Progtastic

Progtastic #46: Bringing it home this week are, er, Home. On the way we take in some splendid aural architecture from Godley & Crème, Saro Cosentino, The Cyberiam and Glenn…

Progtastic #45: A Prog-packed show tonight featuring Arthur Brown, The Pineapple Thief, Kansas, Unitopia and new tracks from The Vegetarians and Blacksmith Tales. Plus a bit of fusion from the…

A Zapp-tastic episode to mark the anniversary of Frankie’s departure from this earthly dimension, featuring lots of Zappa magnificence with sterling contributions from Dweezil, Banned from Utopia, The Muffin Men…

May the Prog be with you as we pay homage to Peter Sinfield before tuning in to new sounds from Rainbow Face and Sendelica. We then turn on to Rush,…

Prog is a many genre-d thing and this week we stroll through the forest of prog starting with Focus we wend an aural path all the way to Uriah Heep….

Progtastic is straight out of the traps this week with a deep cut from Little Feat. We roar along with new sounds from Arkadien and Imaginary Kings, then race through…

This week the pebble of prog ripples the pond of musical endeavour with new tracks from Raven Sad and Bitu, some recent retro folk from Steeleye Span, jazz from Knats,…

This week the cake of prog provides some tasty Jethro Tull with new filling from Geordie Greep and Mile Marker Zero. Treacherous Cretins provide a bit of Zappa piquancy to…

Progtastic goes funk-tastic with some terpsichorean accompaniment (optional) from The Crusaders and Dixie Dregs. We also get down to new releases from Public Service Broadcasting, Laurie Anderson and Ethan Janais,…

Progtastic goes bombastic with an ode to Music itself to start proceedings. We share splendid new offerings from Days Between Stations, Svynx and M’Z, with some bucolic Canterbury finery from…

The prog tasting plate this week features Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery, as well as fresh offerings from Matt Berry, God is an Astronaut and Yobrepus. We also have vintage 70’s…

The second part of the Tim Bowness interview where he talks about his long time collaboration with Steven Wilson in No-man and The album years podcast, plus his live band…

Progtastic welcomes Tim Bowness into the studio with Part 1 of an interview in which he tells all about his new solo album Powder Dry. Along with tracks from Tim’s…

The Jimi Hendrix Tribute show. Every 18th of September I play Hendrix music all day to celebrate the life of the guitar legend on the anniversary of his death. Beer…

Strap in for the Neo-progressive French trio Slift before checking out new sounds from Tim Bowness, Jon Anderson and some groovy Spanish brilliance from The Foxholes. We also feature cosmic…

Wherever men (and women) may gather the Prog will come – Sometimes wearing a cape. This week we feature new releases from Italian Riccardo Zappa (no relation), Norway’s The Flying…

Get your Prog into gear this week with a Krautrock classic before pulling out into the fast lane for the new Anciients release before hitting cruise control for the latest…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

The finger of prog writes and moves on as we cross the continent having gorged on homegrown mayhem from The Stranglers, The Pineapple Thief and the surprise inclusion of Mary…

Rejoice! Oh citizens of Progopolis. The sacred Trireme of Prog has arrived bringing forth new releases from Trifecta, Methexis and the welcome return of Happy the Man. Also featured are…

Welcome aboard the good ship Progtastic. This week features Australian prog from Teramaze, Ukrainian prog from Zolar Czack, Swedish prog from Beardfish, a bit of Zappa obviously, plus homegrown offerings…

We’re back for more prog related nirvana plus a few surprises. This week’s show features new tracks from Mor, Elephant9, Big Big Train and Kavus Torabi plus a tribute to…

This week’s show features new tracks from Scottish trio Midas and Chinese Prog metal heads OU, Polish and Dutch offerings from Riverside and Lesoir respectively, Canterbury scene luminaries Hatfield and…

This week features timeless splendour from Yes, new songs from Chester Thompson and The Aristocrats, art rock from Godley and Crème and a bit of Krautrock from German legends Frumpy….

Wowie Zowie! This week’s show features Zappa-inspired mayhem from Burger and the Beast, psychedelic splendour from Kavus Torabi and the Sonic Trip Project, prog offerings from Pineapple Thief and Focus,…

This week’s show includes recent releases from The Fierce and the Dead, Exploring Birdsong and A Burial at Sea, a tribute to Can vocalist Damo Suzuki and features tracks from…

It’s Valentine’s Day but who needs love when you have Progtastic? This week its prog all the way with new offerings from The Utopia Strong and North Sea Echoes, Estonian…

This week’s show features new releases from The Pineapple Thief and The Ullulators, a splendid Zappa refrain from Pygmy Twylyte, Lithuanian folk rock from Zalvarinis, prog metal from Enslaved and…

A prog smorgasbord featuring songs old and new from 69 Windmills, Quantum Pig, Frost* and Soft Machine, neoclassical darkwave from Dead Can Dance, new wave electro pop from Yello, and…

This week we have new releases from Moon Goose, Temic and Mesa Verde, sublime art rock from Talk Talk, cracking psych blues from Dogfeet and a Nine Inch Nails ballad…

Featured this week is some Old-School prog from Glass Harp, some New-School prog from Black Country, New Road, some Art-School prog from Tim Bowness and some epic Folk-School prog from…

This week’s highlights include space rock splendour from the Ullulators, jazz fusion from Brand X, mind-expanding prog from Sweet Smoke and to finish elegant guitar pyrotechnics from Frank Zappa and…

Welcome to a pleasing post-Christmas pick me up featuring Steven Wilsons semi ChatGPT festive song, one of Zappa’s guitar signature tunes, German jazz rock from Muck Groh and an uplifting…

A Progtastic Christmas Special with some of the better festive efforts plus new tracks from Peter Gabriel and Doris Brendel, acid Jazz-hop from Greyboy and Uriah Heep close the show…

A splendid array of prog old and new this week including a tribute to Denny Laine, a sublime Zappa track from Treacherous Cretins, cosmic dross from Henge and a masterpiece…

The first in the series. Welcome one and all to a collection of timeless prog rock tunes, new releases, some lesser known tracks from well known artists, a bit of…