Monday 30 January 2023

Prog Rock ABC: The letter U

Are you in the mood for some prog today? I am streaming artists beginning with U:

Uriah Heep, UNKH, United Progressive Fraternity, Unitopia, Univers Zero, Universal Totem Orchestra, Unreal City, Steve Unruh, Uz Jsme Doma.

Floating Islands : Monday, 11 am SLT (19:00 GMT,  20:00 CET)
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Duration: 2 hours.

Sunday 29 January 2023

DJ Exiles is streaming at Winterburn Wonderland

My schedule for today, Sunday 29.01.2023:

Burn2 : 12.00 noon SLT (21:00 CET). Effigy burn at Winterburn Wonderland. For more information see https://www.burn2.org. Duration: 60 minutes.

Floating Islands :  3 pm SLT (Monday 0:00 CET). Good NightOwl - Encounters (2022). Duration: 90 minutes.

Good NightOwl - Encounters (2022)

Good NightOwl is a project by Daniel Lewis Cupps, founded in Philadelphia, USA, in 2011. Cupps basically plays and sings everything. On his latest release 'Encounters' he has teamed up with drummer and composer Joshua Cook. The album contains 5 compositions, which consist of rather complex layers of music. The 5 tracks are on the album twice: with and without vocals. To hear the tracks without vocals after you have heard them with is amazingly a new listening experience.

Starport Omega : Saturday 6 pm SLT (Sunday 02:00 GMT, 03:00 CET)
Floating Islands : Sunday 3 pm SLT (23:00 GMT, Monday 0:00 CET)

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Monday 23 January 2023

Prog Rock ABC: Artists starting with 'The'

Are you in the mood for some prog today? I am streaming artists beginning with 'The'.

Floating Islands : Monday, 11 am SLT (19:00 GMT,  20:00 CET)
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Duration: 2 hours.

Sunday 22 January 2023

Arena: The Theory of Molecular Inheritance (2022)

Arena is a neo-prog band from Surrey (UK), founded in 1995 by keyboardist Clive Nolan (Pendragon) and drummer Mick Pointer (Ex-Marillion). With 'The Theory of Molecular Inheritance' they have released their 10th studio album. The music sounds somewhat heavier than Pendragon and Marillion, and features a powerful performance of singer Damian Wilson.

Starport Omega : Saturday 6 pm SLT (Sunday 02:00 GMT, 03:00 CET)
Floating Islands : Sunday 3 pm SLT (23:00 GMT, Monday 0:00 CET)

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Monday 16 January 2023

Prog Rock ABC: The letter T

Today I am playing only artists starting with the letter T: Toto, T, Tears For Fears, Terminal Degree, Thank You Scientist,Thieves' Kitchen, Tideline, TNNE, Tony Levin&David Torn&Alan White, Traumhaus and Transatlantic.

Floating Islands : Monday, 11 am SLT (19:00 GMT,  20:00 CET)
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Duration: 2 hours.

Sunday 15 January 2023

Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side: Miles From Nowhwere (2022)

Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side is a Swedish Progressive rock project founded in Stockholm 2012 by bass player, songwriter and producer Jonas Lindberg. Today I am presenting their latest release and second studio album. The music can be described as modern symphonic prog rock similar to maybe The Flower Kings or Spock's Beard, with a touch of Southern Rock.

Starport Omega : Saturday 6 pm SLT (Sunday 02:00 GMT, 03:00 CET)
Floating Islands : Sunday 3 pm SLT (23:00 GMT, Monday 0:00 CET)

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Sunday 8 January 2023

Jean-Pierre Louveton (JPL) - Sapiens Chapitre 3/3: Actum (2022)

Jean-Pierre Louveton is the guitarist of the French prog rock band Nemo. Since 2002 he releases albums under the moniker JPL. His latest album is called 'Sapiens, Chapitre 3/3: Actum (2022). It is a continuation of the album Sapiens, Chaptre 2/3, which was released in 2020. The music has a dark atmospheric touch to it, which shows a certain continuity in many French prog rock artists ranging from Arachnoid, Pitch, Orion to Lazuli.

Starport Omega : Saturday 6 pm SLT (Sunday 02:00 GMT, 03:00 CET)
Floating Islands : Sunday 3 pm SLT (23:00 GMT, Monday 0:00 CET)

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Sunday 1 January 2023

Favourite albums of the years 2011-2022

2022
1. Jean-Pierre Louveton (JPL) - Sapiens Chapitre 3/3: Actum
2. Pattern Seeking Animals - Only Passing Through
3. Arena - The Theory of Molecular Inheritance

2021
1. Ciccada - Harvest
2. Steve Hackett - Surrender of Silence
3. The Emerald Dawn - To Touch The Sky 

2020
1. The Samurai of Prog - Beyond the Wardrobe
2. Different Light - Binary Suns (Part 1 - Operant Condition)
3. Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet

2019
1. IZZ - Don't Panic
2. Steve Unruh - Precipice
3. IQ - Resistance

2018
1. Gleb Kolyadin
2. Galahad - Seas of Change
3. Seven Reizh - L'Albatros

2017
1. The Samurai of Prog - On We Sail
2. Wobbler - From Silence to Somewhere
3. Big Big Train - Grimspound

2016
1. ESP - Invisible Din
2. Big Big Train - Folklore
3. Matthew Parmenter - All Our Yesterdays

2015
1. Reve General - Howl
2. Unreal City - Il Paese Del Tramonto
3. IO Earth - New World

2014
1. Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope
2. IQ - The Road Of Bones
3. The Samurai Of Prog - The Imperial Hotel

2013
1. Renaissance - Grandine Il Vento
2. Comedy of Errors - Fanfare & Fantasy
3. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (and other stories)

2012
1. Centric Jones - The Antikythera Method
2. Kaizers Orchestra - Violeta Violeta Vol. III
3. Pitch - Conquistador

2011
1. Discipline - To Shatter All Accord
2. Herd of Instinct
3. Anubis - A Tower of Silence

Top albums of 2022

1. Jean-Pierre Louveton (JPL) - Sapiens Chapitre 3/3: Actum
2. Pattern Seeking Animals - Only Passing Through
3. Arena - The Theory of Molecular Inheritance
4. Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side: Miles From Nowhwere
5. Big Big Train - Welcome To The Planet
6. Wired Ways (debut album)
7. Ryo Okumoto - The Myth of the Mostrophus
8. Cyril - Amenti's Coin, Secret Place Pt. II
9. Rosalie Cunningham - Two Piece Puzzle
10. The Flower Kings - By Royal Decree