Episode 388: Buying a Stairway to Heron

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. It’s Okay to Disappear (4:46) – Kelly Moran (Taken from the album ‘Moves in the Field’; see kellymoran.bandcamp.com/album/moves-in-the-field, kellymoran.warp.net, & www.facebook.com/kellymoranmusic/)

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

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

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

18. Spinning (6:15) – Julia Holter (Taken from the album ‘Something in the Room She Moves’; see juliaholter.bandcamp.com/album/something-in-the-room-she-moves, juliaholter.com, & www.facebook.com/juliashammasholter)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 370: Look – (Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One) – But There Were These Two Fellers…

This is the 370th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). For this show, we’re sort of between festivals – we’re post-EppyFest, I did my preview for this year’s Supersonic Festival on the previous show, and the next show will be a Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival preview. So, on this show I’ll be catching up on some new releases and providing the usual eclectic mixture of music, from all the usual styles and genres. We’ll also have a feature EP, ‘Half Time Orange’, the 2013 collection by Those Men, and you’ll hear three fabulous tracks from it throughout the course of the show. There’s also a return to our new Prog Magazine feature and our semi-regular 80s feature, so lots to enjoy. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 24 minutes. Downloaded file is 131.5 MB.

1. The Murmur of Things Divine (5:13) – Ashley Reaks (Taken from ‘Winter Crawls‘; see ashleyreaks.bandcamp.com/album/winter-crawls, www.ashleyreaks.com/, & www.facebook.com/ashleyreaksart)

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

2. Don’t Always Look At The Rain (4:14) – Howard Jones (Originally from the album ‘Human’s Lib’ but now also available on the compilation ‘Celebrate It Together: The Very Best Of Howard Jones 1983-2023’; see www.cherryred.co.uk/product/howard-jones-celebrate-it-together-the-very-best-of-howard-jones-1983-2023-4cd-clamshell-box-edition/, www.howardjones.com/ & www.facebook.com/howardjones/timeline/)

3. Sprockets (7:25) – Head Spin (Single available to buy from headspin.bandcamp.com/track/sprockets; see also www.facebook.com/HeadSpinMusicUK)

4. The Seeing Kind (4:15) – Those Men (Taken from the ‘Half Time Orange’ EP; see thosemen.bandcamp.com/album/half-time-orange-e-p, thosemen.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen)

5. The Oldest Trees Hold the Earth (3:24) – Me Lost Me (Taken from the album ‘RPG’; see melostme.bandcamp.com/album/rpg, www.melostme.com & www.facebook.com/MEL0STME)

6. Photogenic Love (5:18) – The Fierce And The Dead (Taken from the album ‘News From The Invisible World’; see thefierceandthedead.bandcamp.com/album/news-from-the-invisible-world, fierceandthedead.com/, & www.facebook.com/fierceandthedead)

7. Far Away Island (2:58) – Blur (Taken from the album ‘The Ballad Of Darren′; see www.blur.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/blur)

8. Dale Takes a Walk at 3am (4:23) – The Filibuster Saloon (Taken from the album ‘Going Off Topic’; see filibustersaloon.bandcamp.com/album/going-off-topic)

9. PUM PUM PUM PUM TA TA (3:32) – Unsafe Space Garden (Taken from the album ‘Where’s The Ground?’; see unsafespacegarden.bandcamp.com/album/wheres-the-ground & www.facebook.com/usgambuzinos)

10. Headlands (6:29) – Emily Bezar (Taken from the album ‘Out of the Moment’; see emilybezar.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-the-moment, www.emilybezar.com & www.facebook.com/Emily-Bezar-Music-153027764593/) 

11. That’s Right Hoy Hoy (5:50) – Mats Öberg (Taken from the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’; see matsoberg.bandcamp.com/album/visa-fr-n-inner-ra)

12. Engine of Chemistry (3:56) – Arc Iris (Taken from the album ‘We Found Home’; arciris.bandcamp.com/album/we-found-home, www.arcirismusic.com & www.facebook.com/arcirismusic)

13. Syncing (4:18) – Miss Grit (Taken from the album ‘Follow the Cyborg’; see missgrit.bandcamp.com/album/follow-the-cyborg, missgrit.com & www.facebook.com/missgrit/)

14. Saving Me (4:09) – Starlite & Campbell (Taken from the album ‘Starlite.One’; see starlite-campbell.bandcamp.com/album/starlite-one, starlite-campbell.com/home, & www.facebook.com/starlite.campbell)

15. Thung Beat (4:11) – Mong Tong 夢東 (Taken from the album ‘Tao Fire 道火’; see mongtongggb.bandcamp.com/album/tao-fire, linktr.ee/mongtongband & www.facebook.com/MongTongBand, and find out more about Mong Tong 夢東 in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

16. The Fountain of Salmacis (8:10) – Rob Gould & Friends (Taken from the album ‘Rob Gould & Friends play Nursery Cryme’; see www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/nurserycryme.html & robgould.co.uk)

17. Live at St. George’s: Move Out (4:19) – Georgie Ward (Taken from the EP ‘Georgie Ward: Live at St. George’s’; see georgieward.bandcamp.com/album/georgie-ward-live-at-st-georges)

18. Moon Flowers (4:51) – Dot Allison (Taken from the album ‘Consciousology’; see dotallison.bandcamp.com/album/consciousology & dotallison.com)

19. Concrete Over Water (6:10) – Jockstrap (Taken from the album ‘I Love You Jennifer B’; see jockstrapmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-you-jennifer-b & www.facebook.com/jockstrapmusic)

20. And Run! (5:55) – Army of Moths (Single available from armyofmoths.bandcamp.com/track/and-run; see also armyofmoths.com & www.facebook.com/ARMYOFMOTHS)

21. Shepherd Of The Lawn (3:20) – Craig Fortnam (Taken from the ‘Ruins In Time’ EP; craigfortnam.bandcamp.com/album/ruins-in-time-ep & www.facebook.com/craig.fortnam)

22. Bus Girl (2:58) – Those Men (Taken from the ‘Half Time Orange’ EP; see thosemen.bandcamp.com/album/half-time-orange-e-p, thosemen.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen)

23. A Rotating Spherical Happening (3:28) – Those Men (Taken from the ‘Half Time Orange’ EP; see thosemen.bandcamp.com/album/half-time-orange-e-p, thosemen.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen)

24. Waiting for the Sun (6:07) – The Mirror Image (Taken from the ‘The Mirror Image’ EP; see themirrorimage2022.bandcamp.com/album/the-mirror-image-ep1)

25. Hidden Angel (Hackney Road Studio Session) (4:17) – James Heather feat. Roger Robinson, Penelope Trappes & Specimens (Single available from jamesheather.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-angel-hackney-road-studio-session-feat-roger-robinson-penelope-trappes-specimens; see also www.jamesheather.com & www.facebook.com/JamesHeatherSounds)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show, and to all listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show, when I should be previewing this year’s Summer’s End Progressive Rock Festival, which is taking place on the 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th of October, in Chepstow, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 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.

Episode 353: New Year, New Gibbon

This is the 353rd 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! This is the first show of 2023, and you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, as I look back on lots of great 2022 releases, as we build up to my top albums of 2022 countdown that will begin on the next show. We also start to look ahead to 2023 and also pay tribute to some musicians we have sadly lost in recent weeks. We have a feature album, ‘KIND’, the 2020 album by Thanya Iyer, both a person and a band, and you’ll hear three tracks from that album across the course of the show. All-in-all, you can expect the unexpected and be prepared to start 2023 with a bang. 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 34 minutes. Downloaded file is 141.17 MB.

1. Warjazz (5:16) – Echolyn (Taken from the album ‘I Heard You Listening’; see www.echolyn.com/, echolyn.bandcamp.com, & www.facebook.com/echolynband)

2. A Gathering Storm (5:05) – Terry Hall & Mushtaq (Taken from the album ‘The Hour Of Two Lights’; see honestjonsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-hour-of-two-lights & www.discogs.com/artist/3990)

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

3. Cat Suite: I. Kraken (3:29) – Denver Brass (Taken from the album ‘Brass Cats: Brass Music of Chris Hazell‘; see www.denverbrass.org/ & www.facebook.com/DenverBrass)

4. Big Baglama (3:31) – Şatellites (Taken from the album ‘Şatellites’; see satellites-tlv.bandcamp.com/album/atellites & batovrecords.com/artists/satellites/)

5. Ten Thousand Fragments (4:58) – Benny Bock (Taken from the album ‘Vanishing Act’; see bennybock.bandcamp.com/album/vanishing-act)

6. Alien (4:10) – Thanya Iyer (Taken from the album ‘KIND’; see thanyaiyer.bandcamp.com/album/kind, www.thanyaiyer.com/, & www.facebook.com/thanyaiyermusic)

7. Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 (6:38) – Ian Dury and The Blockheads (Single available to buy via latenighttales.bandcamp.com/track/reasons-to-be-cheerful-part-3-2; see also iandury.co.uk & www.theblockheads.com)

8. Crescent (3:50) – Thallo (Taken from the EP ‘Crescent’; see thallo.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/thallomusic) 

9. Morningside (7:16) – Elif Yalvac (Taken from the album ‘Greendrift’; see hazalelif.bandcamp.com/album/green-drift & elifyalvac.com)

10. Congregation (3:52) – Low (Taken from the album ‘Ones and Sixes’; see lowtheband.bandcamp.com/album/ones-and-sixes)

11. Be Brave (3:35) – Emma Gatrill (Single available to buy via emmagatrill.bandcamp.com/track/be-brave; see also www.emmagatrill.com/ & www.facebook.com/emmagatrill)

12. Another Plague (7:30) – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Taken from the album ‘The Confidence Trick’; see hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/the-confidence-trick, hatsoffgentlemen.com, & www.facebook.com/itsadequate) 

13. Let the Smoke Clear (3:39) – Thanya Iyer (Taken from the album ‘KIND’; see thanyaiyer.bandcamp.com/album/kind, www.thanyaiyer.com/, & www.facebook.com/thanyaiyermusic)

14. White Light (4:17) – The Dowling Poole (Taken from the album ‘Refuse’; see 369music.bandcamp.com/album/refuse, thedowlingpoole.com, & www.facebook.com/TheDowlingPoole/)

15. Love Theme From Twin Peaks (5:04) – Angelo Badalamenti (Taken from the album ‘Twin Peaks’; see www.angelo-badalamenti.com)

16. Floating bodies (7:18) – Nanot (Taken from the album ‘Nanot’; see nanot.bandcamp.com/album/nanot-2)

17. Kenta’s Theme (2:53) – BakaNeko Project (Taken from the album ‘Cat Me If You Can’; see zenta.bandcamp.com/album/cat-me-if-you-can)

18. Metamorph Diaries (3:56) – Electric Mud (Taken from the album ‘The Inner World Outside’; see electricmud.bandcamp.com/album/the-inner-world-outside & www.facebook.com/electricmudhq)

19. The Other Brian Woodbury (4:22) – Brian Woodbury (Taken from the album ‘Rhapsody & Filigree; see brianwoodbury.bandcamp.com/album/rhapsody-filigree & brianwoodbury.com)

20. October 28th (4:12) – Matt Baber (Taken from the album ‘Improvisations for Solo Piano’; see mattbaber.bandcamp.com/album/improvisations-for-solo-piano)

21. Light Lab (3:02) – Daniel Carlson (Taken from the album ‘Cartoon Babylon’; see danielcarlson.bandcamp.com/album/cartoon-babylon & www.danielcarlson.com/)

22. Dreamhouse (5:46) – Gadadu (Taken from the album ‘The Weatherman Is Wrong’; see gadadu.bandcamp.com/album/the-weatherman-is-wrong & www.gadadu.com/)

23. The Long Walk (8:42) – Viriditas (Taken from the album ‘Green Mars’; see viriditasmusic.bandcamp.com/album/green-mars & www.facebook.com/viriditasband)

24. Telepathy (5:11) – Maja Lena (Taken from the album ‘Pluto’; see majalena.bandcamp.com/album/pluto, www.majalena.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/MajaLenaMusic)

25. Avalanche – Bigflower Remix (5:30) – Eamon the Destroyer (Taken from the album ‘A Small Blue Car – Re-made/Re-modelled’; see bearsuitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-small-blue-car-re-made-re-modelled)

26. Always, Be Together (4:13) – Thanya Iyer (Taken from the album ‘KIND’; see thanyaiyer.bandcamp.com/album/kind, www.thanyaiyer.com/, & www.facebook.com/thanyaiyermusic)

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

For advance tickets and more information about EppyFest 10, happening over the weekend of the 29th/30th of July 2023 at Smokey Joe’s in Cheltenham, feat. Jerboah, see www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. A Happy New Year to one and all! 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 one of my countdown of my favourite albums of 2022. I really hope you’ll join me for that.

Episode 347: Best of the rest of 2021 pt 2

This is the 347th 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, a Swedish music special, it’s now back to business as usual and specifically that involves me playing some of the best music from 2021 that didn’t get featured in my top 32 albums of last year. We have a feature album from 2021, ‘Failure in Three Parts’, from an American band Jack and the Dull Boy who mix hard rock, heavy metal, and progressive pop, 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 albums, EPs, and singles released in 2021. 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 28 minutes. Downloaded file is 135.03 MB.

1. Fear (1:09) – St. Terrible (Taken from the EP ‘An Endless Fiction′; see stterrible.bandcamp.com/album/an-endless-fiction, www.stterrible.com & www.facebook.com/St.Terrible/)

2. Gone (3:38) – St. Terrible (Taken from the EP ‘An Endless Fiction′; see stterrible.bandcamp.com/album/an-endless-fiction, www.stterrible.com & www.facebook.com/St.Terrible/)

3. Wide Enough (5:12) – Eric Weidenhof (Taken from the ‘Phloem’ EP; see ericweidenhof.bandcamp.com/album/phloem-ep)

4. Pathways (3:20) – Becca Stevens & The Secret Trio (Taken from the album ‘Becca Stevens & The Secret Trio’; see groundupmusic.net/artists/beccastevensthesecrettrio, www.beccastevens.com & www.facebook.com/The-Secret-Trio-559567447426489)

5. Maniac (4:44) – Jack and the Dull Boy (Taken from the album ‘Failure in Three Parts’; see jackandthedullboy.bandcamp.com/album/failure-in-three-parts & www.facebook.com/jackandthedullboy)

6. Be There (3:30) – The Dowling Poole (Single available to buy from 369music.bandcamp.com/track/be-there; see also thedowlingpoole.com/ & www.facebook.com/TheDowlingPoole/)

7. Amon (8:23) – Diagonal (Taken from the album ‘4’; see diagonal.bandcamp.com/album/4 & www.facebook.com/diagonalband)

8. Sea Song (4:00) – Gaze is Ghost (Taken from the album ‘Lapis Colbalt Indigo Blue’; see gazeisghost.bandcamp.com/album/lapis-colbalt-indigo-blue & www.facebook.com/GazeisGhost/) 

9. Themes from Blade Runner (4:36) – Steve Bingham (Taken from the album ‘Touch’; see stevebingham.bandcamp.com/album/touch & hea-r.me/steve-bingham/)

10. All I Know (7:23) – Theo Travis (Taken from the album ‘Songs From The Apricot Tree’; see theotravis.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-the-apricot-tree & www.theotravis.com)

11. The Eye (3:30) – Becca Stevens & The Secret Trio (Taken from the album ‘Becca Stevens & The Secret Trio’; see groundupmusic.net/artists/beccastevensthesecrettrio, www.beccastevens.com & www.facebook.com/The-Secret-Trio-559567447426489)

12. Antares (4:26) – Maja Lena (Taken from the album ‘The Keeper’; see majalena.bandcamp.com/album/the-keeper & www.majalena.co.uk)

13. Reign for Rest (4:45) – Eric Weidenhof (Taken from the ‘Phloem’ EP; see ericweidenhof.bandcamp.com/album/phloem-ep)

14. Failure in Three Parts (7:42) – Jack and the Dull Boy (Taken from the album ‘Failure in Three Parts’; see jackandthedullboy.bandcamp.com/album/failure-in-three-parts & www.facebook.com/jackandthedullboy)

15. Without (4:25) – Paul Mallyon (Taken from the album ‘Snakes and Ladders’; see paulmallyon.bandcamp.com/album/snakes-and-ladders)

16. Drive Your Plough Over The Bones of The Dead (4:00) – Gaze is Ghost (Taken from the album ‘Lapis Colbalt Indigo Blue’; see gazeisghost.bandcamp.com/album/lapis-colbalt-indigo-blue & www.facebook.com/GazeisGhost/)

17. Formwela 3 (7:06) – Esperanza Spalding (Taken from the album ‘Songwrights Apothecary Lab’; see esperanzaspalding.bandcamp.com/album/songwrights-apothecary-lab & www.facebook.com/EsperanzaSpalding)

18. Signal To Noise (7:36) – Steve Bingham, Bingham String Quartet, & Christian Geldsetzer (Taken from the album ‘Touch’; see stevebingham.bandcamp.com/album/touch & hea-r.me/steve-bingham/)

19. Someone’s After My Malted Milk (4:20) – A Formal Horse (Taken from the album ‘Meat Mallet’; see aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/meat-mallet & www.facebook.com/aformalhorse?fref=ts)

20. Final Mission (9:26) – Jack and the Dull Boy (Taken from the album ‘Failure in Three Parts’; see jackandthedullboy.bandcamp.com/album/failure-in-three-parts & www.facebook.com/jackandthedullboy)

21. The Anxiety Daemon (9:20) – Andy Edwards (Taken from the album ‘Daemon’; see andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/daemon & www.facebook.com/andy.edwards.drummer/)  

22. In The Chestnut Tree (4:04) – Squier Squier (Single available via squiersquier.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-chestnut-tree; see also squiersquier.co.uk)

23. Binoculars (5:33) – Me Lost Me (Taken from the ‘The Circle Dance’ EP; see melostme.bandcamp.com/album/the-circle-dance-ep & www.melostme.com)

24. It’s The End, The End (5:26) – Cobalt Chapel (Taken from the album ‘Orange Synthetic’; see www.crashrecords.co.uk/products/cobalt-chapel-orange-synthetic & www.facebook.com/cobaltchapel/)

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 now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do come back for the next show when Count Eppy Gibbon should be returning from beyond the grave yet again for another Halloween special.

Episode 342: The Forget-Me-Knot

This is the 342nd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Following the previous show, which focused solely on music from the period 1966 to 1969, with this show we’ll be bringing things a little more up to date, and the musical mixture will be typically eclectic. The main focus of the show will be an interview with Alan Strawbridge of the band Schnauser and we’ll be talking about the band’s brand new album, ‘Altra Seccatura’, with tracks from the album, plus some non-Schnauser music chosen by Alan. We’ll be covering most of the usual eclectic mixture of styles across the playlist, and outside of the interview we’ll be reflecting on some new releases, the successes of EppyFest 9, and the tragic passing of both Massimo Morante of the Italian band Goblin, and the legendary actor and singer Bernard Cribbins. 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 10 minutes. Downloaded file is 119.1 MB.

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

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

2. Charlotte Anne (5:08) – Julian Cope (Taken from the album ‘My Nation Underground’; see www.headheritage.co.uk & www.facebook.com/juliancope12345)

3. Mousse Roll (5:04) – Goblin (Taken from the album ‘Four of a Kind’; see www.goblinofficial.com/ & www.facebook.com/goblinofficialpage)

Interview with Alan Strawbridge from the band Schnauser…

4. Fail Better (6:36) – Schnauser (Taken from the album ‘Irritant’; see www.schnauser.co.uk/, schnauser.bandcamp.com/album/irritant & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic)

5. Day After Day (3:12) – Badfinger (Taken from the compilation album ‘Come and Get It: The Best Of Badfinger’; see badfingerlibrary.com/ & www.facebook.com/BadfingerTheIveys/)

6. A Visit To Newport Hospital (8:26) – Egg (Taken from the album ‘The Polite Force’; see www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=665)

7. Waltz of the Four Dark Corners (3:53) – Schnauser (Taken from the album ‘Altra Seccatura’; see www.schnauser.co.uk/, schnauser.bandcamp.com/album/altra-seccatura & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic)

8. La Cabala (4:01) – Homunculus Res (Taken from the album ‘Della stessa sostanza dei sogni’; see homunculusres.bandcamp.com/album/della-stessa-sostanza-dei-sogni & www.facebook.com/HomunculusRes) 

9. Australia (3:57) – The Shins (Taken from the album ‘Wincing The Night Away’; see www.theshins.com)

10. Poly Blue (2:44) – Jessica Pratt (Taken from the album ‘Quiet Signs’; see jessicapratt.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-signs & www.facebook.com/jessicalynnpratt/)

11. Contrary Motion (2:56) – Hands of the Heron (Taken from the album ‘13 Moons’; see cuculirecords.bandcamp.com/album/13-moons & www.facebook.com/cuculirecords) 

12. Moonhead (4:48) – Thin White Rope (Taken from the album ‘Moonhead’; see frontierrecords-thinwhiterope.bandcamp.com/album/moonhead-2018-remastered-edition)

13. Twisted Solar (6:07) – Schnauser (Taken from the album ‘Altra Seccatura’; see www.schnauser.co.uk/, schnauser.bandcamp.com/album/altra-seccatura & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic)

14. JFK Jr. (a.k.a. Elvis Presley) (4:25) – The Filibuster Saloon (Single available to buy via filibustersaloon.bandcamp.com/track/jfk-jr-a-k-a-elvis-presley; see also www.zacharydetrickmusic.com/the-filibuster-saloon)

15. Bad Timing (5:04) – Brian Woodbury (Taken from the album ‘Rhapsody & Filigree; see brianwoodbury.bandcamp.com/album/rhapsody-filigree & brianwoodbury.com)

16. Superficial (6:04) – Thought Bubble (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Nowhere’; see echodelickrecords.com, bubble.bandcamp.com/music & www.facebook.com/cloudduo)

17. The Wombling Song (Full Version) (2:29) – The Wombles (Taken from the album ‘Wombling Songs’; see www.mikebatt.com)

18. Howls (3:58) – hhnoi (Taken from the album ‘The Unspoilt Works, Vol. 2: Random Samples and Jazz Injections’; see hhnoi.bandcamp.com/album/the-unspoilt-works-vol-2-random-samples-and-jazz-injections)

19. No Gold (3:32) – Cardiacs (Taken from the album ‘Sing To God’; see alphabet-business-concern.bandcamp.com/album/sing-to-god-vol-i-ii & www.cardiacs.net/)

20. Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime (4:12) – The Korgis (Taken from the album ‘…by Appointment’; see www.thekorgis.com/ & www.facebook.com/thekorgis)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, particularly to Alan Strawbridge for the interview, and to him and the rest of Schnauser for their music, 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. I’ll be back next time with one of my occasional long track specials – I don’t think I’ve done one of those since 2017. I hope you’ll join me then.

Episode 331: The Positive Negative Man

This is the 331st 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 three shows where I’ve been counting down my 32 favourite albums of 2021, I’m finally presenting a show where I can start to focus on brand new music from 2022 releases. You can expect a great mixture of music on this show, and a typically eclectic playlist, including tracks from the aforementioned 2022 releases, tracks from a few 2021 releases I’ve not yet had chance to feature, and further dips into the past, including a belated celebration of the 90th birthday of American composer John Williams, and we also have a feature album, ‘#1 If It Fights The Hammer It Will Fight The Knife!’, the 2011 album by Redbus Noface, and you can expect three tracks from that throughout the show. 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 34 minutes. Downloaded file is 141.1 MB.

1. Drift (5:38) – Daniel Wohl, Viktor Orri Árnason, & the iSing Silicon Valley Choir (Single available to buy via danielwohl.bandcamp.com/album/drift; see also www.newamrecords.com/artists/daniel-wohl)

As part of the feature ‘Cats’ Corner’:

2. Nino (1:50) – The Linda Lindas (Single available to buy via thelindalindas.bandcamp.com/album/nino; see also www.thelindalindas.com)

3. Fly She (5:32) – Redbus Noface (Taken from the album ‘#1 If It Fights The Hammer It Will Fight The Knife!’; see redbusnoface.bandcamp.com/album/1-if-it-fights-the-hammer-it-will-fight-the-knife)

4. Wild Signals (4:13) – John Williams (Taken from the album ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind (The Collector’s Edition Soundtrack)’; see www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/)

5. Love You (2:26) – The Free Design (Taken from the album ‘… Sing for Very Important People’; see thefreedesign.com)

6. Snakes and Ladders (3:22) – Paul Mallyon (Taken from the album ‘Snakes and Ladders’; see paulmallyon.bandcamp.com/album/snakes-and-ladders)

7. Fuse One (5:46) – Matt Baber (Taken from the album ‘Improvisations for Solo Piano’; see mattbaber.bandcamp.com/album/improvisations-for-solo-piano)

8. Day Follows Night (5:49) – Baber/Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Baber/Wileman’; see baberwileman.bandcamp.com/album/baber-wileman)

9. Roku-Go (3:31) – Mitsune (Taken from the album ‘Hazama’; see mitsune.bandcamp.com/album/hazama & www.mitsune.de)

10. Truth Be Told (4:55) – Redbus Noface (Taken from the album ‘#1 If It Fights The Hammer It Will Fight The Knife!’; see redbusnoface.bandcamp.com/album/1-if-it-fights-the-hammer-it-will-fight-the-knife)

11. Rootey Bride (4:28) – Those Men (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Fecundness’; see thosemen.bandcamp.com/track/rootey-bride-track & www.facebook.com/ThoseMen)

12. Echoes of Solitude (9:16) – Gilmore Trail (Taken from the album ‘Impermanence’; see gilmoretrail.bandcamp.com/album/impermanence, www.gilmoretrail.co.uk & www.facebook.com/gilmoretrail)  

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

14. Canyon Song (6:32) – Monarch Trail (Taken from the album ‘Wither Down’; see monarchtrail.bandcamp.com/album/wither-down, www.monarchtrail.com, & www.facebook.com/monarchtrailmusic)

15. Forever Gone (5:38) – Venus Loon (Taken from the album ‘Adios Vegas’; see peterlawson.bandcamp.com/album/adios-vegas-2 & venusloon.com/)

16. Under The Tide (6:29) – Redbus Noface (Taken from the album ‘#1 If It Fights The Hammer It Will Fight The Knife!’; see redbusnoface.bandcamp.com/album/1-if-it-fights-the-hammer-it-will-fight-the-knife)

17. Moment.Sound.Blur. (3:59) – Ben See (Taken from the EP ‘Blink Blink’; see bensee.bandcamp.com/album/blink-blink, bensee.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/BenSeeSings) 

18. The Girl From Panorama (5:10) – The Light Afternoon (Taken from the album ‘Estanyo Nord’; see thelightafternoon.bandcamp.com/album/estanyo-nord & thelightafternoon.com)

19. Stegosaurus stomp (3:07) – Dalmatian rex and the Eigentones (Taken from the album ‘Dinosaurs and other magnificent mesozoic monstrosities’; see dalmatianrexandtheeigentones.bandcamp.com/album/dinosaurs-and-other-magnificent-mesozoic-monstrosities, dalmatianrex.co.uk, & www.facebook.com/dalmatian.rex)

20. An Old Man’s Dreams (7:23) – The Curator (Taken from the album ‘All Lombard Street to a China Orange’; see thecurator1.bandcamp.com/album/all-lombard-street-to-a-china-orange & www.cromerzone.co.uk/)

You can see The Curator at this year’s EppyFest on the 16th July and tickets are available to pre-order now via www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/337812/

21. as Without, so Within (3:37) – Windmills (Taken from the album ‘what need is there to weep?’; see windmillskeepmoving.bandcamp.com/album/what-need-is-there-to-weep, www.windmillsmusic.com, & www.facebook.com/windmillskeepmoving)

22. John Barry’s Space March (3:00) – Donner (Single available to buy via donner.bandcamp.com/track/john-barrys-space-march; see also www.facebook.com/donnernorway)

23. Altitude (6:22) – Andy Pickford (Taken from the album ‘DARC’; see andypickford1.bandcamp.com/album/darc & www.facebook.com/AndyPickfordMusic/)

24. Cumuliform (5:34) – anthéne & Simon McCorry (Taken from the album ‘Mind of Winter’; see hiddenvibes.bandcamp.com/album/mind-of-winter, www.facebook.com/hidevibes, anthene.bandcamp.com, & www.simonmccorry.com)

25. Theme From Schindler’s List (5:01) – Tasmin Little (Taken from the compilation album ’50 Best Classics’; see www.facebook.com/TasminLittleViolin & www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/)

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 now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show because I’ll be playing the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything inbetween. I hope to see you then.

Episode 314: Best of the rest of 2020

This is the 314th 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). Last time around, we had a half-term report, focusing on some of the very best music from the first six months of 2021, but this time I’m reviewing some of the best music from 2020 that didn’t get included in my top 42 albums countdown of last year. I’ll be covering the usual eclectic mix of styles, genres and the unclassifiable but with a focus on music from albums, EPs and singles released in 2020. And we have a feature album on this show, inevitably from 2020, ‘Artefact’, an impressive and eclectic album by Kashgar, the vehicle for the solo compositions of Marcus Taylor, exploring the interface of jazz, rock and world styles, and you’ll hear three tracks from that on the playlist. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 40 minutes. Downloaded file is 146.5 MB

1. Blooperdome (5:34) – Ozric Tentacles (Taken from the album ‘Space For The Earth’; see kscopemusic.bandcamp.com/album/space-for-the-earth)

2. Orbit Trip (5:40) – Golden Mean (Taken from the EP ‘Through Walls’; see golden-mean.bandcamp.com/album/through-walls)

3. Made In Heaven (3:49) – The Dowling Poole (Taken from the album ‘See You, See Me’; see 369music.bandcamp.com/album/see-you-see-me, thedowlingpoole.com/ & www.facebook.com/TheDowlingPoole/)

4. Jairazbhoy (4:22) – Kashgar (Taken from the album ‘Artefact’; see kashgarband.bandcamp.com/album/artefact & www.facebook.com/kashgarmusic/)

5. Wheel Of Fortune (2:07) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Arcana′; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/arcana, www.richardwileman.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/kardaestra)

6. Sludge (5:01) – Squid (Single available via squiduk.bandcamp.com/album/sludge; see also www.facebook.com/squiduk)

7. Rose Potion (4:15) – Johanna Warren (Taken from the album ‘Chaotic Good’; see johannawarren.bandcamp.com/album/chaotic-good, www.johannawarren.com & www.facebook.com/johannawarrenmusic)

8. Mariella (5:12) – Ultraísta (Taken from the album ‘Sister’; see ultraista.bandcamp.com/album/sister & www.facebook.com/UltraistaMusic)  

9. Nantucket (6:33) – Warped Freqs (Taken from the album ‘Shifting Initiation’; see wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/album/shifting-initiation & elmlodgerecordsuk.bandcamp.com)

10. Freak Box (7:08) – Elif Yalvac (Taken from the album ‘Mountains Become Stepping Stones’; see hazalelif.bandcamp.com/album/mountains-become-stepping-stones & www.facebook.com/elifyalvacmusic/)

11. Bright Hucclecote (6:08) – Rebsie Fairholm & Marvin B Naylor (Single available to download now via rebsiefairholm.bandcamp.com/track/bright-hucclecote and it will also be on the forthcoming debut album by the duo, under their new name of Psychedelicat, with the album title being ‘Like A Delicate Psychedelicat’; for more details see psychedelicat.co.uk plus rebsiefairholm.co.uk & marvinbnaylor.com/)

12. Transcendence (4:19) – Kashgar (Taken from the album ‘Artefact’; see kashgarband.bandcamp.com/album/artefact & www.facebook.com/kashgarmusic/)

13. Lovebird Dogbane receives higher education (7:55) – Sproingg (Taken from the album ‘Clam’; see sproingg.bandcamp.com/album/clam & www.facebook.com/sproingg/)

14. The Light Dies Down (3:57) – The Dowling Poole (Taken from the album ‘See You, See Me’; see 369music.bandcamp.com/album/see-you-see-me, thedowlingpoole.com/ & www.facebook.com/TheDowlingPoole/)

15. The Fool (5:44) – Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Arcana′; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com/album/arcana, www.richardwileman.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/kardaestra)

16. Payday Junkie (3:49) – Hannah’s Little Sister (Taken from the ‘EP.mp3’ EP; see hannahslttlsstr.bandcamp.com/album/ep-mp3 & www.facebook.com/hannahslittlesister/)

17. Too Early for A Walk (3:19) – Juju Band (Taken from the compilation EP ‘The Wind-blown Town’; see merrierecord.bandcamp.com/album/the-wind-blown-town &, for more about Merrie Records, see daily.bandcamp.com/label-profile/merrie-records-label-profile?fbclid=IwAR1YUVJIQ_3QhabdVQdefSC0x7FUszrTK3ZQGUhZomOq1HB_ujHOYTDb4q8)

18. F Maj Pixie (5:49) – GoGo Penguin (Taken from the album ‘GoGo Penguin’; see gogopenguin.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Gogopenguin)

19. Harmony (4:42) – Ultraísta (Taken from the album ‘Sister’; see ultraista.bandcamp.com/album/sister & www.facebook.com/UltraistaMusic)  

20. Turning Back (6:11) – Pictish Trail (Taken from the album ‘Thumb World’; see pictishtrail.bandcamp.com/album/thumb-world & pictishtrail.co.uk/)

21. Don’t Go (3:40) – GoGo Penguin (Taken from the album ‘GoGo Penguin’; see gogopenguin.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Gogopenguin)

22. If (1:46) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the EP ‘The Forest Dwellers′; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/the-forest-dwellers & www.neilcampbell.org.uk/)

23. No More Time (5:23) – Kashgar (Taken from the album ‘Artefact’; see kashgarband.bandcamp.com/album/artefact & www.facebook.com/kashgarmusic/)

24. Midnight (6:28) – Golden Mean (Taken from the EP ‘Through Walls’; see golden-mean.bandcamp.com/album/through-walls)

25. Old Time Prog (7:39) – Brian Woodbury feat. Johnny Unicorn (Taken from the album ‘Levity & Novelty’; see brianwoodbury.bandcamp.com & brianwoodbury.com)

26. Blame Thrower (4:07) – TeamSquad (Taken from the EP ‘Sassbucket’; see teamsquad.bandcamp.com/album/sassbucket & www.facebook.com/teamsquadband)

27. Only The Truth (4:58) – Johanna Warren (Taken from the album ‘Chaotic Good’; see johannawarren.bandcamp.com/album/chaotic-good, www.johannawarren.com & www.facebook.com/johannawarrenmusic)

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 now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Next time, I’ll be back with more of a ‘normal’ show focusing on lots of 2021 music, mixed up with a few older pieces, & covering the usual eclectic mixture of styles & genres, so I hope you’ll come back for that.

Episode 308: Andy Edwards Interview

This is the 308th 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 focuses on an interview with drummer and composer Andy Edwards. You can expect a typically great mixture of music on this show, as we talk to Andy, play tracks from throughout his drumming career, and also play some of his favourite music by other artists and bands. We also continue with our new ongoing ‘Corea Talks’ feature, as we get Andy to pick his favourite track by the late, great Chick Corea. In addition, we’ll also have new music from The Dowling Poole and Fredo Viola. 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 19 minutes. Downloaded file is 127.6 MB

1. Slow Genocide (4.43) – The Dowling Poole (feat. Tony Wright) (Single available via 369music.bandcamp.com/track/slow-genocide-feat-tony-wright; see also thedowlingpoole.com/)

2. Hyperventilate (7:32) – Frost* (Taken from the album ‘Milliontown’; see frost.life & www.facebook.com/frostlife/)

3. Dancing with Shadows (6:43) – Kundabuffa (Taken from the album ‘Beauty is the Beginning of Terror’; see andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/beauty-is-the-beginning-of-terror & www.facebook.com/kundabuffa/)

Interview with Andy Edwards…

4. Unsquare Dance (2:07) – The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Taken from the album ‘Time Further Out’; see davebrubeck.com/)

5. Hot Rock (4:37) – Cozy Powell (Taken from the album ‘Tilt’; see www.cozypowell.com/)

6. Houses Of The Holy (4:02) – Led Zeppelin (Taken from the album ‘Physical Graffiti’; see www.ledzeppelin.com/ & www.facebook.com/ledzeppelin)

7. Andy Edwards introduces his choice for our ongoing feature ‘Corea Talks’ (2:04)

8. Nite Sprite (4:32) – Chick Corea (Taken from the album ‘The Leprechaun’; see chickcorea.com)

9. The Anxiety Daemon (9:20) – Andy Edwards (Taken from the album ‘Daemon’; see andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/daemon & www.facebook.com/andy.edwards.drummer/)  

10. When You’re Ugly (3:11) – Louis Cole (feat. Genevieve Artadi) (Taken from the album ‘Time’; see louiscole.bandcamp.com/album/time-2 & www.facebook.com/LouisColeRules)

11. Ryker Skies (9:45) – IQ (Taken from the album ‘Frequency’; see www.iq-hq.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/IQHQLive)

12. The Neurosis Daemon (11:25) – Andy Edwards (Taken from the album ‘Daemon’; see andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/daemon & www.facebook.com/andy.edwards.drummer/)

13. Worship (3:38) – Praxis (Taken from the album ‘Profanation: Preparation For a Coming Darkness’; see billlaswell.bandcamp.com/album/profanation-preparation-for-a-coming-darkness)

14. Spirit Of The Father (4:29) – Akira The Don (Taken from the album ‘JBPWAVE: Father’; see akirathedon.bandcamp.com/album/jbpwave-father)

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

16. Open Hearted (3:13) – Kundabuffa (Taken from the album ‘Magic’; see andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/magic & www.facebook.com/kundabuffa/)

17. Clouded Mirror (4:01) – Fredo Viola (Taken from the album ‘My New Head’; see fredoviola.bandcamp.com/album/my-new-head & www.fredoviola.com/fredo-viola)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show, particularly to Andy Edwards for agreeing to do the interview and choosing so much of the music, 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 now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Eppy will be back again next time, when all being well you’ll hear another interview, this time with audio-visual artist, singer and composer Fredo Viola. It should be a wonderful show so we hope to see you back again then.

 

 

Episode 290: Ennio Morricone, Tim Smith and Affectionate Friends

This is the 290th 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 is a sad but celebratory show, as we pay tribute to a number of composers and musicians that we have sadly lost recently. We have a feature artist, the late, great maestro himself, Ennio Morricone, and we’ll be playing several tracks either composed or inspired by him. We also recently lost the genius English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and music video director Tim Smith, best known as the frontman of the band Cardiacs. I will be doing a longer tribute to him on a future show, but I couldn’t let this show pass by without celebrating Tim’s great talents, so you’ll hear music from him and also composed by him, as well as music from many of his affectionate friends scattered throughout the show. And we have also recently lost the singer-songwriter, guitarist and Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green, and Jarno Sarkula, leader of the Finnish band Alamaailman Vasarat, so you’ll also hear tributes to them. And around all those tributes you can expect the usual eclectic musical mixture. 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 19 minutes. Downloaded file is 127. MB.

1. Titoli (2:57) – Ennio Morricone (Taken from the album ‘Fistful of Dollars’; see www.enniomorricone.org/ & www.facebook.com/maestroenniomorricone/)

2. Au Cheval (4:19) – ensemble, et al. (Taken from the album ‘The Slow Reveal’; see ensembleetal.bandcamp.com/album/the-slow-reveal, www.ensembleetal.com & www.facebook.com/ensembleetal/)

3. Dark Already (2:45) – Christian Madden (Taken from the album ‘Understand the Rules (1-3)’; see christianmadden.bandcamp.com/album/understand-the-rules-1-3)

4. Blind In Safety and Leafy In Love (2:46) – Cardiacs (Taken from the album ‘Songs for Ships and Irons’; see www.cardiacs.net and alphabet-business-concern.bandcamp.com)

5. Bellyeye (4:09) – The 180Gs (Taken from the album ‘Singin’ to God′; see davidminnick1.bandcamp.com/album/singin-to-god & www.facebook.com/180Gs)

6. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) (4:12) – The Belmonts (Taken from the album ‘Cigars, Acappella, Candy’; see www.thebelmonts.net/default.asp)

7. Spent Forces (3:57) – Replikin (Taken from the EP ‘The Feeding Frenzy’; see replikin.bandcamp.com/releases, gentlegiantmusic.com/GG/Replikin & www.facebook.com/replikin/)

8. Mosquito (3:32) – Axel Krygier (Taken from the album ‘Hombre De Piedra’; see axelkrygier.bandcamp.com/album/hombre-de-piedra, www.axelk.com/ & www.facebook.com/krygiera/)

9. Clouds Light the Night (4:21) – Julia Kent (Single available to download via music.juliakent.com/track/clouds-light-the-night; see also www.juliakent.com)

10. 40,000 Years (3:57) – Damon Smith (Single available to download via damonsmithmusic.bandcamp.com/track/40000-years; see also www.damonisaacsmith.com)

11. Dank (5:23) – The Gasman (Taken from the album ‘Instrumental Computer Music’; see thegasman.bandcamp.com/album/instrumental-computer-music & www.facebook.com/gasmanmusic/) 

12. The Bitter Lay (5:03) – Arch Garrison (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Bitter Lay’; see www.thegenepool.co.uk/items/the-bitter-lay/2171.htm, archgarrison1.bandcamp.com/album/the-bitter-lay & www.archgarrison.co.uk/)

13. The Green Manalishi (4:34) – Fleetwood Mac (Taken from the album ‘The Best of Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac’; see www.facebook.com/petergreenandfriends/)

14. 1970 (8:40) – Ennio Morricone (Taken from the album ‘Crime And Dissonance’; see enniomorricone.bandcamp.com/album/crime-and-dissonance, www.enniomorricone.org/ & www.facebook.com/maestroenniomorricone/)

15. See You, See Me (3:21) – The Dowling Poole (Taken from the album ‘See You, See Me’; see 369music.bandcamp.com/album/see-you-see-me, thedowlingpoole.com/ & www.facebook.com/TheDowlingPoole/)

16. Bradshaw (6:08) – Tezeta (Taken from the ‘Curious Bubble’ EP; see tezeta.bandcamp.com/album/curious-bubble & www.facebook.com/tezetamusic/)

17. Smoke & Mirrors (6:47) – The Original Magnetic Light Parade (Taken from the single ‘Smoke & Mirrors/Confusion Reigns’; see bearsuitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-mirrors-confusion-reigns & bearsuitrecords.webs.com/music.htm)

18. Hajakas (4:31) – Alamaailman Vasarat (Taken from the album ‘Valta’; see www.discogs.com/artist/217907-Alamaailman-Vasarat & www.facebook.com/alamaailmanvasarat/)

19. Takes One To Know One (4:57) – Doris Brendel & Lee Dunham (Taken from the album ‘Mass Hysteria’; see www.dorisbrendel.com/ & www.facebook.com/dorisbrendelmusic/)

20. Signal In The Noise (6:04) – GoGo Penguin (Taken from the album ‘GoGo Penguin’; see gogopenguin.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Gogopenguin)

21. Money Is A Memory (3:33) – Field Music (Taken from the album ‘Making A New World’; see fieldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/making-a-new-world, field-music.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/fieldmusic)

22. An Independent State (2:41) – Field Music (Taken from the album ‘Making A New World’; see fieldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/making-a-new-world, field-music.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/fieldmusic)

23. Playing Love (3:52) – Diego Tomassetti (Taken from the EP ‘A Picture of You’; see diegotomassetti.bandcamp.com/album/a-picture-of-you)

24. The Wooing Of Étaín (5:24) – Adiemus & Karl Jenkins (Taken from the album ‘Adiemus IV – The Eternal Knot’; see www.karljenkins.com/)

25. Slow Movements (9:25) – Kavus Torabi (Taken from the album ‘Hip To The Jag’; see kavustorabi.bandcamp.com/album/hip-to-the-jag & www.facebook.com/Kavus-Torabi-104330127792377/)

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 now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. I should be back for the next show when I’ll hopefully be presenting an interview with singer-songwriter Marica Petrey from the art rock band Girl Swallows Nightingale, interspersed with the usual eclectic playlist, so I hope you’ll come back for that.