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 383: Best of 2023, The Big Top 10

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

Total running time: 2 hours and 59 minutes. Downloaded file is 164.1 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 382: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 381: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 380: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 1

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

Total running time: 2 hours and 27 minutes. Downloaded file is 133.9 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 379: They Keep Killing Steed

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

Total running time: 2 hours and 27 minutes. Downloaded file is 135.1 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 375: Creative Endeavours with Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate

This is the 375th 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). Hopefully you got through the recent Halloween special relatively unscathed. This new show couldn’t be much more different, as we have a twin focus on themes connected to science fiction and the cycle of violence, albeit through music, and this is reflected in the fact that we have an interview and no less than two feature albums. Our interview is with Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland, the duo behind Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, and one of our feature albums is their latest, ‘The Light Of Ancient Mistakes’, so you’ll hear three tracks from that during the interview, as well as music chosen by Malcolm and Mark, and a look ahead to their one day progressive music event, Prog the Forest ’23. And our second feature album is the soundtrack to the 2023 film, ‘The Creator’, and you’ll hear four tracks from or inspired by that soundtrack throughout the show. Other than that, you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, including a look ahead to this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event in late December. 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 18 minutes. Downloaded file is 126.4 MB.

1. Everything In Its Right Place (4:11) – Radiohead (Taken from the album ‘Kid A’; see radiohead.bandcamp.com/album/kid-a, www.radiohead.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/radiohead/)

2. Clair de Lune (5:01) – Claude Debussy (composer), Brooklyn Classical feat. Marnie Laird (performers) (Taken from the album ‘Classical Piano Favorites’; see brooklynclassical.bandcamp.com/album/classical-piano-favorites-feat-marnie-laird)

Interview with Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland from the duo Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate…

3. The Light Of Ancient Mistakes (6:41) – 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)

4. Frame By Frame (5:10) – King Crimson (Taken from the album ‘Discipline’; see www.dgmlive.com & www.facebook.com/kingcrimsonofficial/?fref=ts)

5. 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)

6. Are You Lonely (4:47) – All About Eve (Taken from the album ‘Touched By Jesus’; see www.goony.nl/aae/aae.htm)

7. Pattern Jugglers (7:40) – Malcolm Galloway (Taken from the album ‘Patterns’; see malcolmgalloway.bandcamp.com/album/patterns)

8. 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)

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

10. Django (5:22) – Guranfoe (Taken from the album ‘Gumbo Gumbo’; see guranfoe.bandcamp.com/album/gumbo-gumbo & www.facebook.com/guranfoe)

You can see Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, EBB & Guranfoe performing at Prog the Forest ’23 on Sunday, 3rd of December, at The Fiddler’s Elbow in Camden. For more details and tickets, see www.wegottickets.com/event/585058/?fbclid=IwAR0AAwANYfc6sLjoncuAUx5wnatR_oh27ylOsAqLCBvl-r-lX2IZaR5cghU

11. 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)

12. Child In Time (10:16) – Deep Purple (Taken from the album ‘Deep Purple In Rock′; see deeppurple.com & www.facebook.com/officialdeeppurple)

13. Flora (8:08) – Garden of Live Flowers (Single available to buy digitally from gardenofliveflowers.bandcamp.com/track/flora; see also 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)

14. No Thankful Village (5:37) – Marvin B. Naylor (Taken from the album ‘The Stargazer’s Symphonium’; see marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-stargazers-symphonium, marvinbnaylor.com & www.facebook.com/thespiralsky)

15. Clair de Lune, L. 75 (6:53) – Anna Lapwood (Taken from the album ‘Luna’; see annalapwood.co.uk/project/luna & www.facebook.com/annalapwoodmusic)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and particularly to Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland, 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, you will hear the usual eclectic mixture, including some new music, a more thorough preview of this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event, and a bit of Doctor Who-related music to celebrate that show’s 60th anniversary. I hope to see you back for all of that.

Episode 372: Trey Gunn, Andy Edwards and more…

This is the 372nd 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). Following the last show, when I previewed this year’s Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival with Stephen Lambe & Huw Lloyd-Jones, this time we have a much more typical show (if there is such a thing). We have a feature album, ‘The Third Star’, the 1996 album by guitarist and King Crimson alumnus Trey Gunn, and we’ll have three tracks from that throughout the show. We also return to our new Prog Magazine feature and to our 80s feature, and drummer Andy Edwards will be talking about his new album, amongst other things, so lots to enjoy as part of a typically eclectic playlist. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 2 minutes. Downloaded file is 111.8 MB.

1. Symbiotic (3:50) – Trey Gunn (Taken from the album ‘The Third Star’; see treygunn.bandcamp.com/album/the-third-star-re-master, www.treygunn.com/ & www.facebook.com/treygunnmusic)

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

2. Ieya (8:19) – Toyah (Taken from the album, ‘The Blue Meaning’; see www.toyahwillcox.com/ & www.facebook.com/toyahofficial)

3. Doppelganger (4:05) – TEKE::TEKE (Taken from the album ‘Hagata’; see teketekeband.bandcamp.com/album/hagata & www.facebook.com/teketekeband)

4. Watching the Counting (5:51) – Darkroom (Taken from the ‘Cloisters’ EP; see darkroomtheband.bandcamp.com/album/cloisters-ep, darkroomtheband.net/ & www.facebook.com/darkroomtheband) 

5. Uppmärksamhet (3:14) – Zopp (Taken from the album ‘Dominion’; see zopp.bandcamp.com/album/dominion, flatcirclerecords.bigcartel.com & www.facebook.com/zoppmusic, and find out more about Zopp in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

6. The Ballad (3:38) – Blur (Taken from the album ‘The Ballad Of Darren′; see www.blur.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/blur)

7. 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)

8. Apple Turtle (8:11) – Tu-Ner (Taken from the album ‘T1 – Contact Information’; see tu-ner7d.bandcamp.com/album/t1-contact-information-two-disc-set, tu-ner.com & www.treygunn.com/)

9. Stuck In A Room (2:11) – This Is The Kit (Taken from the album ‘Careful Of Your Keepers’; see thisisthekit.bandcamp.com/album/careful-of-your-keepers, titk.cargo.site & www.facebook.com/thisisthekit)

10. La Alhambra (5:17) – Marina Herlop (Single available to buy from marinaherlop.bandcamp.com/track/la-alhambra & set to appear on her forthcoming album ‘Nekkuja’)

11. On That Side (2:55) – Moses Yoofee Trio (Single available to buy from mosesyoofeetrio.bandcamp.com/track/on-that-side; see also www.mosesyoofeetrio.com)

12. The Third Star (3:45) – Trey Gunn (Taken from the album ‘The Third Star’; see treygunn.bandcamp.com/album/the-third-star-re-master, www.treygunn.com/ & www.facebook.com/treygunnmusic)

Andy Edwards steps in for the next section of the show…

13. The Eppy Gibbon Song (1:49) – Andy Edwards (Unreleased, recorded especially for this show)

14. High Phi (for Phi Yaan Zek) (10:20) – Andy Edwards (Taken from the album ‘Forbella’; see andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/forbella & www.facebook.com/andy.edwards.drummer/)

15. Walkaway (extract) (0:53) – Rain (A completely new remixed version of the middle section of the track ‘Walkaway’ from the Rain album ‘Singularity’; see rainprogband.bandcamp.com/album/singularity for the original track)

16. Flying High in the Purple Sky (extract) (2:55) – Andy Edwards (A completely new remixed version of the track ‘Flying High in the Purple Sky’ from Andy’s ‘Three Songs’ EP; see andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/three-songs for the original track)

17. Rehearsal recording (3:09) – Law of Three (Unreleased; see www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN58m9vCFyg & www.facebook.com/andy.edwards.drummer/)  

18. Morning Dew (4:19) – Robert Plant and The Priory of Brion (Taken from the compilation album ‘MAS 3, Mas Attack’; see www.discogs.com/release/14809512-Various-MAS-3-MAS-Attack)

19. Fashion (4:49) – David Bowie (Taken from the album ‘Scary Monsters’; see www.davidbowie.com/ & www.facebook.com/davidbowie)

20. Burned (3:46) – Tribes of Europe & Barbara Stretch (Single available digitally from tribesofeurope.bandcamp.com/track/burned & also available as a very limited edition 7″ vinyl via tribesofeurope.bandcamp.com/merch/burned-7-single-vinyl-dubplate-edition-collectors-only; see also www.facebook.com/TribesOfEurope)

21. One minute, a stone (6:21) – Trey Gunn (Taken from the album ‘The Third Star’; see treygunn.bandcamp.com/album/the-third-star-re-master, www.treygunn.com/ & www.facebook.com/treygunnmusic)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, to all listeners, and particularly to Andy Edwards for his very creative contributions to this show. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re part of the Progzilla Radio Network. I’ll be back for the next show, with a typically eclectic playlist, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 371: Summer’s End Festival Preview 2023

This is the 371st edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). This latest show is a preview of this year’s Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival, which is taking place on the 5th-8th of October, in Chepstow. You’ll be hearing from Stephen Lambe & Huw Lloyd-Jones, the festival organisers, who will be talking about this year’s festival and previewing the line-up, plus we’ll have tracks from most of the bands performing over the four days, plus I’ll be suggesting some acts for future years of the festival. There’s also a return to our new Prog Magazine feature and I’ll also be reflecting on this year’s Supersonic Festival and making some early announcements about next year’s EppyFest 11, so lots to enjoy as part of a typically eclectic playlist. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 24 minutes. Downloaded file is 131.22 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, to all listeners, and particularly to Stephen Lambe & Huw Lloyd-Jones for their Summer’s End Festival preview. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re part of the Progzilla Radio Network. I’ll be back for the next show, hopefully with an interview and a typically eclectic playlist, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 366: Noon Doomsday

This is the 366th 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 last time when I presented you with an epic half-term report on the musical year of 2023, this time we’re back with a shorter show and one that will still have a lot of 2023 music, but we’ll also be dancing around the decades a bit more. There’s no feature album but we do have a feature band, The Beautiful South, and I’ll be playing you three tracks from this eccentric English pop band throughout the course of the show. Otherwise you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, from all the usual styles and genres, plus we return to our new Prog Magazine feature and we continue to look forward to EppyFest 10 with a few tracks. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 1 hour and 49 minutes. Downloaded file is 99.9 MB.

1. Everybody’s Talkin’ (2:36) – The Beautiful South (Taken from the compilation album ‘Carry On Up The Charts’; see paulheaton.co.uk & www.facebook.com/TheBeautifulSouthOfficial)

2. Rufus T Firefly (4:50) – Stackridge (Taken from the album ‘Extravaganza’; see www.stackridge.co.uk/ & www.cherryred.co.uk/product/stackridge-extravaganza-2cd/)

3. Slippery Dragon (3:21) – 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)

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

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

6. Living Rain (6:37) – The Tilt (Taken from the album ‘It Was Supposed to Be Heaven’; see thetiltorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/it-was-supposed-to-be-heaven & www.thetiltorchestra.com)

7. Web of Lies (6:39) – Martin Miller (Taken from the album ‘Maze of My Mind’; see martinmiller.bandcamp.com/album/maze-of-my-mind & www.martinmillerguitar.com, and find out more about Martin in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

8. Through The Poet’s Eyes (5:54) – Emma Tricca (Taken from the album ‘Aspirin Sun’; see emmatricca.bandcamp.com/album/aspirin-sun & www.emmatricca.com, and find out more about Emma in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

9. You Play Glockenspiel, I’ll Play Drums (5:07) – The Beautiful South (Taken from the album ‘0898 Beautiful South’; see paulheaton.co.uk & www.facebook.com/TheBeautifulSouthOfficial)

10. Obligations (3:14) – Schnauser (Taken from the album ‘Altra Seccatura’; see schnauser.bandcamp.com/album/altra-seccatura & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic, plus you can see Schnauser on the 29th of July at EppyFest 10 – www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969)

11. 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)

12. Merry Go Round (3:21) – Sienna Wileman (Single available to buy via siennawileman.bandcamp.com/track/merry-go-round; see also www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kIQuPitcpE)

13. Kaigara Bushi (3:35) – Mitsune (Taken from the album ‘Hazama’; see mitsune.bandcamp.com/album/hazama & www.mitsune.de, plus you can see Mitsune on the 30th of July at EppyFest 10 – www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969)

14. A Stone’s Throw (7:08) – Hedvig Mollestad (Taken from the album ‘Ekhidna’; see runegrammofon.com/collections/hedvig-mollestad/ & www.facebook.com/hedvigmollestadofficial/)

15. Seven Stones (5:06) – Rob Gould & Friends (Taken from the album ‘Rob Gould & Friends play Nursery Cryme’; see www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/nurserycryme.html & robgould.co.uk)

16. 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, & see www.loudersound.com/news/cardiacs-first-full-length-album-gets-4cd-reissue for details about the forthcoming reissue of the album)

17. Spring Bug (3:28) – Helena Deland (Single available to buy from helenadeland.bandcamp.com/track/spring-bug; see also helenadeland.com & www.facebook.com/Helenadeland/)

18. 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)

19. The Rising Of Grafton Street (3:04) – The Beautiful South (Taken from the album ‘Choke’; see paulheaton.co.uk & www.facebook.com/TheBeautifulSouthOfficial)

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’ll be trying to encourage you to get your EppyFest 10 tickets for a final time, and otherwise there will a typically great mixture of music, so I hope to see you then.