One last Progtalks episode before our summer break: Porcupine Tree’s Richard Barbieri talks about different approaches to composing, sound design and of course the most anticipated album of the year in the Prog world: “Closure/Continuation”.
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Tim Smolens & Chris Bogen, the driving duo behind the newly founded High Castle Teleorkestra, talk about the creation of “The Egg That Never Opened”, the first part of a planned trilogy based on Philip K. Dick’s novel “Radio Free Albemuth”.
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The Aristocrats drumming powerhouse and resident master of polyrhythmic insanity, Marco Minnemann, talks about their newest album with the Primuz Chamber Orchestra, his other main projects and more on this new Progtalks episode.
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The album serves as a brilliant introduction to some of the band’s more obscure material.
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Teddie Burton, drummer of French avantgarde prog punkers !GeRald! talked to us about his love for everything that makes noise, the rare infusion of a punk ethos into proggy music and the making of their debut album “The Lost Tapes”.
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Pure Reason Revolution guitarists/vocalists Jon Courtney and Greg Jong called from Berlin and Portland/Oregon respectively to talk about the European tour with Gazpacho they just finished, the new PRR album “Above Cirrus” and more…
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Norway’s Delvoid take their time with their studio albums. So we took some time to talk with vocalist Alex Delver about their third full length offering, “Swarmlife”, vocal influences and of course the meaning behind the band name.
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A true virtuoso on piano and synth, Vikram Shankar talked to us about how difficult it is to write shorter songs, how you definitely can’t unburn a piano and a lot more about his two new albums with Silent Skies and Threads of Fate.
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For the last interview episode of the year, we called Franklin Zoo frontman Rasmus Revsbech in the outskirts of Denmark to talk about the origins of the band, the development over the years and of course their brand new album “The Dandelion Child”.
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Solo artist Alex Pilkevych called from Wroclaw, Poland to have a nice Progtalk with host Dario about his new EP “That Way Lies Madness”, his musical influences over the years and scaring old ladies riding a bike, covered in mud and paint.
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In this episode of the Progtalks, Dario welcomes vocalist Julian Helms from German acoustic proggers of A Kew’s Tag. We discuss their brand new third album “Hephioz”, their approach to writing a concept album, their side project Son of a Bach and more.
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This week on the Progtalks, Uncle Prog is visited by keyboard maestro David Van Pelt from Australian prog-rock band Acolyte. We discuss their new album “Entropy” which was recently released to great acclaim by both fans and reviewers.
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This album, whilst complex in its segments remains overall accessible to the listener as it weaves between classic prog, whilst maintaining a modern feel which together never ages or dates this release. It’s much like meeting a long-lost friend you haven’t seen for years, but they have come of age in the intervening years and are all the better for it.
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To sum up, “Demagogue Days” is a breath of fresh air, it makes you want to dance and sing, it brightens your day and it gives you something better than normal!
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This week on the Progcast, Anneke van Giersbergen talks about her new solo record, “The Darkest Skies are the Brightest”.
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This time on the Progcast guest-host Rune Belsvik Reinås is talking to none other than guitarist extraordinaire and progressive rock legend Steve Hackett.
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Pat & Deborah Mastelotto talk about the story behind their new album, “The Romantics Guide to King Crimson”.
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Katy & Mat from French power trio LizZard called to tell us all about their upcoming fifth album “Eroded” and more…
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This a great trip down memory lane and a piece of prog rock history.
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A lot of the music’s charm and authenticity comes from its ability to disconnect you from reality and drag you into its own world and imagery.
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