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Sound Chaser Progressive Rock PodcastSound Chaser 295The Sound Chaser Progressive Podcast is on the air. The show this time is Part 2 of The Great Engineers sequence, music to showcase the work of some of the producers and engineers who contributed to the progressive rock sound. As with Part 1, most of the music will be from the classic prog era, which was a kind of heyday for the music producers. We will also be listening to music from some latter-day producers. There is plenty of great sounds ahead on Sound Chaser. Playlist[Paul Samwell-Smith]1. Illusion - Madonna Blue, from Illusion2025-04-193h 39
Progresion CDMXProgresion Tim Bowness 3Progresión presenta la tercera parte de una conversación con el gran Tim Bowness, cantante y compositor británico, colaborador de figuras del rock progresivo como: Steven Wilson, Robert Fripp, Peter Hammill y muchos más. Platicamos sobre su trayectoria musical y su nuevo álbum “Powder Dry”.Play List:1. Tim Bowness-Powder Dry del disco Powder Dry (2024)2. Tim Bowness-When Summer Comes del disco Powder Dry (2024)3. Memories of Machines-Beautiful Songs You Should Know del disco Memories of Machines (2022)4. Tim Bowness-You”ll Be the Silence del disco Lost in the Ghost Light (2017)5. Tim Bowness-Borderline del disco Flowers at th...2025-01-0555 minProgresion CDMXProgresion Tim Bowness 2Progresión presenta la segunda parte de una conversación con el gran Tim Bowness, cantante y compositor británico, colaborador de figuras del rock progresivo como: Steven Wilson, Robert Fripp, Peter Hammill y muchos más. Platicamos sobre su trayectoria musical y su nuevo álbum “Powder Dry”.Play List:1. Tim Bowness-Idiots At Large del disco Powder Dry (2024)2. Tim Bowness-A Stand Up For The Dying del disco Powder Dry (2024)3. No Man-Lighthouse del disco Returning Jesus (2002)4. Tim Bowness-Never a Place del disco Late Night Laments (2020)5. Tim Bowness-Hidden Life del disco Late Night Laments (2020)Conviér...2024-12-2353 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
The Album Years#64 1994: Soundgarden, Blur, Oasis, Massive Attack & moreBack in September we made an appearance at the Haarlem Vinyl Festival for a special live podcast on the year 1994! Here's the second part of an abridged version of the show (we've had to cut out the sections we played music on the turntable due to copyright issues). For 1994, we were both astounded at how many great records we found, both established favourites and underrated classics. On this second part, we cover albums by Portishead, Massive Attack, Soundgarden, Blur, Yes, Oasis and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...2024-12-1847 minProgresion CDMXProgresion Tim Bowness 1Progresión presenta la primera parte de una conversación con el gran Tim Bowness, cantante y compositor británico, colaborador de figuras del rock progresivo como: Steven Wilson, Robert Fripp, Peter Hammill y muchos más. Platicamos sobre su trayectoria musical y su nuevo álbum “Powder Dry”.Play List:1. Tim Bowness-The Warm-Up Man Forever del disco Abandoned Dancehall Dreams (2014)2. Tim Bowness-Dancing For You del disco Abandoned Dancehall Dreams (2014)3. Tim Bowness-Moonshot Manchild del disco Lost in The Ghost Light (2017)4. Tim Bowness-I Was There del disco Powder Dry (2024)5. Tim Bowness-It’s Easier To Love del disco Butter...2024-12-1656 min
The Album Years#63 1994: Jeff Buckley, Nine Inch Nails, Aphex Twin & moreBack in September we made an appearance at the Haarlem Vinyl Festival for a special live podcast on the year 1994! Here's the first part of an abridged version of the show (we've had to cut out the sections we played music on the turntable due to copyright issues). For 1994, we both found a treasure trove of great records. On this first part, we cover albums by Jeff Buckley, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Aphex Twin and many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-12-0440 min
The Album Years#62 1982: The Grand Finale! Rush, Alan Parsons Project, Marillion & more!It's the last episode of our series on 1982 and naturally we've saved the best until last. On this extended episode we cover metal, progressive rock, minimal jazz and of course our picks for our favourite and most influential albums from the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-12-0455 min
The Album Years#61 (1982 Part 5) Who Changed With The Times? King Crimson, Pete Townshend, Squeeze & more!On this week's podcast, we explore which artists in 1982 adapted to the changing musical climate and which stayed true to their own style—with results ranging from mixed on King Crimson’s Beat to the absolutely exceptional All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes by Pete Townshend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-10-2435 min
The Album Years#60 (1982 Part 4) Post-Punk: The Cure, XTC, Cocteau Twins & more!On the podcast this week: an album that might just be the most bleak and depressing album ever made (and it's not one by Steven, believe it or not!), plus post-punk releases by Cocteau Twins, Felt, XTC & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-10-1742 min
The Album Years#59 (1982 Part 3) Big Hitters: Queen, Prince, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney & moreUp for discussion on this week's podcast: mainstream hit records from 1982, with absolutely huge albums by Queen, Michael Jackson, Prince and many more! Coming up next week, albums by The Cure, XTC, Cocteau Twins and more!Buy Tim Bowness' eighth studio album Powder Dry (out now!) here: https://burningshed.com/store/timbownessGet tickets for Steven Wilson's The Overview Tour in 2025: https://stevenwilsonhq.com/tour-datesFor more info about The Album Years, visit https://thealbumyears.com 2024-10-1738 min
The Album Years#58 1982 (Part 2) Synth-Pop: Duran Duran, Gary Numan, Associates, Thomas Dolby & moreContinuing our series on the year 1982, up for discussion this week are synth-pop albums, featuring Duran Duran's smash hit Rio, Thomas Dolby's debut masterwork The Golden Age of Wireless, Associates' Sulk, Gary Numan's I Assassin and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-10-0141 min
The Album Years#57 1982 (Part 1) Innovative Pop: Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, ABC, Simple Minds & more!It's the first episode of our series on the year 1982 and we begin by talking about innovative pop records that not only defined the era but also embraced emerging production technologies at the time. This is none more evident than on records such as The Dreaming by Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel 4 (Security), ABC's The Lexicon of Love, Roxy Music's Avalon - all albums that pushed the boundaries of what pop music could be! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-09-2448 min
The Album Years#56 1972 Jazz & Prog Rock: Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Aphrodite's Child & moreWe've reached the sixth and final part of our odyssey into 1972! On this week's episode we discuss great jazz records by Miles Davis and Frank Zappa and progressive albums from outside the UK, including the undoubted masterpiece that is Aphrodite's Child 666. Plus, our roundup of 1972 with our favourite and most influential albums from the year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-09-1750 min
The Album Years#55 1972 Soul Destroyers & The Indefinable: Gil Scott-Heron, Terry Callier, Scott Walker, Osibisa & moreOn this week's episode of The Album Years, we continue exploring deep into 1972, with great releases from soul legends Gil Scott-Heron & Terry Callier, and ever indefinable works from Todd Rundgren, Scott Walker, Osibisa and more!Pre-order Tim Bowness' eighth studio album Powder Dry here: https://burningshed.com/store/timbownessGet tickets for Steven Wilson's The Overview Tour in 2025: https://stevenwilsonhq.com/tour-datesFor more info about The Album Years, visit https://thealbumyears.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...2024-09-0330 min
The Album Years#54 1972 Rock Classics: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper & moreIn the fourth part of our deep dive into the legendary year of 1972, we focus on some of the biggest rock classics that defined the era! Featured on this episode: Deep Purple's Machine Head and their iconic live recording Made in Japan, Black Sabbath Vol.4, Alice Cooper's Schools Out and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-08-2830 min
The Album Years#53 1972 Folk, Ambient & Krautrock: Nick Drake, Tangerine Dream, Neu! & moreWe dive into the atmospheric worlds of ambient, krautrock, and folk music released in 1972, including the introspective sounds of Nick Drake, the experimental sonic landscapes of Tangerine Dream and Neu!, along with what might be the first ever folk concept album? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-08-2037 min
The Album Years#52 1972 Prog Rock Extravaganza! Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull & more!In the second episode of our trip through the musical world of 1972, we discover one of the greatest years in progressive rock history! We talk classic albums by Yes, Jethro Tull, Genesis, ELP and lots of hidden gems from an astonishing year for prog! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-08-1442 min
The Album Years#51 1972 Glam & Mainstream: The Rolling Stones, T.Rex, Stevie Wonder, Elton John & moreWe're back in a brand new studio with another exciting dive into music history: 1972!In this episode, we explore genre-defining glam albums by David Bowie & T-Rex, chart-topping hits by Elton John, The Rolling Stones & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-08-0739 min
The Album YearsPrince, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Marvin Gaye, Nico & more! | The Album Years Podcast LiveIn this week's episode we discuss our "Quintessential Album Years Albums", underrated records that we believe need to be critically re-evaluated and given a second chance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-07-1619 min
The Album YearsPink Floyd, David Bowie, Talk Talk, Nick Drake, Van Morrison & more! | The Album Years Podcast LiveThis week we have more from our live podcast debut in London last month, which is focused on our list of the artists we talk about the most on the podcast! Can you guess which ones? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-07-0924 min
The Album YearsThe Post Rock Era, Changing Listening Habits, Taylor Swift & more! | The Album Years Podcast LiveThis episode is comprised of highlights from our recent live podcast debut, filmed at West Hampstead Arts Club in London on 7th June 2024. We discuss how the podcast started, the current 'post rock era' of music we are living in, our changing listening habits with streaming and how we both meet up occasionally and 'blind swap' records! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-07-0334 min
The Album Years#50 (1985 Part 5) Marillion, IQ, Supertramp, Neil Young & more!Our epic journey into the music of 1985 comes to a close with this week's episode, which includes albums by Marillion, IQ, Neil Young, Supertramp and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-06-1839 min
The Album Years#49 (1985 Part 4) The Smiths, Suzanne Vega, Killing Joke, Sting & more!We are back again with more albums from 1985 as we explore iconic "goth" records by Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins and Sisters of Mercy, along with critically acclaimed gems by Suzanne Vega, The Smiths, Jesus and the Mary Chain & more. You can watch the video version of this podcast on our new YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-06-1137 min
The Album Years#48 (1985 Part 3) Kate Bush, Tears for Fears, A-ha, Grace Jones & moreThis week's episode of The Album Years continues our journey into the groundbreaking year of 1985, where we discuss seminal art pop masterpieces by Kate Bush, Tears for Fears and Prefab Sprout, plus more experimental and under the radar releases from the year.Watch the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-06-0453 min
The Album Years#47 (1985 Part 2) Rush, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Robert Plant & moreIn the second part of our deep dive into 1985, we discuss which established artists stayed relevant and which ones struggled to adapt to the new musical landscapes of the 1980s. Amongst those discussed are podcast favourites Joni Mitchell, Roy Harper and Miles Davis, while the zeitgeist conscious guises adopted by Rush and Robert Plant also go under the microscope. Meanwhile, Brian Eno continued to innovate by creating the very first album made specifically for the shiny new compact disc format.Watch this episode on our YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices...2024-05-2836 min
The Album Years#46 (1985 Part 1) Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Prince & more!1985 was another sensational year for music. On this first part of our foray into the mid-eighties, we discuss the first album in history to sell over one million copies on CD (Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms fact fans), Phil Collins' smash hit album No Jacket Required, Prince's underrated follow up to 'Purple Rain' and much more (David Sylvian and Van Morrison? Check!).You can watch the video version of this podcast over on our YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-05-2140 min
The Album Years#45 (1968 Part 4) Van Morrison, Nico, The Velvet Underground & More!This week’s episode is part 4 of 1968 – and with so much left to discuss we’re doing two episodes in one! Includes Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks," Nico's "The Marble Index," The Velvet Underground's "White Light," and many others.And would you believe it, Tim Bowness and I share the same favourite album? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-05-071h 03
The Album Years#44 (1968 Part 3) Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, The Moody Blues & more!This week’s Album Years - 1968 Part 3 - finds the boys covering singer-songwriters and emerging progressive artists. Pink Floyd, The Nice, Soft Machine, Caravan, Family, Moody Blues and many more are discussed. And, yes, they do manage to shoehorn mentions of Bowie, Fripp and Talk Talk into the conversation! Well done them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-04-3040 min
The Album Years#43 (1968 Part 2) The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Byrds & moreIt's all about 1968 psychedelia on this week's The Album Years podcast episode! Steven and Tim break down albums by The Doors, The Grateful Dead, Iron Butterfly, The Incredible String Band and more, plus a mysterious inclusion on The Notorious Byrd Brothers' album cover... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-04-2342 min
The Album Years#42 (1968 Part 1) The Beach Boys, The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Small Faces & moreThe Album Years' time machine lands in 1968! Steven and Tim discuss the "big hitters" from the year alongside UK psychedelic and underground rock, with notable albums by The Pretty Things, The Zombies, Small Faces and more all discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-04-1643 min
The Album Years#41 (2000 Part 4) King Crimson, Air, XTC, The Cure & more!In the final The Album Years podcast episode for the year 2000, Steven and Tim pick their personal favourite albums of the year and the most influential. There's also discussions on notable progressive rock releases from the year, including albums by King Crimson, Air, Kevin Gilbert and more! You can also watch Steven and Tim's ramblings over on the brand new The Album Years YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-04-0933 min
The Album Years#40 (2000 Part 3) Linkin Park, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Peter Gabriel & moreUp for discussion on this week's The Album Years podcast: albums by Linkin Park, Eminem, Iron Maiden, Peter Gabriel & more! And for once, Steven and Tim actually agree on something... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-04-0224 min
Electronic MusicRyuichi Sakamoto - A TributeAs a tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto on the first anniversary of his passing, Caro C talks to Richard Barbieri, Natalie Beridze and Carsten Nicolai, aka Alva Noto, three musicians who were fortunate enough to collaborate with him. Here, they share some insights into his mindset and methodologies. Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:44 - Richard Barbieri09:04 - Natalie Beridze 19:45 - Carsten Nicolai / Alva Noto Ryuichi Sakamoto BiogRyuichi Sakamoto was a multi award-winning keyboardist, songwriter, composer and producer who along with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, became pioneers of the electronic music genre...2024-03-2842 min
The Album Years#39 (2000 Part 2) D'Angelo, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Avalanches & moreOn this week's agenda: albums released in 2000 by D'Angelo, The Avalanches, At The Drive-In and how Tim somehow believes AC/DC are underrated...Listen to our friendly arguments here or watch us in HD on our new The Album Years YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@thealbumyearspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-03-2631 min
The Album Years#38 (2000 Part 1) Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 & moreThe Album Years podcast continues, and this time also in video form (check out our brand new YouTube channel!) The year is 2000: that means albums by Radiohead, Coldplay, U2 and more are up for discussion, along with Tim's questionable editing techniques... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-03-1943 min
The Album Years#37 (1987 Part 2B) Guns N' Roses, The Smiths, Pixies & moreWe're wrapping up 1987 on The Album Years Podcast! In Episode 2B, Tim and Steven delve into the murky world of metal, rock, the origins of grunge and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-03-1234 min
The Album Years#36 (1987 Part 2A) Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, David Bowie, Yes & moreThis week's The Album Years episode features a death match between Pink Floyd's 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason', and Roger Waters' 'Radio K.A.O.S'! Who do you think wins this one? Listen now to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-03-0531 min
The Album Years#35 (1987 Part 1B) Tom Waits, David Sylvian, Wire & more!On this week's episode of The Album Years Podcast, we return to 1987 and 'mavericks off their rocker'... we discuss the boundary-pushing creativity of singer-songwriter Tom Waits and his 1987 studio album 'Franks Wild Years' and much more! We think it's one of his maddest records, do you agree? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-02-2737 min
The Album Years#34 (1987 Part 1A) Prince, George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode & more!It's time to move into a new year of The Album Years podcast... introducing 1987! On Episode 1A, we share our thoughts on classics by Prince, George Michael, U2, Depeche Mode, Dead Can Dance and much more... our question of the week is, what's your favourite Prince record? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-02-2038 min
The Album Years#33 (1977 Part 4B) Brian Eno, Van Morrison, Weather Report, Brand X & more!Finally, we've reached the last episode of the marathon year of 1977 in The Album Years Podcast! On today's instalment, we commit the cardinal sin of talking about an album we've never even heard… tune in to find out what that might be! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-02-0649 min
The Album Years#32 (1977 Part 4A) Queen, Fela Kuti, Throbbing Gristle & more!In one of the most eclectic episodes of The Album Years podcast yet, Steven and Tim delve into records by Queen, Throbbing Gristle and Fela Kuti. Now for our question of the week...do you have a favourite album that your best mate absolutely hates? Or as in Tim's case, is indifferent to... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-01-3054 min
The Album Years#31 (1977 Part 3B) Fleetwood Mac, John Martyn, The Eagles, Billy Joel & more!On this week's episode of The Album Years, we dive into American 🇺🇸 soft-rock albums from 1977, including Fleetwood Mac's ‘Rumours'. Plus, we also discuss one of our desert island discs, John Martyn's 'One World’. Our question of the week to you: what is your favourite American album from 1977? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-01-2343 min
The Album Years#30 (1977 Part 3A) The Beach Boys, Saturday Night Fever, Roy Harper & more!On this week's episode of The Album Years podcast, find out why Tim calls 'The Beach Boys Love You' an album that is 'mad as a hatter'. Have you got an album which fits that description? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-01-1642 min
The Album Years#29 (1977 Part 2B) ABBA, Peter Gabriel, Godley & Creme, Jethro Tull & more!Steven & Tim dive into more iconic albums that defined 1977, with releases by ABBA, Peter Gabriel, 10cc, Jethro Tull & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-01-0959 min
The Album Years#28 (1977 Part 2A) Rush, Yes, Kansas, Utopia & moreSteven & Tim dive into the progressive rock albums that defined 1977, with releases by Rush, Yes, Kansas & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-01-0243 min
The Album Years#27 The Album Years Christmas Special 2023 (Part 2)Because it's Christmas we thought we'd do something a bit different - we are answering all your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-12-2636 min
The Album Years#26 The Album Years Christmas Special 2023 (Part 1)Because it's Christmas we thought we'd do something a bit different - we are answering all your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-12-2646 min
The Album Years#25 (1977 Part 1B) Peter Hammill, Television, Suicide & moreThe Album Years returns with Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness discussing the music of 1977 across 8 full-length episodes! 1977 was a pivotal year in music, with the rise of punk and disco shaking up the industry. Artists who were aware of the changing musical landscape were able to connect with the zeitgeist, while others remained oblivious and continued to create in their own style. Episodes covering artists & releases from 1977 will be released weekly, so be sure to follow the podcast on your platform of choice every time a new episode drops! Learn more about your ad choices...2023-12-1950 min
The Album Years#24 (1977 Part 1A) Pink Floyd, The Clash, The Stranglers & moreThe Album Years returns with Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness discussing the music of 1977 across 8 full-length episodes! 1977 was a pivotal year in music, with the rise of punk and disco shaking up the industry. Artists who were aware of the changing musical landscape were able to connect with the zeitgeist, while others remained oblivious and continued to create in their own style. Episodes covering artists & releases from 1977 will be released weekly, so be sure to follow the podcast on your platform of choice every time a new episode drops! Learn more about your ad choices...2023-12-1244 min
Electronic MusicRichard Barbieri - Porcupine TreeAs part of Japan, Richard Barbieri soon became the thinking person’s synthesist, famous for his rich and textural electronic backings that beautifully complemented the work of other band members to forge what is still a unique sound to this day. Disbanding at the height of their fame, Richard went on to work on a wide array of projects, some with fellow members of Japan, one of which introduced him to Steven Wilson. He joined Porcupine Tree in 1993 and, aside from Wilson, is their longest serving member to this day. After a twelve year hiatus, Porcupine Tree reconvened to wr...2023-03-2153 min
The Album Years#23 (1995) Tricky, Goldie, Radiohead, David Bowie, Red House Painters, Tears For Fears & moreA CD length excursion into a great 'CD age' year as the boys discuss Tricky, Goldie, Radiohead, David Bowie, Scott Walker, Babybird, Momus, Red House Painters, Tears For Fears and much more.Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Graphite)Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Classic Olive) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-02-141h 16
The Album Years#21 (1983 Part 1) Pink Floyd, Yes, New Order, Tom Waits & moreAnother epic two-parter as the no-man duo take on 1983, a year where bright young things and old curmudgeons alike are on creative fire, even if there’s still a lot of space for honourable eccentrics. Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Graphite)Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Classic Olive) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-11-211h 01
The Album Years#22 (1983 Part 2) Ben Watt, Tears for Fears, Genesis, The Smiths & moreAnother epic two-parter as the no-man duo take on 1983, a year where bright young things and old curmudgeons alike are on creative fire, even if there’s still a lot of space for honourable eccentrics. Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Graphite)Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Classic Olive)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-11-211h 08
The Prog ReportTim Bowness Interview - Butterfly MindSinger/Songwriter Tim Bowness returns to talk about his newest album Butterfly Mind, out on August 5th. We also talk about his work with Steven Wilson on their podcast The Album Years and more.
2022-07-2633 min
The Album Years#20 (1978 Part 3) Kate Bush, Chic, Marvin Gaye, Black Sabbath, Brian Eno & moreSix months after they left it dangling, the boys return to 1978. Part Three features deep dives into Chic, Marvin Gaye, Kate Bush, Peter Hammill, Scott Walker, Kevin Coyne, Be Bop Deluxe, Ange, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Popol Vuh, Steve Reich and much, much more in a truly epic edition! Elsewhere, SW finds a Genesis album he unconditionally likes, chickens are referenced (quite a lot) and, bless the lords of commerce, there's an Album Years t-shirt available…Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Graphite)Buy The Album Years T-shirt (Classic Olive)--- Send in a...2022-07-051h 39
What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC PodcastXTC's Mummer with Tim Bowness, Sean McGhee and Crawford BlairIn this month's episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we reassess XTC's most frequently neglected album in the company of some of its biggest fans. Mummer is the eleventh in a series of XTC classics to be issued on 200g vinyl. Joining in the celebrations are sound engineer Crawford Blair, who was briefly a member of the XTC cover band X-sTatiC, Sean McGhee, who is a singer, songwriter and Alison Moyet's musical director and Tim Bowness, who as well as being a musician, is co-host of The Album Years podcast w...2022-05-061h 31
The Album Years#19 (1978 Part 2) Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, The Who & moreSteven and Tim return with 1978, a year so rich with significant albums ripe for discussion it looks like it’s going to require 4 episodes to get through them all! Part 2 of The Album Years' investigation into 1978 continues with some of the more established guard, including The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, 10cc, Warren Zevon, Elton John, Neil Young, Queen and more. Parts 3 and 4 to follow!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...2022-01-3145 min
The Album Years#18 (1978 Part 1) Blondie, The Police, Jeff Wayne, The Stranglers & moreSteven and Tim return with 1978, a year so rich with significant albums ripe for discussion it looks like it’s going to require 4 episodes to get through them all! Part 1 takes on board Tim's suggestions for 'guilty pleasures’ (a notion which Steven strongly objects to), and the non-stop rise of the New Wave goes interstellar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2022-01-3151 min
The Album Years#17 - The Album Years 2021 Christmas Special with special guest Paul SinclairAs Noddy Holder keeps on reminding everybody, "It's Christmas!!!". So to celebrate instead of the usual format this episode finds us looking back, and discussing the general state of the physical album based music industry. To help us in this endeavour we are joined by special guest Paul Sinclair, the founder of influential music website SuperDeluxeEdition.com. We also hang our heads in shame at numerous schoolboy errors, answer a few listener's questions, and Tim once more tries to make a case for McCartney II as a masterpiece, but this time with Paul on his side. 2021-12-201h 15
The Album Years#16 (1986) Talk Talk, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel, Metallica, Prince & moreSteven and Tim find themselves marvelling at the greatness of what they’d assumed was a typically flat mid-1980s placeholder year. Talk Talk, The Smiths, Peter Gabriel, Arthur Russell, Miles Davis, Metallica, Momus, XTC, Prince and many an Album Years drinking game favourite are discussed. We also discover that Tim saved a man from drowning while listening to Depeche Mode, and Steven forever associates Peter Hammill’s Nadir’s Big Chance with vile pink medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-11-261h 25
The Album Years#15 (2006) Arctic Monkeys, Thom Yorke, David Gilmour, The Flaming Lips & moreThe boys' time machine lands in 2006 and the fresh fields of 2001 seem to have become neglected and funky (and not in a glorious James Brown kind of way). Artists discussed include Scott Walker, The Who, Thom Yorke, Joanna Newsome, Arctic Monkeys, Sparks, The Flaming Lips and more. Elsewhere, the fractious duo fiercely debate the merits of Marmite. Yum? Yuck? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-09-1256 min
The Album Years#14 (2001) Radiohead, Opeth, Bjork, Tool & more2001, a music odyssey! Tim and Steven venture into the 21st century and, against expectations, they like what they see. Good Lord, it might even be a Golden Age! Artists discussed include Radiohead, Opeth, Bjork, Tool, Elbow, Mercury Rev, Brigitte Fontaine, The Caretaker, Prefuse 73 and Prefab Sprout (with a special shout out to Paddy MacAloon's beard). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-04-2559 min
Music Is My Life055: Steven WilsonSteven Wilson has been a part of more than a dozen musical projects and/or bands, most notably Porcupine Tree. After 10 studio albums, they broke up in 2009. Wilson released his sixth solo album, The Future Bites, earlier this year, and he still involves himself in collaborative endeavors, including a podcast called The Album Years, which he co-hosts with Tim Bowness, who was one of Wilson’s first formative musical collaborators, beginning in the 1980s with the band No Man.2021-03-0846 min
The Album Years#13 (1981) Rush, Japan, Iron Maiden, Magazine & moreGiving overviews of the years that in the duo's opinion define the era of ‘the classic album’, Season Two opens with 1981. Taking in Post-Punk, Electro-Pop, Metal, Progressive, Jazz and more, in this edition Wilson and Bowness discuss artists as diverse as Japan, A Certain Ratio, Rush, Grace Jones, Rupert Hine, OMD, Pat Metheny, Iron Maiden, Magazine and others. Against all odds, they also make a valiant attempt to defend Phil Collins' masterwork Face Value! Launched at the beginning of the UK lockdown in 2020, The Album Years ended up being in the Top 5 music podcast charts in nearly 30 countries....2021-03-051h 07
The Album Years#12 (1974) Gentle Giant, Roxy Music, Tangerine Dream, Egg & moreTim declares 1974 the year of ‘Peak Prog’, while elsewhere Bowie the dog and Tim’s neighbour’s electric drill make debut podcast appearances.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-11-171h 13
The Album Years#11 (1998) Massive Attack, Mansun, Mark Hollis, Goldie, Philip Glass & moreIn the latest episode the guys venture into the nineties. Extra fun can be had by joining in with a drinking game as you prepare to down one every time Tim mentions Robert Fripp or Steven mentions industrial music!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-10-151h 20
The Album Years#10 (1969) Scott Walker, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention & moreTim even sounds like he's beaming in from a barn circa 1969 on this one, as the duo bring you more schoolboy errors in the third of their “9” trilogy. Oh, and it’s 69 minutes long, can you see what they did there?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-09-071h 10
ProgcastEpisode 070: Tim BownessLongstanding british artist Tim Bowness talked to us about the current state of the music industry, his various collaborations with Steven Wilson over the years and of course his brand new solo album "Late Night Laments". All of this and more, only on Episode 070 of the Progcast!2020-08-2756 min
The Album Years#9 (1989) Kate Bush, De La Soul, Neil Young, Tin Machine, Tears For Fears & moreTim and Steven try to to figure out why they don't understand the appeal of an album that regularly appears near the top of greatest albums of all time lists.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-album-years/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-08-171h 07The Prog ReportTim Bowness Interview - Late Night LamentsSinger/Songwriter Tim Bowness, also one half of the group No-Man, returned to the podcast to discuss his new album Late Night Laments, his highly-rated new podcast with Steven Wilson, the state of the world, and more. The new album Late Night Laments is out on August 28th, 2020.
2020-07-2942 min
The Album Years#8 (1979 Part 2) - Motörhead, The B-52's, David Bowie, This Heat & moreCan it be that the album Tim and Steven finally agree is their unanimous favourite of the year is a 3 hour minimalist opera? Find out by listening to sides 3 and 4 of the double album that is 1979. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-07-2852 min
The Album Years#7 (1979 Part 1) Gary Numan, Wire, Jethro Tull, Alex Chilton & moreThe guys have so many albums to talk about that they decide it's got to be a double! So welcome to The Album Years: 1979, record one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-07-2852 min
The Album Years#6 (1976) Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Lou Reed, Elton John & moreThe heyday of punk and disco music is just around the corner, but one of Steven and Tim‘s favourite albums from this year is the very antithesis of both; an obscure solo homage to the English countryside by the bass player of a progressive rock band! Elsewhere 1976 proves to be another golden year for the duo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-07-0556 min
The Album Years#5 (1967) The Beach Boys, Leonard Cohen, Donovan, Love & moreThe duo make a case for 1967 being the single most significant year in the history of rock and pop, and discuss several genre defining albums, but conclude that Steven being born in this year actually eclipses them all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-06-1253 min
The Album Years#4 (1984) David Bowie, Swans, Prince, Marillion & moreTim tries to explain the trauma of first hearing David Bowie’s career nadir album Tonight, but otherwise the guys find 1984 to be another very special year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-06-0756 min
The Album Years#3 (1992) Roger Waters, XTC, Nine Inch Nails & moreThe guys can't find much in their collections that they unconditionally love from this year, with even some of their favourite artists releasing what are lesser works in their opinion. They consider why that should be and admit indifference to the dominant grunge music scene of the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-05-2949 min
The Album Years#2 (1973) Roxy Music, 10cc, Todd Rundgren, David Bowie & moreSteven and Tim struggle to get their list of great albums released in this year down from a shortlist of hundreds. So much so that they forget to mention King Crimson's Larks Tongues in Aspic completely, shame on them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-05-2253 min
The Album Years#1 (1980) Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, The Durutti Column & moreSteven and Tim reckon this is a fantastic year for albums, with the explosion of creative music coming out of the post-punk crucible. There are also some older artists producing some of their very finest work in this year. Plus Tim tries to enthuse Steven about an ex-Beatle's solo album and Steven tries to do the same with industrial noise music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-05-1158 min
SpiritchaserTime Out #04Music:No-Man - Close Your EyesTim Bowness - I Go Deeper / BorderlineBlackfield - The Jackal / From 44 to 48Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes / TrainsSteven Wilson - Don't Hate MeOpeth - Burden / RiverKatatonia - Residual / VakarenMarillion - The New KingsCinema:The House that Jack Built (Lars von Trier)The Favourite (Yorgos Lanthimos)Capernaum (Nadine Labaki)Vice (Adam McKay)2019-02-231h 49
The soundscapeprog’s PodcastSoundscape 2.45 A Short Journey Through LifeHey guys,
The theme here is music about stages of life. The show was originally planned to be a 4 hour show, but we had to some editing. As such, adulthood to old age will seem very fast paced. Nevertheless, I think the nature of the thing still came through. Hopefully, it will be a journey of good music and self reflection.
Next time around we celebrate the return of the light. We will not be broadcasting at our normal time as we will be out of town for our annual pilgrimage to Asheville for the...2016-12-013h 16The Prog ReportTim Bowness Interview - The Prog ReportProg Singer/Songwriter Tim Bowness, part of No-Man with Steven Wilson, talks about his latest solo album, Stupid Things That Mean The World.
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