Episode 136: Sound Chaser 304

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have a wide variety of prog sounds, a substantial suite from IQ, an In Memoriam feature for Kenichi Oguchi of Kenso, The Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Holding Pattern - Out of the Tunnels, from Holding PatternIN MEMORIAM KENICHI OGUCHI2. Kenso - Tjandi Bentar (The Split Gate), from Fabulis Mirabilibus de Bombycosi ScriptisEND IN MEMORIAM3. Manning - Jack Roberts (1699-1749), from Anser's Tree4. Tiger Moth Tales - Lost to the Years, from The Whispering of the World5. Karfagen - Juggler and the Cloud, from Spektra6. Bruford - Travels with Myself - And Someone Else, from The Bruford Tapes7. Führs & Fröhling - Every Land Tells a Story [live 1978 cd bonus track], from Live 19808. Tomas Bodin - The Hero from Cloud City, from Sonic Boulevard9. Steve Morse - Mood for a Day, from Tales from Yesterday [Compilation]10. Logic Gate - Flashback, from Into the Sunset11. Ralph Towner - Blue Sun, from Blue SunTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE12. Iskander - Gleitflug, from Bohème 200013. Mike Dickson - Fauré: Pavane, from Mellotron Works II14. We Came From Space - Take You for the Ride, from Reasons in the Rhyme15. IQ - The Great Spirit Way, from Resistance16. IQ - Fire and Security, from Resistance17. IQ - Perfect Space, from Resistance18. IQ - Fallout, from ResistanceLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE19. Frogg Café - Old Man, from Frogg Café20. T Lavitz - Another Forever Away, from Gossip21. Superfluous Motor - Ad Infinitum, from Trifecta: Prog22. Billy Cobham & The Magic Band - AC/DC, from Ayajala Live23. C.W. Vrtacek - Dyed, from Unsettled Scores [compilation]24. Liquid Scarlet - Heading for Golgata, from Killer Couple Strikes Again25. Liquid Scarlet - All That Is Grey, from Killer Couple Strikes Again26. Stick Men - Cusp, from 2019/07/30 Ardmore Hall27. Brady Arnold - The Devil's Notes, from Creatures of the Attic28. Caravan - Welcome the Day, from Cunning Stunts29. Jean-Michel Jarre - Calypso, parte 3 (Fin de Siècle), from En Attendant Cousteau

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have the new single from Massimo Pieretti, a wide variety of progressive music styles, the Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Magenta - Speechless, from We Are Seven2. Phil Manzanera / 801 - Listen Now, from Listen Now!3. Phil Manzanera / 801 - Flight 19, from Listen Now!4. Shakti - Lotus Feet, from Shakti, with John McLaughlin5. Arti + Mestieri - Terminal, from Giro di Valzer per Domani6. Kotebel - The Flight of the Hippogriff Part 2, from Live at Prog-Résiste 20137. Carlo Celuque - Gravity Force, from Berlin Walk8. Quarkspace - Where Galaxies Collide, from The Hidden Moon9. Massimo Pieretti - Alone, from The Next Dream10. Kristian Schultze - Total Recall, from Metronomics11. Dream Theater - Voices, from Once in a LIVEtimeTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE12. Colin Masson - South Australia, from The Southern Cross13. Qango - The Last One Home, from Live in the Hood14. Vangelis - Chariots of Fire, from Chariots of Fire15. Synergy - Legacy, from Electronic Realizations for Rock Orchestra16. Tomita - Debussy: Arabesque No. 1, from Snowflakes Are Dancing17. IZZ - Deafening Silence, from My River FlowsLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE18. Eduard Artemiev - Expectation, from Warmth of Earth19. Eduard Artemiev - Rekkens, from Warmth of Earth20. Michael Garrison - Dimensions, from Eclipse21. Patrick Moraz - Eastern Sundays, from Future Memories I & II Live on TV22. Steve Morse Band - Live to Ride, from StressFest23. Frank Zappa - Can't Afford No Shoes, from One Size Fits All24. Banned from Utopia - So Yuh Don't Like Modern Art, from So Yuh Don't Like Modern Art25. King Crimson - Moon Child (Take 1), from In the Court of the Crimson King 40th Anniversary Edition26. Träd Gräs och Stenar - Tegenborgsvalsen, from Gärdet 12.6.197027. Gentle Giant - Funny Ways, from Live Rome 197428. Nicolas Meier World Group - Stories from the Garden, from Magnificent

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Enigmatic Sound Machines and Krakhouse, another great mix of styles from around the world and across the decades, and, of course, the Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Pär Lindh Project - The Premonition, from Live in Iceland2. Kansas - Down the Road, from Song for America3. Rick Wakeman - Rock Pursuit, from Phantom of the Opera (aka Phantom Power)4. Brady Arnold - No Name I, from Chaos in Development5. Enigmatic Sound Machines - In Perfect Silence, from Imperfect Silence6. Boris S.G - System 2019, from System 20197. Logic Gate - Biomorph, from From the Silence8. Al Stewart - Broadway Hotel, from Year of the Cat9. Blackgirls - Talk, from Happy10. Bon - I Dance Alone, from To the BoneTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE11. Peter Hammill - (This Side of) The Looking Glass, from The Love Songs12. Curved Air - Jumbo, from Second Album13. Rocket Scientists - The Fall of Icarus, from Brutal Architecture14. Fleesh - The Lamia, from Here It Comes Again15. Les Penning with Robert Reed - Argiers, from Return to Penrhos16. Reegonetti Band - Dance of the Invisible, from Exploring the Unknown17. Anthony Phillips & Harry Williamson - Gypsy Suite Movement IV: The Crystal Ball, from Gypsy Suite18. The Samurai of Prog - Searching for the Fear, from The White Snake and Other Grimm Tales19. Great Wide Nothing - The View from Olympus, from The View from OlympusLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE20. Djam Karet - No Man's Land, from New Dark Age21. Djam Karet - Eclipse of Faith, from New Dark Age22. Djam Karet - Web of Medea, from New Dark Age23. Djam Karet - Demon Train, from New Dark Age24. Djam Karet - All Clear, from New Dark Age25. Djam Karet - Raising Orpheus, from New Dark Age26. Djam Karet - Kali's Indifference, from New Dark Age27. Djam Karet - Alone with the River Man, from New Dark Age28. Djam Karet - Going Home, from New Dark Age29. Djam Karet - Eulogy, from New Dark Age30. Krakhouse - Married to Mayo, from Bastards of Prog31. Gong - Part 32 Floating Anarchy, from Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwall's Dancehall [compilation]32. Accordo dei Contrari - Così respirano gli incendi del tempo, from UR-33. Porcupine Tree - Normal, from Nil Recurring

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from Ian Neal, an In Memoriam feature honoring two musicians who recently passed away, plenty of prog old and recent, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Bill Bressler - Normal Boy, from Normal BoyIN MEMORIAM2. Strawbs [Dave Cousins] - New World, from Grave New World3. Black Sabbath [Ozzy Osbourne] - Hand of Doom, from ParanoidEND IN MEMORIAM4. echolyn - Poem #4, from Cowboy Poems Free5. echolyn - Too Late for Everything, from Cowboy Poems Free6. Kadwaladyr - The Last Hero, from The Last Hero7. Kadwaladyr - Trede Milved, from The Last Hero8. Amoeba Split - Blessed Water, from Demo 20039. Horslips - An Bratach Ban, from Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part10. Brand X - Sun in the Night, from Morrocan Roll11. Clannad - Croí Cróga, from Lore12. Rush - Red Tide, from Presto13. Lana Lane - The Dream That Never Ends, from Think Tank Media Sampler Vol. 4 [compilation]14. Bondage Fruit - Daichi no Ko, from Selected [retrospective]THE SYMPHONIC ZONE15. New Trolls - Duemila - from Senza Orario, Senza Bandiera16. New Trolls - Ti Ricordi Joe? - from Senza Orario, Senza Bandiera17. New Trolls -Padre O'Brien - from Senza Orario, Senza Bandiera18. New Trolls - Tom Flaherty - from Senza Orario, Senza Bandiera19. New Trolls - Andró Ancora - from Senza Orario, Senza Bandiera20. AmuZeum - Naysayer, from New Beginnings21. Iona - Bird Heaven, from Beyond These Shores22. Ian Neal - All in the Golden Afternoon (early rough sketch), from All in the Golden Afternoon (2025 remaster)23. Mike Keneally - Inkling, from Inkling (More from the Scambot 2 Sessions)24. Marillion - Interior Lulu, from marillion.com25. Marillion - House, from marillion.comLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE26. Boris SG - Color Spectrum, from Color Spectrum [online single]27. Michael Garrison - Tranquility Rush, from Prisms28. The Picturesque Episodes - Edge of the Universe, from Cosmogenesis29. Nektar - Cast Your Fate, from Sunday Night at the London Roundhouse [extended edition]30. Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Never Gonna Come Down, from Happiness Heartaches31. Blackfield - Undercover Heart, from Blackfield V32. Barry Cleveland - You'll Just Have to See It to Believe It [alternate mix], from Hologramatron33. Evergrey - Recreation Day, from When Worlds Collide [compilation]34. Marjana Semkina - Invisible, from Sleepwalking35. The Aaron Clift Experiment - If All Goes Wrong, from If All Goes Wrong

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from echolyn, a wide variety of styles from around the globe and across the decades, from the famous to the obscure, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Curved Air - U.H.F., from Air Cut2. Porcupine Tree - No Luck with Rabbits, from On the Sunday of Life3. Porcupine Tree - Begonia Seduction Scene, from On the Sunday of Life4. Porcupine Tree - This Long Silence, from On the Sunday of Life5. Porcupine Tree - It Will Rain for a Million Years, from On the Sunday of Life6. Rain Tree Crow - Big Wheels in Shanty Town, from Rain Tree Crow7. Marillion - Fake Plastic Trees, from Less Is More8. Pink Floyd - Don't Leave Me Now, from The Wall9. Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Part 3, from The Wall10. Pink Floyd - Goodbye Cruel World, from The Wall11. Michael Bierylo - Traveling Light, from Cloud Chorus12. Códice - En el Umbral de la Paz, from Alby y Ocaso13. Led Zeppelin - For Your Life, from Presence14. Rush - Need Some Love, from Rush15. LIfe - Jag Färdas [cd bonus track], from LifeTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE16. Mona Lisa - Manèges et Cheveux de Bois, from Grimaces17. Nathan Mahl - Without Words, from Shadows Unbound18. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Canto Nomade per un Prigioniero Politico, from Io Sono Nato Libero19. Renaissance - Renaissance Man, from Symphony of Light20. Kitaro - Orochi, from Kojiki21. echolyn - Time Has No Place, from Time Silent Radio iiLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE22. Klaus Schulze - Silent Running, from Trancefer23. Rod Argent - Spirits, from Red House24. Saga - The Further You Go, from Sagacity25. Amon Düül II - Dem guten schönen Wahren, from Phallus Dei26. Pentangle - Lyke Wake Dirge, from The Lost Broadcasts 1968-197227. Ekseption - Introduction, from 528. Ekseption - Siciliano in G, from 529. Sky - Caldano, from The Great Balloon Race30. Emergence - Chant, from The Quest Begins31. Anthony Phillips - Sisters of Remindum (Basic Mix), from The Archive Collection Volume II32. Allan Holdsworth - All Our Yesterdays, from Atavachron33. The John Irvine Band - Devil's Work, from Psychopomp34. Richard Pinhas - The Western Wail (Part 1), from L'ethique35. Soft Ffog - Ken, from Soft Ffog

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. This episode is show number 300, which seems something of a landmark. Therefore, I have decided to dedicate the show to a landmark, that is the city where it all gets put together – Los Angeles. I have over 3 hours of music dedicated to portraying Los Angeles and environs, and if something doesn’t quite belong because I have misinterpreted it in some way, I am force fitting it anyway. So join Sound Chaser on a tour of L.A. Playlist1. The Doors - L.A. Woman, from L.A. Woman2. Hydravion - Passadena Airport, from Stratos Airlines3. Thomas Almqvist - L.A. Exit, from The Journey4. Phil Manzanera - Ritmo de Los Angeles, from Primitive Guitars5. Darryl Way - Downtown L.A., from Destinations6. Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Bumpin' on Sunset, from Live Oblivion Vol. 17. The Syn - Sunset Boulevard Lament, from Original Syn8. Tangerine Dream - Coldwater Canyon, from Encore9. Christopher Franke - Malibu Avenue, from Pacific Coast Highway10. Le Orme - Laserium Floyd, from Smogmagica11. Clarke, Di Meola, and Ponty - Topanga, from The Rite of Strings12. Djam Karet - Topanga Safari, from Burning the Hard City13. Jerry Goodman - Topanga Waltz, from Ariel14. California Guitar Trio - Sketches on Sunset, from Live at the Key Club15. Animal Logic - Winds of Santa Ana, from Animal Logic16. Mitch Michelle - Torrance Beach Sunrise, from RiftTHE HOLLYWOOD TOUR17. Brand X - Mr. Bubble Goes to Hollywood, from Manifest Destiny18. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Hollywood Town, from Angel Station19. Karmakanic - Let in Hollywood, from Who's the Boss in the Factory?20. 10cc - Somewhere in Hollywood, from In Concert21. Supertramp - Gone Hollywood, from Breakfast in America22. Space Art - Hollywood Flanger, from Trip in the Center Head23. Caravan - Videos of Hollywood, from Live24. Steely Dan - Bad Sneakers, from Katy Lied25. Rainbow - Lost in Hollywood, from Down to EarthEND HOLLYWOOD TOUR26. Colosseum - Lost Angeles, from Colosseum Live27. Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon, from Ladies of the Canyon28. Led Zeppelin - Sick Again, from Physical Graffiti29. Frank Zappa - Dog Breath, in the Year of the Plague, from Uncle Meat30. Klaatu - Hot Box City, from Endangered Species31. Quantum Jump - Alta Loma Road, from Quantum Jump32. The Flower Kings - City of Angels, from The Rainmaker

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from The Orphaned Bee, plenty of progressive rock from different decades and styles, an In Memoriam feature for Simon House and Terry Draper, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Steven Wilson - Remainder the Black Dog, from Grace for DrowningIN MEMORIAM2. Hawkwind [Simon House] - Kadu Flyer, from Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music3. Hawkwind [Simon House] - Chronoglide Skyway, from Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music4. Klaatu [Terry Draper] - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft, from 3:47 E.S.T. (Klaatu)END IN MEMORIAM5. Pink Floyd - Yet Another Movie, from Delicate Sound of Thunder6. Pink Floyd - Round and Round, from Delicate Sound of Thunder7. Pink Floyd - Sorrow, from Delicate Sound of Thunder8. Pink Floyd - The Dogs of War, from Delicate Sound of Thunder9. Magma - Coltrane Sündïa, from Köhntarkösz10. King Crimson - Exiles, from USATHE SYMPHONIC ZONE11. Yes - Silent Talking, from Union12. Primitive Instinct - Triludan, from Floating Tangibility13. Nick Magnus - Marduk, from Hexameron14. Brimstone - This Is the Universe, from Mannsverk15. Führs & Fröhling - Every Land Tells a Story, from Ammerland16. Latte e Miele - Papillon (English Language Version), from Papillon [1992]LEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE17. Timothy Leary & Ash Ra Tempel - Space, from Seven Up18. Lagger Blues Machine - Ode, from Tanit Live19. Vangelis - Fais que ton réve soit plus long que la nuit part 1, from  Fais que ton réve soit plus long que la nuit20. The Orphaned Bee - Fire, from Thinking Without Language21. Brady Arnold - Resurfacing, from Old World22. Tim Bowness - What Lies Here, from Flowers at the Scene23. Utopia - Crazy Lady Blue, from Oops! Wrong Planet24. Schnauser - As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still, from As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still / Astral Traveller25. Alan White - Spring - Song of Innocence, from Ramshackled26. Airbag - Feeling Less, from Identity

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is the latest installment of the annual Diedrick's Picks episodes. I have invited Diedrick, the voice you hear on some of the show bumpers, to give me a list of tunes that he would like to hear on the show. And Diedrick is here to talk us through his choices. We have The Symphonic Zone, plus news of tours and releases. It’s all here on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Cheeto's Magazine - Ready to Rumble, from Amazingous2. Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy, from Stand Up3. Omega - The Man Without a Face, from Gammapolis4. Frank Zappa - Stink Foot, from Apostrophe (')5. Emily Bezar - Bruno, from Angel's Abacus6. Harmonium - Aujourd'hui, Je Dis Bonjour À La Vie, from Harmonium7. Harmonium - Vielles Courroies, from Harmonium8. Pink Floyd - Wearing the Inside Out, from The Division Bell9. Gong - Boring, from Expresso II10. Steely Dan - King of the World, from Countdown to Ecstasy11. Renaissance - Bullet, from RenaissanceTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE12. Drifting Sun - Stay With Me, from Planet Junkie13. Bjørn Riis - Calm, from Forever Comes to an End14. IQ - Headlong, from Live on the Road of Bones16. Le Orme - Frutto Acerbo, from Contrappunti17. Anthony Phillips - Parlour Suite Pts. I-VIII, from Field Day18. Nektar - It's All Over, from Greatest Hits Live19. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Il Banchetto, from Photos of Ghosts20. Black Sabbath - Fluff, from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath21. The Dear Hunter - A Night on the Town, from Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise22. The Dear Hunter - Is There Anybody Here?, from Act IV: Rebirth in RepriseLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE23. Mahavishnu Orchestra - You Know You Know, from The Inner Mounting Flame24. Djabe - Hajdúböszörményi Utcarész, from Táncolnak A Kazlak25. Frogg Café - Space Dust, from The Safenzee Diaries26. Kate Bush - Sat in Your Lap, from The Dreaming27. Peter Hammill - Losing Faith in Words, from A Black Box28. Ritual - Moomin Took My Head, from Think Like a Mountain29. Ritual - Infinite Justice, from Think Like a Mountain30. Marillion - Reprogram The Gene, from An Hour Before It's Dark31. Carptree - Where Your Thoughts Move with Ease, from Insekt32. Hands - Walls, from Twenty Five Winters33. Moon Safari - To Sail Beyond the Sunset, from [Blomljud]

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from Antoine Fafard, an In Memoriam feature for Jack Lancaster, the Symphonic Zone, and plenty of other progressive music. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. 3RDegree - A Nihilist's Love Song, from The Long DivisionIN MEMORIAM JACK LANCASTER2. Jack Lancaster & Robin Lumley - Olympus Mons, from MarscapeEND IN MEMORIAM3. Antoine Fafard - De Natura Deorum, from Quadra Spherium4. Adrian Belew - Beach Creatures Dancing Like Cranes, from Desire Caught by the Tail5. Porcupine Tree - Sentimental, from Fear of a Blank Planet6. Porcupine Tree - Way out of Here, from Fear of a Blank Planet7. Steve Hackett - The Barren Land, from Bay of Kings8. Jethro Tull - Home, from Stormwatch9. Jean-Luc Ponty - Dreamy Eyes, from A Taste for Passion10. Made of Water - Abyssal, from Hydrosphere11. Sarcophagus Now - Bitontologen, from Maneter12. French TV - Unexpected Secrets in the House of Mystery at the Witching Hour, from Stories Without Fingerprints13. Traffic - Sad and Deep as You, from Welcome to the Canteen14. Mark Nelson - Au Jardin D'Amour, from Southern Light15. Ian Carr's Nucleus - Images, from RootsTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE16. Babylon - The Mote in God's Eye, from Babylon17. Cast - Where the Wind Blows, from Third Call18. Iluvatar - Sojourn, from A Story Two Days Wide19. Iluvatar - Savant, from A Story Two Days Wide20. Osirys - Brocéliande, from Osirys21. Monarch Trail - Megalopolitana, from Wither Down22. IQ - Without Walls, from Live on the Road of BonesLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE23. Offering - Another Day, from Offering III24. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire, from Are You Experienced?25. Tusmørke - En Verden Av I Går, from Riset Bak Speilet26. Philip Catherine - Homecoming, from Guitars27. Bigelf - The Bitter End, from Money Machine

The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time returns to its usual format. I will be catching up on some of the new music that has come out in the last few months, with tunes from IQ, echolyn, Massimo Pieretti, Rosalie Cunningham, Jay Danley, Sykofant, and Silver Nightmares. There are some tunes from the classic era of prog as well. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. Steven Wilson - Salvaging, from Insurgentes2. echolyn - Boulders on Hills, from Time Silent Radio vii3. Manoel Macia - Torres de Hielo, from Cielo Profundo4. Kenso - The Stone of Golden Hair Village, from Sparta5. Edhels - Egyptian's Matter, from Universal6. Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Compared to What, from Live Oblivion Vol. 27. Supersister - Judy Goes on Holiday, from Memories Are New8. Discus - P.E.S.A.N., from ...Tot Licht!9. Jay Danley - Poker with Tarot Cards, from Great Googly Moogly10. Rosalie Cunningham - Denim Eyes, from To Shoot Another DayTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE11. Massimo Pieretti - The Next Dream, from The Next Dream12. Landmarq - All Performers Stand Alone, from The Vision Pit13. Tempus Fugit - Lord of a Thousand Tales, from Tales from a Forgotten World14. Lands End - Love Forever, from An Older Land15. Lands End - The Last Word, from An Older Land16. The Ajjency - Stairway to Ashes, from To Be Arranged17. IQ - The Unknown Door, from DominionLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE18. Sykofant - Ashes, from Red Sun19. Sykofant - Red Sun, from Red Sun20. Sykofant - Embers, from Red Sun21. Robert Rich - Calling by Stormlight, from A Troubled Resting Place22. Brady Arnold - Daymares Ending, from Daymares23. Collegium Musicum - Burleska, from Live24. NeBeLNeST - Absinthe, from NeBeLNeST25. Maximum Indifference - Botched Civilian, from Progwest: The Official Live Bootleg 2001 [compilation]26. Silver Nightmares - The Blue Light, from Roxy Passion27. Rafael Pacha - Del Viento, from En un Lugar de Nadie28. Tiles - The Wading Pool, from Fence the Clear29. Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out, from Five Miles Out