Episode 103: Propellant 23

This is the 103rd edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. You can also be able listen via Mixcloud here. This edition of the show represents the normal mixture of new and old music, before the next show when I start my ‘Best of 2012’ shows. We have a wonderful feature album this time around – Tony Patterson’s brilliant album ‘Ra’ from 2006, plus lots of great music from the UK, the US, Sweden & Australia. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours & 21 minutes. Downloaded file is 129.22 MB.

1. Into The Sun (6:17) – Mike Kershaw (Taken from the album ‘This Long Night’; see www.kershmusic.com/fr_home.cfm & www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Kershaw/144511622309101)

2. A-Hole (2:50) – She Makes War (Taken from the album ‘Disarm’; see shemakeswar.com/, shemakeswar.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/SheMakesWar)

3. Good looking boy (2:59) – Schnauser (Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Where Business Meets Fashion’; see www.schnauser.co.uk/, schnauser.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/SchnauserMusic?fref=ts)

Don’t forget you can see both She Makes War & Schnauser at EppyFest 2 on July 6th – see epilepticgibbon.wordpress.com/eppyfest/ for more details.

4. Ode To Santana (6:11) – Process Seven (Taken from the album, ‘Fusion Illusion’; see i98235.wix.com/process-seven, itunes.apple.com/album/fusion-illusion/id584003575?v0=9988&ign-mpt=uo=1 & www.amazon.co.uk/Fusion-Illusion/dp/B00AIHPY2Y)

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

5. Hide And Seek (5:39) – Howard Jones (Taken from the album ‘Human’s Lib’; see www.howardjones.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Howard-Jones-Official/111460981993)

6. Positive Virtues (4:30) – Tony Patterson (Taken from the album ‘Ra’; see www.freewebs.com/workstation1/ & www.freewebs.com/workstation1/ra.htm)

7. Ascend and Descend (3:49) – Death And Vanilla (This track is available as a free download from deathandvanilla.bandcamp.com/album/ascend-and-descend; see also deathandvanilla.bandcamp.com/, www.facebook.com/pages/Death-And-Vanilla/114660564210?fref=ts & soundcloud.com/death-and-vanilla)

8. The Beast (3:42) – Paul Mosley (Taken from the album ‘A Chattering of Birds’; see www.paulmosley.com/, www.facebook.com/paulmosleysongs?fref=ts, paulmosley.greedbag.com/ & folkwit.com/artists/paul-mosley)

9. Gold Dust Woman (4:04) – Julia Holter (Taken from the album ‘Rumours Revisited’; see www.mojo4music.com/blog/, juliashammasholter.com/, www.facebook.com/pages/Julia-Holter/153196178042232 & also www.fleetwoodmac.com/)

10. A Fool’s Journey (8:19) – Thieves’ Kitchen (Taken from ‘One for sorrow, Two for joy’; see thieveskitchen.wordpress.com/, thieveskitchen.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/thieveskitchen)

11. The Permanent Way (8:30) – Big Big Train (Taken from the album ‘A English Electric, Part Two’; see www.bigbigtrain.com/, bigbigtrain.bandcamp.com/album/english-electric-part-two-cd-quality-audio & www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Big-Train/203751903023821)

12. Nine Divinities (6:40) – Tony Patterson (Taken from the album ‘Ra’; see www.freewebs.com/workstation1/ & www.freewebs.com/workstation1/ra.htm)

13. Noise Body II (4:53) – The Creaking Chair (Taken from the EP ‘Noise Body’; see www.thecreakingchair.com/, thecreakingchair.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/thecreakingchair)

14. No Mystery Riffs (6:22) – Process Seven (Taken from the album, ‘Fusion Illusion’; see i98235.wix.com/process-seven, itunes.apple.com/album/fusion-illusion/id584003575?v0=9988&ign-mpt=uo=1 & www.amazon.co.uk/Fusion-Illusion/dp/B00AIHPY2Y)

15. Native Metal (4:58) – Virgil Donati (Taken from the album ‘On The Virg: Serious Young Insects’; see www.virgildonati.com/)

16. Three Rows of Teeth (5:17) – Tom Slatter (Taken from the album ‘Three Rows of Teeth’; see www.tomslatter.co.uk/, tomslatter.bandcamp.com/album/three-rows-of-teeth & www.facebook.com/tomslattermusic)

17. Spring Song (7:24) – Kimara Sajn (Taken from the album ‘Daybreak/Epigram’; see www.precognitiverecords.com & www.facebook.com/PolyethylenePet)

18. I Am A Summer Night (8:57) – Marvin B. Naylor (Taken from the three-track single ‘Little Bell’ which you can purchase via marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/album/little-bell; see also marvinbnaylor.com/, marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/ & folkwit.com/artists/marvin-b-naylor)

19. Ascension (5:35) – Tony Patterson (Taken from the album ‘Ra’; see www.freewebs.com/workstation1/ & www.freewebs.com/workstation1/ra.htm)

20. Tremors From The Future (11:16) – Guapo (Taken from the album ‘History Of The Visitation’; see www.guapo.co.uk/ & www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/guapo.html)

Many thanks to everyone involved with this show, musicians and listeners alike. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!) or if you want to have your say on anything else connected to this podcast. If you want to keep up to date with news about 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. The next show will be part one (of four) of my review of 2012, so I hope you’ll come back for that.

Episode 84: Best of 2011 – My Top 20 Countdown

This is the 84th edition of the Epileptic Gibbon podcast music show and the playlist to accompany it. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN. This show represents part 4 of my ‘best of 2011′ shows, specifically counting down my favourite twenty releases (albums and EPs) from last year. There is no feature album this time but there will be lots of great music from 2011. Below you’ll find the track list, plus weblinks to where you can find more information about each artist.

Total running time: 2 hours and 36 minutes. Downloaded file is 142.7 MB.

1. Dolli (3:18) – Dutch Uncles (Taken from the album ‘Cadenza’; see www.dutchuncles.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/dutchuncles)

2. Till Death (4:27) – Marvin B. Naylor (Taken from the album ‘The Stargazer’s Symphonium’; see folkwit.com/artists/marvin-b-naylor, marvinbnaylormusic.bandcamp.com/, & folkwitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-stargazers-symphonium)

3. Mr. Sands (5:22) – Van Der Graaf Generator (Taken from the album ‘A Grounding In Numbers’; see www.sofasound.com/ & www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/)

4. Ultima Thule (7:15) – Jack O’ The Clock (Taken from the album ‘How Are We Doing And Who Will Tell Us?’; see jackotheclock.com/Jack_O_The_Clock.html, jackotheclock.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-O-The-Clock/101083079955156)

5. The Modern Architrave (5:44) – Big Block 454 (Taken from the album ‘Bells & Proclamations’; see bigblock454.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/BigBlock454.music)

6. Sleeping Conniptions (3:40) – Sharks Took The Rest (Taken from the EP ‘Grounds for Hearts to Swell’; see www.sharkstooktherest.com/, sharkstooktherest.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/sharkstooktherest)

7. Raining Dirt (4:46) – Earth Size Diamonds (Taken from the album ‘In A Shrinking Forest’; see earthsizediamonds.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-shrinking-forest)

8. Rushden Fair (3:36) – Matt Stevens (Taken from the album ‘Relic’; see www.mattstevensguitar.com/, mattstevens.bandcamp.com/album/relic & www.facebook.com/mattstevensloop)

9. Fly She (5:32) – Redbus Noface (Taken from the album ‘If It Fights The Hammer It Will Fight The Knife’; see www.markcawthra.com/ & www.thegenepool.co.uk/items/759.htm)

10. Advanced Tree Surgery (5:28) – Ochre (Taken from the album ‘Early Learning’; see ochremusic.com/2011/08/01/early-learning-now-available-for-download/, ochre.bandcamp.com/album/early-learning & www.facebook.com/ochremusic)

11. How Does It Run? (2:47) – To Arms Etc (Taken from the album ‘To Arms Etc’; see www.toarmsetc.com/, toarmsetcofficial.bandcamp.com/album/to-arms-etc & www.facebook.com/toarmsetc)

12. Bear Talk (3:42) – To Arms Etc (Taken from the album ‘To Arms Etc’; see www.toarmsetc.com/, toarmsetcofficial.bandcamp.com/album/to-arms-etc & www.facebook.com/toarmsetc)

13. 15H40 (4:56) – Lazuli (Taken from the album ‘4603 Battements’; see www.lazuli-music.com/ & www.facebook.com/Groupe.LAZULI)

14. Morpheus Miracle Maker (5:20) – North Sea Radio Orchestra (Taken from the album ‘I A Moon’; see www.nsro.co.uk/ & www.facebook.com/northsearadioorchestra)

15. Mystic City (6:08) – Tony Patterson (Taken from the EP ‘All the World’; see www.freewebs.com/workstation1/ & www.cdbaby.com/Artist/TonyPatterson)

16. White Horses At Sea // Utopian Daydream (8:56) – Amplifier (Taken from the album ‘The Octopus’; see www.amplifiertheband.com/news.php, amplifier.bandcamp.com/album/the-octopus-2 & www.facebook.com/amplifierband)

17. A Long Way To Start (3:52) – Orwell (Taken from the album ‘Continental’; see folkwit.com/artists/orwell & folkwitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/continental)

18. The Wife, The Battlefield (3:22) – Orwell (Taken from the album ‘Continental’; see folkwit.com/artists/orwell & folkwitrecords.bandcamp.com/album/continental)

19. Super Altar (2:54) – William D Drake (Taken from the album ‘The Rising of the Lights’; williamddrake.wordpress.com/ & williamddrake.bandcamp.com/album/the-rising-of-the-lights)

20. Ant Trees (1:56) – William D Drake (Taken from the album ‘The Rising of the Lights’; williamddrake.wordpress.com/ & williamddrake.bandcamp.com/album/the-rising-of-the-lights)

21. Raider Prelude (2:23) – Steven Wilson (Taken from the album  ‘Grace For Drowning’; see www.swhq.co.uk/index.cfm, www.gracefordrowning.com/ & www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ)

22. No Part Of Me (5:45) – Steven Wilson (Taken from the album  ‘Grace For Drowning’; see www.swhq.co.uk/index.cfm, www.gracefordrowning.com/ & www.facebook.com/StevenWilsonHQ)

23. Helix (5:54) – Phideaux (Taken from the album ‘Snowtorch’; see www.bloodfish.com/, phideaux.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/pages/Phideaux/25459284353)

24. The Slaughter of the Innocents (5:11) – Firefly Burning (Taken from the album ‘Lightships’; see www.fireflyburning.co.uk/, firefly1.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/fireflyburning)

25. Little Boat (6:43) – Firefly Burning (Taken from the album ‘Lightships’; see www.fireflyburning.co.uk/, firefly1.bandcamp.com/ & www.facebook.com/fireflyburning)

Thanks to all the musicians for producing such brilliant music and thanks to all you listeners too – I hope you enjoyed this top 20 countdown of some of 2011’s finest releases. Please leave a comment if you like what you hear (or even if you don’t… feedback is so important!) or if you want to have your say on my best of 2011 choices, or anything else connected to this podcast. Hopefully there will be lots of shows coming up between now and the end of the year, including more from Daniel & Rebsie, a Summer’s End Festival preview, some interviews, and I may even catch up with all those 2012 new releases at some point (you never know!).

Episode 75: Progmeister 2 Festival Preview

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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