Ken Slater’s Progressive Musings #024 – 30/04/2025

Ken Slaters Progressive Musings 24th Edition:

The podcast of the show first broadcast on Wednesday 30th April 2025.

Three hours of melodic and symphonic progressive rock, packed with new releases and including: EBB, Pearl Handled Revolver, Brass Camel, Discipline, Maya, Mesmerising, Citizen Cain, Dominic Sanderson, eMolecule, Dave Bainbridge, England, Fruupp, Verbal Delerium and Cosmic Cathedral .

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Playlist

Show Intro by Brendan Perkins

EBB – The Animal Said I

Pearl Handled Revolver – Junkies

Brass Camel – Borrowed Time

Discipline – Before the Storm Part One

Maya – Earth and Sky

Mesmerising – Solitary Spark

Citizen Cain – Jonny Had Another Face

Dominic Sanderson – From the Weeping Cradle

eMolecule – The Universal

Dave Bainbridge – Celestial Fire

England – Three Piece Suite

Fruupp – Sheba’s Song

Verbal Delerium – Aeons (Part 1 & 2)

Cosmic Cathedral – Deep Water Suite

Introduction
Launch Out, Pt. One
Fires Of The Sunrise
Storm Surface
Nightmare In Paradise
Launch Out, Pt. Two
New Revelation
Launch Out, Pt. Three
The Door To Heaven

Mesmerising – Lighting the Candle

Ken Slater Born at the end of February 1957, I suppose you can say I am a child of the sixties. My musical journey started one night in 1970. I was visiting an Aunt when her son Keith came home from Walsall’s rock pub the Dirty Duck. He was slightly drunk (on barley wine) and for some reason, ravenously hungry. He asked me if I wanted to listen to some music and I said yes. He played me tracks from Led Zeppelin II, Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats and Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart. I was so impressed that I woke up the next morning wearing a cheesecloth shirt, loon pants and my hair had grown past my shoulders!!!!! During the NWOBHM (1980-83) I was one of the DJ’s who compiled the weekly Heavy Metal charts for ‘Sounds’ music paper. I did this from a number of venues in the West Midlands. Member of the Production Team for Late Night Live on Cruise to the Edge. Member of the Production Team for Prog on the Ranch in Tampa, Florida. Until late 2023 and for eight years before, I was associate promotor of Prog concerts at the Robin Club, Bilston.