The Prog Mill 450 – 12 January 2025
Edition 450 of THE PROG MILL for Progzilla Radio (670 in total), first broadcast 12 January 2025 is now available to stream on demand or download. This week I’m joined by Jane Lee of The Progressive Aspect who reviews ‘Stalagmite Steeple’ by Returned to the Earth, and our fun quickfire quiz tests your memory of prog albums from 1985. Plus two hours of outstanding melodic and symphonic progressive rock.
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Your melodic and symphonic progressive rock music suggestions for the show are very welcome. Just email shaun@progzilla.com, or message via twitter @shaunontheair or facebook.com/theprogmill
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Playlist
1 Ghost of the Machine – The One (Empires Must Fall)
2 Phonya – Trans Human-ce (Heli 1025)
3 Solaris – Guardians (The Martian Chronicles III I or AI)
4 Bill Bressler – Insofar (A Second Past)
5 Random Option – As Blue as the Sky (One)
6 Rudz & Wolski – Neverending Trip (Enchanted Lighthouse)
7 Peter Gabriel – Mercy Street (So)
8 The Europeans – Acid Rain (Recurring Dreams)
TPA Album Review – Jane Lee – Returned to the Earth – Stalagmite Steeple
9 Returned to the Earth – Dark Morality (Stalagmite Steeple)
10 Returned to the Earth – Stalagmite Steeple (Stalagmite Steeple)
11 Silver Hunter – Quicksilver (The Last trAIn)
12 Crypto Knight – A Travellers Tale (A Travellers Tale)
13 Tom Penaguin – The Stove Packed Up and Left (Tom Penaguin) *Prog Magazine Limelight Artist
14 Supertramp – Crime of the Century (Crime of the Century)
15 Maya – Falling (Fading Tomorrow)
16 Kaos Moon – Loggers Trade (The Gold Fish)
Shaun has been a radio presenter since 1982, starting in pirate radio broadcasting across Europe from an aerial strung between trees in the forests of Staffordshire. Soon after, he became a regular presenter and member of the management team at Hospital Radio Stafford, staying there for 32 years and receiving long service awards. Shaun also worked extensively in local community radio in Staffordshire on several stations including Stafford FM, Stone FM, Chase FM and Smart Radio.
When Stafford Radio, an online community radio station started broadcasting from a 220 year old windmill in 2011, Shaun began presenting 'The Prog Mill' (the name inspired by the station's unique base). Stafford Radio became Windmill Radio before closing in 2016, when 'The Prog Mill' became part of Progzilla Radio.
The Prog Mill leans towards the melodic and symphonic side of progressive rock, and includes regular album reviews from our friends at The Progressive Aspect, CD Giveaways, and a regular fun quickfire quiz. Your music suggestions for the show are very welcome at shaun@progzilla.com or via facebook.com/theprogmill or twitter (X) @shaunontheair
