Prog-Watch

This week's Prog-Watch features a lot of great, modern Prog Rock from Jan Akkerman, Karfagen, Low Roar, Rodney Matthews and Jeff Scheetz with Oliver Wakeman, Nick Magnus, and Frequent Flyers, and a “proggy”classic from Elton John! Plus, The Doctor, Rob Fisher, will be examining the debut album by the UK group Chasing the Monsoon! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interest...

I'm back at the helm of 101 Dimensions again this week and here's what I have in store for your listening pleasure: 1. Steve Dinsdale – Dark Time (5:31); Hit Of Summer (6:30); A Light Sprinkling Of Moonweed (6:17); and First Light (5:59) (from the album Light & Dark, 2018) 2. Zanov – Moebius 256 (3:14); Moebius 301 (3:14); Enygma (3:08); and Plentitude (12:07) (from the album Moebius, 1977) 3....

This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Colin Edwin, who is perhaps best known as the bassist for Porcupine Tree and O.R.k.! Colin and I chat about his illustrious career, and along the way I'll be spinning lots of great music from his time with Porcupine Tree, his current band O.R.k., his collaboration with Lorenzo Feliciati, and his solo career, including a couple from his brand new album In...

This week's Prog-Watch is just a bunch of great Progressive Rock, and most of it is relatively new! We'll hear from Cirrus Bay, Rodney Matthews and Jeff Scheetz with Oliver Wakeman, Fernando Perdomo, Dreaming Madmen, Nektar, Euphoria Station, Futurist, Blind Ego, Moon Halo, Richard Orange, Robertas Semeniukas, and Workshop of the Wolf! All in 90 minutes!! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Ne...

This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Frank Wyatt of Happy The Man, Oblivion Sun, and Frank Wyatt and Friends! Frank and I will be chatting about all of his projects through the years and I will of course be spinning lots of great music along the way! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/...

My second outing on 101 Dimensions for 2020 and the second this month! Here's what I lined up for your listening pleasure: 1. No Man – Love You To Bits (Bits 1 – 5) (17:03) (from the album Love You To Pieces, 2019) 2. Michael Hoenig – Hanging Garden Transfer (10:59); Voices Of Where (6:17); and Sun And Moon (4:14) (from the album Departure From The Northern Wasteland, 1978) 3. Jean-Luc Ponty – Mod...

This week on Prog-Watch I have a fun little themed special for your listening enjoyment! I call it THE EYES HAVE IT (pun definitely intended) since every song will have the word EYE somewhere in the title! Featured artists will include the Nazz, the Von Hertzen Brothers, Victim Of Illusion, the Moody Blues, Porcupine Tree, Fates Warning, Camel, Rikard Sjoblom's Gungfly, Loggins and Messina (yes, L...

Great Prog Rock Variety and the first Progressive Discoveries segment of 2020 are on tap in this week's Prog-Watch! Hear music from Jeff Lynne's ELO, Great Pacific Orchestra, Flying Colors, The Flower Kings, Workshop of the Wolf, and Tool! Plus, Dr. Rob Fisher will be enlightening us on the fabulous new album, The Rising, by Tony Lowe's ESP Project! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network,...

Here's what I have in store for our first 101 Dimensions outing of 2020: 1. Aphex Twin – 54 Cymru Beats (6:06); Meltphace 6 (6:24); and Ziggomatic 17 (8:35) (from the album DrukQs, 2001) 2. Emmett Elvin – Butterfly in the Labyrinth (7:08); No Wonder (5:36); and The End Of Music (4:54) (from the album The End Of Music, 2019) 3. Larry Fast/Synergy– Electric Blue (6:20); Ancestors (5:26); and After t...

This week on Prog-Watch: Part Two of my Dave Kerzner interview and artist feature! Hear the rest of my chat with Dave and lots of great music from his solo career, his new In Continuum band, and Mantra Vega! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

This week on Prog-Watch the great Dave Kerzner is my guest! Dave talks candidly about his past and his current projects, including his Sonic Reality tribute to Yes, his career retrospective compilation, and the two albums he has made with his new band, In Continuum! Along the way I'll be playing lots of great music from Sound Of Contact, Dave's solo albums, the Yes tribute, and In Continuum! This...

Following Christmas and my epic 3-part series with the Progressive Aspect on the best albums of the decade, I figured we should catch up on some of the great stuff released at the end of 2019. So tune in to hear new music from Flower Kings, Bruce Soord, Retrospective, Nektar, Lee Abraham, Cirrus Bay, Invertigo, Dark City Agent, Pallas, and Nick Beggs! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Networ...

Christmas is upon us so it must be time for one of my Prog-Watch Holiday Specials! Come along and get into the spirit of the Season...the spirit of peace on Earth and good will to all! I'm taking a little break from all of the blabbing, so here's the play list: 1. Chris Squire & Alan White – Run With The Fox 2. Jethro Tull – Christmas Song 3. Jon Anderson – Three Ships 4. Trans-Siberian Orches...

Relax with some electronic/ambient/new age sounds before the Holiday hustle and bustle really kick in! Here's what I've lined up: 1. Church Of Hed – Q Ching (8:47); and The Ruler Does Not Travel (8:48) (from the album The Fourth Hour, 2019) 2. Silicon Psychosis – Physician Magician (5:10); Rainy Beaches (5:52); and The Silent Message (5:27) 3. Vangelis – I Can't Take It Anymore (5:42); Multi-Track...

This week on Prog-Watch: The third and final part of my collaboration with The Progressive Aspect on the best albums of the past ten years! Ten more great tracks and write-ups from ten great albums as selected by ten of TPA's finest reviewers! With contributions from Rob Fisher, Basil Francis, Andrew Halley, Magnus Moar, Bob Mulvey, Jez Rowden, Graham Thomas, Roger Trenwith, Leo Trimming, and John...

This week Prog-Watch and The Progressive Aspect continue our three-part presentation of the Best of 2010-2019! I'll be presenting ten more great tunes and write-ups by ten of TPA's best reviewers from some of their favorite albums of the past decade! With contributions from Rob Fisher, Basil Francis, Andrew Halley, Magnus Moar, Bob Mulvey, Jez Rowden, Graham Thomas, Roger Trenwith, Leo Trimming, a...

This week Prog-Watch and The Progressive Aspect begin a three-part “prog-stravaganza” looking at the best albums of the past ten years! Ten of TPA's reviewers have selected their three favorite albums, and I will be presenting their short reviews and playing tracks from those albums over the course of three programs! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in adverti...

I've got some different stuff lined up again for this week's 101 Dimensions! Here's what's in store: 1. Hawkwind – Brainstorm (11:33); Space Is Deep (6:22); One Change (0:50); and Lord Of Light (6:58) (from the album Doremi Fasol Latido, 1972) 2. Grobschnitt – Symphony (13:49); and Travelling (6:49) (from the album Grobschnitt, 1972) 3. Johannes Schmoelling – Big Cityscapes (6:28); It's Your Birth...

This week's Prog-Watch is an entire show dedicated to prog rock classic tracks! I'm spinning tunes by Genesis, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, King Crimson, Kansas, The Alan Parson Project, Yes, Jethro Tull, The Electric Light Orchestra, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and Caravan! Our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, is also doing a Progressive Discoveries segment on a classic a...

This week's Prog-Watch is 100% certified new prog rock! Get set for a great program full of music from Yuval Ron, Richard Henshall, Millenium, Eloy, Emmett Elvin, Diagonal, The Barock Project, Peter Gabriel, Eiemel, District 97, Free to Grow, Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion, and UVTraveler! All in 90 minutes! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertisi...

Another themed special on Prog-Watch this week, and the key word is HEART! We'll hear from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, The Alan Parson Project, Yes, Marillion, Rush, Mystery, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and many more! Come along for a fun ride! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/s...

This week on 101 Dimensions I'm heading into some different territories! Here's the itinerary: 1. The Orb – Earth Orbit One: Fluffy Clouds (4:27); Ultraworld Probe Six: Perpetual Dawn (9:31); and Earth Orbit Two: Gaia (9:48) (from the album The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, 1991) 2. Vangelis – Origins (Arrival) (4:22); Starstuff (5:14); Infinitude (4:30); Exo Genesis (3:33); and Celestia...

This week on Prog-Watch it's ALL NEW Variety and a great feature on Progressive Discoveries! We'll hear music from Franck Carducci, Elaine Samuels and Kindred Spirit, The Barock Project, District 97, Organic Noises, and Clepsydra! On Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher: an in depth look at Seed, the fabulous new album by Freedom To Glide! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if...

I'm doing another of my band family tree explorations on Prog-Watch this week and my subject is the British band IQ! I'll be spinning a few brand new tunes from the band's latest double album, Resistance, and exploring their roots and branches in the music of The Lens, Niadem's Ghost, Jadis, and Martin Orford! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on...

This week on Prog-Watch I've got a MOSTLY NEW Variety program! Most of the music will come from 2019 releases (and this has been quite a good year for our favorite genre)! Tune in to hear great stuff from Chasing The Monsoon, Lobate Scarp, IQ, Organic Noises, The Horn Of The Spiral Night, Flying Colors, Proportions, The Kentish Spires, Psychoyogi, The ESP Project, Deadly Circus Fire, and The Flowe...