The Prog Mill 463 – 13 April 2025

Edition 463 of THE PROG MILL for Progzilla Radio (683 in total), first broadcast 13 April 2025, is now also available to listen to anytime or even download. This week I’m joined by David Edwards of The Progressive Aspect who reviews ‘Once There Was’ – the new album by US prog band The Far Cry. Also our fun quickfire quiz invites you to identify five prog albums from 1984 by hearing a few seconds from each. All part of course of two hours of superb 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 Magic Pie – Someone Else’s Wannabe (Maestro)
2 Border Hills – The Door (Border Hills)
3 Hipokamp Projekt – Valse Triste (Futurocklogia)
4 Moon Halo – Punchline (Trichotomy)
5 Moon Halo – Empires Burning (Trichotomy)
6 The Foundation – Intense (Relations)
7 Solstice – Plunk (Clann)
8 The Far Cry – Crossing Pangea (Excerpt) (Once There Was)
9 The Far Cry – Unholy Waters (Once There Was)
10 Elandill – Optical Collision (Elandill)
11 Renaissance – America (Songs from Renaissance Days)
12 Mike Dawes – The Impossible (What Just Happened)
13 Leoni Jane Kennedy – Closer (Single)* Prog Magazine Limelight Artist
14 Atomic Rooster – Sleeping for Years (Death Walks Behind You)
15 Mesmerising – Solitary Spark (Single)

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