Episode 382: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 3

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

Total running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes. Downloaded file is 137.1 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 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/MongTongBandand 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 378: Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas

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

Total running time: 2 hours and 9 minutes. Downloaded file is 117.8 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. The Coventry Carol (5:37) – Hobson’s Choice (Taken from the compilation ‘BARNYARD DRAMA Christmas Singalong Vol. 8’; see www.hobsonschoicemusic.com/index.html & www.barnyardrecords.com/cd%20barnyard%20drama%20xmas.html)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 376: Doctor Who, London Jazz Festival and Chrimbo Limbo preview

This is the 376th 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 latest show is a little all over the place, albeit in a good way, I think. There’s no feature album this time but as this November sees the 60th anniversary of TV show ‘Doctor Who’, it seems apt to have a feature theme instead, so you’ll hear four different versions of the ‘Doctor Who’ theme scattered throughout the playlist. In addition we have a preview of this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event, happening on 28th December, 2023, at Smokey Joe’s in Cheltenham, with tracks from all three of the acts performing, and we’ll also have an interview with Chantelle Smith and Richard Wileman, who will be headlining this year’s Chrimbo Limbo, so you’ll hear what you can expect from them on the 28th of December. Also, recently it’s been the EFG London Jazz festival, which had a great line-up, so we’ll look back at some of the wonderful acts who were performing this year. Other than that, you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, spanning a period of 60 years. 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 21 minutes. Downloaded file is 128.8 MB.

1. Doctor Who (2:21) – Delia Derbyshire (Taken from the album ‘The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – A Retrospective‘; see www.delia-derbyshire.org/www.facebook.com/DeliaDerbyshire & en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop_%E2%80%93_A_Retrospective)

2. Endangered Species (6:38) – Esperanza Spalding Feat. Lalah Hathaway (Taken from the album ‘Radio Music Society’; see esperanzaspalding.bandcamp.com/album/radio-music-society, songwrightsapothecarylab.com & www.facebook.com/EsperanzaSpalding/)

3. Just One More (4:16) – Garden of Live Flowers (Taken from the EP ‘Pussycat Things’; see gardenofliveflowers.bandcamp.com/album/pussycat-things & www.facebook.com/gardenofliveflowers, & you can see Garden of Live Flowers play live at this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event at Smokey Joe’s in Cheltenham on Thursday 28th December – tickets are available to pre-order from www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/1050739)

4. 5/9 (4:59) – Queen Colobus (Taken from the EP ‘Think Fast’; see queencolobus.bandcamp.com/album/think-fast-2 & www.facebook.com/queencolobus)

5. Sun Girl (5:53) Julia Holter (Single available to buy digitally from juliaholter.bandcamp.com/album/sun-girl; see also juliaholter.com & www.facebook.com/juliashammasholter)

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

Interview with Chantelle Smith and Richard Wileman

7. Spectres Of The Ridgeway (6:46) – Richard Wileman (feat. Chantelle Smith) (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Forked Road’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com & kardaestra.wordpress.com, & you can see Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman play live at this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event at Smokey Joe’s in Cheltenham on Thursday 28th December – tickets are available to pre-order from www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/1050739)

8. Doctor Who, Series 11 Opening Titles (0:40) – Segun Akinola (Taken from the album ‘Doctor Who: Series 11’; see www.segunakinola.com, www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/0b242939-4cc6-471d-8924-a9ed43d4457a & www.facebook.com/segunakinolacomposer/)

9. Alive (9:06) – Hiromi Feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips (Taken from the album ‘Alive’; see www.hiromimusic.com/ & www.facebook.com/HiromiFan/)

10. Bricks (4:29) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see www.actmusic.com/en/Artists/Bill-Laurance-Michael-League)

11. 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)

12. Stone (3:43) Dilettante (Single available to buy digitally from dilettantesongs.bandcamp.com/track/stone-2; see also www.facebook.com/dilettantesongs)

13. Dr. Who Theme (2:44) – Ron Grainer/Peter Howell (Taken from ‘The No.1 Sci-Fi Album’; see also www.rongrainer.org.uk/www.peter-howell.blogspot.co.uk/)

14. Baloney (8:45) – Thought Bubble (Taken from the album ‘Beguiled; see bubble.bandcamp.com/album/beguiled & www.facebook.com/cloudduo)

15.  Breaking My Rose Tinted Glasses (5:25) – Elif Yalvac (Taken from the album ‘Mountains Become Stepping Stones’; see hazalelif.bandcamp.com/album/mountains-become-stepping-stones & www.facebook.com/elifyalvacmusic/)

16. No Arms, No Legs, No Body At All (3:12) Ben Reed (Taken from the album ‘Bandaged’; see benreedmusic.com & www.facebook.com/samuelruncornmusic, and find out more about Ben Reed in the latest issue of Prog Magazinewww.loudersound.com/prog)

17. Sarmouni (6:42) Law Of Three (Taken from the EP ‘Live at Load Street’; see lawof3.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-load-street & www.facebook.com/andy.edwards.drummer/)

18. Doctor Who – Latin Version (6:39) – Keff McCulloch (Taken from the EP ‘Doctor Who: Variations On A Theme’; see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keff_McCulloch & tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who:_Variations_on_a_Theme)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and particularly to Chantelle Smith and Richard Wileman, 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 think I’ll be doing another of my occasional long track specials. I hope to see you back for that.

Episode 374: Legacy of Death

This is the 374th 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). It’s that time of the year again, so for this show we have the return of the diabolical Count Eppy Gibbon, who will hopefully be your ghoulish host for this year’s Halloween special. We have a feature album on this show, ‘What Magic Is This?’, the 2023 and brand new album by The Witching Tale, the duo of Katharine Blake and Michael J York, and you’ll hear three tracks from that album throughout the playlist. Other than that, you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, only with a bit more of a spooky theme this time around. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 9 minutes. Downloaded file is 117.8 MB.

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

2. Devil’s Nine Questions (4:20) – Mishra and Deepa Shakthi (Single available to buy from mishramusic.bandcamp.com/track/devils-nine-questions; see also www.mishramusic.co.uk & www.facebook.com/mishraband)

3. Fear (2:23) – The Ventures (Taken from the album ‘The Ventures in Space’; see www.theventures.com/)

4. The Darkest Timeline (4:29) – Holy Wave feat. Lorelle Meets The Obsolete (Taken from the album ‘Five of Cups’; see holywave.bandcamp.com/album/five-of-cups & www.facebook.com/hlywave)

5. Kujô Shakujô – Part 2 (3:38) PoiL Ueda (Taken from the album ‘PoiL Ueda’; see poil.bandcamp.com/album/poil-ueda & www.facebook.com/POILband)

6. Kujô Shakujô – Part 3 (7:23) PoiL Ueda (Taken from the album ‘PoiL Ueda’; see poil.bandcamp.com/album/poil-ueda & www.facebook.com/POILband)

7. Live And Let Die (3:12) – Paul McCartney And Wings (Taken from the album ‘Live And Let Die (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’; see www.paulmccartney.com & www.facebook.com/PaulMcCartney/)

8. Witchy Grid (3:30) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the album ‘Lunar One A Sides’; see craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/lunar-one-a-sides & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

9. 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/)

10. The Crow (7:50) – DJ Food (Taken from the album ‘Kaleidoscope’; see djfood.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscope, www.djfood.org, ninjatune.net/artist/dj-food & ninjatune.net/release/dj-food/kaleidoscope)

11. Dracula, You Broke My Heart (2:28) – bis (Taken from the album ‘Slight Disconnects; see bistheband.bandcamp.com/album/slight-disconnects, bisnation.com & www.facebook.com/welovebis)

12. Tigermoth (2022 Remaster) (7:42) Karda Estra (Taken from the album ‘Alternate History 2′; see kardaestra.bandcamp.com/album/alternate-history-vol-2, www.richardwileman.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/kardaestra)

13. It’s fear in the Amygdala (3:37) – Soiled /Marcus H (Taken from the album ‘Splices and Phases; see marcushmusic.bandcamp.com/album/splices-and-phases, marcushmusic.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1 & soundcloud.com/soiled)

14. 95haunts (3:52) – Polinski (Taken from the album ‘Telex From MIDI City (DATA111)’; see paulwolinski.bandcamp.com/album/telex-from-midi-city-data111, www.polin.ski, & www.facebook.com/polinski.lies, and find out more about this project in issue 140 of Prog Magazinewww.loudersound.com/prog)

15. Everlasting (4:56) – The Witching Tale (Taken from the album ‘What Magic Is This?’; see thewitchingtale.bandcamp.com/album/what-magic-is-this & www.facebook.com/TheWitchingTale)

16. Nought But Saviour’s Skull (6:48) – Emmett Elvin (Taken from the album ‘Being Of Sound Mind’; see emmettelvin.bandcamp.com/album/being-of-sound-mind)

17. It Scares Me (4:31) – SheLoom (Taken from the album ‘Listen To Thieves’; see sheloom.bandcamp.com/album/listen-to-thieves, www.sheloom.com & www.facebook.com/sheloom)

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

19. Mummies (2:56) – Toyah (Taken from the album, ‘The Blue Meaning’; see www.toyahwillcox.com/ & www.facebook.com/toyahofficial)

20. Haunted (6:49) – Garden of Live Flowers (Taken from the EP ‘Pussycat Things’; see gardenofliveflowers.bandcamp.com/album/pussycat-things & www.facebook.com/gardenofliveflowers)

21. Gaelic Psalm (3:23) – Silver Moth (Taken from the album ‘Black Bay’; silvermoth.bandcamp.com/album/black-bay & www.facebook.com/silvermothmusic)

22. Hello Doom (15:09)  Silver Moth (Taken from the album ‘Black Bay’; silvermoth.bandcamp.com/album/black-bay & www.facebook.com/silvermothmusic)

23. What Magic Is This (8:21) – The Witching Tale (Taken from the album ‘What Magic Is This?’; see thewitchingtale.bandcamp.com/album/what-magic-is-this & www.facebook.com/TheWitchingTale)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, to Count Eppy Gibbon, 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, we should be focusing on the new album by Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, with tracks from that album, ‘The Light Of Ancient Mistakes’, plus hopefully an interview with Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland, and of course the usual eclectic mixture of music. I hope to see you back for that.

Episode 349: Psychedelicat Interview and Beyond

This is the 349th 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). It was always going to be difficult following the last show, this year’s Halloween special, but I’m delighted to say that a fair proportion of this latest show focuses on an interview with Rebsie Fairholm and Marvin B. Naylor, the duo behind Psychedelicat, on the run up to their long awaited debut album together, ‘Like a Delicate Psychedelicat’. In fact, along with the interview, that will be this show’s feature album, so you’ll be hearing three tracks from it throughout the course of the show. Other than that, you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, with choices from Rebsie, Marvin, and myself, including a fair bit of new 2022 music and we’ll be looking ahead to a couple of live music events that I hope I can interest you in. 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 54 minutes. Downloaded file is 159.6 MB.

1. Vonal Declosion (3:34) – Stereolab (Taken from the album ‘Margerine Eclipse’; see stereolab.bandcamp.com/album/margerine-eclipse-expanded-edition, stereolab.co.uk & www.facebook.com/stereolabgroop/)

2. What A Fool Believes (3:46) – The Doobie Brothers (Taken from the album Minute by Minute; see thedoobiebrothers.com)

3. I Wanna Be with You (5:13) Steel House feat. Becca Stevens (Single available to buy via steelhousetrio.bandcamp.com/track/i-wanna-be-with-you-feat-becca-stevens; see also www.beccastevens.com)

4. Nowhere No One Knows Where To Find You (3:27) – Slow Spirit (Taken from the album ‘Nowhere No One Knows Where To Find You’; see slowspirit.bandcamp.com/album/nowhere-no-one-knows-where-to-find-you, www.manitobamusic.com/profiles/view,499/slowspirit & www.facebook.com/slowspiritband

5. Sideways (5:06) – TeamSquad (Single available to buy via teamsquad.bandcamp.com/track/sideways & also on the ‘All Dream’ EP – teamsquad.bandcamp.com/album/all-dream; see also www.facebook.com/teamsquadband)

6. Mayfly (2:51) Holy Western Parallels (Taken from the album ‘Holy Western Parallels’; see holywesternparallels.bandcamp.com/album/holy-western-parallels)

7. Venus Blue (3:56) – 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)

Interview with Rebsie Fairholm and Marvin B. Naylor from the duo Psychedelicat

8. Plastic Palace People (6:04) – Scott Walker (Taken from the album ‘Scott 2′; see 4ad.com/artists/scottwalker)

9. Lachrimae or Seven Tears: Lach (4:02) – Phantasm (Taken from the album ‘Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Te’; see www.phantasm-consort.com & www.facebook.com/PhantasmViols

10. 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)

11. Sunrise (3:05) – The Who (Taken from the album ‘The Who Sell Out’; see www.thewho.com)

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)

13. Reasons for Waiting (4:07) – Jethro Tull (Taken from the album ‘Stand Up (2010 Collector’s Edition)’; see jethrotull.com/www.facebook.com/officialjethrotull)

14. R.E.S. (5:16) – Cardiacs (Taken from the album ‘A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window’; see alphabet-business-concern.bandcamp.com/album/a-little-man-and-a-house-and-the-whole-world-window & www.cardiacs.net)

15. Promenading (2:35) – 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)

16. I Am The Wave (3:05) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the mini-album Cabal Of A Thousand Souls’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/cabal-of-a-thousand-souls, www.richardwileman.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/kardaestra)

17. Least Action Principle (8:23) Blind Convergence (Not currently available but for more information about Phil Mercy see expose.org/index.php/artists/display/mercy-phil-eng.html)

For more information about and tickets for the ‘Like A Delicate Psychedelicat’ album launch and live music event see www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/783853

18. Nu. (4:33) Jerboah (Taken from the EP ‘Gnaw’; see jerboah.bandcamp.com/album/gnaw, jerboah.com & www.facebook.com/jerboah)

19. Persephone Sleeps (3:32) – The Utopia Strong (Taken from the album ‘International Treasure’; see theutopiastrong.bandcamp.com/album/international-treasure & www.facebook.com/theutopiastrong)

20. Ocean’s Children (4:41) – Gadadu (Taken from the album ‘The Weatherman Is Wrong’; see gadadu.bandcamp.com/album/the-weatherman-is-wrong & www.gadadu.com/)

21. Fight Fire With Fire? (3:58) Tribes of Europe & Barbara Stretch (Single available to buy via tribesofeurope.bandcamp.com/track/fight-fire-with-fire; see also soundcloud.com/tribes-of-europe)

22. Faldum One (3:03) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the album ‘Faldum’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/faldum & www.neilcampbell.org.uk/)

23. Ritual (edit) (4:05) – HHNOI & Max Grey (Taken from the EP ‘Rituals’; see hhnoi.bandcamp.com/album/rituals)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, to Rebsie Fairholm & Marvin B. Naylor for the interview, 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 will experiencing one of the busiest periods of my working year, so I’m afraid I will not be here to present the show. But fortunately, Rebsie will be back in her role as occasional guest presenter with a Welsh special, covering the usual eclectic mixture of music but with an overtly Welsh theme. I hope you will join her for that.

Episode 322: Death’s Door

This is the 322nd 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). It’s that time of the year again, so for this show we have the return of the diabolical Count Eppy Gibbon, who will again be your ghoulish host for this year’s Halloween special. We have a feature album on this show, ‘Arcana’, the 2020 solo album by one of the Count’s favourite artists, Richard Wileman, and you’ll hear three tracks from that album throughout the playlist. Other than that, you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, only with a bit more of a spooky theme this time around. 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 130.7 MB.

1. Devil Woman (3:33) – Cliff Richard (Taken from the album ‘I’m Nearly Famous’; see www.cliffrichard.org)

2. Vous Le Saurez En Temps Voulu (live) (10:35) – Present (Taken from the album ‘Triskaidekaphobie [expanded / remastered]’; see cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/triskaidekaphobie-expanded-remastered)

3. The Hanged Man (4:10) Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Arcana′; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/arcana, www.richardwileman.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/kardaestra)

4. Witch Hunt (6:36) – The Enid (Taken from the album ‘Invicta’; see theenid.bandcamp.com/album/invicta, www.theenid.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/TheEnid)

5. Coven Theme (2:54) – Heather Christian (Taken from the album ‘The Craft: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack); see heatherchristian.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/HeatherChristianMusic/)

6. The Hut of Baba Yaga (4:02) – The Winstons (Taken from the album ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’; see thewinstons.bandcamp.com/album/pictures-at-an-exhibition)

7. Pirate Jenny (6:43) – Nina Simone (Taken from the album ‘The Best of Nina Simone’; see www.ninasimone.com)

8. Dreams In The Witch-House (3:35) – Glass Hammer (Taken from the album ‘One’; see glasshammer.com)

9. I Spook The Language (4:23) – Stars In Battledress (Taken from the album ‘Secrets And Signals’; see starsinbattledress.bandcamp.com/album/secrets-and-signalswww.facebook.com/starsinbattledress & www.starsinbattledress.com/)

10. Spectre (4:28) – Emma-Jean Thackray (Taken from the album ‘Yellow’; see ejthackray.bandcamp.com/album/yellow, emmajeanthackray.com & www.facebook.com/ejthackray)

11. Bindweed (3:46) – Fowl (Taken from the album Humankindweed’; see fowl1.bandcamp.com/album/humankindweed & www.facebook.com/FOWL-110091251157637)

12. Night Of The Living Doll (3:58) Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Arcana′; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/arcana, www.richardwileman.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/kardaestra)

13. Videos of the Dead (7:21) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘Repetitions of the Old City – I; see jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/album/repetitions-of-the-old-city-i, jackotheclock.com/Jack_O_The_Clock.htmlwww.facebook.com/JackOTheClock)

14. Poltergeist (4:55) – The Knells (Taken from the album ‘Knells II’; see theknells.bandcamp.com/album/knells-ii & theknells.com/)

15. Summoning The Daemon (18:06) – Andy Edwards (Taken from the album ‘Daemon’; see andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/daemon & www.facebook.com/andy.edwards.drummer/)  

16. Les Vampires (6:40) – Magic Brother & Mystic Sister (Taken from the album ‘Magick Brother & Mystic Sister’; see magicbrothermysticsister.bandcamp.com/album/magick-brother-mystic-sister-2)

17. Devils Will Reign (7:02) – Rain (Taken from the album ‘Singularity’; rainprogband.bandcamp.com/album/singularity & www.facebook.com/RAINprogband)

18. Headless Things (4:21) Duir! (Taken from the album ‘Drome‘; see duir1.bandcamp.com/album/drome & www.facebook.com/songsfromtheoak)

19. Skeletons (4:41) – Gloria (Taken from the album ‘Sabbat Matters’; see howlinbananarecords.bandcamp.com/album/sabbat-matters & www.facebook.com/gloriagirlgroup)

20. The Devil (4:21) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Arcana′; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/arcana, www.richardwileman.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/kardaestra)

21. Don’t Drink the Flavour Aid (4:09) – Sundae Club (Taken from the EP ‘E-Pea’ ; see sundaeclub.bandcamp.com/album/e-pea)

22. Carpathian Darkness (5:36) John Carpenter (Taken from the album ‘Lost Themes III: Alive After Death’; see johncarpentermusic.bandcamp.com/album/lost-themes-iii-alive-after-death)

23. 19th Century Ghost (4:49) – Nebelhexë (Taken from the album ‘Dead Waters’; see andreahaugen.bandcamp.com/album/dead-waters & www.blabbermouth.net/news/emperor-guitarists-ex-wife-among-five-people-killed-in-norway-bow-and-arrow-attack/

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, to Count Eppy Gibbon, 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, we are excited to be focusing on the brand new album by favourites of the show, Trampoline, with tracks from that album, ‘All the People In This House’, plus an interview with the band’s lead singer and main composer Michelle Lecnik, and the usual eclectic mixture of music. I hope to see you back for that.