THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #535 (“Negotiating Uneven Ground”) The Progressive Tracks Show is kinda eclectic… sometimes it’s all over the place… it’s definitely a matter of taste… at times it’s like, um… negotiating very uneven ground. But for those who are interested in perhaps a more challenging listen… it’s most satisfying. At least that’s what some say… […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #534 (“Hold Your Tongue”) This week Mike gets back to hosting the Golden Tracks Album feature with an exceptional release from 1973, along with a bunch of other great newer music with which you may not be familiar. So it’ll be a typically atypical show. PLAYLIST: Mohini Dey – “Kick B’Ass” […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #533 (“A Lot Has Changed”) In the 22 years since 9-11 the world has changed immensely, including the music. This week Mike plays post 9-11 music and muses a bit about all those changes. PLAYLIST: Omar Rodríguez-López Quintet – “Melting Chariots” from The Apocaplypse Inside Of An Orange on Infrasonic Sound […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #532 (“It’s Fifty-Fifty That I Have Something To Say”) There’s so much great new music this week that Mike will feature TWO Golden Tracks albums to balance things out. But does he really have anything to say? PLAYLIST: Rush – “Working Man (Vault Version) from Working Man (Vault Version) – Single […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #531 (“Soft Seven”) Mike not only features some excellent new music, but a Golden Tracks album that deserves better recognition than it sometimes gets; so it’s time for a revisit! PLAYLIST: The Ever Nothing – “The Weight” from The Ever Nothing on Screamtank (2023) [01:33] Circle Back Again – “Wandering Soul” […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #530 (“International sTRANGE Music Day 2023”) Mike once again celebrates the day dedicated to listening to music you usually don’t listen to: International sTRANGE Music Day! If you’ve never heard ProgTracks, perhaps now’s the time to try it. And if you have, it’s guaranteed to be a bit different. PLAYLIST: Cosmos […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #529 (“All Work And No Play…”) Mike explores music about how a job can consume you (yes, even a DJ job). There’s also a Golden Tracks Album Feature from 1973 of one of the very best Prog albums, period. PLAYLIST: So Far As I Know – “The World Is No Longer A […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #528 (“Seemingly Random – AKA The Show of Bad Transitions””) Mike does a show… with music… great music… and hopes it all fits together somehow. You’d think he’d learn by now, right? Or maybe it’s all intentional. PLAYLIST: Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express – “Whenever You’re Ready” from Closer To It! on […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #527 (“Post-Desert Reflections”) Mike has lots of wonderful new music discoveries… and some thoughts about life in this week’s show. PLAYLIST: Jukka Haavisto – “Four Days After” from Reflections on Eclipse Music (2022) [01:46] *** Martin Miller – “Fragments“ from Maze Of My Mind on Independent (2023) [08:14] Klidas – “Shores” […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #526 (“The Server Returneth”) Mike returns to the mic to give you what you’ve come to expect. Uh… new and interesting music. Yeah, that. As always, you’ll get what you put in… so relax and have a good time learning about yourself… and the music. PLAYLIST: gaslight – “Tea Time” from […]