The European Perspective #258

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Jul 062019
 

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This time on The European Perspective:

  • A grand old mixture of old and new, from all over the world
  • The return of Martin with Progradar’s Picks
  • Previews from three forthcoming Bad Elephant Music releases

Pond – Sweep Me off My Feet (03:29) from The Weather, 2018
Traffic – The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys (11:27) from The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys, 1971
Blind Faith – Sea Of Joy (05:22) from Blind Faith, 2000
Gentle Giant – Wreck (04:37) from Acquiring The Taste, 1971
Rush – A Farewell to Kings (05:56) from A Farewell To Kings, 1977
Son of Man – Death of the Ego (03:28) from Son of Man, 2016
Semisonic – Secret Smile (04:40) from Feeling Strangely Fine, 1998
Glass Hammer – Beyond, Within (11:46) from If, 2010
Echolyn – Different Days (07:47) from I Heard You Listening, 2015
I Am The Manic Whale – The Mess (06:13) from Everything Beautiful In Time, 2015
ABBA – Chiquitita (05:27) from The Definitive Collection, 2001
Stereophonics – Pick A Part That’s New (03:34) from Performance And Cocktails, 1999
R.E.M. – The Wake-Up Bomb (05:08) from New Adventures In Hi-Fi, 1996

Progradar’s Picks
Cosmograf – Godspeed (09:06) from Mind Over Depth, 2019
Bjørn Riis – Stormwatch (14:22) from A Storm Is Coming, 2019
Magic Pie – The Man Who Had It All (05:35) from Fragments of the 5th Element, 2019

We Are Kin – Bruised Sky (04:11) from Bruised Sky, 2019
The Bob Lazar Story – 4. Section 8-2019-07-03 (01:51) from Vanquisher, 2019
Tom Slatter – West Wind (05:43) from Demon, 2019
Steely Dan – Deacon Blues (07:37) from Aja, 1991
Joni Mitchell – Edith And The Kingpin (03:37) from The Hissing Of Summer Lawns, 1975
10cc – The Dean And I (03:05) from 10cc, 1973
Karmakanic – Two Blocks From The Edge (09:53) from Who’s The Boss In The Factory, 2008
Pink Floyd – A Pillow Of Winds (05:13) from Meddle, 1971
Jellyfish – All Is Forgiven (04:10) from Spilt Milk, 1993
Yes – Starship Trooper (09:31) from The Yes Album, 1971

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The European Perspective #257

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Jun 302019
 

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Good heavens! The European Perspective is back!

From the new studio, Wilf brings you an eclectic selection of music from across the world. Do feel free to let us know what you think by taking part in the discussions on Facebook in the European Perspective Listeners group.

Led Zeppelin – Achilles Last Stand (10:25) from Presence, 1976
B-52’s – Deadbeat Club (04:47) from Cosmic Thing, 1989
Fat-Suit – For the Wicked (06:19) from Atlas, 2016
Duke 72 – Isadora (04:09) from The Mid Shires Herald, 2019
The Far Meadow – Sulis Rise (08:32) from Foreign Land, 2019
The Be Good Tanyas – For The Turnstiles (04:27) from Hello Love, 2006
The Flower Kings – Silent Inferno (14:22) from Unfold The Future, 2002
Joost Maglev – Demon (07:05) from Alter Ego, 2019
Pat Metheny Group – Are You Going With Me (08:51) from Offramp, 1982
Foo Fighters – My Poor Brain (03:33) from The Colour And The Shape, 1997
Sheryl Crow – There Goes the Neighborhood (05:02) from The Globe Sessions, 1998
Hatfield And The North – Fitter Stoke Has A Bath (04:35) from Hatfield And The North, 1974
The Osiris Club – The Hopeless Distance (04:26) from The Wine-Dark Sea, 2018
The Beatles – If I Needed Someone (02:22) from Rubber Soul, 1965
The Beatles – Revolution 1 (04:16) from The Beatles, 1968
The Beatles – The Long And Winding Road (03:34) from Let It Be… Naked, 2003
Barenaked Ladies – Aluminum (04:34) from Everything To Everyone, 2003
The La’s – Liberty Ship (02:30) from The La’s, 1988
Gong – Expresso (05:58) from Gazeuse!, 1976
Gomez – Even Song (04:45) from In Our Gun, 2002
Cheeto’s Magazine – Outflow (07:10) from Amazingous, 2019
The Gift – Snowfall (05:49) from Antenna, 2019
Tom Slatter – Butcher Boy (05:10) from Spirit Box, 2018
Jethro Tull – We Used To Know (04:00) from Stand Up, 1969
Pierre Moerlen’s Gong – Réminiscence (06:46) from Pentanine, 2004
Marillion – Grendel (18:55) from Recital Of The Script, 2009

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The European Perspective 254

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Aug 112018
 

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In this episode of The European Perspective:

  • An interview with Roie Avin, talking about his recently released book Essential Modern Progressive Rock Albums. Enter our prize draw to win a copy of the book!
  • Martin is back with Progradar’s Picks, and he completely blows my show timings out of the water
  • Listener requests from Leo Trimming, Roger Trenwith, Richard Thresh, Noel Bateman, John Simms, Rick Easton and Spike Worsley

You can order Roie’s book from Amazon UK or Amazon US.

Shineback – We Rescue (04:46), single, 2018
Mike Kershaw – The Fear Quartet (22:21) from Arms Open Wide, 2018
Regal Worm – Revealed As A True Future Tyrant (05:30) from Pig Views, 2018
Psychoyogi – Reasons To Pretend (04:48) from Accident Prone, 2018
Argos – Still Fighting Gravity (05:24) from Unidentified Dying Objects, 2018
Big Big Train – A Mead Hall in Winter (15:31) from Merchants of Light, 2018

Interview with Roie Avin: Essential Modern Progressive Rock Albums
Enchant – At Death’s Door (07:16) from A Blueprint Of The World, 1995
Marillion – Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury/Now Wash Your Hands (08:14) from Brave, 1994
Liquid Tension Experiment – Kindred Spirits (06:30) from Liquid Tension Experiment 1, 1998
Spock’s Beard – Thoughts, Part ll (04:39) from V, 2000
IQ – You Never Will (04:54) from Dark Matter, 2004
Haken – Shapeshifter (08:09) from Visions, 2011
Thank You Scientist – Blood On the Radio (09:21) from Maps of Non-Existent Places, 2012
Big Big Train – Hedgerow (08:54) from English Electric: Full Power, 2013
The Dear Hunter – The Bitter Suite IV And V: The Congregation And The Sermon In The Silt (05:41) from Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise, 2015
The Neal Morse Band – Makes No Sense (04:10) from The Similitude Of A Dream, 2016

The Paradox Twin – Planeta (05:58) from The Importance of Mr Bedlam, 2018
Judy Dyble – Broken Day (04:49) from Earth Is Sleeping, 2018

Progradar’s Picks
Lux Terminus – The Courage to Be (20:57) from The Courage to Be, 2018
Blackfield – From 44 to 48 (04:30) from Open Mind – The Best of Blackfield, 2018
The Kentish Spires – The Last Harvest (13:10) from The Last Harvest, 2018
Dream Theater – Octavarium (24:00) from Octavarium, 2005

Sanguine Hum – The Weight Of The World (14:52) from The Weight Of The World, 2013

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The European Perspective 250.11

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May 052018
 

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Leon Camfield, this week’s guest playlister for TEP250

In this week’s European Perspective:

  • Leon Camfield‘s Top Ten for the TEP250. For anyone who doesn’t know him, Leon is a talented multi-instrumentalist and singer (best known in the prog community as drummer with Tinyfish) and a previous guest presenter on this very podcast.
  • Progradar’s Picks, featuring Gazpacho, Midas Fall, The Fretless and from the archives, Frost*.
  • A selection of tunes from the more outré end of the progressive music spectrum, as well plenty of more conventional prog.

Big Hogg – Dog People (05:32) from Big Hogg, 2015
Kavus Torabi – Radio To Their World (04:15) from Solar Divination, 2018
Gong – Rejoice! (10:17) from Rejoice! I’m Dead!, 2016
Knifeworld – The Germ Inside (04:47) from Bottled Out Of Eden, 2016
Emmett Elvin – Mars Is So Yesterday (05:12) from Assault on the Tyranny of Reason, 2016
V Ä L V Ē – Lights (04:24) from #1 [The Theosophical Society], 2017
Charlie Cawood – Earth Dragon: Origin of a New Being (03:09) from The Divine Abstract, 2017
Nick Prol & the Proletarians – Carvings on the Wall (04:09) from Loon Attic, 2017
Vennart – Rebirthmark (03:46) from The Demon Joke, 2015
Camembert – The Lament of Pr. Frankenschnorgl (09:12) from Negative Toe, 2017
North Sea Radio Orchestra – The British Road (07:25) from Dronne, 2016
Mike Keneally – Clipper (04:37) from Scambot 2, 2016
Knekklectric – Lika å danse (07:48) from Ingenting å melde, 2014
Lydian Collective – Equinox (05:46) from Adventure, 2018
Amoeba Split – Clockwise (09:03) from Second Split, 2016
Soft Machine Legacy – Black And Crimson (05:05) from Burden Of Proof, 2013

The European Perspective 250 – Leon Camfield
Anglagard – Sorgmantel (12:06) from Viljars ôga, 2012
Jaga Jazzist – Stardust Hotel (06:15) from What We Must, 2005
King Crimson – Level Five (07:18) from The Power To Believe, 2003
Jakszyk, Fripp and Collins – A Scarcity Of Miracles (07:27) from A Scarcity Of Miracles, 2011
Sphelm – Coexist (04:53) from These Roots Know No Boundaries, 2016
Opeth – Windowpane (07:44) from Damnation, 2003
Radiohead – Nude (04:15) from In Rainbows, 2007
The Mars Volta – Eriatarka (06:21) from De-Loused In The Comatorium, 2003
The Physics House Band – Calypso (03:03) from Mercury Fountain, 2017
Anekdoten – Gravity (08:20) from Gravity, 2003

Anekdoten – If It All Comes Down to You (05:53) from Until All the Ghosts Are Gone, 2015
Sanguine Hum – Before We Bow Down (04:44) from What We Ask Is Where We Begin, 2016
Sand – Embers (04:05) from A Sleeper, Just Awake, 2016
Believe – I (10:50) from Seven Widows, 2017
Valdez – Thirteen (04:17) from This, 2017
Wobbler – Clair Obscur (15:41) from Hinterland, 2005

Progradar’s Picks
Gazpacho – Soyuz One (06:19) from Soyuz, 2018
Midas Fall – Glue (03:53) from Evaporate, 2018
The Fretless – Bixie’s (03:17) from Live From The Art Farm, 2018
Frost* – Hyperventilate (07:31) from Milliontown, 2006

Nad Sylvan – Crime of Passion (06:01) from The Bride Said No, 2017
Camelias Garden – The Withered Throne (07:22) from You Have A Chance, 2013
Lalle Larsson’s Weaveworld – Rainbow’s Gold (06:26) from Nightscapes, 2012
Seven Steps To The Green Door – Bound In Chains (08:53) from Fetish, 2015
The Winstons – Play With The Rebels (03:42) from The Winstons, 2016
Argos – Silent Corner (06:32) from A Seasonal Affair, 2015
The Neal Morse Band – Alive Again (26:45) from The Grand Experiment , 2015

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The European Perspective – IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

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Apr 252018
 

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Hello everyone!

As many of you are already aware, The Dividing Line Broadcast Network, home to The European Perspective since its inception in 2008, will cease operations from the end of April 2018. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Shawn Bishop and the other wonderful broadcasters on DLBN for all the encouragement and support they’ve given me over the last ten years, and wish them all well in their endeavours – musical and otherwise – going forward.

However, this doesn’t mean the end of The European Perspective! Thanks to the good folk at Progzilla Radio I’ve still got hosting for the podcast, and we’ll still be available through iTunes, all the other usual podcast sites, and at The European Perspective website! You may need to change your iTunes or RSS feed details if you’ve been using the DLBN one, as that will stop refreshing at the end of this month. Here’s some handy links:

iTunes

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…or just search for the show name, and look for an icon that’s a load of album covers in a montage!

You can also find us on social media – check out the Facebook page, and the linked discussion forum, and on Twitter at @EurospectThe

If you’ve got any questions, then feel free to email me – wilf@theeuropeanperspective.com

Keep on progginl!

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The European Perspective #250.1

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Sep 172017
 

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250.1

…and we’re back! The two hundred and fiftieth European Perspective – who would have thought I’d still be doing this after all this time? Certainly not me…

Thanks to everyone who has made enquiries about the show, and its return to the podsphere. It wouldn’t be half as much fun without you.

To mark this landmark I’ve asked a number of regular listeners and musicians in the progressive rock arena to list their ten favourite albums released since the year 2000. There’s a total of 250, and over the next shows I’ll be unveiling them piecemeal. The first selection is from Mike Morton, composer and lead singer with The Gift, a regular favourite on the show. Mike’s selections are fascinating, and really not what you’d think from a gent who by his own admission is a huge lover of Seventies’ progressive rock.

Also, of course, Martin Hutchinson is back with another set of Progradar’s Picks!

The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You (03:32) from Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia, 2000
Steven Wilson – Nowhere Now (04:04) from To The Bone, 2017
Discipline – The Body Yearns (09:25) from Captives Of The Wine Dark Sea, 2017
Sky Architect – Dune (06:26) from Nomad, 2017
My Tricksy Spirit – Always With You (08:18) from My Tricksy Spirit, 2017
Schnauser – The Monday Club (07:44) from Irritant, 2017
Valdez – Colorado/Smile For The Camera (17:22) from This, 2017

The European Perspective Top 250 – Mike Morton
Frost* – Hyperventilate (07:32) from Milliontown, 2006
Spock’s Beard – The Great Nothing (27:02:00) from V, 2000
Mothertongue – A Poem that the Sky Wrote (03:37) from Unsongs, 2016
The Dear Hunter – Waves (04:12) from Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise, 2015
Bigelf – The Evils of Rock and Roll (06:37) from Cheat the Gallows, 2008
Porcupine Tree – Arriving Somewhere But Not Here (12:02) from Deadwing, 2005
Steven Wilson – Home Invasion/Regret #9 (11:25) from Hand. Cannot. Erase., 2015
It Bites – The Tall Ships (06:17) from The Tall Ships, 2008
The Neal Morse Band – Broken Sky/Long Day (Reprise) (09:59) from The Similitude Of A Dream, 2016
Big Big Train – Curator Of Butterflies (08:45) from English Electric: Full Power, 2013

Steely Dan – Aja (08:01) from Aja, 1977
Rosie Vela – Interlude (04:07) from Zazu, 1986
Radiohead – Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2) (04:23) from OKNOTOK, 2017

Progradar’s Picks
Blue Rose Code – Over The Fields (For John) (04:11) from The Water Of Leith, 2017
The Wynntown Marshals – Odessa (03:58) from After All These Years, 2017
Nordic Giants – Dystopia (05:31) from Amplify Human Vibration, 2017

Pain Of Salvation – Ending Theme (04:59) from Remedy Lane: Revisited, 2016
Linus Kåse – Winter Season (05:11) from I, 2017
The Tangent – The Sad Story Of Lead and Astatine (16:00) from The Slow Rust Of Forgotten Machinery, 2017
Pink Floyd – Echoes (23:35) from Meddle, 1971

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The European Perspective #232

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Dec 262015
 

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As always, demand for the Boxing Day edition of The European Perspective is sky high.

As always, demand for the Boxing Day edition of The European Perspective is sky high.

Christmas is over for another year – but don’t be glum! Here’s part 3 of The European Perspective’s review of 2015 to warm the cockles of your heart, and get you ready for New Year!

  1. Barock Project – Gold (08:40) from Skyline, 2015
  2. Cherry Five – Terra Rossa (05:30) from Il Pozzo dei Giganti, 2015
  3. William D. Drake – Distant Buzzing (03:27) from Revere Reach, 2015
  4. Box Of Shamens – Intruder (05:22) from Belief and Illusion, 2015
  5. Yak – Quest For The Stones (23:59) from Quest For The Stones, 2015
  6. Everything Everything – Zero Pharaoh (03:39) from Get To Heaven, 2015
  7. Grice – Leftside (04:00) from Alexandrine, 2015
  8. Vennart – A Weight in the Hollow (05:39) from The Demon Joke, 2015
  9. District 97 – All’s Well That Ends Well (07:49) from In Vaults, 2015
  10. Kingcrow – The Deeper Divide (07:38) from Eidos, 2015
  11. Tiger Moth Tales – A Kids Tale (06:08) from Story Teller – Part 1, 2015
  12. Llamassence – Half Heart (05:27) from Abyssal Gigantism EP, 2015
  13. Purposeful Porpoise – Cycles (12:20) from The Water Games, 2015
  14. The Enid – My Gravity (07:08) from The Bridge, 2015
  15. Tame Impala – Yes I’m Changing (04:31) from Currents, 2015
  16. This Oceanic Feeling – Radio (05:28) from Universal Mind, 2015
  17. Tim Bowness – Sing To Me (05:46) from Stupid Things That Mean the World, 2015
  18. Octopie – Blastoff (04:18) from The Adventure of Harry and Walrus Kane, 2015
  19. Emmett Elvin – Electropipe (03:18) from Emmettronica 1998-2012, 2015
  20. Echolyn – Empyrean Views (09:18) from I Heard You Listening, 2015
  21. Corvus Stone – Cinema Finale (06:02) from Corvus Stone Unscrewed, 2015
  22. Abigail’s Ghost – King of All (05:23) from Black Plastic Sun, 2015
  23. Maddison’s Thread – The Viking’s Daughter (05:14) from The Viking’s Daughter, 2015
  24. The Fierce And The Dead – Palm Trees (04:00) from Magnet, 2015
  25. Advent – Voices from California (07:34) from Silent Sentinel, 2015
  26. 3RDegree – Life At Any Cost (08:49) from Ones & Zeros: Vol. 1, 2015
  27. Big Hogg – Turn to Prayer (05:51) from Big Hogg, 2015
  28. Spock’s Beard – Tides Of Time (07:48) from The Oblivion Particle, 2015
  29. Halo Tora – The Bones That Rock the Cradle (05:38) from Omni\One, 2015
  30. The Dear Hunter – Waves (04:12) from Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise, 2015
  31. Godsticks – Exit Stage Right (05:46) from Emergence, 2015
  32. Karfagen – Alight Again (09:25) from 7, 2015
  33. Nemo – Coma (12:46) from Coma, 2015
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The European Perspective #230

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Nov 292015
 

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"Quick! We're missing The European Perspective!"

“Quick! We’re missing The European Perspective!”

After a bit of a hiatus, we’re back with the first part of The European Perspective’s end of year review for 2015!

1. Franck Carducci – Journey Through The Mind (08:00) from Torn Apart, 2015

2. Beardfish – Comfort Zone (09:34) from +4626-COMFORTZONE, 2015

3. Red Jasper – Ray of Darkness (06:02) from The Great and Secret Show, 2015

4. Mike Kershaw – An Ordinary Poison (05:27) from Departure, 2015

5. Le folli arie – Alien’s Trip (04:08) from Le folli arie, 2015

6. Alco Frisbass – Induction Magnétique (09:09) from Alco Frisbass, 2015

7. La Coscienza di Zeno – Libero Pensatore (05:12) from La Notte Anche Di Giorno, 2015

8. Audioplastik – Distant Skies (05:22) from In the Head of a Maniac, 2015

9. Karda Estra – Strange Relations 4 (06:47) from Strange Relations, 2015

10. The Neal Morse Band – The Call (10:16) from The Grand Experiment , 2015

11. Hasse Fröberg Musical Companion – Something Worth Dying For (05:33) from HFMC, 2015

12. Nice Beaver – Timeline (06:36) from The Time It Takes, 2015

13. Lonely Robot – The Boy In The Radio (04:52) from Please Come Home, 2015

14. Public Service Broadcasting – Sputnik (07:09) from The Race For Space, 2015

15. Sanguine Hum – On The Beach (06:07) from Now We Have Light, 2015

16. Steven Wilson – Routine (09:03) from Hand. Cannot. Erase., 2015

17. Ciccada – Around the Fire (09:16) from The Finest of Miracles, 2015

18. Not a Good Sign – Pleasure of Drowning (05:54) from From a Distance, 2015

19. Herba D’hameli – Claritat (10:38) from Interiors, 2015

20. Firefly Burning – Beloved (05:41) from Skeleton Hill, 2015

21. Argos – Not In This Picture (12:33) from A Seasonal Affair, 2015

22. Christina – Last Breath (04:40) from The Light, 2015

23. Different Strings – Fatal Chronic Damage (11:29) from The Sounds of Silence, Pt. II: The Counterfeits, 2015

24. jh – I’ll See You Tomorrow In A Different Light (06:34) from Morning Sun, 2015

25. Steve Hackett – Love Song To A Vampire (09:18) from Wolflight, 2015

26. Karnataka – Secrets Of Angels (20:04) from Secrets Of Angels, 2015

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