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The Amazing Wilf was born in the sixties, which probably explains quite a lot.
Having been brought up a folkie (these days they bring in social services in cases like that) he discovered heavy and progressive rock in his early teens, and resolutely ploughed that furrow during the punk years, playing guitar in bands such as Bison, APB, Mihalis, and the acoustic rock group, Dusk. On arriving at Nottingham University in 1982 Wilf fell in with the 'prog' crowd, and after dropping out of his studies went on the road as a guitar, sound and lighting tech for Twice Bitten, and later Haze, stalwarts of the British prog scene through the eighties. Fed up with being permanently broke, and left with the legacy of a bad back (phew, rock'n'roll!), he gave it up in 1986 to go into the world of gainful employment and respectability.
Wilf lives in London, England, with his wife and son - who also occasionally co-presents the show - and makes a living wherever he can, usually based around information technology.
Hosted by David "Wilf" Elliott
Broadcast Live every Sunday
from 4:00AM to 7:00AM Pacific Time
The Amazing Wilf, cynic, mystic and occasional fool, takes you on a wonderful journey through the heady world of British and European progressive music. From the days of the sixties and seventies, when this stuff actually sold, through the New Wave Of British Progressive Rock in the mid-1980s, and bang up-to-date with the new blood. This music has never been more diverse or interesting, but in the competitive world of downloads and global marketing it's difficult for today's progressive acts to get the exposure they deserve and need to thrive. Wilf, therefore, concentrates on getting music by the small bands 'out there', while having a damn good time and a few laughs on the way.
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The European Perspective #145
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21-01-2012 (197.98 MB)
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Listener's Choice this week, with an excellent, varied selection of music courtesy of Mr. Keith Fleeman. Many thanks for your choices, Ketih, this show was a real pleasure to make!
Keith's brother Al released his lovely instrumental album The Water Is Wide Variations last year, and I've added a track into the show. You can buy Al's record from his website - if you're a fan of ambient and new-age styel music then you'll love it.
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The European Perspective #144
Download This Episode Now: 15-01-2012 (280.97 MB)
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- No theme this week, just a collection of bangin' prog toons - some old, some new, some requests, and some others which I just fancied playing!
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The European Perspective #143
Download This Episode Now: 07-01-2012 (235.99 MB)
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The first Listener’s Choice of 2012 features a selection of fine progressive rock music by Simon Thompson, based up in the wilds of Scotland – thanks to Simon for choosing such an entertaining collection of fine tracks!
In addition, songs from new album releases that landed just a little too late to hit the 2011 shows, including a track from the excellent new DeeExpus album, King Of Number 33, and three from the latest Colossus project, Decameron.
New albums on this show
DeeExpus – King Of Number 33
Karfagen – Lost Symphony
Eye 2 Eye – The Wish
Various Artists – Decameron: Ten Days in 100 Novellas
Nine Stones Close – Falling To Pieces
Sylvan – Sceneries
Paul Cusick – P’dice
The Oneira – Natural Prestige
Crystal Breed – The Place Unknown
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The European Perspective #142 - Wilf's Best of 2011
Download This Episode Now: 01-01-2012 (222.94 MB)
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- Happy New Year!
As a counterpoint to the results of the listener's poll from the last two shows, in this episode I present a selection from my own favourite albums of 2011. As well as many albums already represented in the Festive Fifty there are a few which didn't feature in the poll, which probably says quite a lot about the perverse nature of my own musical tastes!
Here's to a progtastic 2012, thank you all for listening during 2011, and I'll be keeping you entertained with more quality British and European progressive music throughout the coming year.
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