The European Perspective

[AmazingWilf]

Part 2 of the European Perspective retrospective of the work of Roine Stolt.

More Flower Kings, of course, but also music from the other bands he's played in - Transatlantic, Agents of Mercy, The Tangent - and songs where he's featured as a guest guitarist. Sit back and enjoy a feast of uplifting, melodic prog from the pen, strings and voice of Mr. Stolt!

1. The Flower Kings - Devil's Playground (25:27) from Unfold The Future, 2002
2. Karmakanic - One Whole Half (05:15) from Entering The Spectra, 2002
3. Tomas Bodin - The Hero From Cloud City (08:42) from Sonic Boulevard, 2003
4. Parallel or 90 Degrees - Blues For Lear (08:30) from A Can of Worms, 2008
5. Kaipa - A Complex Work Of Art (11:58) from Keyholder, 2003
6. The Tangent - In Darkest Dreams (20:07) from The Music That Died Alone, 2003
7. The Flower Kings - Love Supreme (19:44) from Adam & Eve, 2004
8. Karmakanic - Wheel Of Life (08:28) from Wheel Of Life, 2004
9. The Tangent - The World We Drive Through (12:58) from The World That We Drive Through, 2004
10. Kaipa - Mindrevolutions (25:47) from Mindrevolutions, 2005
11. Neal Morse - 12/Entrance (13:09) from ?, 2005
12. Roine Stolt - Remember (06:58) from Wall Street Voodoo, 2005
13. The Flower Kings - Minor Giant Steps (12:13) from Paradox Hotel, 2006
14. The Flower Kings - Love Is The Only Answer (24:29) from The Sum Of No Evil, 2007
15. Agents Of Mercy - A Different Sun (08:09) from The Fading Ghosts Of Twilight, 2009
16. 3rd World Electric - Kilimanjaro Secret Brew (06:59) from Kilimanjaro Secret Brew, 2009
17. Transatlantic - Overture/Whirlwind (09:54) from The Whirlwind, 2009
18. Supernal Endgame - Grail (09:05) from Touch The Sky - Volume I, 2010
19. The Power Of Two - Two Blocks From The Edge (11:01) from Karmakanic & Agents Of Mercy - Live USA, 2010
20. Agents of Mercy - Journey (07:39) from Dramarama, 2010
21. The Flower Kings - There Is More To This World (10:23) from Tour Kaputt, 2011

[AmazingWilf]

This week is a divergence even for The European Perspective! Together with my special guest, electronic music guru James Hendry, we embark on a trip through the more progressive side of electronic music, and the electronic side of progressive. Well, sort of. Actually, we're both pretty pleased with this one, so we hope you are too!

Not much new music here, except for the debut airing of a demo from Shineback, Simon 'Tinyfish' Godfrey's solo project, expected to hit your eardrums some time in 2012. Perhaps.

1. Aeroplane - Mountains Of Moscow (02:57) from We Can't Fly, 2010
2. Lemon Jelly - '64 Aka Go (06:32) from '64-'95, 2005
3. Hybrid - Can You Hear Me (06:27) from Disappear Here, 2010
4. Röyksopp - Royksopp Forever (05:00) from Junior, 2009
5. Porcupine Tree - What You Are Listening To/Synesthesia (06:14) from Up The Downstair, 1993
6. Dec Burke - The Last Time (05:15) from Destroy All Monsters, 2010
7. ELO - Yours Truly, 2095 (04:12) from Collection, 2008
8. Man On Fire - Habitat (08:16) from Habitat (with Adrian Belew), 2006
9. Chimpan A - It's Only Sin (06:11) from Chimpan A, 2006
10. Goldfrapp - You Never Know (03:28) from Supernature, 2005
11. Imogen Heap - First Train Home (04:13) from Ellipse, 2009
12. Cut Copy - Pharaohs & Pyramids (05:28) from Zonoscope, 2011
13. Christina - Deep Oceans [Oceans Deep Jem Godfrey Remix] (05:27) from Broken Lives & Bleeding Hearts, 2010
14. Jean Michel Jarre - Magnetic Fields Part 1 (17:54) from Magnetic Fields, 1981
15. Pink Floyd - On The Run (03:33) from The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973
16. Tony Banks - Charm (05:27) from The Fugitive, 1983
17. Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home (04:32) from The Friends Of Mr. Cairo, 1981
18. Massive Attack - Teardrop (05:27) from Mezzanine, 1998
19. The Avalanches - Two Hearts In 3/4 Time (03:23) from Since I Left You, 2000
20. Zero 7 - Seeing Things (05:10) from The Garden, 2006
21. Moby - Everloving (03:26) from Play, 1999
22. Midnight Juggernauts – Induco/Vital Signs (07:22) from The Crystal Axis, 2010
23. Radiohead - Idioteque (05:09) from Kid A, 2000
24. Muse - Bliss (04:12) from Origin of Symmetry, 2001
25. Cut Copy - So Haunted (04:27) from In Ghost Colours, 2008
26. Guillemots - Don't Look Down (04:40) from Red, 2008
27. The Divine Comedy - Eric The Gardener (08:26) from Fin De Siecle, 1998
28. Saint Etienne - Urban Clearway (03:59) from Tiger Bay, 1994
29. Marillion - The Invisible Man (13:38) from Marbles, 2004
30. Peter Gabriel - The Tower That Ate People (Radio Edit Mix) (04:06) from Hit, 2008
31. The Lens - A Little Robot Juice (04:31) from Regeneration, 2010
32. Mike Oldfield – Secrets/Far Above The Clouds (08:50) from Tubular Bells III, 1998
33. Pure Reason Revolution - Deus Ex Machina (05:41) from Amor Vincit Omnia, 2009
34. Pendulum - The Fountain (Feat Steven Wilson) (05:01) from Immersion, 2010
35. 4Hero - Third Stream (06:03) from Two Pages, 1998
36. Frost* - Dear Dead Days (06:51) from Experiments in Mass Appeal, 2008
37. Tinyfish - Rainland (06:54) from The Big Red Spark, 2010
38. Frost* - Black Light Machine (10:07) from Milliontown, 2006
39. Tinyfish - Why VHF? (08:19) from Curious Things, 2009
40. Losers - Sirenna (Today We See Colour) [Dr Godfrey's Orchiectomy Mix] (05:13) from Sirenna (Today We See Colour) - EP, 2010
41. Shineback - Passengers (04:52) from the forthcoming album Rise Up Forgotten, Return Destroyed, demo version
42. Boards Of Canada - Roygbiv (02:31) from Music Has The Right To Children, 2004
43. Air - La Femme d'Argent (07:11) from Moon Safari, 1998
44. Goldfrapp - Utopia (04:18) from Felt Mountain, 2000
45. Losers - Three Colours (05:31) from Beautiful Losers, 2010

[AmazingWilf]

This week's edition is given over entirely to a varied and highly enjoyable selection of songs from Ed O'Brien, one of The European Perspective's most faithful listeners, and a huge fan of progressive rock in its many forms. Thanks, Ed, for the selection, and for your loyalty right from the early days of the show. I've really enjoyed listening to these tracks, and I'm sure everyone else will, too.

If you'd like to put a playlist of favourite songs together for broadcast on the show then send your choices to me - wilf@thedividingline.com.

1. Cream - White Room (04:55) from Wheels Of Fire, 1968
2. Genesis - Snowbound (04:31) from And Then There Were Three, 1978
3. Porcupine Tree - Strip The Soul (07:22) from In Absentia, 2002
4. Pink Floyd - Echoes (23:22) from Meddle, 1971
5. The Moody Blues - The Actor (04:39) from In Search Of The Lost Chord, 1968
6. Gentle Giant - The Advent of Panurge (05:39) from Totally Out Of The Woods: The BBC Sessions, 1996
7. Wishbone Ash - Lady Jay (05:57) from There's the Rub, 1974
8. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (Side 1) (22:40) from Thick As A Brick, 1972
9. Renaissance - Ocean Gypsy (07:09) from Scheherazade And Other Stories, 1975
10. David Sylvian - Orpheus (05:04) from Secrets Of The Beehive, 1987
11. Glass Hammer - Through A Glass Darkly (06:50) from The Inconsolable Secret, 2005
12. Transatlantic - All Of The Above (30:59) from SMPTe, 1999
13. Iona - Lindisfarne (06:31) from Journey Into The Morn, 1995
14. White Willow - The Lingering (09:25) from Signal To Noise, 2006
15. Ozric Tentacles - Etherclock (08:02) from The Floor's Too Far Away, 2006
16. Marillion - Ocean Cloud (17:20) from Marbles By The Sea, 2005
17. Satellite - Heaven Can Wait (09:04) from Into The Night, 2007
18. D.F.A. - The Mirror (10:17) from 4th, 2008
19. Caravan - Nine Feet Underground (14:29) from The Show Of Our Lives, 2007
20. Yes - Awaken (15:35) from Going for the One, 1977

[AmazingWilf]

The European Perspective's annual Summer's End preview - tunes from last year's bands, and tunes from this year's bands.

And, er, that's about it, really! Oh, there's talking in between some of the music.

1. The Watch - Damage Mode (07:17) from Vacuum, 2004
2. Tinyfish - I'm Not Crashing (04:37) from The Big Red Spark, 2010
3. Kino - Losers' Day Parade (09:04) from Picture, 2005
4. Unitopia - The Garden (22:33) from The Garden, 2008
5. Phideaux - Micro Softdeathstar/The Doctrine Of Eternal Ice/Candybrain/Crumble (21:19) from Doomsday Afternoon, 2007
6. Dec Burke - Signs Of Life (04:53) from Destroy All Monsters, 2010
7. Amplifier - UFOs (07:28) from Amplifier, 2005
8. Lazuli - Les Malveillants (07:20) from [4603 Battements], 2011
9. Invertigo - Saturday Evening (08:33) from Next Stop Vertigo, 2010
10. Casual Silence - My 5th Season (08:24) from Vertical Horizon, 2011
11. Day Six - Lost Identity (09:02) from The Grand Design, 2010
12. The Tangent - Perdu Dans Paris (10:48) from Going Off On Two, 2011
13. Arena - Opera Fanatica (13:06) from Pepper's Ghost, 2005
14. Also Eden - Skimming Stones (06:59) from It's Kind Of You To Ask, 2008
15. Sunchild - The Ring of Eternity (06:39) from As Far As The Eye Can See, 2011
16. Headspace - Sober (08:05) from I Am..., 2007
17. Magenta - Pride (11:30) from The Gathering, 2005
18. Caravan - Memory Lain, Hugh / Headloss (09:16) from For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night, 1973
19. Caravan - For Richard (19:02) from Caravan Live at the Fairfield Halls, 1974, 2002

[AmazingWilf]

This week's show features an exclusive interview with Christina Booth and Rob Reed from Magenta, one of the UK's best-loved progressive rock bands, who are releasing their fifth studio album, Chameleon, on 10th October. In the show I talk to Tina and Rob about the band's history, their musical influences, and about the new album, as well as playing music from the Magenta back catalogue and some tracks from the new record - including a world premiere for the 'big finish' song, Red.

Chameleon can be pre-ordered from the album's website where you can either order the CD, or enrol into the Chameleon project, which gives you tracks to download prior to the release, a bonus DVD, and lots of other goodies!

Thanks to Pete 'Pedro' Waite, who was instrumental in setting up the interview - check out his remix of Glitterball by joining the project.

01. Magenta - Speechless (7.49) from the single, 2007
02. Magenta - I'm Alive (5:09) from The Singles, 2007
03. Magenta - Broken (4:07) from The Singles, 2007
04. Magenta - The White Witch (20:57) from Revolutions, 2001
05. Magenta - Anger (5:12) from Seven, 2004
06. Magenta - Demons (5:15) from Home, 2006
07. Magenta - The Ballad of Samuel Layne/Prekestolen (24:12) from Metamorphosis, 2008
08. Patti Smith - Land (9:25) from Horses, 1975
09. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (4:28) from The Kick Inside, 1978
10. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (3:36) from Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), 1983
11. Joni Mitchell - Black Crow (4:22) from Hejira, 1976
12. Geoff Love & His Orchestra - Tubular Bells (3:04) from Big Terror Themes, 1976
13. Renaissance - Northern Lights (4:06) from A Song For All Seasons, 1978
14. Pendragon - Oh Divineo (6:50) from The Jewel, 1985
15. Fredde Gredde - Lonely Starlight (5:20) from Thirteen Eight, 2011
16. Magenta - Glitterball (4:31) from Chameleon, 2011
17. Magenta - Reflections (2:07) from Chameleon, 2011
18. Magenta - Red (9:04) from Chameleon, 2011

[AmazingWilf]

Phew, no less than SIX brand new releases this week, all of them very, very good! No problem putting together a playlist this week, then, except that it was a bit of a mission deciding which songs to play from each of them. I've also managed to squeeze in some other great releases which have emerged while The European Perspective has been in 'specials land'.

Not only that, but a brace of songs so new that they're not even released yet - the lead track from Manning's excellent forthcoming release, Margaret's Children, and a sneak preview from the next Also Eden album, Think Of The Children. Go to the website and preorder! And while you're on the web, get copies of all the other albums I played this week, too - your bank manager will forgive you, honest...New music on this show
Manning - Margaret's Children
Matt Stevens - Relic
Also Eden - Think Of The Children
Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning
Fredde Gredde - Thirteen Eight
Opeth - Heritage
Frequency Drift - Ghosts...
Humble Grumble - Flanders Fields
Pain of Salvation - Road Salt Two
Ske - 1000 Autunni
Sunchild - As Far As The Eye Can See
Steve Hackett - Beyond The Shrouded Horizon
The Tangent - Comm
Agents of Mercy - The Black Forest1. Manning - The Year Of Wonders (09:49) from Margaret's Children, 2011
2. Matt Stevens - Rusty (03:01) from Relic, 2011
3. Also Eden - Oversight (06:25) from Think Of The Children, 2011
4. Von Hertzen Brothers - Kiss A Wish (09:31) from Approach, 2006
5. Von Hertzen Brothers - In The End (06:06) from Love Remains The Same, 2008
6. Von Hertzen Brothers - I Believe (08:08) from Stars Aligned, 2011
7. Steven Wilson - Deform To Form A Star (07:51) from Grace For Drowning, 2011
8. Fredde Gredde - This Falling World (06:20) from Thirteen Eight, 2011
9. Opeth - Slither (04:03) from Heritage, 2011
10. Frequency Drift - Dreams (11:54) from Ghosts..., 2011
11. Humble Grumble - Aging Backwards (05:20) from Flanders Fields, 2011
12. Pain Of Salvation - Eleven (06:55) from Road Salt Two, 2011
13. Ske - Delta (05:06) from 1000 Autunni, 2011
14. Matt Stevens - Relic (04:58) from Relic, 2011
15. Sunchild - Stars of Cardiff Bay (15:25) from As Far As The Eye Can See, 2011
16. Steve Hackett - Loch Lomond/The Phoenix Flown (08:57) from Beyond The Shrouded Horizon, 2011
17. The Tangent - The Mind's Eye (08:14) from Comm, 2011
18. Agents Of Mercy - The Black Forest (11:08) from The Black Forest, 2011
19. Steven Wilson - Remainder The Black Dog (09:27) from Grace For Drowning, 2011
20. Frequency Drift - Mermaid (09:45) from Ghosts..., 2011
21. Fredde Gredde - Time Will Tell (15:17) from Thirteen Eight, 2011
22. Matt Stevens - Scapegoat (04:51) from Relic, 2011
23. Ske - La nefazia di Multatuli (06:29) from 1000 Autunni, 2011
24. Opeth - Nepenthe (05:40) from Heritage, 2011
25. Steve Hackett - Prairie Angel/A Place Called Freedom (08:56) from Beyond The Shrouded Horizon, 2011
26. Humble Grumble - Flanders Fields (05:07) from Flanders Fields, 2011
27. Pain Of Salvation - The Deeper Cut (06:11) from Road Salt Two, 2011
28. Sunchild - Gordian Knot (05:04) from As Far As The Eye Can See, 2011
29. Agents Of Mercy - Black Sunday (06:24) from The Black Forest, 2011
30. The Tangent - Titanic Calls Carpathia (16:36) from Comm, 2011

[AmazingWilf]

This week's show should have been a review of Summer's End, but I didn't even get there, thanks to yet another nasty cold. However, I'm told it went very well, and there's always next year to look forward to.

Some great new releases this week, including the new one from Magenta, two excellent Norweigen bands - White WIllow and Airbag - and Unitopia's superb live set, One Night In Europe.New music in this show
Magenta - Chameleon
Touchstone - The City Sleeps
Unitopia - One Night In Europe
Salva - Thirst
Airbag - All Rghts Removed
White Willow - Terminal Twilight
Kayak - Anywhere But Here
Fabio Zuffanti - La Foce del Ladrone
Ozric Tentacles - Paper Monkeys
Sithonia - Treni Di Passaggio
BackYards - Horizons1. Magenta - Glitterball (04:31) from Chameleon, 2011
2. Touchstone - Horizons (06:36) from The City Sleeps, 2011
3. The Tangent - Tech Support Guy (05:51) from Comm, 2011
4. Unitopia - Suffocation (01:54) from One Night In Europe, 2011
5. Unitopia - Artificial World (05:29) from One Night In Europe, 2011
6. Unitopia - Nothing Lasts Forever (05:16) from One Night In Europe, 2011
7. Unitopia - Not Human Anymore (05:10) from One Night In Europe, 2011
8. Unitopia - Tesla (15:34) from One Night In Europe, 2011
9. Unitopia - The Great Reward (05:33) from One Night In Europe, 2011
10. Touchstone - Corridors (05:49) from The City Sleeps, 2011
11. Magenta - Turn The Tide (06:22) from Chameleon, 2011
12. Salva - Primoris Iugum (07:44) from Thirst, 2011
13. Airbag - All Rights Removed (08:59) from All Rights Removed, 2011
14. White Willow - Hawks Circle The Mountain (07:10) from Terminal Twilight, 2011
15. Kayak - Hunter And Prey (05:23) from Anywhere But Here, 2011
16. Airbag - Never Coming Home (09:00) from All Rights Removed, 2011
17. Kayak - Over You (04:17) from Anywhere But Here, 2011
18. Fabio Zuffanti - 1986 (On a Solitary Beach) (06:18) from La foce del ladrone, 2011
19. Ozric Tentacles - Knurl (06:09) from Paper Monkeys, 2011
20. Sithonia - Treni Di Passaggio (08:03) from La Soluzione Semplice, 2011
21. White Willow - Floor 67 (09:55) from Terminal Twilight, 2011
22. BackYards - So Close To (06:42) from Horizon, 2011
23. Fabio Zuffanti - Una nuova stagione (06:16) from La foce del ladrone, 2011
24. Ozric Tentacles - Plowm (07:52) from Paper Monkeys, 2011
25. Salva - Can Of Worms (05:10) from Thirst, 2011
26. Sithonia - La Soluzione Semplice (06:03) from La Soluzione Semplice, 2011
27. Magenta - Raw (04:16) from Chameleon, 2011
28. Unitopia - The Garden (24:59:00) from One Night In Europe, 2011

[AmazingWilf]

This week - an interview feature with Steve Cork and Stuart Martin from British progressive rock band Konchordat, who came over to Wilf Towers last week for dinner and a chat. The guys talk about their latest release, The New Crusade, and their upcoming debut as a live act, as well as plans for their third record, a double concept album about pixies and elves (stop hitting me, Stu!).

You can order The New Crusade from the band website, and go along to support them playing with another excellent band, Mr. So & So, at The Peel on 4th February of next year!

The show also features a clutch of fine new releases, including the much-anticipated second album from another old friend of the show, Dec Burke, the rather excellent Paradigms & Storylines - another worthy addition to any music fan's CD collection!New music on this show

Dec Burke - Paradiigms & Storylines
Landscape - Outside Of Nowhere
Different Strings - The Sounds of Silence Part 1: The Counterparts
Subsignal - Touchstones
Camembert - Schnorgl Attahk
Flaming Row - Elinoire
Seven Steps From The Green Door - The Book
Miilennium - Puzzles
The Resonance Association - Heliopause
Colin Masson - The Southern Cross1. Dec Burke - Days Like These (06:40) from Paradigms & Storylines, 2011
2. Agents Of Mercy - Citadel (07:06) from The Black Forest, 2011
3. Steven Wilson - No Part Of Me (05:44) from Grace For Drowning, 2011
4. Dec Burke - December Sun (07:24) from Paradigms & Storylines, 2011
5. Landscape - Through The Prism Of Time (07:58) from Outside of Nowhere, 2011
6. Different Strings - Selfishness (Part I) (10:28) from The Sounds of Silence Part 1: The Counterparts, 2011
7. Subsignal - Touchstones (11:04) from Touchstones, 2011

Interview with Steve Cork and Stuart Martin from Konchordat, including extracts from their latest album, The New Crusade, 2011

8. Frost* - Hyperventilate (07:32) from Milliontown, 2006
9. Kate Bush - Wild Man (07:17) from Wild Man, 2011
10. Camembert - La Danse du Chameau: Batifolade (05:30) from Schnorgl Attahk, 2011
11. Flaming Row - Lea's Delivery (07:55) from Elinoire, 2011
12. Seven Steps to the green Door - The dividing Water (3rd Nail) (08:21) from The Book, 2011
13. Millenium - We Try Again (09:02) from Puzzles, 2011
14. The Resonance Association - Face The Eschaton (05:24) from Heliopause, 2011
15. Magenta - Sloth(10:11) from Seven,2004
16. Colin Masson - Sails Of Silver (07:16) from The Southern Cross, 2011
17. Dec Burke - Paradigms & Storylines (17:10) from Paradigms & Storylines, 2011
18. IQ - The Province (13:42) from Frequency, 2009

[AmazingWilf]

In what is becoming an annual event, the bulk of this week's show is an extended interview with Guy Manning, whose new album, Margaret's Children, is released on F2 Records on 7th November. A sequel to 2006's Anser's Tree, this new release comprises seven songs about more of Margaret Montgomery's family, and Guy gives us a fascinating insight into the characters, the writing process, and the making of the album.

In no way do we end up sounding like two grumpy old men complaining about the state of modern music...

Margaret's Children can be ordered from the Manning website, and if you want to see Guy and the band playing live, you can do so at Danfest in Leicester on 26th November (playing an acoustic set), or at The Corporation in Sheffield on 10th December, the official album launch show.

Elsewhere in the show, some music I simply fancied playing, and the very active competition for the best Yes album of the year!1. Yes - Close To The Edge (18:41) from Close To The Edge, 1972
2. Cosmograf - Bakelite Switch (7:36) from When Age Has Done Its Duty, 2011
3. Frost* - Dear Dead Days (6:51) from Experiments In Mass Appeal, 2008
4. Tinyfish - Why VHF? (8:19) from Curious Things, 2009
5. Manning - Margaret Montgomery (1581- ) from Anser's Tree, 2006

Interview with Guy Manning, featuring extracts from the new Manning album, Margaret's Children, released on 7th November 2011.

6. White Willow - Searise (13:11) from Terminal Twilight, 2011
7. Kong Krampons - The Night Watch (4:41) from Clueless and Slightly Slack, remastered, 2011
8. Yes - Fly From Here (23:43) from Fly From Here, 2011
9. Glass Hammer - Nothing Box (10:54) from Cor Cordium, 2011
10. Wobbler - In Orbit (12:30) from Rites At Dawn, 2011
11. Karmakanic - 1969 (14:13) from In A Perfect World, 2011
12. Big Big Train - The Wide Open Sea (17:44) from Far Skies Deep Time, 2010

[AmazingWilf]

Thanks to Sandy Ramirez for providing a great selection of Seventies' progressive rock as his Listener's Choice this week. It was a particular joy to listen through some Nektar again, and to revisit Jordan Rudess' covers album, The Road Home.

As if that's not enough, there's also a clutch of great new releases, including real belters from Also Eden and Haken, Alan Reed's debut solo EP, and a whole lot more besides.New music in this podcast

Also Eden - Think of the Children
Haken - Visions
Alan Reed - Dancing With Ghosts
Knight Area - Nine Paths
Machiavel - Eleven
Yacobs - Time Machine
25 Yard Screamer - Until All Are One
Lunatic Soul - Impressions1. Yes - Siberian Khatru (08:55) from Close To The Edge, 1972
2. Manning - Revelation Road (05:11) from Margaret's Children, 2011
3. Matt Stevens - Up (05:01) from Relic, 2011
4. Haken - Visions (22:25) from Visions, 2011
5. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Impressioni Di Settembre (05:44) from Storia Di Un Minuto, 1972
6. Genesis - The Cinema Show/Aisle of Plenty (12:39) from Selling England by the Pound, 1973
7. Machiavel - Here Comes The Crash (04:53) from Eleven, 2011
8. jh - Next Time (03:43) from Next Time, 2011
9. Knight Area - Summerland (07:15) from Nine Paths, 2011
10. Jordan Rudess - Tarkus (22:48) from The Road Home, 2007
11. Also Eden - The Greater Game (09:18) from Think Of The Children, 2011
12. Yacobs - Seven Lovely Sins (05:12) from Time Machine, 2011
13. Argos - A Thousand Years (08:12) from Circles, 2010
14. Mahavishnu Orchestra - Smile Of The Beyond (08:05) from Apocalypse, 1974
15. Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen (05:53) from 666, 1972
16. Nektar - Cryin' In the Dark/King of Twilight (10:31) from A Tab In The Ocean, 1972
17. 25 Yard Screamer - Jeremiah (14:22) from Until All Are One, 2011
18. Lunatic Soul - Impression III (07:03) from Impressions, 2011
19. Alan Reed - Begin Again (05:58) from Dancing With Ghosts, 2011
20. Genesis - Lilywhite Lilith (02:49) from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 1974
21. Rewiring Genesis - The Waiting Room (05:36) from A Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 2008
22. Genesis - Anyway (03:17) from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 1974
23. Rewiring Genesis - The Supernatural Anaesthetist (02:31) from A Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 2008
24. Rewiring Genesis - The Lamia (07:14) from A Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 2008
25. Genesis/Rewiring Genesis - Silent Sorrow in Empty Boats (03:01) from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway/A Tribute To The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, 1974/2008
26. Rewiring Genesis - The Colony of Slippermen (08:41) from A Tribute to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 2008
27. Yes - The Gates of Delirium (21:50) from Relayer, 1974

[AmazingWilf]

It's doubtful that any rock band has ever polarized opinion more than the UK's Cardiacs. Starting life as Cardiac Arrest in 1977, they were a unique force in music throughout the eighties and beyond, fusing progressive rock, punk, pop and goodness knows what else into a mix that's been imitated by many since and surpassed by none.

The Cardiacs' fan base is fanatical, and there's none more so than my guest on The European Perspective this week, Adrian Bell. Adrian published his second book, Aylesbury Bolton Wolverhampton Hove: A Little Man And 101 Cardiacs Gigs, earlier this year; part memoir of years following the band, part a tribute to the people who follow them, and part recollection of what it was like to be a progressive rock fan through the eighties and nineties. In this extended show Adrian talks about the book and chooses his favourite Cardiacs songs, music by related bands, and also his favourite progressive rock music through the years.

Adrian's book - a fantastic read, highly recommended - is available on eBay by searching for Cardiacs.

01. Genesis -  Musical Box (10:56) from Genesis Live, 1973
02. Cardiacs - Is This The Life? (5:38) from A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window, 1988
03. North Sea Radio Orchestra - Berliner Luft (6:12) from I A Moon, 2011
04. Cardiacs -  Ideal (4:12) from Day Is Gone, 1991
05. Ultrasound - Stay Young (7:03) from Everything Picture, 1999
06. Yes - Wonderous Stories (3:53) from Going for the One, 1977
07. Gong - Isle Of Everywhere (10:22) from You, 1974
08. Cardiacs Over And Over And Over And Over (5:29) from Toy World, 1981
09. The Sea Nymphs - Lilly White's Party (5:14) from The Sea Nymphs, 1995
10. Roy Harper - Me and My Woman (13:01) from Stormcock, 1973
11. Cardiacs - A Balloon for Bertie's Party (8:56) The Special Garage Concerts Vol I, 2005
12. William D. Drake - Homesweet Homestead Hideaway (9:32) from The Rising Of The Lights, 2011
13. Gentle Giant - On Reflection (6:21) from Playing the Fool: The Official Live, 1977
14. Cardiacs - Big Ship (5:47) from Big Ship, 1986
15. The Monsoon Bassoon - In The Iceman's Back Garden (7:00) from I Dig Your Voodoo, 1999
16. Kong Crumhorn - The Night Watch (4:40) from Strapless And Open Back, 1974
17. Cardiacs - As Cold As Can Be In an English Sea (7:03) from The Special Garage Concerts Vol I, 2005
18. Spratleys Japs - Don't You Ail, Flash The Sea To Steam (3:48) from Pony, 1999
19. Peter Hammill - Betrayed (4:41) from Over, 1976
20. Cardiacs - Nurses Whispering Verses (6:03) from The Seaside, 1984
21. Redbus Noface - My New Mission (4:57) fomr #1 If It Fights The Hammer It Will Fight The Knife, 2011
22. Hawkwind - D-Rider (6:15) from Hall of the Mountain Grill, 1974
23. Inner City Unit -  Bones Of Elvis (7:35) from Pass Out (1980)
24. The Enid - Childe Roland (7:30) from Arise and Shine Volume 2 - Risen, 2011
25. Shrubbies - Knives (6:43) from Memphis In Texas, 1999
26. Cardiacs - Dirty Boy (8:55) from Sing To God, 1996
27. Knifeworld - Singled Out for Battery (4:49) from Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat, 2009
28. Marillion - Market Square Heroes (4:20) from Market Square Heroes, 1982
29. Haze - Unto the Dawn (6:56) from 30th Anniversary Shows, 2008
30. Solstice - Guardian (10:44) from New Life, 1993
31. Cardiacs - The Ever So Closely Guarded Line (8:23) from On Land And In The Sea, 1989
32. Pink Floyd -  Us And Them (7:49) from The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973
33. Mr. Bungle - Desert Search For Techno Allah (1995) from Disco Volante, 1995
34. Poisoned Electrick Head - Pendulum (7:03) from The Big Eye Am, 1994
35. Cardiacs - The Whole World Window (5:47) from A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window, 1988

[AmazingWilf]

A very special third birthday edition of the show this week, in which Wife Of Wilf interviews our usual presenter, discussing Wilf’s favourite albums, old and new, as well as The European Perspective itself.1. Fairport Convention - Come All Ye (05:03) from Liege & Leif, 1969
2. Al Stewart - Roads to Moscow (08:01) from Past, Present & Future, 1973
3. Steeleye Span - The Wife of Ushers Well (04:45) from Original Masters, 1977
4. Nic Jones - Canadee-I-O (06:00) from Penguin Eggs, 1980
5. Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn part 1 (extract) (19:06) from Ommadawn, 1975
6. Yes - And You and I (10:09) from Close To The Edge, 1972
7. Genesis - Firth of Fifth (09:35) from Selling England by the Pound, 1973
8. Camel - Rhayader/Rhayadar Goes To Town (08:22) from The Snow Goose, 1975
9. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part Two (07:07) from Larks' Tongues In Aspic, 1973
10. Marillion - Grendel (17:16) from Market Square Heroes, 1982
11. Solstice - Peace (06:33) from Silent Dance, 1984
12. Pendragon - Oh Divineo (06:50) from The Jewel, 1985
13. IQ - The Magic Roundabout (08:20) from The Wake, 1985
14. The Albion Band - Ragged Heroes (03:20) from Rise Up Like The Sun, 1978
15. Pat Metheny Group - Phase Dance (08:03) from Travels, 1983
16. Joni Mitchell - Coyote (05:02) from Hejira, 1976
17. Kate Bush - The Big Sky (04:41) from Hounds Of Love, 1985
18. Richard Thompson - I Feel So Good (03:22) from Rumor And Sigh, 1991
19. Magenta - The White Witch (20:57) from Revolutions, 2001
20. Spock's Beard - Open Wide The Flood Gates/Open The Gates Part 2 (09:17) from Snow, 2002
21. The Tangent - The World We Drive Through (12:58) from The World That We Drive Through, 2004
22. Frost* - Snowman (03:55) from Milliontown, 2006
23. Moon Safari - Other Half Of The Sky (extract) (05:43) from [ blomljud ], 2008
24. Manning - An Ordinary Day (06:03) from Number Ten, 2009
25. Big Big Train - Winchester Diver (07:31) from The Underfall Yard, 2009
26. Tinyfish - Wide Awake At Midnight (10:21) from The Big Red Spark, 2010

[AmazingWilf]

I'm back in the DJ's chair again this week, for a selection of prime meaty cuts from an eclectic mix of new progressive rock albums from all over Europe. This show is also a mini-celebration of Pure Reason Revolution's 2006 album, The Dark Third, now regarded as a mini-classic, and played by the band in its entirety on their recent farewell tour.

Happy birthday Tiina!

Also, please do vote in the European Perspective/Electric Garden Album of 2011 poll - the form can be found here - with a chance to win a copy of the DVD made at last year's EG festival. The results will be broadcast in a special over the Christmas weekend, and we'd love to hear what you think the best albums of the year have been!New music in this podcast

Albatros - La Cienega
Autumn Chorus - The Village To The Vale
Brighteye Brison - The Magician Chronicles Part 1
La Coscienza Di Zeno - La Coscienza Di Zeno
Cranium Pie - Mechanisms Part 1
Cuprum - Musica Deposita
Egonon - Risveglio
Jane - Eternity
The Mantra ATSMM - Ghost Dance
MaterDea - Satyricon
Nightwish - Imaginaerum
Paidarion - Behind The Curtains
Syd Arthur - Moving World
I Treni All'Alba - 2011 A.D.1. Pure Reason Revolution - The Bright Ambassadors of Morning (11:56) from The Dark Third, 2006
2. Genesis - Firth Of Fifth (08:28) from Archive 1967-1975, 1998
3. The Watch - Welcome to Your Life (06:11) from Planet Earth?, 2010
4. Von Hertzen Brothers - Freedom Fighter (04:23) from Love Remains The Same, 2008
5. Green Carnation - Maybe (05:03) from The Acoustic Verses, 2006
6. Nightwish - Turn Loose the Mermaids (04:20) from Imaginaerum, 2011
7. Paidarion - Paidarion (06:28) from Behind The Curtains, 2011
8. Cuprum - Mors Principum Est (06:51) from Musica Deposita, 2011
9. Jane - Circle Of Hands (05:38) from Eternity, 2011
10. Autumn Chorus - Thief (07:26) from The Village To The Vale, 2011
11. Syd Arthur - Planet Of Love/Hermethio (06:54) from Moving World, 2011
12. Cranium Pie - Rememberrr (06:30) from Mechanisms Part 1, 2011
13. Brighteye Brison - The Rise Of Brighteye Brison (23:05) from The Magician Chronicles Part I, 2011
14. MaterDea - Broomoon (03:47) from Satyricon, 2011
15. I Treni All'Alba - Distrettotredici (05:14) from 2011 A.D., 2011
16. Egonon - Rosso asfalto (05:41) from Risveglio, 2011
17. La Coscienza Di Zeno - Nei Cerchi Del Legno (13:06) from La Coscienza Di Zeno, 2011
18. The Mantra Above The Spotless Melt Moon - The Wolf (04:37) from Ghost Dance, 2011
19. Albatros - La Cienega (07:24) from Ursus, 2011
20. Pure Reason Revolution - Arrival/The Intention Craft/He Tried To Show Them Magic/Ambassadors Return (16:53) from The Dark Third, 2006

[AmazingWilf]

Back this week with part 1 of The European Perspective Festive Fifty - tracks from the fifty most popular albums of 2011, as voted for by you, the show's listeners!

It's the second time I've run the poll - in conjunction with Ken Foster from Electric Garden Festival - and this year it's been even more successful, with nearly two hundred listeners voting for their favourite five albums. Next week Ken and I will be counting down the top twenty, and this week I'm playing tracks from numbers 50 down to 21. Some great music, including many of my personal favourites from the year - Manning, Wobbler and Sky Architect, to name but three.

The title 'Festive Fifty' is shamelessly stolen from John Peel, a legend in broadcasting, and very sadly missed. His laconic wit and sponsorship of young talent made him a true icon, and he's been an inspiration to many broadcasters, myself included. Wherever you are, John, have a good Christmas...

Enjoy the show - and don't forget to tune in for the top twenty over Christmas!1. Sky Architect - Treebird (09:15) from A Dying Man's Hymn, 2011
2. Beardfish - Without Saying Anything (Feat. Ventriloquist) (08:12) from Mammoth, 2011
3. Proto-Kaw - Lay Down (05:35) from Forth, 2011
4. Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins - The Other Man (05:59) from A Scarcity Of Miracles, 2011
5. Amplifier - Golden Ratio (05:16) from The Octopus, 2011
6. Symphony X - The End Of Innocence (05:27) from Iconoclast, 2011
7. Agents Of Mercy - Citadel (07:06) from The Black Forest, 2011
8. The Watch - Thunder Has Spoken (04:49) from Timeless, 2011
9. Glass Hammer - Salvation Station (05:10) from Cor Cordium, 2011
10. Arena - Bed of Nails (04:39) from The Seventh Degree of Separation, 2011
11. Comedy Of Errors - Jekyll (05:13) from Disobey, 2011
12. Mars Hollow - What Have I Done (05:57) from World In Front Of Me, 2011
13. Magenta - Raw (04:16) from Chameleon, 2011
14. Blackfield - Dissolving With The Night (04:06) from Welcome To My DNA, 2011
15. Also Eden - The Greater Game (09:18) from Think Of The Children, 2011
16. Dec Burke - Yesterday's Fool (06:40) from Paradigms & Storylines, 2011
17. Radiohead - Lotus Flower (05:00) from The King Of Limbs, 2011
18. Riverside - Living In The Past (11:59) from Memories In My Head, 2011
19. Mastodon - Stargasm (04:40) from The Hunter, 2011
20. Lazuli - L'azur (04:58) from [4603 Battements], 2011
21. Amorphis - Song Of The Sage (05:27) from The Beginning Of Times, 2011
22. Peter Gabriel - San Jacinto (06:59) from New Blood, 2011
23. White Willow - Kansas Regrets (04:40) from Terminal Twilight, 2011
24. Elbow - Open Arms (04:54) from Build A Rocket Boys!, 2011
25. Cosmograf - On Which We Stand (09:28) from When Age Has Done Its Duty, 2011
26. Haken - Shapeshifter (08:08) from Visions, 2011
27. Credo - Intimate Strangers (08:40) from Against Reason, 2011
28. Touchstone - Horizons (06:36) from The City Sleeps, 2011
29. Manning - Black Silk Sheets of Cairo (07:58) from Margaret's Children, 2011
30. Wobbler - The River (10:04) from Rites At Dawn, 2011

[AmazingWilf]

A festive feast of fine progressive rock as I'm joined by Ken Foster of Electric Garden Festival to present the top twenty albums as voted for by you, the listeners!

A very merry Christmas to you all from all of us here at The European Perspective, and please do tune in again for the New Year special where you get to hear my favourite albums of 2011!1. Karmakanic - Turn It Up (06:53) from In A Perfect World, 2011
2. Phideaux - Helix (05:54) from Snowtorch, 2011
3. Pendragon - This Green and Pleasant Land (13:14) from Passion, 2011
4. Yes - Into The Storm (06:54) from Fly From Here, 2011
5. Dropshard - Images Of Mind (06:00) from Anywhere But Home, 2011
6. Pain Of Salvation - Healing Now (04:29) from Road Salt Two, 2011
7. Magic Pie -  Headlines (09:30) from The Suffering Joy, 2011
8. Neal Morse -  Crossing Over - Mercy Street Revisited (11:46) from Testimony 2, 2011
9. Steve Hackett - Catwalk (05:44) from Beyond The Shrouded Horizon, 2011
10. Arch/Matheos - On The Fence (08:12) from Sympathetic Resonance, 2011
11. Pallas - Young God (05:18) from XXV, 2011
12. Matt Stevens - Scapegoat (04:51) from Relic, 2011
13. Airbag - The Bridge (06:20) from All Rights Removed, 2011
14. Knight Area - Please Come Home (05:16) from Nine Paths, 2011
15. Sean Filkins - Prisoner of Conscience Part 2: The Ordinary Man (11:02) from War and Peace & Other Short Stories, 2011
16. Dream Theater - This is the Life (06:58) from A Dramatic Turn of Events, 2011
17. The Tangent - Titanic Calls Carpathia (16:36) from Comm, 2011
18. Opeth - Folklore (08:19) from Heritage , 2011
19. Von Hertzen Brothers - Miracle (04:05) from Stars Aligned, 2011
20. Steven Wilson - Deform To Form A Star (07:51) from Grace For Drowning, 2011
21. Matt Stevens - Silent Night (04:29) from Silent Night, 2011