back for the next episode, the first of three ‘best of 2011′ shows.
Episode 72: Where Does Santa Claus Go in the Summer?
This is the 72nd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show is a festive edition, featuring music that has some connection to Christmas, the Winter Solstice, Yuletide, or just the cold wintry season in general. To reflect this the feature album is ‘Mistletoe and Wine’ by The Mediaeval Baebes, plus there will be the usual diverse selection of styles and genres, including prog rock, electronica, psych folk, chamber pop, jazz, steampunk and all sorts of other weird & wonderful music. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 1 hour and 24 minutes. Downloaded file is 76.6 MB.
1. Gentle King (3:51) – Ten point Ten (Taken from the album, ’12 25′; see www.mindawn.com/artists/TenPointTen for one site where you can buy the album as an electronic download)
2. midwinter (4:43) – museum (Taken from their forthcoming debut album; see www.binarymuseum.net/)
3. Winter Is King (5:25) – Mostly Autumn (Taken from the EP ‘Spirits Of Christmas Past’; see www.mostly-autumn.com/2/, & www.facebook.com/pages/Mostly-Autumn/153492314670721)
4. The Holly & The Ivy (3:08) – The Mediaeval Baebes (Taken from the album ‘Mistletoe & Wine’; see www.mediaevalbaebes.com/ & www.last.fm/music/Mediæval+Bæbes)
5. Tree stands tall in Times Square (3:45) – Wim Oudijk (Taken from the album ‘Tree’; see folkwitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tree & folkwit.com/artists/wim-oudijk)
6. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Comfort And Oi!) (0:37) – The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing (Taken from the ‘A Very Steampunk Christmas EP’; see www.facebook.com/blamedfornothing, www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Steampunk-Christmas-EP-Explicit/dp/B004A7W73C/ref=dm_ap_alb1 & www.last.fm/music/The+Men+That+Will+Not+Be+Blamed+For+Nothing)
7. Frost (5:22) – Telling The Bees (Taken from the album ‘Untie The Wind’; see www.tellingthebees.co.uk/ & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TellingtheBees)
8. Variations on ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ (6:11) – Keith Emerson (Taken from ‘The Christmas Album’; see www.keithemerson.com/)
9. The Coventry Carol (4:27) – The Mediaeval Baebes (Taken from the album ‘Mistletoe & Wine’; see www.mediaevalbaebes.com/ & www.last.fm/music/Mediæval+Bæbes)
10. The 12 Days of Progmas (4:56) – Somewhere (A Christmas single from the band; see somewhere.nu/ & soundcloud.com/somewherestrange)
11. Merry Christmas Joseph Suttle (3:14) – Thumpermonkey Lives! (Taken from the album ‘Yottametre’; see thumpermonkey.bandcamp.com/ & www.thumpermonkey.com/)
12. Antlers (3:20) – Apparatjik (Taken from the EP ’4 Can Keep A Secret If 3 Of Them Are Dead’; see apparatjik.com/ & www.facebook.com/apparatjik)
13. Ebenezer’s Carol (3:00) – The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing (Taken from the ‘A Very Steampunk Christmas EP’; see www.facebook.com/blamedfornothing, www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Steampunk-Christmas-EP-Explicit/dp/B004A7W73C/ref=dm_ap_alb1 & www.last.fm/music/The+Men+That+Will+Not+Be+Blamed+For+Nothing)
14. Jaunty Dogs of Christmas (2:22) – Pete McCabe (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Homeward’; see petemccabe.com & www.discofair.nl/discofair/New_Releases.html)
15. Boar’s Head Carol (2:13) – Alchymical Muse (Special seasonal song released ahead of the forthcoming Alchymical Muse debut album; see www.alchymicalmuse.com/ & www.reverbnation.com/alchymicalmuse)
16. O Christmas Tree (2:39) – John Stebbe (Available to download for free via www.macjams.com/song/37404; see also www.johnstebbe.com/ & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JohnStebbe)
17. Veni Veni Bella (3:06) – The Mediaeval Baebes (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Huntress’; see www.mediaevalbaebes.com/ & www.last.fm/music/Mediæval+Bæbes)
18. Silent Night (3:15) – Can (This track was (but is no longer) available as a free download; for more information about Can see the official Can/Spoon Records website at www.spoonrecords.com/#)
19. A Christmas Credit Card (Christmas in My Dreams) (2:21) – Asparagus Apocalypse & David Kaminsky (Free download available from www.macjams.com/artist/Epileptic+Gibbon; see also www.macjams.com/artist/dwwave)
A merry Christmas and compliments of the season to all the musicians who contributed and to all listeners. Send me comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). Hopefully I’ll be back in January with a prelude to some special editions of the show focusing on the Best of 2011. If you’ve got your own favourites from 2011 feel free to add a comment here or on the Facebook group for the podcast.
I also recently made an appearance on and chose the music for Steve Davis’ excellent Interesting Alternative radio show. Thanks to Steve for inviting me on. If you’d like to hear the show then you can do so by going to www.phoenixfm.com/2011/12/21/downloads-for-the-2011-best-of-and-ian-fairholm-special/
BTW, thanks to regular listener Tony Owen there is now an App for the Eppy Gibbon podcast show: to find it just type ‘Epileptic Gibbon App’ into Google… & don’t forget you can contribute to and comment on shows via the Eppy Gibbon Facebook group.
Episode 68: A Long Track Special
This is the 68th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show is another of my occasional long track specials, so 10 tracks, all of them clocking in at seven minutes or more. The feature album is ‘The Water Road’ by the UK band Thieves’ Kitchen, plus there’s the usual diverse selection of styles and genres, including prog rock, spacey/ambient/psych rock, electronica, folky/classical music and different types of jazzy rock. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 1 hour and 55 minutes. Downloaded file is 104.96 MB.
1. The Successful Begin Sleepwalking (7:00) – Retic (Taken from the album ‘Saturn Day Trajectory’; see www.facebook.com/reticface, phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=261521171, & www.cdbaby.com/cd/retictunes)
2. Om Tare (7:44) – Thieves’ Kitchen (Taken from the album ‘The Water Road’; see www.thieveskitchen.co.uk/ & http://cdbaby.com/cd/thieveskitchen4)
3. Autumnal (16:23) – Mooch (Taken from the album ‘The Pagan Year’; see soundcloud.com/moochpalmer, www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Mooch & www.ambientlive.com/ – you’ll need to scroll down the page to find the Mooch releases on the latter page)
4. New Breath (8:15) – A Troop Of Echoes (Taken from the album ‘Days In Automation’; see atroopofechoes.bandcamp.com/, www.last.fm/music/A+Troop+of+Echoes & www.myspace.com/atroopofechoes)
5. Chameleon (9:01) – Thieves’ Kitchen (Taken from the album ‘The Water Road’; see www.thieveskitchen.co.uk/ & http://cdbaby.com/cd/thieveskitchen4)
6. Chimes (12:32) – North Sea Radio Orchestra (Taken from the album ‘North Sea Radio Orchestra’; see www.nsro.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/northsearadioorchestra)
7. O Thou (7:12) – firefly (Taken from the album, ‘Lightships’; see firefly1.bandcamp.com/album/lightships & www.myspace.com/fireflyburning)
8. Half Life (8:58) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘Rare Weather’; see jackotheclock.com/home.html, www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JackOtheClock & jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/; this track was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley – see music.mevio.com)
9. Letting Go (8:18) – Asaf Sirkis Trio (Taken from the album ‘Letting Go’; see www.asafsirkis.co.uk/, www.cdbaby.com/cd/asafsirkis5 & www.myspace.com/asafsirkis)
10. The Water Road (11:13) – Thieves’ Kitchen (Taken from the album ‘The Water Road’; see www.thieveskitchen.co.uk/ & http://cdbaby.com/cd/thieveskitchen4)
Don’t forget, if you want to win a signed copy of Sanguine Hum’s ‘Diving Bell’ album you need to answer this question: Troopers For Sound is Sanguine Hum’s label but, TFS didn’t always stand for that and originally stood for three other words – what were they? You can send your guess either by leaving a comment on this show’s page or by going to the Eppy Gibbon Facebook group page: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9610769087
And you’ll be able to see Sanguine Hum, along with Knifeworld, William D Drake, Stars In Battledress, Redbus Noface, Arch Garrison, Thumpermonkey Lives!, Matt Stevens and Admirals Hard at Roast Fest: A day of beautiful, far out and unusual music. See www.thegenepool.co.uk/items/769.htm for more details.
Thanks to all the musicians who let their music be played on the show and thanks to all you listeners too. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). Not sure about the next episode yet… might be a normal show, or perhaps a Daniel & Rebsie stand-in show.
BTW, thanks to regular listener Tony Owen there is now an App for the Eppy Gibbon podcast show: to find it just type ‘Epileptic Gibbon App’ into Google… & don’t forget you can contribute to and comment on shows by joining the Eppy Gibbon Facebook group: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9610769087
Episode 66: Best of 2010 Part 2
This is the 66th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show is part two of my extremely delayed ‘best of 2010′ shows, featuring some of the best tracks of last year. There is no feature album this time because of the nature of the show, but there will be the usual diverse selection of tracks and artists from around the world. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes. Downloaded file is 92 MB.
1. The Ladder (Radio Edit) (5:14) – Extra Life (The full length version of this track can be found on the album ‘Made Flesh’; see extralifetheband.blogspot.com/ or www.myspace.com/extralifetheband)
2. Two (3:01) – Tom Slatter (Taken from the album ‘Spinning the Compass’; see http://tomslatter.bandcamp.com/album/spinning-the-compass, www.tomslatter.co.uk/ & www.reverbnation.com/tomslatter)
3. The Hanging Head Man (4:14) – Those Men (Taken from the double album ‘Theman Simpulse’; see thosemen.co.uk/, http://theman-simpulse-by-those-men.soundawesome.com/, http://soundcloud.com/theman-simpulse & www.zingg.co.uk/)
4. Colouring Pigeons (11:01) – The Knife in collaboration with Mt. Sims & Planningtorock (Taken from the album ‘Tomorrow In a Year’; see theknife.net/, www.rabidrecords.com/tomorrowinayear/, & www.myspace.com/theknife)
5. Symphony #5: Allegro con brio (2:10) – John Stebbe (Taken from the album ‘Beethoven Jazz, and More!’; see www.johnstebbe.com/ & http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stebbe3)
6. Chennai Dream (6:51) – Asaf Sirkis Trio (Taken from the album ‘Letting Go’; see www.asafsirkis.co.uk/, www.cdbaby.com/cd/asafsirkis5 & www.myspace.com/asafsirkis)
7. Fur Elise (1:47) – John Stebbe (Taken from the album ‘Beethoven Jazz, and More!’; see www.johnstebbe.com/ & http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stebbe3)
8. Skimming Stones (3:40) – Andy Whittle (Taken from the album ‘Reflections of an Illusion’; see www.andywhittle.com/ & folkwit.com/artists/andy-whittle)
9. One Cloud (3:35) – Rob Martino (Taken from the album ‘One Cloud’; see robmartino.com/, www.myspace.com/robmartino & www.facebook.com/pages/Rob-Martino/21417329891)
10. Unnerving Allure (6:00) – Godsticks (Taken from the album ‘Spiral Vendetta’; see godsticks.co.uk/, www.facebook.com/pages/GODSTICKS/67381648840 & www.myspace.com/godsticksmusic)
11. Lovesick Teenagers (3:16) – Bear In Heaven (Taken from the album ‘Beast Rest Forth Mouth’; see www.bearinheaven.com/, www.facebook.com/BearInHeaven & www.myspace.com/bearinheaven)
12. Date Movie Fever (4:05) – Johnny Unicorn (Taken from the album ‘Sweet Edith Manton’; see www.johnnyunicorn.com/ & www.myspace.com/johnnyunicorn)
13. Alien Television (6:00) – The Gak Omek (Taken from the album, ‘Nonrenormalizability’; see www.thegakomek.com/ & www.cdbaby.com/cd/gakomek3)
14. The Roses (3:36) – Esther Dee & The Carousel (Taken from the EP ‘Esther Dee & The Carousel’; see www.cdbaby.com/Artist/EstherDeeTheCarousel & www.facebook.com/pages/Esther-Dee/196082276618)
15. The Man Behind The Curtain (7:44) – Spock’s Beard (Taken from the album ‘X’; see www.spocksbeard.com/, www.facebook.com/spocksbeard & www.myspace.com/spocksbeard)
16. Bell Of The Earth (3:17) –From.uz (Taken from the album ‘Seventh Story’; see www.fromuzband.com/, www.myspace.com/thefromuz, & 10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/fromuz/)
17. Howl The Stars Down (3:50) – Nick Magnus (Taken from the album ‘Children Of Another God’; see www.magnus-music.com/home.htm)
Thanks to all the musicians who let their music be played on the show and thanks to all you listeners too. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). The next episode should see Daniel & Rebsie standing in for me with their own take on Eppy Gibbon-style music, and the show after that will be the third of the three ‘best of 2010′ shows, featuring a countdown of my favourite 18 albums from last year. BTW, thanks to regular listener Tony Owen there is now an App for the Eppy Gibbon podcast show: to find it just type ‘Epileptic Gibbon App’ into Google… & don’t forget you can contribute to and comment on shows by joining the Eppy Gibbon Facebook group: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9610769087
Episode 63: Best of 2010 Part 1
This is the 63rd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show is part one of my rather delayed ‘best of 2010′ shows, featuring some of the best tracks of last year. There is no feature album this time because of the nature of the show, but there will be the usual diverse selection of tracks and artists from around the world. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.
Total running time: 1 hour and 44 minutes. Downloaded file is 95.2 MB.
1. The Innocents (3:18) – Daniel Carlson (Taken from the album ‘Aviary Jackson‘; see www.danielcarlson.com/, folkwit.com/artists/daniel-carlson & www.groundlift.org/Daniel_Carlson)
2. Lap of Love (6:32) – Hamadryad (Taken from their new album ‘Intrusion’; see www.hamadryadmusic.com & www.unicornrecords.com/)
3. Settling Of Bones (5:11) – The Rebel Wheel (Taken from the album ‘We are in the Time of Evil Clocks’; see www.therebelwheel.com/ & 10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/the-rebel-wheel/)
4. Secret So Heavily Clothed (3:03) – Run At The Dog (Taken from the album, ‘Scutigera, Yeah!’; see runatthedog.com/fr_scutigerayeah.cfm & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/RunAtTheDog)
5. Dreamers (5:55) – The Hipstones (Taken from the album ‘Dreamers’; see www.thehipstones.com.au/ & www.myspace.com/thehipstones)
6. Hugh Person (3:13) Rhode Island (Taken from the album ‘The Third Person’; see www.rhodeisland.org.uk/ & soundcloud.com/rhodeislandband/)
7. Beltane (15:08) – Mooch (Taken from the album ‘The Pagan Year’; see soundcloud.com/moochpalmer, www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Mooch & www.ambientlive.com/ – you’ll need to scroll down the page to find the Mooch releases on the latter page)
8. The Shroud (5:41) – All Over Everywhere (Taken from the album ‘Inner Firmaments Decay’; see www.cdbaby.com/cd/allovereverywhere & www.last.fm/music/All+Over+Everywhere)
9. Hydraulic Legs (4:45) – Perhaps Contraption (Taken from the album, ‘Sludge & Tripe’; see www.perhapscontraption.co.uk/ & listen.perhapscontraption.co.uk/album/sludge-tripe)
10. Sungazing (5:07) – A Troop Of Echoes (Taken from the album ‘Days In Automation’; see www.last.fm/music/A+Troop+of+Echoes & www.myspace.com/atroopofechoes)
11. Meriasek (3:04) – Tinkerscuss (Taken from the album ‘Nine Trees’; see faefolkmusic.bigcartel.com/product/tinkerscuss-nine-trees, www.last.fm/music/Tinkerscuss & www.cdbaby.com/cd/Tinkerscuss)
12. Market Wrist Watch (3:47) – Andy Whittle (Taken from the album ‘Reflections of an Illusion’; see www.andywhittle.com/ & folkwit.com/artists/andy-whittle)
13. Eleven (2:35) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Ghost’; see mattstevensguitar.com/ & www.facebook.com/mattstevensloop)
14. Banks of Green Willow (4:25) – Tinkerscuss (Taken from the album ‘Nine Trees’; see faefolkmusic.bigcartel.com/product/tinkerscuss-nine-trees, www.last.fm/music/Tinkerscuss & www.cdbaby.com/cd/Tinkerscuss)
15. Journey (7:39) – Agents Of Mercy (Taken from the album, ‘Dramarama’; see www.agentsofmercy.com/, www.flowerkings.se/?s=discography&p=dramarama & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/AGENTSOFMERCY)
For details of the festivals I mentioned in the show go to:
www.electricgardenfestival.com/ (Electric Garden Festival)
www.sweetbeans.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=3&Itemid=5 (Sweet Beans Festival)
www.summersend.co.uk/ (Summer’s End Festival)
Thanks to all the musicians who let their music be played on the show and thanks to all you listeners too. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). I will be back for the next episode with some new bands and some 2011 releases, and the show after that will be the second of the three ‘best of 2010′ shows. BTW, thanks to regular listener Tony Owen there is now an App for the Eppy Gibbon podcast show: to find it just type ‘Epileptic Gibbon App’ into Google…
