Mike Maidment 
Proggy put the kettle on. This week after savouring the bizarre existentialist splendour of Colosseum we check out new releases from Frost*, Candacraig and Deep Purple while digging into new Purple guitarist Simon McBride’s back catalogue. Plus we have more Zappa and Kavus Torabi and the Nels Cline Singers close the show in splendid fashion. … Read more
The black star hovers above us all spreading Progtastic joy across the cosmos. This week’s shooting stars include new music from Fen, Tim Bowness and Arild Brøter; cosmic delight from Saro Cosentino, Ange and Frank Zappa, a stellar tribute to John Mayall and a supernova of psychedelic progressive rock from Lucid Planet to close the … Read more
Welcome to a Strangeworld episode where we tap some of the more bizarre and experimental sounds from the world of prog. Magma start proceedings followed by new releases from The Cyberiam and Voyag3r. We pause to remember Martin Phillipps of the Chills, then showcase a quartet of related tracks starting with psychedelic folk with The … Read more
The Progasaur can be a dangerous beast lurking in the jungle of music. Among the prog offerings from Yes, Fish, Pallas and The Reasoning we find strange jazz fusion from Stanley Clarke and George Duke, what can only be described as New Wave from Lene Lovich and Goodbye Mr Mackenzie and a cracking bit of … Read more
Set the controls for the heart of the fun – This week we have new prog from Norwegian band The Windmill, Ethereal folk Prog from Jo Beth Young, psychedelic prog from Weed and Polish prog from Lunatic Soul. Then we push the envelope to include goth rock from Fields of the Nephilim, art rock from … Read more
This week on Progtastic we kick off with Supergroup Transatlantic, before passing the football of prog on to Dave Gilmour and Norwegian band Trojka for a couple of new releases. The show is driven forward by Mr Big (UK) before some intricate skills from former Zappa keyboardist George Duke laying off to San Francisco psychedelic … Read more
This week on Progtastic Cumbrian legends Spooky Tooth kick off proceedings with support from Kendal born Steve Hogarth. We feature new releases from Focus and Laurie Anderson, check out New Orleans swamp boogie from Little Feat, before peering behind the iron curtain at 1970’s Czechoslovakian band Modrý Efekt. WE finish with some psychedelic space rock … Read more
This week the holy Progtastic horn of plenty careers around the world and across genres to bring you all that is wholesome and bountiful in the Progosphere including new tracks from Izz, Tim Bowness and Cymballic Encounters, a taster of some Zappa majesty from Burger and the Beast in anticipation of their gig at the … Read more
The aural fisherman of prog casts his net wide this week to snare some of the best sounds around, with new European releases from Kick the Giant and Kingcrow, Scandinavian mastery from Opeth and The Vintage Caravan, cosmic jamming via the UK from Tribe of Cro and some West Texas virtuosity from El Paso based … Read more
All aboard the Starship Prog for some cosmos related offerings from Gong and Ozric Tentacles, a tribute to Zappa percussionist Ed Mann, local sounds from Echorec, South American band El Poder de la Infancia, prog folk from Steeleye Span, and some pyrotechnics from Cardiacs to close the show. 1. Gong – My Guitar is a … Read more