Prog-Watch

Episode 725 - Variety + Katatonia on Progressive Discoveries

On this week's Prog-Watch: brand new music from Kansas, Nick D'Virgilio, Turdetans, Blood Brothers, Hollow Water, and Frost*, plus great stuff from Farehaven, Michele Conta, and Man Till God! In addition, Dr. Rob Fisher returns for an in depth look at City Burials, the brand new album by Katatonia, on Progressive Discoveries!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Episode 724 - Come Sail Away

Come sail away with Prog-Watch this week, where every song will have the root word “sail” in the title! Aside from Styx (who provide the theme song, of course) we will also be hearing from Ayreon, Mystery, Carmen, Golden Earring, Manning, Elton John, Jon & Vangelis, The Strawbs, Gryphon, Radio Head, Moon Safari, Robert Palmer, John Hackett & Nick Fletcher, and Mike Oldfield! You'll almost be able to smell the salt water, and feel the wind on your face and the rocking of the waves! Well...almost...This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Episode 723 - Variety with a Guest DJ Feature

This week's Prog-Watch is a Variety program with a Guest DJ Feature! I'll be spinning tracks from Robyn Ferguson, Tarmak, Ubi Maior, Airbag, Silas and Saski, Nick D'Virgilio, Steve Thorne, and Haken! Our Guest DJ, Mr. Tony Zappa (no relation to Frank, he informs me) has chosen songs from Yes, Spock's Beard, King Crimson, and Jon And Vangelis, and I'll be mixing those in and reading Tony's commentary!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

101 Dimensions - May 2020-2

Another three weeks have come and gone, and I'm back at the helm of the good ship 101 Dimensions! Here's what's in store for this week's journey:1. Hawkestrel – Detox Train (1:33); Up All Night (4:35); No Smoking (4:03); Invisible Spies (6:47); Man Eggs From Mars (4:17); and Higher (4:58) (from the album Hawkestrel Presents Pre-Med, 2020)2. Michael Stearns – Splash (3:34); Two Memories (3:29); Penguins On Mars (4:38); Dark Passage (4:42); and Space Grass (4:23) (from the album Plunge, 1999)3. Tangerine Dream – The Dream Is Always The Same (3:43); No Future (Get Off The Babysitter) (2:00); Guido The Killer Pimp (4:21) Lana (3:53); and Love On A Train (Risky Business) (3:58) (from the album Risky Business OST, 1983)4. Mannheim Steamroller – Orpheus Suite: a. Descent Into The Underworld (4:10); b. Dialog With The Devil (2:09); c. Ascent From Hell (4:11); and Sirens (11:55) (from the album Fresh Aire VI, 1986)5. David Sylvian – Weathered Wall (5:44); Backwaters (4:53); and Brilliant Trees (8:42) (from the album Brilliant Trees, 1984)I hope you will join me!TThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Episode 722 - Variety + Art on Progressive Discoveries

This week on Prog-Watch Dr. Rob Fisher returns with a new Progressive Discoveries feature on the second album, Asylum, by a great band from Italy called Art! In addition, I've got fabulous music from Anubis, Chimpan A, Pendragon, Psychoyogi, Starset, Mirthrandir, and Galverna! I hope you will join us!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Episode 721 - The Musical World of Phil Collins

This week on Prog-Watch I'm taking a look at the rich and diverse Musical World of Phil Collins! We'll hear music from Genesis, Brand X, and his solo career, and some of the noteworthy and interesting guest appearances Phil made on records by other artists including some of his Genesis bandmates, Frida, Robert Plant, Howard Jones, and more! Great drumming and singing will abound!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Episode 720 - Variety

This week's Prog-Watch is a bit of a multi-national affair, with great music from seven different countries! We'll hear from Fren, Psychoyogi, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Slap Guru, Fughu, Fireballet, Caravaggio, The Dani Lopez Quartet, Magenta, Vesper Vals, and The Enid! I hope you will join me!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

101 Dimensions - May 2020

Another three weeks have passed, so I'm back at the helm for this week's 101 Dimensions! Here's the itinerary:1. Aphex Twin – Donkey Rhubarb (6:08); Vaz Deferenz (5:49); and Icct Hedral (Philip Glass Orchest) (from the album Donkey Rhubarb, 1995)2. Kevin Bartlett – Moon v. Moon (11:57); and Stethoscope (8:16) (from the album Glow In The Dark, 2008)3. Klaus Schulze – Freeze (6:42); Pain (9:43); and Memory (4:54) (from the album Angst OST, 1984)4. Marvin Ayers – Androgynous Weave (4:25); Soured Alchemy (2:47); I Wish I Was The Sky (4:53); Elegiac Collage (5:59); and Forever Is Now (7:28) (from the album Eccentric Deliquescence, 2008)5. Pekka Pohjola – Sinfonia No. 1, Pt. I, II & III (27:43) (from the album Sinfonia No. 1, 1989)I hope you will join me! Until next time, be well and Prog On!TThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Episode 719 - Epix, Vol. 6

This week's Prog-Watch is another edition of EPIX! Just six tunes will carry us through our time together and I'll play one from each decade of our favorite genre (with a bonus from the 1970s)! Tune in to hear great music from The Eloy, Porcupine Tree, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pendragon, Agents Of Mercy, and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Episode 718 - Variety

This week on Prog-Watch it's another variety program full of mostly new material and some of it will be a little heavier or harder-edged than what you usually hear on the program. I've got music from Ajna, Pure Reason Revolution, Amy Birks, Starset, Haken, Band Of Rain, Roz Vitalis, Delain, The Bardic Depths, Subsignal, and Magenta! So are you ready to rock...progressively, of course?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement