May 2012 Update

Hi Everyone!

It's been a while since the last post on kscopeears.com, but we have still been very busy with our weekly broadcast from Edge Radio as well as our frequent Kaleidocasts.

Here is a run down of the shows we've had since our last post:


6th May 2012
 
We featured the amazing talents of Italian Pink Floyd Cover band Interstellar Factory. The band caught Nobby's attention on the online community and he was very keen to interview them. They hope to soon be touring outside Italy with their incredibly atmospheric renditions of tunes from the 1967-1972 period of Pink Floyd. A New album of original material is in the works for late 2012 or early 2013.


INTERACTIVE PLAYLIST

KALEIDOCAST (Includes interview with the band members from their base in Rome)



29th April 2012
Our subject this week was the live recordings of Porcupine Tree. With so many folks around Hobart STILL not knowing much about the band, it was time for another retrospective, but this time featuring tracks from the progressive rock front-runner's extensive live back-catalogue.

RADIOACTIVE PLAYLIST 
KALEIDOCAST 





 15th April 2012
With David Lee Roth returning as lead vocalist to record a new studio album with Van Halen we took a look at those early albums between 1978 - 1984 and featured tracks from the brand new record, "A Different Kind Of Truth".

INTERACTIVE PLAYLIST 

KALEIDOCAST 






8th April 2012

Kaleidoscope Ears welcomes back the "Godfather" Of the show, Lochie, to present one of his greatest passions, garage rock, by means of proto-punk band THE SONICS.

Make sure you catch The Sonics on their Australian tour over the next couple of weeks.

And Nobby reiterates a band which generated a lot of feedback a couple of weeks back, the German-based, but British pysch-prog band, NEKTAR.
 
 To hear trhe FULL back-catalogue of NEKTAR, visit www.nektarsmusic.com and register to the website for free.


INTERACTIVE PLAYLIST

KALEIDOCAST



1st April 2012
In this episode Dwayne speaks with Jon-Arne Vilbo and Thomas Andersen from Norwegian band Gazpacho on the release of their 7th studio album, March Of Ghosts. Available on the KScope label via www.burningshed.com

For more information on the band, visit www.gazpachoworld.com

INTERACTIVE PLAYLIST

KALEIDOCAST





11th March 2012
Melbourne post-rock band LAURA play the Brisbane Hotel in Hobart on Saturday 17th March 2012. Nobby & Dwayne had the chance to have a chat with bass player Andrew Yardley about shades of grey, walls of sound, the forthcoming Hobart gig and the new album "Twelve Hundred Times".

INTERACTIVE PLAYLIST

KALEIDOCAST






4th March 2012
In this episode we speak with Dave Cureton and Adam Gough, the founders of Birmingham band IOEarth.

Their second album "Moments" has just been released and will undoubtedly be one of the most highly regarded progressive rock albums of 2012.

INTERACTIVE PLAYLIST

KALEIDOCAST



29th January and 12th February 2012
BEST PROGRESSIVE ROCK OF 2011  


 Part One 29-1-12



 




Part Two 12-2-12





Question is....which progressive rock track and album will be in our opinion the best of 2011???


22nd January 2012
 In this episode we featured interviews with Mike Solo (super FLORENCE jam), Mike Mills (Toehider), and Dave, Dean & Robert (Anubis)

Support these great Aussie bands available on Bird's Robe Records!

super FLORENCE jam http://superflorencejam.bandcamp.com/album/we-always-knew-it-would-come-to-th...

Toehider http://birdsrobe.bandcamp.com/album/to-hide-her

Anubis http://birdsrobe.bandcamp.com/album/a-tower-of-silence Or if you're in Europe, from http://www.justforkicks.de.

INTERACTIVE PLAYLIST
KALEIDOCAST



18th December 2011

To mark the 10th anniversary of the tragic death of Stuart Adamson (The Skids, Big Country) this show was dedicated to the music of this remarkable musician.


INTERACTIVE PLAYLIST
KALEIDOCAST







To see more of our interactive playlists, visit our Edge Radio Program Page.

4th December 2011 Featuring Three Albums: Thomas Dolby - A Map Of The Floating City, Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow & Spirit - Spirit Of '76

New albums from Thomas Dolby (A Map Of The Floating City), Kate Bush (50 Words For Snow) and a classic album by Spirit (Spirit Of '76).


Playlist

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Feature Album: Thomas Dolby - A Map Of The Floating City
THOMAS DOLBY - Hyperactive
THOMAS DOLBY - Nothing New Under The Sun
THOMAS DOLBY - Spice Train
THOMAS DOLBY - I'm Not Your Dog
THOMAS DOLBY - Evil Twin Brother







Feature Album: Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow
KATE BUSH - Snowflake
KATE BUSH - Wild Man
KATE BUSH - 50 Words For Snow








 Feature Album: Spirit - Spirit Of '76
SPIRIT - America The Beautiful
SPIRIT - The Times They Are A Changing
SPIRIT - Tampa Jam Part. 1
SPIRIT - Mauna Loa
SPIRIT - Walking The Dog
SPIRIT - Tampa Jam Part. 2
SPIRIT - Like A Rolling Stone
SPIRIT - Happy
SPIRIT - Veruska
SPIRIT - Hey Joe
SPIRIT - Once Again






20th November 2011 Featuring Soft Machine

Tonight we featured the early year of influential jazz-rock outfit Soft Machine.Not a huge commercial success in the late 60's when they began but revered by artists the world over for pioneering sounds and atmospheres that are still emulated today.




Playlist

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All tracks by Soft Machine.

Hope For Happiness
Joy Of A Toy
Hope For Happiness (Reprise)
We Did It Again
Why Are We Sleeping
Ryvmic Melodies
Pataphysical Introduction Part I
A Concise British Alphabet Pt I
Hibou, Anemone And Bear
A Concise British Alphabet Part II
 Orange Skin Food
A Door Opens And Closes
10.30 Returns To The Bedroom
Out-Bloody-Rageous
Teeth
As If
Facelift
Virtually
Slightly All The Time

13th November 2011 - Featuring Classic Albums By Clear Blue Sky & Warhorse

Our first feature this week was 1971's Space Rock classic, the self-titled, Clear Blue Sky. The band was made up of an Acton, London-based trio by the names of John Simms, Ken White and Mark Sheather. One of the unsung musical gems of the seventies, it was to be almost 20 years before the band released their highly anticipated second album in 1990.

Continuing on from last week's Deep Purple off-shoot theme, we featured the band sacked bassist Nick Simper went on to form called Warhorse. They produced 2 albums between 1970 and 1972 with yet another classic prog artist, keyboard player Rick Wakeman from Yes. Tonight we featured tracks from both of their albums.




Playlist
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CLEAR BLUE SKY - Sweet Leaf
CLEAR BLUE SKY - The Rocket Ride
CLEAR BLUE SKY - I'm Comin' Home
CLEAR BLUE SKY - You Mystify
CLEAR BLUE SKY - Tool Of My Trade
CLEAR BLUE SKY - My Heaven
CLEAR BLUE SKY - Birdcatcher



WARHORSE - Vulture Blood
WARHORSE - No Chance
WARHORSE - Burning
WARHORSE - Solitude
WARHORSE - Woman Of The Devil








WARHORSE - Red Sea
WARHORSE - Back In Time





Nobby in the studio with his ultra-rare copy of the second Warhorse album "Red Sea"

6th November 2011 Featuring Captain Beyond

In this episode we set the record straight by exposing one of the great lost rock bands of the early 70's named "Captain Beyond". It consisted of the prolific talents of Rod Evans (ex-Deep Purple) and Rhino Reinhardt with Lee Dorman (both ex-Iron Butterfly). Judging from the quality of their musicianship, they should have been right up there on top with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Uriah Heep.

This is our long-overdue tribute to them over thirty years after they appeared. But never too late...




Playlist
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All tracks by Captain Beyond

Dancing Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)
Armworth
Myopic Void
Mesmerization Eclipse
Raging River Of Fear
Thousand Days Of Yesterdays (Intro)
Frozen Over
Thousand Days Of Yesterdays (Time Since Come And Gone)
I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 1)
As The Moon Speaks (To The Waves Of The Sea)
Astral Lady
As The Moon Speaks (Return)
I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 2)
Sufficiently Breathless
Bright Blue Tango
Drifting In Space
Evil Man
Starglow Energy
Distant Sun
Everything's A Circle
Do Or Die
Icarus
Sweet Dreams

30th October 2011 Featuring Hobart Jazz Muso Kelly Ottaway

In this episode we were joined in the studio by Hobart jazz musician Kelly Ottaway. Kelly speaks to us about his current musical projects including Benjafield, Modern Operative and Four Letter Fish. He also guest programs based on some of his personal influences.

To order your copy of Benjafield - , visit www.donbate.com or click here.
For more info on Kelly's work with The Andy Young Quartet click here.
Kelly has also done session work for Dean Stevenson.

Our guest in the studio this week was Kelly Ottaway, 2nd from right. 

Playlist
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RETURN TO FOREVER - Space Circus
BENJAFIELD - Space To Let
HERBIE HANCOCK - Fat Albert
BENJAFIELD - No Way
YES - South Of The Sky
BENJAFIELD - Showtime
HERBIE HANCOCK - Vein Melter
MODERN OPERATIVE - You Spotted Snakes
MODERN OPERATIVE - Greensleeves
JOHN SCHOFIELD - Boozer
MODERN OPERATIVE - It Was A Lover And His Lass
MODERN OPERATIVE - All The World's A Stage

23rd October 2011 - An Eclectic Mix

In this episode we took a look (and spun some vinyl) at some of the earliest musical influences of one of your presenters, Dwayne, as well as brand new releases from classic Scottish rock group BIG COUNTRY, and up and coming prog bands ANUBIS (Sydney) and TOEHIDER (Melbourne).

The "new" Big Country lineup, from L-R, Jamie Watson, Bruce Watson, Tony Butler, Mark Brzezicki & Mike Peters

Toehider - To Hide Her, available on Birds Robe Records
Playlist
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BIG COUNTRY - Another Country FIRST NEW SINGLE IN OVER 10 YEARS!
BIG COUNTRY - Steeltown LIVE (April 2011)
PAUL MAURIAT - Etude In The Form Of Rhythm And Blues
GLIERE - Russian Sailors' Dance from "The Red Poppy"
CARAVAN - Golf Girl
BILLY BRAGG - To Have And To Have Not
MICHAEL JACKSON - Smooth Criminal
DRAGON - Rain
TOEHIDER - To Hide Her
MIDNIGHT OIL - Blue Sky Mining (Food On The Table Mix)
STEVEN WILSON - Fluid Tap
super FLORENCE jam - Your Word
THE PROCLAIMERS - Letter From America
JOHN DENVER - Annie's Song (This was a request......we promise!)
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF - Show A Little Love
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER - Take A Pebble
ANUBIS - A Tower Of Silence

Anubis - A Tower Of Silence, available on Birds Robe Records

16th October 2011 featuring The Early Years Of Pink Floyd


In this episode we explored the trippy and innovative period of Pink Floyd, when they perfected the art of painting musical landscapes, in the years between 1968-1972.

It was during that time period that Pink Floyd invented the blueprint for progressive rock and psychedelia, an element that was evident throught the rest of their history. This set Pink Floyd apart from any other band before or since.



Playlist
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Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Interstellar Overdrive
A Saucerful Of Secrets
The Embryo
Green Is The Colour
Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up
Heart Beat, Pig Meat
Red Queen Theme
Echoes Part 1
Fat Old Sun
Careful With That Axe, Eugene

9th October 2011 featuring Guitarist Matt Stevens

Our featured artist this week was Matt Stevens. We featured tracks from his albums "Ghost" and "Relic", as well as his collaborative band project "The Fierce And The Dead" and their album "If It Carries On Like This We Are Moving To Morcombe".


To hear the interview only with Matt Stevens, click here.

To pay what you want for Matt's records or downloads, visit www.mattstevensguitar.com
To pay what you want for Matt's records or downloads, visit www.fierceandthedead.com

Playlist
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MATT STEVENS Into The Sea
THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD - H.R.
THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD - 10x10
THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD - Andy Fox
MATT STEVENS - Frost
MATT STEVENS - Nightbus
MATT STEVENS - 20 GOTO 10
MATT STEVENS - Sand Part 2
KING CRIMSON - Easy Money
RADIOHEAD - Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box
JAKSZYK, FRIPP AND COLLINS - The Light Of Day
RIVERSIDE - Left Out

2nd October 2011 featuring Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

This week we spoke with Steven Wilson about his incredible new album "Grace For Drowning".

A must have for lovers of progressive rock.

Available from www.kscopemusic.com





To hear the interview only with Steven, Click here.

Playlist
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All tracks taken from www.gracefordrowning.com
Grace For Drowning
Sectarian
Deform To Form A Star
No Part Of Me
Postcard
Raider Prelude
Remainder The Black Dog
Belle De Jour
Index
Track One
Raider II
Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye
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