Episode 386: Winter’s End and more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 385: EppyFest 11 Preview

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 384: The Interrogators

This is the 384th 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). On the last show, I finally finished the countdown of my 40 favourite albums of 2023, so with this show I can focus mostly if not entirely on the new musical year of 2024, so you’ll hear lots of great 2024 music throughout a typically eclectic playlist. And we haven’t had one for a while, but on this show, we will have a feature album, and unusually you’re not going to hear just a few tracks, you’re actually going to hear the whole album in its entirety. So, the mini-album in question is ‘The Smoky God’, the brand new 2024 release from Neil Campbell, and we hope you enjoy it. 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 14 minutes. Downloaded file is 122.6 MB.

1. The Still (3:22) – Sans Froid (Digital single available to buy from sansfroid.bandcamp.com/track/the-still; see also www.facebook.com/sansfroid.band)

2. For Chris Short (0:56) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the album ‘Bespoke Guitar Pieces’; see craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/bespoke-guitar-pieces & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

3. Cloudburst (4:17) – Emma Gatrill (Taken from the album ‘Come Swim’; see emmagatrill.bandcamp.com/album/come-swim, www.emmagatrill.com & www.facebook.com/emmagatrill)

4. Caesar On A TV Screen (3:50) – The Last Dinner Party (Taken from the album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’; see www.thelastdinnerparty.co.uk & www.facebook.com/TheLastDinnerParty)

5. Big Sigh (4:03) – Marika Hackman (Taken from the album ‘Big Sigh’; see marikahackman.bandcamp.com/album/big-sigh-3, marikahackman.com/ & www.facebook.com/MarikaHackman)

6. The Cards (4:01) – Jan Bang (Taken from the album ‘Reading The Air’; see janbang.bandcamp.com/album/reading-the-air & janbang.org)

7. Setting Sail (4:45) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

8. Franz Josef Land (3:04) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

9. Fresh Water Streams (2:57) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

10. The Opening (3:50) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

11. Anthem Of The Giants (1:51) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

12. The Smoky God (5:45) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

13. Returning (6:12) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

14.  Recollection (3:18) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the mini-album ‘The Smoky God’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-smoky-god, neilcampbell.org.uk & www.facebook.com/neilcampbellcomposer)

15.  Give & Take (4:50) – Rosie Frater-Taylor (Taken from the album ‘Featherweight’; see rosiefratertaylor.bandcamp.com/album/featherweight, rosiefratertaylor.com & www.facebook.com/rosiefratertaylor)

16. SV 4 (7:15) – Supervoc (Taken from the album ‘Volume 1’; see supervoc.bandcamp.com/album/volume-1)

17. The Inevitable Beast (5:48) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘The Forked Road’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/the-forked-road & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

18. Plastic Pyramid (3:25) – Omni (feat. Izzy Glaudini) (Taken from the album ‘Souvenir′; see omniatl.bandcamp.com/album/souvenir, www.subpop.com/artists/omni, & www.facebook.com/omniatl)

19. Secret Messiah Man (6:00) – The Andretti (Taken from the album ‘The Silent Goodbye’; see theandretti.bandcamp.com/album/the-silent-goodbye & www.facebook.com/THEANDRETTI)

20. For Nick (1:12) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the album ‘Bespoke Guitar Pieces’; see craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/bespoke-guitar-pieces & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

21. Cloud 6 (5:21) – Laetitia Sadier (Taken from the album ‘Rooting For Love’; see laetitiasadier.bandcamp.com/album/rooting-for-love & www.dragcity.com/artists/laetitia-sadier)

22. Seven Long Suns (3:56) – Harp (Taken from the album ‘Albion’; see harpband.bandcamp.com/album/albion & harpband.com, and find out more about Harp in issue 148 of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

23. Everything’s Beautiful (2:51) – Hiatus Kaiyote (Digital single available to buy from hiatuskaiyote.bandcamp.com/album/everything-s-beautiful; see also hiatuskaiyote.com & www.facebook.com/hiatuskaiyote)

24. Spirit At Play (8:48) – Nataraja (Digital single available from natarajaband.bandcamp.com/track/spirit-at-play-single; see also natarajaband.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-at-play & www.facebook.com/natarjaband)

You can see Andy Edwards & John Jowitt from Nataraja (though performing with Tim Bowness as part of The Butterfly Mind Band) & 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

25. Return To Centaurus (9:43) – Mildlife (Taken from the album ‘Chorus’; see mildlife.bandcamp.com/album/chorus, mildlife.com.au/, & www.facebook.com/Mildlife)

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 will focus mostly on previewing this year’s EppyFest 11. I really hope you’ll join me for that.

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 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 373: Have Guns – Will Haggle

This is the 373rd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). This latest show focuses almost entirely on music from 2023, with the main exception being our feature album, ‘Flaunt The Imperfection’, the 1985 album by China Crisis, and we’ll have two tracks from that throughout the show. But apart from that dip into the 1980s, this show will predominantly focus on 2023 music (plus there’s one track from 2021, just to be different), as part of a typically eclectic playlist. So, strap in for a wonderful listening experience, which will include some new names, some old friends, and a preview of Sunday’s bill for next year’s EppyFest 11. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 20 minutes. Downloaded file is 127.8 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 368: Best of the rest of 2022 pt 2

This is the 368th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). After the previous show when I offered a final preview of EppyFest 10, it’s now back to business as usual and specifically that involves me playing some more of the best music from 2022 that didn’t get featured in my top 31 albums of last year. We have a feature album from 2022, ‘Escape Velocity’, by Head Spin, the instrumental psychedelic project of UK musician Andy Scoffin, and you’ll hear three fabulous tracks from it throughout the course of the show. In addition, you can expect the usual eclectic musical mixture, with a focus on music from EPs, albums and singles released in 2022. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 33 minutes. Downloaded file is 140.2 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show and to all listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show when I’ll be playing the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between. On that show I think I’ll mainly be dividing the time between reflecting on EppyFest 10 and looking ahead to this year’s Supersonic festival in Birmingham (1st to 3rd September). I hope to see you then.

Episode 367: EppyFest 10, Recorders and Everything

This is the 367th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). This is the last show before EppyFest 10 so I’m going to be spending some of this show reminding you what an amazing set of bands and acts we have on the bill, to hopefully encourage you to buy tickets and spread the word. And we don’t have a feature album or band this time, but we will be playing a couple of tracks by one of the EppyFest 10 bands, Jerboah, and because that band are quite dominated by recorders, I will be playing other examples of recorders being used by rock bands. Otherwise you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, from all the usual styles and genres, including lots of great 2023 music, plus we return to our new Prog Magazine feature. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 27 minutes. Downloaded file is 134.6 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show, and to all listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show, post-EppyFest 10, when I’ll be playing the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between. I’ll be doing another of my best of the rest specials, looking back on some great music from 2022 that didn’t get into my top 31 albums countdown for that year, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 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.

Episode 360: Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40?

This is the 360th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). This show contains a typically eclectic musical mixture but there’s no feature album this time, as instead we’ll be offering a broad preview of a number of the bands and acts you’ll be able to see at this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival, and you’ll hear tracks covering a lot of styles throughout the course of the show. In addition, we’ll be focusing on some new 2023 releases and also paying tribute to some musicians who 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 30 minutes. Downloaded file is 137.5 MB.

1. Brighter Day (5:58) – Michael Olatuja feat. Laura Mvula (Taken from the album ‘Lagos Pepper Soup’; see michaelolatuja-whirlwind.bandcamp.com, www.facebook.com/Michael-Olatuja-Lagos-Pepper-Soup-134385293905 & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2023/laura-mvula)

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

3. Get Kalsi (5:42) – The Imagined Village (Taken from the album ‘Bending The Dark’; see druidry.org/people/simon-emmerson & www.facebook.com/imaginedvillage)

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

4. Cool for Cats (3:13) – Squeeze (Taken from the compilation album ‘Greatest Hits’; see www.squeezeofficial.com & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2023/squeeze)

5. The Unfurrowed Field (8:36) – Fergus McCreadie (Taken from the album ‘Forest Floor’; see fergusmccreadie.bandcamp.com/album/forest-floor, www.fergusmccreadie.co.uk &  www.facebook.com/fergusmccreadiepianist)

6. Witness Tree (3:02) – Rodrigo y Gabriela (Taken from the album ‘Mettavolution’; see rodrigoygabriela.bandcamp.com/album/mettavolution, www.rodgab.com & www.facebook.com/rodgab) 

7. Jump Cut Shuffle (9:28) – Laura Jurd (Taken from the album ‘Stepping Back, Jumping In’; see laurajurd.bandcamp.com/album/stepping-back-jumping-in & www.laurajurd.com)

8. Proclamation (6:48) – Gentle Giant (Taken from the album ‘The Power and the Glory’; see gentlegiantmusic.com/GG/Gentle_Giant_Home_Page & www.discogs.com/artist/213074-Ray-Shulman)

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

9. Birthday (3:59) – The Sugarcubes (Taken from the album ‘Life’s Too Good’; see thesugarcubes.bandcamp.com/album/lifes-too-good & www.facebook.com/TheSugarcubes)

10. Pagus (4:35) – Peter Lawson (Taken from the album ‘10 of Swords’; see peterlawson.bandcamp.com/album/10-of-swords & venusloon.com/, plus the track is also available on the following sampler, with all the sales going to help out Adrian Bell – progaltrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sharpellas-selection)

11. The Calling (7:22) – The Inner Road (Taken from the album ‘The Last Temple’; see theinnerroad.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-temple & www.facebook.com/InnerRoad)

12. Wandering (4:06) – Rosie Frater-Taylor (Taken from the album ‘Bloom’; see rosiefratertaylor.bandcamp.com/album/bloom, rosiefratertaylor.com & www.facebook.com/rosiefratertaylor)

13. Tempted (3:58) – Squeeze (Taken from the compilation album ‘Greatest Hits’; see www.squeezeofficial.com & www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2023/squeeze)

14. Echoes (18:58) – Rodrigo y Gabriela (Taken from the album ‘Mettavolution’; see rodrigoygabriela.bandcamp.com/album/mettavolution, www.rodgab.com & www.facebook.com/rodgab) 

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

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

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

18. Crazy (4:59) – Rosie Frater-Taylor (Taken from the album ‘Bloom’; see rosiefratertaylor.bandcamp.com/album/bloom, rosiefratertaylor.com & www.facebook.com/rosiefratertaylor)

19. Form of Attack (live) – Copenhagen, Denmark (2022) (5:08) – Kit Downes feat. Kaja Draksler (Taken from the album ‘Organ Recordings Archive Vol 2 (2018-2022)’; see kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-recordings-archive-vol-2-2018-2022 & www.kitdownesmusic.com)

20. The Wayfaring Stranger (5:45) – Deadeye (Taken from the album ‘Deadeye’; see deadeye333.bandcamp.com/album/deadeye-2 & www.kitdownesmusic.com)

21. Make Me Lovely (4:38) – Laura Mvula (Taken from the album ‘Sing To The Moon’; see www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/whats-on/2023/laura-mvula & www.facebook.com/lauramvulamusic)

You can see Laura Mvula, Fergus McCreadie, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Squeeze, Rosie Frater-Taylor, Deadeye & Kit Downes at this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival (April 26th – May 1st, 2023) – www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz

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, with a particular focus on new music from 2023, plus a further tribute to the late, great David Crosby. I hope to see you then.