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.1. Dec Burke - Days Like These (06:40) from Paradigms & Storylines, 2011 2. Magenta - Turn The Tide (06:22) from Chameleon, 2011 3. Comedy Of Errors - Joke (04:24) from Disobey, 2011 4. Also Eden - Think Of The Children I (06:59) from Think Of The Children, 2011 5. Camembert - La Danse du Chameau: The Final Run (05:02) from Schnorgl Attahk, 2011 6. The Tangent - Tech Support Guy (05:51) from Comm, 2011 7. Lazuli - Festin Ultime (04:35) from [4603 Battements], 2011 8. Haken - Visions (22:25) from Visions, 2011 9. Cosmograf - Blacksmith's Hammer (05:03) from When Age Has Done Its Duty, 2011 10. Ske - Fraguglie (06:06) from 1000 Autunni, 2011 11. White Willow - Red Leaves (08:40) from Terminal Twilight, 2011 12. Karmakanic - 1969 (14:13) from In A Perfect World, 2011 13. Sean Filkins - Epitaph For A Mariner (20:53) from War and Peace & Other Short Stories, 2011 14. Tin Spirits - ...And Go (08:35) from Wired to Earth, 2011 15. Hostsonaten - Season's overture (10:51) from Summereve, 2011 16. Konchordat - Heaven's Gate (05:42) from The New Crusade, 2011 17. Matt Stevens - Rusty (03:01) from Relic, 2011 18. Wobbler - In Orbit (12:30) from Rites At Dawn, 2011 19. Sky Architect - The Campfire Ghost's Song (10:01) from A Dying Man's Hymn, 2011 20. Manning - The Southern Waves (08:48) from Margaret's Children, 2011
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 Unknown1. DeeExpus - Me And My Downfall (06:50) from King Of Number 33, 2011 2. Karfagen - The Cosmic Frog & the Beast (06:47) from Lost Symphony, 2011 3. Eye 2 Eye - The Secret (07:46) from The Wish, 2011 4. Porcupine Tree - Mellotron Scratch (06:57) from Deadwing, 2005 5. Henry Fool - Heartattack (03:45) from Henry Fool, 2001 6. Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings (06:37) from Spectral Mornings, 1979 7. Ciccada - She Went For Love (07:45) from Decameron: Ten Days in 100 Novellas, 2011 8. Lady Lake - Wisdom (10:46) from Decameron: Ten Days in 100 Novellas, 2011 9. Andrew Roussak Project - Alberto of Bologna (05:51) from Decameron: Ten Days in 100 Novellas, 2011 10. Focus - Tommy (03:27) from The Best Of Focus: Hocus Pocus, 1975 11. Tinyfish - Why VHF? (08:19) from Curious Things, 2009 12. Amplifier - UFOs (07:28) from Amplifier, 2005 13. Nine Stones Close - Threads - Rewoven (05:38) from Falling To Pieces, 2011 14. Sylvan - The Fountain Of Glow (14:55) from Sceneries, 2011 15. Ozric Tentacles - Sultana Detrii (09:18) from Eternal Wheel, 2004 16. Karnataka - The Serpent and the Sea (10:21) from The Gathering Light, 2010 17. Gentle Giant - Empty City (04:24) from Interview, 1976 18. Paul Cusick - God Paper Scissors (05:24) from P'dice, 2011 19. The Oneira - Sea Dreams (06:09) from Natural Prestige, 2011 20. Crystal Breed - The Place Unknown (06:25) from The Place Unknown, 2011 21. IQ - Widow's Peak (09:13) from The Wake, 1985 22. Face the West - The Rising Storm (05:04) from The Wishing Stone, 2008 23. Big Big Train - Victorian Brickwork (12:33) from The Underfall Yard, 2009 24. Genesis - Dance On A Volcano/Los Endos (11:38) from Seconds Out, 1977
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!01. Yes - Starship Trooper (13:04) from In The Present: Live From Lyon, 2011 02. Karmakanic - There's Nothing Wrong With The World (7:22) from In A Perfect World, 2011 03. Wobbler - A Faerie's Play (5:19) from Rites At Dawn, 2011 04. Porcupine Tree - Tinto Brass (6:17) from Stupid Dream, 1999 05. The Pineapple Thief - Deep Blue World (6:06) from What We Have Sown, 2007 06. Radiohead - Paranoid Android (6:23) from OK Computer, 1997 07. Tinyfish - The June Jar (3:21) from Curious Things, 2009 08. Tinyfish - Bad Weather Road (6:21) from The Big Red Spark, 2010 09. Tinyfish - Weak Machine/Activation/The Final Act/The Loose Ends Part 2 (8:26) from The Big Red Spark, 2010 10. Lee Abraham - The Mirror (8:26) from Black & White, 2009 11. Galahad - I Could Be God (14:01) from Empires Never Last, 2007 12. Twelfth Night - Creepshow (12:10) from MMX, 2010 13. Twelfth Night - Sequences (20:10) from Live At The Target: The Definitive Edition, 2012 14. Genesis - Mad Man Moon (7:35) from A Trick Of The Tail, 1976 15. Pink Floyd - Terminal Frost (6:17) from A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987 16. Pink Floyd - Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast (13:00) from Atom Heart Mother, 1970 17. Manning - The Mexico Line (7:02) from one Small Step..., ,2005 18. Matt Stevens - Moondial (6:10) from Live In Blackpool, 2010 19. Ezra - Alive (8:17) from Songs From Pennsylvania, 2006 20. Rainbow - The Eyes Of The World (6:43) from Down To Earth, 1979 21. The Tangent - A Crisis In Midlife (4:22) from Not As Good As The Book, 2009 22. Jump - No-One Spoke (5:08) from The Beachcomber, 2010 23. Chris Squire - Hold Out Your Hand (4:14) from Fish Out Of Water, 1975 24. Chris Squire - You By My Side (5:00) from Fish Out Of Water, 1975 25. Chris Squire - Silently Falling (11:27) from Fish Out Of Water, 1975 26. DeeExpus - King Of Number 33 (26:45) from King Of Number 33, 2011
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.
It's been a difficult week for The Dividing Line - more details in the show itself, and please visit the donations page to help us through getting it all sorted out.1. Steve Hackett - Ace of Wands (05:23) from Voyage of the Acolyte, 1975 2. Big Big Train - Fat Billy Shouts Mine (06:34) from Far Skies, Deep Time, 2010 3. Anathema - Dreaming Light (05:44) from We're Here Because We're Here, 2010 4. Al Fleeman - In Ruins (04:15) from The Water Is Wide Variations, 2011 5. Camel - The Great Marsh/Rhayader/Rhayader Goes To Town/Sanctuary/Fritha/The Snow Goose (02:04) from The Snow Goose, 1975 6. Kate Bush - Breathing (05:26) from Never For Ever, 1980 7. Magenta - Anger (05:56) from Live At The Point, 2008 8. Yes - Dreamtime (10:45) from Magnification, 2001 9. Jon Anderson - Song Of Seven (11:16) from Song of Seven, 1980 10. The Enid - Jessica (04:14) from Something Wicked This Way Comes, 1983 11. Genesis - Stagnation (08:46) from Trespass, 1970 12. Secret Green - Tom O'Bedlam (08:29) from To Wake The King, 2009 13. Francis Dunnery - The Ava Song (04:17) from Man, 2004 14. Afro Celt Sound System - (a) Ayub's Song, (b) As You Were (07:32) from Seed, 2003 15. Frost* - Black Light Machine (10:07) from Milliontown, 2006 16. Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (12:02) from Deadwing, 2005 17. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (12:26) from Bursting Out, 1978 18. Tinyfish - Wide Awake At Midnight (10:21) from The Big Red Spark, 2010
Back after two weeks, and a selection of great prog, both old and new, including new albums from After..., Twelfth Night and The Future Kings Of England, as well as trio of songs from the great 'one shot' Italian bands of the Seventies.1. Porcupine Tree - Even Less (07:11) from Stupid Dream, 1999 2. Genesis - Get 'Em Out By Friday (09:14) from Live, 1973 3. The Pineapple Thief - Part Zero (07:29) from Variations on a Dream (remastered), 2011 4. After... - Carried by the wind (06:00) from No Attachments, 2011 5. Twelfth Night - Fur Helene I (05:10) from Live At The Target - Definitive Edition, 1981 6. The Future Kings of England - The Globe Inn (04:27) from Who Is This Who Is Coming?, 2011 7. Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra (20:34) from Zarathustra, 1973 8. Red Jasper - Through The Dawn (07:08) from Anagramary, 1997 9. Manning - A Road Less Travelled (10:34) from Number Ten, 2009 10. Damian Wilson - A Long Way Home (04:18) from I Thought the World Was Listening, 2011 11. Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Introduzione (15:12) from Ys, 1972 12. Alphataurus - La Mente Vola (09:06) from Alphataurus, 1973 13. The Tangent - The World That We Drive Through (12:33) from London or Paris, Berlin or Southend On Sea, 2011 14. England - Three Piece Suite (13:36) from Live In Japan "Kikimimi", 2006 15. Big Big Train - Perfect Cosmic Storm (14:41) from The Difference Machine, 2007 16. DeeExpus Project - Half Way Home (17:11) from Half Way Home, 2008
This week - new albums from Delusion Squared (France), Absente H (Spain), IOEarth (UK), Dice (Germany) and Crippled Black Phoenix (Mars, apparently), together with lots of other prime prog meaty chunks. Available at all good pharmacies and selected branches of Asda.New albums on this week's show Delusion Squared - Delusion Squared II Absente H - Vagalume IOEarth - Moments Crippled Black Phoenix - (Mankind) The Crafty Ape Dice - Comet Highway1. The Flower Kings - One More Time (13:05) from The Sum Of No Evil, 2007 2. DeeExpus - Maybe September (07:30) from King Of Number 33, 2011 3. Anglagard - Ifran Klarhet Till Klarhet (08:09) from Hybris, 1992 4. Absente H - Linea finite 1a parte (13:15) from Vagalume, 2011 5. Amarok - Tierra Austral: (09:40) from Mujer Luna, 2002 6. Tricantropus - Plan 9 From Outer Space (11:55) from El Sueno De Arsinoe, 2011 7. Delusion Squared - Faith Mission (06:39) from Delusion Squared II, 2012 8. Lazuli - Laisse Courir (05:13) from En avant doute ..., 2006 9. Eye 2 Eye - The Picture (07:50) from The Wish, 2011 10. Steven Wilson - Raider II (23:21) from Grace For Drowning, 2011 11. Steven Wilson - Stoneage Dinosaurs (04:15) from Leader of the Starry Skies: A Tribute To Tim Smith Songbook vol. 1, 2010 12. Pendulum - The Fountain (feat. Steven Wilson) (05:01) from Immersion, 2010 13. IOEarth - Moments (08:36) from Moments, 2012 14. Absente H - Vagalume y la luna (06:11) from Vagalume, 2011 15. Crippled Black Phoenix - The Heart Of Every Country (10:04) from (Mankind) The Crafty Ape, 2012 16. Ter'Azur - Full Circle (06:08) from Falling Asleep, 2011 17. Seven Side Diamond - Metasong (04:36) from Enigma, 2011 18. Peatbog Faeries - Spigel and Nongo (06:02) from Dust, 2011 19. Flor de Loto - Mar Amargo (I y II) (7:41) from Imperio de Cristal, 2011 20. Dice - The Speed Of Light (10:27) from Comet Highway, 2012 21. Delusion Squared - Unexpected Messiah (8:03) from Delusion Squared II, 2012 22. The Flower Kings - Love Is The Only Answer (27:24) from Tour Kaputt, 2011
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