Episode 387: Goodbye Winter’s End, hello Cheltenham Jazz Festival

This is the 387th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Following the last show when I previewed this year’s Winter’s End Progressive Rock Festival, on this show I’ll be providing some reflections on my relatively brief experience of this year’s event. And I’ll also be previewing this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival, running from Wednesday 1st May to Monday 6th May, with tracks from a number of acts and bands who will be playing at the festival. And connected to that, we’ll have a feature artist, American composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Michael League, who will be at the festival with the band he leads, Snarky Puppy, so throughout the show, you’ll hear three tracks featuring him. Other than that, we’ll cover the usual diverse selection of styles and genres across the playlist. 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 15 minutes. Downloaded file is 123.2 MB.

1. The Garden (7:18) – Brad Mehldau (Taken from the album ‘Finding Gabriel’; see www.bradmehldau.com, www.nonesuch.com/journal/brad-mehldau-new-album-finding-gabriel-due-may-17-nonesuch-records-2019-04-02, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/brad-mehldau-trio & www.facebook.com/BradMehldau/)

2. Kin (6:44) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-you-wish-you-were)

3. Strider (4:27) – Dreamscapes (Taken from the EP ‘Dreamscapes’; see dreamscapes2.bandcamp.com/album/dreamscapes, www.julien-durand.com/dreamscapes & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/dreamscapes)

4. Holiday Destination (5:39) – Nadine Shah (Taken from the album ‘Holiday Destination’; see nadineshah.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-destination, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/nadine-shah, nadineshah.co.uk & www.facebook.com/Nadineshah)

5. Outer (3:51) – un.procedure (Taken from the EP ‘Themory’; see unprocedure.bandcamp.com/album/themory & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/unprocedure-plus)

6. Is There Calm Amongst This Chaos? (6:12) – Dominic Sanderson (Taken from the album ‘Impermanence’; see dominicsanderson.bandcamp.com/album/impermanence)

7. Seven (11:48) – Yesterdays (Taken from the album ‘Holdfénykert ’; see yesterdaysband.bandcamp.com/album/album-holdf-nykert-2006, www.yesterdaysband.eu/ & www.facebook.com/yesterdaysband) 

8. Right Where I Fall (3:06) – Michael League (Taken from the album ‘So Many Me’; see groundupmusic.net/artists/michaelleague)

9. Everything (10:14) – Bubblemath (Taken from the album ‘Turf Ascension’; see cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/turf-ascension, www.bubblemath.com/, www.facebook.com/bubblemath, & see www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXJHOzKEWLU for the official video for this track)

10. Lucy in the sky with diamonds (5:05) – Dreamscapes (Taken from the EP ‘Dreamscapes’; see dreamscapes2.bandcamp.com/album/dreamscapes, www.julien-durand.com/dreamscapes & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/dreamscapes)

11. Tom Sawyer (7:44) – Brad Mehldau (Taken from the album ‘Jacob’s Ladder’; see bradmehldau.bandcamp.com/album/jacobs-ladder, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/brad-mehldau-trio & www.bradmehldau.com)

12. The Twisted Hand Of Fate (5:09) – Dominic Sanderson (Taken from the album ‘Impermanence’; see dominicsanderson.bandcamp.com/album/impermanence)

13. Chance to Grow (8:57) – Squeaky Feet (Taken from the album ‘Cause For Alarm’; see squeakyfeet.bandcamp.com/album/cause-for-alarm-2, www.squeakyfeetmusic.com, & www.facebook.com/squeakyfeetmusic, and find out more about Squeaky Feet in issue 149 of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

14. Relief (4:54) – Nadine Shah (Taken from the album ‘Holiday Destination’; see nadineshah.bandcamp.com/album/holiday-destination, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/nadine-shah, nadineshah.co.uk & www.facebook.com/Nadineshah)

15. Witness To A Murder (Part Two) (3:07) – Mansun (Taken from the album ‘Six’; see pauldraperofficial.com, mansun.co.uk, www.facebook.com/Mansun & drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146849-paul-draper-on-the-prisoner-portmeirion-and-mansuns-six)

16. Metallicity (3:12) – un.procedure (Taken from the EP ‘Themory’; see unprocedure.bandcamp.com/album/themory & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/unprocedure-plus)

17. Miserere (3:41) – Teri Mantere (Single available to buy digitally from terimanmusic.bandcamp.com/track/miserere; see also lnkfi.re/miserere, www.terimantere.com & www.facebook.com/terimantere)

18. Lingus (10:46) – Snarky Puppy (Taken from the album ‘We Like It Here’; see snarkypuppy.com/, www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2024/snarky-puppy, www.facebook.com/snarkypuppy & snarkypuppyeu.bandcamp.com/album/we-like-it-here)

If you want to find out more about the Cheltenham Jazz Festival head to www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/ 

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Next time, in a couple of weeks, I should be back with some more typically great and eclectic music. I really hope you’ll join me then.

Episode 386: Winter’s End and more

This is the 386th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Following the last show, which largely focused on previewing EppyFest 11, this time we’re spreading the net a bit wider, though we won’t be forgetting EppyFest entirely. There’s no feature artist or band on this show, but I will be playing some tracks to preview this year’s Winter’s End Progressive Rock Festival, happening from the 11th-14th April 2024 at the Chepstow Drill Hall. Other than that, we’ll cover the usual diverse selection of styles and genres across the playlist, including lots of 2024 music and some tributes to people we have sadly lost recently. 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 16 minutes. Downloaded file is 124.6 MB.

1. Angel Gets Caught In The Beauty Trap (9:58) – No-Man (Taken from the album ‘Flowermouth’; see www.no-man.co.uk/, timbowness.co.uk/& www.facebook.com/nomanofficial)

You can see Tim Bowness and The Butterfly Mind Band perform some No-Man tracks at this year’s Winter’s End Progressive Rock Festival (on Saturday 13th April) – www.winters-end.co.uk/ – and at EppyFest 11 (on Saturday 27th July) – buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

2. Dancer Polynomials (4:23) – Kelly Moran (Taken from the album ‘Moves in the Field’; see kellymoran.bandcamp.com/album/moves-in-the-field, kellymoran.warp.net, & www.facebook.com/kellymoranmusic/)

3. One Word That Means The World (Arkhipov) (4:26) – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Single available to buy digitally from hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/one-word-that-means-the-world-arkhipov and the first single from the band’s eighth studio album, ‘The Uncertainty Principle’, due to be released later in 2024; see also hatsoffgentlemen.com & www.facebook.com/itsadequate)

4. For Isaac Gardner (0:52) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the album ‘Bespoke Guitar Pieces’; see craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/bespoke-guitar-pieces & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

5. To Be Rude (3:19) – Omni (Taken from the album ‘Souvenir′; see omniatl.bandcamp.com/album/souvenir, www.subpop.com/artists/omni, & www.facebook.com/omniatl)

6. Rubberneck (7:46) – Head Spin (Taken from the album ‘Refractor’; see headspin.bandcamp.com/album/refractor & www.facebook.com/HeadSpinMusicUK)

7. Slow Motion (3:28) – Ultravox (Taken from the album ‘Systems Of Romance’; see www.ultravox.org.uk/)

As part of the feature, ‘The 80s Weren’t All Rubbish You Know!’ …

8. Vienna (4:39) – Ultravox (Taken from the album ‘Vienna’; see www.ultravox.org.uk/)

9. Bright Forms (3:15) – Council (Single available to buy digitally from wearecouncil.bandcamp.com/track/bright-forms; see also gabrielkahane.tumblr.com, & www.facebook.com/gabrielkahane, and find out more about Gabriel Kahane in issue 146 of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

10. Eternal Return (5:06) – Zopp (Taken from the album ‘Zopp’; see zopp.bandcamp.com/album/zopp-2 & www.facebook.com/zoppmusic/)

You can see Zopp at this year’s Winter’s End Progressive Rock Festival (on Saturday 13th April) – www.winters-end.co.uk/ – and at EppyFest 11 (on Saturday 27th July) – buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

11. ICSYMCWTSD (3:29) – Heat Speak (Taken from the album ‘de bouquet ok’; see heatspeak.bandcamp.com/album/de-bouquet-ok, dariore.com & www.facebook.com/heatspeakmusic)

12. Song for a Fisherman (3:52) – Heat Speak (Taken from the album ‘de bouquet ok’; see heatspeak.bandcamp.com/album/de-bouquet-ok, dariore.com & www.facebook.com/heatspeakmusic)

13. Aventure (8:08) – Perilymph (Taken from the album ‘Progressions Imaginaires’; see sixtonnesdechairrecords.bandcamp.com/album/progressions-imaginaires & www.facebook.com/Perilymph)

14. The Blacksmith (3:40) – Steeleye Span (Taken from the album ‘Hark! The Village Wait’; see steeleyespan.org.uk & www.facebook.com/SteeleyeSpan)

15. Broadsword (4:51) – Jethro Tull (Taken from the album ‘The Broadsword And The Beast’; see jethrotull.com/gerry-conway-1947-2024/ & www.facebook.com/officialjethrotull)

16. Non-Player (6:41) – The Fierce And The Dead (Taken from the album ‘News From The Invisible World’; see thefierceandthedead.bandcamp.com/album/news-from-the-invisible-world, fierceandthedead.com/, & www.facebook.com/fierceandthedead)

You can see The Fierce And The Dead at this year’s Winter’s End Progressive Rock Festival (on Friday 12th April) – www.winters-end.co.uk/

17. All Now (4:30) – The Staves (Taken from the album ‘All Now’; see thestaves.bandcamp.com/album/all-now, www.thestaves.com, & www.facebook.com/TheStaves/)

18. The Glistening Spear (3:08) – Meat Cafe Vol. 3 (Taken from the EP ‘12 Moons of Averak’; see marquiss.bandcamp.com/album/12-moons-of-averak)

19. Something in the Room She Moves (6:18) – Julia Holter (Taken from the album ‘Something in the Room She Moves’; see juliaholter.bandcamp.com/album/something-in-the-room-she-moves, juliaholter.com, & www.facebook.com/juliashammasholter)

20. All The Things You Know (4:31) – Marla Hansen (Taken from the album ‘Salt’; see marlahansen.bandcamp.com/album/salt, www.marla-hansen.com, & www.facebook.com/marlahansenmusic/)

21. The Lovers (2:44) – The Narcotix (Taken from the album ‘Dying’; see narcotix.bandcamp.com/album/dying-2, www.narxnarx.com, & www.facebook.com/thenarcotix)

22. The Maiden (4:29) – The Narcotix (Taken from the album ‘Dying’; see narcotix.bandcamp.com/album/dying-2, www.narxnarx.com, & www.facebook.com/thenarcotix)

23. September (Giorgio K Re-Edit) (4:15) – Earth, Wind & Fire with Dj Giorgio K (Single available digitally from djgiorgiok.bandcamp.com/track/earth-wind-fire-september-giorgio-k-re-edit; see also www.earthwindandfire.com/)

24. Tightrope (3:45) – Damon Smith (Single available to buy digitally from damonsmithmusic.bandcamp.com/album/tightrope; see also www.damonisaacsmith.com & www.facebook.com/damonsmith66)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Next time, in a couple of weeks, I should be back with some typically great and eclectic music, including a bit of a preview for this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival. I really hope you’ll join me then.

Episode 385: EppyFest 11 Preview

This is the 385th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). This show is largely focused on previewing EppyFest 11, the latest of the live music events connected with this show, which will be happening on the weekend of July 27th and 28th, 2024. At Smokey Joe’s in Cheltenham you’ll be able to see six acts perform and on this show, you’ll hear tracks from all of the acts playing at EppyFest this year, including a feature artist, Tim Bowness, the wonderful English singer-songwriter who will be headlining the Saturday of the festival (27th of July) with his Butterfly Mind band, so you’ll hear three tracks by or featuring Tim throughout the show. You’ll also be hearing some spoken word contributions from most of the EppyFest 11 acts, so you’ll get some insights into what you can expect from them and what they’re looking forward to about the festival, and we’ll cover the usual diverse selection of styles and genres across the playlist, including some tributes to people we have sadly lost recently. 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 24 minutes. Downloaded file is 131.7 MB.

1. Ryan Stevenson talks about EppyFest 11 (2:03)

2. Reality Tunnels (4:11) – Zopp (Taken from the album ‘Dominion’; see zopp.bandcamp.com/album/dominion, flatcirclerecords.bigcartel.com & www.facebook.com/zoppmusic)

3. As We Take The Stage (pts. 1-2) (6:01) – The Scaramanga Six (Taken from a double-A-side digital single and also from the album ‘Chronica’; see www.thescaramangasix.co.uk/new/, thescaramangasix.bandcamp.com/album/as-we-take-the-stage-owned & www.facebook.com/thescaramangasix)

4. The Warm-Up Man Forever (4:07) – Tim Bowness (Taken from the album ‘Abandoned Dancehall Dreams’; see timbowness.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/timbowness)

5. Matt Stevens talks about EppyFest 11 (1:47)

You can see Zopp , The Scaramanga Six  and Tim Bowness and The Butterfly Mind Band perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (on Saturday 27th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

6. Twilight (8:45) – Simon McCorry (Taken from the album ‘Mood Purple’; see simonmccorry.bandcamp.com/album/mood-purple-for-epilepsy-awareness-day-26-03-2023 & www.simonmccorry.com)

7. Phil Mercy talks about EppyFest 11 (3:05)

8. Tidal Dances (10:23) – Phil Mercy (Taken from the album ‘Blind Convergence Volume 1’; see philmercy.bandcamp.com/album/blind-convergence-volume-1-divided & thieveskitchen.com/about/phil/)

9. Moonbloom (5:31) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/cuculirecords) 

You can see Simon McCorry , Phil Mercy and Hands of the Heron perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (on Sunday 28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

10. Tilly Finn & Dancing Ledge (2:36) – Marvin B Naylor (Taken from the album ‘Bright Blinds’; see marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/album/bright-blinds & marvinbnaylor.com/)

11. The Boat (7:06) – Hania Rani (Taken from the album ‘Ghosts’; see haniarani.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts & haniarani.com)

12. Captain Digorie Piper his Galliard (4:56) – Psychedelicat (Taken from the album ‘Like A Delicate Psychedelicat’; see psychedelicatspongecake.bandcamp.com/album/like-a-delicate-psychedelicat, www.psychedelicat.co.uk & www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077542908350)

If you would care to donate to a charity in memory of the late Jez Rowden, please see www.justgiving.com/page/jeremy-edward-rowden

13. Mr. Soft (3:21) – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (Taken from the compilation album ‘The Cream of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel’; see www.steveharley.com)

14.  Hands of the Heron talk about EppyFest 11 (0:40)

15.  Softly Spoken Woman (5:14) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/cuculirecords) 

16. Bigger Space (9:24) – Centrozoon feat. Tim Bowness (Taken from the album ‘Never Trust The Way You Are′; see centrozoon.bandcamp.com/album/never-trust-the-way-you-are & timbowness.co.uk/)

17. The Noble Shirker (9:19) – Zopp (Taken from the album ‘Zopp’; see zopp.bandcamp.com/album/zopp-2 & www.facebook.com/zoppmusic/)

You can see Hands of the Heron, Tim Bowness and Zopp perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (over the weekend of the 27th & 28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

18. Dog Form (5:11) – The Scaramanga Six (Taken from the album ‘Worthless Music’; see thescaramangasix.bandcamp.com/album/worthless-music, www.thescaramangasix.co.uk/new/ & www.facebook.com/thescaramangasix)

19. Dark Nevada Dream (8:21) – Tim Bowness (Taken from the album ‘Butterfly Mind’; see timbowness.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/timbowness)

20. The Earth’s Sorrow for All Things That Pass (14:01) – Simon McCorry (Taken from the album ‘I the Storm’; see simonmccorry.bandcamp.com/album/i-the-storm & www.simonmccorry.com)

21. Dark Glass (7:38) – Phil Mercy (Taken from the album ‘Blind Convergence Volume 1’; see philmercy.bandcamp.com/album/blind-convergence-volume-1-divided & thieveskitchen.com/about/phil/)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Next time, in a couple of weeks, I should be back – I’m not exactly sure with what yet, but of course you can expect great and eclectic music. I really hope you’ll join me then.

Episode 384: The Interrogators

This is the 384th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). On the last show, I finally finished the countdown of my 40 favourite albums of 2023, so with this show I can focus mostly if not entirely on the new musical year of 2024, so you’ll hear lots of great 2024 music throughout a typically eclectic playlist. And we haven’t had one for a while, but on this show, we will have a feature album, and unusually you’re not going to hear just a few tracks, you’re actually going to hear the whole album in its entirety. So, the mini-album in question is ‘The Smoky God’, the brand new 2024 release from Neil Campbell, and we hope you enjoy it. 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 14 minutes. Downloaded file is 122.6 MB.

1. The Still (3:22) – Sans Froid (Digital single available to buy from sansfroid.bandcamp.com/track/the-still; see also www.facebook.com/sansfroid.band)

2. For Chris Short (0:56) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the album ‘Bespoke Guitar Pieces’; see craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/bespoke-guitar-pieces & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

3. Cloudburst (4:17) – Emma Gatrill (Taken from the album ‘Come Swim’; see emmagatrill.bandcamp.com/album/come-swim, www.emmagatrill.com & www.facebook.com/emmagatrill)

4. Caesar On A TV Screen (3:50) – The Last Dinner Party (Taken from the album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’; see www.thelastdinnerparty.co.uk & www.facebook.com/TheLastDinnerParty)

5. Big Sigh (4:03) – Marika Hackman (Taken from the album ‘Big Sigh’; see marikahackman.bandcamp.com/album/big-sigh-3, marikahackman.com/ & www.facebook.com/MarikaHackman)

6. The Cards (4:01) – Jan Bang (Taken from the album ‘Reading The Air’; see janbang.bandcamp.com/album/reading-the-air & janbang.org)

7. Setting Sail (4:45) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

8. Franz Josef Land (3:04) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

9. Fresh Water Streams (2:57) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

10. The Opening (3:50) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

11. Anthem Of The Giants (1:51) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

12. The Smoky God (5:45) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

13. Returning (6:12) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

14.  Recollection (3:18) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

15.  Give & Take (4:50) – Rosie Frater-Taylor (Taken from the album ‘Featherweight’; see rosiefratertaylor.bandcamp.com/album/featherweight, rosiefratertaylor.com & www.facebook.com/rosiefratertaylor)

16. SV 4 (7:15) – Supervoc (Taken from the album ‘Volume 1’; see supervoc.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1)

17. The Inevitable Beast (5:48) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘The Forked Road’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/the-forked-road & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

18. Plastic Pyramid (3:25) – Omni (feat. Izzy Glaudini) (Taken from the album ‘Souvenir′; see omniatl.bandcamp.com/album/souvenir, www.subpop.com/artists/omni, & www.facebook.com/omniatl)

19. Secret Messiah Man (6:00) – The Andretti (Taken from the album ‘The Silent Goodbye’; see theandretti.bandcamp.com/album/the-silent-goodbye & www.facebook.com/THEANDRETTI)

20. For Nick (1:12) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the album ‘Bespoke Guitar Pieces’; see craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/bespoke-guitar-pieces & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

21. Cloud 6 (5:21) – Laetitia Sadier (Taken from the album ‘Rooting For Love’; see laetitiasadier.bandcamp.com/album/rooting-for-love & www.dragcity.com/artists/laetitia-sadier)

22. Seven Long Suns (3:56) – Harp (Taken from the album ‘Albion’; see harpband.bandcamp.com/album/albion & harpband.com, and find out more about Harp in issue 148 of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

23. Everything’s Beautiful (2:51) – Hiatus Kaiyote (Digital single available to buy from hiatuskaiyote.bandcamp.com/album/everything-s-beautiful; see also hiatuskaiyote.com & www.facebook.com/hiatuskaiyote)

24. Spirit At Play (8:48) – Nataraja (Digital single available from natarajaband.bandcamp.com/track/spirit-at-play-single; see also natarajaband.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-at-play & www.facebook.com/natarjaband)

You can see Andy Edwards & John Jowitt from Nataraja (though performing with Tim Bowness as part of The Butterfly Mind Band) & others perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (over the weekend of 27th/28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

25. Return To Centaurus (9:43) – Mildlife (Taken from the album ‘Chorus’; see mildlife.bandcamp.com/album/chorus, mildlife.com.au/, & www.facebook.com/Mildlife)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Next time, in a couple of weeks, I should be back with a show that will focus mostly on previewing this year’s EppyFest 11. I really hope you’ll join me for that.

Episode 383: Best of 2023, The Big Top 10

This is the 383rd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). With this show I continue my slightly delayed countdown of my favourite albums of 2023. This time it’s part 4 (of 4) of my 40 favourite albums of 2023, which means it’s the big one: my top 10 of last year. You can expect a great mixture of music in this show, and a typically eclectic playlist, with two tracks each from the amazing albums I’ve placed between 10 and 1 in the countdown, plus you’ll also hear some spoken word contributions from many of the artists behind the music. We’ll also kick things off with tributes to Damo Suzuki and Steve Wright, who both sadly passed away recently. 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 59 minutes. Downloaded file is 164.1 MB.

1. Sing Swan Song (4:49) – Can (Taken from the album ‘Ege Bamyasi’; see canofficial.bandcamp.com/album/ege-bamyasi, www.damosuzuki.com, & www.spoonrecords.com)

2. Witchita Lineman (3:08) – Glen Campbell (Taken from the album ‘Witchita Lineman’; see www.glencampbell.com/)

The countdown of my top 10 albums of 2023 begins here…

3. Zachary Detrick talks about the album ‘Going Off Topic’ (1:17)

4. Sven Svengridsson Uses a Telephone (3:36) – The Filibuster Saloon (Taken from the album ‘Going Off Topic’; see filibustersaloon.bandcamp.com/album/going-off-topic)

5. Pinball is for Truckers (4:47) – The Filibuster Saloon (Taken from the album ‘Going Off Topic’; see filibustersaloon.bandcamp.com/album/going-off-topic)

6. Alexandra Saldanha and Nuno Duarte talk about the album ‘Where’s The Ground?’ (0:55)

7. Groundbreaking! (3:52) – Unsafe Space Garden (Taken from the album ‘Where’s The Ground?’; see unsafespacegarden.bandcamp.com/album/wheres-the-ground & www.facebook.com/usgambuzinos)

8. Tremendous Comprehension! (6:20) – Unsafe Space Garden (Taken from the album ‘Where’s The Ground?’; see unsafespacegarden.bandcamp.com/album/wheres-the-ground & www.facebook.com/usgambuzinos)

9. Festive Day (3:51) – Me Lost Me (Taken from the album ‘RPG’; see melostme.bandcamp.com/album/rpg, www.melostme.com & www.facebook.com/MEL0STME)

10. Science and Art (4:47) – Me Lost Me (Taken from the album ‘RPG’; see melostme.bandcamp.com/album/rpg, www.melostme.com & www.facebook.com/MEL0STME)

11. Salighet I (6:17) – Jordsjø (Taken from the album ‘Salighet′; see jordsjo.bandcamp.com/album/salighet & www.facebook.com/jordsjoe)

12. Salighet II (6:10) – Jordsjø (Taken from the album ‘Salighet′; see jordsjo.bandcamp.com/album/salighet & www.facebook.com/jordsjoe)

13. Richard Wileman talks about the album ‘Heaven’s Sun’ (3:42)

14.  Particles Of Light (Edit 1) (4:53) – Kavus Torabi & Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Heaven’s Sun’; see torabi-wileman.bandcamp.com/album/heavens-sun)

15.  A few words from Kavus Torabi (0:16)

16. Particles Of Light (Edit 2) (7:31) – Kavus Torabi & Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Heaven’s Sun’; see torabi-wileman.bandcamp.com/album/heavens-sun)

17. Damon Waitkus talks about the album ‘The Warm, Dark Circus’ (3:12)

18. The Ladder Slipped (7:27) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘The Warm, Dark Circus′; see jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/album/the-warm-dark-circus & www.facebook.com/JackOTheClock)

19. Stuck Inside of Elvis (4:45) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘The Warm, Dark Circus′; see jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/album/the-warm-dark-circus & www.facebook.com/JackOTheClock)

20. Phil Mercy talks about the album ‘Blind Convergence Volume 1’ (1:23)

21. Niche Adaptation (7:51) – Phil Mercy (Taken from the album ‘Blind Convergence Volume 1’; see philmercy.bandcamp.com/album/blind-convergence-volume-1-divided & thieveskitchen.com/about/phil/)

22. Nebular Memory (9:59) – Phil Mercy (Taken from the album ‘Blind Convergence Volume 1’; see philmercy.bandcamp.com/album/blind-convergence-volume-1-divided & thieveskitchen.com/about/phil/)

You can see Phil Mercy & others perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (over the weekend of 27th/28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

23. Ryan Stevenson talks about the album ‘Dominion’ (2:19)

24. Bushnell Keeler (5:07) – Zopp (Taken from the album ‘Dominion’; see zopp.bandcamp.com/album/dominion, flatcirclerecords.bigcartel.com & www.facebook.com/zoppmusic)

25. You (10:57) – Zopp (Taken from the album ‘Dominion’; see zopp.bandcamp.com/album/dominion, flatcirclerecords.bigcartel.com & www.facebook.com/zoppmusic)

You can see Zopp & others perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (over the weekend of 27th/28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621 

26. Henry (7:19) – Silver Moth (Taken from the album ‘Black Bay’; silvermoth.bandcamp.com/album/black-bay & www.facebook.com/silvermothmusic)

27. Sedna (6:59) – Silver Moth (Taken from the album ‘Black Bay’; silvermoth.bandcamp.com/album/black-bay & www.facebook.com/silvermothmusic)

28. Alan Benjamin talks about his contribution to the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’ (3:20)

29. Dream Loops (8:01) – Mats Öberg (Taken from the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’; see matsoberg.bandcamp.com/album/visa-fr-n-inner-ra)

30. När solen går upp (6:26) – Mats Öberg (Taken from the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’; see matsoberg.bandcamp.com/album/visa-fr-n-inner-ra)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Next time, in a couple of weeks, I should be back with a show that focuses mostly if not entirely on the new musical year of 2024 – it’s about time I moved on from 2023 and there’s already lots of great 2024 music to catch up on. I really hope you’ll join me for that.

Episode 382: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 3

This is the 382nd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). With this show I continue my slightly delayed countdown of my favourite albums of 2023. This time it’s part 3 (of 4) of my 40 favourite albums of 2023. You can expect a great mixture of music in this show, and a typically eclectic playlist, with at least one track each from the albums I’ve placed between 20 and 11 in the countdown (you’ll hear the final top 10 countdown on the very next show). And I’ll also start the show with some tracks from 2024 releases, just in case you think I’ve forgotten that we’re in a new musical year. 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 30 minutes. Downloaded file is 137.1 MB.

1. SuperEgoTeleDigiCyberParanoia (5:10) – The Andretti (Taken from the album ‘The Silent Goodbye’; see theandretti.bandcamp.com/album/the-silent-goodbye & www.facebook.com/THEANDRETTI)

2. Slime (3:59) – Marika Hackman (Taken from the album ‘Big Sigh’; see marikahackman.bandcamp.com/album/big-sigh-3, marikahackman.com/ & www.facebook.com/MarikaHackman)

3. SV 7 (4:28) – Supervoc (Taken from the album ‘Volume 1’; see supervoc.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1)

4. Black Glass (3:54) – Petra Hermanova (Taken from the album ‘In Death’s Eyes’; see petrahermanova.bandcamp.com/album/in-death-s-eyes & www.petrahermanova.com, and find out more about Petra Hermanova in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

5. Solar System (3:49) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/cuculirecords, and find out more about Hands of the Heron in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

You can see Hands of the Heron & others perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (over the weekend of 27th/28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

The next stage of the top 40 albums of 2023 countdown continues from here, with the albums placed between 20 and 11…

6. Psychedelics: I. Deep Blue (You Beat Me) (4:40) – Roomful of Teeth (Taken from the album ‘Rough Magic’; see roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com/album/rough-magic, www.roomfulofteeth.org & www.facebook.com/roomfulofteeth/)

7. Bits torn from words: Vl. If __________ did happen, how bad would it be? (outro) (5:09) – Roomful of Teeth (Taken from the album ‘Rough Magic’; see roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com/album/rough-magic, www.roomfulofteeth.org & www.facebook.com/roomfulofteeth/)

8. One of Gods Aliens (5:42) – Ashley Reaks (Taken from ‘Winter Crawls‘; see ashleyreaks.bandcamp.com/album/winter-crawls, www.ashleyreaks.com/, & www.facebook.com/ashleyreaksart)

9. Fundamentally Christ Like (7:09) – Ashley Reaks (Taken from ‘Winter Crawls‘; see ashleyreaks.bandcamp.com/album/winter-crawls, www.ashleyreaks.com/, & www.facebook.com/ashleyreaksart)

10. Sleepwalking (5:57) – The Waeve (Taken from the album ‘The Waeve’; see thewaeve.bandcamp.com/album/the-waeve, www.thewaeveofficial.com & www.facebook.com/thewaeveofficial)

11. Drowning (6:04) – The Waeve (Taken from the album ‘The Waeve’; see thewaeve.bandcamp.com/album/the-waeve, www.thewaeveofficial.com & www.facebook.com/thewaeveofficial)

12. They Will Come (4:32) – The Witching Tale (Taken from the album ‘What Magic Is This?’; see thewitchingtale.bandcamp.com/album/what-magic-is-this & www.facebook.com/TheWitchingTale)

13. Born in a Moment Again (5:13) – The Witching Tale (Taken from the album ‘What Magic Is This?’; see thewitchingtale.bandcamp.com/album/what-magic-is-this & www.facebook.com/TheWitchingTale)

14.  Ding Dong (3:38) – Bas Jan (Taken from the album ‘Back To The Swamp’; see basjan.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-the-swamp & www.facebook.com/basjanband)

15.  Back To The Swamp (4:16) – Bas Jan (Taken from the album ‘Back To The Swamp’; see basjan.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-the-swamp & www.facebook.com/basjanband)

16. Mother Tree (5:08) – Dot Allison (Taken from the album ‘Consciousology’; see dotallison.bandcamp.com/album/consciousology & dotallison.com)

17. Double Rainbow (6:15) – Dot Allison (Taken from the album ‘Consciousology’; see dotallison.bandcamp.com/album/consciousology & dotallison.com)

18. Misericordia (11:18) – Simon McCorry (Taken from the album ‘I the Storm’; see simonmccorry.bandcamp.com/album/i-the-storm & www.simonmccorry.com)

You can see Simon McCorry & others perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (over the weekend of 27th/28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

19. Free Enough (3:56) – Sanne Sanne (Taken from the album ‘Mountain Child’; see sannesanne.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-child & sannehuijbregts.com)

20. Waves (4:37) – Sanne Sanne (Taken from the album ‘Mountain Child’; see sannesanne.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-child & sannehuijbregts.com)

21. Hoppe (4:26) – TEKE::TEKE (Taken from the album ‘Hagata’; see teketekeband.bandcamp.com/album/hagata & www.facebook.com/teketekeband)

22. Kakijyu (7:08) – TEKE::TEKE (Taken from the album ‘Hagata’; see teketekeband.bandcamp.com/album/hagata & www.facebook.com/teketekeband)

23. Prove Your Good (5:05) – Rozi Plain (Taken from the album ‘Prize’; see roziplain.bandcamp.com/album/prize, www.roziplain.co.uk & www.facebook.com/roziplain/)

24. Blink (4:54) – Rozi Plain (Taken from the album ‘Prize’; see roziplain.bandcamp.com/album/prize, www.roziplain.co.uk & www.facebook.com/roziplain/)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. For the next show, in a couple of weeks’ time, I should be back with the final part of my countdown of my favourite albums of 2023, covering the all-important big top 10, the albums I picked from numbers 10 to 1. I really hope you’ll join me for that – it should be an amazing show.

Episode 381: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 2

This is the 381st edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). With this show I continue my slightly delayed countdown of my favourite albums of 2023. This time it’s part 2 (of 4) of my 40 favourite albums of 2023. You can expect a great mixture of music in this show, and a typically eclectic playlist, with two tracks each from the albums I’ve placed between 30 and 21 in the countdown (you’ll hear the top 20 countdown over the course of the next two shows). And I’ll also start the show with a tribute to Frank Farian who sadly died recently, and a couple of tracks from 2024 releases, just in case you think I’ve forgotten that we’re in a new musical year. 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 22 minutes. Downloaded file is 129.5 MB.

1. Nightflight To Venus (4:47) – Boney M. (Taken from the album ‘Nightflight To Venus’; see boneym-lizmitchell.com, www.facebook.com/FrankFarianProductions/ & www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68065904)

2. Rasputin (5:52) – Boney M. (Taken from the album ‘Nightflight To Venus’; see boneym-lizmitchell.com, www.facebook.com/FrankFarianProductions/ & www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68065904)

3. Inside the Simulation (6:18) – Venus Loon (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Pandora’s Paradox’; see peterlawson.bandcamp.com/album/pandoras-paradox-2)

4. Seed (4:27) – Emma Gatrill (Taken from the album ‘Come Swim’; see emmagatrill.bandcamp.com/album/come-swim, www.emmagatrill.com & www.facebook.com/emmagatrill)

The next stage of the top 40 albums of 2023 countdown continues from here, with the albums placed between 30 and 21…

5. Sand Storm (4:09) – Rich Hinman (Taken from the album ‘Memorial’; see richhinman.bandcamp.com/album/memorial)

6. Memorial (4:12) – Rich Hinman (Taken from the album ‘Memorial’; see richhinman.bandcamp.com/album/memorial)

7. Swing (In A Dream) (4:29) – Squid (Taken from the album ‘O Monolith’; see squiduk.bandcamp.com/album/o-monolith, www.squidband.uk & www.facebook.com/squiduk)

8. Undergrowth (6:36) – Squid (Taken from the album ‘O Monolith’; see squiduk.bandcamp.com/album/o-monolith, www.squidband.uk & www.facebook.com/squiduk)

9. Steppin’ Out (4:25) – Trevor Horn Feat. Seal (Taken from the album ‘Echoes: Ancient & Modern’; see trevorh.lnk.to/Echoes)

10. Slave To The Rhythm (4:17) – Trevor Horn Feat. Lady Blackbird (Taken from the album ‘Echoes: Ancient & Modern’; see trevorh.lnk.to/Echoes)

11. Goodnight Argus (4:51) – Robin Kester (Taken from the album ‘Honeycomb Shades’; see robinkester.bandcamp.com/album/honeycomb-shades, showcase.fm/robinkester & www.facebook.com/RobinKesterMusic)

12. Zwanzig Zwanzig (3:43) – Robin Kester (Taken from the album ‘Honeycomb Shades’; see robinkester.bandcamp.com/album/honeycomb-shades, showcase.fm/robinkester & www.facebook.com/RobinKesterMusic)

13. Talking With The Birds (Standalone version) (6:15) – Aksak Maboul (Taken from the album ‘Une aventure de VV (Songspiel) (Made to Measure Vol. 48)’; see aksakmaboul.bandcamp.com/album/une-aventure-de-vv-songspiel-made-to-measure-vol-48 & www.facebook.com/AksakMaboul1/)

14. Brown Dwarfs (Standalone version) (6:53) – Aksak Maboul (Taken from the album ‘Une aventure de VV (Songspiel) (Made to Measure Vol. 48)’; see aksakmaboul.bandcamp.com/album/une-aventure-de-vv-songspiel-made-to-measure-vol-48 & www.facebook.com/AksakMaboul1/)

15. Insults Sweet Like Treacle (4:29) – Slug (Taken from the album ‘Thy Socialite!’; see daylightsavingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/thy-socialite, slugband.bandcamp.com/album/thy-socialite, slugband.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/slugslugslugslug) 

16. Depends On What You Think Is Nice (4:17) – Slug (Taken from the album ‘Thy Socialite!’; see daylightsavingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/thy-socialite, slugband.bandcamp.com/album/thy-socialite, slugband.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/slugslugslugslug)

17. Trouble With The Green (3:48) – Stornoway (Taken from the album ‘Dig The Mountain!’; see stornoway.bandcamp.com/album/dig-the-mountain, linktr.ee/stornoway & www.facebook.com/stornoway)

18. The Navigator (4:33) – Stornoway (Taken from the album ‘Dig The Mountain!’; see stornoway.bandcamp.com/album/dig-the-mountain, linktr.ee/stornoway & www.facebook.com/stornoway)

19. In The Blink Of The Night (4:04) – SheLoom (Taken from the album ‘Listen To Thieves’; see sheloom.bandcamp.com/album/listen-to-thieves, www.sheloom.com & www.facebook.com/sheloom)

20. Vision (4:57) – SheLoom (Taken from the album ‘Listen To Thieves’; see sheloom.bandcamp.com/album/listen-to-thieves, www.sheloom.com & www.facebook.com/sheloom)

21. Forever Forever (4:25) – Genevieve Artadi (Taken from the album ‘Forever Forever’; see genevieveartadi.bandcamp.com/album/forever-forever & www.facebook.com/genevieveartadi)

22. Change Stays (5:02) – Genevieve Artadi (Taken from the album ‘Forever Forever’; see genevieveartadi.bandcamp.com/album/forever-forever & www.facebook.com/genevieveartadi)

23. Subtle Risings (5:33) – Anthéne & Simon McCorry (Taken from the album ‘Florescence’; see oscarson.bandcamp.com/album/anth-ne-simon-mccorry-florescence, anthene.bandcamp.com, & www.simonmccorry.com)

24. Reach Toward the Earth (5:39) – Anthéne & Simon McCorry (Taken from the album ‘Florescence’; see oscarson.bandcamp.com/album/anth-ne-simon-mccorry-florescence, anthene.bandcamp.com, & www.simonmccorry.com)

You can see Simon McCorry & others perform at this year’s EppyFest 11 (over the weekend of 27th/28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. For the next show, in a couple of weeks’ time, I should be back with part three of my countdown of my favourite albums of 2023, covering the albums I picked from numbers 20 to 11. I really hope you’ll join me for that.

Episode 380: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 1

This is the 380th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). With this show I begin my slightly delayed countdown of my favourite albums of 2023. I did try to get it down to a top 30, I assure you, but I couldn’t manage it, so instead I went for a top 40. For this show it’s part 1 (of 4) of my 40 favourite albums of 2023. You can expect a great mixture of music in this show, and a typically eclectic playlist, with two tracks each from the albums I’ve placed between 40 and 31 in the countdown (you’ll hear the top 30 countdown over the course of the next three shows). And I’ll also start things with music from a new name to the show Guinevere, and a tribute to Del Palmer who sadly died recently. 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 27 minutes. Downloaded file is 133.9 MB.

1. Setting Of The Sun (7:23) – Guinevere (Taken from the album ‘Running in Circles’; see guinevere.bandcamp.com/album/running-in-circles & www.facebook.com/thisisguinevere)

As part of the feature, ‘The 80s Weren’t All Rubbish You Know!’ …

2. All The Love (4:30) – Kate Bush (Taken from the album ‘The Dreaming’; see www.katebush.com/ & www.katebush.com/news_article/del/)

The top 40 albums of 2023 countdown begins here, with the albums placed between 40 and 31…

3. Areca (5:16) – Mong Tong 夢東 (Taken from the album ‘Tao Fire 道火’; see mongtongggb.bandcamp.com/album/tao-fire, linktr.ee/mongtongband & www.facebook.com/MongTongBand, and Mong Tong 夢東 were featured in Prog Magazine back in 2023 – www.loudersound.com/prog)

4. Thung Beat (4:11) – Mong Tong 夢東 (Taken from the album ‘Tao Fire 道火’; see mongtongggb.bandcamp.com/album/tao-fire, linktr.ee/mongtongband & www.facebook.com/MongTongBand, and Mong Tong 夢東 were featured in Prog Magazine back in 2023 – www.loudersound.com/prog)

5. In Re Budd (4:23) – Penguin Cafe (Taken from the album ‘Rain Before Seven…’; see penguincafe.bandcamp.com/album/rain-before-seven & www.penguincafe.com)

6. Might Be Something (6:30) – Penguin Cafe (Taken from the album ‘Rain Before Seven…’; see penguincafe.bandcamp.com/album/rain-before-seven & www.penguincafe.com)

7. Corvidae (4:58) – Grazing Doe (Taken from the album ‘Bounds Beaten’; see grazingdoe.bandcamp.com/album/bounds-beaten)

8. Robigus (4:14) – Grazing Doe (Taken from the album ‘Bounds Beaten’; see grazingdoe.bandcamp.com/album/bounds-beaten)

9. Waltz of the Weekend (6:15) – Soft Hearted Scientists (Taken from the album ‘Waltz of the Weekend’; see softheartedscientists4.bandcamp.com/album/waltz-of-the-weekend & www.facebook.com/SoftHeartedScientists)

10. Sea Anemone Song (7:36) – Soft Hearted Scientists (Taken from the album ‘Waltz of the Weekend’; see softheartedscientists4.bandcamp.com/album/waltz-of-the-weekend & www.facebook.com/SoftHeartedScientists)

11. Kin (6:44) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-you-wish-you-were)

12. Tricks (4:47) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-you-wish-you-were)

13. The Requisitioner And The Wonder (6:36) – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Taken from the album ‘The Light Of Ancient Mistakes’; see hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/the-light-of-ancient-mistakes, hatsoffgentlemen.com & www.facebook.com/itsadequate)

14. Walking To Aldebaran (8:56) – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Taken from the album ‘The Light Of Ancient Mistakes’; see hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/the-light-of-ancient-mistakes, hatsoffgentlemen.com & www.facebook.com/itsadequate)

15. Choose Your Goddess (6:49) – Gong (Taken from the album ‘Unending Ascending’; see gongband.bandcamp.com/album/unending-ascending, www.gongband.com & www.facebook.com/officialgong)

16. My Guitar is a Spaceship (Single edit) (4:27) – Gong (Taken from the album ‘Unending Ascending’; see gongband.bandcamp.com/album/unending-ascending, www.gongband.com & www.facebook.com/officialgong)

17. Panopticom (Bright Side Mix) (5:16) – Peter Gabriel (Taken from the album ‘i/o’; see petergabriel.bandcamp.com/album/i-o & petergabriel.com)

18. The Court (Dark-Side Mix) (4:21) – Peter Gabriel (Taken from the album ‘i/o’; see petergabriel.bandcamp.com/album/i-o & petergabriel.com)

19. Five of Cups (5:16) – Holy Wave (Taken from the album ‘Five of Cups’; see holywave.bandcamp.com/album/five-of-cups & www.facebook.com/hlywave)

20. Bog Song (4:53) – Holy Wave (Taken from the album ‘Five of Cups’; see holywave.bandcamp.com/album/five-of-cups & www.facebook.com/hlywave)

21. Ironing Days (5:19) – Billie Bottle’s Temple of Shibboleth (Taken from the album ‘Billie Bottle’s Temple of Shibboleth’; see billiebottle.bandcamp.com/album/billie-bottles-temple-of-shibboleth-2, www.billiebottle.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/BillieBottle)

22. The Mending (9:44) – Billie Bottle’s Temple of Shibboleth (Taken from the album ‘Billie Bottle’s Temple of Shibboleth’; see billiebottle.bandcamp.com/album/billie-bottles-temple-of-shibboleth-2, www.billiebottle.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/BillieBottle)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. For the next show, in a couple of weeks’ time, I should be back with part two of my countdown of my favourite albums of 2023, covering the albums I picked from numbers 30 to 21. I really hope you’ll join me for that.

Episode 379: They Keep Killing Steed

This is the 379th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Happy New Year! I hope that you had a good, or at least a bearable festive season, and that you enjoyed the recent festive edition of this show. But it’s now time to welcome in the new year with a typically eclectic playlist, including a little bit of 2024 music. We also have a feature album, and for that we return to our new Prog Magazine feature, because the latest issue has an article on the wonderful Mitsune, so our feature album will be their second, ‘Hazama’, from 2022, and you’ll hear three tracks from that throughout the playlist. Otherwise you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, including tracks from 2023, some older tracks of various vintages, and a reflection on Chrimbo Limbo 2, our live music event that happened on the 28th of December in Cheltenham. 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 27 minutes. Downloaded file is 135.1 MB.

1. Hypervigilance (5:02) – Holy Wave (Taken from the album ‘Five of Cups’; see holywave.bandcamp.com/album/five-of-cups & www.facebook.com/hlywave)

2. Sakura (5:02) – Mitsune (Taken from the album ‘Hazama’; see mitsune.bandcamp.com/album/hazama & www.mitsune.de, and find out more about Mitsune in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

3. Vessel (2:51) – Sang Froid (Taken from the EP ‘Worms’; see sangfroidfroidsang.bandcamp.com/album/worms & www.facebook.com/sangfroidfroidsang)

4. The Basement Engineer (1:48) – Gabriel Kahane (Taken from the album ‘Magnificent Bird’; see gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/album/magnificent-bird, gabrielkahane.tumblr.com, & www.facebook.com/gabrielkahane, and find out more about Gabriel Kahane in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

5. Reina Mora (4:14) – Marina Herlop (Taken from the album ‘Nekkuja’; see marinaherlop.bandcamp.com/album/nekkuja & www.facebook.com/marinaherlop)

6. Drive (3:54) – Trevor Horn Feat. Steve Hogarth (Taken from the album ‘Echoes: Ancient & Modern’; see trevorh.lnk.to/Echoes)

As part of the feature, ‘The 80s Weren’t All Rubbish You Know!’ …

7. Room 101 (4:14) – Poetical Licence (B side to the single ‘Footprints’; see poeticallicence.bandcamp.com/album/footprints)

8. For Adam & Hannah (1:02) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the album ‘Bespoke Guitar Pieces’; see craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/bespoke-guitar-pieces & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

9. Vishnu Passacaglia for Gracie (2:04) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the album ‘Bespoke Guitar Pieces’; see craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/bespoke-guitar-pieces & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

10. Ice Cream Heart (2:47) – Garden of Live Flowers (Taken from the album ‘Sticky, Sweet and Dirty’; see gardenofliveflowers.bandcamp.com/album/sticky-sweet-and-dirty & www.facebook.com/gardenofliveflowers)

11. Ura (6:39) – Jordsjø (Taken from the album ‘Salighet′; see jordsjo.bandcamp.com/album/salighet & www.facebook.com/jordsjoe)

12. Spectres Of The Ridgeway (6:46) – Richard Wileman (feat. Chantelle Smith) (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Forked Road’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/the-forked-road & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

13. Roku-Go (3:31) – Mitsune (Taken from the album ‘Hazama’; see mitsune.bandcamp.com/album/hazama & www.mitsune.de, and find out more about Mitsune in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

As part of our semi-regular feature, Cats’ Corner…

14. Opening (0:53) – Sandra Kerr & John Faulkner (Taken from the album ‘The Music From Bagpuss’; see bagpuss.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-from-bagpuss & www.sandrakerr.net/bagpuss.html)

15. Cat and Bird Tone Phone (1:38) – Sandra Kerr & John Faulkner (Taken from the album ‘The Music From Bagpuss’; see bagpuss.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-from-bagpuss & www.sandrakerr.net/bagpuss.html)

16. Jitterbug (Junior Is A) (7:31) – Cardiacs (Taken from the album ‘Guns’; see alphabet-business-concern.bandcamp.com/album/guns & www.cardiacs.com/)

17. Kashmir (8:29) – Led Zeppelin (Taken from the album ‘Physical Graffiti’; see www.ledzeppelin.com/ & www.facebook.com/ledzeppelin)

18. Relax (4:06) – Trevor Horn Feat. Toyah & Robert Fripp (Taken from the album ‘Echoes: Ancient & Modern’; see trevorh.lnk.to/Echoes)

19. Amphibious Remedy (5:31) – Seas Of Mirth (Taken from the album ‘Kriller’; see seasofmirth.bandcamp.com/album/kriller, seasofmirth.com & www.facebook.com/seasofmirth)

20. Dolphins (3:35) – Rich Hinman (Taken from the album ‘Memorial’; see richhinman.bandcamp.com/album/memorial)

21. Tarot Card (5:14) – Bas Jan (Taken from the album ‘Back To The Swamp’; see basjan.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-the-swamp & www.facebook.com/basjanband)

22. Four Kinds of Horses (Dark-Side Mix) (6:48) – Peter Gabriel (Taken from the album ‘i/o’; see petergabriel.bandcamp.com/album/i-o & petergabriel.com)

23. To Be American (2:57) – Gabriel Kahane (Taken from the album ‘Magnificent Bird’; see gabrielkahane.bandcamp.com/album/magnificent-bird, gabrielkahane.tumblr.com, & www.facebook.com/gabrielkahane, and find out more about Gabriel Kahane in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

24. It’s Not Up To You (4:25) – Stornoway (feat. Yijia) (Taken from the album ‘Dig The Mountain!’; see stornoway.bandcamp.com/album/dig-the-mountain, linktr.ee/stornoway & www.facebook.com/stornoway)

25. The Ipcress File (3:58) – John Barry (Taken from the compilation album ‘Themeology: The Best Of John Barry’; see www.johnbarry.org.uk/)

26. The Mermaid’s Cave (2:56) – Chantelle Smith (Taken from the album ‘The Gates Of Elfinland’; see chantellesmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-gates-of-elfinland-2 & www.facebook.com/chantellesmithfolk)

27. Two Compartments (5:04) – Elif Yalvac (Taken from the album ‘Mountains Become Stepping Stones’; see hazalelif.bandcamp.com/album/mountains-become-stepping-stones & www.facebook.com/elifyalvacmusic/)

28. What’s That Sound? (4:27) – Sang Froid (Taken from the EP ‘Worms’; see sangfroidfroidsang.bandcamp.com/album/worms & www.facebook.com/sangfroidfroidsang)

29. Wind of Sand (5:59) – Mitsune (Taken from the album ‘Hazama’; see mitsune.bandcamp.com/album/hazama & www.mitsune.de, and find out more about Mitsune in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. All the best for the new year! Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. For the next show, I should be starting the countdown of my favourite 40 albums of 2023 (covering the numbers 40-31). I hope you will join me for that.

Episode 378: Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas

This is the 378th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). This time around, it’s this year’s festive edition, so you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, only this time all the tracks will have some form of wintry/Christmas/solstice theme. There’s no feature album this time, so just kick back and enjoy the usual eclectic musical mix, including some new music from 2023, some older tracks of various vintages, a return to a feature that I first introduced during last year’s festive special, and a final reminder about this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event on the 28th of December in Cheltenham. All-in-all, expect a unique festive-themed extravaganza with lots of great music (some jolly, some definitely not!) and some pleasant surprises. 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 9 minutes. Downloaded file is 117.8 MB.

1. Love in the Universe (5:11) – William D. Drake (Single available to buy digitally via williamddrake.bandcamp.com/track/love-in-the-universe; see also williamddrake.wordpress.com)

2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (2:27) – Chilly Gonzales (Taken from the album ‘A Very Chilly Christmas’; see www.chillygonzales.com)

3. Blood On The Rooftops (5:28) – Genesis (Taken from the album ‘Wind & Wuthering’; see www.genesis-music.com/ & www.facebook.com/genesis)

4. It Hasn’t Happened Yet (3:50) – William Shatner (Taken from the album ‘Has Been’; see williamshatner.com)

5. Be Mine (5:33) – R.E.M. (Taken from the album ‘New Adventures In Hi-Fi’; see remhq.com)

6. Coventry Carol (4:15) – Vamoosery (Single available to buy digitally via vamoosery.bandcamp.com/track/coventry-carol; see also www.facebook.com/Vamoosery)

7. The Slaughter of the Innocents (5:11) – Firefly Burning (Taken from the album ‘Lightships’; see fireflyburning.bandcamp.com/album/lightships & en-gb.facebook.com/fireflyburning)

8. 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)

9. Silent Night (2:46) – John Stebbe (Taken from the EP ‘A Jazz Piano Christmas’; see itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-jazz-piano-christmas-ep/id582799239)

10. Winter Crawls (4:32) – Ashley Reaks (Taken from ‘Winter Crawls‘; see ashleyreaks.bandcamp.com/album/winter-crawls, www.ashleyreaks.com/, & www.facebook.com/ashleyreaksart)

11. Sant Esteve (3:31) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-you-wish-you-were)

12. Everything Will Change This Christmas: The Ballad of Hans Gruber (4:26) – Four Eyes (Single available to buy via foureyesathens.bandcamp.com/album/everything-will-change-this-christmas-the-ballad-of-hans-gruber; see also www.facebook.com/FourEyesAthens)

13. Under The Surface (6:35) – Under The Surface (Taken from the album ‘Under The Surface’; see underthesurfacetrio.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-surface, triounderthesurface.com & www.facebook.com/triounderthesurface, and find out more about Under The Surface in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

14. Long Way Around The Sea (4:39) – Low (Taken from the ‘Christmas’ EP; see lowtheband.bandcamp.com/album/christmas)

15. Spare A Thought For Santa (3:04) – a.P.A.t.T. (Taken from the album ‘The Essential Now That’s What I Call an a.P.A.t.T. Christmas Vol 1’; see apatt.bandcamp.com/album/the-essential-now-thats-what-i-call-an-a-p-a-t-t-christmas-vol-1, www.apatt.com/, & www.facebook.com/aPAtTpage)

16. December Song (5:28) – Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Jarrett Cherner (Taken from the compilation ‘Together: Musical Warmth For The Winter Holidays’; see trrstore.bandcamp.com/album/together-musical-warmth-for-the-winter-holidays)

17. Cherry Tree Carol (3:52) – Arborea (Taken from the album ‘Fortress of the Sun’; see arborea.bandcamp.com/album/fortress-of-the-sun, arboreamusic.blogspot.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Arborea)

18. An Elf Lost in the Woods (6:29) – Stringmodulator (Taken from the EP ‘Silent Night’; see submarinebroadcastingco.bandcamp.com/album/silent-night)

19. Christmas Unicorn (12:28) – Sufjan Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Silver & Gold’; see music.sufjan.com/track/christmas-unicorn & sufjan.com/)

20. Old Bones (2:50) – Richard Wileman (feat. Chantelle Smith) (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Forked Road’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

For advance tickets and more information about the live music Chrimbo Limbo 2 event on the 28th of December at Smokey Joe’s in Cheltenham, feat. headliners Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman, Garden of Live Flowers, and Elif Yalvac, see https://www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/1050739

21. Little Girl Blue (4:19) – Nina Simone (Taken from the album ‘Little Girl Blue’; see primitivrecords.bandcamp.com/album/little-girl-blue & www.ninasimone.com)

22. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (4:37) – Ryuichi Sakamoto (Taken from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’; see www.sitesakamoto.com)

23. Snowman on a Ledge (3:31) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘The Warm, Dark Circus′; see jackotheclock.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/JackOTheClock)

24. A Christmas Credit Card (Christmas in My Dreams) (2:21) – Asparagus Apocalypse & David Kaminsky (Not currently available to download)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. All the best for the winter solstice and for Christmas, whatever you get up to! Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, 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, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. For the next show, in a couple of weeks’ time, I should be back to herald in the New Year with lots of great music, as we build up to my countdown of my favourite albums of 2023. I hope you will join me for that.