The Prog Mill 472 – 15 June 2025

Edition 472 of THE PROG MILL for Progzilla Radio (692 in total), first broadcast 15 June 2025, is now also available to listen to any time you like. This week I’m joined by Richard Swan of The Progressive Aspect who reviews the album ‘Hinterland’ by Held By Trees, and you can (if listening in time) win the superb new ESP Project album ‘Velvet Crunch’ on CD. All part of two hours of superb melodic and symphonic progressive rock.

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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 OAK – No Such Place (The Third Sleep)
2 Synthagma – Sound of a Cat’s Footsteps (Radical Animal)
3 A Multitude of One – The Watchers Descent (Fall of the Angels) (The Book of Enoch)
4 ESP Project – Mystical Tangle (Velvet Crunch)
5 Artur Wolski – Five-o-Clock (Single)
6 Monkey Trial – Rotor (Dark Skies)
7 Lifting Line Theory – Silver Spoon (Wonder)
8 Held by Trees – The Edge of Town/Hinterland Soul (Excerpts) (Hinterland)
9 Held by Trees – The Pylon Line (Hinterland)
10 Rosalie Cunningham – Return of the Ellington (Single)
11 Paul Gunn – Kingdom Come (Crystal Morning)
12 La Nouvelle Musique – The Mirror (La Nouvelle Musique)
13 Ash Twin Project – The Wilds (Tales of a Dying Sun) * Prog Magazine Limelight Band
14 Talk Talk – Renee (It’s My Life)
15 Cosmograf – Seraphim Reels (The Orphan Epoch)

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