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KscopeKscope Podcast - Episode 184 - Thomas Andersen of GazpachoThomas 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 different character at a breaking point. Moments where something changes permanently, whether they see it coming or not.
Track list
8-Ball
2025-10-3049 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Episode 183: IHLOIHLO 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 needed just to get them all in one place and all the factors that might explain why the album took 5 years to make...
2025-09-0443 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Episode 182 - Gong & NosoundKavus 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 atop their rehearsal space in Deptford just before leaving for the USA…
Giancarlo tells us about the intensity of emotion that inspired t...
2025-06-301h 01
KscopeKscope Podcast Episode 181: Bruce Soord of The Pineapple ThiefBelieve 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 decade later and who he sites as supporting him along the way, plus there is a podcast exclusive acoustic performance from Bruce.
2025-05-3040 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Episode 180: Maiah Wynne & Alex Lifeson of Envy Of NoneTo 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 name came from and how his style has evolved.
Overall we learn how the band came to be and how it is growing from...
2025-04-2327 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Episode 179: Gleb Kolyadin and Colin EdwinIn 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 Porcupine Tree) about the upcoming album from his band O.R.k, who have been teasing this release with singles for the last 6 months so it really is a lon...
2025-03-1835 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Episode 178: Jonathan HulténAs 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 new album in March, plus Gleb Kolyadin has a ne...
2025-02-0432 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 177: Our Hits and Highlights of 2024Join 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 music for 2025 from Gleb Kolyadin and Jonathan Hultén
Thanks for another year of supporting our Po...
2024-12-231h 01
KscopeKscope Podcast Episode 176: Mike Vennart of OceansizeThis 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 with Biffy Clyro, But host Billy Reeves asks him to go back in time and reflect about his time with the hugely influential Oceansize and even wonders what it woul...
2024-12-0629 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 175: Halloween special Bruce SoordAn 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 Soord about the thoughts behind the upcoming The Pineapple Thief EP before they head off on tour in the USA.
And...
2024-10-3135 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Episode 174 - Colin Edwin, Richard Barbieri, IhloIn 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, Phil and Clark from the newest band to the label, Ihlo, talk to Billy Reeves about their excitement of having their...
2024-10-1156 min
KscopeKscope Podcast:173 - Amos WilliamsAs 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 "Powder Dry" the long awaited new album from Tim Bowness so we thought his song "Summer Turned" would b...
2024-09-1739 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 172 - The RadicantKscope 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 for Billy Reeves to catch up with the man himself, in a Grade II listed north London church, recommissioned as London’s newest art gallery. Where else?!
2024-08-0129 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 171 - Tim BownessJoin us for episode 171 of the Kscope where our host Billy Reeves catches up with Tim Bowness ahead of his upcoming album “Powder Dry” which is out on 16th August.
We will hear about his influences, collaborations and future plans and why he decided that Kscope was the label for him.
There is also an opportunity to hear the first single from the highly anticipated EP from Ex Anathema front man Vincent Cavanagh’s new incarnation “The Radicant”
Kscope Website
Tim Bowness Spotify
Preorder the CD & Vinyl
2024-07-1231 min
KscopeKscope podcast 170 - Live Album specialAs we head into festival season, we thought we would devise our dream line up from the Kscope archive of live albums.
No need to pack your wellies, sun cream and loo roll as you are invited to the festival the rain can’t spoil from the comfort of your own home!
Featuring tracks from:
Steven Wilson
Porcupine Tree
Blackfield
Anathema
The Pineapple Thief
Ulver
Katatonia
Gazpacho
Klone
Paul Draper
2024-06-1432 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 169 - With Nick Beggs of TrifectaIn this episode we talk to Nick Beggs - Pop star, bass player, chapman stick aficionado, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Steven Wilson alumnus, illustrator… a dream interviewee!
Most recently, along with fellow Wilson band boys Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell he has formed TRIFECTA, whose second album ‘The New Normal’ is out now.
Billy Reeves digs deep into the Beggs brain recesses to find out about the dynamic of the band, how certain songs came to be and how the Alex Lifeson (Rush/Envy of None) connection happened on their single “Once around the sun with you” , a...
2024-05-0332 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 168 - A chat with Kscope's Johnny WilksIn this episode, Billy Reeves takes a trip to the Kscope offices and spends some time talking to Kscope's Johnny Wilks. We hear a few pieces of exciting exclusive news from Johnny about upcoming Kscope releases and artists being added to the roster as well as a brief history of the label itself.
We are also offering you a couple of tracks you may not have heard yet as well as the details of our Record store day releases.
There really is a lot coming up from Kscope so this is an insider episode fans o...
2024-04-1932 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 167 - REPLENISH! Record Store Day and every dayTHIS EPISODE COMES WITH A RUDE WORD WARNING!
Welcome to Episode 167 of the Kscope podcast, the mornings are getting brighter, the daffs are out and Spring is round the corner so our thoughts have turned to regeneration and replenishment.
Record Store Day special editions have been announced, and we will also be celebrating some of the other reissues that Kscope have either released recently or have on the horizon; we’re re-stocking the shelves and the cupboards for you… so….
..in a bumper edition Billy Reeves chats to Mike Vennart who is trusting us with...
2024-03-0143 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 166 - The Pineapple Thief - 'It Leads to This'Kscope Podcast 166 - The Pineapple Thief - 'It Leads to This'
An in-depth Billy Reeves interview with Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief: all about the brand new TPT LP which is out now.
How does the hardest working man in showbiz keep so disciplined? Is this, dare I say it, a “political” album? Who is the John Taylor to Bruce’s Simon Le Bon?
PLUS we’ll hear four choice tracks in full and hear the stories behind them.
It’s emotional…
Playlist:
It Leads to This...
2024-02-0939 min
KscopeKscope Podcast - BONUS TESSERACT SpecialTesserchaT - A Kscope Podcast TesseracT half-hour special, featuring chat from all five of the band.
Who is the party animal on tour, and conversely, who does yoga?
What advice can TesseracT give to bands starting out?
What was it like getting together in the studio after all this time, and why on earth was there absolutely no arguments?
Where in the world do they get treated as pop stars?
You can find the Kscope Podcast at the beginning of every month on your favourite Podcast platform. You’ll find 165 back is...
2024-01-0226 min
The Business Mindset PodcastFashion, Food and Faith: Inside the Journey of The KscopeIn this episode, we chat with Yvonne Ben, founder of The Kscope, a business that celebrates African fashion, food and culture in Canada. From embracing her love for African fashion to expanding her business beyond the GTA and supporting entrepreneurs, Yvonne's story is filled with valuable insights and relatable anecdotes that will motivate and inspire you to follow your dreams. She also shares an inspiring and entertaining perspective on adaptability, collaboration, and pursuing one's passion, drawing from her experience navigating the ups and downs of building a business with resilience and determination. Whether you're interested in African fashion, networking...
2023-07-311h 00
The Risky Mindset Show: Documenting the Entrepreneurial Journey#012: Unleashing Your Entrepreneurial Potential, with Yvonne from KscopeJoin us for an inspiring interview with Yvonne, the founder of Kscope, a business consultancy dedicated to empowering aspiring entrepreneurs. In this episode, Yvonne shares her insights and advice for starting and growing a successful business. Timestamped highlights from the interview are listed below:0:00 - Introduction to Yvonne and Kscope1:32 - The importance of taking action on your ideas3:45 - Navigating the initial steps of starting a business5:12 - Embracing the concept of starting small and optimizing as you grow7:26 - Yvonne's advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: Just start!9:14 - Overcoming self-doubt and...
2023-06-0532 min
KscopePodcast #152 - A.I., Artistry and Authenticity with Thomas Anderson of Gazpacho and Billy ReevesWhat is a “half-speed master”? Can artificial intelligence write a hit? How have Gazpacho stayed together for 25 years? Are Norwegian winters that bad? Why are we obsessed with authenticity in art? Is the first time Roland Barthes has been mentioned on the Kscope podcast? All these questions answered by Thomas Anderson of Gazpacho, as the band are well into their vinyl audiophile re-issue campaign. Tunes from same, and a new Anathema half-speed master, a new-to-vinyl O.R.k, and a new signing…
2022-12-0248 min
KscopePodcast #151 - O.R.k. 'Screamnasium' feat. Colin EdwinA long chat on the Kscope sofa with COLIN EDWIN, who you may know best as the bassist of PORCUPINE TREE as there’s a new O.R.k. album out entitled SCREAMNASIUM out now. The band features award-winning vocalist/composer LEF, KING CRIMSON’s PAT MASTELOTTO and the unique guitar of CARMELO PIPITONE as well as Col’s bottom end.
We hear what happened re: Colin’s exclusion from PORCUPINE TREE and how he feels about it, why the new O.R.k. set turned out how it did, what happens to Pat at border control, and our genial host BIL...
2022-11-0239 min
KscopePodcast #150 - The Spirit of Collaboration (Co-hosted by Gavin Harrison and Bruce Soord)Thanks for being there. Billy Reeves talks with Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) and Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, The Pineapple Thief) about the definition of collaboration in music, its pitfalls and advantages. Along the way we discuss the fall of Anathema, Steven Wilson’s teeth-brushing proclivities and a magic guitar… …and we get to hear many of Kscope’s collaborative tunes, serving as a history of the label and its family of musicians, including iamthemorning with Gav and Mariusz, Bruce with Jonas of Katatonia, Engineers and North Atlantic Oscillation.
Playlist:
The Pineapple Thief - Nothing at Best (from 2010’s Someone...
2022-09-301h 00
KscopePodcast #148 - Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles) dives into Tumbling Through The FloativerseIt’s Kscope Podcast 148 with your chum Billy Reeves.
…featuring a proper old chinwag with one of the most interesting heroes of the British underground of the last 30 years, the influential and inspirational ED WYNNE, the legendary mainstay of OZRIC TENTACLES. Billy and Ed talk about his new album, his views on the modern festival, what Michael Eavis the Glastonbury founder is like, and what inspired him to get his hands on his own studio – plus a little insight into what’s coming next from said musichub…
PLUS tunes from the new Ed Wynne album, a storming remix of a track from...
2022-07-2945 min
KscopePodcast #147 - Kscope Live, plus O.R.k.KSCOPE IN CONCERT (and afterparty!)
A.K.A. Kscope Podcast 147: midsummer bumper Golden Hour.
..being a trip around the world (with a small carbon footprint) to hear, in the flesh, your Kscope favourites live on stage.
we're off to The U.S.A., Mexico, Norway, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and - Shepherd’s Bush...
...with Steven Wilson, Anathema, The Pineapple Thief, Blackfield, Porcupine Tree, Katatonia, Paul Draper of Mansun, Ulver, and No Man.
PLUS, a bit of grooving and chat (with Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree & O.R.k.) at the afterparty; a “playback” of the new Kscope singles...
STARRING, LIVE ON STA...
2022-06-3058 min
KscopeKscope Podcast #146 - Mariusz Duda (Lunatic Soul, Riverside)In Kscope 146 Mariusz Duda (Riverside, Lunatic Soul) and Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) find themselves in contemplative, nostalgic mood due to the pandemic, looking back at their younger selves.
Mariusz through his Lockdown Trilogy project, recorded in isolation, inspired by the Euro-electronica of his youth (Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis and Tangerine Dream) and Bruce/The Pineapple Thief’s re-wired/re-worked LP Give It Back, featuring re-recorded, re-wired material with Gavin Harrison (featuring lyrical updates; bringing the stories told therein up-to-date too).
We’ll hear from both Mariusz and Bruce herein.
PLUS brand new music from the forthcoming Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles) albu...
2022-05-3044 min
KscopePodcast #145 - Envy of NoneENVY OF NONE are Alex Lifeson of Rush, Andy Curran of Coney Hatch, studio avatar Alfio Annibalini and vocalist Maiah Wynne. Their amazing, chart-busting new album is out now. So, who does what? How did John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers lead them to getting involved with Kscope? And will there be an Envy of None 2? Alex, Andy, Alf and Maiah answer all, in their own words, herein.
PLUS new music from THE PINEAPPLE THIEF, from MARIUSZ DUDA, some TESSERACT and a reminder of our recent Record Store Day specials… you can get them by shopping online as of TODAY (if there's any...
2022-04-2942 min
KscopeKscope 144 - Thomas From Gazpacho…in which we hear a blend of raw ingredients, often used as a hangover cure, served ice cold – i.e. GAZPACHO. Ahead of their European tour - the live, intimate concert-in-the-round is out now: entitled Fireworking at St.Croix. THOMAS ANDERSON updates on how everyone is among the Gazpachians, and teases news of the next LP…
PLUS forthcoming music from TANGERINE DREAM, ENVY OF NONE, PAUL DRAPER, MARIUSZ DUDA…
…and THE ANCHORESS celebrates the special edition of ‘The Art of Losing’ by having a go at one of the key tracks in French, because why not?
PLAYLIST:
The Anchoress: Let It Hurt (Frenc...
2022-03-2839 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 140 - Tangerine Dream - Probe 6-8Hello! A few old friends and an exclusive interview with Thorsten, Hoshiko and new member Paul Frick from the mighty Tangerine Dream - to celebrate the new what-we-are-calling ‘precursor’ album 'Probe 6-8' ahead of the new LP in the new year. PLUS music from Gavin Harrison, Ozric Tentacles, Nosound... AND some Gong news!
Music:
Tangerine Dream - Continuum/Raum/Para Guy (from Probe 6-8)
Gavin Harrison - A Place to Stay (from Sanity & Gravity)
Nosound - Places Remained (from This Night (Live in Veruno))
Ozric Tentacles - Eternal Wheel (from Travelling the Great Circle)
2021-12-0745 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 139 - The Pineapple Thief (Bruce Soord) - Nothing But The TruthHello! Autumnal Podcast sounds from The Pineapple Thief in support of the concert film-in-the-round/live album/DVD ‘Nothing But The Truth’: we’ll hear from main man/mainstay Bruce Soord on the project’s gestation and we get to hear what he feels is his proudest achievement as a musician.
PLUS the follow-up album to ‘Spooky Action’ by Mansun’s Paul Draper is on the way - we get to hear the title track; AND some mischievous grooves from little pixies Ozric Tentacles, Trifecta (those hard-working elves from Steven Wilson’s band), a Giancarlo Erra Hallowe’en remix, we get lost in the forest...
2021-12-0743 min
KscopeKscope Podcast 136 FOMO ICYMIFOMO/ICYMI edition AKA
Kscope Podcast 136
an assessment of where we at Kscope are at - halfway through 2021.
Tracklisting
TesseracT – ‘Nocturne’ (from P O R T A L S)
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/tesseract/
The Anchoress – the Cross Bone T remix of ‘Unravel’ (from The Art of Losing 3CD set)
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/the-anchoress/
The Helicopter of The Holy Ghost - ‘Tony Got A Car’ (radio edit) (from Afters)
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/thehothg/
Trifecta – ‘Nightmare In Shining Armour’ (from Fragments)
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/trifecta/
Richard Barbieri – ‘Under a Spell’ from the album of the same name
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/rich...
2021-07-2835 min
Two Takes and a PodThe Kscope Way w/ Yvonne B.🚨🎙️On this episode, I sit with Yvonne Ben - Owner of The KScope, a market place designed to support african businesses particularly when it comes to food, fashion and events.We explore how her brand started and how she used it to serve her community. She gets candid about her personal growth and the role it played in her approach to business. The KScope supports african businesses in Ontario and are constantly adding new features to help service providers improve customer service. These businesses provide quality african, food, clothing and other products that allow you...
2021-06-071h 37
KscopePodcast 134It’s 134! And it is time to look in on the new album from WHITE MOTH BLACK BUTTERFLY, fronted by vocalists JORDAN BETHANY and, from TesseracT, DANIEL TOMPKINS - out now on Kscope, entitled ‘The Cost of Dreaming’. You’ll hear chat and three tracks. Worth listening to if you are interested in the impact of Covid on live music, Dan’s views on virtual gigs and the future of rock are fascinating.
PLUS THE ANCHORESS NEWS! Re-issues from MARILLION and TANGERINE DREAM! And something brand new from new signings THE HELICOPTER OF THE HOLY GHOST.
IT’S RAD!
Tracklisting
The Helicopt...
2021-05-2841 min
KscopePodcast 132 - Welcome to SpringHello! In this episode we speak to the NUMBER 1 IN THE CHARTS*
The Anchoress, also known as Catherine Anne Davies, about her new album, artistic existential solace, working with James of Manic Street Preachers and the future of the music industry.
PLUS, new music from Jonathen Hultén, The Pineapple Thief, White Moth Black Butterfly and Gazpacho’s new video, which, they say, we deserve after the long winter. Too right.
*iTunes chart. Number 5 in the UK Independent chart and number 7 in the UK Vinyl sales chart…
The Anchoress - ‘The Art of Losing’ ‘The Exchange’ ‘Unravel’ (from The Art Of Losing)
https...
2021-04-0139 min
Dumb & DumbestEpisode 558: Marc Schapiro On Working At Ipecac, Kscope, Cooking Vinyl And More!We were honored today with the presence of veteran product manager Marc Schapiro on the podcast today! We dig into his unique story and get to unveil some of the weirder twists and turns in his music business career in this interesting podcast episode!
See more of Marc's projects firsthand!
Ipecac - www.ipecac.com
Cooking Vinyl - www.cookingvinyl.com
Kscope - https://kscopemusic.com
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2021-01-2142 min
KscopePodcast 129 - Goodbye 2020A golden hour featuring all the best chat and songs from the Kscope label in 2020, the established, the new and the exclusives…
Featuring snippets of interviews with
COLIN EDWIN, GAVIN HARRISON and RICHARD BARBIERI of PORCUPINE TREE
· MARIANA SEMKINA
· JONATHAN HULTÉN
· THOMAS ANDERSON of GAZPACHO
· PAUL DRAPER of MANSUN
· BRUCE SOORD
· ED WYNNE of OZRIC TENTACLES
· GODSTICKS
· JON GOMM
· DANIEL TOMPKINS of TESSERACT
· MARIUSZ DUDA of RIVERSIDE/LUNATIC SOUL
Tracklisting
Porcupine Tree - ‘Blackest Eyes’ (from In Absentia)
kscopemusic.com/artists/porcupinetree/
Godsticks - ‘Denigrate’ (from Inescapable)
kscopemusic.com/godsticks/
Mariana Semkina - ‘Everything Burns (from Sleepwalking)
kscopemusic.com/artists/marianasemkina...
2021-01-041h 11
KscopePodcast 128 -Double bumper festive editionDOUBLE BUMPER FESTIVE EDITION
FOUR exclusive interviews with -
PAUL DRAPER (Mansun) talking Closed For Business)
MARIUSZ DUDA (Riverside/Lunatic Soul) talking Through Shaded Woods
DANIEL TOMPKINS (TesseracT) talking Ruins
BRUCE SOORD (The Pineapple Thief) talking The Soord Sessions
PLUS
NEW SINGLE from KLONE
NEW SINGLE from THE ANCHORESS
You’ll need a C90 to tape this!
Tracklisting
Mansun – Cancer (from Closed For Business)
Mansun – The Chad Who Loved Me (From Live At Margate)
kscopemusic.com/artists/mansun/
Lunatic Soul – The Fountain, Through Shaded Woods (from Through Shaded Woods)
kscopemusic.com/artists/lunaticsoul/
Daniel Tompkins The Gift, Ruins (from Ruins)
kscopemu...
2020-12-031h 14
KscopePodcast 127We’ll hear tracks from the new Ozrics and the new Gomm albums which are out now…
PLUS BRAND NEW AS YET UNRELEASED MASTERPIECES from FORTHCOMING SOLO ALBUMS BY
LUNATIC SOUL (Mariusz of Riverside, taking us deep into the woods)
DANIEL TOMPKINS (of TesseracT, taking us back to his roots)
AND a couple of nudges towards lovely new videos from GODSTICKS and JONATHAN HULTEN, a treat for your eyes and earholes
ALSO the brand new re-working (with Gavin Harrison) of THE PINEAPPLE THIEF’s Record Store Day “drop” – including how to get hold of it (possibly) if you missed out…
Tracklisting
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2020-10-2949 min
KscopePodcast 125 - Bruce, Gavin and RSD specialIn this episode we speak to BRUCE SOORD and GAVIN HARRISON of THE PINEAPPLE THIEF about Wurlitzer OrganS, upsetting singers, lockdown sessions and, naturally the new LP ‘VERSIONS OF THE TRUTH’ (three tracks herein) as well as one from the re-issue series of Swedish prog maestros ANEKDOTEN and a chat with PAUL DRAPER of MANSUN about their special Record Store Day release and about his replacement in the band… ( one rarity and one live track from the Mansun chaps to get your earholes around too). Please spread the word and subscribe if you’ve not already. TA!
Anekdoten – ‘A Sky About To Rai...
2020-08-2847 min
KscopePodcast 124 - Latest ReleasesKSCOPE 124
FUTURE RELEASES!
Marking your card, tipping you the wink and flagging a few things up to see who salutes them…
Here’s some things coming out soon from MANSUN, THE ANCHORESS, GAZPACHO, JON GOMM and OZRIC TENATACLES and some explanatory speech from GAZPACHO’s Thomas Anderson, MANSUN’s Paul Draper and JON GOMM’s Jon Gomm...
Tracklisting
Mansun – ‘Grey Lantern’ (from closed for Business Box Set)
kscopemusic.com/artists/mansun/
Gazpacho – ‘Fireworker’ (from Fireworker)
kscopemusic.com/artists/gazpacho/
Jon Gomm – ‘Dead Fishes’ (from The Faintest Idea)
kscopemusic.com/artists/jongomm/
The Anchoress ‘Martha’s Harbour’ (All About Eve cover)
kscopemusic.com/artists/the-anchor...
2020-08-0526 min
KscopePodcast 123 - Heliostāsio - Stand of the Sun123 Podcast 123 Heliostāsio - Stand of the Sun
NEW OZRIC TENTACLES SINGLE! AND NEW THE PINEAPPLE THIEF SINGLE!
Ahead of forthcoming LPs on Kscope, we hear brand spanking new tracks from the pens of Ed Wynne and Bruce Soord. Plus, a brief chat with Gavin Harrison (from King Crimson/Porcupine Tree) on how he trained Bruce's voice and Bruce Soord himself on the gestation of the first track to be teased from the new The Pineapple Thief LP.
PLUS a look back on other Junes at Kscope, a fertile month, with tracks from Lunatic Soul, Anathema and Paul Draper of M...
2020-07-0243 min
KscopePodcast 122 - ReawakeROCK BALM.
Apposite tune from the Nordic Giants, signpost to lockdown sessions and recent releases from Tesseract, Godsticks and The Pineapple Thief and new-to-Kscope tunes from Ozric Tentacles and Jon Gomm to soothe.
There’s quite a bit of The Pineapple Thief coming out over the next few months, old, new, live – so your host BILLY REEVES has been chatting at length with Gavin Harrison and Bruce Soord for future podcasts, there’s a smidgeon of Bruce on this one as a wee livener.
STAY SAFE and remember, as always, the Kscope store is OPEN (online)!
Tracklisting
Nordic Giants - 'Immor...
2020-06-0338 min
KscopePodcast 121 - Spring 2020 EditionSPECIAL SPRING EDITION, FEATURING SPECIAL EDITIONS and Tim's twitter listening party..
In this podcast we hear a couple of ultra-rare live tracks from Crippled Black Phoenix and the Ozrics’s Ed Wynne, a celebration of our acts which have been selected for the coolest party in the world, #TimsTwitterListeningParty - Mansun and Steven Wilson, some Gazpacho and The Pineapple Thief news, a track from the new Gazpacho re-issue and a new track from Daniel Cavanagh.
Tracklisting
Crippled Black Phoenix – ‘Fantastic Justice’
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/crippled-black-phoenix/
Daniel Cavanagh – ‘Scandinavia’
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/daniel-cavanagh/
Gazpacho – ‘Death’
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/gazpacho/
Mansun – ‘...
2020-05-0545 min
KscopePodcast 120 - Debut Solo ReleasesHello, welcome to the Kscope Podcast 120, where we embrace the weirdness.
Beautiful, emotive, gentle mythical-folk this time out, as two award-winning musicians release solo LPs on our label: Jonathan Hultén with ‘Chants From Another Place’ - myth, legend, pastoral and Mariana Semkina with ‘Sleepwalking’ - theatre, pre-Raphaelite, baroque.
We speak to both Mariana and Jonathan about writing alone, moving along to the next phase, and the magic of Hastings…
On this podcast
Jonathan Hultén – ‘Where Devils Weep’ , ‘Wasteland’ and ‘The Mountain’
https://kscopemusic.com/jonathanhulten/
Mariana Semkina – ‘Still Life’, ‘Everything Burns’ and ‘Turn Back Time’
https://kscopemusic.com/marianasemkina/
2020-03-3032 min
KscopePodcast 119 - Porcupine Tree videoThis month, ‘In Absentia’ by Porcupine Tree gets the deluxe edition treatment, giving Billy Reeves the perfect excuse to probe Richard Barbieri, Gavin Harrison and Colin Edwin on the odds of a reunion and who is the only member of YES who was nice to them.
Plus solo work from Jonathan Hultén, Iamthemorning’s Mariana Semkina and some Grand Theft Auto V courtesy of Tangerine Dream.Porcupine Tree – ‘Trains’, ‘Blackest Eyes’ and ‘Sound of Muzak’ (from In Absentia)
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/porcupinetree/
Tangerine Dream – ‘Los Santos City Map’ (from Recurring Dreams)
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/tangerinedream/
Jonathan Hultén – ‘Wasteland’ (from Chants...
2020-02-2841 min
KscopeMariana Semkina - Still Life(from Sleepwalking)Mariana Semkina's debut solo album 'Sleepwalking' is out now. Order / save: https://MarianaSemkina.lnk.to/Sleepwalking
2020-02-1404 minKscopeMariana Semkina - Everything Burns (from Sleepwalking)Mariana Semkina's debut solo album 'Sleepwalking' is out now. Order/ save: https://MarianaSemkina.lnk.to/Sleepwalking
2020-02-1403 minKscopeMariana Semkina - Turn Back Time (from Sleepwalking)Mariana Semkina's debut solo album 'Sleepwalking' is out now. Order/ save: https://MarianaSemkina.lnk.to/Sleepwalking
2020-02-1404 min
KscopeGodsticks - Surrender (from Inescapable)Inescapable is out now - order/ save the full album here godsticks.lnk.to/inescapable
2020-02-0704 min
KscopeGodsticks - Denigrate (from Inescapable)Inescapable is out now - order/ save the full album here godsticks.lnk.to/inescapable
2020-02-0703 min
KscopePodcast 118 - Godsticks InterviewHello! Welcome back to the Kscope Podcast.
All four of Godsticks share tea, Weetabix and tattoo fantasies, plus music from Jonathan Hultén, Tangerine Dream (subject of a major exhibition at the Barbican in London), Daniel Cavanagh of Anathema, Klone and Tour News.
On this podcast:
Godsticks – ‘Surrender’, ‘Denigrate’ and ‘Breathe’ (from Inescapable)
https://kscopemusic.com/godsticks/
Tangerine Dream – ‘Phaedra 2014’ (from Recurring Dreams)
https://kscopemusic.com/tangerinedream/
Daniel Cavanagh – ‘The Silent Flight of the Raven Winged Hours’ (from Monochrome)
https://kscopemusic.com/daniel-cavanagh/
Klone – ‘Yonder’ Bruce Soord Mix (from Le Grande Voyage)
https://kscopemusic.com/klone/
Jonathan Hultén – ‘The Mountain’ (from Chants From Another Pl...
2020-01-3043 min
KscopeDaniel Cavanagh - The Silent Flight Of The Raven Winged HoursThe Silent Flight of the Raven Winged Hours' is a bonus track on Daniel Cavanagh's album - Monochrome/Colour (special edition). Order/ save now: https://DanielCavanagh.lnk.to/Monochr...
Inspired by internal feelings of love and loss, Monochrome is a deeply reflective and personal offering. Cavanagh elaborates: “The album has a late night, candlelit feeling, evoking the light of dusk as the summer sun sinks below the horizon, setting the scene for thoughts and meditations that many people will relate to. A lot of this material could easily have made it on to the last Anathema album or any future al...
2020-01-2409 min
KscopeJonathan Hulten - The MountainJONATHAN HULTÉN releases the first single & video for “The Mountain”
Taken from his debut solo album Chants From Another Place
Due for release on Kscope – 13th March 2020
JONATHAN HULTÉN, the darkly enigmatic Swedish Grammy-winning songwriter has released the first single & video for track “The Mountain” taken from his debut solo album Chants From Another Place, due for release on Kscope on 13th March.
“The Mountain” taken from is a potent yet minimalistic ode to loss and hope. Telling a tale of soul in distress, goes forth on a journey and faces death, transformation and rebirth is accompanied by a stunningly emo...
2020-01-1003 min
KscopePodcast 117 - A Golden Hour of 2019 ChatsWhat a great year it’s been for Kscope and its artists, thank you BIG TIME for your support!
The acts have played in every corner of the globe, records have made the charts, awards have been placed upon mantlepieces. Here’s a few highlights of the chats and the music from the year of Billy Reeves.
LOTS coming next year too, hear it here!
Tracklisting:
Richard Barberi – (from VARIANTS.5) ‘New Soul 2018’
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/richard-barbieri/
O.R.k. – (from Ramagehead) ‘Black Blooms’
kscopemusic.com/artists/ork/
Mansun – (from 6) 'Fall Out'
kscopemusic.com/artists/mansun/
Giancarlo Erra – (from Ends) 'End IV'
kscopemusi...
2019-12-201h 06
KscopePodcast 116 – The Pineapple Thief Hold Our Fire Interview with Bruce SoordHello! Welcome back to the Kscope Podcast. More podcasts https://kscopemusic.com/podcasts
Bruce Soord on the Kscope Podcast talking about The Pineapple Thief’s first North American tour. The band have released Hold Our Fire to coincide with their joint on the other side of the Atlantic, a live LP recorded on the Dissolution tour.
PLUS some NEW MUSIC from Marjana Semkina and Godsticks, some choice cuts from Gong and Ed Wynne. Also a special on the Porcupine Tree In Absentia deluxe announcement.
ThePineappleThief -(From Hold Our Fire) 'Uncovering Your Tracks', 'Far Below' & '3000 Days'
https://kscopemusic.com/art...
2019-11-2947 min
KscopePodcast 114 – Klone interview on Le Grand VoyageHello! Welcome back to the Kscope Podcast.
As the weather turns here in London we're wrapped in swathes of atmospheric French rock courtesy of Klone's 'Le Grande Voyage'. Three in a row and an exclusive interview with Guillaume to warm you up.
Plus a tune from the forthcoming Bruce Soord solo LP and a pair of award-winning artists Iamthemorning and Daniel Tompkins.
In This Podcast:
Klone (from Le Grand Voyage) – "Yonder", "Hidden Passenger" & "Breach"
http://kscopemusic.com/klone
Bruce Soord (from All This Will Be Yours) – "The Solitary Path of a Convicted Man"
http://kscopemusic.com/bs
Iamthemorning (from The Bell...
2019-10-0237 min
KscopePodcast 113 - PROG takeover with Jerry EwingPresented by Mr Jerry Ewing, the editor and founder of PROG magazine and the host of the annual Progressive Music awards.
The magazine just reached 100 editions, so we thought it’s high time we asked Jerry to give us a golden hour of his top Kscope tracks, his memories of hearing them for the first time, their post-rock and psychedelic qualities, how they fit into the Universe that he’s created at Prog - and that time we were dancing to Danny Cavanagh’s twelve inchers…
On this podcast:
Anathema - Thin Air (from We're Here Because We're Here Because We're He...
2019-08-301h 03
KscopePodcast 112 - Marjana Semkina interview + Iamthemorning The BellPodcast 112 – Marjana Semkina interview | Iamthemorning 'The Bell'
Welcome to the Kscope Podcast and thank you very much for your continued support.
In this episode Billy shares an iced banana coffee in a street-café with the award-winning Marjana Semkina to talk about Dante Gabriel Rossetti, coffin bells and premature burials - as well as the new LP 'The Bell' from iamthemorning (out August 2nd).
PLUS some spacey Anathema news, a rarity from The Anchoress, and, if you can handle it, the Greg Brimson take on the O.R.k. track Signals Erased.
On this podcast
Iamthemorning – music from The Bell
"Song of Ps...
2019-07-3134 min
KscopePodcast 111 - Daniel Tompkins interviewPodcast 111 – Daniel Tompkins Interview (TesseracT) | New and favourite songs | Prog awards
Listen to Daniel Tompkins' new album Castles https://danieltompkins.lnk.to/CastlesWE
Vote Kscope in the Prog Awards https://www.loudersound.com/progawards
Billy Reeves speaks with Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT / Skyharbour / White Moth Black Butterfly) about his new solo LP, getting out of his comfort zone and TesseracT's plans for the next 12 months.
Plus brand new music from Iamthemorning and Klone.
Get voting in the Prog awards, vote Kscope!
On this podcast:
Daniel Tompkins – "Limitless" and "Saved" (from Castles)
www.kscopemusic.com/dt
Progressive Music Award nominee (Best Video / Albu...
2019-06-2836 min
KscopePodcast 109 - Giancarlo Erra (Nosound) interviewPodcast 109 - Giancarlo Erra (Nosound) interview
Order 'Ends' OUT NOW http://giancarloerra.lnk.to/Ends
PODCASTS http://bit.ly/2GSp5cN
INFO kscopemusic.com/ge
Welcome to Kscope Podcast 109, a Giancarlo Erra special.
The album is entitled ‘Ends’ - comprising a suite of eight thematically linked instrumentals, In abandoning his voice, Giancarlo Erra has discovered a new one...
Also, new tracks from Daniel Tompkins and Gong, a reminder of the genius of Ed Wynne, and a seven year old classic from Anathema.
Please do follow and share the podcast love...
On this podcast:
GIANCARLO ERRA (Nosound)
(from Ends)
"IV"
"III"
"VII"...
2019-04-3046 min
KscopePodcast 107 – ORk interview with Colin EdwinJoin us on Kscope Podcast 107 as we play ‘Wilson, Harrison or Bowness’ with our pal Colin Edwin of O.R.k. and previously of Porcupine Tree.
Colin joins your host Billy Reeves to talk about the new album from O.R.k. Ramagehead and the individuals involved; and we get all dewy-eyed about the very early days of Porcupine Tree.
PLUS music from Giancarlo Erra, the Ozrics' Ed Wynne (an exclusive remix), iamthemorning & an ultra-rare demo from Mansun too.
On this Podcast:
O.R.k. "Black Blooms" feat. Serj Tankian (System of a Down) (from Ramagehead)
OUT NOW
kscopemusic.com/ork
...
2019-03-0450 min
KscopePodcast 106 - Ed Wynne interview (Ozric Tentacles)Kscope Podcast 106 – Ed Wynne interview (Ozric Tentacles)
The Kscope podcast enters its second decade with new music from:
• Ed Wynne of Ozric Tentacles - from his debut album Shimmer Into Nature
• O.R.k. – from the forthcoming album Ramagehead
• Godsticks – a new acoustic version of "Revere"
• The Pineapple Thief – new single edit for "Threatening War"
• Mansun – the title track from the newly remastered 21st-anniversary edition of the hit album Six
Presented, as ever, by your pal Billy Reeves.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
On this podcast:
Ed Wynne (from Shimmer into Nature)
"Shim"
"Travel Dust"
"Wherble"
http://www.kscopemusic.com/ew
O.R.k. "Kneel to Nothi...
2019-01-3048 min
KscopePodcast 105 - That Was 2018Podcast 105 – That Was 2018
A trip through the Kscope year, and the British weather throughout 2018, with:
· Dan & James of TesseracT
· Gleb of Gleb Kolyadin
· Thomas of Gazpacho
· Mariusz of Lunatic Soul
· Bruce of The Pineapple Thief
· Giancarlo of Nosound
· Marjana of iamthemorning
Merry winter break, if that's something you have lined up. Plenty of new stuff coming from Kscope in 2019 – stay tuned.
In This Podcast:
TesseracT "Mirror Image" (from Sonder)
http://kscopemusic.com/tess
Gazpacho "Rappaccini" (from Soyuz)
http://kscopemusic.com/gaz
Lunatic Soul "Untamed" (from Under the Fragmented Sky)
http://kscopemusic.com/ls
The Pineapple Thief "Uncovering Your Tracks" (from Dissolution...
2018-12-2046 min
KscopePodcast 104 - Kscope's Favourite TracksPodcast 104 – Kscope's Favourite Tracks
Before we get in to our favourite music on the label, we listen to White Moth Black Butterfly, who have a new video and single taken from the ‘Atone’ LP, (the video was Directed by Mr Richard Oakes).
THEN:
Ten years of the Kscope label means ten years of the Kscope podcast; there are many folks without whom it would not be possible and they’ve all become really good friends over the years, so I’ve let them loose on the microphone and the record player, choosing their favourite music from the label.
Finally, the best of Bl...
2018-11-3042 min
KscopePodcast 103 - Live At Union Chapel + Iamthemorning InterviewPodcast 103 - Live At Union Chapel + Iamthemorning Interview
MORE PODCASTS https://soundcloud.com/kscopemusic/sets/podcasts
The award-winning duo Iamthemorning have made a “concert for introverts”, the intimate studio film ‘Ocean Sounds’. We’ll hear a couple of gorgeous tracks from the release and an exclusive explanation from singer Marjana Semkina…
Plus exclusive live tracks from the Kscope 10th Anniversary event at the Union Chapel; music from Anathema with guest violinist Anna Phoebe on "A Natural Disaster", Paul Draper (of Mansun), Gleb Kolyadin & Steve Hogarth (of Marillion), Nosound and Godsticks, plus some chitter-chatter backstage (mainly about crunchy nut cornflakes*) with Gleb, Gianca...
2018-10-3144 min
KscopePodcast 100 - Vincent & Bruce (Anathema & The Pineapple Thief)Podcast 100 - Vincent & Bruce (Anathema & The Pineapple Thief)
Welcome to the Kscope Podcast number 100, guest-presented by Vincent Cavanagh of Anathema & Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief.
A centennial selection of big-hitters and award-winners from the first #10yearsofkscope, plus Vincent & Bruce’s personal choices and reminiscences. It’s a beautiful thing.
Thanks heartily for your continued support. Here’s to the next hundred Podcasts and the next decade of Kscope, in which I shall endeavour to pronounce Vincent’s surname correctly… Billy Reeves
In This Podcast:
Anathema "Anathema"
http://www.kscopemusic.com/ana
Steven Wilson "Drive Home"
http://www.kscopemusic.com/sw
Iamthem...
2018-07-3042 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety Nine - Lunatic Soul InterviewLunatic Soul, Mansun, The Pineapple Thief, Godsticks
Kscope Podcast Ninety Nine – Lunatic Soul Interview
More podcasts – www.kscopemusic.com/podcasts
Mariusz Duda (Lunatic Soul + Riverside) talks exclusively to us about the new (and unexpected) Lunatic Soul album Under The Fragmented Sky. Will there be more Lunatic Soul? Where does this new album fit into the LS storyline? Mariusz bears all and also recommends an excellent record label for you to check out.
Paul Draper, the ex-frontman of Mansun (and Kscope solo artist) reminisces about the making of Attack Of The Grey Lantern, which has been given the full remastering and book...
2018-06-2937 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety Eight - Gazpacho Soyuz InterviewWelcome to the Kscope Podcast, episode 98, in which we share an interview with Gazpacho's Thomas Anderson backstage as the band prepared for their performance at London's The Dome in support of new album Soyuz.
Thomas explains what the tour means to the band, the meanings and concepts behind Soyuz, and gives a clue as to how the band’s unique sound is created. Plus, he and podcast presenter Billy Reeves swoon over the gorgeous singing of Mr Jan-Henrik Ohme, just out of his earshot..
As Kscope gears up to ten years as an official label and 100 Podcasts, we give a cl...
2018-05-3144 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety Seven - TesseracT Sonder InterviewKscope Podcast Ninety Seven - TesseracT Sonder Interview
In this episode Billy Reeves talks to TesseracT guitarist James Monteith and singer Daniel Tomkins at the final rehearsal for the Sonder tour about the gigs, the essentials, and their self-contained set-up. You’ll hear three tracks from the new LP (which is out now).
PLUS pre-release listens of tracks from Lunatic Soul (Maruisz Duda from Riverside’s solo project) and Gazpacho.
AND in support of Paul Draper’s tour of the USA with Steven Wilson – we have an exclusive play of the re-mastered version of the Mansun classic Taxlo$$ from the new delu...
2018-04-2637 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety Six - Fresh Spring TunesBrand new music from TesseracT, details and music from Paul Draper’s new EP THREE, news of the Mansun Attack Of The Grey Lantern deluxe remastered 21st Anniversary edition, The Anchoress’ collaboration with Manic Street Preachers, information on The Pineapple Thief’s next tour and Lunatic Soul’s next album, iamthemorning’s Gleb Kolyadin plays with Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater and a live Porcupine Tree masterpiece to send us into the new season.
On This Podcast
Paul Draper
“Jealousy Is A Powerful Emotion” (from EP THREE)
http://www.kscopemusic.com/pd
Mansun
"The Chad Who Loved Me" (from Attack of the Grey La...
2018-04-0634 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety Five – A Gleb Kolyadin SpecialIn the midst of this Siberian weather, Kscope Podcast 95 brings you an interview with Russia's Gleb Kolyadin, the virtuoso pianist from the award-winning iamthemorning (discovered by Daniel Cavanagh from Anathema). He has released his debut solo album on Kscope, featuring a staggering bunch of progressive music’s greatest players, including: Gavin Harrison (King Crimson / Porcupine Tree) on drums; Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson) on bass; Theo Travis (Robert Fripp / Porcupine Tree / Steven Wilson) on flute and saxophone; the unmistakable voice and lyrics of Steve Hogarth (Marillion) plus Mick Moss (Antimatter) and also the fabulous Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater on additional ke...
2018-03-0237 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety Four - The Best Progressive Music in early 2018It's a New Year and it's time for some new music from the best upcoming music, including the hotly anticipated new music from TesseracT, Paul Draper's live performance of a Mansun classic, Gleb Kolyadin with Marillion's Steve Hogarth, a very new sound from Nosound, an early listen of Gazpacho's new album 'Soyuz', an exclusive Iamthemorning performance, and lastly the widely influential Porcupine Tree.
In this podcast:
TesseracT "Smile" from their new album
http://www.kscopemusic.com/tess
Paul Draper "I Can Only Disappoint U" (from Live at Scala)
http://www.kscopemusic.com/pd
Gleb "The Best of Days" from Gleb...
2018-01-2522 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety Three - The 2017 Round UpChristmas Podding: the 2017 round-up-a-thon from your favourite record label.
Featuring the voices and talents of STEVEN WILSON, AVIV GEFFEN, RICHARD BARBIERI, ANATHEMA, PAUL DRAPER, DANIEL TOMPKINS, JORDAN BETHANY TURNER, MARIUSZ DUDA, DARRAN CHARLES OF GODSTICKS, BRUCE SOORD, AND THORSTEN & ULRICH OF TANGERINE DREAM.
Richard Barbieri on Mick Karn
Track: ASHAMED TO BE A PART OF THEM
Blackfield (from V)
Track: FROM 44 TO 48 https://youtu.be/jFKBA_TsgWw
Richard Barbieri (from Planets + Persona)
Track: SOLAR SEA https://youtu.be/MQiZVQc06KM
Steven Wilson (from The Raven that Refused to Sing)
Track: THE RAVEN THAT REFUSED TO SING
Anathema (from The Optimist)
...
2017-12-201h 09
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety Two - Anathema's Daniel Cavanagh Solo AlbumMonochrome is the beautiful solo album from Daniel Cavanagh, a songwriter and frontman in the multi award-winning avant-garde band Anathema. We hear from Daniel during Anathema’s world tour, talking about the advantages and disadvantages of making an LP outside the warm comforts of the traditional group dynamic.
Plus breathtaking music from Nordic Giants – who have made a film about the simple things we can all do to save humanity and (in the spirit of the project) provided themselves with their own soundtrack PLUS a return (of sorts) of chart-topping Liverpudlians Mansun.
In this podcast:
Daniel Cavanagh (from Monochrome)
Soho
Dawn...
2017-11-2432 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety One - Lunatic Soul and The Pineapple Thief SpecialKscope Podcast Ninety One – Lunatic Soul and The Pineapple Thief Special
Featuring alluring interviews with Mariusz Duda, Bruce Soord and Darran Charles.
Lunatic Soul is the solo project of Mariusz Duda, the creative force behind one of Europe’s biggest rock bands: Riverside. Fractured is the fifth Lunatic Soul album; a personal catharsis following the death of his father and of band member Piotr Grudzinski, working through moving on and offering guidance to others in the same situation. Mariusz states that it's the first LS album that can be listened to "in the day as well as the night".
The Pine...
2017-10-2550 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Ninety - Tangerine Dream and White Moth Black Butterfly SpecialKscope Podcast Ninety – Tangerine Dream and White Moth Black Butterfly Special
In this episode - some big announcements with some big names.
TANGERINE DREAM, the group that invented kosmiche, have a new LP coming out on Kscope. Edgar Froese has, sadly, joined the cosmic jokers in the sky, but he left instructions behind for his bandmates: we hear from Thorsten Quaeschning and Ulrich Schnauss on the creation of the new album and the political & societal conditions that helped formed the music of TD and their contemporaries.
DANIEL TOMPKINS, the singer of one of the UK’s biggest Progressive metal bands (Ksco...
2017-09-2156 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Eighty Nine - Paul Draper's Spooky Action SpecialPaul Draper - frontman of chart-topping art-rock band Mansun, collaborator on current albums by Steven Wilson and The Anchoress – recently released his debut album, ‘Spooky Action’.
Over lunch outside the South Bank Centre in London Paul explains to presenter Billy Reeves how the album almost got lost (to be replaced by the TV football highlights) why he loves Kscope, and which songwriting duo he and The Anchoress most resemble…
In this podcast:
Paul Draper
http://www.kscopemusic.com/pd
"Things People Want"
"Feeling my Heart Run Slow"
"Jealousy is a Powerful Emotion"
"The Inner Wheel"
2017-08-2429 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Eighty Eight - The Exclusives EpisodeThe 88th Kscope Podcast features a track from Paul Draper's forthcoming LP Spooky Action and a snippet of a forthcoming interview with the Mansun lynchpin, a track from Daniel Tompkins' (TesseracT/Skyharbour) side project White Moth Black Buttefly and a chat with the man himself.
Following that are two exclusive first-listens to this Podcast: an instrumental track from Old Fire (The collaborative American-Gothic group lead by John Mark Lapham of The Earlies), and “Take Your Shot” from the forthcoming The Pineapple Thief concert film featuring Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree/King Crimson) on drums!!
In This Episode:
Paul Draper – “No Ideas (feat. St...
2017-07-2126 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Eighty Seven - Anathema's Daniel & VincentDaniel & Vincent Cavanagh talk ‘The Optimist’
Anathema return with their 11th studio album: their darkest and boldest to date.
In this episode, host Billy Reeves and the two brothers talk healthy eating, sexy singing and time-signatures.
PLUS a spin of a track from the forthcoming Paul Draper LP…
In this episode:
Anathema
"Leaving it Behind"
"Can’t Let Go"
"Ghosts"
http://www.kscopemusic.com/ana
Paul Draper
"Don’t Poke the Bear" (from Spooky Action)
http://www.kscopemusic.com/pd
Porcupine Tree
"Nine Cats" (from On the Sunday of Life) HMV blue vinyl reissue
http://www.kscopemusic.com/pt
2017-06-2036 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Eighty Six - Top 10 Steven Wilson SongsKscope Podcast Eighty Six – The Top 10 Steven Wilson Songs
The Top 10 Steven Wilson songs selected by the Kscope Podcast presenter, Billy Reeves.
A very personal journey through Steven Wilson's musical path - interspersed with words of wisdom from the archive of conversations with Wilson.
Listen to the show to find out our presenter's song choice.
Learn more about progressive rock's legendary songwriter on his artist page - http://www.kscopemusic.com/sw
2017-05-241h 18
KscopeKscope Podcast Eighty Five - A Live SpecialKscope Podcast Eighty Five - A Live Special
The 2017 live shows from Kscope's touring artists.
Starting with Anathema (which gives us an excuse to play ‘Springfield’ from the new album ‘The Optimist’ which is due on June 9th).
And continuing with show dates and sounds from: Blackfield, Richard Barbieri, Paul Draper, The Anchoress, Katatonia, Gong, Nordic Giants, Iamthemorning, Gazpacho & TesseracT.
Music featured in this podcast:
Anathema
"Springfield"
Blackfield
"Family Man"
Richard Barbieri
"Unholy"
Paul Draper
"Don't You Wait, It Might Never Come"
The Anchoress
"What Goes Around"
Katatonia
"Decima"
Gong
"Model Village"
Nordic Giants
"Illuminate"
Iamthemorning
"Sleeping Pills"
Gazpacho
"Choir Of Ances...
2017-04-2834 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Eighty Four - A Richard Barbieri SpecialKscope Podcast Eighty Four – A Richard Barbieri Special
Richard Barbieri, keyboard innovator and soundscape creator, has a stellar new album out on Kscope entitled Planets + Persona.
Kscope Podcast 84 reveals Richard's recording process, including mixing his wife’s voice as a Mellotron, iPods and, obviously, the duality of good and evil...
PLUS live details of upcoming shows by The Anchoress, Paul Draper, Tesseract and one from Barbieri himself at 9 in the morning. Bring croissants, Birmingham.
Featured in this Podcast:
Richard Barbieri
"Solar Sea"
"Shafts of Light"
"Solar Storm"
http://www.kscopemusic.com/rb
Paul Draper
"Friends Make The Worst Enemies (acoustic vers...
2017-03-2334 min
KscopeKscope Podcast Eighty Three - a Blackfield V SpecialKscope Podcast 83 is a Blackfield V Special
Featuring an interview with Aviv Geffen with tracks from the new album, exclusive snippets from Nosound and Richard Barbieri, Old Fire’s stunning rendition of Shearwater’s ‘Helix’, TesseracT & Anathema live dates, and one from Lunatic Soul's debut album as a tease towards the forthcoming record this year.
Featured in this podcast:
Blackfield
"Family Man"
"From 44 to 48"
"How Was Your Ride?"
"Lonely Soul"
Blackfield's V is OUT NOW
http://www.kscopemusic.com/bf
Nosound
"Love is Forever (acoustic)" (from Scintilla)
http://www.kscopemusic.com/no
Richard Barbieri
New Found Land (from Planets + Persona)
http://w...
2017-02-2228 min
KscopePodcast Episode Eighty Two - a Japan & Porcupine Tree SpecialHappy 2017!
Kscope Podcast 82 is one for fans of Japan, abstract beauty, Porcupine Tree and seven-inch singles.
Mick Karn’s latter years were very fertile, and Kscope continues its re-release of Japan’s late bassist's 21st century masterpieces: we’ll hear 4 tracks from 4 albums, and memories from his bandmate and school chum Richard Barbieri. This gives Billy Reeves an excuse to play a track from the Barbieri/Jansen live concert album (featuring Steven Wilson on guitar) and a chance to chat with Mr Barbieri about his new record, Planets + Persona.
PLUS, from the new Porcupine Tree box set, a rare-as-hen’s-teeth cassette...
2017-01-2643 min
KscopePodcast Episode Eighty One - 2016 Round Up2017 is just around the corner and it's going to be HEAVING with great Kscope records.
So, time to take stock and enjoy all the fayre from the last 12 months in Billy Reeves's end-of-term summation.
In an hour-long feast, swimming in gravy, we'll hear Paul Draper on his meeting with Kscope, The Anchoress on her meeting with Andy Summers, iamthemorning, fresh from winning the Progressive Music Award for Album of the Year, Bruce Soord on collaboration & Se Delan on cat adoption...
..news on next year's plans too...
Dedicated to all our listeners and a big kiss under the mistletoe to my...
2016-12-231h 06
KscopePodcast Episode Seventy Nine - The Anchoress Second Edition SpecialIt’s an Autumnal feel this month with Kscope Podcast Episode 79, featuring:
Catherine Anne Davies, professionally known as The Anchoress, talking about and playing tracks from the new expanded edition of the award-winning ‘Confessions of a Romance Novelist’...
Sweet Billy Pilgrim, a track from the Mercury Music prize nominated, Sunday Times album of the week ‘Twice Born Men’ which has been granted the Kscope re-release treatment...
Award-winning songwriter Elliot Smith is covered by gorgeous synthphonic duo The Receiver…
…And, go on then; about a minute from the new Gong album, from sister label Madfish
PLUS some Paul Draper (once of Mansun) news…
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2016-10-1928 min
KscopePodcast Episode Seventy Eight - Nosound and the Prog AwardsKscope Podcast 78 celebrates the new album from Nosound, Scintilla, and the Kscope successes at the Progressive Music Awards 2016.
Nosound’s new studio album includes guest appearances from Anathema’s Vincent Cavanagh and acclaimed Italian singer Andrea Chimenti. A stripped-down set of compositions for album five; music which tries to ignore the belly and the head. Giancarlo explains herein.
Plus – our presenter’s trip around table 9 and table 14 at the Progressive Music Awards, with Kscope winners iamthemorning, The Anchoress, her collaborator and label mate Paul Draper (ex-Mansun) and Kscope-associated artist Mariusz Duda of Riverside and Lunatic Soul. Our thanks to Prog Magazine...
2016-09-1346 min
KscopePodcast Episode Seventy Seven - The Pineapple Thief specialWelcome to Kscope’s 77th podcast.
The Pineapple Thief are back in action, with Gavin Harrison (King Crimson/Porcupine Tree) on drums, with a stark, melancholic, powerful 8-songset entitled Your Wilderness, and it’s OUT NOW!
Bruce Soord and Billy Reeves talk guitar figures, skipping, and the EU referendum- whilst enjoying a cup of tea upstairs at Soord Sound Studios, and you’ll hear three epic tracks from the LP too...
AND a snippet from the ‘second edition’ of The Anchoress’s Confessions Of A Romance Novelist, Anathema & TesseracT tour news, PLUS an exclusive spin of a tune from the forthcoming...
2016-08-1842 min
KscopePodcast Episode Seventy Six - An Old Fire SpecialOld Fire – Songs From The Haunted South, a labour of love which lasted a decade for John Mark Lapham of The Earlies, featuring lots of his talented friends, a woozy, sepia-tinted mud-bath of an album. Hear John Mark talk us through its inception and how it ended up in the hands of Kscope via Ivo of 4AD.
Plus, new music from our dear friends Nosound, and album tracks from TesseracT, Se Delan, Paul Draper (featuring Steven Wilson) & The Anchoress.
In this podcast:
Old Fire (Songs from the Haunted South is FOPP’s Album of the Month)
Bloodchild
Helix
Shadows
Faust
Dead...
2016-07-2045 min
KscopePodcast Episode Seventy Five - The Paul Draper SpecialPaul Draper, front-person of the chart-topping group Mansun has gone solo, tempted out of retirement by Kscope. Find out how we did it and hear all 4 tracks of his debut release for the label ‘EP ONE’ on this, the new Kscope Podcast.
In a full and frank interview in his kitchen with our own Billy Reeves, Paul speaks of the reasons for the collapse of Mansun, his work with The Anchoress, his collaboration with Steven Wilson and his plans for touring the forthcoming LP.
In this podcast:
PAUL DRAPER (from EP ONE)
- Feeling My Heart Run Slow
- No Idea...
2016-06-1540 min
KscopePodcast Episode Seventy Four - The Se Delan 'Drifter' SpecialWelcome to number 74 in the Kscope Podcast series!
In this one: Billy discusses the meaning of Goth and keeping a nuisance of cats with Justin & Belinda of Se Delan, whose tremendous new album ‘Drifter’ is out now
Plus
• new music from Paul Draper (Mansun) from his forthcoming ‘EP ONE’
• a snippet of the new project from John Mark Lapham of The Earlies
• and, coming out on double vinyl shortly, an epic Gazpacho classic from their debut ‘Bravo’.
The podcast has now been downloaded over 100,000 times on iTunes (via Podbean) alone, thanks for your support!
It’s also available on Soundcloud, Mixcloud, Bandcamp...
2016-05-0637 min
KscopePodcast Episode Seventy Three - An Iamthemorning 'Lighthouse' SpecialEpisode 73 takes us to St Petersburg, and the beautiful music of Iamthemorning.
Gleb & Marjana have been joined by members of Porcupine Tree, King Crimson and Riverside on this, their second album for Kscope, ‘Lighthouse’. We’ll hear from Marjana on how her recent trip to the UK inspired the lyrics, and from bass player Colin Edwin on his involvement and also what’s happening with Porcupine Tree presently.
You’ll hear music from IATM, The Anchoress’ Record Store Day 7”, Engineers’ TV advert and TesseracT – who are after your votes in the 2016 Metal Hammer poll.
PLUS an exclusive interview with Kscope’s latest signing; a...
2016-04-0847 min
Duke's CornerODTUG Kscope 2014: Anatomy of a User Conference - Part 3There is more to a great user conference than a shared interest in Oracle products. Kscope 2014 organizers discuss the nature and importance of community.
2014-07-3008 min
Duke's CornerODTUG Kscope 2014: Anatomy of a User Conference - Part 1Members of the team of behind Kscope 2014 share insight on the conference and discuss dominant themes and hallway memes.
2014-07-3011 min
Duke's CornerODTUG Kscope 2014: Anatomy of a User Conference - Part 2Kscope 2014 organizers and presenters share their thoughts on the event's hot sessions.
2014-07-3009 minDuke's CornerODTUG Kscope 2014: Anatomy of a User Conference - Part 3There is more to a great user conference than a shared interest in Oracle products. Kscope 2014 organizers discuss the nature and importance of community.
2014-07-3008 minDuke's CornerODTUG Kscope 2014: Anatomy of a User Conference - Part 1Members of the team of behind Kscope 2014 share insight on the conference and discuss dominant themes and hallway memes.
2014-07-3011 minDuke's CornerODTUG Kscope 2014: Anatomy of a User Conference - Part 2Kscope 2014 organizers and presenters share their thoughts on the event's hot sessions.
2014-07-3009 min