The Prog Mill 469 – 25 May 2025

Edition 469 of THE PROG MILL for Progzilla Radio (689 in total), first broadcast 25 May 2025 is now also available to listen to any time you like or download. This week Leo from The Progressive Aspect takes a look back at last years album ‘The Guardians’ by Cyan, and our fun quickfire quiz tests your memory of prog rock albums from 1968. All part of two hours of simply superb melodic and symphonic progressive rock.

You can hear The Prog Mill on Progzilla Radio at these times every week – www.progzilla.com/listen – via the tune in and other internet radio apps and platforms – and on your smart speaker.

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Your melodic and symphonic progressive rock music suggestions for the show are very welcome. Just email shaun@progzilla.com, or message via twitter @shaunontheair or facebook.com/theprogmill

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Playlist

1 Everon – OCD (Shells)
2 Glass Island – We Can’t All Be Winners (Shallow Graves for Shallow People)
3 Strange Pop – In The Garden (Ghost in the Old Tape)
4 Alcantara – TerryG (Taman Shud)
5 Cosmograf – Empty Box (The Orphan Epoch)
6 Rocking Horse Music Club – The Haunted Life (The Last Pink Glow)
7 Half Past Four – Branches (Finding Time)
8 Kate Bush – The Sensual World (The Sensual World)
9 Cyan – All Around the World (The Guardians)
10 Cyan – The Guardians of Your Destiny (The Guardians)
11 The Third Project – Somewhere Somehow (Chasing the Deeper Darkness)
12 Yuka & Chronoship – Children of Yewtree (Ribbon Butterfly)
13 The Orphaned Bee – Fire (Thinking Without Language)
14 Blind Convergence – Moreover (Skyward) * Prog Magazine Limelight
15 Jethro Tull – Inside (Benefit)

Shaun has been a radio presenter since 1982, starting in pirate radio broadcasting across Europe from an aerial strung between trees in the forests of Staffordshire. Soon after, he became a regular presenter and member of the management team at Hospital Radio Stafford, staying there for 32 years and receiving long service awards. Shaun also worked extensively in local community radio in Staffordshire on several stations including Stafford FM, Stone FM, Chase FM and Smart Radio. When Stafford Radio, an online community radio station started broadcasting from a 220 year old windmill in 2011, Shaun began presenting 'The Prog Mill' (the name inspired by the station's unique base). Stafford Radio became Windmill Radio before closing in 2016, when 'The Prog Mill' became part of Progzilla Radio. The Prog Mill leans towards the melodic and symphonic side of progressive rock, and includes regular album reviews from our friends at The Progressive Aspect, CD Giveaways, and a regular fun quickfire quiz. Your music suggestions for the show are very welcome at shaun@progzilla.com or via facebook.com/theprogmill or twitter (X) @shaunontheair