Episode 382: Best of 2023, Top 40 pt 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Episode 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 378: Have Yourself a Stinky Little Christmas

This is the 378th 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 time around, it’s this year’s festive edition, so you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, only this time all the tracks will have some form of wintry/Christmas/solstice theme. There’s no feature album this time, so just kick back and enjoy the usual eclectic musical mix, including some new music from 2023, some older tracks of various vintages, a return to a feature that I first introduced during last year’s festive special, and a final reminder about this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event on the 28th of December in Cheltenham. All-in-all, expect a unique festive-themed extravaganza with lots of great music (some jolly, some definitely not!) and some pleasant surprises. 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 9 minutes. Downloaded file is 117.8 MB.

1. Love in the Universe (5:11) – William D. Drake (Single available to buy digitally via williamddrake.bandcamp.com/track/love-in-the-universe; see also williamddrake.wordpress.com)

2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (2:27) – Chilly Gonzales (Taken from the album ‘A Very Chilly Christmas’; see www.chillygonzales.com)

3. Blood On The Rooftops (5:28) – Genesis (Taken from the album ‘Wind & Wuthering’; see www.genesis-music.com/ & www.facebook.com/genesis)

4. It Hasn’t Happened Yet (3:50) – William Shatner (Taken from the album ‘Has Been’; see williamshatner.com)

5. Be Mine (5:33) – R.E.M. (Taken from the album ‘New Adventures In Hi-Fi’; see remhq.com)

6. Coventry Carol (4:15) – Vamoosery (Single available to buy digitally via vamoosery.bandcamp.com/track/coventry-carol; see also www.facebook.com/Vamoosery)

7. The Slaughter of the Innocents (5:11) – Firefly Burning (Taken from the album ‘Lightships’; see fireflyburning.bandcamp.com/album/lightships & en-gb.facebook.com/fireflyburning)

8. The Coventry Carol (5:37) – Hobson’s Choice (Taken from the compilation ‘BARNYARD DRAMA Christmas Singalong Vol. 8’; see www.hobsonschoicemusic.com/index.html & www.barnyardrecords.com/cd%20barnyard%20drama%20xmas.html)

9. Silent Night (2:46) – John Stebbe (Taken from the EP ‘A Jazz Piano Christmas’; see itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-jazz-piano-christmas-ep/id582799239)

10. Winter Crawls (4:32) – Ashley Reaks (Taken from ‘Winter Crawls‘; see ashleyreaks.bandcamp.com/album/winter-crawls, www.ashleyreaks.com/, & www.facebook.com/ashleyreaksart)

11. Sant Esteve (3:31) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see actrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-you-wish-you-were)

12. Everything Will Change This Christmas: The Ballad of Hans Gruber (4:26) – Four Eyes (Single available to buy via foureyesathens.bandcamp.com/album/everything-will-change-this-christmas-the-ballad-of-hans-gruber; see also www.facebook.com/FourEyesAthens)

13. Under The Surface (6:35) – Under The Surface (Taken from the album ‘Under The Surface’; see underthesurfacetrio.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-surface, triounderthesurface.com & www.facebook.com/triounderthesurface, and find out more about Under The Surface in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

14. Long Way Around The Sea (4:39) – Low (Taken from the ‘Christmas’ EP; see lowtheband.bandcamp.com/album/christmas)

15. Spare A Thought For Santa (3:04) – a.P.A.t.T. (Taken from the album ‘The Essential Now That’s What I Call an a.P.A.t.T. Christmas Vol 1’; see apatt.bandcamp.com/album/the-essential-now-thats-what-i-call-an-a-p-a-t-t-christmas-vol-1, www.apatt.com/, & www.facebook.com/aPAtTpage)

16. December Song (5:28) – Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Jarrett Cherner (Taken from the compilation ‘Together: Musical Warmth For The Winter Holidays’; see trrstore.bandcamp.com/album/together-musical-warmth-for-the-winter-holidays)

17. Cherry Tree Carol (3:52) – Arborea (Taken from the album ‘Fortress of the Sun’; see arborea.bandcamp.com/album/fortress-of-the-sun, arboreamusic.blogspot.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/Arborea)

18. An Elf Lost in the Woods (6:29) – Stringmodulator (Taken from the EP ‘Silent Night’; see submarinebroadcastingco.bandcamp.com/album/silent-night)

19. Christmas Unicorn (12:28) – Sufjan Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Silver & Gold’; see music.sufjan.com/track/christmas-unicorn & sufjan.com/)

20. Old Bones (2:50) – Richard Wileman (feat. Chantelle Smith) (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Forked Road’; see richardwileman.bandcamp.com & kardaestra.wordpress.com)

For advance tickets and more information about the live music Chrimbo Limbo 2 event on the 28th of December at Smokey Joe’s in Cheltenham, feat. headliners Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman, Garden of Live Flowers, and Elif Yalvac, see https://www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/1050739

21. Little Girl Blue (4:19) – Nina Simone (Taken from the album ‘Little Girl Blue’; see primitivrecords.bandcamp.com/album/little-girl-blue & www.ninasimone.com)

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

23. Snowman on a Ledge (3:31) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘The Warm, Dark Circus′; see jackotheclock.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/JackOTheClock)

24. A Christmas Credit Card (Christmas in My Dreams) (2:21) – Asparagus Apocalypse & David Kaminsky (Not currently available to download)

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and of course to all of you listeners. All the best for the winter solstice and for Christmas, whatever you get up to! 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 to herald in the New Year with lots of great music, as we build up to my countdown of my favourite albums of 2023. I hope you will join me for that.

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

This is the 375th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note that the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Hopefully you got through the recent Halloween special relatively unscathed. This new show couldn’t be much more different, as we have a twin focus on themes connected to science fiction and the cycle of violence, albeit through music, and this is reflected in the fact that we have an interview and no less than two feature albums. Our interview is with Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland, the duo behind Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, and one of our feature albums is their latest, ‘The Light Of Ancient Mistakes’, so you’ll hear three tracks from that during the interview, as well as music chosen by Malcolm and Mark, and a look ahead to their one day progressive music event, Prog the Forest ’23. And our second feature album is the soundtrack to the 2023 film, ‘The Creator’, and you’ll hear four tracks from or inspired by that soundtrack throughout the show. Other than that, you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, including a look ahead to this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event in late December. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 18 minutes. Downloaded file is 126.4 MB.

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

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

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

3. The Light Of Ancient Mistakes (6:41) – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Taken from the album ‘The Light Of Ancient Mistakes’; see hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/the-light-of-ancient-mistakes, hatsoffgentlemen.com & www.facebook.com/itsadequate)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Flora (8:08) – Garden of Live Flowers (Single available to buy digitally from gardenofliveflowers.bandcamp.com/track/flora; see also www.facebook.com/gardenofliveflowers & you can see Garden of Live Flowers play live at this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event at Smokey Joe’s in Cheltenham on Thursday 28th December – tickets are available to pre-order from www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/1050739)

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

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

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed, and particularly to Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland, and of course to all of you listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re now part of the Progzilla Radio Network. For the next show, in a couple of weeks’ time, you will hear the usual eclectic mixture, including some new music, a more thorough preview of this year’s Chrimbo Limbo live music event, and a bit of Doctor Who-related music to celebrate that show’s 60th anniversary. I hope to see you back for all of that.

Episode 369: Goodbye EppyFest 10 and Hello Supersonic 2023

This is the 369th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Now that some of the post-EppyFest 10 chaos and jubilation has died down, I’m going to be spending some time on this show reflecting on that amazing musical weekend, not only the bands and acts that played on the bill, but also some of the other music and events that arose from it. And although EppyFest is over for another year, there is still lots of great live music out there to be enjoyed in the days and weeks to come, so we’re going to focus on some of that on this show, including a preview for this year’s Supersonic Festival in Birmingham over the weekend of September 1st-3rd. There’s no feature album or band this time, but you can expect the usual eclectic mixture of music, from all the usual styles and genres, including some great 2023 music, plus we return to our new Prog Magazine feature. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks from where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 31 minutes. Downloaded file is 138.3 MB.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Areca (5:16) – Mong Tong 夢東 (Taken from the album ‘Tao Fire 道火’; see mongtongggb.bandcamp.com/album/tao-fire, linktr.ee/mongtongband & www.facebook.com/MongTongBand)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks to all the musicians who contributed to this show, and to all listeners. Send us comments if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!). If you want to keep up to date with news about the show, EppyFest, or just chat with other listeners, don’t forget that there’s a Facebook group – just search for the Eppy Gibbon Podcast Show on Facebook and request to join, plus don’t forget that we’re part of the Progzilla Radio Network. Do join me for the next show, when I’ll be playing the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between. Amongst other things, I’ll be trying to catch up on some new releases that I haven’t had chance to focus on during recent shows, so I hope to see you then.

Episode 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 364: The bells! The bells!

This is the 364th 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 last show when I collaborated with Rebsie Fairholm, this time I’m back on my lonesome, but hopefully with just as exciting and eclectic a playlist. We have a feature album this time, ‘Tubular Bells’, the debut studio album by Mike Oldfield, but you won’t actually be hearing any tracks from that album as instead we’ll be focusing on the album’s influence, so you’ll hear four tracks inspired by this classic album, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, throughout the show. In addition, there will be lots of focus on 2023 releases, including a track as part of our new Prog Magazine feature, plus we continue to look forward to EppyFest 10 and another upcoming live event, and we’ll also pay tribute to the late, great Tina Turner via our 80s feature, so you can expect lots of dips into the usual wide range of genres and styles. 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 134.7 MB.

1. Radio Song (6:32) – Esperanza Spalding (Taken from the album ‘Radio Music Society’; see esperanzaspalding.bandcamp.com/album/radio-music-society, songwrightsapothecarylab.com & www.facebook.com/EsperanzaSpalding/)

2. Theme From The Exorcist (Tubular Bells) (3:17) – Richard Hayman and His Orchestra (Taken from the album ‘Million Dollar Motion Picture Themes’; see richardhayman.bandcamp.com/album/million-dollar-motion-picture-themes)

3. 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)

4. Particles Of Light (Edit 2) (7:31) – Kavus Torabi & Richard Wileman (Taken from the album ‘Heaven’s Sun’; see torabi-wileman.bandcamp.com/album/heavens-sun, plus you can see Kavus as part of The Utopia Strong on the 29th of July, & Richard in a duo with Amy Fry on the 30th of July at EppyFest 10 – www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/800969)

5. Bank Holiday (1:42) – Blur (Taken from the album ‘Parklife’; see www.blur.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/blur)

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

6. We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (4:15) – Tina Turner (Taken from the compilation album ‘Simply the Best’; see www.tinaturnerofficial.com)

7. Jabberwocky (5:31) – Robbing Millions (Taken from the album ‘Rêve Party’; see robbingmillions.bandcamp.com/album/r-ve-party & www.facebook.com/RobbingMillions)

8. Tubular Rainbows (7:10) – Neil Campbell (Taken from the album ‘Last Year’s News’; see neilcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/last-years-news & www.neilcampbell.org.uk/)

9. Somewhere in This Universe Somebody Hits a Drum (7:11) – Yuval Ron (Taken from the album ‘Somewhere in This Universe Somebody Hits a Drum’; see yuvalron.com, yuvalron.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/YuvalRonMusic, & for tickets to the Sci-Fi Rock Night at The Fiddler’s Elbow in Camden on the 6th of July see www.eventbrite.de/e/sci-fi-rock-night-tickets-566154071067?fbclid=IwAR18RKqRRYbUJNuENSrlm_kwG8b2OfSYYYmXksG7QzoBKbaC5wLhv_8qFdA)

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

11. Tricks (4:47) – Bill Laurance & Michael League (Taken from the album ‘Where You Wish You Were’; see www.actmusic.com/en/Artists/Bill-Laurance-Michael-League)

12. Everything All (5:01) – Arch Garrison (Taken from the album ‘I Will Be a Pilgrim’; see archgarrison1.bandcamp.com/album/i-will-be-a-pilgrim, www.archgarrison.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Arch-Garrison/436363986400726, plus see www.visualradioarts.co.uk/wp/ for more details about Visual Arts Radio)

13. Damascenes (4:10) – Dutch Uncles (Taken from the album ‘True Entertainment’; see dutchuncles.bandcamp.com/album/true-entertainment, dutchuncles.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/dutchuncles)

14. Feminine Aura (3:35) – Architectonica (Taken from the album ‘Iniom Koda’; see architectonica.bandcamp.com/album/iniom-koda & www.facebook.com/architectonica.band/)

15. Pareidolia Pt.12 (8:57) – Andy Pickford (Taken from the album ‘Pareidolia (2023 General Release Remix/Redux’; see andypickford1.bandcamp.com/album/pareidolia-2023-general-release-remix-redux, andypickford.uk & www.facebook.com/AndyPickfordMusic)

16. Planet Hjördis (5:08) – Mats Öberg (Taken from the album ‘Visa från Inneröra’; see matsoberg.bandcamp.com/album/visa-fr-n-inner-ra)

17. One Foot in the Next World (Live) (6:16) – Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius (Taken from the album ‘Behind The Curtain – Live at Progstock’; see joedeninzon.com, stratospheerius.bandcamp.com/album/behind-the-curtain-live-at-progstock & www.facebook.com/stratospheerius)

18. Sentinel (8:08) – Mike Oldfield (Taken from the album ‘Tubular Bells II’; see mikeoldfieldofficial.com & www.facebook.com/MikeOldfieldOfficial)

19. Tubular Bells (Theme from “The Exorcist”) (5:00) – The Jimmy Psycho Experiment (Taken from the album ‘Mad Monster Cocktail Party’; see thejimmypsychoexperiment.bandcamp.com/album/mad-monster-cocktail-party, jimmypsycho.bandzoogle.com/the-jimmy-psycho-experiment & www.facebook.com/JimmyPsychoExperiment/)

20. Ack (3:33) – Mike Keneally (Taken from the album ‘The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat’; see mikekeneallymusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-thing-that-knowledge-cant-eat, www.keneally.com & www.facebook.com/mike.keneally)

21. Lana (4:35) – Mike Keneally (Taken from the album ‘The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat’; see mikekeneallymusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-thing-that-knowledge-cant-eat, www.keneally.com & www.facebook.com/mike.keneally)

22. Burn The World (5:50) – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Single available from hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/track/burn-the-world; see also hatsoffgentlemen.com, & www.facebook.com/itsadequate, & for tickets to the Sci-Fi Rock Night at The Fiddler’s Elbow in Camden on the 6th of July see www.eventbrite.de/e/sci-fi-rock-night-tickets-566154071067?fbclid=IwAR18RKqRRYbUJNuENSrlm_kwG8b2OfSYYYmXksG7QzoBKbaC5wLhv_8qFdA)

23. Willow’s song (5:41) – Us and Them (Taken from the compilation album ‘An Introduction to Us and Them’; see usandthem2.bandcamp.com/album/an-introduction-to-us-and-them-album, www.usandthem.se & www.facebook.com/usandthemmusic, & find out more about this duo in the latest issue of Prog Magazine – www.loudersound.com/prog)

24. Into Your Arms (3:48) – Teri Mantere (Single available from streaming services such as Spotify; see also www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht25YiWNzr0, www.terimantere.com & www.facebook.com/terimantere)

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 which will be my half-term report for 2023, featuring some of the best music released so far this year, including the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between. 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 338: A Few Words for the Dead

This is the 338th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. You can CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD but note the shows are large files. The show is also available to stream via Mixcloud and the Progzilla Radio Network (the show appears on Progzilla in alternate weeks). Following the last show, which previewed EppyFest 9, this show is balanced between reflecting on some hugely important musicians and composers who we have sadly lost in recent weeks, and focusing on some great new music. There’s no feature album this time but instead we’ll have a feature artist, Vangelis, the great musician, composer and songwriter who sadly passed away on the 17th May this year. You’ll hear four tracks either from or related to the music of Vangelis scattered throughout the show, and 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 36 minutes. Downloaded file is 142.3 MB.

1. Air (3:59) – C Duncan (Taken from the album ‘Alluvium’; see cduncan.bandcamp.com/album/alluvium, www.cspaceduncan.com & www.facebook.com/cspaceduncan/)

2. Rest Your Weary Head (A Song for Potterhanworth) (3:54) – Duir! (Single available to buy via duir1.bandcamp.com/track/rest-your-weary-head-a-song-for-potterhanworth; see also www.facebook.com/songsfromtheoak)

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

4. EppyFest 9 promo (2:50) (This year’s EppyFest is happening over the weekend of the 16th and 17th July and tickets are available to pre-order now via www.tickettailor.com/events/eppyfest/337812/)

5. Forever (3:53) – Schnauser (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Altra Seccatura’; see schnauser.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic)

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

6. I’ll Find My Way Home (4:29) – Jon & Vangelis (Taken from the album ‘The Friends of Mr Cairo’; see www.jonanderson.com & http://elsew.com/)

7. Anne of Cleves (7:53) – Rick Wakeman (Taken from the album ‘The Six Wives of Henry VIII’; see www.rwcc.com/, www.facebook.com/RickWakemanMusic, & alanwhite.net/)

8. Lachrymose (4:01) – Sang Froid (Single available to buy via sangfroidfroidsang.bandcamp.com/track/lachrymose; see also www.facebook.com/sangfroidfroidsang)

9. SIMR (3:22) – Colouratura (Taken from the single ‘Toy Soldiers/SIMR’; see colouratura.bandcamp.com/album/toy-soldiers-simr-single & www.facebook.com/colouratura.album)

10. 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)

11. Here Come Bright Phoebe (5:06) – Fowl (Taken from the EP ‘Mrs Hudson’; see fowl1.bandcamp.com/album/mrs-hudson & www.facebook.com/FOWL-110091251157637)

12. The Lamb (4:35) – Aphrodite’s Child (Taken from the album ‘6 6 6’; see http://elsew.com/)

13. Obligations (3:14) – Schnauser (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Altra Seccatura’; see schnauser.bandcamp.com & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic)

14. Oblivion (7:35) – LINDE (Taken from the album ‘Circadian’; see maaikevanderlinde.bandcamp.com/album/circadian)

15. Perky Pat (6:03) – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘The Confidence Trick’; see hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com/album/the-confidence-trick, hatsoffgentlemen.com, & www.facebook.com/itsadequate) 

16. Nobody (3:57) – Circus Mircus (Taken from the EP ‘Circus Mircus’; see circusmircus.bandcamp.com/album/circus-mircus & www.facebook.com/circusmircusunofficial)

17. Heroes Awaken (4:58) – Steve Cochrane (Taken from the album ‘Heroes Awaken 30: Reimagined/Reawakened’; see stevecochrane.bandcamp.com/album/heroes-awaken-30-reimagined-reawakened)

18. Disko Arabesque (4:20) – Şatellites (Taken from the album ‘Şatellites’; see satellites-tlv.bandcamp.com/album/atellites & batovrecords.com/artists/satellites/)

19. Mother (4:57) – For Breakfast (Taken from the EP ‘Songs in the Key of O’; see glasshouserecords.bandcamp.com/album/songs-in-the-key-of-o & www.facebook.com/forbreakfastband)

20. Tigermoth (2022 Remaster) (7:42) – Karda Estra (Taken from the album ‘Alternate History 2’; see kardaestra.bandcamp.com/album/alternate-history-vol-2, kardaestra.wordpress.com & www.facebook.com/kardaestra/) 

21. Rachel’s Song (4:48) – Vangelis (Taken from the album ‘Blade Runner (Original Score from the Motion Picture)’; see http://elsew.com/)

22. Chateaux Faits De Vent (15:09) – Klaus Schulze (Taken from the album ‘Silhouettes’; see klausschulze.bandcamp.com/album/silhouettes & www.klaus-schulze.com) 

23. Roadworks (3:50) – Sang Froid (Single available to buy via sangfroidfroidsang.bandcamp.com/track/roadworks; see also www.facebook.com/sangfroidfroidsang)

24. Cloudwatching (7:18) – Andy Pickford (Taken from the album ‘Replicant’; see andypickford1.bandcamp.com/album/replicant & www.facebook.com/AndyPickfordMusic)

25. Waiting For The Night (6:07) – Depeche Mode (Taken from the album ‘Violator’; see www.depechemode.com/ & www.facebook.com/depechemode)

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 when I’ll be playing the usual eclectic mix of great music, both the weird, the wonderful and everything in between, and I’ll specifically focusing on the new album by Bubblemath. I hope to see you then.