Episode 388: Buying a Stairway to Heron

This is the 388th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Following the last show when I previewed this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival, on this show I’ll mainly be focusing on lots of 2024 music. And I’ll also be looking ahead to a forthcoming 2024 release, currently available to pre-order, by reflecting on the band’s previous release, as our feature album is ’13 Moons’, the 2021 album by Hands of the Heron, so you’ll hear three tracks from that. Hands of the Heron are not only headlining the Sunday of EppyFest 11 in July, but later in the year they are aiming to release their long-awaited third album, so on this show we’ll be celebrating their past brilliance and encouraging you to part with some money. Other than that, we’ll cover the usual diverse selection of styles and genres across the playlist. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 26 minutes. Downloaded file is 133.67 MB.

1. Les Yeux (6:48) – Perilymph (Taken from the album ‘Progressions Imaginaires’; see sixtonnesdechairrecords.bandcamp.com/album/progressions-imaginaires & www.facebook.com/Perilymph)

2. Interlude 1 (2:36) – Perilymph (Taken from the album ‘Progressions Imaginaires’; see sixtonnesdechairrecords.bandcamp.com/album/progressions-imaginaires & www.facebook.com/Perilymph)

3. Black And White Town (4:15) – Doves (Taken from the album ‘Some Cities’; see dovesofficial.com & www.facebook.com/Doves)

4. Tongue in Twines (3:53) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/handsoftheheron/)

5. Bec Garthwaite, Beth Roberts & Claire Vine of Hands of the Heron talk about EppyFest 11 (0:40)

You can see Hands of the Heron headline the Sunday of this year’s EppyFest 11 (the 28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621 and if you want to help them release their new album please head to www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hands-of-the-heron-album

6. Sex Garden (5:14) – Miranda Sex Garden (Taken from the ‘Velventine’ EP; see mirandasexgarden1.bandcamp.com/album/velventine-ep & www.facebook.com/mirandasexgarden)

7. I Don’t Say It But I Feel It (4:08) – The Staves (Taken from the album ‘All Now’; see thestaves.bandcamp.com/album/all-now, www.thestaves.com, & www.facebook.com/TheStaves/)

8. The Child (3:11) – The Narcotix (Taken from the album ‘Dying’; see narcotix.bandcamp.com/album/dying-2, www.narxnarx.com, & www.facebook.com/thenarcotix)

9. Heavy Lettuce (8:55) – Head Spin (Taken from the album ‘Refractor’; see headspin.bandcamp.com/album/refractor & www.facebook.com/HeadSpinMusicUK)

10. Pull the Lever (6:39) – Squeaky Feet (Taken from the album ‘Cause For Alarm’; see squeakyfeet.bandcamp.com/album/cause-for-alarm-2, www.squeakyfeetmusic.com, & www.facebook.com/squeakyfeetmusic, and find out more about Squeaky Feet in issue 149 of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

11. Watercolour Fade (3:27) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/handsoftheheron/)

You can see Hands of the Heron headline the Sunday of this year’s EppyFest 11 (the 28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621 and if you want to help them release their new album please head to www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hands-of-the-heron-album

12. I Killed My Imaginary Friend (4:04) – Willie Dowling & The Invisible Band (Single available to buy digitally from williedowlingmusic.bandcamp.com/track/i-killed-my-imaginary-friend; see also www.williedowling.com)

13. Sauntering With Mr. Brown (8:38) – Tomeka Reid Quartet (Taken from the album ‘3+3’; see cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/3-3-2 & tomekareid.com)

14. It’s Okay to Disappear (4:46) – 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/)

15. I’ve Got You In The Palm Of My Hand (5:42) – Paul Morricone (Taken from the album ‘Go Sanction Yourself’; see paulmorricone.bandcamp.com/album/go-sanction-yourself)

16. Singular Coincidence (4:56) – Dana Gavanski (Taken from the album ‘Late Slap’; see danagavanskifth.bandcamp.com/album/late-slap, www.danagavanski.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/danagavanski/)

17. Cupboard of a Grand Fir (4:07) – Heat Speak (Taken from the album ‘de bouquet ok’; see heatspeak.bandcamp.com/album/de-bouquet-ok, dariore.com & www.facebook.com/heatspeakmusic)

18. Spinning (6:15) – 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)

19. My Last Song (12 inch version) (7:11) – Garden of Live Flowers (Single available to buy digitally from gardenofliveflowers.bandcamp.com/track/my-last-song-12-inch-mix; see also www.facebook.com/gardenofliveflowers)

20. Comet Vs The Earth (3:08) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘The Forked Road’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/the-forked-road & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

21. Velventine (6:21) – Miranda Sex Garden (Taken from the ‘Velventine’ EP; see mirandasexgarden1.bandcamp.com/album/velventine-ep & www.facebook.com/mirandasexgarden)

22. Skipping Rope (3:58) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/handsoftheheron/)

You can see Hands of the Heron headline the Sunday of this year’s EppyFest 11 (the 28th July) and tickets are available to pre-order now via buytickets.at/eppyfest/1064621 and if you want to help them release their new album please head to www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hands-of-the-heron-album

23. Small Boats (4:25) – Tony Patterson & Doug Melbourne (Single available to buy digitally from tonypatterson3.bandcamp.com)

24. Every Wall Tumbling (5:50) – Kimara Sajn (Taken from the album ‘Wayfinding’; see www.generalrubric.com/family/catalog/98scsk1x/index.html?cd & soundcloud.com/polyethylene-pet-1/sets/kimara-sajn-1-wayfinding)

25. The Whale (5:02) – Electric Light Orchestra (Taken from the album ‘Out of the Blue’; see jefflynneselo.com & www.face-the-music.de/tandy_e.html)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Next time, in a couple of weeks, I should be back with some more typically great and eclectic music, including some music released on the last Bandcamp Friday. I really hope you’ll join me then.

Episode 386: Winter’s End and more

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

Total running time: 2 hours and 16 minutes. Downloaded file is 124.6 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 385: EppyFest 11 Preview

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

Total running time: 2 hours and 24 minutes. Downloaded file is 131.7 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 382: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 381: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 2

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

Total running time: 2 hours and 22 minutes. Downloaded file is 129.5 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 373: Have Guns – Will Haggle

This is the 373rd 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 focuses almost entirely on music from 2023, with the main exception being our feature album, ‘Flaunt The Imperfection’, the 1985 album by China Crisis, and we’ll have two tracks from that throughout the show. But apart from that dip into the 1980s, this show will predominantly focus on 2023 music (plus there’s one track from 2021, just to be different), as part of a typically eclectic playlist. So, strap in for a wonderful listening experience, which will include some new names, some old friends, and a preview of Sunday’s bill for next year’s EppyFest 11. 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 20 minutes. Downloaded file is 127.8 MB.

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

2. Yoshino 吉野(静の和歌) (8:00) – PoiL Ueda (Taken from the album, ‘Yoshitsune’; see poil.bandcamp.com/album/yoshitsune & www.facebook.com/POILband)

3. 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)

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

4. King In A Catholic Style (4:30) – China Crisis (Taken from the album ‘Flaunt The Imperfection’; see www.musicglue.com/chinacrisis/ & www.facebook.com/chinacrisisofficial)

5. 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)

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

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

8. Over And Over (6:13) – The Waeve (Taken from the album ‘The Waeve’; see thewaeve.bandcamp.com/album/the-waeve, www.thewaeveofficial.com & www.facebook.com/thewaeveofficial)

9. The Wake (3:45) – The Mirror Image (Taken from the ‘The Mirror Image’ EP; see themirrorimage2022.bandcamp.com/album/the-mirror-image-ep1)

10. The Blades (6:28) – Squid (Taken from the album ‘O Monolith’; see squiduk.bandcamp.com/album/o-monolith, www.squidband.uk & www.facebook.com/squiduk)

11. 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/)

12. Take Me Outside (3:13) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/cuculirecords) 

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

14. Car Pool Tunnel (4:31) – Loam (Taken from the EP ‘Featherbrained’; see loam-music.bandcamp.com/album/featherbrained and find out more about Loam in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

15. Wall Of God (5:32) – China Crisis (Taken from the album ‘Flaunt The Imperfection’; see www.musicglue.com/chinacrisis/ & www.facebook.com/chinacrisisofficial)

16. Lady Bird (3:20) – Sanne Sanne (Taken from the album ‘Mountain Child’; see sannesanne.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-child & sannehuijbregts.com)

17. Bleached By The Sun (5:32) – Dot Allison (Taken from the album ‘Consciousology’; see dotallison.bandcamp.com/album/consciousology & dotallison.com)

18. None More Than You (8:19) – Roomful of Teeth (feat. Eve Beglarian & The Dessoff Choir) (Taken from the album ‘Rough Magic’; see roomfulofteeth.bandcamp.com/album/rough-magic, www.roomfulofteeth.org & www.facebook.com/roomfulofteeth/)

19. Ruins In Time (2:41) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the ‘Ruins In Time’ EP; craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/ruins-in-time-ep & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

20. In Gardens (4:31) – Me Lost Me (Taken from the album ‘RPG’; see melostme.bandcamp.com/album/rpg, www.melostme.com & www.facebook.com/MEL0STME)

21. Until Morning (3:45) – Me Lost Me (Taken from the album ‘RPG’; see melostme.bandcamp.com/album/rpg, www.melostme.com & www.facebook.com/MEL0STME)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and to all listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re part of the Progzilla Radio Network. And as we’re coming up to Halloween, the next show should be presented by Count Eppy Gibbon, who I’m sure will bring you a typically eclectic and ghoulish playlist, so I hope you’ll return for that.

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 369: Goodbye EppyFest 10 and Hello Supersonic 2023

This is the 369th 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). Now that some of the post-EppyFest 10 chaos and jubilation has died down, I’m going to be spending some time on this show reflecting on that amazing musical weekend, not only the bands and acts that played on the bill, but also some of the other music and events that arose from it. And although EppyFest is over for another year, there is still lots of great live music out there to be enjoyed in the days and weeks to come, so we’re going to focus on some of that on this show, including a preview for this year’s Supersonic Festival in Birmingham over the weekend of September 1st-3rd. There’s no feature album or band this time, but you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, from all the usual styles and genres, including some 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 31 minutes. Downloaded file is 138.3 MB.

1. Theme From Enter The Dragon (2:23) – Lalo Schifrin (Taken from ‘Enter The Dragon (Original Sound Track From The Motion Picture‘; see www.schifrin.com/main.htm)

2. Small town boy [live] (6:42) – Jerboah (Recorded live on 29th April, 2022; see jerboah.my.canva.site/#home, jerboah.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/jerboah)

3. Have You Got PPI? (4:44) – Schnauser (Taken from the album ‘Irritant’; see www.schnauser.co.uk/, schnauser.bandcamp.com/album/irritant & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic)

4. Swimmer (4:12) – The Utopia Strong (Taken from the album ‘The Utopia Strong’; see theutopiastrong.bandcamp.com/album/the-utopia-strong & www.facebook.com/theutopiastrong/)

5. Chase (3:20) – Spindle Ensemble (Taken from the album ‘Inkling’; see spindleensemble.bandcamp.com/album/inkling, www.spindleensemble.com & www.facebook.com/spindleensemble)

6. Fading [Live] (7:36) – Georgie Ward (Single available to buy from georgieward.bandcamp.com/track/fading-live; see also www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YlIJHeLDc0)

7. How I Ended It All (3:56) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Arcana′; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/arcana, www.richardwileman.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/kardaestra)

8. Maru (4:53) – Mitsune (Taken from the album ‘Hazama’; see mitsune.bandcamp.com/album/hazama & www.mitsune.de)

9. Kabuki part three – live 25 (10:29) – Longstone (Taken from the ‘25th Anniversary Live Rehearsal EP’; see longstone.bandcamp.com/album/25th-anniversary-live-rehearsal-ep & www.facebook.com/Longstone-35010211805/)

10. Glow (4:40) – Garden of Live Flowers (Taken from the EP ‘Pussycat Things’; see gardenofliveflowers.bandcamp.com/album/pussycat-things & www.facebook.com/gardenofliveflowers)

11. Boston Tea Party (4:37) – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (Taken from the album ‘SAHB Stories’; see medium.com/@EddyBamyasi/the-sensational-alex-harvey-band-albums-ranked-worst-to-best-312ec8f11c45) 

12. The Mystery of the Catholicon (6:14) – Lyrian (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Seven Puzzles’; see lyrian.bandcamp.com, www.medievalrecords.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Lyrian-28942418424/)

13. March of Leaves (3:12) – Hibiki Ichikawa feat. Simon Leong & Koichi Shoji (Taken from the album ‘Shami-Sensational’; see hibikishamisen.com)

14. 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)

15. Fall And Flatten (7:40) – un.procedure (Taken from the EP ‘un.procedure’; see unprocedure.bandcamp.com/album/un-procedure)  

16. Miracle-Level (3:14) – Deerhoof (Taken from the album ‘Miracle-Level’; see deerhoof.bandcamp.com/album/miracle-level & deerhoof.website)

17. The Father (4:56) – Godflesh (Taken from the album ‘Purge’; see godflesh1.bandcamp.com/album/purge & www.facebook.com/godflesh.official)

18. Plain Hunt on Four (8:19) – Horse Lords (Taken from the album ‘Comradely Objects’; see horselords.bandcamp.com/album/comradely-objects-2, www.horselords.org/ & www.facebook.com/HorseLords)

19. The New York Trader (7:41) – Lankum (Taken from the album ‘False Lankum’; see lankum.bandcamp.com/album/false-lankum, lankumdublin.com & www.facebook.com/dublinfolkmiscreants)

20. I Unveil a Peppercorn to See It Vanish (3:41) – Širom (Taken from the album ‘The Liquified Throne of Simplicity’; see sirom.bandcamp.com/album/the-liquified-throne-of-simplicity & www.facebook.com/siromband)

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

You can see un.procedure, Deerhoof, Godflesh, Horse Lords, Lankum, Širom, Silver Moth, and many more acts and bands at this year’s Supersonic Festival in Birmingham (over the weekend of September 1st-3rd) and tickets are available now via supersonicfestival.com/product-category/tickets/

22. England 2 Columbia 0 (3:46) – Kirsty MacColl (Taken from the album ‘Tropical Brainstorm′; see www.kirstymaccoll.com)

23. What Your Soul Sings (6:39) – Massive Attack (Taken from the album ‘100th Window’; see www.massiveattack.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/massiveattack)

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. Amongst other things, I’ll be trying to catch up on some new releases that I haven’t had chance to focus on during recent shows, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 368: Best of the rest of 2022 pt 2

This is the 368th 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 previous show when I offered a final preview of EppyFest 10, it’s now back to business as usual and specifically that involves me playing some more of the best music from 2022 that didn’t get featured in my top 31 albums of last year. We have a feature album from 2022, ‘Escape Velocity’, by Head Spin, the instrumental psychedelic project of UK musician Andy Scoffin, and you’ll hear three fabulous tracks from it throughout the course of the show. In addition, you can expect the usual eclectic musical mixture, with a focus on music from EPs, albums and singles released in 2022. 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 33 minutes. Downloaded file is 140.2 MB.

1. Ideas of Space (3:40) – Tess Roby (Taken from the album ‘Ideas of Space’; see tessroby.bandcamp.com/album/ideas-of-space & www.facebook.com/tessroby)

2. Cracks (2:28) – District Five (Taken from the album ‘Burnt Sugar’; see districtfive.bandcamp.com/album/burnt-sugar, www.districtfive.band/ & www.facebook.com/districtfive.band)

3. Blinded by a Blaze (7:39) – Cave In (Taken from the album ‘Heavy Pendulum’; see cavein.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-pendulum & www.facebook.com/CaveIn.Official)

4. Limpet (8:16) – Head Spin (Taken from the album ‘Escape Velocity’; see headspin.bandcamp.com/album/escape-velocity & www.facebook.com/HeadSpinMusicUK)

5. Cry Me Old Trouble (5:04) – Cate Le Bon (Taken from the album ‘Pompeii’; see catelebon.bandcamp.com/album/pompeii & www.catelebon.com/)

6. Why We Speak (6:19) – Robert Glasper feat. Q-Tip & Esperanza Spalding (Taken from the album ‘Black Radio III’; see robertglasper.bandcamp.com/album/black-radio-iii)

7. Space Ark (4:01) – Kate Havnevik (Taken from the album ‘Lightship’; see katehavnevik.bandcamp.com/album/lightship & www.katehavnevik.com)

8. Prologue/atoms enter (2:52) – Perhaps Contraption (Taken from the album ‘Nearly Human’; see perhapscontraption.bandcamp.com/album/nearly-human-2, perhapscontraption.co.uk & www.facebook.com/perhapscontraption)

9. 72.8% Water (5:09) – Perhaps Contraption (Taken from the album ‘Nearly Human’; see perhapscontraption.bandcamp.com/album/nearly-human-2, perhapscontraption.co.uk & www.facebook.com/perhapscontraption)

10. Live And Learn (6:06) – Head Spin (Taken from the album ‘Escape Velocity’; see headspin.bandcamp.com/album/escape-velocity & www.facebook.com/HeadSpinMusicUK)

11. Billions (4:57) – Caroline Polachek & Oneohtrix Point Never (Track available to buy via carolinepolachek.bandcamp.com/album/billions; see also www.carolinepolachek.com & pointnever.com)

12. New Love (4:24) – June Magnolia (Taken from the album ‘Memory Palace’; see junemagnolia.bandcamp.com/album/memory-palace & junemagnolia.com)

13. Bats In The Belfry (6:53) – Big Big Train (Taken from the album ‘Welcome To The Planet’; see bigbigtrain.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-the-planet, www.bigbigtrain.com & www.facebook.com/bigbigtrain)

14. Oak and Stone (7:13) – Big Big Train (Taken from the album ‘Welcome To The Planet’; see bigbigtrain.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-the-planet, www.bigbigtrain.com & www.facebook.com/bigbigtrain)

15. Where It Came From (5:50) – Brian Woodbury (Taken from the album ‘Rhapsody & Filigree’; see brianwoodbury.bandcamp.com/album/rhapsody-filigree & brianwoodbury.com)

16. Ruins (8:04) – Gilmore Trail (Taken from the album ‘Impermanence’; see gilmoretrail.bandcamp.com/album/impermanence, www.gilmoretrail.co.uk & www.facebook.com/gilmoretrail)

17. Breaking Broken (3:53) – Raze The Maze (Taken from the album ‘7am Dream’; see razethemaze.bandcamp.com/album/7am-dream-2, www.razethemazemusic.com & www.facebook.com/RazeTheMazeMusic/)

18. Stumble (5:10) – Ventifacts (Taken from the EP ‘Chronic Town’; see ventifacts.bandcamp.com/album/chronic-town & www.facebook.com/ventifacts)

19. The Call (7:18) – iNFiNiEN (Taken from the album ‘Beyond the Veil’; see infinien.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-veil & www.facebook.com/infinien)

20. Money (6:33) – The Sursiks (Taken from the album ‘Suave Side of the Moon’; see davidminnick1.bandcamp.com/album/suave-side-of-the-moon-2)

21. Us and Them (7:26) – The Sursiks (Taken from the album ‘Suave Side of the Moon’; see davidminnick1.bandcamp.com/album/suave-side-of-the-moon-2)

22. Chaparral (4:35) – Holy Wave (Single available to buy via holywave.bandcamp.com/album/chaparral; see also www.facebook.com/hlywave)

23. Mutation (2:32) – Holy Western Parallels (Taken from the album ‘Holy Western Parallels’; see holywesternparallels.bandcamp.com/album/holy-western-parallels)

24. Galactic Sheep (8:12) – Head Spin (Taken from the album ‘Escape Velocity’; see headspin.bandcamp.com/album/escape-velocity & www.facebook.com/HeadSpinMusicUK)

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. On that show I think I’ll mainly be dividing the time between reflecting on EppyFest 10 and looking ahead to this year’s Supersonic festival in Birmingham (1st to 3rd September). 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.