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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #433 (“A Quick Recovery”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on September 22, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #433 (“A Quick Recovery”)

Nothing knocks a DJ off balance quicker than a hard drive crash.
But when a DJ has TWO crashes within two months… well he has to work really hard to not miss a show.
With a lot of work, a little luck, and the help of some great artists’ music I made a quick recovery just in time.
PLAYLIST:
  • Emerson Lake & Palmer – “A Time And A Place” from Tarkus on Razor & Tie (1971)
  • Light – “Let Go” from The Miracle of Life on Independent (2020)
  • Flutatious – “Through Space And Time” from Through Space And Time on Magick Eye Records Ltd. (2021)
  • The Mommyheads – “Out Of The Cave” from Age of Isolation on Mommyheads Music (2021)
  • Astasis – “Kings” from Astasis on Independent (2021)
  • Emerson Lake & Palmer – “Bitches Crystal” from Tarkus on Razor & Tie (1971)
  • Khirki – “Deadpan” from Κτηνωδία (Brutality) on Khirki (2021)
  • Emerson Lake & Palmer – “Tarkus” from Tarkus on Razor & Tie (1971)
  • Vespero – “Lebedivo” from Sonĝo on Tonzonen Records (2021)
  • Adam Stone/Dead Sea Apes/Black Tempest – “Unconscious” from Skull Pilot EP on Misophonia Records (2021)
  • Khirki – “Medea” from Κτηνωδία (Brutality) on Khirki (2021)
  • Kanaan – “Bourdon” from Earthbound on Jansen Records (2021)
  • Deaf Proof – “The Awakening” from Brain Utopia on Olde Magick Records (2021)
  • Psychedelic Source Records Artists – “Return Of The Supersilent Man” from Sci-Fi Safari on Psychedelic Source Records (2021)

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #432 (“Meddling”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on September 14, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #432 (“Meddling”)

This week Mike, your meddling DJ, will present a mix of new, recently-discovered, and classic Golden Tracks music.
Enjoy the ‘meddling’!

 

PLAYLIST:
  • Pink Floyd – “One Of These Days” from Meddle on Columbia/Legacy (1971)
  • Pink Floyd – “A Pillow Of Winds” from Meddle on Columbia/Legacy (1971)
  • Smooth Kiwi – “Must Be Lonely (Part I) from Must Be Lonely (Part I) on Independent (2021)
  • Boud Deun – “Ten Pence/Bridges” from The Stolen Bicycle on Cuneiform Records (1998)
  • The Clouds Will Clear – “In Cycles” from Recollection Of What Never Was on Artistfy Music (2018)
  • Aisles – “Megalomania” from Megalomania – Single on Presagio Records (2021)
  • Korekyojinn – “Oval Moon” from Mesopotamia  on  Korekyojinn (2021)
  • Pink Floyd – “Fearless” from Meddle on Columbia/Legacy (1971)
  • Peter Lawson – “1978) from 1978 on Peter Lawson (2021)
  • Habitar La Mar – “Enrea” from Enrea – Single  on Spinda Records (2021)
  • Dark Water Transit – “Refrigerate The Neighborhood” from The Wonders Of The New Testament on Major Label Records (2002)
  • The Osiris Club – “The Green Chapel I:  The Green Chapel” from The Green Chapel on Bad Elephant Music (2021)
  • The Osiris Club – “The Green Chapel II:  Blind Hare & The Pale Lady” from The Green Chapel on Bad Elephant Music (2021)
  • The Osiris Club – “The Green Chapel III:  Winter’s End” from The Green Chapel on Bad Elephant Music (2021)
  • The Osiris Club – “The Green Chapel IV:  My Lord The Sun” from The Green Chapel on Bad Elephant Music (2021)
  • Pink Floyd – “Echoes” from Meddle on Columbia/Legacy (1971)

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #431 (“The Fruits Of Our Labor”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on September 7, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #431 (“The Fruits Of Our Labor”)

It’s another unusual Labor Day weekend in the United States.
Somehow this week’s music just fits…

 

 

PLAYLIST:
  • Rush – “Working Man” from Rush on Anthem Records (1974)
  • Lucid Lynx – “Traces” from Traces – Single on Independent (2020)
  • RIP KC – “It Was Fun Until The Crash” from Spinguölf on Spinda Records (2020)
  • GorMusik – “The Deception” from Snakes & Angels on MRR (2021)
  • Ángel Ontalva – “Roads to Sunrise Cities” from Angel On A Tower on OctoberXart (2021)
  • Earthside – “All We Knew And Ever Loved” from All We Knew And Ever Loved – Single on Music Theories Recordings (2021)
  • Glasgow Coma Scale – “Syntagma” from Apophenia EP on Glasgow Coma Scale (2014)
  • Ars de Er – “Light In The Window” from Other Side on Independent (2021)
  • Brendan Byrnes – “Semantics” from Realism on Independent (2020)
  • BANTAMWEIGHT – “The Weight” from Sounds + Haptics on Independent (2021)
  • Asaf Sirkis – “Aquila” from Solar Flash on MoonJune Records (2021)
  • Ángel Ontalva – “Doppelganger” from Angel On A Tower on OctoberXart (2021)
  • Zero Times Everything – “Die Nacht Ist Leben” from Sound of Music on Independent (2021)
  • Moon Machine – “Post-Upgrade I – Discovery” on Moon Machine on Independent (2021)
  • Moon Machine – “Post-Upgrade II – Grief” on Moon Machine on Independent (2021)
  • Moon Machine – “Post-Upgrade III – Requiem” on Moon Machine on Independent (2021)

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #430 (“The Musical Undercurrent”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on August 31, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #430 (“The Musical Undercurrent”)

For some of us music is not only a big part of life… it IS life.
There’s always more going on beneath the music on this show than you know (or that I know, for that matter).
This is another week where you might glean some special meaning to you.
Enjoy the dive!

 

PLAYLIST:
  • Chicago – “Lowdown” from Chicago III on Chicago Records (1971)
  • Plastic Dogs – “Rune” from Growl on Independent (2020)
  • Happy Family – “Doggy-Human Contest” from Minimal Gods on Cuneiform Records (2014)
  • Snakes Don’t Belong In Alaska – “Through The Darkest Dimension We Find Light” from The Eternal Electric Landscape  on 2271160 Records DK (2021)
  • The Mommyheads – “Crooked Picture” from Soundtrack To The World’s End on Dead Frog Records (2018)
  • Chicago – “Sing A Mean Tune Kid” from Chicago III on Chicago Records (1971)
  • Música d’ Repuesto – “FAKE” from FAKE on cartontabla (2021)
  • Chicago – “Happy ‘Cause I’m Going Home” from Chicago III on Chicago Records (1971)
  • Emmeluth’s Amoeba – “Lyons” from Chimaera on Independent (2019)
  • Música d’ Repuesto – “Aguagua” from FAKE on cartontabla (2021)
  • Chicago – “Free Country” from Chicago III on Chicago Records (1971)
  • Percy Jones, Alex Skolnick, Kenny Grohowski, Tim Motzer – “The Sacred Ladder” from PAKT on MoonJune Records (2021)
  • Blue Cheese – “Dealer” from Reborn Into Void on Olde Magick Records (2021)
  • Herman Rarebell – “I’ll Say Goodbye (Remastered)” from Nip In The Bud (Remastered) on Aviator Management (2021)
  • Chicago – “Elegy” from Chicago III on Chicago Records (1971)

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #429 (“International sTRANGE music Day 2021”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on August 24, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #429 (“International sTRANGE music Day 2021”)

It’s time once again to celebrate International sTRANGE music Day!
Is there another day more suited to The Progressive Tracks Show?  Mike doubts it!
Come listen to music you wouldn’t otherwise hear.

PLAYLIST:
  • Johnny Unicorn – “Dream Breaker” from Heavy Jugs To The Moon on Unicornopoulos Aritistical Services (2017)
  • Delay Lama – “Electric Monk” from HablaCablah on Technicolor Dischi (2013)
  • Delay Lama – “Anyone Can Dance” from HablaCablah on Technicolor Dischi (2013)
  • Patrick Grant – ” A Visible Track of Turbulence ” from FIELDS AMAZE and other sTRANGE music on Peppergreen Media (2018)
    Chrome Hoof – “Varkada Blues” from Chrome Black Gold on Cuneiform Records (2013)
  • Spacebag – “The Wrong Belushi” from Party Prog Nights on Unknown Controller (2021)
  • black midi – “Cruising” from Cruising – Single on Rough Trade Records (2021)
  • The Omnific – “Scurryfunge” from Escapades on Wild Thing Records (2021)
  • Jü – “Cerberus” from III on RareNoise Records (2021)
  • The Mars Volta – “Eunuch Provocateur” from Tremulant EP on Clouds Hill (2002)
  • Khadavra – “Possession” from Hologram on Independent (2021)
  • Ron Anderson and Robert L. Pepper – “Zoku Metsu” from Zoku Metsu on Independent (2021)
  • Johnny Unicorn – “Tinnitus” from Heavy Jugs To The Moon on Unicornopoulos Aritistical Services (2017)
    (2021)

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #428 (“More Time To Share”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on August 17, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #428 (“More Time To Share”)

It’s ALWAYS nice to come to KTPZ 91.9 FM and Progzilla Radio each week to spend time with you listeners… and forget about all that’s going on in the world for a couple of hours.
And yes, it is actually now a couple of hours with the new extended show schedule at Progzilla Radio!
More Prog is good Prog, I always say…

PLAYLIST:
  • ZZ Top – “Enjoy and Get It On” from Tejas on Warner Bros. Records (1976)
  • Amanda Lehmann – “The Watcher” from Innocence & Illusion on Amanda Lehmann Music (2021)
  • Monobrow – “Argument (w)” from A Decorative Piece Of Time on Trill Or Be Trilled Records (2021)
  • Comus – “Diana” from First Utterance on Rock Fever Music (1971)
  • Birth – “Descending Us (Demo Version) on Birth – EP on Tee Pee Records (2021)
  • Valse Fréquence – “Ton corps en dérive” from Ci-haut, ci-bas – EP on Sainte Cécile (2019)
  • Comus – “Song To Comus” from First Utterance on Rock Fever Music (1971)
  • Birth – “Cosmic Wind (Demo Version) on Birth – EP on Tee Pee Records (2021)
  • Comus – “Drip Drip” from First Utterance on Rock Fever Music (1971)
  • Squat Club – “Corvus” from Corvus on Bird’s Robe Records (2011)
  • Spine Readers – “Mission Statement” from Recorded Instruments on Independent (2020)
  • Monobrow – “Eccentricity (e)” from A Decorative Piece Of Time on Trill Or Be Trilled Records (2021)
  • Comus – “The Prisoner” from First Utterance on Rock Fever Music (1971)

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #427 (“ProgTracks Le Deux Heure”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on August 10, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #427 (“ProgTracks Le Deux Heure”)

A new chapter starts this week at The Progressive Tracks Show… a ‘primetime’ TWO hour show at Progzilla Radio!
Some listeners will have questions about changes to the show:
  – Will Mike change his format?
  – Will he play different music?
  – Will we like the new time slot?
But the most appropriate questions the listeners should have are:
  – Is Mike really ‘appropriate listening’ during tea time?
  – How exactly will Mike squander the extra time Progzilla gave him?    ;o)

PLAYLIST:
  • Big Big Train – “As The Crow Flies” from Grimspound on English Electric Recordings (2017)
  • Peter Hammill – “I Who Have Nothing” from In Translation on Fie! Records (2021)
  • Proportions – “Soulmate” from After All These Years on Proportions (2021)
  • Us, Today – “Pariah” from Beneath The Floorboards on Us, Today (2012)
  • Chafouin – “Désolé de vous le dire” from Désolé de vous le dire on Epicericords (2021)
  • dUASsEMIcOLCHEIASiNVERTIDAS (dSCi) – “Dr. Músculo”  from dSCi-PARPAR Split EP on Gaffer Records (2018)
  • Papangu – “Holoceno” from Holoceno on Papangu (2021)
  • Nebulous Sun – “Come To Pass” from First Tale on Baboonfish (2021)
  • Jono El Grande – “Cheerful in Hell” from Cheerful in Hell – Single on Independent (2021)
  • Ahmik – “Tea (feat. Avocado Haze)” on Where They Are on Ahmik (2021)
  • Us, Today – “Le Deux Le Deux” from TENENEMIES on Us, Today (2015)
  • Neptunian Maximalism – “Solar Drone Ceremony” from Solar Drone Ceremony on Voidhanger Records (2021)

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #426 (“Still Relevant?”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on August 3, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #426 (“Still Relevant?”)

Mike contemplates his current relevance, while featuring music from the past 47 years.
If that sounds boring… the stimulating music will more than make up for it!
;o)
PLAYLIST:
  • The Samuel Jackson Five – “Britney Spears 4 President” from Same Same, But Different on Honest Abe (2004)
  • Good Thunder – “New Hundred” from yesyesyes on Independent (2012)
  • Plant My Bones – “The Scheme” from Stage 1.0 on Independent (2021)
  • Circle of Sighs – “A Crystal Crown of Cosmic Pain (extended version) from Narci on Metal Assault Records (2021)
  • Yuval Ron Trio – “Watching Over Shizutani-Kou Bay, Pt. 2” from Live Against The Virus on Independent (2021)
  • Aisles – “Disobedience” from Disobedience – Single on Independent (2021)
  • October Equus – “Una mirada furtiva en la noche saturnal” from Saturnal on AltrOck Productions (2011)
  • Kansas – “All The World” from Masque on Kirschner (1975)
  • Sonic Moon – “Usually I Don’t Care For Flowers” from  Usually I Don’t Care For Flowers on Independent (2019)
  • Kansas – “Magnum Opus” from Leftoverture on Kirschner (1976)
  • Splendidula – “When God Comes Down” from Somnus on (2021)
  • Kansas – “Bringing It Home” from Kansas on Kirschner (1974)

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #425 (“Adventurous Music for Discerning Listeners”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on July 27, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #425 (“Adventurous Music for Discerning Listeners”)

Mike:  “This show contains adventurous music for discerning listeners.”
Translation:  Some of the music Mike plays is a bit weird, and not everybody will like it.
So it’s a typical Progressive Tracks Show, right?    ;o)

PLAYLIST:

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PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #424 (“Another Hodge-Podge”)

Posted by Mike Pollack on July 20, 2021
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THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #424 (“Another Hodge-Podge”)

Hell, I can’t come up with a theme every week…
So it’s some old… some new.
Some prog… some not so much.
Some fallen artist tributes.
It’s all good.
PLAYLIST:
  • The Mahavishnu Orchestra – “Vital Transformation” from The Inner Mounting Flame on Columbia/Legacy (1971)
  • Uriah Heep – “Firefly” from Firefly on Castle Communications (1977)
  • Ocelot Omelet – “?” from Present in the Dark on Ocelot Omelet (2013)
  • Methadone Skies – “The Enabler” from Retrofuture Caveman on Haywire Records (2021)
  • Prosperina – “Boot” from Flag on Battman (2021)
  • Jane Getter Premonition – “Still Here” from Anomalia on Esoteric (2021)
  • The Holy Family – “St. Anthony’s Fire” from The Holy Family on Rocket Recordings (2021)
  • Lunar Swamp – “Muddy Waters” from Moonshine Blues on Clostridium Records (2021)
  • Knecht – “Tabernacle Jam” from Knecht on Independent (2021)
  • Mahavishnu Orchestra – “Celestial Terrestrial Commuters” from Birds of Fire on Columbia/Legacy (1973)
  • Lucifer’s Friend – “Sorrow” from Banquet on Repertoire Records (1974)
  • Slight Layers/Predictions – “Realize” from In Search of Ancient Mysteries on Psychedelic Source Records (2021)

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