The latest show from The Ancient One, broadcast on 03/10/23 at 21:00 is now available as a podcast.
This is one of the Mixed Bag series of shows and features newer music that I haven’t put into a playlist so far.

Playlist.

1 Focus – Hocus Pocus (used as Intro).
2 Tusmorke – Cycle Of The Gylfaginning.
3 Jordsjo – Ura.
4 The Chronicles Of Father Robin – Twilight Fields.
5 Tiger Moth Tales – The Turning Of The World.
6 Nova Cadcade – The Navigator.
7 I Am The Manic Whale – We Interrupt The Broadcast.
8 Unitopia – Helen.
9 Pacha and Porsti – Fascination.
10 United Progressive Fraternity – Justified.
11 Agusa – Sa Och Par Jorden.
12 Napiers Bones – To Free A Land.
13 Anders Buaas – The Witches Of Finnmark.
14 Poor Genetic Material – Elsewhere.
15 The Emerald dawn – Out of Time.
16 Focus – Focus 1 ( Used as Outro)

The podcast for The Ancient One Show No 222. One of the “Thru The Past Darkly” series, features older classic bands and this show features 3 tracks from the bands. There are 13 artists fitting into this feature with the last 2 tracks of the show a very small tribute to Bruce Guthro (the voice of Runrig from 1998 to the final concert at Stirling Castle in Sept 2018) who passed away on 5th Sept.

Playlist ( bands only)
1 Intro
2 Creedence Clearwater Revival.
3 Cream.
4 The Band.
5 Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper.
6 The Doors.
7 Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green’s).
8 Grateful Dead.
9 Focus.
10 Jon and Vangelis.
11 Yes.
12 The Nice.
13 Family.
14 Jethro Tull.
15 Runrig.
16 Outro.

The Ancient One Show No 221 is now available as a podcast. Show broadcast on 5th September. This is one of the ” 2 from 6″ shows. 6 bands, 1 album from the back catalogue and 2 tracks from the album.

Playlist.

1 Focus – Hocus Pocus (used as Intro)
2 Moon Safari – Dance Across The Ocean. (A Doorway To Summer 2005)
3 Moon Safari – We Spin The World. (Sweden)
4 Argos – Canterbury Souls Pt 1-4. (Argos 2009)
5 Argos – From Liverpool To Outer Space. (Germany)
6 Lunatic Soul – Navvie (Through Shaded Woods 2020)
7 Lunatic Soul – Transitions II. (Poland)
8 Willowglass – The Maythorne Cross (The Book Of Hours 2005)
9 Willowglass – Argamasilla. (UK)
10 Hoggwash – Road Of Many Challenges (The Lost Horizon 2007)
11 Hoggwash – Out Of The Darkness. (Ukraine)
12 The Windmill – Play With Fire (Tribus 2018)
13 The Windmill – The Tree. (Norway)
14 Focus – Focus II (used as Outro)

The 3rd show in the 101 Dimensions series curated by The Ancient One is now available as a podcast.

Playlist

1 Neu – Fuer Immer.
2 Ulrich Schnauss – Knuddlemaus.
3 Lemon Jelly – His Majesty, King Raam.
4 Ashra – Nightdust.
5 FSOL – Cascade.
6 Klaus Schulze/Pete Namlook – Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Mother Pt 1
7 FSOL – Eggshell.
8 The Orb – Spanish castles In Space.
9 Lemon Jelly – Homage To Patagonia.
10 Ulrich Schnauss – Passing By.
11 Neu – E-Muzik.

The podcast for the latest show from The Ancient One (Show No 220) is now available.

Playlist

1 Focus – Hocus Pocus (used as Intro).
2 Black Mountain – Space To Bakersfield.
3 Jordsjo – Sankeren.
4 Superdrama – The Promise.
5 Unitopia – Mania.
6 Fatal Fusion – Shadow Of The King.
7 Southern Empire – White Shadows.
8 Squackett – Tall Ships.
9 35 Tapes – Fabric Of Time.
10 Kaipa – A Secret Map Of Your World.
11 United Progressive Fraternity – Love Never Leaves Us.
12 Magenta – Children Of The Sun Pt 1-4.
13 Tusmorke – Den Behornede Guten.
14 The Worm Ourobouros – Cycles.
15 Kerrs Pink – Tidings From a Distant Shore.
16 Focus – Focus II (uesd as Outro)

The Ancient One Show No 219, one of the Mixed Bag series, is now available as a podcast. Featuring music from Norway, Germany, Sweden, France. Ukraine, Poland, Italy, UK and one band classed a multi-national.

Playlist.

1 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Resviglio (excerpt used as Intro)
2 Edison’s Children – The Surge (The Disturbance Fields 2019)
3 The Chronicles of Father Robin – Eleision Forest (The Songs and Tales of Airoea Book 1 2023)
4 RPWL – Fat Old Sun (RPWL Plays Pink Floyd 2015)
5 Manning – Top Of The Mountain ( Unreleased Recording available on Bandcamp)
6 Agusa – Lust Och Fagring (Prima Materia 2023)
7 Robert Reed – Sendlinger’s Song/Arthur/Forever/Dancing Master/Landmarks/In Sight Of Home (The Ringmaster Pt 2)
8 Kompendium – The Storm (Beneath The Waves 2012)
9 Phog – Hidden Seeds (Foret Noire 2022)
10 Karfagen – Birds of Passage and The Enchanted Forest (Passage To The Forest Of Mysterious 2023)
11 Fren – Pleonasm (Where Do You Want Ghosts to Reside? 2020)
12 Inner Prospekt – White Skies (Canvas 2 2021)
13 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerbero (excerpt used as Outro)

Playlist.

1 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Risveglio (excerpt used as Intro)
2 Anderson/Stolt – Invention of Knowledge Pt 1-3
3 Amderson/Stolt – Know…..
4 Pendragon – The Voyager
5 Pendragon – Queen Of Hearts Pt 1-3
6 Toon Martens Project – Columbus
7 Toon Martens Project – 70’s Suite Pt 1-5
8 Thieves Kitchen – Eilmer
9 Thieves Kitchen – Uffington
10 Poor Genetic Material – Absconded
11 Poor Genetic Material – Absence Pt 2
12 Fish – Garden Of Remembrance
13 Fish – Rose Of Damascus
14 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerbero (excerpt used as Outro)

The podcast for The Ancient One Show No 217 is now available. This is one of the “Short Story” series of shows which highlight the shorter tracks.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as Intro)
2 Focus – Focus (vocal)
3 PFM – Freedom Square
4 Fruupp – The Seventh Secret
5 The Nice – Flower King Of Flies
6 World Part – Way Down Now
7 Traffic – Dear Mr Fantasy
8 Unitopia – More Than A Dream
9 Peter Gabriel – Steam
10 The Charlatans – Weirdo
11 XII Alphonso – Earliest Recollections
12 Neil Young – From Hank To Hendrix
13 United Progressive Fraternity – Water
14 Thunder – Dirty Love
15 Pink Floyd – Learning To Fly
16 Mostly Autumn – Spirit Of Mankind
17 Traumhaus – Escape
18 Spocks Beard – Stranger In A Strange Land
19 Scorpions – Is There Anybody There?
20 Lunatic Soul – Navvie
21 Wishful Thinking – Hiroshima
22 Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire
23 Wings – Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
24 Cheap Trick – I Want You To Want Me
25 ELP – Lucky Man
26 Tea And Symphony – Armchair Theatre
27 Egg – The Song of McGillicuddie etc
28 Z Z Top – Got Me Under Pressure
29 Rare Bird – Sympathy
30 Bo Hansson – Wandering Song
31 U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
32 Matching Mole – O Caroline
33 Martin Orford – Ray Of Hope
34 Moon Safari – Lady Of The Woodlands
35 Edisons Children – A Million Miles Away
36 Family – The Weavers Answer
37 Johannes Luley – Moments
38 Outro Chat with Willowglass by Willowglass from the album Willowglass in the background.

Show No 216 from The Ancient One is now available as a podcast. This is a show in the series “Alphabetically Speaking” where all the artist names begin with the same lette…in this case, the letter G.

Playlist

1 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Risveglio (excerpt used as Intro)
2 David Gilmour – Where We Start
3 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre
4 Genesis – Firth of Fifth
5 Gentle Giant – Pantagruel’s Nativity
6 Galleon – Long Lonely Shadows
7 Andres Guazzelli – Wish You Could Hear
8 Gazpacho – The Walk Pt 1-2
9 Grand Tour – Time Runs Out
10 Gryphon – The Unquiet Grave
11 Grey Lady Down – The Ballad Of Billy Grey
12 Gallico – The Parallel Universe Of Gallico
13 Glen Brielle – The Thatcher
14 Giannotti – Dance Of The Gnome
15 Glass Hammer – Nothing Box
16 Gandalf – Natural Forces Getting Out Of Control
17 Gravy Train – (A Ballad of) A Peaceful Man
18 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerbero (Excerp used as Outro)

Show No 215 from The Ancient One is now available as a podcast. This show is one of the “Tall Tales” series, meaning all the tracks will be of epic lengths.

Playlist

1 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Risviglio (excerpt used as Intro)
2 The Samurai Of Prog – The Man In The Iron Mask Pt 1-7
3 Comedy Of Errors – Summer Lies Beyond
4 Agusa – Sagobrus
5 Ring Van Mobius – 6 Drops Of Poison Pt 1-7
6 Pacifica – The Mariner
7 Lars Frederik Froislie – Rytter av Dommedag
8 Gandalf’s Fist – The Lamplighter Pt 1-16
9 Comedy Of Errors – Funeral Dance
10 La Torre Dell’Alchimista

The third part of the Samurai Of Prog Story is now available as a podcast. This part moves through the Bernard and Porsti releases, The Guildmaster Project, Kimmo’s solo material and a collaboration album by Kimmo Porsti and Rafael Pacha. Information about the album, track and musicians will be given by Kimmo and Rafael.

Playlist
1 Intro by Jim Lawson
2 The Lillieput Suite
3 The Giants
4 El Error
5 Ansia De Sonar
6 Like An Endless Sea
7 The Island Of Despair
8 The Knight and The Ghost
9 The Search
10 Agua Pasada
11 Young Me/Old You
12 Heaven’s Gate
13 Cruz Del Sur
14 At Lombardy Convent
15 Past and Presemt
16 Watch The Stars
17 The Man Who Walked Home.

Tracks 2 and 3 are from Gulliver by Bernard and Porsti 2020
Tracks 4 and 5 are from La Tierra by Bernard and Porsti 2020
Tracks 6 and 7 are from Robinson Crusoe by Bernard and Porsti 2021
Tracks 8 and 9 are from The Knight and The Ghost by The Guildmaster 2020
Tracks 10 and 11 are from Liber De Dictus by The Guildmaster 2022
Tracks 12 and 13 are from Wayfarer by Kimmo Porsti 2020
Tracks 14 and 15 are from past and Present by Kimmo Porsti 2021
Tracks 16 and 17 are from Views From The Inner World by Pacha and Porsti 2022

The first part of The Ancient One’s “The Samurai Of Prog Story” is now available as a podcast. This covers albums 1-6 and features comments and information, about album/track/musicians, from Kimmo (Porsti) and Steve (Unruh) from Samurai of Prog.

Playlist

1 Intro from Jim Lawson
2 Starship Trooper
3 World Of Adventures
4 Three Piece Suite
5 Sweet Ephigenia
6 Limoncello
7 The Imperial Hotel
8 She
9 Plight Of The Swan
10 Ghost Written
11 The Perfect Black
12 La Obscuridat
13 Ice

Tracks 2 and 3 are from Undercover 2011
Tracks 4 and 5 are from Secrets Of Disguise 2013
Tracks 6 and 7 are from The Imperial Hotel 2014
Tracks 8 and 9 are from Lost And Found 2016
Tracks 10 and 11 are from On We Sail 2017
Track 12 and 13 are from Archiviarum 2018

The second part of The Ancient One’s “The Samurai Of Prog Story” is now available as a podcast. This covers albums 7-12 and features comments and information, about album/track/musicians, from Kimmo (Porsti) and Steve (Unruh) from Samurai of Prog and Marco Grieco, who is an integral part of SoP for album 12.

Playlist

1 Intro from Jim Lawson
2 A Tear In The Sunset
3 Reality
4 Castle Blue Dream
5 Dear Amadeus
6 Jester’s Dance
7 Washing The Clouds
8 The Three Snake Leaves
9 Queens Wish
10 The Devil With The Three Hairs
11 The White Snake
12 Dead Or Alive
13 Mira Al Cuora
14 Don’t Be Afraid

Tracks 2, 3 and 4 are from Toki No Kaze 2019
Tracks 5, 6 and 7 are from Beyond The Wardrobe 2020
Tracks 8 and 9 are from The Lady, The Lion and Other Grimm Tales 2021
Tracks 10 and 11 are from The White Snake and Other Grimm Tales II
Tracks 12 and 13 are from The Spaghetti Epic 4 2022
Track 14 is from Anthem To The Phoenix Star 2022

Show No 212 from The Ancient One has koined the list of podcasts available.
This is a Mixed Bag show with a difference, in that all the tracks come from Norwegian bands,

Playlist.
1 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Resviglio (used as Intro)
2 Fatal Fusion – Tears I’ve Cried
3 Magic Pie – Full Circle Poetry
4 Jordsjo – Jord III
5 35 Tapes – Wasteland
6 Gazpacho – Sapien
7 Mythopoeic Mind – Train of Mind
8 Nordagust – Make Me believe
9 D’Accord – The Doom That Came To Sarnath
10 Lars Frederik Froislie – Et Sted Under Himmelhvelvet.
11 Airbag – Call Me Back
12 Ring Van Mobius – Chasing the Horizon
13 White Willow – Leaving The House At Thanatos
14 The Windmill – The Masque
15 Wobbler – By The Banks
16 Bjorn Riis – Winter
17 Arabs In Aspic – Lullaby For Modern Kids Pt 1+2
18 Ring Van Mobius – The Nine ( inc a)The Fire Pt2 b)A Nonagon In Eight)
19 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerbero (used as Outro)

Show No 213 from The Ancient One is now available as a podcast. This is one of the “2 from 6” series of shows, wher Jim chooses 6 bands, 1 album in their back catalogue and plays 2 tracks from it.
Hear music from Ukraine, Norway, UK and Italy.

Playlist.

1 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Resviglio (excerpt used as Intro)
2 Karfagen – Birds Of Passage and The Enchanted Forest (Single)
3 Karfagen – Mysterious Forset Pt 1
4 Wobbler – Imperial Winter White Dwarf
5 Wobbler – Leprechaun Behind The Door
6 Big Big Train – Evening Star
7 Big Big Train – The Underfall Yard
8 I Am The Manic Whale – The Miligrame Experiment
9 I Am The Manic Whale – Stand Up
10 Eris Pluvia – The Call Of Cthulha
11 Eris Pluvia – The Hum
12 kaprekar’s Constant – Hallsands
13 Kaprekar’s Constant – Bluebird
14 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerbero (excerpt used as Outro)

The podcast for the latest show by The Ancient One is now available. This is a Mixed Bag show featuring 15 tracks from Australia, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Finland, Italy, Poland and France.

Playlist

1 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Resviglio (excerpt used as Intro)
2 Eros – Capricornia
3 Grand Tour – Back In The Zone
4 Mangrove – Beyond Reality
5 Ali Ferguson – The Catacombs
6 Beggar’s Opera – Mc Arthur Park
7 Manning – The Last Psalm
8 Long Earth – We Own Tomorrow
9 Mind Games – Travels
10 Yesterdays – Esotanc
11 Rafael Pacha – La Mujer Del Musico
12 Marco Bernard – The Pirate Ship
13 Inner Prospekt – A Wordless Fable
14 Comedy Of Errors – The Knight Returns
15 Collage – In Your Eyes
16 Esthesis – Downstream
17 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerbero (excerpt used as Outro)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 188 is now online. This is one of the Short Story series and features 46 varied tracks which are all under 4 minutes in length.

Playlist

1 La Torre Delle’Alchimista – Risveglio (excerpt used as Intro)
2 Wynder K Frog – Harpsichord Shuffle
3 Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger – This Wheels On Fire
4 Pete Brown’s Battered Ornaments – Station Song
5 Cream – Deserted Cities Of The Heart
6 Spooky Tooth – Sunshine Help Me
7 Colosseum – Walking In The Park
8 Kevin Ayers – Singing A Song In The Morning
9 Jack Bruce – Weird Of Hermiston
10 Audience – Banquet
11 Tramline – Pearly Queen
12 Juicy Lucy – Who Do You Love?
13 Deep Purple – The Painter
14 Supersister – She Was Naked
15 Pete Townsend – Time Is Passing
16 Clouds – The Carpenter
17 Atomic Rooster – Tomorrow Night
18 Eric Burden and The Animals – Good Times
19 Black Sabbath – Behind The Wall Of Sleep
20 Jade Warrior – Borne on The Solar Wind
21 Blodwyn Pig – Sing Me A Song That I Know So Well
22 Aphrodite’s Child – Magic Mirror
23 Cressida – To Play Your Little Games
24 Caravan – If I Could Do It All Again, etc.
25 Strawberry Alarm Clock – Incense and Peppermints
26 The Mooche – Hot Smoke and Sassafras
27 The Purple Gang – Granny Takes a Trip
28 The Glass Menagerie – She’s A Rainbow
29 Fleur de Lys – Circles
30 Spirit – Fresh Garbage
31 Peter Thorogood – Haunted
32 Jethro Tull – Living In The Past
33 Van Der Graaf Generator – Theme 1
34 Frank Zappa – Peaches En Regalia
35 Lindisfarne – City Song
36 Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Joybringer
37 ELP – Hoedown
38 Topo De Bill – Witchie Tai To
39 Genesis – Match Of The Day
40 Focus – House Of The King
41 Curved Air – Back St Luv
42 Rare Bird – Sympathy
43 East Of Eden – Jig-a-Jig
44 Boston – More Than A Feeling
45 Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire
46 Sam Gopal – The Sky Is Burning
47 The Deviants – Billy The Monster
48 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerberus (excerpt used as Outro)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 187 is now available. This is a show carrying the title ” 2 from 6 ” and picks an album from the back catalogues of 6 bands and then chooses 2 tracks from that album. Here stunning tracks from 3 Swedish and 3 Norwegian bands.

Playlist

1 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Resviglio (Excerpt used for the Intro)
2 Airbag – Never Coming Home
3 Airbag – Homesick Pt 1-3
4 The Flower Kings – World of Adventures
5 The Flower Kings – Big Puzzle
6 Gazpacho – Dream of Stone
7 Gazpacho – Upside Down
8 Kaipa – Light Blue and Green
9 Kaipa – The Crowded Hillsides
10 Moon Safari – Methuselah’s Children
11 Moon Safari – Bluebells
12 Wobbler – Fermented Hours
13 Wobbler – From Silence To Somewhere
14 Wynder K Frog – Harpsichord Shuffle (Opening track to Show No 188)
15 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerberus (Excerpt used for the Outro)

The Ancient One is very happy to say that the podcast for Show No 186 is now available. This is one of the “Featuring” series of shows and No 186 is all about ” Experimental German Rock and Electronic Music” from 1971 to 1983.

Playlist.

1 La Torre D’Alchimista – Resviglio (exc used as Intro)
2 E.M.A.K. – Filmmuzik
3 Can – Halleluwah (edit)
4 Klaus Weiss – Wide Open Space Motion
5 Alex – Patella Black
6 La Dusseldorf – Rheinita
7 Michael Rother – Karussell
8 Deutscher Wertabeit – Deutscher Wald
9 Agitation Free – Laila Pt II
10 Popul Vuh – Morgengruss
11 Gila – In A Sacred Manner
12 Michael Bundt – The Brain Of Askar Panizza
13 Conrad Schnitzel – Balet Statique
14 Neu – Hallogallo
15 Rolf Trostel – Der Prophet
16 Broselmachine – Schmetterling
17 Kalacakra – Nearby Shiras
18 Amon Duul II – Wie Der Wind An Ende Einer Strasse
19 Asmus Tietchens – Zebrugge
20 Hans Joachim Rodelius – Lustwandel
21 M.K. – Tanz In Dem Himmel
22 Ibliss – High Life
23 Pyrolator – Danger Cruising
24 Et Cetera – Mellodrama 2a
25 Harmonia – Deluxe
26 Ash Ra Tempel – Daydream
27 La Torre D’Alchimista – Cerberus (exc used as Outro

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 185, broadcast on 19th April at 21:00 UK, is now available.
This was one of the shows in the “Featuring” series and highlighted the music of 3 Canadian bands. They are Spaceport Union, Monarch Trail and Jelly Fiche.

Playlist

1 La Torre D’Alchimista – Resviglio (excerpt used as the Intro)
2 Spaceport Union – Simple Lack Of Motivation (Flirting With The Queen 2012)
3 Monarch Trail – Luminescence (Skye 2014)
4 Jelly Fiche – Tout Ce Que J’Ai Reve (Tout Ce Que J’Ai Reve 2008)
2 Spaceport Union – Writings On The Wall (Flirting With The Queen 2012)
3 Monarch Trail – East Of Fifty (Skye 2014)
4 Jelly Fiche – Dans La Peau D’Un Autre Pt 1+2 (Tout Ce Que J’Ai Reve 2008)
2 Spaceport Union – For Years (Flirting With The Queen 2012)
3 Monarch Trail – Back To The Start (Sand 2017)
4 Jelly Fiche – La Cage Du Vauteurs/Liberte (Tout Ce Que J’Ai Reve 2008)
2 Spaceport Union – Presentiped (Permanent Frequency 2017)
3 Monarch Trail – Charly’s Kitchen (Sand 2017)
4 Jelly Fiche – Au Nom D’Apo Calypso (Symbiose 2011)
2 Spaceport Union – Schwa (Permanent Frequency 2017)
3 Monarch Trail – Missing (Sand 2017)
4 Jelly Fiche – Le Marchand D’Hommes (Symbiose 2011)
2 Spaceport Union – Nefelibata (Permanent Frequency 2017)
3 Monarch Trail – Megalopolitana (Wither Down 2021)
4 Jelly Fiche – L’Autre Monde (Symbiose 2011)
2 Spaceport Union – This Town Will Kill You/Nebula (2017)

The Ancient One is delighted to say that the podcast for Show No 175 is now available. This is a show in the “Mixed Bag” series and is Volume 17.

Playlist

1 La Torre D’Alchimista – Risveglio (excerpt used as the Intro)
2 Fall Of Epistome – Invisible Crusader
3 Ian Hill – Arik’s Journey Pt 1
4 Caliganaut – Hushed
5 Kornmo – Doure Faller
6 Mythopoeic Mind – Cottage Of Last Play
7 Jordsjo – Skumring I Karasuendo
8 This Winter Machine – The Storm Pt 1 + 2
9 Hasse Froberg and the Nusical Companion – Other Eyes
10 Echo Us – Underneath the Smallest Sky
11 Tillison, Reingold and Tirani – Nel Nomi Di Dio (2021 remix)
12 Trettrioariga Kriget – In Memorium
13 Eris Pluvia – The Call of Cthulu
14 Holger Czukay – Ode To Perfume Pt 2
15 La Torre D’Alchimista – Cerbero (excerpt used as the outro

I’m delighted to say that the podcast for Show No 176 by The Ancient One is now available. This show features the band, Unitopia, who have a new album for imminent release, so we trace the evolution of the band through the 4 studio albums available. The four albums are More Than a Dream, The Garden, Artificial and Covered Mirror Vol 1.

Playlist for Show 176.

1 La Torre D’Alchimista – Risveglio (excerpt used as the Intro)
2 Justify
3 Take Good care
4 Slow Down
5 The Garden
6 Angeliqua
7 Journey’s Friend
8 Nothing Lasts Forever
9 Tesla
10 The Great Reward
11 What Kind Of World
12 Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
13 Genesis Medley
14 Easter
15 Rain Song
16 Yes Medley
17 Even In The Quietest Moments
18 La Torre D’Alchimista – Cerbero (excerpt used as the Outro)

TAO is delighted to say that Show No 174 is now available as a podcast. This is the first show to have been recorded in Eyrie Studio In The Neuk. This is a “Mixed Bag” show where TAO “catches up with some music” that has been issued while the studio was in transit as we moved from Portree in Skye to St Monans, Fife.

Playlist

1 La Torre D’Alchimista – Risveglio, Procreazione e Dubbio Pt 1 (used as the Intro)
2 Monarch Trail – Megalopolitana
3 Agusa – Sagobrus
4 Drifting Sun – Forsaken Innocence Pt 1 + 2
5 Lee Abraham – Counting Down
6 Red Sand – The Sound Of The Seventh Bell Pt 1-3
7 Cyan – The Sorceror
8 A Secret River – Celestial Fields
9 Phog – El Castillo
10 The Watch – An Intro into Red
11 Samurai of Prog – The Tricky Fiddler
12 La Torre D’Alchimista – Risveglio, Cerbero (used as the Outro)

The Ancient One is delighted to say that the podcast for Show No 165, “4 Bands From Germany”, is now available as a podcast. This show highlights, briefly, the back catalogues of the bands, Poor Genetic Material, RPWL, Sylvan and Traumhaus.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit of the Dance (Excerpt from the Recollections CD, used as the intro)
2 Poor Genetic Material – Watercolours (Spring Tidings 2006/2021)
3 RPWP – Bound To Reach The End (World Through My Eyes 2005)
4 Sylvan – Pane Of Truth (Posthumous Silence 2006)
5 Traumhaus – Wandler (Traumhaus 2001)
6 Poor Genetic Material – Drowning The Book (Island Noises 2011)
7 RPWP – The Fisherman (Beyond Man And Time 2012)
8 Sylvan – Farewell To Old Friends Pt 1-4 ( Sceneries 2012)
9 Traumhaus – Hinaus (Die Ander Seite 2008)
10 Poor Genetic Material – Absence Pt 1 (Absence 2016)
11 RPWP – Perfect Day (Wanted 2014)
12 Sylvan – Point Of No Return (Home 2015)
13 Traumhas – Das Geheimnes Pt 1+2 (Das Geheimnes 2013)
14 Poor Genetic Material – This Place (Here Now 2020)
15 RPWP – Give Birth To The Sun (Tales From Outer Space 2019)
16 Sylvan – Bit By Bit (One To Zero 2021)
17 Traumhaus – Entfliehen (In Oculis Meis 2020)
18 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt from the Recollections CD, used as the outro)

The Ancient One is delighted to state that the podcast is now available for Show No 163, “Tall Tales Vol 12”. This is one of the series of shows that feature long prog tracks.

Playlist.

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt taken from the Recollections cd and used as the intro)
2 Trettrioariga Kriget – The Road To The Horizon/To The Horizon (Till Horisonten 2021)
3 Ring Van Mobius – Seven Movements Of The Third Majesty (The Third Majesty 2020)
4 Traumhaus – Ausgeliefert (Traumhaus 2001)
5 Magic Pie – The Suffering Joy Pt 1-4 (The Suffering Joy 2011)
6 The Flower Kings – The Truth Will Set You Free (Unfold The Future 2017)
7 Morild – Waiting For The Ferry Pt 1-2 (Aves 2013)
8 Unreal City – Ex Tenebrae Lux (Il Paese Del Tramonto 2013)
9 Mythopoeic Mind – Fear Fiesta (Hatchling 2021)
10 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt taken from the Recollections cd and used as the intro)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that Show No 161, “A Brief History of Cosmograf” is now available as a podcast. This show traces the evolution of Robin Armstrong’s creative vehicle through the 8 studio albums Cosmograf have released.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance ( excerpt used as the Intro, taken from the cd Recollections)
2 Return To The Sea Pt 1 + 2 ( End Of Ecclesia 2009)
3 The Dark That Follows The Light ( End Of Ecclesia 2009)
4 Blacksmith’s Hammer ( When Age Has Done It’s Duty 2011)
5 When Age Has Done It’s Duty ( When Age Has Done It’s Duty 2011)
6 Aspire, Achieve ( The Man Left In Space 2013)
7 The Man Left In Space ( The Man Left In Space 2013)
8 The Drover ( Capacitor 2014)
9 White Car ( Capacitor 2014)
10 This Film Might Change Your Life (The Unreasonable Silence 2016)
11 The Unreasonable Silence ( The Unreasonable Silence 2016)
12 The Motorway (The HayMan Dreams 2017)
13 Hay Man (The HayMan Dreams 2017)
14 A Million Choices (Mind Over Depth 2019)
15 The Smoke and The Flame (Mind Over Depth 2019)
16 In 1985 (Rattrapante 2021)
17 Time Will Flow (Rattrapante 2021)
18 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as the Outro, taken from the cd Recollections)

The Ancient One is pleased to say that Show No 160 is now available as a podcast. I apologise for the delay, but we were on a holiday break.

Show No 160 is one of the series called “Short Stories” and this is Vol 10, where all tracks are between 3:30 min and 7:30 min.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of the Dance (excerpt taken from the Recollections cd.)
2 Castanarc – Flying
3 Pendragon – Starfish and the Moon
4 Lazuli – Sol
5 The Bardic Depths – Depths Of Imagination
6 Electric Mud – Sleeping Under A Green Desert Tree
7 Windom End – Walk This Way
8 Poor Genetic Material – What If?
9 Loonypark – Don’t Say A Word
10 Anderson/Stolt – We Are Truth
11 Tony Patterson – The Kindest Eyes
12 Gazpacho – Alarm
13 Anima Mundi – On Earth, Beneath the Stars
14 Aperco – Another Day To Live
15 Blind Faith – Sea Of Joy
16 Bruce Soord and Jonas Renske – Wisdom Of Clouds.
17 Cliffhanger – Sinister Memories
18 Dave Bainbridge – Veil Of Gossamer
19 Hidden Lands – L’Ancient Regime
20 Hoggwash – The Last Horizon
21 Czukay, Wobble, Liebezeit – Where’s The Money?
22 IQ – You Never Will
23 Jethro Tull – Life’s A Long Song
24 Johannes Luley – Voya
25 Jon Anderson – The Big Buddha Song
26 Jonas Lindberg – The Other Side
27 Karnataka -Road To Cairo
28 Khan – Stargazers
29 Kompendium – Mercy Of The Sea
30 Mike Kershaw – Spectres
31 Moon Safari – To Sail Beyond The Sunset
32 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt taken from the Recollections CD)

THe Ancient One is pleased to be able to say that Show No 159 is now available as a podcast. This is a show from the series “Concept Album Shows” and features Edison’s Children, Mandalaband, Karfagen, Sonus Umbra, Phideaux and Jon Anderson.
Each “track” will feature a section from the concept album.
Settle back and join Jim Lawson for another journey of discovery in the world of progressive music.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as the Intro, taken from the album Recollections)
2 Edison’s Children – The Disturbance Fields Pt 1-7 (2019)
3 Mandalaband – The Eye Of Wendor Pt 1-9 (1978)
4 Karfagen – The Magician’s Theater Pt 1-7 (2014)
5 Sonus Umbra – Winter Soulstice Pt 1-5 (2013)
6 Phideaux – Doomsday Afternoon Pt 1-5 (2007)
7 Jon Anderson – Olias Of Sunhillow Pt 1-4 (remastered version 2021)
8 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as the Outro, taken from the album Recollections)

The Ancient One is pleased to be able to say that Show No 158 is now available as a podcast. This is one of the series of shows called “Featuring” and this one highlights music from the back catalogues of four French bands. The bands in question are Spleen Arcana (2 albums), Esthesis (1 EP and 1 album), Grandval (2 albums) and Phog (3 albums).

Pic is the snowy Cuillin Ridge taken on the dog walk. (11/04/2021)

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt taken from the cd Recollections, used as the Intro)
2 Spleen Arcana – Trample On Me (The Field Where She Died 2009)
3 Esthesis – Raising Hands Pt 1+2 (Raising Hands EP 2019)
4 Grandval – Creve Les Nuages (A Ciel Ouvert 2016)
5 Phog – Communication (Communication 2018)
6 Spleen Arcana – A Picture Of Two Lovers ( The Field Where She Died 2009)
7 Esthesis – Silent Call (Raising Hands EP 2019)
8 Grandval – A Ciel Ouvert ( A Ciel Ouvert 2016)
9 Phog – Silver Sky (Communication 2018)
10 Spleen Arcana – Erin Shores (The Light Beyond The Shades 2014)
11 Esthesis – No Soul To Show/The Awakening (Live In The Studio from The Awakening 2020)
12 Grandval – Il Existe Un Etoile (Descendu Sur Terre 2020)
13 Phog – Ricochet (Evidence 2019)
14 Spleen Arcana – Fading Away (The Field Where She Died 2009)
15 Esthesis – High Tide (The Awakening 2020)
16 Grandval – Un Nouveau Destin ((Descendu Sur Terre 2020)
17 Phog – No Gravity (This World… 2020)
18 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt taken from the cd Recollections, used as the Outro)

Greetings, The Ancient One has a new show available as a podcast. This is Show No 157 which is one of the Tall Tales series of shows. Music comes from Germany, Norway, Ukraine, Spain and the UK. Artists featured are Ape Amplitude, Caligonaut, Lifesigns, Antony Kalugin, The Emerald Dawn, The Flying Caravan, Tusmorke, Jordsjo and 35 Tapes.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirirt Of The Dance (excerpt used as the Intro)
2 Ape Amplitude – A Long and Painful Path Pt 1-4 (Escape Routes 2019)
3 Caligonaut – Lighter Than Air (Magnified As Giants 2021)
4 Lifesigns – Altitude/Altitude Reprise (Altitude 2021)
5 Antony Kalugin – Gardener (Stellar Gardener 2021)
6 The Emerald Dawn – The Ascent (To Touch The Sky 2021)
7 The Flying Caravan – The Bumpy Road To Knowledge (I Judst Want To Break Even 2021)
8 Tusmorke – (The Marvellous and Murderous) Mysteries of Sacrifice (Nordic Crim 2021)
9 Jordsjo – Skumring I Karesuando (Pastoralia 2021)
10 35 Tapes – Epilogue (Home 2021)
11 Texel – Sweynsson’s Slumber (just a teaser, more in coming shows)
12 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as the Outro)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 156 is now available online. This is a special show to celebrate 6 years of TAO on Progzilla Radio. The music is culled from the back catelogues of Can, Irmin Schmidt (the Can keyboard player) and Holger Czukay ( the Can bass player).

I hope you enjoy this special show.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt taken from the Recollections CD)
2 Can – Halleluwah (Tago Mago 1971)
3 Irmin Schmidt – Le Weekend (Impossible Holidays 1991)
4 Holger Czukay – The Photo Song (Claremont 56 Versions 2009-2017 Roundhouse Mix)
5 Can – Vitamin C (Ege Bamyasi 1972)
6 Irmin Schmidt – Time, The Dreamkiller (Impossible Holidays 1991)
7 Holger Czukay – Witches Multiplication Table (On The Way To The Peak Of Normal 1981)
8 Can – I’m So Green (Ege Bamyasi 1972)
9 Irmin Schmidt – Love (Musk at Dusk 1987)
10 Holger Czukay – Ode To Perfume (On The Way To The Peak Of Normal 1981)
11 Can – Spoon (Ege Bamyasi 1972)
12 Irmin Schmidt – Roll On Euphrates (Musk at Dusk 1987)
13 Holger Czukay – Cool In The Pool (Movies 1979)
14 Can – Moonshake (Future Days 1973)
15 Irmin Schmidt – You Make Me Nervous (Anthology Soundtracks 1978-1993)
16 Holger Czukay – Persian Love (Movies 1979)
17 Can – Half Past One (Landed 1975)
18 Irmin Schmidt – Mary In A Coma (Anthology Soundtracks 1978-1993)
19 Holger Czukay – Hollywood Symphony (Movies 1979)
20 Can – Dizzy Dizzy (Soon Over Babaluma 1974)
21 Irmin Schmidt – Nuts’N’News (Anthology Soundtracks 1978-1993)
22 Holger Czukay – – Der Osten Is Rot (Der Osten Is Rot 1984)
23 Can – Come Sta La Luna (Soon Over Babaluma 1974)
24 Irmin Schmidt and Kumo – Goat Footed Balloonman (Masters Of Confusion 2001)
25 Holger Czukay – Good Morning Story (Good Morning Story 1999 inc an introduction from Holger and info about the start of Can)
26 Irmin Schmidt and Kumo – Rakatenstadt (Axolotyl Eyes 2008)
27 Can – Turtles Have Short Legs (The Singles 2017)
28 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt taken from the Recollections CD)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 155 is now available. This is one of the series of Mixed Bag shows where TAO gets a chance to catch up on some newer materials that don’t fit into the other themed shows.
Hear music from Sweden, Norway, Germany. The Netherlands France, Spain, The USA and The UK.

Playlist.

1 Greenslade – Spirit of the Dance (excerpt used as the Intro)
2 Bla Lotus – Summer Demons (Hogtid 2019)
3 Wobbler – Leprechaun Behind The Door ( in Taberna Demo from album No 2, Afterglow, available on Bandcamp)
4 Soup – Sleepers (Remedies 2017)
5 Marquette – Into The Homeland (Into The Wild 2020)
6 Nine Stones Close – Thicker Than Water ( Traces 2020 Tenth Anniversary reissue)
7 Lifesigns – Fortitude (Altitude 2021)
8 Esthesis – Downstream (The Awakening 2020)
9 Jesus Munoz Fernandez – Recovery (Strategies 2015)
10 Yacobs – It’s Beautiful (Beautiful 2020)
11 Vinyl Dial – Shapes In the Clouds ( The Flight Of The crown Hawk 2019)
12 Transatlantic – Overture/Heart Like A Whirlwind/Higher Than The Morning. (The Absolute Universe Forevermore Extended Version 2020)
13 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as the Outro)

The Ancient One is delighted to say that the podcast for Show No 154 is now available. This is one of the “Featuring” series of shows and is ” The Sound Of Iceland”. Hear 6 superb Icelandic bands, Eldberg, Lucy In Blue, Trubrot, Thursaflokkir, For A Minor Reflection and Svanfridur.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt used as the Intro)
2 Eldberg – Eg Erl Lifsius Braud (Eldberg 2011)
3 Lucy In Blue – Pricker’s Groove (Lucy In Blue 2013)
4 Trubrot – Lifun Pt 1-8 (Lifun 1971)
5 Thursaflokkir – Einsetumador Einu Sinni (Hinn Islenski Thursaflokkir 1978)
6 Thursaflokkir – Nutiminn (Hinn Islenski Thursaflokkir 1978)
7 For A Minor Reflection – Kyrrd (Reistu Thig Vid, Solin Er Comin A Loft 2008)
8 Svanfridur – The Woman Of Our Day (What’s Hidden There 1972)
9 Svanfridur – The Mug (What’s Hidden There 1972)
10 Eldberg – Hildarlif Vor Tima (Eldberg 2011)
11 Lucy In Blue – Dazed Petition (Lucy In Blue 2013)
12 Lucy In Blue – Tempest (In Flight 2019)
13 Thursaflokkir – Sigtriggur Van…( Thursabit 1978)
14 Thursaflokkir – Aeri-Tobbi (Thursabit 1978)
15 For A Minor Reflection – Sjaumst (Holdum I Att Ad Oreidu 2010)
16 Svanfridur – What Now You People Standing By (What’s Hidden There 1972)
17 Eldberg – Heimer Hugans Pt 1-5 (Thar Er Heimer Hugans 2015)
18 Lucy In Blue – In Flight (In Flight 2019)
19 Thursaflokkir – Skriftagangur (Thursabit 1978)
20 Thursaflokkir – Pinlitill Karl (Gaeti Eins Verid 1982)
21 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as the Outro)

The Ancient One is pleased to say that Show No 152 is now available as a podcast. This is “The Long And The Short Of 2020 Vol 1” which is TAO’s choice of the best shorter tracks of albums in 2020. All the track times are less than 10 minutes. Hear music from Norway, Germany, Finland, UK, Sweden, France, Canada and the USA.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit of the Dance (Excerpt used as the Intro)
2 Airbag – Sunsets (A Day At The Beach)
3 Fish – Garden Of Remembrance (Weltschmerz)
4 Long Earth – We Own Tomorrow (Once Around The Sun)
5 Lighthouse Sparrows – Gravest Danger (The Deep End ep)
6 Phog – Awakening (This World)
7 Fatal Fusion – Quo Vadimus (Dissonant Minds)
8 Arabs In Aspic – I Vow To Thee, My Screen (Madness and Magic)
9 Rick Miller – The Trial (Belief In The Machine)
10 Salva – A New God ( A Thousand Ways To Disappear)
11 Grandval – La Chemin A L’Envers (Descendu Sur Terre)
12 Esthesis – Chameleon (The Awakening)
13 Meer – Picking Up The Pieces ( Playing House)
14 Jon Anderson – First Born Leaders (1000 Hands Chapter One)
15 The Guildmaster – The Knight and The Ghost (The knight and The Ghost0
16 Ring Van Mobius – The Mobius Ring (The 3rd Majesty)
17 The Samurai of Prog – Dear Amadeus ( Beyond The Wardrobe)
18 Rick Wakeman – Asraeus Mons (The Red Planet)
19 Poor Genetic Meterial – This Place (Hear Now)
20 Siiga – Gemini Rising (Gemini Rising)
21 Abel Ganz – One Small Soul ( The Life Of The Honey Bee and Other Moments of Clarity)
22 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as the Outro)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 150 is now available. This is one of the shows in the series of “Concept Albums”. Hear sections of superb music from Finland, Norway, Australia, UK and one band classed as multinational.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt used as the Intro)
2 Gandalf’s Fist – The (Re) Master and the Monkey Pt 1-9 (2021)
3 Edison’s Children – The Final Breath Before November: Silhouette Pt 1-6 (2013)
4 The Samurai Of Prog – The Demise Of The Third King’s Empire Pt 1-18 (2020)
5 Gryphon – Red Queen To Gryphon Three Pt 1-2 (1974)
6 Gazpacho – Night Pt 1-3 (2007)
7 Hibernal – Relic Pt 8-11 (2020)
8 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as the Outro)

The Ancient One is delighted to say that Show No 151 is now available as a podcast. This is one of the shows that comes round only once a year. This is the podcast of the ” 2 Days Before Hogmanay” show which featured 5 Scottish artists and a selection of tracks from each, which are probably not in slightest “proggy”.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as the Intro)
2 King Creosote – Just What You Want
3 – Wake Up To This
4 – Love Life
5 – Cowardly Custard
6 – Nooks
7 – The Long Fade
8 The Silencers – I Want You
9 – I Can Feel It
10 – Sylvie
11 – Cellar Of Dreams
12 – Walkmans and Magnums
13 – Number One Friend
14 Siiga – Hollow Bones
15 – Michelle
16 – Jenny And The Devil
17 – Sleep Fast
18 – La Luna
19 – Gemini Rising
20 Gerry Rafferty – The Ark
21 – City To City
22 – Mattie’s Rag
23 – Night Owl
24 – Get It Right Next Time
25 – Take The Money And Run
26 Peatbog Faeries – There’s A Girl Behind The Bar Thinks She’s Garbo
27 – Calgary Capers
28 – Room 215
29 – The Real North
30 – Spiders
31 – The Dragon’s Apprentice
32 – The Ranch
33 Mike Oldfield – Tattoo
34 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as the Outro)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that Show No 149 is now available as a podcast. This is a show in the Featuring series and this time all the track titles feature a colour. Hear music from Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, USA, Germany, Poland, Finland and the UK.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt use as the Intro taken from the Recollections CD)
2 Magenta – The White Witch Pt 1-5 (Revolutions 2001)
3 The Nice – Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon ( Elegy 1970)
4 Aquaplanage – Ode To Grey Mornings (Aquaplanage 2008)
5 Opium Cartel – White Wolf (Ardour 2013)
6 Kaipa – Light Blue And Green (Vittjar 2012)
7 Focus – Black Beauty (In and Out of Focus 1970)
8 XNA – Banner Of The Whyte Boar (We Changed You 2013)
9 Argos – Black Cat (Argos 2009)
10 Traffic Experiment – The Crimson Sky at 5am (Live. At the End of the World 2013)
11 Collage – The Blues (Moonshine 1994)
12 Grey Lady Down – The Ballad Of Billy Grey (Crime Pt 1) (The Crime 1994)
13 Moon Safari – Bluebells (Blomljud 2008)
14 Samurai of Prog – The Perfect Black (On We Sail 2017)
15 Fatal Fusion – Endless Ocean Blue (Total Absence 2016)
16 Kaprecar’s Constant – Bluebird (Fate Outsmarts Desire 2017)
17 Tiger Moth Tales – Blackbird (The Whispering Of The World 2020)
18 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt use as the Outro taken from the Recollections CD)

The Ancient One is pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 148 is now available. This is one of the series of shows classed a s “Mixed Bag” which means anything goes, and this is Volume 14 which features music from the years 1970-1975.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt from the Recollections CD used as the Intro)
2 Premiata Forneria Marconi – Il Banchetto (Photos Of Ghosts 1973)
3 Genesis – Firth Of Fifth (Selling England By The Pound 1973)
4 Fruupp – Sheba’s Song (Modern Masquerades 1975)
5 Jethro Tull – Baker Street Muse (Minstrel In The Gallery 1975)
6 Rare Bird – Epic Forest (Epic Forest 1972)
7 Magna Carta – Lord Of The Ages (Lord Of The Ages 1973)
8 Khan – Driving To Amsterdam (Space Shanty 1972)
9 Pete Sinfield – Envelopes Of Yesterday (Still 1973)
10 Steve Hackett – Shadow Of The Hierophant ( Voyage Of The Acolyte 1975)
11 Gryphon – Midnite Mushrumps (Midnite Mushrumps 1974)
12 Barclay James Harvest – Child Of The Universe (Everyone Is Somebody Else 1974)
13 Pink Floyd – Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt 1-9 (Wish You Were Here 1975)
14 Beggar’s Opera – Raymond’s Road (Act One 1971)
15 Yes – Wondrous Stories (Going For The One 1977)
16 Supersister – No Tree Will Grow (The Highest Bidder 1972)
17 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt from the Recollections CD used as Outro)

The Ancient One is delighted to say that Show No 147, “Tall Tales Vol 10” is now available as a podcast.
This is one of the series of shows that highlights epic length prog tracks. Hear new music, all 2020, from Ukraine, Italy, Norway, Finland and the UK.

Playlist

1 Greeenslade – Spirit of the Dance (Excerpt used as the Intro from the Recollections CD)
2 Antony Kalugin – Marshmallow (Marshmallow Moonshine 2020)
3 La Maschera Di Cera – Il Tempo Millengrio (SEI 2020)
4 Wobbler – Merry Macabre (Dwellers Of the Deep 2020)
5 Bernard and Porsti (The Samurai of Prog) – La Tierra (La Tierra 2020)
6 Gazpacho – Sapien (Fireworker 2020)
7 Long Earth – Once Around The Sun Pt 1-4 (Once Around The Sun 2020)
8 Ring Van Mobius – The Seven Movements Of The Third Majesty (The Third Majesty 2020)
9 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as the Outro from the Recollections CD)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 146, “8 Influential Albums” is now available. This is a show featuring some albums from 1968 – 1974 that “hit the spot” on my musical journey, which is still ongoing of course.

The music comes from 1968 (Family, Deep Purple), 1969 (Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, Chicago Transit Authority), 1970 (Egg, Can)), 1973 (Greenslade) and 1974 (J J Cale).

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt used as Intro, taken from the Recollections CD)
2 Family – The Chase (all tracks from the 1968 debut, Music In A Dolls House)
3 Family – Mellowing Grey
4 Family – Never Like This
5 Family – Me My Friend
6 Family – Variations on a Theme of Hey Mr Policeman
7 Family – Old Songs New Songs
8 Family – Variations on a Theme of The Breeze
9 Family – Hey Mr Policeman
10 Egg – Bulb (all tracks taken from the 1970 debut, Egg)
11 Egg – While Growing My Hair
12 Egg – I Will Be Absorbed
13 Egg – Fugue in D Minor
14 Egg – They Laughed When I Sat Down At The Piano
15 Egg – The Song of McGillicuddie the Pusillanimus (or Don’t Worry, James, Your Socks Are Hanging in The Coal Cellar With Thomas
16 Egg – Boilk
17 Deep Purple – And The Address (all tracks from the 1968 debut, Shades Of Deep Purple)
18 Deep Purple – Hush
19 Deep Purple – One More Rainy Day
20 Deep Purple – Prelude/Happiness, I’m So Glad
21 Greenslade – Bedside Manners Are Extra (all tracks taken from 1973 album No 2, Bedside Manners Are Extra)
22 Greenslade – Pilgrim’s Progress
23 Greenslade – Time To Dream
24 Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper – The Weight (all tracks from the 1969 debut, Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper)
25 Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper – Mary-Anne
26 Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper – Together Till The End Of Time
27 Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper – That’s All Right
28 Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper – Green Onions
29 Can – Deadlock (all tracks from 1970 album No 2, Soundtracks)
30 Can – Tango Whiskyman
31 Can – Don’t Turn On The Light, Leave Me Alone
32 Can – She Brings The Rain
33 J J Cale – Crying (all tracks come from the 1974 album No 4, Okie)
34 J J Cale – I’ll Be There, If You Ever Want Me
35 J J Cale – Rock’n’Roll Records
36 J J Cale – Cajun Moon
37 J J Cale – I’d Like To Love You, Baby
38 J J Cale – Anyway The Wind Blows
39 J J Cale – Okie
40 J J Cale – I Got The Same Old Blues
41 Chicago Transit Authority – Introduction (all tracks from the 1969 debut, Chicago Transit Authority)
42 Chicago Transit Authority – Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
43 Chicago Transit Authority – Beginnings
44 Chicago Transit Authority – I’m A Man
45 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as Outro, taken from the Recollections CD)

The Ancient One is pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 145, “Featuring Jordsjo, Tusmorke and White Willow” is now available online. This show visits the back catalogues of the 3 Norwegian bands to give a brief chronological history of their music.

Playlist.

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as the Intro from the cd Recollections)
2 Jordsjo – Ogion (Jordsjo Tape/Digital release 2016 and also Jordsjo (compilation) 2018)
3 Tusmorke – The Quintessence Of Elements (Underjordiske Tusmorke 2012)
4 White Willow – Now In These Fairylands (Ignis Fatuus 1995)
5 Jordsjo – Under Orion B (Jordsjo II Tape/Digital release 2016 and also Jordsjo (compilation) 2018)
6 Tusmorke – Fort Bak Lyset (Fort Bal Lyset 2016)
7 White Willow – Leaving The House Of Thanatos (Ex Tenebris 1998)
8 Jordsjo – Jord Pt 1 + 2 (Jord 2017)
9 Tusmorke – En Rykende Ruin (Hinsides 2017)
10 White Willow – Paper Moon (Sacrament 2000)
11 Jordsjo – Nattfiolen (Demo track recorded in 2019, but NOT featured on the album of the same name)
12 Tusmorke – Toyens Hemmelighet (Fjernsyn I Farver 2018)
13 White Willow – Chemical Sunset (Storm Season 2004)
14 Fordsjo – Stilfinner (Nattfiolen 2019)
15 Tusmorke – Fjernsyn I Farver (Fjernsyn I Farver 2018)
16 White Willow – Ghosts (Signal To Noise 2006)
17 Jordsjo – Til Varen (Nattfiolen 2019)
18 Tusmorke – Vinterblot (Fort Bak Lyset 2016)
19 White Willow – Hawk Circle The Mountain ( Terminal Twilight 2011)
20 White Willow – In Dim Days (Future Hopes 2017)
21 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as the Outro from the cd Recollections)

The Ancient One is delighted to tell everyone that the podcast for Show No 144, “The Concept Album Show Vol 9”, is now online. This features large chunks from concept albums, old and new, and the bands are, Hibernal (Australia), IQ (UK), Gandalf’s Fist (UK), Kayak (Netherlands) and Spocks Beard (USA). As there was a little time left, I squeezed in a classic prog oldie by The nice, “America”.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt used as The Intro from the Recollections cd)
2 Hibernal – Relic Pts 1-7 (Relics 2020)
3 IQ – Subterranea Pts 6-11 (Subterranea 1997)
4 Gandalf’s Fist – The Clockwork Fable pts 11-16 (The Clockwork Fable Disc 2 2016)
5 Kayak – Merlin – Bard Of The Unseen Pts 8-14 (Merlin Bard Of The Unseen 2003)
6 Spocks Beard – Snow Pts 8-15 (Snow 2002)
7 The Nice – America.
8 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as The Outro)

The Ancient One is pleased to say that Show No 143, “Mixed Bag Vol 13” is now available as a podcast. This is an “anything goes” type of show
and features Rick Wakeman, Minor Giant, Logos, Pink Floyd, Rick Miller, Genesis, Abel Ganz, Poor Genetic Material, Apogee, Jon Anderson, Agusa, Moron Police, Finisterre, Pattern Seeking Animals
and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt from the Recollections cd)
2 Rick Wakeman – Valles Marineris (The Red Planet 2020)
3 Minor Giant – On The Road (On The Road 2014)
4 Logos – Paesaggi Di Insomnia (Sadako e le Mille Gru di Carto 2020)
5 Pink Floyd – Sheep (Animals 1977)
6 Rick Miller – Correct To The Core (Belief In The Machine 2020)
7 Genesis – One For The Vine (Wind And Wuthering 1976)
8 Abel Ganz – Sepia And White (The Life Of The Honey Bee
and Other Moments of Clarity 2020)
9 Poor Genetic Material – The Garden Pt 1-5 (Here Now 2020)
10 Apogee – Endurance Of The Obsolete (Endurance Of The Obsolete 2020)
11 Jon Anderson – First Born Leaders (1000 H
ands Chapter One 2020)
12 Agusa – L
andet Langerson (Agusa 2017)
13 Moron Police – Isn’t It Easy (A Boat On The Sea 2019)
14 Finisterre – Orizzonte Degli Events (Finisterre XXV 2020)
15 Pattern Seeking Animals – Lifeboat (Prehensile Tails 2020)
16 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire! (single)
17 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt from the Recollections cd)

The Ancient One is pleased to say that the podcast for Show No 142 “Tall Tales Vol 9” is now available. This show highlights some excellent long tracks from Ukraine, Germany, Netherl
ands, Australia
and the UK.

Playlist.

1 Greenslade – Spirit of the Dance (excerpt used as Intro)
2 Pacifica – The Mariner
3 Sunchild – Under The Wrap Pt 1-3
4 David Gilmour – Echoes ( Live In Gdansk)
5 Apogee – Overruled
6 Focus – Eruption Pt 1-5
7 Unitopia – Tesla
8 Patchwork Cacophony – Fairytale Pt 1-4
9 Genesis – Dancing With The Moonlit Knight.
10 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as Outro)

The Ancient One is delighted to say that Show No 141 is now available as a podcast. This is one of the series, Short Stories Vol 6, which are shorter songs, all under 6 minutes. Hear music from Germany, Switzerl
and, Norway, France, USA, Belgium, Australia, Irel
and, Japan, Israel, Brazil, Netherl
ands, Sweden
and the UK.

There is also the chance to enter the competition to win the Cds released by Kimmo Porsti (Wayfarer)
and Bernard
and Porsti (Gulliver). Kimmo
and Marco are 2/3rds of the b
and Samurai of Prog,
and to enter the competition, all I want to know is, who is the 3rd member of the core trio in Samurai of Prog? Answers by 21st August (I know the show says 18th, but I’ve extended it by a couple of days) to jim@progzilla.com Good Luck.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit of the Dance (excerpt from the Recollections CD)
2 Argos – Papership Dreams (Cruel Symmetry)
3 Bram Stoker – Climbing The Gyrosphere (Cold Reading 2014)
4 Clepsydra – Sunrise/Sunset (Hologram 1991)
5 Damanek – Mooncatcher (In Flight 2018)
6 Caravan – In The L
and Of Grey
and Pink (In The L
and of Grey
and Pink 1971)
7 Fish – A Feast Of Consequences (A Feast of Consequences 2013)
8 David Gilmour – Smile (On An Isl
and )
9 Haze – Grey To Blue (The Last Battle 2013)
10 IQ – The Sense in Sanity (Subterranea 1997)
11 Jethro Tull Songs From The Woods (Songs From The Woods)
12 Kerrs Pink – Hourglass (Tidings 2002)
13 Lazuli – Dieter Bohm (Le Fantastique Envol de Dieter Bohm 2020)
14 Martigan – On Tiptoe (Distant Monsters 2005)
15 Neuschwanstein – Loafer Jack (Battlement 1978)
16 Martin Orford – Take It To The Sun (The Old Road 2008)
17 Porcupine Tree – Halo (Deadwing 2005)
18 RPWL – Far Away From Here (Tales From Outer Space 2019)
19 Days Before Ststions – The Man Who Died Two Times (In EXtremis 2013)
20 Toon Martens Project – Ginkgo Biloba (TMP 2011)
21 Unitopia – Nothing Lasts Forever (Artificial 2010)
22 ELP – The Sheriff (Trilogy 1972)
23 The Windmill – The Continuation (The continuation 2015)
24 Fruupp – Annie Austere (The Prince Of Heaven’s Eyes 1974)
25 Yuka
and Chronoship – Old Ship On The Grass (Ships 2018)
26 Zenit – Pulsar (The Ch
andresekhar Limit 2013)
27 Aperco – Another Day to Live (The Battle 2016)
28 The Blue Nile – Seven am (Hats 1989)
29 Caravela Escarlata – Um Brilho Fragil No Infinito (Caravela Escarlata 2017)
30 D’Accord – Mr Moonlight (D’accord III 2013)
31 Elephants of Scotl
and – Full Power (Home Away From Home 2013)
32 Focus – Red Sky At Night ( Ship Of Ghosts 1976)
33 Hidden L
ands – Over Again (Lyksalightens O 2016)
34 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt from the Recollections CD)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that Show No 140 is now available as a podcast. This is a very special show, tracing the history of the b
and, Abel Ganz, from the beginning in 1980 to the release of the latest album, The Life Of The Honey Bee
and Other Moments Of Clarity.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit of the Dance (Excerpt from the Recollections CD used as the intro)
2 One Small Soul (The Life Of The Honey Bee
and Other Moments of Clarity 2020)
3 You
and Yours (Gratuitous Flash 1994)
4 Gratuitous Flash (Gratuitous Flash 1994)
5 The Hustler (Gullible’s Travels 1995)
6 Dream Away (Gullible’s Travels 1995)
7 The Danger Of Strangers Pt 1-2 (The Danger Of Strangers 1998)
8 Rain Again Pt 1-3 (The Danger Of Strangers 1988)
9 Stranger In Your Heart (The Deafening Silence 1994)
10 It’s Different Now (The Deafening Silence 1994)
11 Looking For A Platform (Shooting Albatross 2008)
12 Sheepish (Shooting Albatross 2008)
13 Obsolescence Pt 1-5 (Abel Ganz 2014)
14 The Dead Zone (Gratuitous Flash Remastered 2016)
15 The Life Of The Honey Bee
and Other Moments Of Clarity (The Life Of The Honey Bee
and Other Moments of Clarity 2020)
16 The Light Shines Out (The Life Of The Honey Bee
and Other Moments of Clarity 2020)
17 Thank You (Abel Ganz 2014)
18 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt from the Recollection CD used as the outro)

The Ancient One is delighted to say that Show No 97 is now available as a podcast. This is one of the PB4X shows from 2018. The Prog Before Xmas is an annual “mini festival” held in the Drygate Brewery in Glasgow at the beginning of December. This show featured Glen Brielle (creative vehicle for Hugh Carter, one of the original members of Abel Ganz), Sloth Metropolis, The Comedy of Errors (replacing Gr
and Tour, the creative vehicle for Hew Montgomery, another Abel Ganz original), Abel Ganz
and Galahad. The radio show was broadcast weeks before the gig as a sampler of the evening.

This was not put online as a podcast at the time due to some of the music being demo material from upcoming albums. This is no longer a problem so here is that superb show.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Br
andenburger (excerpt used as Intro)
2 Hugh Carter (Abel Ganz) – You And Yours (Gratuitous Flash 1994)
3 Hugh Carter Biography Pt 1
4 Hugh Carter (Abel Ganz) – Sheepish (Shooting Albatross 2008)
5 High Carter Biography Pt 2
6 Hugh Carter (Glen Brielle) – Mr Valentine
7 Hugh Carter (Glen Brielle) – Thatcher
8 Sloth Metropolis Biography Pt 1
9 Sloth Metropolis – Old World (Origins 2017)
10 Sloth Metropolis – Across The Ocean (Origins 2017)
11 Sloth Metropolis – Forest (Origins 2017)
12 Sloth Metropolis Biography Pt 2
13 Sloth Metropolis – The Grove (Origins 2017)
14 Sloth Metropolis – Swift Metropolis (Origins 2017)
15 Sloth Metropolis Biography Pt 3
16 Sloth Metropolis – Transmutation (Origins 2017)
17 Gr
and Tour – It’s Come To This (Heavy On The Beach 2015)
18 Hew Montgomery Biography Pt 1
19 Gr
and Tour – On The Radio (Heavy On The Beach 2015)
20 Hew Montgomery Biography Pt 2
21 Gr
and Tour – Back In The Zone (segment from Clocks That Tick but Never Talk 2019)
22 Gr
and Tour – Clocks That Tick But Never Talk (segment from Clocks That Tick But Never Talk)
23 Gr
and Tour – The Panic (Clocks That Tick But Never Talk 2019)
24 Gr
and Tour – Slumber Sweetly (Clocks That Tick But Never Talk 2019)
25 Abel Ganz – The Danger Of Strangers Pt 1 + 2 (The Danger Of Strangers 1988)
26 Abel Ganz – Ventura (Shooting Albatross 2008)
27 Interview with Davie Mitchell Pt 1
28 Abel Ganz – Honey Bee (The Life Of The Honey Bee
and Other Moments Of Clarity 2020)
29 Interview With Davie Mitchell Pt 2
30 Abel Ganz – One Small Soul (The Life Of The Honey Bee
and Other Moments Of Clarity 2020)
31 Interview With Davie Mitchell Pt 3
32 Galahad – Empires Never Last (Empires Never Last 2015/2017)
33 Galahad – Iceberg (Quiet Storms 2017)
34 Stu Biography
35 Galahad – Dust (extended Edit) (Seas Of Change 2018)
36 Galahad – Smoke (extended Edit) (Seas of Change 2018)
37 The Nice – Br
andenburg (Excerpt used as the Outro)

The Ancient One is very pleased to say that Show No 139, “Featuring Adventure, Fatal Fusion
and The Windmill is now available as a podcast on the Progzilla website. This features music from the back catalogues of each of the b
ands. Adventure
and Fatal Fusion have released 4 albums
and The Windmill have released 3.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit of the Dance (excerpt used as the Intro, taken from the Recollection CD)
2 Adventure – The Motherl
and Pt 1-6 ( Adventure 2000)
3 Fatal Fusion -L
and Of The Sun (L
and Of The Sun 2010)
4 The Windmill – Don’t Be Afraid (To Be Continued 2010)
5 Adventure – Something To Believe In Pt 1-3 (Beacon Of Light 2009)
6 Fatal Fusion – City Of Zerych (The Ancient Tale 2013)
7 The Windmill – The Masque (The Continuation 2013)
8 Adventure – Caught In The Web Pt 1-2 (Caught In The Web 2014)
9 Fatal Fusion – Endless Ocean Blue (Total Absence 2016)
10 The Windmill – Giant Prize (The Continuation 2013)
11 Adventure – Lighthouse (New Horizon 2019)
12 Fatal Fusion – Coming Forth Day By Day (Dissonant Minds 2020)
13 The Windmill – The Tree (Tribus 2018)
14 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as the Outro, taken from the Recollection CD)

The Ancient One is pleased to tell everyone that the podcast for Show No 138 “The Canadian Special Vol 1” is now available. This highlights some of the best, past
and present, progressive artists from Canada. We go from 1974 all the way up to 2019.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as Intro from the Recollection CD)
2 Mystery – Through Different Eyes Pt 1-6 (One Among The Living 2010)
3 Druckfarben – Nat Nayah (Druckfarben 2011)
4 Black Mountain – Space To Bakersfield ( IV 2016)
5 Monarch Trail – Luminescence ( Skye 2014)
6 Harmonium – Harmonium (Harmonium 1974)
7 Machines Dream – Immunity (Revisionist History 2019)
8 Ptarmigan – The Island Pt 1-3 (Ptarmigan 1974)
9 Innerspace – Wild Flower (The Village 2012)
10 Spaceport Union – Drone (Permanent Frequency 2019)
11 Maneige – Galerie III (Maneige 1975)
12 Jelly Fiche – La Cage De Vautours/Liberte (Tout Ce Que J’ai Reve 2008)
13 Morse Code – Procreation Pt 1-3 (Procreation 1976)
14 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as Outro from the Recollection CD)ƒ

The Ancient One is pleased to announce that Show No 137, “Mixed Bag Vol 12” is now available as podcast. This contains 14 superb tracks from Germany, France, Poland, Canada, Netherlands, Belarus, Ukraine, Norway and the UK.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as Intro from Recollections CD)
2 Traumhaus – X-Ray The Darkness (In Oculis Meis 2CD CD2 English 2020)
3 Grandval – Il Existe Une Etoile (Descendu Sur Terre 2020)
4 Fren – Time To Take Stones Away (Where Do You Want Ghosts To Reside? 2020)
5 Spaceport Union – Fever Dream (Permanent Frequency 2017)
6 Jon Anderson – Open (Open Single 2011)
7 Abel Ganz -The Dead Zone (Gratuitous Flash 1984/2017)
8 Realisea – Our Stage (Mantelpeace 2020)
9 The Worm Ourobouros – The Reality You Can’t Stop Dreaming ( Endless Way From You 2019)
10 Long Earth – A Guy From Down The Road (Once Around The Sun 2020)
11 Karfagen – Phantasmagoria (Phantasmagoria Element 1 2020)
12 Arabs In Aspic – Heaven In Your Eye (Madness and Magic 2020)
13 Phog – No Gravity (This World 2020)
14 Can – She Brings The Rain (Soundtracks 1970)
15 Traumhaus – Die Dunkelheit Durchleuchten (In Oculis Meis 2CD CD1 German 2020)
16 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as Outro from Recollections CD)

The new show by The Ancient One is now available as a podcast. This is Show No 136, “Swedish Tall Tales” which is a fusion of two types of show, a Country show (all Swedish artists) and a Tall Tales Show (all long tracks). Seven epics in the 3 hour show. Majestic.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt used as Intro taken from the Recollections CD)
2 Karmakanic – God, The Universe and Everything Else No-One Cares About Pt 1+2 (Dot 2016)
3 Anekdoten – Sad Rain (Vemod 1993)
4 Simon Says – Minds Of Mortal Men (Siren Songs 2011)
5 Kaipa – Mindrevolutions (Mindrevolutions 2005)
6 Anglagard – Snardom (Viljans Oga 2012)
7 Moon Safari – Other Half Of The Sky (Blomljud 2008)
8 The Flower Kings -Stardust We Are (Stardust We Are 1997)
9 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as Intro taken from the Recollections CD)

The Ancient One is again delighted to be able to state that Show No 135 is now available as a podcast. This is one of the series of shows called “Featuring” and this can be a particular band or a particular album, but for Vol 11 (Show 135) the 3 hours are given over to 3 superb Scandinavian bands, Airbag and Gazpacho from Norway and Moon Safari from Sweden. The music will be taken from each bands back catalogue. Stunning stuff.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as Intro from Recollections CD)
2 Airbag – Machines and Men (A Day At The Beach 2020)
3 Moon Safari – Doorway (A Doorway To Summer 2005)
4 Gazpacho – Soyuz 1 (Soyuz 2018)
5 Airbag – Safe Like You (Identity 2009)
6 Moon Safari – Bluebells (Blomljud 2008)
7 Gazpacho – Park Bench (Molok 2015)
8 Airbag – Homesick Pt 1-3 (All Rights Removed 2011)
9 Moon Safari – Yasgur’s Farm (Blomljud 2008)
10 Gazpacho – Death Room Pt 1-3 (Demon 2014)
11 Airbag – Broken (The Greatest Show On Earth 2013)
12 Moon Safari – A Kid Called Panic (Lovers End 2010)
13 Gazpacho – The Walk Pt 1+2 (Tick Tock 2009)
14 Airbag – Redemption (Disconnected 2013)
15 Moon Safari – Mega Moon (Himlabacken Vol 1 2013)
16 Gazpacho – Valerie’s Friend (Night 2007)
17 Airbag – How I Wanna Be (Identity 2009)
18 Moon Safari – In The Countryside (Blomljud 2008)
19 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as Outro from Recollections CD)

The Ancient One is delighted to be able to say that the podcast for Show No 134 is now available online. This is a show in the series of Concept Albums ( Vol 8) and has sections from Kayak, Gandalf’s Fist, The Moody Blues, Hostsonaten, Looking Glass lantern, Rick Wakeman and The Samurai Of Prog.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as Intro from The Recollection CD)
2 Kayak – Merlin Pts 1-7 (Merlin – Bard Of The Unseen 2003)
3 Gandalf’s Fist – The Clockwork Fable Pts 5-10 (The Clockwork Fable 2018)
4 The Moody Blues – Days Of Future Passed Pt 6-7 (Days Of Future Passed 1967)
5 Hostsonaten – The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Pt 1-3 (The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner 2003)
6 Looking Glass Lantern – The Hound Of The Baskervilles Pt 6-9 (The Hound Of The Baskervilles 2014)
7 Rick Wakeman – Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Pt 18-27 (Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Re-recorded 2012)
8 The Samurai Of Prog – Gulliver Pt 4 (The Land of the Fools) (Gulliver 2020)
9 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt used as Outro from the Recollection CD)

The Ancient One is pleased to let listeners know that TAO Show No 133, “Short Stories Vol 5” is now available as a podcast on the Progzilla radio webpage.
This is a show in the series of short tracks with all 31 tracks on offer, clocking in under 6 minutes.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit of the Dance (Excerpt used as Intro)
2 Poor Genetic Material – Lost In Translation.
3 Ben Craven – If You Knew.
4 David Gilmour – Cruise.
5 Hoggwash – The Last Horizon.
6 Martin Orford – Power And Speed.
7 Beggar’s Opera – Think.
8 After Crying – Pilgrim’s March.
9 Haze – The Barrister And The Bargast.
10 Jethro Tull – Mother Goose.
11 Family – Old Songs New Songs.
12 Autumn Whispers – To A Child Dancing In The Wind.
13 Caravan – In The Land Of The Grey And Pink.
14 Helloween – Number One.
15 White Willow – Now In These Fairy Lands.
16 Loonypark – Face In The Mirror.
17 Cosmograf – The Vacuum That I Fly Through.
18 Giannotti – Corridor of Doors.
19 Aunt Mary – Blind Date.
20 Believe – The Warmest Sun In Winter.
21 Barclay James Harvest – Galadriel.
22 Mindgames – In My Humble Opinion.
23 Mike Kershaw – Causes.
24 Mangrove – Love and Beyond.
25 Fish – Blind To The beautiful.
26 Different Light Transient Dream.
27 Hidden Lands L’Ancient Regime.
28 Focus – Harem Scarem.
29 Hasse Froberg – Venice CA.
30 Holger Czukay/Jah Wobble/Jaki Liebezeit – How Much Are They?
31 Jon Anderson – Big Buddha Song.
32 Horslips – Mad Pat.
33 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as Outro)

The Ancient One is delighted to pass on the information that Show No 132, “Mixed Bag Vol 11” is now available as a podcast on the website. This has 13 mixed tracks from Australia, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and UK.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt used as Intro from Recollections CD)
2 Unitopia – Genesis Medley
3 Morild – Circus
4 Manning – The Last Psalm
5 Flamborough Head – The Trapper
6 Lee Abrahams – Tomorrow Will Be Yesterday
7 Focus – Answers Questions Questions Answers
8 Collage – Moonshine
9 IQ – Constellations
10 Magic Pie – Motions Of Desire
11 Zenit – Pravritti
12 Glass Hammer – Nothing Box
13 White Willow – A Dance Of Shadows
14 Unitopia – Angeliqua
15 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt used as Outro from Recollections CD)

Show No 131, “Tall Tales Vol 8”, from The Ancient One is now available as a podcast. This is one of the series of long track specials. Hear music from UK, Czech Republic, USA, Belarus and multi national.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt from The Recollection CD)
2 Ontofield – Sleeping With Fractals (Sleeping With Fractals 2013)
3 Manning – Ragged Curtains Pt 1-8 (Ragged Curtain 2002)
4 Different Light – Spectres and Permanent Apparitions (Binary Sun Pt 1 Operant Condition 2020)
5 Long Earth – Once Around The Sun Pt 1-4 (Once Around The Sun 2020)
6 Aaron Clift Experiment – The Castaway Suite Pt 1-4 (Lonely Hills 2012)
7 The Worm Ourobouros – Cycles (Endless Way From You 2019)
8 The Cosmic Remedy – Childhood Suite Pt 1-3 (The Cosmic Remedy 2013)
9 Moon Halo – Seize The Day (Chroma 2019)
10 Greenslade Joie De Vivre (excerpt from The Recollection CD)

The Ancient One is delighted to be able to say that the special show recorded for the station’s 5th Birthday is now available as a podcast. This was a special 90 min show where the presenters were asked to choose 5 pieces of music that got them “into” prog in the beginning and then some tracks which have recently become favourites.

Playlist

1 PFM – Celebration (excerpt from the track on Photos Of Ghosts)
2 The Moody Blues – House Of 4 Doors Suite (3 linked tracks from In Search Of The Lost Chord)
3 Pink Floyd – Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (live track from Umma Gumma album 1)
4 Bo Hansson – Lord Of The Rings Pt 1-5 (from Music Inspired By Lord Of The Rings)
5 Rick Wakeman – Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Pt 1-7 (rerecorded for the 40th Anniversary Tour)
6 Jon Anderson – Olias of Sunhillow Pt 1-5 (from Jon Anderson’s debut solo album)
7 Tiger Moth Tales – A Visit To Chigwick (from the debut release Cocoon)
8 Freedom To Glide – Broken Road (from Seed, the 3rd album in the trilogy by F2G)
9 Airbag – Sleepwalker (a snippet, very short from the band’s 4th album Disconnected)

Yet another podcast is now available from TAO. This is Show No 129, “The Concept Album Show Vol 7”. Hear six segments from concept albums from Ukraine, Sweden, Australia, UK and Multinational.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt from Recollections CD)
2 Robert Reed – Sanctuary III Part 1 (Sanctuary III 2018)
3 Bernard and Porsti (Samurai Of Prog) – Gulliver Pts 1 + 2 (Gulliver 2020)
4 Karfagen – Birds Of Passage Pt 1 (Birds of Passage 2020)
5 IQ – Subterranean Pt 1-5 (Subterranean 1997)
6 Isildur’s Bane – Sagan Om Ringen pt 1-11 (Sagan Om Ringen 1988)
7 Hibernal – Beyond Pt 1-4 (Beyond 2020)
8 Bernard and Porsti (Samurai of Prog) – Gulliver Pt 3 (Gulliver 2020)
9 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt from Recollections CD)

Show No 128 from TAO is now available online. This is one of the Country Series, and is “The Italian Show Vol 2”, where all the featured bands are based in Italy.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt from the Recollections CD)
2 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerbero (Neo 2007)
3 PFM – Vision Di Archimedi (Stati Di Imaginazione 2006)
4 Locanda Delle Fate – Crescendo (The Missing Fireflies 2012)
5 Submarine Silence – Journey Through Mine (Submarine Silence 2001)
6 Buon Vecchio Charlie – Veniti Giu Al Fiume (Buon Vecchio Charlie rec 71 rel 92)
7 Barock Project – Hamburg (Seven Seas 2019)
8 Il Cerchio D’Oro – Il Fuoco Sotto La Cenero (Il Fuoco Sotto La Cenero 2017)
9 Finisterre – Orrizonte Degli Eventi (In Limine 1996)
10 La Maschera Di Cera – Ai Confini Del Mondo (Il Grando Labarinto 2003)
11 Logos – Alla Fine Dell’Ultimo Capitole (L’Enigma Della Vita 2014)
12 Unreal City – Atlantis (La Crudelta Di Aprile 2013)
13 Il Tempio Delle Clessidre – Onorica Possessione (AlieNatura 2013)
14 Moon Garden – Home Sweet Home (Gates Of Omega 2001)
15 La Coscienza de Zeno – Nei Cerchi De Legno)
16 La Torre Del’Alchimista – Aquario (La Torre Dell’Alchimista 2001)

Hot on the heels of the “late” posting of Show 126, comes the next show in the sequence, Show 127 “The Best Of 2019 The Shorter Ones”. Again TAO apologises for the delay.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt from the Recollections CD)
2 Adventure – Eirene (New Horizon)
3 Swifan Eohl and the Mudra Choir – The Key (The Key)
4 RPWL – Give Birth To The Sun (Tales From Outer Space)
5 Phog – Promenade (Evidence)
6 Lucy In Blue – Tempest (In Flight)
7 Moon Letters – Sunset Of Man (Until They Feel The Sun)
8 United Progressive Fraternity (UPF) – Fall In Love With The World (Romantechs:Reimagine Bonus Disc)
9 Cellar Noise – Her (Nautilus)
10 35 Tapes – Wasteland (Lost And Found)
11 Bjorn Riis – Icarus (A Storm Is Coming)
12 IQ – If Anything (Resistance)
13 The Inner Road – Water Well (The Majestic Garden)
14 Magic Pie – Touched By An Angel (Fragments Of The 5th Element)
15 The Far Meadow – Sulis Rise (Foreign Land)
16 Grand Tour – Slumber Sweetly (Clocks That Tick But Never Talk)
17 Thieves Kitchen – Eilmer (Genius Loci)
18 Freedom To Glide – Broken Road (Seed)
19 The Flower Kings – Black Flag (Waiting For Miracles)
20 Great Wide Nothing – Monument Pt 1+2 (The View From Olympus)
21 Gandalf’s Fist – Leader of Men (The Clockwork Prologue)
22 Clepsydra – The Story Teller (The Gap)
23 Joe Cairney and Friends – The Sailor And The Mermaid (Charity single..track originally by the Canadian band, Mystery)
24 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt from the Recollections CD)

TAO is again very apologetic that it has taken such a long time to post some shows, but Show No 126 “The Best of 2019 The Longer Ones” is now available online.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt from Recollections CD)
2 Big Big Train – Roman Stone (Grand Tour 2019)
2 Apogee – Conspiracy Of Fools (Conspiracy Of Fools 2019)
3 Kinetic Element – All Eyes Open (The Face Of Life 2019)
4 Mythopoeic Mind – Sailors Disgrace (Mythopoetry 2019)
5 Kaprekar’s Constant – White Star’s Sunrise (Depth Of Field 2019)
6 Jordsjo – Nattfiollen (title track that does NOT appear on the album! 2019)
7 Spaceport Union – This Town Will Kill You /Nebula (track recorded “live” in the studio 2019)
8 The Emerald Dawn – The Child Within (Nocturne 2019)
9 Eris Pluvia – La Chanson De Jeanne (Tales From Another Time 2019)
10 Cirkus – Masterlord (Voodooland 2019)
11 The Samurai Of Prog – The Spirits Around Us
12 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (excerpt from Recollections CD)

Show No 125, “The Hogmanay Special” is now available as a podcast. This show initially went out on Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve) and was made up of 3 distinct sections.

Part 1 featured Scottish Progressive music with tracks from Beggars Opera, Long Earth, Grand Tour, Comedy Of Errors and Abel Ganz.

Part 2 Featured Scottish Contemporary artists with The Silencers, Gerry Rafferty, Gallagher and Lyle, Stealer’s Wheel, The Bluebells, The Boy Who Trapped The Sun, Siiga and King Creosote.

Part 3 Featured Scottish Traditional/Celtic/Electronica with Manran, Niteworks (2), Sketch (2), Peatbog Faeries (2), Runrig and Dougie MacLean.

Playlist

Part 1
1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (excerpt from The Recollection)
2 Beggar’s Opera – The Time Machine (Waters of Change 1971)
3 Long Earth – The Source Pt 1-4 ( The Source 2017)
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The Ancient One is pleased to let everyone know that Show No 122 “Featuring Vol 9 Comedy Of Errors” is now available as a podcast. As well as highlighting 2 tracks from each of the 4 album releases from the band, Disobey, Fanfare and Fantasy, Spirit and House of the Mind, there will be music from Sweden, Norway, Italy and the UK.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt from Spyglass Guest 1974)
2 The Flower Kings -Vertigo (Waiting For Miracles 2019)
3 35 Tapes – Circles (Lost and Found 2019)
4 Comedy Of Errors – Carousel (Disobey 2011)
5 Comedy Of Errors – The Student Prince Pt 1 (Disobey 2011)
6 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Spyglass Guest 1974)
7 25 Yard Screamer – Coda Jeremiah (Natural Satellite 2019)
8 Comedy Of Errors – The Cause (Fanfare and Fantasy 2013)
9 Comedy Of Errors – The Answer (Fanfare and Fantasy 2013)
10 Cellar Noise – Nautilus (Nautilus 2019)
11 Jordsjo – Til Varen (Nattfiolen 2019)
12 Comedy Of Errors – Spirit (single edit)(Spirit 2015)
13 Comedy Of Errors – Epilogue: This Is How It Has To Be (Spirit 2015)
14 Ingelrii – Syrinx (Album released 2020)
15 Kaprekar’s Constant – Ghost Planes (Depth Of Field 2019)
16 Comedy Of Errors – Tachyon (House Of The Mind 2017)
17 Comedy Of Errors – House Of The Mind (House Of The Mind 2017)
18 Greenslade – Joie De Vivre (Excerpt from Spyglass Guest 1974)

The Ancient One is pleased to say that Show No 121 “Short Stories Vol 6” is now online as a podcast. This is one of the series of shows that deals with shorter examples of progressive music. Hear 33 superb examples of the genre.

Playlist

1 Greenslade – Spirit Of The Dance (Excerpt used as Intro taken from Sundance, A Collection 1973-75 2019)
2 Argos – Willow Wind (Circles 2010)
3 Bram Stoker – Fast Decay (Cold Reading 2014)
4 The Nice -Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon (b-side of the single “America” 1968)
5 Focus – Round Goes The Gossip (Focus III 1973)
6 Riversea – Shine (The Tide 2019)
7 Pete Sinfield – A House Of Hopes And Dreams (Still 1973)
8 Family – Observations From A Hill (Family Entertainment 1969)
9 Jethro Tull – A Song For Jeffrey (This Was 1968)
10 Martin Orford – Ray Of Hope (The Old Road 2008)
11 Magrathea – The Magical Box (Legends 2004)
12 A Secret River – Colours Of Solitude (colours Of Solitude 2014)
13 Johannes Luley – Moments (Tales From Sheepfather’s Grove 2013)
14 Bruce Soord/Jonas Renkse – Wisdom Of Crowds (Wisdom Of Crowds 2013)
15 Deep Purple – Hush (Shades Of Deep Purple 1968)
16 Gazpacho – The Wizard Of Altai Mountains (Demon 2014)
17 Gandalf – Entrance/Corridor Of 7 Doors (Magic Theatre 1983)
18 Rob Reed – Salzburg (Sanctuary II 2016)
19 Grand Tour – It’s Come To This (Heavy On The Beach 2015)
20 Porcupine Tree – Waiting Phase 1 (Signify 1996)
21 Loonypark – Something to Forget (Perpetual 2017)
22 King Crimson – Cadence and Cascade (In The Wake Of Poseidon 1970)
23 Poor Genetic Material – Lost In Translation (Absence 2016)
24 Aperco – Life On A Screen (New release single from the album “Loving You” out in 2020)
25 Tony Patterson – The Magdalene Fields (Equations Of Meaning 2016)
26 Pymlico – Broken Glass (Nightscape 2018)
27 Willowglass – Willowglass (Book Of Hours 2008)
28 Traffic – Dear Mr Fantasy (1967)
29 When Mary – Soothing Stitches (Tainted 2017)
30 Ring Van Mobius -The Sea and The Universe etc (2 track single released in 2019)
31 Damanek – Skyboat (In Flight 2018)
32 Holger Czukay – Good Morning Story (Good Morning Story 1999)
33 The Windmill – Dendrophobia (Tribus 2018)
34 Armonite – Ghosts (And The Stars Above 2018)
35 Greenslade – Joie de Vivre (Excerpt used as Intro taken from Sundance, A Collection 1973-75 2019)

I am pleased to inform the 1000’s of avid Progzilla Radio listeners, that Show No 120 from The Ancient One is now available as a podcast. This is one of the series entitled “Tall Tales” and is a long track show. This is Vol 7 in the series.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as the Intro..from The Immediate Collection)
2 Lazleitt – A Furtive Shelter Pts 1-9 (Perpetually Under Idle Grounds 2019)
3 Malady – Nurja Puoli (Toinen Tosta 2018)
4 Roine Stolt – Humanizzimo (The Flower King 1994)
5 Galasphere 347 – The Fallen Angel (Galasphere 347 2018)
6 Adventure – The Beacon Of Light Pt 1-4 (Beacon Of Light 2009)
7 Caravan – Nine Feet Underground Pt 1-8 ( In The Land Of Grey And Pink 1971)
8 Fish – High Wood Suite Pt 1-5 (A Feast of Consequences 2013)
9 Clepsydra – When The Bells Start Ringing ( The Gap 2019)
10 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as the Outro..from The Immediate Collection)

The Ancient One is again pleased to let everyone know that Show No 118 “The Concept Show Vol 6” is now available as a podcast. This show has 6 sections from concept albums, both old and new. Enjoy music from Ukraine, Germany, USA and UK.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (Excerpt used as Intro taken from the 3cd boxset The Immediate Story)
2 Karfagen – Dragon Island Suite No 3 (Echoes From Within Dragon Island 2019)
3 Yacobs – The Time Machine Pts 1-6 (The Time Machine 2011)
4 Looking Glass Lantern – The Hound Of The Baskervilles Pt 1-5 (The Hound Of The Baskervilles 2014)
5 Spock’s Beard – Snow Pts 1-7 (Snow 2002)
6 Tim Hunter Living In A Looking Glass Pt 1-5 (Living in a Looking Glass 2019)
7 Jon Anderson – Olias Of Sunhillow Pts 6-14 (Olias Of Sunhillow 1976)
8 The Nice – Brandenburger (Excerpt used as Outro taken from the 3cd boxset The Immediate Story)

The Ancient One is very pleased to inform everyone that the latest show, No 117, “Mixed Bag Vol 9” is now available as a podcast on the website. This is one of the shows where “anything goes”.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (Excert used as Intro from the 3cd Boxset The Immediate Story)
2 EliphasZ – Les Lieux De Memoire (Les Royaume des Poussieres – 2012)
3 Telegraph – Gravity (Mir – 2018)
4 Maneige – Les Porches Du Notre Dame (Les Porches – 1975)
5 The Swan Chorus – The House That Jack Built (The Swan Chorus – 2018)
6 Druckfarben -Second Sound (Second Sound – 2014)
7 Dawn – Endless (Darker – 2014)
8 Cirkus – Masterlord (Voodooland – 2019)
9 Phog – Promenade (Evidence – 2019)
10 Monarch Trail – Luminescence (Skye – 2014)
11 Eldberg – Side Medicine Spring Hour (Google translate!) (Par Er Heimer Hugans – 2015)
12 The Dead Ends – Peacocks 100 Eyes (Distant Shores – 2019)
13 Lobate Scarp – And We Tried (Spirals And Portals EP – 2019)
14 Citizen Cain -The Hunting Of Johnny Eue (Skies Darken – 2012)
15 The Nice – Brandenburger (Excert used as Outro from the 3cd Boxset The Immediate Story)

The Ancient One is very pleased to tell everyone that Show No 116, “The German Special Vol 2”, is now available as a podcast. This is one of the series of shows which highlights the Progressive music of a particular country. Over the 3 hours hear 12 stunning examples of said genre, both old and new.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (Excerpt used as the Intro. From the 3cd boxset The Immediate Collection)
2 RPWL – We Are What We Are (Beyond Man And Time 2012)
3 Grobschnitt – Rockpommel’s Land (Rockpommel’s Land 1977)
4 Argos – A Thousand Years (Circles 2010)
5 Martigan – Fire On The Pier (Distant Monsters 2015)
6 Apogee – The Whispering From Outside (Conspiracy of Fools 2019)
7 Amon Duul II – Syntelman’s March of the Roaring Seventies ( Tanz Der Lemminge 1971)
8 Traumhaus – Die Andere Seite Pt 1-3 (Die Andere Seite 2008/2014)
9 Neuschwanstein – Battlement (Battlement 1978)
10 Can – Mother Sky (Soundtracks 1970)
11 Frequency Drift – Copper (Laid To Rest 2012)
12 Poor Genetic Material – Drowning The Book (Island Noises 2011)
13 High Wheel – Open Lines (Remember The Colours 1994)
14 The Nice – Brandenburger (Excerpt used as the Outro. From the 3cd boxset The Immediate Collection)

On a rather wet afternoon on Skye, I thought I would take the opportunity to upload the podcast for The Ancient One Show No 115 ” Mixed Bag Vol 8″. 12 tracks of superb music from Canada, USA, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy and UK.

Playlist.

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Intro from The Immediate Collection, a 3CD boxset)
2 Spaceport Union – This Town Will Kill You/Nebula (single/ep 2019)
3 Erik Norl>ander – After The Revolution (The Galactive Collective 2010)
4 Phog – Ricochet (Evidence 2019)
5 Spleen Arcana – A Picture Of Two Lovers In The Mist (The Field Where She Died 2009)
6 Anton Roolaart – The Plight Of Lady Oona (The Plight Of Lady Oona 2014)
7 Hollow earth – Behind The Ivory Gate (Out Of 2019)
8 Synaesthesia – Time, Tension and Intervention (Synaesthesia 2014)
9 Galleon – Long Lonely Shadows (King Of Aragon 1995)
10 The Far Meadow – Travelogue (Foreign Land 2019)
11 Focus – Answers Questions Questions Answers (Focus III 1972)
12 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – Cerbero (Neo 2007)
13 Hans Lundin – Narrow Escape (Recent 6 cd reissed 2019)
14 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Outro from The Immediate Collection, a 3CD boxset)

The Ancient One is again happy to state that the internet problems that surrounded the podcast for Show 113 have been overcome and the podcast for Show 114 Tall Tales Vol 6, is now available online. This is another in the series of long tracks.

The Pic was taken from Eyrie Studio Portree this morning, which was a dull and overcast (or as we would say Dreich).

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Intro taken from the 3cd boxset The Immediate Collection)
2 Brighteye Brison – The Magician’s Chronicles Pt 2 ( V 2019)
3 Abel Ganz – Obsolescence Pt 1-5 (Abel Ganz 2014)
4 Wobbler – Hinterland (Hinterland 2005)
5 Grand Tour – Grand Tour Pt 1+2 ( Heavy On The Beach 2015)
6 Manning – Amy Quartermaine (1862-1916 A perfect Childhood from Margaret’s Children 2011)
7 Moon Safari – Other Half Of The Sky (Blomljud 2008)
8 Grand Tour – Don’t Cry Now ( Clocks That Tick but Never Talk 2019)
9 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Outro taken from the 3cd boxset The Immediate Collection)

TAO is very happy that after serious internet problems, the podcast for Show No 113 is finally available up online. This is Short Stories Vol 5 and contains 38 tracks between 2 and 6 min in length.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Intro taken from The Immediate Story a 3cd box set)
2 Focus – Black Beauty (1970)
3 Kevin Ayers – Singing A Song In The Morning (1970)
4 BeBop Deluxe – Jet Silver And The Dolls Of Venus (1978)
5 Deep Purple – Bird Has Flown (1969)
6 23rd Turnoff – Michaelangelo (1968)
7 Medicine Head – Rising Sun (1970)
8 Judas Pirest – Living after Midnight (1976)
9 The Kinks – Shangri-La (1973)
10 Van Der Graaf Generator – Theme One (1971)
11 Jade Warrior – Borne on the Solar Wind (1974)
12 Aphrodite’s Child – The Four Horsemen (1972)
13 Greatest Show On Earth – Magic Woman Touch (1970)
14 Sunforest – Magician In The Mountains (1968)
15 Fleetwood Mac – Man Of The World (1969)
16 Juicy Lucy – Who Do You Love? (1969)
17 Tea and Symphony – Armchair Theatre (1969)
18 Rare Bird – Sympathy (1969)
19 Julie Driscoll and The Brian Auger Trinity – Road To Cairo (1970)
20 Blodwyn Pig – Sing Me A Song That I know So Well (1969)
21 Iron Butterfly – In A Gadda Da Vida (single edit 1968)
22 Nirvana – Rainbow Chaser (1968)
23 Man – Angel Easy (1972)
24 Bell and Arc – High Priest of Memphis (1971)
25 Robert Plant – Big Log (1983)
26 Michael Chapman – Soulful Lady (1970)
27 Matching Mole – O Caroline (1972)
28 Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone (1974)
29 The Purple Gang – Granny Takes A Trip (1968)
30 Uriah Heep – Lady In Black (1971)
31 Tintern Abbey – Vacuum Cleaner (1967)
32 Tudor Lodge – The Lady’s Changing Home (1968)
33 Strawberry Alarm Clock – Incense And Peppermints (1967)
34 Taste – Born On The Wrong Side Of Time (1969)
35 The Band – Move To Japan (1993)
36 Plain White Ts – 1,2,3,4 (2008)
37 Thundrclap Newman – Something In The Air (1969)
38 Episode Six – I Can See Through You (1967)
39 Focus – Sugar Island (1970)
40 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Outro taken from The Immediate Story a 3cd box set)

The Ancient One is delighted to say that Show No 112 is now available as a podcast. This is “The Karisma Records Show” where some of the artists that are releasing music via the Norwegian (mainly) progressive label are featured. There are 17 superb tracks contained within the 3 hour journey.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Intro from the 3cd Boxset The Immediate Collection)
2 Lucy In Blue – Respire (In Flight 2019)
3 Caravela Escarlate – Atmosfera (Caravela Escarlate 2019)
4 Oak – False Memory Archive (False Memory Archive 2018)
5 Tusmorke – Toyens Hemmelighet (Fjernsyn I Farver 2018)
6 Ljungblud – Hassblad (Villa Carlota 5959 2017)
7 Galasphere 347 – The Voice Of Beauty Drowned (Galasphere 347 2018)
8 Jordsjo – Stifinner (Nattfiolen 2019)
9 Wobbler – In Taberna (Afterglow 2009)
10 Shaman Elephant – Shaman In The Wood (Crystals 2016)
11 Airbag – Disconnected (Disconnected 2016)
12 Ossicles – Will It Last (Music For Wastelands 2015)
13 Magic Pie – The Hedonist (Fragments of the 5th Element 2019)
14 D’Accord – Mon – Sat Pt 1+2 (D’Accord III 2013)
15 Fatal Fusion – Total Absence (Total Absence 2016)
16 Brimstone – This Is The Universe (Mannsverk 2014)
17 Nordagust – Mysterious Ways (In The Mist Of Morning 2009)
18 Bjorn Riis – This House (A Storm Is Coming 2019)
19 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Intro from the 3cd Boxset The Immediate Collection)

The Ancient One has great pleasure in announcing the birth of the podcast of Show No 111 “The Concept Show Volume 5” Hear music from Mike Oldfield, The Minstrel’s Ghost, Hibernal, Rick Wakeman and Karfagen. Large “chunks” of concept albums old and new.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as the Intro from the 3cd boxset The Immediate Story)
2 Mike Oldfield – Songs Of Distant Earth Pts 1-9 (Songs From Distant Earth 1994)
3 The Minstrel’s Ghost – The Road To Avalon Pt 1 The Journey (The Road To Avalon 2013)
4 Hibernal – The Machine Pt 1-6 (The Machine 2013)
5 Rick Wakeman – The Myths And Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Pt 1-9 (2016)
6 Karfagen – Dragon Island Suite No 2 (Echoes of Dragon Island 2019)
7 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as the Outro from the 3cd boxset The Immediate Story)

The Ancient One is delighted to let people know that Show No 110 “Mixed Bag Vol 7” is now available as a podcast. This is one of the series of shows where “anything goes”. This show also has a competition for two lucky listeners to be in with a chance of winning a copy of Toki No Kase, the latest release from The Samurai Of Prog. The closing date for the competition is 15th June so at the moment, there is still time to get an entry in.

PLaylist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Intro) (From the 3cd boxset The Immediate Years)
2 Caravela Escarlata – Um Brilho Fragil No Infinito ( Caravela Escarlata 2017)
3 Andres Guazelli – Wish You Could Hear (single 2013)
4 35 Tapes – Mushroom (Lost and Found 2019)
5 La Torre Dell’Alchimista – La Torre Dell’Alchimista (La Torre Dell’Alchimista 2001)
6 Kinetic Element – All Eyes Open (The Face Of Life 2019)
7 RPWL – Give Birth To The Sun (Tales From Outer Space 2019)
8 The Samurai of Prog – Competition Question
9 The Samurai of Prog – Au Contraire (Toki No Kase 2019)
10 The Samurai of Prog – The Bicycle Ride (Toki No Kase 2019)
11 Ruphus – Back Side (Ranshart 1974/2019)
12 Salva – Clarity Pt 1-4 (Off The Deep End 2018)
13 Great Wide Nothing – The View From Olympus (The View From Olympus 2019)
14 Mythopoeic Mind – Train Of Mind (Mythopoetry 2019)
15 Broken Parachute – Devils (Living Dangerously 2019)
16 Eris Pluvia – The Hum (Tales From Another Time 2019)
17 Green Desert Tree – Clear Up Your Mind (Progressive Worlds 2019)
18 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as Outro) (From the 3cd boxset The Immediate Years)

The Ancient One is very happy to announce that Show No 109 (“Featuring Vol 7”) is now available as a podcast. This show features 3 classic (and even classy) bands who set out on the road to fame and fortune in the 60’s. They are Pink Floyd, Yes and Genesis. Cheers.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (Excerpt used as the Intro from the 3cd boxset The Immediate Years)
2 Pink Floyd – See Emily Play (Piper at the Gates of Dawn 3cd boxset 2007)
3 Yes – Long Distance Runaround (Fragile 1971)
4 Genesis – Timetable (Foxtrot 1972)
5 Pink Floyd – Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Ummagumma Disc 1 1969)
6 Yes – I’ve Seen All Good People (The Yes Album 1971)
7 Genesis – The Knife (Trespass 1970)
8 Pink Floyd – Echoes (Meddle 1971)
9 Yes – Awaken (Going For The One 1977)
10 Genesis – The Battle Of Epping Forest (Selling England By The Pound 1973)
11 Pink Floyd – Coming Back To Life (The Division Bell 1994)
12 Yes – Time And A Word (Time And A Word 1970)
13 Genesis – Return OF The Giant Hogweed (Nursery Cryme 1971)
14 Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Here 1975)
15 Yes – Siberian Khatru (Close To The Edge 1972)
16 Genesis – One For The Vine (Wind And Wuthering 1976)
17 Pink Floyd – Wearing The Inside Out (The Division Bell 1994)
18 Yes – Wondrous Stories (Going For The One 1977)
19 Genesis – Watcher Of The Skies (Foxtrot 1972)
20 Pink Floyd – Bike (Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 3cd Boxset 2007)
21 Yes -Astral Traveller (Time And A Word 1970)
22 Genesis – Harlequin (Nursery Cryme 1971)
23 The Nice – Brandenburger (Excerpt used as the Outro from the 3cd boxset The Immediate Years)

The Ancient One is delighted to have “caught up” with the missing podcasts. Show No 108 “Tall Tales Vol 5” is now online as TAO’s latest podcast. This is the show featuring the long tracks, 8, in the 3 hours. Enjoy the journey.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as the intro taken from the 3cd set The Immediate Story)
2 Argos – Nursed By Giants Pt 1-5 (Argos 2009)
3 Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick Pt 1 (Thick As A Brick 1972)
4 Long Earth – Ghosts Pt 1-4 (The Source 2017)
5 Pendragon – Queen Of Hearts Pt 1-3 (The World 1991)
6 Moon Safari – Skelleftea Serenade Lover’s End Pt 3 (Skelleftea Serenade EP 2012)
7 Traumhaus – Der Vermachtis (Das Geheimnis 2013)
8 Brighteye Brison – The Quest Of Quarrel (V 2019)
9 Aquaplanage – Ode To Grey Mornings (Aquaplanage 2008)
10 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as the intro taken from the 3cd set The Immediate Story)

The Ancient One is delighted to post that the podcast for Show No 107 “Mixed Bag Vol 6” is now available for your listening pleasure. This is a selection of tracks (23) covering the genre “good music”, well in my humble opinion.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as the Intro from the 3cd set The Immediate Collection)
2 Eros – Capricornia( No Desolation 2013)
3 BeBop Deluxe – Electrical Language (Drastic Plastic 1978)
4 Apple Pie – Strange Feeling Called Love (The Gates Of Never 2013)
5 Iona – And The Angels Dance (Another Realm 2011)
6 Bachman Turner Overdrive – Gimme Your Money Please (BTO 1973)
7 Blind Faith – Well Alright (Blind Faith 1969)
8 Grand Funk Railroad – Feelin’ Alright (Survival 1971)
9 Barclay James Harvest – Poor Man’s Moody Blues (Gone To Earth )
10 Haze – The Last Battle (The Last Battle 2013)
11 Helloween – Dr Stein (Keeper Of The 7 Keys Pt 2 1988)
12 Brinsley Schwartz – It’s Just My Way Of Saying Thank You (The Greasy Truckers Party 1972)
13 Beggars Opera – Raymond’s Road (Act One 1970)
14 The Band – Chest Fever (Music From Big Pink 1968)
15 California Guitar Trio – Echoes (Echoes 2008)
16 Grendel – The Helpless (The Helpless 2008)
17 Gryphon – Dubbel Dutch (Midnite Mushrumps 1974)
18 Holger Czukay – Persian Love (Movies 1979)
19 Led Zeppelin – Kashmir ( Physical Graffiti 1975)
20 No Sound – Kites (Light and Dark 2008)
21 Primal Scream – Movin’ On Up (Screamadelica 1991)
22 Steve Rothery – Kendris (The Ghosts of Pripyat 2014)
23 The Blue Nile – Headlights On The Parade (Hats 1989)
24 Unitopia – Nothing Lasts Forever (Artificial 2010)
25 The Nice – Brandenburger (excerpt used as the Outro from the 3cd set The Immediate Collection)

TAO is again delighted to say that the podcast for Show No 106 ” The Concept Show Vol 4″ is now available. This is the series of shows that highlight a section of music from a concept album. Music from Sweden, Ukraine, Norway, Australia and the UK.

Playlist

1 The Nice – Brandenburger excerpt as intro ( The Immediate Collection 3CD Boxset))
2 Bo Hansson – Born Of The Gentle South ( Music Inspired By Watership Down)
3 Camel – The Snow Goose Pt 9-16 (Music Inspired By The Snow Goose 1975 )
4 Karfagen – Dragon Island Suite Pt 1 (Echoes From Within Dragon Island 2019)
5 Rick Wakeman – Music Reincarnate Pt 1-5 (No Earthly Connection 1976)
6 Gandalf’s Fist – Forest Of Fey Pt1-6 (Forest Of Fey 2014 )
7 Gazpacho – Death Room Pt 1-3 ( Demon 2014)
8 Hibernal – The Dark Of The City Pt 1-6 ( The Dark Of The City 2017)
9 The Nice – Brandenburger excerpt as outro ( The Immediate Collection 3CD Boxset))