Mike Pollack
Host of The Progressive Tracks Show.
Prog/Avant/Space/Fusion/Psych/Stoner/Doom.
"It's all the music you can't dance to..."
"It's all the music your spouse can't stand..."
Come for the DJ... Stay for the music!
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #471 (“Healing… With Music”)
Mike Pollack June 14, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #471 (“Healing… With Music”) A radio show is a window into the DJ, and this one’s been a bit ‘off’ since some recent passings. But it’s time to heal… with a little music! PLAYLIST: Schnauser – “Do The Death” from Altra Seccatura on Schnauser (2022) [01:31] Das Rad – “Kapow!” from […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #470 (“Hewed by Circumstance”)
Mike Pollack June 7, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #470 (“Hewed by Circumstance”) Plans are meant to change… PLAYLIST: Alan White – “Avakak (aka Twelve Reasons to Drink Meths) from Ramshackled on Atlantic (1976) [01:33] Aphrodite’s Child – “The Lamb” from 666 on Vertigo (1972) [08:21] Kaleidobolt – “Fantastic Corps” from This One Simple Trick on Svart Records (2022) [14:18] […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #469 (“Lady Lake Memorial”)
Mike Pollack May 31, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #469 (“Lady Lake Memorial”) This Memorial Day show will be a bit different… PLAYLIST: Gnidrolog – “I Could Never Be A Soldier” from Lady Lake on BGO Records (1972) [01:30] Wishbone Ash – “Warrior” from Argus on MCA Records (1972) [13:10] Weather Report – “Unknown Soldier” from I Sing The Body […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #468 (“It’s Genius, I Tell Ya…”)
Mike Pollack May 24, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #468 (“It’s Genius, I Tell Ya…”) Mike’s in one of his moods again… so this week’s music will have a certain ‘flair’. Mike says it’s “genius” (of course, Mike says a lot of things… but this time he’s correct). PLAYLIST: MOVING GELATINE PLATES – “Moving Theme” from The World of Genius […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #467 (“Tea with ProgTracks”)
Mike Pollack May 17, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #467 (“Tea with ProgTracks”) ProgTracks and teatime go together… kinda like cheese and a grater. Recognizing this will help you enjoy the show… as will turning up the volume one setting higher than normal and closing your eyes. Enjoy the ride! PLAYLIST: City Weezle – “Lysergik Tea Party” from Lysergik Tea […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #466 (“Further On The Ladder”)
Mike Pollack May 10, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #466 (“Further On The Ladder”) The broader your musical pallet, the more vibrant your reality. Let ProgTracks help you reach further on the ladder of your reality. PLAYLIST: Stereochrome – “Empyrean” from Hybrid Brain on Stereochrome (2020) [01:30] Eclectic Maybe Band – “Further On The Ladder” from Again Alors? on Discus […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #465 (“Do Anything For You”)
Mike Pollack May 3, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #465 (“Do Anything For You”) Mike has always said he’d do anything for his listeners… This week he thinks he’s hit the ‘jackpot’. But that’s up to YOU to decide. PLAYLIST: Strawberry Girls – “Bay Of Fires” from Tasmanian Glow on Tragic Hero Records (2019) [01:25] !Gerald! – “Still Fire In […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #464 (“Movin’ On”)
Mike Pollack April 26, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #464 (“Movin’ Oni”) This show marks the beginning of the TENTH year of the show… and so we’re going to change things up significantly with the show’s purpose and format. …Oh Hell No! ;o) OK, so the show begins its 10th year with an eclectic mix of new and classic (perhaps […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #463 (“Number 9… Number 9…”)
Mike Pollack April 19, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #463 (“Number 9… Number 9…”) The Progressive Tracks Show is NINE years old this week! Mike celebrates by playing epic tracks that you’re sure to like (Mike also like them because he can be a lazy DJ). Listen in, and do your own little celebration dance to “all the music you […]
PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #462 (“Collegamenti Progressivi”)
Mike Pollack April 12, 2022THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #462 (“Collegamanti Progressivi”) This week we build a show around a Golden Tracks album that helped spawn a progressive rock subgenre. Yes, it’s that simple! PLAYLIST: Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) – “Introduzione” from Storia di un Minuto on RCA Records Label (1972) [01:30] Electric Mud – “Those Who Leave The World […]