Kaleidoscope Ears: 2011

20th November 2011 Featuring Soft Machine

Tonight we featured the early year of influential jazz-rock outfit Soft Machine.Not a huge commercial success in the late 60's when they began but revered by artists the world over for pioneering sounds and atmospheres that are still emulated today.

Playlist

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All tracks by Soft Machine.

Hope For Happiness
Joy Of A Toy
Hope For Happiness (Reprise)
We Did It Again
Why Are We Sleeping
Ryvmic Melodies
Pataphysical Introduction Part I
A Concise British Alphabet Pt I
Hibou, Anemone And Bear
A Concise British Alphabet Part II

Orange Skin Food
A Door Opens And Closes
10.30 Returns To The Bedroom
Out-Bloody-Rageous
Teeth
As If
Facelift
Virtually
Slightly All The Time

13th November 2011 - Featuring Classic Albums By Clear Blue Sky & Warhorse

Our first feature this week was 1971's Space Rock classic, the self-titled, Clear Blue Sky. The band was made up of an Acton, London-based trio by the names of John Simms, Ken White and Mark Sheather. One of the unsung musical gems of the seventies, it was to be almost 20 years before the band released their highly anticipated second album in 1990.

Continuing on from last week's Deep Purple off-shoot theme, we featured the band sacked bassist Nick Simper went on to form called Warhorse. They produced 2 albums between 1970 and 1972 with yet another classic prog artist, keyboard player Rick Wakeman from Yes. Tonight we featured tracks from both of their albums.

Playlist

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CLEAR BLUE SKY - Sweet Leaf
CLEAR BLUE SKY - The Rocket Ride
CLEAR BLUE SKY - I'm Comin' Home
CLEAR BLUE SKY - You Mystify
CLEAR BLUE SKY - Tool Of My Trade
CLEAR BLUE SKY - My Heaven
CLEAR BLUE SKY - Birdcatcher

WARHORSE - Vulture Blood
WARHORSE - No Chance
WARHORSE - Burning
WARHORSE - Solitude
WARHORSE - Woman Of The Devil

WARHORSE - Red Sea
WARHORSE - Back In Time

Nobby in the studio with his ultra-rare copy of the second Warhorse album "Red Sea"

6th November 2011 Featuring Captain Beyond

In this episode we set the record straight by exposing one of the great lost rock bands of the early 70's named "Captain Beyond". It consisted of the prolific talents of Rod Evans (ex-Deep Purple) and Rhino Reinhardt with Lee Dorman (both ex-Iron Butterfly). Judging from the quality of their musicianship, they should have been right up there on top with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Uriah Heep.

This is our long-overdue tribute to them over thirty years after they appeared. But never too late...

Playlist
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All tracks by Captain Beyond

Dancing Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)
Armworth
Myopic Void
Mesmerization Eclipse
Raging River Of Fear
Thousand Days Of Yesterdays (Intro)
Frozen Over

Thousand Days Of Yesterdays (Time Since Come And Gone)

I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 1)

As The Moon Speaks (To The Waves Of The Sea)

Astral Lady

As The Moon Speaks (Return)

I Can't Feel Nothin' (Part 2)

Sufficiently Breathless

Bright Blue Tango

Drifting In Space

Evil Man

Starglow Energy

Distant Sun

Everything's A Circle

Do Or Die

Icarus

Sweet Dreams

30th October 2011 Featuring Hobart Jazz Muso Kelly Ottaway

In this episode we were joined in the studio by Hobart jazz musician Kelly Ottaway. Kelly speaks to us about his current musical projects including Benjafield, Modern Operative and Four Letter Fish. He also guest programs based on some of his personal influences.

To order your copy of Benjafield - , visit www.donbate.com or click here.
For more info on Kelly's work with The Andy Young Quartet click here.
Kelly has also done session work for Dean Stevenson.

Our guest in the studio this week was Kelly Ottaway, 2nd from right.

Playlist
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RETURN TO FOREVER - Space Circus
BENJAFIELD - Space To Let
HERBIE HANCOCK - Fat Albert
BENJAFIELD - No Way
YES - South Of The Sky
BENJAFIELD - Showtime
HERBIE HANCOCK - Vein Melter
MODERN OPERATIVE - You Spotted Snakes
MODERN OPERATIVE - Greensleeves
JOHN SCHOFIELD - Boozer
MODERN OPERATIVE - It Was A Lover And His Lass
MODERN OPERATIVE - All The World's A Stage

23rd October 2011 - An Eclectic Mix

In this episode we took a look (and spun some vinyl) at some of the earliest musical influences of one of your presenters, Dwayne, as well as brand new releases from classic Scottish rock group BIG COUNTRY, and up and coming prog bands ANUBIS (Sydney) and TOEHIDER (Melbourne).

The "new" Big Country lineup, from L-R, Jamie Watson, Bruce Watson, Tony Butler, Mark Brzezicki & Mike Peters

Toehider - To Hide Her, available on Birds Robe Records

Playlist
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BIG COUNTRY - Another Country FIRST NEW SINGLE IN OVER 10 YEARS!
BIG COUNTRY - Steeltown LIVE (April 2011)
PAUL MAURIAT - Etude In The Form Of Rhythm And Blues
GLIERE - Russian Sailors' Dance from "The Red Poppy"
CARAVAN - Golf Girl
BILLY BRAGG - To Have And To Have Not
MICHAEL JACKSON - Smooth Criminal
DRAGON - Rain
TOEHIDER - To Hide Her
MIDNIGHT OIL - Blue Sky Mining (Food On The Table Mix)
STEVEN WILSON - Fluid Tap
super FLORENCE jam - Your Word
THE PROCLAIMERS - Letter From America
JOHN DENVER - Annie's Song (This was a request......we promise!)
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF - Show A Little Love
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER - Take A Pebble
ANUBIS - A Tower Of Silence

Anubis - A Tower Of Silence, available on Birds Robe Records

16th October 2011 featuring The Early Years Of Pink Floyd

In this episode we explored the trippy and innovative period of Pink Floyd, when they perfected the art of painting musical landscapes, in the years between 1968-1972.

It was during that time period that Pink Floyd invented the blueprint for progressive rock and psychedelia, an element that was evident throught the rest of their history. This set Pink Floyd apart from any other band before or since.

Playlist
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Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
Interstellar Overdrive
A Saucerful Of Secrets
The Embryo
Green Is The Colour
Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up
Heart Beat, Pig Meat
Red Queen Theme
Echoes Part 1
Fat Old Sun
Careful With That Axe, Eugene

9th October 2011 featuring Guitarist Matt Stevens

Our featured artist this week was Matt Stevens. We featured tracks from his albums "Ghost" and "Relic", as well as his collaborative band project "The Fierce And The Dead" and their album "If It Carries On Like This We Are Moving To Morcombe".

To hear the interview only with Matt Stevens, click here.

To pay what you want for Matt's records or downloads, visit www.mattstevensguitar.com
To pay what you want for Matt's records or downloads, visit www.fierceandthedead.com

Playlist
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MATT STEVENS Into The Sea
THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD - H.R.
THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD - 10x10
THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD - Andy Fox
MATT STEVENS - Frost
MATT STEVENS - Nightbus
MATT STEVENS - 20 GOTO 10
MATT STEVENS - Sand Part 2
KING CRIMSON - Easy Money
RADIOHEAD - Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box
JAKSZYK, FRIPP AND COLLINS - The Light Of Day
RIVERSIDE - Left Out

2nd October 2011 featuring Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning

This week we spoke with Steven Wilson about his incredible new album "Grace For Drowning".

A must have for lovers of progressive rock.

Available from www.kscopemusic.com

To hear the interview only with Steven, Click here.

Playlist
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All tracks taken from www.gracefordrowning.com
Grace For Drowning
Sectarian
Deform To Form A Star
No Part Of Me
Postcard
Raider Prelude
Remainder The Black Dog
Belle De Jour
Index
Track One
Raider II
Like Dust I Have Cleared From My Eye

25th September 2011 - Pirate & sleepmakeswaves

To hear the interview only with Joel Woolf from Pirate, click here.
To hear the interview only with Otto Wicks-Green from sleepmakeswaves, click here.

Playlist
PIRATE - Phallicus Metalicus
PIRATE - Left Of Mind
PIRATE - Animals Cannibals
PIRATE - Rough Shuffle
PIRATE - In The Balance
PIRATE - Time Minus Five
PIRATE - Batman's Last Dance

sleepmakeswaves - To You They Are Birds, To Me They Are Voices In The Forrest
sleepmakeswaves - A Gaze Blank And Pitiless As The Sun
sleepmakeswaves - Our Time Is Short But Your Watch Is Slow
sleepmakeswaves - ...And So We Destroyed Everything

4th September 2011 - Echo And The Bunnymen

Playlist
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All tracks by Echo And The Bunnymen

Going Up
Rescue
Pictures On My Wall
Crocodiles
A Promise
Do It Clean
Show Of Strength
Heaven Up Here
All I Want
Turquoise Days
The Back Of Love
My White Devil
Clay
Heads Will Roll
Porcupine
The Cutter
Never Stop
The Killing Moon
Silver
Seven Seas
Nocturnal Me
Ocean Rain
Bring On The Dancing Horses

28th August 2011 - Porcupine Tree Feature

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Playlist
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All tracks by Porcupine Tree

Radioactive Toy
Synesthesia
Voyage 34 - Phase One
The Moon Touches Your Shoulder
Dark Matter
Even Less
Shesmovedon
Strip The Soul
Halo
Anesthetize
Drawing The Line

31st July 2011 - Featuring Interview with NukChorris

Playlist

SPIDERBAIT - Plastic

NUKCHORRIS - Killing Me
NUKCHORRIS - Treat Me Right
NUKCHORRIS - Something New
NUKCHORRIS - Getaway

SPIDERBAIT - Cracker
SPIDERBAIT - Glokenpop
SPIDERBAIT - Shazam!
SPIDERBAIT - Dinnertime
SPIDERBAIT - Daisy May
SPIDERBAIT - White Trash Superstar
SPIDERBAIT - Buster
SPIDERBAIT - By The Time I Get To Howlong
SPIDERBAIT - Stevie
SPIDERBAIT - Jellybean Drifter
SPIDERBAIT - King Of The Northern

STEVEN WILSON - Harmony Korine
STEVEN WILSON - Cover Version I
STEVEN WILSON - Cover Version V
STEVEN WILSON - Salvaging (Pat Mastoletto Remix)
STEVEN WILSON - Abondoner
STEVEN WILSON - No Twilight Within The Courts Of The Sun
STEVEN WILSON - Insurgentes

5th June 2011

Playlist

DEEP PURPLE - Strange Kind Of Woman
THE SKIDS - Scared To Dance
DAVID BOWIE - Station To Station
LYNARD SKYNARD - Free Bird
TOM JONES - I Love A Rainy Night
THE SHADOWS - The Rise & Fall Of Flingle Bunt
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - Embarassing Kid
PHIL COLLINS - We Wait And Wonder'
10CC - Rubber Bullets
RADIOHEAD - How To Disappear Completely
STING - Little Wing
I.E.M. - The Gospel According To I.E.M.
THE BEATLES - Get Back
THE CURE - The Hanging Garden
THE SUNNYBOYS - The Stooge
THE HOUSEMARTINS - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
DARK - Darkside
GENTLE GIANT - The Advent Of Panurge

29th May 2011

PLAYLIST

IKON - Winter Mourning (Love, Hate & Sorrow - 2009 - Nile)
IKON - Torn Apart (Love, Hate & Sorrow - 2009 - Nile)
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - Mathematics (A Grounding In Numbers - 2011 - Cherry Red)
MIKE MARLIN - Hit The Button (Nearly Man - 2010 - AMP Music)
MIKE MARLIN - In The Basement (Nearly Man - 2010 - AMP Music)
THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD - Flint (If It Carries On Like This We Are Moving To Morcombe - 2011)
THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD - 10x10 (If It Carries On Like This We Are Moving To Morcombe - 2011)
MAKER - Run And Hide (Promo - 2011 - Raven Black)
MAKER - Tell Me I'm Wrong (Promo - 2011 - Raven Black)
STIFF KITTENS - A New Black (While You Were Asleep We Changed The World - 2009 - Raven Black)
STIFF KITTENS - Sky Fall Down (While You Were Asleep We Changed The World - 2009 - Raven Black)
STIFF KITTENS - Graceland Graves (While You Were Asleep We Changed The World - 2009 - Raven Black)
VOID - All Because Of You (Zero - 2010 - Raven Black)
VOID - She Loves Me Not (Zero - 2010 - Raven Black)
STATION PARADE - Lullaby (Another Case Of Misconception - 2011)
NUKCHORRIS - Treat Me Right (Identity Crisis - 2011 - Raven Black)
SHADOWLIGHT - Ghost (Winter - 2011)
IO EARTH - Storyteller (IO Earth - 2010)
IO EARTH - Harmonix (IO Earth - 2010)
ETHERS EDGE - Whitewashed Everything (Return To Type - 2011)
BRUCE AND JAMIE WATSON - Another Anthem For The Damned (Another Anthem For The Damned - 2010 - Track Records)
BIG COUNTRY - East Of Eden LIVE (Live At Sheffield Academy 17.4.11 - CDLive)

22nd May 2011 - Featuring FRITZ Live In The Studio

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*All music contained in this recording has been used by kind permission of FRITZ.

Thanks to all the band for joining us in the studio for this special broadcast.
For more information on Fritz, visit http://www.reverbnation.com/rodfritz

PLAYLIST
Green Grass
Notches
Superman Song
FU
True To You
Stars
Let's Talk About It
Falling In Love
Clouded
Out The Door
Be Free
When You're Not Around
All The Same
Shy Boy
My Bipolar Girl LIVE
Nothing Good Happens
Sorry
Goodbye

15th May 2011 Featuring Interview With Nick Barrett Of Pendragon On Their New Album "Passion"

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Playlist
All tracks by Pendragon

Passion
Empathy
Feeding Frenzy

This Green And Pleasant Land
It's Just A Matter Of Not Getting Caught
Skara Brae
Your Black Heart
Your Black Heart
Am I Really Losing You

All tracks from the album "Passion", available on Snapper, except "Am I Really Losing You", from the album "The Window Of Life", available on Toff Records.

Thanks for the interview Nick Barrett!
For further information on PENDRAGON visit: http://www.pendragon.mu

Thanks to Rachel Wilce for arranging the interview with Nick.

Aviv Geffen - BLACKFIELD

Interview only. Originally broadcast 8th May 2011.