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 146: Best of 2014, Top 30 pt 1

This is the 146th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. The show is also available via Mixcloud here. I’m just starting my review of 2014 and I begin it with three shows in which I count down my top 30 albums, starting with a show that features the albums at numbers 30 to 21. There’s no feature album this time, just tracks from 10 great albums that were released last year, covering the usual diverse selection of styles and genres, including prog rock, jazz, electronica, trip hop, ambient, art rock, avant prog, psychedelic folk-pop, post rock, and all sorts of other weird & wonderful music. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours & 3 mins. Downloaded file is 112.6 MB.

1. Desolation Song (6:28) – Sanguine Hum (Taken from the album ‘Now We Have Light ‘; see troopersforsound.com/ & www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4954)

2. How the Light is Approached (2:51) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘Night Loops′; see jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/, www.cdbaby.com/cd/jackotheclock4 & jackotheclock.com/Jack_O_The_Clock.html)

3. Down Below (4:32) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘Night Loops′; see jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/, www.cdbaby.com/cd/jackotheclock4 & jackotheclock.com/Jack_O_The_Clock.html)

4. Ready Wednesday (9:39) – Bill Laurance (Taken from the album ‘Flint’; see www.billlaurance.com/, billlaurance.bandcamp.com/releases & www.facebook.com/billlaurancemusic)

5. Out Alee (4:32) – Hundred Waters (Taken from the album ‘The Moon Rang Like A Bell’; see www.hundred-waters.com/, soundcloud.com/hundredwaters & www.facebook.com/hundredwaters)

6. Innocent (4:39) – Hundred Waters (Taken from the album ‘The Moon Rang Like A Bell’; see www.hundred-waters.com/, soundcloud.com/hundredwaters & www.facebook.com/hundredwaters)

7. Towers Of Babel (9:47) – Unto Us (Taken from the album ‘The Human Landscape’; see untous.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Unto-Us/215280425160974?fref=ts)

8. Twenty and Forty (1:57) – +1 (Taken from the album ‘After The Storm’; see www.precognitiverecords.com/)

9. The One You’ve Got (10:50) – +1 (Taken from the album ‘After The Storm’; see www.precognitiverecords.com/)

10. The King Of Sleep (18:34) – Regal Worm (Taken from the album ‘Neither Use Nor Ornament’; see regalworm.com/Hail.html, regalworm.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/regalworm)

11. The Never Delivery of Yesterday (4:00) – Marvin B. Naylor (Taken from the album ‘Earth and All The Universes’; see marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/ & marvinbnaylor.com/)

12. For Sleeping Angels (4:33) – Marvin B. Naylor (Taken from the album ‘Earth and All The Universes’; see marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/ & marvinbnaylor.com/)

13. Unsettled (2:46) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Lucid’; see www.mattstevensguitar.com/, www.burningshed.com/store/guitarists/product/111/5458/ & www.facebook.com/mattstevensguitar)

14. Coulrophobia (3:24) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Lucid’; see www.mattstevensguitar.com/, www.burningshed.com/store/guitarists/product/111/5458/ & www.facebook.com/mattstevensguitar)

15. News and Ice Cream (4:47) – Stop Motion Orchestra (Taken from the album ‘Instant Everything!’; see www.stopmotionorchestra.com/, stopmotionorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/instant-everything & www.facebook.com/stopmotionorchestra/info)

16. Fishery Men (2:53) – Stop Motion Orchestra (Taken from the album ‘Instant Everything!’; see www.stopmotionorchestra.com/, stopmotionorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/instant-everything & www.facebook.com/stopmotionorchestra/info)

17. Prisonniere D’une Cellule Male (4:56) – Lazuli (Taken from the album ‘Tant Que L’herbe Est Grasse’; see www.lazuli-music.com/ & fr-fr.facebook.com/Groupe.LAZULI)

18. Les Courants Ascendants (6:07) – Lazuli (Taken from the album ‘Tant Que L’herbe Est Grasse’; see www.lazuli-music.com/ & fr-fr.facebook.com/Groupe.LAZULI)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed and to all listeners too. Send me 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. I’ll be back later in February with part 2 of my review of 2014, when the countdown continues, so I hope you’ll join me again then.

Episode 123: Best of 2013, the best of the rest pt1

This is the 123rd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. You can also listen via Mixcloud here. This is a packed show featuring lots and lots of great music from 2013 that didn’t get into my top 30 albums of the year, including some great EPs and singles. There’s also a preview of a couple of the acts appearing at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival in May and a look ahead to the new solo album from Matt Stevens. There’s no feature album again but there’s still lots of interesting music to hear on this show. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 8 minutes. Downloaded file is 116.8 MB.

1. Vardavar (5:20) – Tigran Hamasyan (Taken from the EP ‘The Poet’; see www.tigranhamasyan.com/, www.facebook.com/pages/Tigran-Hamasyan-official-page/106915296001772 & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/)

2. She’s in the Flowers (3:11) – Eska (Taken from the ‘Gatekeeper EP’; see www.eskaonline.com/, eskaonline.bandcamp.com/album/gatekeeper-ep, www.facebook.com/eskaonline & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/)

3. Things Behind The Sun (4:31) – Rhys Marsh (Taken from the EP ‘Suspended In A Weightless Wind’ – excuse me for getting the title wrong on the show; see rhysmarsh.com/ & itunes.apple.com/us/album/suspended-in-weightless-wind/id696205037)

4. Ghost (3:49) – Arborea (Taken from the album ‘Fortress of the Sun’; see arborea.bandcamp.com/, arboreamusic.blogspot.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Arborea)

5. The Enchanted Dreamer (3:39) – Mr. and Mrs. Muffins (Taken from the album ‘The Misty Cowboy and Other Songs to Dream By’; see mrandmrsmuffins.bandcamp.com/album/the-misty-cowboy-and-other-songs-to-dream-by & www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-and-Mrs-Muffins/115128943806)

6. Our Journeys Done (4:00) – Mike Kershaw (Taken from the album ‘This Long Night’; see mikekershaw.bandcamp.com/, www.kershmusic.com/home & www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Kershaw/144511622309101)

7. Our Darkest Sabbath (3:08) – Broadcast (Taken from the ‘Berberian Sound Studio’ soundtrack album; see futurecrayon.blogspot.co.uk/ & warp.net/records/broadcast)

8. exe (5:11) – Idmonster (Taken from the album ‘Be more like water’; see pendle.virb.com/idmonster, knittedcat.co.uk/ & www.amazon.co.uk/Be-More-Like-Water-Idmonster/dp/B00FFNLDWG)

9. The Minotaur (5:01) – The Red Masque (Taken from the album ‘Mythalogue’; see www.theredmasque.com/ & www.facebook.com/The.Red.Masque)

10. The Ruins of the Palace of Minos (2:43) – The Red Masque (Taken from the album ‘Mythalogue’; see www.theredmasque.com/ & www.facebook.com/The.Red.Masque)

11. Dance Dance Dance (3:22) – Tom Slatter (Taken from the album ‘Three Rows of Teeth’; see tomslatter.bandcamp.com/, www.tomslatter.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/tomslattermusic)

12. Insert Silence (3:53) – Aurelian (Taken from the ‘Soundcastles’ EP; see aurelianmusic.bandcamp.com/album/soundcastles, www.facebook.com/aurelianmusic & www.facebook.com/lydianlabel)

13. Bus Girl (2:58) – Those Men (Taken from ‘Half Time Orange’ EP; see www.junodownload.com/products/those-men-half-time-orange-ep/2246174-02/, www.zinggmusic.co.uk/those-men-half-time-orange/, soundcloud.com/thosemen & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen?fref=ts)

14. A Rotating Spherical Happening (3:28) – Those Men (Taken from ‘Half Time Orange’ EP; see www.junodownload.com/products/those-men-half-time-orange-ep/2246174-02/, www.zinggmusic.co.uk/those-men-half-time-orange/, soundcloud.com/thosemen & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen?fref=ts)

15. Pluck (4:40) – Death In Texas (Taken from the EP ‘Pluck’; see deathintexas.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/deathintexas)

16. These Photographs Prove We Were Happy (4:44) – Leaving Richmond (Taken from the album ‘Human Minds, Robot Hearts’; see leavingrichmond.bandcamp.com/album/human-minds-robot-hearts & www.facebook.com/leavingrichmond)

17. Green Day (4:21) – Yoed Nir (Taken from the album ‘Suspended Hours’; see www.yoednir.com/, yoednir.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/yoednirmusic)

18. The Cat’s Holiday (4:48) – Mr. and Mrs. Muffins (Taken from the album ‘The Misty Cowboy and Other Songs to Dream By’; see mrandmrsmuffins.bandcamp.com/album/the-misty-cowboy-and-other-songs-to-dream-by & www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-and-Mrs-Muffins/115128943806)

19. The Bridge (11:50) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Lucid’; see www.mattstevensguitar.com/, www.burningshed.com/store/guitarists/product/111/5458/ & www.facebook.com/mattstevensguitar)

Matt Stevens will be appearing with The Fierce & The Dead at EppyFest 3 on July 5th. You can find out more about the festival and buy tickets at eppyfest.co.uk/

20. These Tiny Things Are Haunting Me (2:37) – Tom Slatter (Taken from the album ‘Three Rows of Teeth’; see tomslatter.bandcamp.com/, www.tomslatter.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/tomslattermusic)

21. October Sun (5:25) – Matt Berry (Taken from the album ‘Kill the Wolf’; see www.themattberry.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/mattberrymusic)

22. Insects (3:30) – Fractal Mirror (Taken from the album ‘Strange Attractors’; see www.fractalmirror.net/, fractalmirror.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/fractal.mirror)

23. Don’t Land On Me (8:01) – Knifeworld (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Unravelling’; see www.knifeworld.co.uk/, knifeworld.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/knifeworld)

Many thanks to all listeners and musicians. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!) or if you want to have your say on anything else connected to this podcast. If you want to keep up to date with news about this podcast, 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. I will be back for the next episode when I’ll be presenting part 2 of this best of the rest of 2013. I hope to see you back for that.

Episode 78: EppyFest Preview

This is the 78th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show & the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. Apologies this is not part 2 of my ‘best of 2011’ shows (coming soon, I promise) but with time pressing I have decided to preview EppyFest, the very first live music event put on in association with this podcast. This mini-festival will take place on June 23rd, 2012 at Lansdown Hall, Stroud, and on this show you’ll be hearing tracks from all the artists appearing on the bill, from the poppy psych folk of Candythief, to the loop guitar wizardry of Matt Stevens, and the neo-classical art rock of William D Drake & his band who will be headlining the event. There will also be a feature album – appropriately you’ll be hearing three tracks from the 2010 album ‘Ghost’ by the aforementioned Matt Stevens. In addition you’ll hear tracks from some exciting new releases & another track in the new feature for the show, ‘The 80s Weren’t All Rubbish You Know!’. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 1 hour and 37 minutes. Downloaded file is 88.9 MB.

1. The Projected Future (4:30) – Karda Estra (Taken from the new downloadable EP ‘The Land of Ghosts 3’; see www.kardaestra.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Karda-Estra/67051130804)

2. In A Foreign Way (5:21) – Knifeworld (Taken from the forthcoming EP ‘Clairvoyant Fortnight’; see www.knifeworld.co.uk/, knifeworld.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/knifeworld)

3. Can (3:51) – The GasMan (One of two exclusive download tracks available when you purchase the new GasMan album ‘Hiding Place’ via www.thegenepool.co.uk/items/854.htm; see also www.gasmanmusic.com/hidingplace.html)

4. Casablanco (Slo-Mo Mix) (6:51) – Andy Pickford (Taken from the new ‘EP#02 : Casablanco’, which you can buy via www.andypickfordmusic.com/ep02__casablanco/; see also www.facebook.com/AndyPickfordMusic)

5. Eleven (2:35) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Ghost’; see mattstevensguitar.com/, mattstevens.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/mattstevensloop)

6. Coffin Song (3:55) – Candythief (Taken from the latest Candythief album ‘Partisan’; see candythief.com/, candythief.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/candythiefmusic)

7. Burning Bandstands (4:19) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Echo’; see mattstevensguitar.com/, mattstevens.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/mattstevensloop)

8. Dry Land (3:20) – Candythief (Taken from the album ‘Technicolour Wilderness’; see candythief.com/, candythief.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/candythiefmusic)

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

9. In High Places (3:33) – Mike Oldfield (Taken from the album, ‘Crises’; see www.mikeoldfield.org/ & www.facebook.com/MikeOldfieldOfficial)

If you have suggestions for this new feature then do let me know.

10. The Happy Garden (2:45) – Mr. and Mrs. Muffins (Taken from the album ‘The Raindrop Dance and Other Songs About Love’; see folkwit.com/artists/mr-mrs-muffins, mrandmrsmuffins.bandcamp.com/album/the-raindrop-dance-and-other-songs-about-love, & www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-and-Mrs-Muffins/115128943806)

11. Ghost (4:34) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Ghost’; see mattstevensguitar.com/, mattstevens.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/mattstevensloop)

12. Wholly Holey (2:41) – William D Drake (Taken from the album ‘The Rising of the Lights’; see williamddrake.wordpress.com/ & williamddrake.bandcamp.com/album/the-rising-of-the-lights)

13. Nothing Left  (5:16) – Lisa Cuthbert (This is a single release available from iTunes, Amazon & www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisacuthbert; see also lisacuthbert.webs.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Lisa-Cuthbert/146181802097047)

14. Late Man (6:17) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Ghost’; see mattstevensguitar.com/, mattstevens.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/mattstevensloop)

15. Me Fish Bring (6:38) – William D Drake (Taken from the album ‘The Rising of the Lights’; see williamddrake.wordpress.com/ & williamddrake.bandcamp.com/album/the-rising-of-the-lights)

Don’t forget that EppyFest takes place on June 23rd at The Lansdown Hall (lansdownhall.org/) in Stroud, Gloucestershire with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets cost just £10 and are available in advance now from Kanes Records in Stroud – phone/credit card bookings are subject to a £1 booking fee.

16. Ghosts At The Feast (8:35) – Candythief (Taken from the album ‘Technicolour Wilderness’; see candythief.com/, candythief.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/candythiefmusic)

17. Terra Firma (6:36) – Kimara Sajn (Taken from the EP ‘Ghosts At The Feast’; see www.precognitiverecords.com/)

Thanks to all the musicians for producing such brilliant music and thanks to all you listeners too. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). Please get your tickets for Eppyfest – there should be a few tickets available on the door on June 23rd but you’re recommended to buy in advance just in case. This is a great chance to support some brilliant independent live music and I hope to see lots of you there. The next show should be a return to my ‘best of 2011’ specials, though there’s also the possibility a new show from guest presenters Daniel & Rebsie before then…

Episode 75: Progmeister 2 Festival Preview

This is the 75th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show represents a break from my ‘best of 2011’ shows, focusing instead on the forthcoming Progmeister 2 Festival, which takes place on Saturday 9th June at The Studio in Hartlepool. There is no feature album this time, instead we’ll largely be focusing on tracks by artists appearing at the festival, plus there will be an interview with the festival’s organiser. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 1 hour and 3 minutes. Downloaded file is 57.7 MB.

1. Brightstar (5:56) – Andy Pickford (Currently unreleased but likely to be on a forthcoming EP release in 2012; see www.andypickfordmusic.com/, www.andypickfordmusic.com/ep01_release, soundcloud.com/andy-pickford & www.facebook.com/pages/Andy-Pickford-Stuff/241038399283368)

2. The Colony Is King (7:25) – Nick Magnus (Taken from the album ‘Children Of Another God’; see www.magnus-music.com/home.htm)

Interview with the Progmeister himself, organizer of the Progmeister Festival (for more details go to progmeister.com/)

3. Rusty (3:01) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album, ‘Relic’; see mattstevensguitar.com/, www.facebook.com/mattstevensloop & mattstevens.bandcamp.com/)

4. Spiral (4:35) – Tony Patterson (Taken from the EP, ‘All The World’; see www.tonypatterson.co.uk/ & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TonyPatterson)

5. For The Future (6:30) – Jeff Green (Taken from the album ‘Jessica’; see web.mac.com/jeffrgreen/Jeff_Green/Jessica.html, www.facebook.com/pages/Jeff-Green-Official/181935641858756, & jeffgreen.bandcamp.com/)

6. Follow Your Leaders (9:22) – The Tangent (Taken from the album, ‘A Place In The Queue’; see www.thetangent.org/ & www.last.fm/music/The+Tangent)

For more details about the forthcoming Progmeister 2 Festival go to progmeister.com/ & you can buy tickets via www.netickets.net/20-the-studio-hartlepool-tickets

7. Star Collector (4:28) – The Monkees (Taken from the album ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’; see www.monkees.net/ & www.monkees.com/)

Thanks to Steve for the interview and thanks to everyone for listening – I hope you’ll consider attending what promises to be an excellent festival on Saturday 9th June. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). I will be back for the next episode, more of a traditional one (whatever that means!), and then not long after that will be the second and third of my ‘best of 2011’ shows.

Episode 67: Best of 2010 part 3

This is the 67th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show is part three of my extremely delayed ‘best of 2010′ shows, featuring the final countdown of my 18 favourite albums of last year. There is no feature album this time because of the nature of the show, but there will be the usual diverse selection of tracks and artists from around the world, including the UK, the US, Russia, Sweden, Germany and Canada. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 28 minutes. Downloaded file is 135 MB.

1. Somewhere’s near to Nowhere (5:18) – Flutatious (Taken from the album ‘Flutatious 2’; see www.flutatious.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/pages/FLUTATIOUS/83351719886?v=info)

2. Holocaust (3:26) – EP’s Trailer Park (Taken from the album ‘Scissors and Knives’; see epstrailerpark.com/ & folkwit.com/artists/eps-trailer-park)

3. Bye Again (5:17) – THEreminGIRL (Taken from the album, ‘re: mine’; see http://theremingirl.com/, http://theremingirl.bandcamp.com/ & www.last.fm/music/THEreminGIRL)

4. The Big Red Spark (4:51) – Tinyfish (Taken from the album ‘The Big Red Spark’; see www.tinyfish.org/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Tinyfish/24814790871)

5. The Loose Ends Pt II (2:43) – Tinyfish (Taken from the album ‘The Big Red Spark’; see www.tinyfish.org/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Tinyfish/24814790871)

6. Drawing Maps From Memory (3:46) – North Atlantic Oscillation (Taken from the album ‘Grappling Hooks’; see www.kscopemusic.com/northatlanticoscillation/grapplinghooks/, www.facebook.com/northatlanticoscillation?ref=ts & www.last.fm/music/North+Atlantic+Oscillation)

7. Suscipe Flos Florem (3:43) –  The Mediaeval Baebes (Taken from the album ‘Temptation’; see www.mediaevalbaebes.com/ & www.facebook.com/mediaevalbaebes)

8. Musa Venit Carmine (3:09) – The Mediaeval Baebes (Taken from the album ‘Temptation’; see www.mediaevalbaebes.com/ & www.facebook.com/mediaevalbaebes)

9. Momentum (3:24) – Squonk Opera (Taken from the album ‘Mayhem And Majesty’; see www.squonkopera.org/, & www.facebook.com/pages/Squonk-Opera/126808865416?ref=search&sid=1051963246.3600200736..1)

10. Wonder Full (3:39) – Kori Pop (Taken from the album ‘From The Outskirts’; see www.koripop.com/, koripop.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Kori-Pop/49538131023)

11. Queen (5:09) – Kori Pop (Taken from the album ‘From The Outskirts’; see www.koripop.com/, koripop.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Kori-Pop/49538131023)

12. Midnight (5:07) – Mars Hollow (Taken from the album ‘Mars Hollow’; see www.marshollow.com/, www.facebook.com/MarsHollow & 10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/mars-hollow/)

13. Late Man (6:17) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Ghost’; see www.mattstevensguitar.com/, www.facebook.com/mattstevensloop & mattstevens.bandcamp.com/)

14. Where Does It Go (4:13) – Xilehom (Taken from the album ‘Light Years’; see www.cdbaby.com/cd/Xilehom1, www.reverbnation.com/xilehom & www.facebook.com/pages/Xilehom/51396550591)

15. Custody Of The Knave (6:05) – Argos (Taken from the album ‘Circles’; see www.musearecords.com/ext_re_new_releaseselect.php?np=36914, www.facebook.com/pages/ARGOS/7061742082, www.myspace.com/returntowhatever)

16. Under Wuhu Son: III. Brace Against The Fall (6:16) – Frogg Café (Taken from the album ‘Bateless Edge’; see www.froggcafe.com/ & 10trecords.com/artists/genres/progressive-experimental/frogg-cafe/)

17. Sun (7:19) – Haken (Taken from the album ‘Aquarius’; see www.haken.fr/ & http://www.facebook.com/pages/HAKEN/102787549743)

18. Sitting and Reading (3:05) – French For Cartridge (Taken from the album ‘Liquorice’; see www.sprudelkasten.com/dinnerwithdaisy/frenchforcartridge/, www.facebook.com/FrenchForCartridge, & www.myspace.com/frenchforcartridge)

19. 419 (6:30) – Thumpermonkey Lives! (Taken from the album ‘We Bake Our Bread Beneath Her Holy Fire’; see www.thumpermonkey.com/, thumpermonkey.bandcamp.com/, & www.facebook.com/pages/Thumpermonkey/18593072451)

20. Blackout (3:03) – Miss Emily Brown (Taken from the album ‘In Technicolor’; see www.emilybrownmusic.com/, missemilybrown.bandcamp.com/, & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MissEmilyBrown)

21. World Traveller (5:26) – Miss Emily Brown (Taken from the album ‘In Technicolor’; see www.emilybrownmusic.com/, missemilybrown.bandcamp.com/, & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MissEmilyBrown)

22. Nothing Between Us (6:10) – Sanguine Hum (Taken from the album ‘Diving Bell’; see sanguinehum.bandcamp.com/, troopersforsound.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Sanguine-Hum/148914338483750)

23. Diving Bell (5:46) – Sanguine Hum (Taken from the album ‘Diving Bell’; see sanguinehum.bandcamp.com/, troopersforsound.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Sanguine-Hum/148914338483750)

24. The Ladder (3:46) – Sanguine Hum (Taken from the album ‘Diving Bell’; see sanguinehum.bandcamp.com/, troopersforsound.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Sanguine-Hum/148914338483750)

If you want to win a signed copy of Sanguine Hum’s ‘Diving Bell’ album you need to answer this question: Troopers For Sound is Sanguine Hum’s label but, TFS didn’t always stand for that and originally stood for three other words – what were they? You can send your guess either by leaving a comment on this show’s page or by going to the Eppy Gibbon Facebook group page: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9610769087

If you want to donate to the fund in support of the independent record labels affected by the burning down of the Sony distribution centre in Enfield you can do so by going to this link: http://cognitivedissonancerecords.com/labellove/

Thanks to all the musicians who let their music be played on the show and thanks to all you listeners too. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). Not sure about the next episode yet… might be a long track special.

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