THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #453 (“Your Cracks Are Showing”) There’s a LOT going on in the world today… good and bad. There’s also been a lot of inaction. That may be changing… PLAYLIST: Choreomanic – “Time To Let It Out” from Choreomanic on Graafmachinemusic (2022) [01:30] Octarine Sky – “VII (feat. Simon Phillips & Guthrie Govan)“ […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #452 (“What Comes To Mind”) It’s one of those shows that just comes together as it comes together because of the music… in spectacular fashion. Warning: It’s best you don’t think about what Mike must have been thinking about while concocting this one. PLAYLIST: Jomo Tuun – “Barghurst” from One Tuun […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #451 (“How High Do You Crank YOUR Tunes?”) We all do it… or have done it in the past. Say What?!! Mike plays music best served… LOUD. Get ready to dust off those woofers and annoy the neighbors! NOTE: Not responsible for hearing loss. PLAYLIST: Marco Mattei – “Picture In A […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #450 (“Emerging From The [main]Stream”) Free at last! Mike emerges from 12 days of forced winter seclusion to bring you music that’s outside the mainstream. Warning: There may be some ‘cabin fever’ evident… PLAYLIST: Consider The Source – “There Was Time Now” from Hybrid Vol. 1: Such As A Mule on […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #449 (“Best of Prog – 2021”) This week Mike celebrates a “baker’s dozen” of what he considers the best progressive music of 2021. All he said is that his list is not like the others… PLAYLIST: Kairon;IRSE! – “An Bat None” from Polysomn on Svart Records (2020) ***The One That Got […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #448 (“Traveling Inside Your Brain”) This week I reveal what I’ve REALLY been doing all these years with The Progressive Tracks Show. I hope you don’t mind… PLAYLIST: Atavismo – “Psicopatías del 2021” from Psicopatías del 2021 – Single on Spinda Records (2021) Hypnotic Floor – “Toxo” from Odd Conjectures […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #447 (“Banging Headlong Into 2020 Too”) The last show of 2021 should reflect the year’s many achievements, as well as hope for the new year ahead. Yeah, right… At least this show’s gonna rock! PLAYLIST: Upwell – “The Unknown” from The Unknown – Single on Upwell (2021) Maragda – “The […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #446 (“The Non-Conformist, Holiday-ish Show”) The Holidays. Great for some… Painful for others… We’ll explore the spectrum of moods this week. PLAYLIST: Et Cetera – “Et la musique tourne” from Et Cetera on Unidisc Music Inc. (1976) Trifecta – ”Lie 2 Me And Take My Money” from Fragments on Kscope (2021) […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #445 (“The Low Sparks”) “Low Sparks”…refers to the high-spirited, rebel-like undercurrent of the street. And that certainly applies to the artists and music in this particular show. PLAYLIST: Alexander Page – “Mirage” from Mirage – Single on Independent (2021) Malady – “Alava Vaara” from Ainavihantaa on Svart Records (2021) Traffic – […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #444 (“Quaternity”) Numerical Consistence Achieved! Musical Consistence? Ha! Are you kidding me?! PLAYLIST: London Underground – “What I Say” from Four on Musea (2018) Alan Gowan/Phil Miller/Richard Sinclair/Trevor Tomkins – “Fourfold” from Before A Word Is Said on Floating World (1982) GruGrü – “5et pour 4et” from GruGrü on Independent (20120 Alan […]