Episode 252: Best of 2018, Top 30 pt 2

This is the 252nd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You should be able to CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. Unfortunately the iTunes subscription no longer appears to be working so either download the show via the link above, or stream the show via Mixcloud (if you become a follower you can find out whenever I add new shows there) and the show can also be found on the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). I hope you enjoyed the previous show in which I started my countdown of my 30 favourite albums of 2018. Back then we covered the albums I placed between 30 and 21 in the countdown, but here we move onto the albums placed between 20 and 11. You can expect a great mixture of music in this show, and a typically eclectic playlist, with two tracks each from the 10 brilliant albums in this part of the countdown. And we also have a feature artist, in the form of Sheffield-based composer, musician and polymath Jarrod Gosling, as we’ll be having three tracks featuring him on this show. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours & 17 minutes. Downloaded file is 125.4 MB.

1. Harvest Of The Stars (3:25) – Richard Wileman (Single available via richardwileman.bandcamp.com/track/harvest-of-the-stars; see also kardaestra.wordpress.com & www.facebook.com/kardaestra/)

2. Who Are The Strange (Variant) (4:58) – Cobalt Chapel (Taken from the album ‘Variants’; see cobaltchapel.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/cobaltchapel/)

3. Watching The Wires (2:40) – The Twelve Hour Foundation (Taken from the album ‘tree little milk egg book…and other non sequiturs’; see www.twelvehourfoundation.co.uk/, twelvehourfoundation-cis.bandcamp.com/album/tree-little-milk-egg-book-and-other-non-sequiturs & www.facebook.com/twelvehourfoundation)

4. Grammatik (3:22) – The Twelve Hour Foundation (Taken from the album ‘tree little milk egg book…and other non sequiturs’; see www.twelvehourfoundation.co.uk/, twelvehourfoundation-cis.bandcamp.com/album/tree-little-milk-egg-book-and-other-non-sequiturs & www.facebook.com/twelvehourfoundation)

5. Far Away I (8:33) – Benjamin Louis Brody (Taken from the album ‘Far Away Music’; see preservedsound.bandcamp.com/album/far-away-music, www.benbrodymusic.com & www.facebook.com/benjaminlouisbrody/)

6. Floating into Infinity (8:59) – Benjamin Louis Brody (Taken from the album ‘Far Away Music’; see preservedsound.bandcamp.com/album/far-away-music, www.benbrodymusic.com & www.facebook.com/benjaminlouisbrody/)

7. The Lion (6:12) – Gadadu (Taken from the album ‘Outer Song’; see gadadu.bandcamp.com/album/outer-song & www.gadadu.com/)

8. Julia (4:29) – Gadadu (Taken from the album ‘Outer Song’; see gadadu.bandcamp.com/album/outer-song & www.gadadu.com/)

9. Huge Machine You Are So Heavy (6:38) – Regal Worm (Taken from the album ‘Pig Views’; see regalworm.bandcamp.com/album/pig-views, regalworm.com/Hail.html & www.facebook.com/regalworm)

10. Rose Parkington They Would Not Let You Leave (7:07) – Regal Worm (Taken from the album ‘Pig Views’; see regalworm.bandcamp.com/album/pig-views, regalworm.com/Hail.html & www.facebook.com/regalworm)

11. Minnow (3:31) – Blanko Basnet (Taken from the album ‘Ocean Meets the Animal’; see www.blankobasnet.com/, blankobasnet.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/BlankoBasnet/)

12. Ocean Meets the Animal (4:02) – Blanko Basnet (Taken from the album ‘Ocean Meets the Animal’; see www.blankobasnet.com/, blankobasnet.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/BlankoBasnet/)

13. Snakes & Ladders (5:57) – Let’s Eat Grandma (Taken from the album ‘I’m All Ears’; see letseatgrandma.co.uk/, letseatgrandma.bandcamp.com/album/im-all-ears & www.facebook.com/thelegofgrandma/)

14. Cool & Collected (9:18) – Let’s Eat Grandma (Taken from the album ‘I’m All Ears’; see letseatgrandma.co.uk/, letseatgrandma.bandcamp.com/album/im-all-ears & www.facebook.com/thelegofgrandma/)

15. Truck (4:05) – The Fierce And The Dead (Taken from the album ‘The Euphoric’; see tfatd.bandcamp.com/album/the-euphoric, thefierceandthedead.bandcamp.com/album/the-euphoric, www.fierceandthedead.com/ & www.facebook.com/fierceandthedead?fref=ts)

16. 1991 (3:46) – The Fierce And The Dead (Taken from the album ‘The Euphoric’; see tfatd.bandcamp.com/album/the-euphoric, thefierceandthedead.bandcamp.com/album/the-euphoric, www.fierceandthedead.com/ & www.facebook.com/fierceandthedead?fref=ts)

17. Verdant (3:45) – Olden Yolk (Taken from the album ‘Olden Yolk’; see oldenyolk.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/oldenyolk)

18. Cut To The Quick (4:02) – Olden Yolk (Taken from the album ‘Olden Yolk’; see oldenyolk.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/oldenyolk)

19. Helen (4:41) – Oracle Hysterical (Taken from the album ‘Hecuba‘; see www.oraclehysterical.com and www.oraclehysterical.bandcamp.com)

20. No Comfort (5:40) – Oracle Hysterical (Taken from the album ‘Hecuba‘, see www.oraclehysterical.com and www.oraclehysterical.bandcamp.com)

21. Poppies Dream (7:03) – Six-Ring Circus (Taken from the album ‘Six-Ring Circus’; see six-ringcircus.com/ & www.facebook.com/sixringcircusband/)

22. Cirkus – Part. II (6:20) – Six-Ring Circus (Taken from the album ‘Six-Ring Circus’; see six-ringcircus.com/ & www.facebook.com/sixringcircusband/)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed and to all 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 I’ll be back again concluding my countdown of my favourite albums of 2018, as we reach the albums I’ve placed from 10 to 1, my very favourites of last year, so I hope you’ll join me for that – it should be a most excellent show.

 

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Episode 251: Best of 2018, Top 30 pt 1

This is the 251st edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You should be able to CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. Unfortunately the iTunes subscription no longer appears to be working so either download the show via the link above, or stream the show via Mixcloud (if you become a follower you can find out whenever I add new shows there) and the show can also be found on the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). I hope you enjoyed the recent show from Daniel & Rebsie but with this show your usual presenter returns with part 1 (of 3) of his 30 favourite albums of 2018. 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. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours & 2 minutes. Downloaded file is 111.5 MB.

1. The Faith Healer (7:12) – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (Taken from the album ‘Next’; see www.facebook.com/tedmckenna.co.uk/ & medium.com/@EddyBamyasi/the-sensational-alex-harvey-band-albums-ranked-worst-to-best-312ec8f11c45) 

2. Optimum Delirium (3:53) – The Dowling Poole (Single available to download via 369music.bandcamp.com/track/optimum-delirium; see also thedowlingpoole.com/ & www.facebook.com/TheDowlingPoole/)

3. Back to the Rhythm (4:33) – Gumshen (Taken from the album ‘One Time Supershow’; see gumshen.bandcamp.com, gumshen.com/ & www.facebook.com/Gumshen)

4. Opening Line (4:52) – Gumshen (Taken from the album ‘One Time Supershow’; see gumshen.bandcamp.com, gumshen.com/ & www.facebook.com/Gumshen)

5. Inside Her Shimmering Agony (3:13) – Ashley Reaks (Taken from the album ‘The Earth Swan Sings Again’; see www.ashleyreaks.com/, ashleyreaks.bandcamp.com/album/the-earth-swan-sings-again & www.facebook.com/ashleyreaksart)

6. Today Hurts More Than Mercy (5:37) – Ashley Reaks (Taken from the album ‘The Earth Swan Sings Again’; see www.ashleyreaks.com/, ashleyreaks.bandcamp.com/album/the-earth-swan-sings-again & www.facebook.com/ashleyreaksart)

7. Ghost (3:35) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Veil’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/veil & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

8. Alice Afternoon (4:32) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Veil’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/veil & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

9. Solar Flares (4:37) – Leaving Richmond (Taken from the album ‘Subcircuits’; see leavingrichmond.tumblr.com/, leavingrichmond.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/leavingrichmond)

10. We Found Us (5:10) – Leaving Richmond (Taken from the album ‘Subcircuits’; see leavingrichmond.tumblr.com/, leavingrichmond.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/leavingrichmond)

11. Did I Dream? Parts I to IV (5:49) – The Hare and Hoofe (Taken from the album ‘The Terror of Melton’; see thehareandhoofe.bandcamp.com/album/the-terror-of-melton,  thehareandhoofe.wordpress.com & www.facebook.com/TheHareAndHoofe)

12. The Ballad of Layser Manne (3:54) – The Hare and Hoofe (Taken from the album ‘The Terror of Melton’; see thehareandhoofe.bandcamp.com/album/the-terror-of-melton,  thehareandhoofe.wordpress.com & www.facebook.com/TheHareAndHoofe)

13. Raven (4:58) – GoGo Penguin (Taken from the album ‘A Humdrum Star’; see gogopenguin.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Gogopenguin)

14. Reactor (6:17) – GoGo Penguin (Taken from the album ‘A Humdrum Star’; see gogopenguin.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Gogopenguin)

15. Nobody Here (5:31) – Tunng (Taken from the album ‘Songs You Make At Night’; see tunng.bandcamp.com/album/songs-you-make-at-night, tunng.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/thisistunng/) 

16. Crow (3:46) – Tunng (Taken from the album ‘Songs You Make At Night’; see tunng.bandcamp.com/album/songs-you-make-at-night, tunng.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/thisistunng/) 

17. Julia’s Call (3:38) – Lake Ruth (Taken from the album ‘Birds of America’; see lakeruth.bandcamp.com/album/birds-of-america & www.facebook.com/lakeruthmusic/)

18. The Cross of Lorraine (4:55) – Lake Ruth (Taken from the album ‘Birds of America’; see lakeruth.bandcamp.com/album/birds-of-america & www.facebook.com/lakeruthmusic/)

19. Humbled And Broken (5:40) – Tonochrome (Taken from the album ‘A Map In Fragments’; see www.tonochrome.com/, tonochrome.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/tonochrome/) 

20. The Gates (3:59) – Tonochrome (Taken from the album ‘A Map In Fragments’; see www.tonochrome.com/, tonochrome.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/tonochrome/) 

21. This Is The Space (3:45) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Interconnected′; see timburness.bandcamp.com/album/interconnected, www.timburness.com & www.facebook.com/pages/Tim-Burness/195607947167604)  

22. Beautiful World (7:04) – Tim Burness (Taken from the album ‘Interconnected′; see timburness.bandcamp.com/album/interconnected, www.timburness.com & www.facebook.com/pages/Tim-Burness/195607947167604)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed and to all 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 I’ll be back again continuing my countdown of my favourite albums of 2018, as we reach the albums I’ve placed from 20 to 11, so I hope you’ll join me for that.

 

Episode 250: Two’s A Crowd

This is the 250th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You may be able to CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files & this may not be the best way to listen. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Your regular host is currently occupied with work, so Daniel Staniforth and Rebsie Fairholm are kindly sitting in again to present one of their takes on Eppy Gibbon music. The feature album is ‘The Chopin Project’ by Ólafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott, so you’ll hear three tracks from that. Other than that you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of styles and genres. 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 MB.

1. Émigré (3:16) – Alele Diane (Taken from the album ‘Cusp’; see www.aleladiane.com)

2. Wide Awake (2:44) – Parquet Courts (Taken from the album ‘Wide Awake!’; see www.parquetcourts.wordpress.com)

3. Wave Over Me (Twilight Mix) (4:55) – Intelligent Light (Digital download available from Bandcamp; see www.johndegregorio.bandcamp.com)

4. Communism Part 2 (2:46) – The Sursiks (Taken from the album ‘I Didn’t Know I Was Singing’; see thesursiks.bandcamp.com)

5. Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (4:25) – Ólafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott (Taken from the album ‘The Chopin Project’; see www.olafurarnalds.com and www.alicesaraott.com)

6. The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra (6:08) – Anna von Haussewolf  (Taken from the album ‘Dead Magic’; see www.annavonhausswolff.org)

7. Latch to a Grave (6:22) – Winterfylleth (Taken from the album ‘The Harrowing of Heirdom’; see www.winterfylleth.bandcamp.com)

8. Natural (2:32) – Tanukichan (Taken from the album ‘Natural’; see www.tanukichan.bandcamp.com)

9. Ra Ra For Red Rocking Horse (3:44) – Andy Partridge (Taken from the album ‘Fuzzy Warbles Vol. 2’; see www.ape.uk.net)

10. Reminiscence (4:35) – Ólafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott (Taken from the album ‘The Chopin Project’; see www.olafurarnalds.com and www.alicesaraott.com)

11. Accidentally Saved the World (3:54) – Richard In Your Mind (Taken from the album ‘Super Love Brain’; see www.richardinyourmind.bandcamp.com)

12. Emeriga (4:44) – Irfan (Taken from the album ‘Roots’; see www.irfantheband.bandcamp.com)

13. Thousand Hands (9:37) – Elder (Taken from the album ‘Reflections of a Floating World’; see www.beholdtheelder.com)

14. Pork Chop Dinner (2:39) – The Sursiks (Taken from the album ‘I Didn’t Know I Was Singing’; see thesursiks.bandcamp.com)

As part of the feature ‘Cats Corner’:

15. The Pouch (3:30) – Arch Garrison (Taken from the album ‘King of the Down’; see www.archgarrison.co.uk)

16. My Bonny Boy (2:53) – Anne Briggs (Taken from the EP ‘The Hazards of Love’; see www.topicrecords.co.uk/anne-briggs-the-hazards-of-love)

17. The Sea V (4:18) – Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Ripdal & Jon Christensen (Taken from the album ‘The Sea′; see www.ecmrecords.com)

18. Terminal Paradise (4:00) – Adrienne Lenker (Taken from the album ‘Abysskiss’; see www.adriannelenker.com)

19. Black Tourmaline (3:57) – Adam Hurst (Taken from the album ‘Talisman’; see www.worldcello.com)

20. Tell Me What You See In Me (3:38) – Sandy Denny & The Strawbs (Taken from the album ‘All Our Own Work’; see www.strawbsweb.co.uk/albtrack/sandy)

21. Bolero (5:59) – Oracle Hysterical (Taken from the album ‘Hecuba‘, see www.oraclehysterical.com and www.oraclehysterical.bandcamp.com)

22. Eyes Shut/Nocturne in C Minor (6:41) – Ólafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott (Taken from the album ‘The Chopin Project’; see www.olafurarnalds.com and www.alicesaraott.com)

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

23. Black Velvet (3:27) – The Lilac Time (Taken from the album ‘The Lilac Time’; see stephenduffy.com/)

24. Sad February (4:36) – The Unthanks (Taken from the album ‘Here’s the Tender Coming’; see www.the-unthanks.com)

25. The Vessel (2:57) – We Lost the Sea (Taken from the album ‘Crimea’; see www.welostthesea.com)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed and to all 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. Eppy will be back next time with lots of great music and the usual eclectic mixture of styles and genres. Specifically he’ll be starting his countdown of his favourite 30 albums from 2018, counting down the albums from 30 to 21, so we hope you’ll be back for that.

Episode 249: Eppy’s EPs of 2018

This is the 249th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You should be able to CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. Unfortunately the iTunes subscription no longer appears to be working so either download the show via the link above, or stream the show via Mixcloud (if you become a follower you can find out whenever I add new shows there) and the show can also be found on the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). I hope you enjoyed the recent interview with Marvin B Naylor but for our first show of 2019 I’ll be reviewing some of my favourite EP releases of 2018. You can expect a great mixture of music in this show, and a typically eclectic 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 & 28 minutes. Downloaded file is 135.3 MB.

1. Divide (Sing, Persist) (5:50) – Hanna Benn (Taken from the EP ‘Divide’; see hannabenn.bandcamp.com, hannabenn.com & www.facebook.com/HannaBennMusic/)

2. Geckos (5:04) – Mischa Blanos (Taken from the ‘Second Nature’ EP; see infine-rec.bandcamp.com/album/second-nature-ep, mischablanos.com/ & www.facebook.com/mischablanos/)

3. To Get Her (3:13) – Natasha Noorani (Taken from the EP ‘Munaasib’; see natashanoorani.bandcamp.com/releases & www.facebook.com/rukhsanakartoos/)

4. Brain (Watching Your Eyes) (8:47) – Once and Future Band (Taken from the ‘Brain’ EP; see www.facebook.com/OnceAndFutureBand)

5. Weep, O Mine Eyes (1:57) – Rebsie Fairholm (Taken from the EP ‘Chalkhills’; see rebsiefairholm.bandcamp.com & rebsiefairholm.co.uk)  

6. Don’t Look, Don’t Stare (3:19) – Oh Malô (Taken from the EP ‘Young Orchard, Vol. 1’; see ohmalo.bandcamp.com/album/young-orchard-vol-1 & www.facebook.com/ohmalo/)

7. Ketamine (3:49) – MoeTar (Taken from the EP ‘Final Four’; see www.moetar.com, moetar.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/MoeTar)

8. Pierrot’s Dream Theater (7:00) – Ions & Eras (Taken from the EP ‘Life For A While’; see ionsanderas.bandcamp.com/releases & www.facebook.com/ionsanderas/)

9. Five More (2:07) – The Twelve Hour Foundation (Taken from the EP ‘Bunch Of Fives’; see www.twelvehourfoundation.co.uk/, thetwelvehourfoundation.bandcamp.com/album/bunch-of-fives-ep & www.facebook.com/twelvehourfoundation)

10. The Old Brain (4:47) – Once and Future Band (Taken from the ‘Brain’ EP; see www.facebook.com/OnceAndFutureBand)

11. Light Body (2:58) – Hanna Benn (Taken from the EP ‘Divide’; see hannabenn.bandcamp.com, hannabenn.com & www.facebook.com/HannaBennMusic/)

12. All Waves (3:59) – Sami Fitz (Taken from the EP ‘Tephra’; see samifitz.bandcamp.com/album/tephra, www.samifitz.com & www.facebook.com/samifitzmusic/)

13. (This is Why I Hate) Clocks (4:40) – Friend Roulette (Taken from the EP ‘I Want Out’; see prettypurgatory.bandcamp.com/album/i-want-out, www.prettypurgatory.com/artists/friend-roulette & www.facebook.com/FriendRoulette/) 

14. Prairies Of Stars (3:45) – Ions & Eras (Taken from the EP ‘Life For A While’; see ionsanderas.bandcamp.com/releases & www.facebook.com/ionsanderas/)

15. Monsters In Your Head (3:03) – MoeTar (Taken from the EP ‘Final Four’; see www.moetar.com, moetar.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/MoeTar)

16. Work (4:16) – Natasha Noorani (Taken from the EP ‘Munaasib’; see natashanoorani.bandcamp.com/releases & www.facebook.com/rukhsanakartoos/)

17. Crosshairs (3:59) – Sami Fitz (Taken from the EP ‘Tephra’; see samifitz.bandcamp.com/album/tephra, www.samifitz.com & www.facebook.com/samifitzmusic/)

18. Coquillages (2:48) – The Twelve Hour Foundation (Taken from the EP ‘Bunch Of Fives’; see www.twelvehourfoundation.co.uk/, thetwelvehourfoundation.bandcamp.com/album/bunch-of-fives-ep & www.facebook.com/twelvehourfoundation)

19. Chalkhill Blue (5:53) – Rebsie Fairholm (Taken from the EP ‘Chalkhills’; see rebsiefairholm.bandcamp.com & rebsiefairholm.co.uk)  

20. Rocoma (5:36)– Mischa Blanos (Taken from the ‘Second Nature’ EP; see infine-rec.bandcamp.com/album/second-nature-ep, mischablanos.com/ & www.facebook.com/mischablanos/)

21. The Latest News (4:13) – Annabel (lee) (Taken from the EP ‘From This Side′; see annabel-lee.bandcamp.com/album/from-this-side, ninjatune.net/artist/annabel-lee & www.facebook.com/solitaryplaces/)

22. Otrov (2:57) – E.L. Heath (Taken from the EP ‘Smiling Leaf’; see digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/smiling-leaf, waysideandwoodland.com/notes-on-a-smiling-leaf-by-e-l-heath/ & www.facebook.com/ELHeathuk/) 

23. Only Mocking (4:27) – El Radio Fantastique (Taken from the EP ‘Outside of Space and Time’; elradiofantastique.bandcamp.com/album/outside-of-space-and-time, www.elradiofantastique.com & www.facebook.com/elradiofantastique/)

24. You Don’t Know (4:56) – El Radio Fantastique (Taken from the EP ‘Outside of Space and Time’; elradiofantastique.bandcamp.com/album/outside-of-space-and-time, www.elradiofantastique.com & www.facebook.com/elradiofantastique/)

25. Read Me (4:30) – Oh Malô (Taken from the EP ‘Young Orchard, Vol. 1’; see ohmalo.bandcamp.com/album/young-orchard-vol-1 & www.facebook.com/ohmalo/)

26. Black Hole (3:13) – Friend Roulette (Taken from the EP ‘I Want Out’; see prettypurgatory.bandcamp.com/album/i-want-out, www.prettypurgatory.com/artists/friend-roulette & www.facebook.com/FriendRoulette/) 

27. Alun I (4:25) – Hippo (Taken from the ‘Hippo′ EP; see hippobristol.bandcamp.com/album/hippo-ep & www.facebook.com/hippobristol/)

28. Georgia (4:52) – Hippo (Taken from the ‘Hippo′ EP; see hippobristol.bandcamp.com/album/hippo-ep & www.facebook.com/hippobristol/)

29. Down in Mystic (4:56) – Annabel (lee) (Taken from the EP ‘From This Side′; see annabel-lee.bandcamp.com/album/from-this-side, ninjatune.net/artist/annabel-lee & www.facebook.com/solitaryplaces/)

30. Smiling Leaf (4:26) – E.L. Heath (Taken from the EP ‘Smiling Leaf’; see digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/smiling-leaf, waysideandwoodland.com/notes-on-a-smiling-leaf-by-e-l-heath/ & www.facebook.com/ELHeathuk/) 

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed and to all 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 I’ll be very busy with work again so for the 250th eppysode I’ll be leaving you in the very capable hands of regular guest presenters Rebsie & Daniel who will return with their own take on Eppy Gibbon music, so I hope you’ll join them for that.

Episode 248: Marvin B Naylor Interview

This is the 248th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You should be able to CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. Unfortunately the iTunes subscription no longer appears to be working so either download the show via the link above, or stream the show via Mixcloud (if you become a follower you can find out whenever I add new shows there) and the show can also be found on the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). I hope you enjoyed the previous festive edition of the show, but we still have one final eppysode for 2018. This show is built around an interview with singer-songwriter & guitarist Marvin B Naylor & he’ll be talking about his own music and also about some of his favourite tracks from other artists. We’ll also have an Eppy Gibbon first – a live session recorded by Marvin in the Eppy Gibbon studio. You can expect a great mixture of music and chat in this show, and a typically eclectic 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. Downloaded file is 110 MB.

1. Til Death… (4:27) –  Marvin B Naylor (Taken from the album ‘The Stargazer’s Symphonium’; see marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-stargazers-symphonium & marvinbnaylor.com/)

Interview with Marvin B Naylor…

2. Tregenna Afternoons (7:50) – Anthony Phillips (Taken from the compilation album ‘Anthology’; see www.anthonyphillips.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/AnthonyPhillipsOfficial)

3. You Are My Life (3:12) – Peter Sarstedt (Taken from the compilation album ‘The Peter Sarstedt Collection’; see www.discogs.com/artist/269095-Peter-Sarstedt)

4. Chopin: Barcarolle In F Sharp, Op. 60, B 158 (9:31) – Arthur Rubinstein (Taken from the album ‘Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 46’; see www.gramophone.co.uk/feature/arthur-rubinstein-wine-women-and-the-piano)

5. A Swallow Song (3:49) – Rebsie Fairholm & Marvin B Naylor (Not currently available to buy, this track is likely to appear on the next Rebsie Fairholm solo album; see rebsiefairholm.businesscatalyst.com/ & marvinbnaylor.com/)

6. Blue By You (3:25) – Marvin B Naylor (Live session recorded exclusively for the Eppy Gibbon show but the original track can be found on the album ‘The Stargazer’s Symphonium’; see marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-stargazers-symphonium & marvinbnaylor.com/)

7. The Bells Of Rhymney (3:35) – The Byrds (Taken from the album ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’; see www.thebyrds.com/)

8. Born Under A Bad Sign (3:41) – Richard Hawley (Taken from the album ‘Coles Corner’; see www.richardhawley.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/RichardHawleyOfficial/)

9. I Am A Summer Night (8:57) – Marvin B Naylor (Taken from the album ‘Earth and All The Universes’; see marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/album/earth-and-all-the-universes & marvinbnaylor.com/)

10. Star Of My Heart (6:33) – Lost Crowns (Taken from the album ‘Every Night Something Happens’; see lostcrowns.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/lostcrowns/)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, specifically to Marvin for coming in to do the interview and the session, and to all 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 it’ll be the first of 2019, but I’ll be spending it reviewing some of my favourite EP releases of 2018, so I hope you’ll return for that.

Episode 247: Twas the Episode Before Christmas

This is the 247th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You should be able to CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. Unfortunately the iTunes subscription no longer appears to be working so either download the show via the link above, or stream the show via Mixcloud (if you become a follower you can find out whenever I add new shows there) and the show can also be found on the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). I’d like to thank Rebsie & Daniel for putting the last excellent show together. I’m also happy to be back to present this year’s festive edition of the show, 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. We have a feature album this time around, ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’, the 1965 album by the Vince Guaraldi Trio so you’ll hear two tracks taken directly from that, plus one track directly inspired by music from the album. And of course you can also expect the usual eclectic musical mix, including some new music from 2018, and some older tracks of various vintages thrown in for good measure. All-in-all expect a unique festive-themed extravaganza with lots of great music and pleasant surprises. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 1 hour & 55 minutes. Downloaded file is 105.3 MB.

1. The Testimony Of John (5:08) –  Anne Dudley (Taken from the album ‘Ancient & Modern’; see www.annedudley.co.uk)

2. December (3:55) – Humbird (Single available via humbird.bandcamp.com/track/december; see also www.facebook.com/humbirdhumbird/?ref=hl)

3. Snowflakes on Concrete (2:40) – The Twelve Hour Foundation (Single available as a free download via thetwelvehourfoundation.bandcamp.com/track/snowflakes-on-concrete; see also www.twelvehourfoundation.co.uk/, & www.facebook.com/twelvehourfoundation) 

4. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) (2:44) – Vince Guaraldi Trio (Taken from the album ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’; see www.allmusic.com/artist/vince-guaraldi-mn0000201678/biography & www.fivecentsplease.org/dpb/vincecd.html)

5. Winter Mountain (5:20) – Moonparticle (Taken from the album ‘Hurricane Esmeralda’; see moonparticle.bandcamp.com/album/hurricane-esmeralda, www.moonparticle.com/ & www.facebook.com/moonparticleband/)

6. Winter Bee (4:40) – The Natural History Museum (Taken from the album ‘Attenborough’; see countersunk.bandcamp.com/album/attenborough & www.countersunk.org/)

7. How A Rose (6:39) – Roomful of Teeth (Single available via roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com/album/how-a-rose; see also www.roomfulofteeth.org/)

8. December Train (4:14) – Steve Jansen (Taken from the album ‘Slope (2013 Deluxe Edition), Vol.1.’; see www.stevejansen.com/)

9. Frost and Furrow (3:25) – Julia Kent (Single available via music.juliakent.com/album/frost-and-furrow; see also www.juliakent.com)

10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (6:42) – Robert Glasper & Doobie Powell (Single available as a free download via doobiepowell.bandcamp.com/track/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas; see also www.robertglasper.com/)

11. Skating (2:26) – Vince Guaraldi Trio (Taken from the album ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’; see www.allmusic.com/artist/vince-guaraldi-mn0000201678/biography & www.fivecentsplease.org/dpb/vincecd.html)

12. Veni Veni Emmanuel (3:22) – Beth Nielsen Chapman (Taken from the album ‘Hymns’; see bethnielsenchapman.com/product/hymns/)

13. There’s Someone on the Roof (Slaybell Mix) (3:38) – Pye Corner Audio (Single available via pyecorneraudio.bandcamp.com/track/theres-someone-on-the-roof-slaybell-mix; see also www.facebook.com/pyecorneraudio/ & pyecorneraudio.wordpress.com)

14. The Glaze of the Universe (3:30) – Testbild! (Single available via kalligrammofon.bandcamp.com/album/the-glaze-of-the-universe; see also www.facebook.com/Testbild-94350211151/)

15. Corpus Christi (5:46) – Rebsie Fairholm featuring Marvin B Naylor (Not currently available to buy, this track is likely to appear on the next Rebsie Fairholm solo album; see rebsiefairholm.businesscatalyst.com/ & marvinbnaylor.com/)

16. O Christmas Tree (2:39) – John Stebbe (Available to download for free via www.macjams.com/song/37404; see also  www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JohnStebbe)

17. Morning Christmas (3:26) – The Beach Boys (Taken from the album ‘Christmas With The Beach Boys’; see www.thebeachboys.com & www.facebook.com/thebeachboys/)

18. Snow Bird (2:37) – Chloe March (Single available via chloemarch.bandcamp.com/track/snow-bird; see www.chloemarch.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/chloemarchmusic)

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

19. Oh Blimey It’s Christmas (2:57) – Frank Sidebottom (Taken from the EP ‘Oh Blimey It’s Christmas’; see www.franksworld.co.uk/ & franksidebottom.co.uk/)

20. Snowman (5:04) – XTC (Taken from the album ‘English Settlement’; see chalkhills.org/, www.ape.uk.net & www.last.fm/music/XTC)

21. O Come O Come Emmanuel (3:31) – North Sea Radio Orchestra (Taken from the compilation album ‘That Fuzzy Feeling’; see lorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/that-fuzzy-feeling-loaf14, www.nsro.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/northsearadioorchestra)

22. (Merry Xmas) Face The Future (4:08) – BEAK> (Single available via beak.bandcamp.com/album/merry-xmas-face-the-future; see www.beakmusic.com/ & www.facebook.com/beakbristol/)

23. Snowfall (2:55) – The Monkees (Taken from the album ‘Christmas Party’; see www.monkees.com/, www.facebook.com/TheMonkees & www.monkees.net/)

24. Christmas Time Is Here (4:09) – Gramercy Brass (Taken from the album ‘Christmas Time Is Here’; see www.gramercybrass.org/index/)

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)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and to all listeners. All the best for the winter solstice and for Christmas! 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’m going to be interviewing singer, songwriter & guitarist Marvin B. Naylor, so you’ll hear both music from and music chosen by Marvin, so I hope you’ll return for that.

Episode 246: Man-Eater of Surrey Green

This is the 246th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You may be able to CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files & this may not be the best way to listen. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Your regular host is currently occupied with work, so Daniel Staniforth and Rebsie Fairholm are kindly sitting in again to present one of their takes on Eppy Gibbon music. The feature album is ‘Let No Man Steal Your Thyme’ by Shelagh McDonald.  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 12 minutes. Downloaded file is 121 MB.

1. Freak Street (3:03) – Roy Harper (Taken from the album ‘Come Out Fighting Ghengis Smith’; see www.royharper.co.uk)

2. The Fountains Smoke (3:41) – William D. Drake (Taken from the album ‘Briny Hooves’; see williamddrake.wordpress.com and williamddrake.bandcamp.com)

3. Ode to Betsy (4:06) – Jaye Jayle (Taken from the album ‘No Trail and Other Unholy Paths′; see jayejayle.bandcamp.com)

4. Zendegi (4:50) – Ali Azimi (Taken from the album ‘Ezzat Ziad’; see www.aliazimimusic.com)

5. Spirit of Radio (5:00) – Rush (Taken from the album ‘Permanent Waves’; see www.rush.com)

6. Allen’s Interlude (2:58) – Mimi and Richard Fariña  (Taken from the album ‘Reflections in a Crystal Wind’; see www.discogs.com/artist/1260593-Richard-Mimi-Farina)

7. Peacock Lady (3:29) – Shelagh McDonald (Taken from the album ‘Let No Man Steal Your Thyme’; see shelaghmcdonald.wordpress.com)

8. Colours (3:23) – Marvin B. Naylor (Not yet released; see www.marvinbnaylor.com)

9. An Acre of Land (3:31) – PJ Harvey & Harry Escott (Taken from the album ‘An Acre of Land’; see pjharvey.net)

10. Dance of the Bacchantes (4:58) – Dead Can Dance (Taken from the album ‘Dionysus’; see www.deadcandance.com)

11. Dark Spring (3:25) – Beach House (Taken from the album ‘7’; see www.beachhousebaltimore.com)

12. Spiral Architect (Architectus Urbis Caelestis) (4:53) – Rondellus (Taken from the album ‘Sabbatum’; see www.rondellus.ee)

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

13. Dead Pop Stars (3:20) – Altered Images (Taken from the album ‘Happy Birthday’; see www.discogs.com/artist/90494-Altered-Images)

14. Dowie Dens of Yarrow (6:52) – Shelagh McDonald (Taken from the album ‘Let No Man Steal Your Thyme’; see shelaghmcdonald.wordpress.com)

15. Hansel (Breadcrumbs) (4:31) – Eliza Carthy (Taken from the album ‘Neptune’; see www.eliza-carthy.com)

16. I Heard a Butterfly (5:41) – Maxophone (Taken from the album ‘Maxophone’; see www.maxophone.com/en/)

17. Heal (4:18) – Soap&Skin (Taken from the album ‘Heal′; see soapandskin.com)

18. Somewhere in Scotland (4:49) – Mull Historical Society (Taken from the album ‘Wakelines’; see mullhistoricalsociety.com)

19. Policenauts 2000 (2:12) – The Fucking Champs (Taken from the album ‘V’; see www.dragcity.com/artists/the-fucking-champs)

20. Planets (4:50) – Lisa O’Neill (Taken from the album ‘Pothole in the Sky’; see lisaoneill.ie )

21. Streets of Derry (7:32) – Trees (Taken from the album ‘On the Shore‘, see www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=936)

22. Sanctuary Spells (3:03) – Vinyl Williams (Taken from the album ‘Opal’; see vinylwilliams.bandcamp.com)

23. Haunt (5:51) – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Taken from the album ‘Wrong Creatures’; see www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com)

24. Suspirium (3:22) – Thom Yorke (Taken from the album ‘Suspiria’; see pitchfork.com/artists/4823-thom-yorke)

25. Tilly Finn and Dancing Ledge (2:07) – Marvin B. Naylor (Not yet released; see www.marvinbnaylor.com)

26. Stargazer (4:10) – Shelagh McDonald (Taken from the album ‘Let No Man Steal Your Thyme’; see shelaghmcdonald.wordpress.com)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed and to all 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. Eppy will be back next time with lots of great 2018 music and the usual eclectic mixture of styles and genres.