Ken Slater’s Progressive Musings #029 – 09/07/2025

Ken Slaters Progressive Musings 29th Edition:

Three hours of melodic and symphonic progressive rock which includes the album of the week with Edenya, The Prog Epic with The Far Cry and: Tiger Moth Tales, Steve Hackett, Styx, Presto Ballet, Uncle Weevil, Whispers of Granite, Lars Fredrik Froislie, Gabriel Keller, Sonus Umbra, Drifting Sun, Yak, Jakko Jakszyk, ESP Project, Yuka & Chronoship, Hoopy Frood, Yes, Gentle Giant, MonkeyTrial.

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Playlist

Show Intro by Brendan Perkins

Tiger Moth Tales – A Kids Tale

Steve Hackett – Fly on a Windshield (Live)

Edenya – Foreign Ground

Styx – Build and Destroy

Presto Ballet – Fanatic In The Attic

Uncle Weevil – Charlie the Cat

Whispers of Granite – Hiding in Plain Sight

Lars Fredrik Frøislie (Wobbler) – Demring

Gabriel Keller – Honey (Live)

Sonus Umbra – Antidentity

Drifting Sun – King of the Country

The Far Cry – Once There Was

Edenya – My Burden

Yak – Crimson Camel

Jakko M Jakszyk – (Get A) Proper Job

ESP Project – Velvet Crunch

Yuka & Chronoship – Ribbon Butterfly

Hoopy Frood – Shine

Yes – America (Single Version)

Gentle Giant – For Nobody (2024 Steven Wilson Remix)

MonkeyTrial – Dark Seas

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