Kscope

Our guests on this episode are Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT, White Moth Black Butterfly) and Paul Ortiz (Chimp Spanner) who are together otherwise known as Prince of Failure.  You will hear how the pair met and why, after years of moving in the same circles, they decided that making music together would be a good idea! As part of the discussion with host Remfry Dedman about their self titled album,...

We are spoiling you in this episode with two special guests, the first being Kavus Torabi of Gong ahead of their extensive tour of the UK and Europe.  He talks to Billy Reeves about their new album ‘Bright Spirit’  as well as covering important topics like snapping synapses, The Bash Street Kids, the illustrative art of 2000AD and pause to give each other a pat on the back... Then follows a conver...

Richard Barbieri, Synthesist famed for his work with Japan & Porcupine Tree, talks to us about the release of his new solo album ‘Hauntings’, his first since 2021. A series of Lovecraftian soundscapes, inspired by recurring dreams of fin de siècle London, of nostalgia of things yet to pass, and the collective fear of the future. Richard talks about the creative process behind the album, his ne...

Paul Draper is the former front man and chief songwriter behind Mansun, one of the most criminally under-rated and misunderstood bands of the Britpop era. An extraordinarily adventurous and eclectic band who were only active for 8 years, between 1995 - 2003, the sheer wealth and quality of material Mansun released in that time is monumental.    Remfry Dedman sat down with Paul to discuss his new a...

Jeff Wayne in conversation with Remfry Dedman about The War Of The Worlds boxset from our friends at Madfish.   

After a decade without releasing a record Dutch Progressive Metal geniuses Textures are back. The polyrhythmic polymath Stef Broks chats to Billy Reeves about how the scene has “blown up” in the last few years and why; how they made their new sound, who made it happen; who made the call, and what it’s like to be back in showbusiness now they’re all 10 years older and the audience is, in many cases...

Our host Billy Reeves takes a look back over a year of Kscope Podcast’s, you will hear highlights of interviews from Jonathan Hultén, Gleb Kolyadin, Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree explaining the chemistry of  O.R.k. Meanwhile singer/songwriter/producer Maiah Wynne of U.S./Canadian supergroup Envy of None, Giancarlo Erra of Nosound who explains the logistics of a gig on the Moon, Spiral K. Octoflash...

Thomas Andersen of Norwegian Prog masters Gazpacho talks to Billy Reeves about fate, friendships and the concepts behind their new album ‘Magic 8-Ball’. EXCLUSIVE: This is your chance to hear a couple of the album tracks ahead of it’s release tomorrow (31st Oct) We are thrilled to have them back after a five year break. The album is structured as a series of short stories. Each song follows a diff...

IHLO chat to Billy Reeves about the release of their new album “Legacy”. They talk about the unconventional way in which the band was formed, given they are all based so far apart from each other.   They discuss the impact a recent placement on a Spotify playlist and how that will help to raise their profile and introduce them to a potential new audience. Plus, hear about the coordination that is...

Kavus Torabi and Dave Sturt of Gong & Giancarlo Erra of Nosound The Gongsters reminisce and riff on ‘I See You’ and its 10th anniversary new mix/remaster edition, on Kavus joining the group and losing Daevid Allen to the next dimension. Goodness me, a lot happened around the time that LP was recorded, and lot’s happening for Gong right now, Dave Sturt and Kavus Torabi speak to Billy Reeves ato...

Believe it or not, it has been 10 years since the release of Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief released his self-titled debut album, in honour of this Kscope are releasing a half speed remaster, of the original. It was worked on at Abbey Road Studios and will be on sale from today (30th May) Our host Billy Reeves went to visit Bruce in his studio to hear about how he feels about the record a deca...

To coincide with the release of the Envy Of None album “Stygian Wavs”, our host Billy Reeves hears from Singer and lyricist Maiah Wynne about her thought processes and influences when writing and recording new work, and some sage advice for fellow women in the music industry. We also caught up with guitarist Alex Lifeson, this is where you will find out where the album title and indeed the band na...

In this episode we were lucky enough to catch up with two Kscope artists who both have new music to share with us.  Firstly, we hear from Iamthemorning's virtuoso pianist Gleb Kolyadin who is celebrating the release of his solo album Mobula which takes listeners on a journey through cosmic landscapes, where imagination transforms the ordinary.  Then our host Billy Reeves chats with Colin Edwin (ex...

As this is the first podcast of the year, we are celebrating all things new!   We will hear from Jonathan Hultén about his new album which is out this week and hear about his experience of touring with The Cult recently. There is a new album from Envy Of None on the way, so we hear the latest single from them. You will also hear the new track from O.R.k which has arrived in the lead up to their ne...

Join us in a celebration of the Kscope Hits and highlights of 2024, as host Billy Reeves revisits his chats with the likes of: Amos Williams (TesseracT) Mike Vennart (Oceansize/Biffy Clyro) Vincent Cavanagh (The Radicant, Anathema) Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree/O.R.k.) Tim Bowness (No-Man/Henry Fool) Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo/Mute Gods/Steven Wilson/Trifecta) Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) Plus! New...

This month we catch up with Mike Vennart of Oceansize, a timely chat ahead of our reissue of the momentous and cinematic “Frames”, but not just a standard reissue, we have of course given it the Kscope treatment, it is presented on gatefold 3LP and includes extra tracks and rarities plus unseen photos. Nowadays Mike enjoys success with his latest project Empire State Bastard as well as touring wit...

An episode packed with treats (no tricks) to celebrate Halloween. We have a couple of spooky teasers for you as Envy Of None release a new single which sets the tone for things to come from them and you’ll hear the most recent release from Jonathan Hultén, who is currently on tour in the UK in support of The Cult while he builds momentum to his forthcoming album in January. We hear from Bruce Soor...

In this bumper episode we hear from Colin Edwin of O.R.k about their latest run of releases and since we also spoke to Richard Barbieri we took the opportunity to talk to them both about their time in Porcupine Tree and what it was like during the making of Fear Of A Blank Planet, a timely chat ahead of the release of and a 116 page hardback book 5 disc edition packed with rarities. Plus, Andy, Ph...

As we reach the end of summer in the UK, TesseracT are coming to the end of the latest leg of their mega tour which was in support of their album War of Being (which incidentally is a year old this week) so we thought we would have an overdue catch up with bassist Amos Williams about life on tour away from loved ones, making up for lost time and future plans.  This week also sees the release of "P...

Kscope are releasing the debut EP by The Radicant who you may know as Vincent Cavanagh, the former frontman of Anathema. The Radicant is a solo project of sorts which includes collaborators from many disciplines, informed in part by Vincent’s composition work for recent multi-media installations by fine artists; so this is pop music presented as aural sculpture. The EP is out now, so it was time f...