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 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 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 371: Summer’s End Festival Preview 2023

This is the 371st edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note 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 latest show is a preview of this year’s Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival, which is taking place on the 5th-8th of October, in Chepstow. You’ll be hearing from Stephen Lambe & Huw Lloyd-Jones, the festival organisers, who will be talking about this year’s festival and previewing the line-up, plus we’ll have tracks from most of the bands performing over the four days, plus I’ll be suggesting some acts for future years of the festival. There’s also a return to our new Prog Magazine feature and I’ll also be reflecting on this year’s Supersonic Festival and making some early announcements about next year’s EppyFest 11, so lots to enjoy as part of 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 and 24 minutes. Downloaded file is 131.22 MB.

1. Rush People (4:11) – Mats Öberg (Taken from the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’; see matsoberg.bandcamp.com/album/visa-fr-n-inner-ra)

2. Where’s The Ground? (4:12) – Unsafe Space Garden (Taken from the album ‘Where’s The Ground?’; see unsafespacegarden.bandcamp.com/album/wheres-the-ground & www.facebook.com/usgambuzinos)

3. Niks (5:49) – Jerboah (Taken from the EP ‘Gnaw’; see jerboah.bandcamp.com/album/gnaw, jerboah.my.canva.site/#home & www.facebook.com/jerboah)

4. Hisho no Hibiki | Jonkara Solo | Tsugaru Jonkara Shin Bushi (6:45) – Mitsune (Taken from the album ‘Mitsune’; see mitsune.bandcamp.com/album/mitsune & www.mitsune.de)

Stephen Lambe & Huw Lloyd-Jones talk about the line-up for this year’s Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival…

5. Star On You (5:54) – Ruby Dawn (Taken from the album ‘Beyond Tomorrow’; see rubydawnband.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-tomorrow & www.rubydawn.co.uk)

6. Here Comes the Supernatural Anaesthetist (2:49) – Genesis (Taken from the album ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’; see www.genesis-music.com/ & www.facebook.com/genesis)

7. Too Many Years (5:10) – iamthemorning (Taken from the album ‘Lighthouse’; see www.iamthemorning.com/, www.facebook.com/iamthemorningpage/ & iamthemorningband.bandcamp.com/)

8. Avalanche (4:06) – Cellar Darling (Taken from the album ‘This Is The Sound’; see www.cellardarling.com & www.facebook.com/cellardarlingofficial)

9. Out in the Cold (7:26) – Realisea (Taken from the album ‘Fairly Carefree’; see realisea.bandcamp.com/album/fairly-carefree & www.facebook.com/realiseamusic)

10. Krystal at the Red Light (5:01) – EBB (Taken from the album ‘Mad & Killing Time’; see ebbband.bandcamp.com/album/mad-killing-time-2 & www.ebbband.com)

11. Anybody (6:19) – David Cross (Taken from the album ‘Closer Than Skin’; see www.davidcrossband.com)

12. Hay (4:30) – Karnataka (Taken from the album ‘The Storm’; see karnataka.org.uk/ & www.facebook.com/KarnatakaOfficial)

13. Summer Harvest (1:47) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/cuculirecords) 

14. Reckoning (4:06) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/cuculirecords) 

15. Alive (8:20) – Galahad (Taken from the album ‘The Last Great Adventurer’; see galahad1.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-great-adventurer, www.galahadonline.com & www.facebook.com/room801)

16. A Moment’s Peace (4:09) – Comedy Of Errors (Taken from the album ‘House Of The Mind’; see comedyoferrors.org/ & comedyoferrors.bandcamp.com)

17. Complex (5:51) – Threshold (Taken from the album ‘Dividing Lines’; see thresholdprog.bandcamp.com/album/dividing-lines, www.thresh.net & www.facebook.com/threshold) 

If you’d like to buy tickets or find out more about the Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival then go to www.summersend.co.uk/

18. Amor Fati (2:10) – Zopp (Taken from the album ‘Dominion’; see zopp.bandcamp.com/album/dominion, flatcirclerecords.bigcartel.com & www.facebook.com/zoppmusic, and find out more about Zopp in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

19. FangTooth (3:21) – Seas Of Mirth (Taken from the album ‘Kriller’; see seasofmirth.bandcamp.com/album/kriller, seasofmirth.com & www.facebook.com/seasofmirth)

20. A Moment in Time (Extended Version) (4:34) – The Emerald Dawn (Single available from theemeralddawn.bandcamp.com/track/a-moment-in-time-extended-version; see also www.theemeralddawn.net & www.facebook.com/TheEmeraldDawn)

21. Mess Mend (4:19) – Horse Lords (Taken from the album ‘Comradely Objects’; see horselords.bandcamp.com/album/comradely-objects-2, www.horselords.org/ & www.facebook.com/HorseLords)

22. The Night the Room Started Burning (4:21) – Oxbow (Taken from the album ‘Love’s Holiday’; see oxbowofficial.bandcamp.com/album/loves-holiday, www.theoxbow.com & www.facebook.com/OXBOW/)

23. ” ” (0:28) – Oxbow (Taken from the album ‘Love’s Holiday’; see oxbowofficial.bandcamp.com/album/loves-holiday, www.theoxbow.com & www.facebook.com/OXBOW/)

24. Batman Theme (1989 Movie) (4:53) – Randy Waldman (Taken from the album ‘Superheroes’; see www.jazzheroes.com & www.facebook.com/JazzSuperHero/)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, to all listeners, and particularly to Stephen Lambe & Huw Lloyd-Jones for their Summer’s End Festival preview. 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 part of the Progzilla Radio Network. I’ll be back for the next show, hopefully with an interview and a typically eclectic playlist, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 370: Look – (Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One) – But There Were These Two Fellers…

This is the 370th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note 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). For this show, we’re sort of between festivals – we’re post-EppyFest, I did my preview for this year’s Supersonic Festival on the previous show, and the next show will be a Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival preview. So, on this show I’ll be catching up on some new releases and providing the usual eclectic mixture of music, from all the usual styles and genres. We’ll also have a feature EP, ‘Half Time Orange’, the 2013 collection by Those Men, and you’ll hear three fabulous tracks from it throughout the course of the show. There’s also a return to our new Prog Magazine feature and our semi-regular 80s feature, so lots to enjoy. 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 131.5 MB.

1. The Murmur of Things Divine (5:13) – Ashley Reaks (Taken from ‘Winter Crawls‘; see ashleyreaks.bandcamp.com/album/winter-crawls, www.ashleyreaks.com/, & www.facebook.com/ashleyreaksart)

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

2. Don’t Always Look At The Rain (4:14) – Howard Jones (Originally from the album ‘Human’s Lib’ but now also available on the compilation ‘Celebrate It Together: The Very Best Of Howard Jones 1983-2023’; see www.cherryred.co.uk/product/howard-jones-celebrate-it-together-the-very-best-of-howard-jones-1983-2023-4cd-clamshell-box-edition/, www.howardjones.com/ & www.facebook.com/howardjones/timeline/)

3. Sprockets (7:25) – Head Spin (Single available to buy from headspin.bandcamp.com/track/sprockets; see also www.facebook.com/HeadSpinMusicUK)

4. The Seeing Kind (4:15) – Those Men (Taken from the ‘Half Time Orange’ EP; see thosemen.bandcamp.com/album/half-time-orange-e-p, thosemen.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen)

5. The Oldest Trees Hold the Earth (3:24) – Me Lost Me (Taken from the album ‘RPG’; see melostme.bandcamp.com/album/rpg, www.melostme.com & www.facebook.com/MEL0STME)

6. Photogenic Love (5:18) – 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)

7. Far Away Island (2:58) – Blur (Taken from the album ‘The Ballad Of Darren′; see www.blur.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/blur)

8. Dale Takes a Walk at 3am (4:23) – The Filibuster Saloon (Taken from the album ‘Going Off Topic’; see filibustersaloon.bandcamp.com/album/going-off-topic)

9. PUM PUM PUM PUM TA TA (3:32) – Unsafe Space Garden (Taken from the album ‘Where’s The Ground?’; see unsafespacegarden.bandcamp.com/album/wheres-the-ground & www.facebook.com/usgambuzinos)

10. Headlands (6:29) – Emily Bezar (Taken from the album ‘Out of the Moment’; see emilybezar.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-the-moment, www.emilybezar.com & www.facebook.com/Emily-Bezar-Music-153027764593/) 

11. That’s Right Hoy Hoy (5:50) – Mats Öberg (Taken from the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’; see matsoberg.bandcamp.com/album/visa-fr-n-inner-ra)

12. Engine of Chemistry (3:56) – Arc Iris (Taken from the album ‘We Found Home’; arciris.bandcamp.com/album/we-found-home, www.arcirismusic.com & www.facebook.com/arcirismusic)

13. Syncing (4:18) – Miss Grit (Taken from the album ‘Follow the Cyborg’; see missgrit.bandcamp.com/album/follow-the-cyborg, missgrit.com & www.facebook.com/missgrit/)

14. Saving Me (4:09) – Starlite & Campbell (Taken from the album ‘Starlite.One’; see starlite-campbell.bandcamp.com/album/starlite-one, starlite-campbell.com/home, & www.facebook.com/starlite.campbell)

15. 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 find out more about Mong Tong 夢東 in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

16. The Fountain of Salmacis (8:10) – Rob Gould & Friends (Taken from the album ‘Rob Gould & Friends play Nursery Cryme’; see www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/nurserycryme.html & robgould.co.uk)

17. Live at St. George’s: Move Out (4:19) – Georgie Ward (Taken from the EP ‘Georgie Ward: Live at St. George’s’; see georgieward.bandcamp.com/album/georgie-ward-live-at-st-georges)

18. Moon Flowers (4:51) – Dot Allison (Taken from the album ‘Consciousology’; see dotallison.bandcamp.com/album/consciousology & dotallison.com)

19. Concrete Over Water (6:10) – Jockstrap (Taken from the album ‘I Love You Jennifer B’; see jockstrapmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-you-jennifer-b & www.facebook.com/jockstrapmusic)

20. And Run! (5:55) – Army of Moths (Single available from armyofmoths.bandcamp.com/track/and-run; see also armyofmoths.com & www.facebook.com/ARMYOFMOTHS)

21. Shepherd Of The Lawn (3:20) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the ‘Ruins In Time’ EP; craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/ruins-in-time-ep & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

22. Bus Girl (2:58) – Those Men (Taken from the ‘Half Time Orange’ EP; see thosemen.bandcamp.com/album/half-time-orange-e-p, thosemen.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen)

23. A Rotating Spherical Happening (3:28) – Those Men (Taken from the ‘Half Time Orange’ EP; see thosemen.bandcamp.com/album/half-time-orange-e-p, thosemen.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen)

24. Waiting for the Sun (6:07) – The Mirror Image (Taken from the ‘The Mirror Image’ EP; see themirrorimage2022.bandcamp.com/album/the-mirror-image-ep1)

25. Hidden Angel (Hackney Road Studio Session) (4:17) – James Heather feat. Roger Robinson, Penelope Trappes & Specimens (Single available from jamesheather.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-angel-hackney-road-studio-session-feat-roger-robinson-penelope-trappes-specimens; see also www.jamesheather.com & www.facebook.com/JamesHeatherSounds)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show, 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 part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show, when I should be previewing this year’s Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival, which is taking place on the 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th of October, in Chepstow, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 367: EppyFest 10, Recorders and Everything

This is the 367th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note 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 is the last show before EppyFest 10 so I’m going to be spending some of this show reminding you what an amazing set of bands and acts we have on the bill, to hopefully encourage you to buy tickets and spread the word. And we don’t have a feature album or band this time, but we will be playing a couple of tracks by one of the EppyFest 10 bands, Jerboah, and because that band are quite dominated by recorders, I will be playing other examples of recorders being used by rock bands. Otherwise you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, from all the usual styles and genres, including lots of great 2023 music, plus we return to our new Prog Magazine feature. 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 134.6 MB.

1. Daughter (8:01) – Will Lawton and the Alchemists (Taken from the ‘Alchemy’ EP; see willlawtonandthealchemists.bandcamp.com/album/alchemy-ep, www.willlawtonmusic.co.uk & www.facebook.com/WillLawtonAlchemists)

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

3. I Don’t Wanna (4:14) – Jerboah (Taken from the EP ‘Gnaw’; see jerboah.bandcamp.com/album/gnaw, jerboah.my.canva.site/#home & www.facebook.com/jerboah)

4. Scaring All The Bees (3:59) – SheLoom (Taken from the album ‘Listen To Thieves’; see sheloom.bandcamp.com/album/listen-to-thieves, www.sheloom.com & www.facebook.com/sheloom)

5. Newsreel Past (2:57) – Keff McCulloch (Taken from ‘The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album’; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keff_McCulloch)

6. Venus As A Boy (4:43) – Björk (Taken from the album ‘Debut’; see bjork.com & www.facebook.com/bjork)

7. Gone Gone Is The Gold The Gold Of The Age (5:13) – Lost Crowns (Single not currently available to buy but should be on a forthcoming album by the band; for more information, see lostcrowns.bandcamp.com/album/every-night-something-happens & www.facebook.com/lostcrowns/)

8. Onagawa – live 25 (6:20) – Longstone (Taken from the ‘25th Anniversary Live Rehearsal EP’; see longstone.bandcamp.com/album/25th-anniversary-live-rehearsal-ep & www.facebook.com/Longstone-35010211805/)

9. EppyFest 10 promo (2:59) (This year’s EppyFest is happening over the weekend of the 29th and 30th July and tickets are available to pre-order now via www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969)

10. Gymnopedie No. 1 (2:53) – Mitsune (Taken from the album ‘Mitsune’; see mitsune.bandcamp.com/album/mitsune & www.mitsune.de)

11. Schmetterling (4:34) – Grazing Doe (Taken from the ‘Schmetterling’ EP; see grazingdoe.bandcamp.com/album/schmetterling-ep)

12. Waves (6:31) – Julian Loida (Taken from the album ‘Giverny’; see julianloida.bandcamp.com/album/giverny, www.julianloida.com/ & www.facebook.com/julianloidamusic/)

13. With Me (4:17) – Gadadu (Single available to buy from gadadu.bandcamp.com/track/with-me; see also www.gadadu.com/)

14. Uncle Jack (3:49) – Big Big Train (Taken from the album ‘English Electric Part 1’; see www.bigbigtrain.com/, bigbigtrain.bandcamp.com/album/english-electric-part-one-hi-resolution-audio & www.facebook.com/bigbigtrain)

15. The Fool On The Hill (3:00) – The Beatles (Taken from the album ‘Magical Mystery Tour’; see www.thebeatles.com/)

16. Harvest Festival (4:15) – XTC (Taken from the album ‘Apple Venus Volume 1’; see chalkhills.org/ & www.last.fm/music/XTC)

17. Mafioso [live] (5:54) – Jerboah (Recorded live on 7th May, 2022; see jerboah.my.canva.site/#home, jerboah.bandcamp.com, www.facebook.com/jerboah & also see www.patreon.com/teamrecorder for more about lead singer Sarah Jeffery’s Team Recorder project)

18. After The Flash (5:34) – Squid (Taken from the album ‘O Monolith’; see squiduk.bandcamp.com/album/o-monolith, www.squidband.uk & www.facebook.com/squiduk)

19. And her name was ‘Jo-Jo, the Dog-Faced Boy’, part 2 (3:55) – Sproingg (Taken from the album ‘Hirnkäse’; see sproingg.bandcamp.com/album/hirnk-se & www.facebook.com/sproingg/)

20. We All Hurt One Another! (4:40) – Unsafe Space Garden (Taken from the album ‘Where’s The Ground?’; see unsafespacegarden.bandcamp.com/album/wheres-the-ground & www.facebook.com/usgambuzinos)

21. Cowprint (5:09) – Holy Wave (Single available to buy via holywave.bandcamp.com/album/cowprint; see also www.facebook.com/hlywave)

22. The God of Stuck Time (3:44) – Me Lost Me (Taken from the album ‘RPG’; see melostme.bandcamp.com/album/rpg, www.melostme.com & www.facebook.com/MEL0STME)

23. Goldfinch Yodel (4:50) – Penguin Cafe (Taken from the album ‘Rain Before Seven…’; see penguincafe.bandcamp.com/album/rain-before-seven & www.penguincafe.com)

24. Last Grains (3:49) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Veil’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/veil & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

25. As long as he lies perfectly still (4:58) – Schnauser (Taken from the double A-side single ‘Astral Traveller /As long as he lies perfectly still’; see schnauser.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-he-lies-perfectly-still-astral-traveller-7, www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/ & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic)

26. Transition To The Afterlife (5:39) – The Utopia Strong (Taken from the album ‘The Utopia Strong’; see theutopiastrong.bandcamp.com/album/the-utopia-strong & www.facebook.com/theutopiastrong/)

You can see Richard Wileman & Amy Fry, Schnauser & The Utopia Strong at this year’s EppyFest 10 (over the weekend of 29th/30th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now (though are close to selling out) via www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969

27. We End Here – We Start Here (4:20) – JeGong (Taken from the album ‘The Complex Inbetween’; see jegong.bandcamp.com/album/the-complex-inbetween & www.facebook.com/jegongband, and find out more about JeGong in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show, 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 part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show, post-EppyFest 10, when I’ll be playing the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between. I’ll be doing another of my best of the rest specials, looking back on some great music from 2022 that didn’t get into my top 31 albums countdown for that year, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 365: Half-term report for 2023

This is the 365th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note 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 this show I’m bringing you a half-term report on the musical year of 2023, so you’ll hear tracks from some of my favourite albums and singles of the year so far. There’s no feature album this time as I’m just going to be cramming in as much music from as many releases as I can over the course of the show, but you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, from all the usual styles and genres, plus maybe a few unusual ones. We’ll also continue to look forward to EppyFest 10 with a couple of the tracks. 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 45 minutes. Downloaded file is 151.2 MB.

1. Magicians (2:53) – Robbing Millions (Taken from the album ‘Rêve Party’; see robbingmillions.bandcamp.com/album/r-ve-party & www.facebook.com/RobbingMillions)

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

3. 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)

4. Grey Surface (7:31) – Phil Mercy (Taken from the album ‘Blind Convergence Volume 1’; see philmercy.bandcamp.com/album/blind-convergence-volume-1-divided & thieveskitchen.com/about/phil/)

5. Rise (4:35) – Extreme (Taken from the album ‘Six’; see extreme-band.com & www.facebook.com/extremeband)

6. Turn the Key (4:33) – Mats Öberg (Taken from the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’; see matsoberg.bandcamp.com/album/visa-fr-n-inner-ra)

7. Stone Throat (3:47) – Arc Iris (Taken from the album ‘We Found Home’; arciris.bandcamp.com/album/we-found-home, www.arcirismusic.com & www.facebook.com/arcirismusic)

8. Meeting of the Mind (3:26) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see www.actmusic.com/en/Artists/Bill-Laurance-Michael-League)

9. Complicated (4:41) – Rozi Plain (Taken from the album ‘Prize’; see roziplain.bandcamp.com/album/prize, www.roziplain.co.uk & www.facebook.com/roziplain/)

10. Metazoa One (17:15) – Malcolm Galloway (Single available to buy via malcolmgalloway.bandcamp.com/track/metazoa-one; see also hatsoffgentlemen.com)

11. La Tempête (Standalone Version) (4:50) – 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/)

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

13. EppyFest 10 promo (2:59) (This year’s EppyFest is happening over the weekend of the 29th and 30th July and tickets are available to pre-order now via www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969)

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, plus you can see Kavus as part of The Utopia Strong on the 29th of July, & Richard in a duo with Amy Fry on the 30th of July at EppyFest 10 – www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969)

15. Fries and Ice Cream (3:59) – Robin Kester (Taken from the album ‘Honeycomb Shades’; see robinkester.bandcamp.com/album/honeycomb-shades, showcase.fm/robinkester & www.facebook.com/RobinKesterMusic)

16. Your Eyes Are Mine (3:24) – Miss Grit (Taken from the album ‘Follow the Cyborg’; see missgrit.bandcamp.com/album/follow-the-cyborg, missgrit.com & www.facebook.com/missgrit/)

17. Watch For The View (3:13) – Genevieve Artadi (Taken from the album ‘Forever Forever’; see genevieveartadi.bandcamp.com/album/forever-forever & www.facebook.com/genevieveartadi)

18. i/o (Dark-Side Mix) (3:52) – Peter Gabriel (Single available to buy from petergabriel.bandcamp.com/track/i-o-dark-side-mix; see also petergabriel.com)

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

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

21. Hologram (3:29) – Lovina Falls (Taken from the album ‘Calculating the Angle of Our Descent’; see lovinafalls.bandcamp.com/album/calculating-the-angle-of-our-descent, lovinafalls.com, & www.facebook.com/lovinafalls)

22. 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)

23. Gnosienne No. 6 (2:31) – Hög sjö (Taken from the album ‘Hög sjö’; see www.smugglermusic.com/recordings/hogsjo)

24. Crow (3:23) – Ben & Dom (Taken from the album ‘His Head Lies Heavy’; see benanddom.bandcamp.com/album/his-head-lies-heavy, www.benanddom.com & www.facebook.com/BenAndDom/)

25. 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/)

26. Unreflecting Pool (4:48) – Anthéne & Simon Mccorry (Taken from the album ‘Florescence’; see oscarson.bandcamp.com/album/anth-ne-simon-mccorry-florescence, anthene.bandcamp.com, & www.simonmccorry.com)

27. Dare of the Hog (6:51) – For Breakfast (Single available to buy via forbreakfast.bandcamp.com/track/dare-of-the-hog; see also www.facebook.com/forbreakfastband)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show, 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 part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show when I’ll be playing the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between. I’m not sure of the theme yet, but whatever it is, I hope to see you then.

Episode 364: The bells! The bells!

This is the 364th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note 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). After the last show when I collaborated with Rebsie Fairholm, this time I’m back on my lonesome, but hopefully with just as exciting and eclectic a playlist. We have a feature album this time, ‘Tubular Bells’, the debut studio album by Mike Oldfield, but you won’t actually be hearing any tracks from that album as instead we’ll be focusing on the album’s influence, so you’ll hear four tracks inspired by this classic album, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, throughout the show. In addition, there will be lots of focus on 2023 releases, including a track as part of our new Prog Magazine feature, plus we continue to look forward to EppyFest 10 and another upcoming live event, and we’ll also pay tribute to the late, great Tina Turner via our 80s feature, so you can expect lots of dips into the usual wide range of genres and styles. 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 134.7 MB.

1. Radio Song (6:32) – Esperanza Spalding (Taken from the album ‘Radio Music Society’; see esperanzaspalding.bandcamp.com/album/radio-music-society, songwrightsapothecarylab.com & www.facebook.com/EsperanzaSpalding/)

2. Theme From The Exorcist (Tubular Bells) (3:17) – Richard Hayman and His Orchestra (Taken from the album ‘Million Dollar Motion Picture Themes’; see richardhayman.bandcamp.com/album/million-dollar-motion-picture-themes)

3. EppyFest 10 promo (2:59) (This year’s EppyFest is happening over the weekend of the 29th and 30th July and tickets are available to pre-order now via www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969)

4. 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, plus you can see Kavus as part of The Utopia Strong on the 29th of July, & Richard in a duo with Amy Fry on the 30th of July at EppyFest 10 – www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969)

5. Bank Holiday (1:42) – Blur (Taken from the album ‘Parklife’; see www.blur.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/blur)

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

6. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (4:15) – Tina Turner (Taken from the compilation album ‘Simply the Best’; see www.tinaturnerofficial.com)

7. Jabberwocky (5:31) – Robbing Millions (Taken from the album ‘Rêve Party’; see robbingmillions.bandcamp.com/album/r-ve-party & www.facebook.com/RobbingMillions)

8. Tubular Rainbows (7:10) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the album ‘Last Year’s News’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/last-years-news & www.neilcampbell.org.uk/)

9. Somewhere in This Universe Somebody Hits a Drum (7:11) – Yuval Ron (Taken from the album ‘Somewhere in This Universe Somebody Hits a Drum’; see yuvalron.com, yuvalron.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/YuvalRonMusic, & for tickets to the Sci-Fi Rock Night at The Fiddler’s Elbow in Camden on the 6th of July see www.eventbrite.de/e/sci-fi-rock-night-tickets-566154071067?fbclid=IwAR18RKqRRYbUJNuENSrlm_kwG8b2OfSYYYmXksG7QzoBKbaC5wLhv_8qFdA)

10. 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/)

11. Tricks (4:47) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see www.actmusic.com/en/Artists/Bill-Laurance-Michael-League)

12. Everything All (5:01) – Arch Garrison (Taken from the album ‘I Will Be a Pilgrim’; see archgarrison1.bandcamp.com/album/i-will-be-a-pilgrim, www.archgarrison.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Arch-Garrison/436363986400726, plus see www.visualradioarts.co.uk/wp/ for more details about Visual Arts Radio)

13. Damascenes (4:10) – Dutch Uncles (Taken from the album ‘True Entertainment’; see dutchuncles.bandcamp.com/album/true-entertainment, dutchuncles.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/dutchuncles)

14. Feminine Aura (3:35) – Architectonica (Taken from the album ‘Iniom Koda’; see architectonica.bandcamp.com/album/iniom-koda & www.facebook.com/architectonica.band/)

15. Pareidolia Pt.12 (8:57) – Andy Pickford (Taken from the album ‘Pareidolia (2023 General Release Remix/Redux’; see andypickford1.bandcamp.com/album/pareidolia-2023-general-release-remix-redux, andypickford.uk & www.facebook.com/AndyPickfordMusic)

16. Planet Hjördis (5:08) – Mats Öberg (Taken from the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’; see matsoberg.bandcamp.com/album/visa-fr-n-inner-ra)

17. One Foot in the Next World (Live) (6:16) – Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius (Taken from the album ‘Behind The Curtain – Live at Progstock’; see joedeninzon.com, stratospheerius.bandcamp.com/album/behind-the-curtain-live-at-progstock & www.facebook.com/stratospheerius)

18. Sentinel (8:08) – Mike Oldfield (Taken from the album ‘Tubular Bells II’; see mikeoldfieldofficial.com & www.facebook.com/MikeOldfieldOfficial)

19. Tubular Bells (Theme from “The Exorcist”) (5:00) – The Jimmy Psycho Experiment (Taken from the album ‘Mad Monster Cocktail Party’; see thejimmypsychoexperiment.bandcamp.com/album/mad-monster-cocktail-party, jimmypsycho.bandzoogle.com/the-jimmy-psycho-experiment & www.facebook.com/JimmyPsychoExperiment/)

20. Ack (3:33) – Mike Keneally (Taken from the album ‘The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat’; see mikekeneallymusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-thing-that-knowledge-cant-eat, www.keneally.com & www.facebook.com/mike.keneally)

21. Lana (4:35) – Mike Keneally (Taken from the album ‘The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat’; see mikekeneallymusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-thing-that-knowledge-cant-eat, www.keneally.com & www.facebook.com/mike.keneally)

22. Burn The World (5:50) – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Single available from hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/track/burn-the-world; see also hatsoffgentlemen.com, & www.facebook.com/itsadequate, & for tickets to the Sci-Fi Rock Night at The Fiddler’s Elbow in Camden on the 6th of July see www.eventbrite.de/e/sci-fi-rock-night-tickets-566154071067?fbclid=IwAR18RKqRRYbUJNuENSrlm_kwG8b2OfSYYYmXksG7QzoBKbaC5wLhv_8qFdA)

23. Willow’s song (5:41) – Us and Them (Taken from the compilation album ‘An Introduction to Us and Them’; see usandthem2.bandcamp.com/album/an-introduction-to-us-and-them-album, www.usandthem.se & www.facebook.com/usandthemmusic, & find out more about this duo in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

24. Into Your Arms (3:48) – Teri Mantere (Single available from streaming services such as Spotify; see also www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht25YiWNzr0, www.terimantere.com & www.facebook.com/terimantere)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show, 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 part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show which will be my half-term report for 2023, featuring some of the best music released so far this year, including the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between. I hope to see you then.

Episode 361: Music Is Love

This is the 361st edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note 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 contains a typically eclectic musical mixture and although there’s no feature album on this show, there is a feature artist, as we pay tribute to the late, great David Crosby and we’ll have four tracks by or featuring him throughout the course of the show. In addition, we’ll mainly be focusing on lots of 2023 releases, including something as part of our new Prog Magazine feature, so you can expect lots of dips into the usual wide range of genres and styles. 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 23 minutes. Downloaded file is 131.17 MB.

1. Rotten Bun (4:44) – Mui Zyu (Taken from the album ‘Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century’; see muizyu.bandcamp.com/album/rotten-bun-for-an-eggless-century, www.muizyu.com & www.facebook.com/muizyu/)

2. Frantic Francis (4:01) – Pine Barons (Single available to buy via pinebarons.bandcamp.com/track/frantic-francis; see also pinebarons.net & www.facebook.com/pinebarons)

3. Painted The Room (4:13) – Rozi Plain (Taken from the album ‘Prize’; see roziplain.bandcamp.com/album/prize, www.roziplain.co.uk & www.facebook.com/roziplain/)

4. Other Half Rule (4:34) – David Crosby (Taken from the album ‘Here If You Listen’; see davidcrosby.com)

5. Set The Sun (6:53) – Polymoon (Taken from the album ‘Chrysalis’; see polymoon.bandcamp.com/album/chrysalis & www.facebook.com/polymooooon)

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

7. Be a Good Martyr! (3:32) – 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)

8. Days And Todays (3:31) – Nylon Union (Taken from the album ‘Words And Waves’; see nylonunion.bandcamp.com/album/words-and-waves & www.facebook.com/nylonunion)

9. 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/)

10. Lighthouse (4:45) – Hög sjö (Taken from the album ‘Hög sjö’; see www.smugglermusic.com/recordings/hogsjo & find out more about the band in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

11. To The Last Whale… Critical Mass / Wind On The Water (5:28) – David Crosby & Graham Nash (Taken from the album ‘Wind On The Water’; see grahamnash.bandcamp.com/album/wind-on-the-water, www.grahamnash.com & davidcrosby.com)

12. Lost Crowns (3:30) – Lost Crowns (Taken from the album ‘Every Night Something Happens’; see lostcrowns.bandcamp.com, lostcrownsexclusivesongandtshirts.bandcamp.com/merch/lost-crowns-t-shirt-bonus-unreleased-song-bundle?fbclid=IwAR0WTpzPdjV7Nv0LCG2kUwcoIYPLBDo0zQ-x58SVbZbtHH5-GX55vkQBOeI & www.facebook.com/lostcrowns/)

13. Mother’s Tongue (4:16) – Mui Zyu (Taken from the album ‘Rotten Bun for an Eggless Century’; see muizyu.bandcamp.com/album/rotten-bun-for-an-eggless-century, www.muizyu.com & www.facebook.com/muizyu/)

14. Amor Fati (2:10) – Zopp (Taken from the album ‘Dominion’; see zopp.bandcamp.com/album/dominion, flatcirclerecords.bigcartel.com & www.facebook.com/zoppmusic)

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

16. Saturn Saw Us (3:21) – Simon Rowe (Taken from the album ‘Everybody’s Thinking’; see bigpotatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/everybodys-thinking)

17. Here It’s Almost Sunset (4:02) – Mai Leisz feat. David Crosby (Taken from the album ‘Metamorphosis’; see maileisz.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosis, www.maileisz.com & davidcrosby.com)

18. Orchestra of Light (6:46) – Wilma Hulten and Elif Yalvaç (Taken from the album ‘My Heart of Noise’; see mollerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/my-heart-of-noise, elifyalvac.com & www.mollerrecords.com)

19. 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)

20. 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)

21. Children Of Darkness (4:05) – Ben & Dom (Taken from the album ‘His Head Lies Heavy’; see benanddom.bandcamp.com/album/his-head-lies-heavy, www.benanddom.com & www.facebook.com/BenAndDom/)

22. Playing For Time (Dark-Side Mix) (6:18) – Peter Gabriel (Single available to buy via petergabriel.bandcamp.com/track/playing-for-time-dark-side-mix; see also petergabriel.com)

23. Woodstock (3:34) – David Crosby (Taken from the album ‘Here If You Listen’; see davidcrosby.com)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show 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 part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show when I’ll be playing the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between, and we’ll have a feature compilation album too. I hope to see you then.