PROGTALKS by The Progspace

An Abstract Disillusion - Different Kinds of Hiveminds

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000

For this year’s End of the Year episode, we assembled an illustrious round again: Karl Westerlund, Robert Stenvall & Christian Berglönn (An Abstract Illusion), Andy Schmidt (Disillusion), Colin MacAndrew (Ashbreather) & Rioghan Darcy, talking about all of their own 2022 records as well as our favorite albums of the year.

Chapters:

01:00 An Abstract Illusion

05:30 Disillusion

10:00 Ashbreather

18:00 Rioghan

22:20 Favorite Albums of 2022

39:12 Expectations and plans for 2023

🎵 An Abstract Illusion is:

Karl Westerlund - guitars, bass

Robert Stenvall - keyboards, vocals

Christian Berglönn - vocals

💿 An Abstract Illusion Discography:

Atonement is Nigh EP (2014)

Illuminate the Path (2016)

Woe (2022)

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🎵 Disillusion is:

Andy Schmidt - vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards

Ben Haugg - guitars

Robby Kranz - bass

Martin Schulz - drums

💿 Disillusion Discography:

Back to Times of Splendor (2004)

Gloria (2006)

The Liberation (2019)

Ayam (2022)

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🎵 Ashbreather is:

Mackay Agellon: guitars, vocals, percussion, saxophone

Charles Richards: bass, vocals, percussion, drones

Colin MacAndrew: drums, vocals, percussion

💿 Ashbreather Discography:

Ashbreather (2020)

Ow, My Eye! EP (2021)

Hivemind (2022)

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🎵 Rioghan is:

Rioghan Darcy - vocals, lyrics

Teemu Liekkala - guitars, bass, keys, production

Valtteri Revonkorpi - drums

💿 Rioghan Discography:

Blackened Sky EP (2021)

Different Kinds of Losses (2022)

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Bach & silent movies: Dirt Poor Robins mastermind Neil DeGraide talks about Queen of the Night

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000

There must have been something in the water in Providence, Rhode Island around 2004: Dirt Poor Robins emerged parallel to The Dear Hunter to go on a separate, but similarly artistic journey, culminating in their latest record and silent film, “Queen of the Night”. Mastermind Neil DeGraide told us everything about it!

Chapters:

03:30 A brief history of Dirt Poor Robins

13:18 Making a movie as an extension of the album

15:58 The Dear Hunter connection

17:40 Queen of the Night: Soundtrack vs. Score

22:30 The hybrid approach to orchestration

25:33 Komm Jesu: layering choral arrangements and adapting Bach

30:45 The average prog fan

32:00 Making a DIY low budget movie

37:04 The entire timespan until completion of Queen of the Night

42:28 The Patreon Community and upcoming plans

🎵 Dirt Poor Robins is:

Neil DeGraide

Kate DeGraide

💿 Discography:

The Cage (2007)

Last Days of Leviathan (2010)

The Raven Locks (Act 1) (2013)

The Raven Locks (Act 2) (2014)

The Raven Locks (Act 3) (2017)

The Raven Locks (Complete Record) (2019)

Dead Horse, Alaska (RED) (2019)

Dead Horse, Alaska (Gold) (2019)

Dead Horse, Alaska (Onyx) (2020)

Deadhorse (Deluxe Edition) (2020)

Anthems to the Edge of the Earth (Compilation) (2021)

Queen of the Night (Soundtrack) (2022)

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String arrangements and Slipknot covers: Soen goes to Atlantis

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Lars Enok Åhlund, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, moustache man and all around secret weapon of Swedish prog masters Soen, called mid-tour from Quebec, Canada to talk about their current and future live activities, choosing a certain cover version and of course everything about their new album “Atlantis”.

Chapters:

01:44 Soen goes North America

03:40 The origins of and approach to Atlantis

05:28 Arranging Soen songs for Atlantis

06:18 The song selection on Atlantis

08:12 Trials

09:25 Bringing the Atlantis show on tour

10:00 Snuff

12:55 Songwriting for the new album

15:00 Coming back to the stage after the pandemic years

16:15 Improving the live show

🎵 Soen is:

Joel Ekelöf – Vocals

Martin Lopez – Drums

Lars Enok Åhlund – Keyboards & Guitar

Cody Lee Ford – Guitar

Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel – Bass

💿 Discography:

Cognitive (2012)

Tellurian (2014)

Lykaia (2017)

Lotus (2019)

Imperial (2021)

Atlantis (2022)

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Bloodshot Dawn’s Morgan Reid goes solo with all instrumental guitar banger Terran

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Pondering the similarities of Hip Hop and Psychedelic Rock while talking about Progressive Metal: Canadian-born, Leipzig-based guitarist Morgan Reid presents his very first solo album Terran. We covered a lot of ground including sight reading sheet music, his admiration for Philip Glass, creating a dance choreography to David Maxim Micic’s music and not to forget the #ibanezgiveaway! Hop on board!

LINK TO GIVEAWAY: https://youtu.be/DV64EUnl3Dk

Chapters:

02:15 Is Terran a child of the pandemic?

05:10 Phase Zero Productions

06:00 Composing for different outlets

17:35 Guitar influences

30:55 Guitar giveaway #IbanezGiveaway

🎵 Morgan Reid is:

Morgan Reid - everything

💿 Discography:

Terran (2022)

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Writing pop songs with a prog producer next time: ÆRIES present their debut Arcanum!

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Calling from Cologne, ÆRIES guitarist Julian Suhr talked to us about the ÆRIES sound, working in the studio vs. recording at home and everything else there is to know about the band’s debut album, “Arcanum”.

Chapters:

02:40 Releasing Arcanum and presenting it at Euroblast

05:05 Why ‘Waves’ didn’t make the cut for the album

06:32 What’s the ÆRIES sound?

08:36 Recording at home vs. booking a proper studio

10:30 Working with Christoph Wieczorek (Annisokay)

13:25 Infusing more old school guitar shred into an overall modern sound

16:22 Playing live without a bassist for the time being

18:10 Gear talk

19:25 Upcoming live plans and continuing the journey of ÆRIES

21:38 What’s in your Walkman?

🎵 ÆRIES is:

Laura Kiddo - Vox

Julian Suhr - Guitars, Programming

Dominik Zester - Drums

💿 Discography:

Arcanum (2022)

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Not a math rock band: Poly-Math are exploring the broad church of Prog on Zenith!

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Joe Branton, bassist and designated mic-duty guy of London/Brighton instrumental proggers Poly-Math talks standard Fripp tuning, the very broad church of prog, full-on bass gear nerdery and of course “Zenith”, Poly-Math’s brand new album, out Nov. 18 on Nice Weather For Airstrikes!

Chapters:

01:55 Discovering Poly-Math at Radar Festival

06:04 Discovering Poly-Math with House of Wisdom

07:10 Going from House of Wisdom to Zenith via The Cadaver Tombs

11:30 Expanding the line-up while condensing the songwriting

15:50 Bass/guitar gear nerd out

19:15 The big question: pick or fingers?

22:40 Post-Zenith Poly-Math: which way?

🎵Poly-Math is:

Branton, Joe Leigh

Gesner, Joshua A

Olsen, Christopher Daniel

Walters, Timothy William

Woollison, Christopher James

💿 Discography:

Reptiles EP (2015)

Live at Old Mill Studios EP (2016)

Melencolia EP (2016)

House of Wisdom / We Are The Devil (2018)

The Cadaver Tomb Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 (2021)

Zenith (2022)

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Adding more vibrant colors to your life: the musical schizophrenia of Apeiron Bound

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 14:45:40 +0000

Andrew Stout, initiator, composer and guitarist of schizo prog metal upstarts Apeiron Bound talks about the conception of the band, the initial reception of their debut album “Multiplicity” (released Aug. 26 through Layered Reality Productions), crazy music video shoots and upcoming plans.

Chapters:

02:00 The conception of the band and origins of the name Apeiron Bound

06:00 The organized musical chaos of Apeiron Bound

10:45 The initial reception to Multiplicity

11:57 Putting together a crazy music video like Absent Familiarity

17:12 Working together with Costin Chioreanu for the My Sweet Stockholm video

23:10 The next steps for Apeiron Bound

🎵 Apeiron Bound is:

Michael Calza - vocals/lyricist

Andrew Stout - composer/guitars

Phillip Colacecchi - guitars

Kyle Sokol - electric bass & upright bass

Kristopher Huffman - drums/percussion

💿 Discography:

Multiplicity (2022)

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Seventh Station attempt to Heal the Unhealed and metal up Shostakovich in the process

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000

The artistic core trio of international prog metal band Seventh Station, Dmitri Alperovich, Eren Başbuğ & Davidavi Dolev called from their respective corners of the world to talk about arranging Shostakovich for a prog metal ensemble, channeling and translating the artistic vision of a song into a music video and of course everything else about their second album, “Heal the Unhealed”, out Nov. 7th!

Chapters:

01:10 Introducing Seventh Station

02:40 Getting the elephant out of the room: the origins of the soviet style artwork and parts of the concept

06:30 Fleshing out a Progressive Metal arrangement of Shostakovich

09:15 Being the vocalist in Seventh Station: lots of space to go crazy

14:40 The artistic process behind the music videos

20:14 Working together as a multi-national band

24:32 Enhancing the live experience with an orchestra or other things

29:45 The reaction to the three singles from the Heal the Unhealed so far

🎵 Seventh Station is:

Dmitri Alperovich - Guitar

Eren Başbuğ - Keyboards

Davidavi Dolev - Vocals

Jure Lopatic - Bass

Grega Plamberger - Drums and Percussion

💿 Discography:

Between Life And Dreams (2016)

Heal the Unhealed (2022)

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Violin prog metal from Montreal: Canadian genre-benders give in to “The Descent”

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Violinist Olivier Allard of Canadian genre-benders Cydemind talks about composing instrumental music, making the classical influence interesting in a metal context and of course their new sophomore album, “The Descent”.

Chapters:

02:45 Erosion to The Descent: Cydemind 1 to 2

06:00 Composing instrumental music

07:34 Composing for Cydemind

09:35 Shooting the video for Hoax

12:30 Applying classical music to a metal context

18:20 Getting back on stage after a long time

23:35 Which bands would you like to support with Cydemind?

24:40 Instrumental bands that are not guitar driven

🎵 Cydemind is:

Olivier Allard – Violin

Alexandre Dagenais – Drums

Nico Damoulianos – Bass

Camille Delage – Piano & Keyboards

Kevin Paquet – Guitars

💿 Discography:

Through Mists and Ages EP (2014)

Erosion (2017)

The Descent (2022)

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“We really enjoy good pop music and we really hate bad pop music”: Major Parkinson go 80s!

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Jon, Øystein, Lars, Claudia and Sondre from Major Parkinson called in from Bergen and Oslo respectively to talk about the creation of “Valesa - Chapter I: Velvet Prison” (with hints to Chapters II and III), good and bad pop music and upcoming live plans.

Chapters:

01:10 Introducing Major Parkinson

03:55 The initial response to Valesa - Chapter I: Velvet Prison

05:10 Good pop music - bad pop music

08:50 Finding the new direction for Major Parkinson

11:30 The usual writing process in Major Parkinson

15:15 Writing the lyrics for Valesa

17:59 Writing shorter songs vs. writing longer songs

21:26 Upcoming live plans

🎵 Major Parkinson is:

Jon Ivar Kollbotn / lead vocals, synths

Sondre Skollevoll / guitars

Øystein Bech-Eriksen / guitars

Lars Christian Bjørknes / synths, piano, backing vocals

Peri Winkle (Claudia Cox) / violins, co-lead vocals

Eivind Gammersvik / bass, synths

Sondre Veland / drums

💿 Discography:

Major Parkinson (2008)

Songs from a Solitary Home (2010)

Twilight Cinema (2014)

Blackbox (2017)

Valesa - Chapter I: Velvet Prison (2022)

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Revisiting the history of Conception: Norwegian Prog Metal Legends Roy Khan & Tore Østby!

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

What does “epic” mean? What is “progressive”? Roy Khan and Tore Østby of Norwegian Prog Metal Legends Conception ponder the big questions while reminiscing about their 4 classic albums that just got a proper Deluxe Reissue treatment. We also talked about the successful reunion, future plans and the “Conception Camp” they just returned from.

Chapters:

01:20 Introducing Roy Khan and Tore Østby of Conception

02:14 The beginning of Conception and The Last Sunset

05:44 The Last Sunset to Parallel Minds

11:30 Introducing a classical timbre into metal

14:25 Tore’s & Roy’s favorite song on The Last Sunset

18:02 Tore’s & Roy’s favorite song on Parallel Minds

21:15 Bonus demo tracks on the new Deluxe Editions

25:36 Growing up as a (Prog) Metal band in the 90s

29:30 In Your Multitude

34:43 Tore’s & Roy’s favorite song on In Your Multitude

36:20 Flow(ing into grooviness)

43:18 My Dark Symphony & State of Deception: the most diverse Conception releases to date!?

47:05 The spark for the reunion

50:35 Upcoming plans in Camp Conception

🎵 Conception is:

Roy Khan - vocals

Tore Østby - guitars

Ingar Amlien - bass

Arve Heimdal - drums

💿 Discography:

The Last Sunset (1991)

Parallel Minds (1993)

In Your Multitude (1995)

Flow (1997)

My Dark Symphony EP (2018)

State of Deception (2020)

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“What if all the weird stuff actually is the album?” - Simen & Magnus of Maraton talk Unseen Color and more

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000

The chances of a huge social media platform re-naming itself after your album vs. a brain appearing out of nowhere: big Boltzmann Brain times with Simen Hundere Ruud & Magnus Johansen of Norwegian prog shooting stars Maraton talking about their impending sophomore album “Unseen Color” and more.

Chapters:

02:55 A quick history of Maraton

07:30 The difference between Meta and Meta+

11:30 Choosing the singles for Unseen Color

14:25 What is a Boltzmann Brain?

17:50 Going from Meta to Unseen Color: letting go of songwriting constraints

24:50 Vocal melodies and arrangements

27:20 Putting together the string arrangement on A Body of Your Own

30:00 Upcoming live plans

🎵 Maraton is:

Fredrik Bergersen Klemp – Vocals

Simen Hundere Ruud – Guitar

Frank Nordeng Røe - Drums

Magnus Johansen – Keys

Ruben Aksnes – Bass

💿 Discography:

Meta (2019)

Unseen Color (2022)

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Saved by Mom’s power generator: Avandra bring Prog form Puerto Rico

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Avandra Mastermind Christian Ayala called from Puerto Rico shortly before boarding the plane to ProgPower Europe to talk about power blackouts after hurricanes, the magic of discovering bands live first before diving into their studio recordings, the new album “Prodigal” coming in November and more upcoming Avandra plans.

Chapters:

01:00 Welcoming Christian Ayala

03:00 How does Avandra sound

06:50 Avandra’s progression from album to album

10:40 Putting together a band

22:55 The difference between the live feel and studio recordings

🎵 Avandra is:

Christian Ayala - Guitars/Vocals/Synths

José Miguel Vázaquez - Bass

Luis Javier Rivera - Guitars

Adrián Arroyo - Drums

Recurring Guest Synths - Vikram Shankar

💿 Discography:

Tymora (2017)

Descender (2022)

Skylighting (2020)

Prodigal (2022)

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You don’t get that organic band sound unless you play the songs and feel the pain! Abraham Sarache

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

“You don’t get that organic band sound unless you play the songs and feel the pain!” Electric Cuatro player Abraham Sarache and bassist Tristan Turner talk about how to play the famous Melkweg in Amsterdam for the first time three times, fast moving chats at The Progspace Online Festival, the upcoming ProgPower Europe Pre-Party and more…

Chapters:

00:55 Welcome Abraham & Tristan

02:15 Abraham Sarache: the band and the sounds

06:10 From the Gardener to Kaleidoscope of Fears & Dreams

13:10 Completing the trio: Jan Kohrt on drums

14:30 Participating in The Progspace Online Festival

17:15 Finally playing Melkweg in Amsterdam

20:10 Preparing for the ProgPower Pre-Party presented by The Progspace

22:25 The new custom-made electro-acoustic Cuatro

26:35 Upcoming plans

🎵 Abraham Sarache is:

Abraham Sarache - Electric and Acoustic Cuatro, Guitars

Tristan Turner - Bass

Jan Kohrt - Drums

💿 Discography:

The Gardener (2016)

Kaleidoscope of Fears EP (2018)

Kaleidoscope of Dreams (2020)

Live at the Progspace Online Festival EP (2021)

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No Bossa Nova: Feather Mountain on their way To Exit A Maelstrom!

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Danish prog newcomers return with a very. personal sophomore album in the form of “To Exit A Maelstrom”. We talked to vocalist Mikkel A. Lohmann and drummer Christian Dahl-Blumenberg about increasing the heaviness, why they don’t play Bossa Nova and the challenges of playing emotionally heavy music live. Don’t miss out on their performance at ProgPower Europe in the Netherlands on Oct. 1st!

Chapters:

01:00 Welcome (back) Feather Mountain

02:25 Making “To Exit A Maelstrom”

04:45 Composing “To Exit A Maelstrom”

07:35 Increasing the heaviness

09:20 Going instrumental in ‘Air Hunger’

10:25 What is it with prog bands and long songs at the end of albums?

12:30 The music video for ‘Sincere’

15:00 Picking the singles

17:55 Presenting the new songs live

18:30 Finally going to ProgPower Europe!

20:00 Playing emotionally challenging music in a live setting

🎵 Feather Mountain is:

Andreas Dahl-Blumenberg - Bass, Vocals

Christian Dahl-Blumenberg - Drums

Jens Baalkilde Andersen - Guitar, Vocals

Mikkel Aaen Lohmann - Lead Vocals

💿 Discography:

Nidus (2019)

To Exit A Maelstrom (2022)

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Memories, Patreons & Ronnie James Dio: Toehider is back with a 47-minute epic!

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

The Progtalks are back after the summer break, and we have Australian multi-instrumentalist Mike Mills, sole (musician) member of Toehider calling and talking about his new album “I Have Little To No Memory of These Memories”, adequately rated artists and advantages and disadvantages of being a one man band.

Chapters:

01:30 Recalling some memories recording “I Have Little To No Memory of These Memories”

06:30 Solo project vs. full band: advantages and disadvantages

09:30 The importance of the Patreon community during the pandemic downtime

11:00 Streaming shows: prepared or spontaneous?

13:30 Which artist is adequately rated?

16:20 New merch!

17:50 Live plans?

22:10 The Australian Prog scene

🎵 Toehider is:

Mike Mills - all instruments and vocals

Andrew Saltmarsh - illustrations

💿 Discography:

To Hide Her (2011)

What Kind Of Creature Am I? (2014)

Good (2017)

I Like It! (2020)

I Have Little To No Memory of these Memories (2022)

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Population Three in Porcupine Tree land: Richard Barbieri on Closure/Continuation, sound design and attention spans

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

One last Progtalks episode before our summer break: Porcupine Tree’s Richard Barbieri talks about different approaches to composing, sound design and of course the most anticipated album of the year in the Prog world: “Closure/Continuation”. Don’t miss out on the last Progtalks episode before our summer break!

Chapters:

00:55 Porcupine Tree’s growing popularity during the hiatus

02:15 Closure/Continuation: the songwriting origins and process

05:25 exploring ambient sound design worlds in a more metal environment

09:25 combining electronics & acoustics

11:00 combining the melancholic pop era with the abrasive metal riffs: is “Closure/Continuation the definite Porcupine Tree album?

14:25 upcoming live plans

17:30 RIchard’s favourite Porcupine Tree songs

18:48 more Closure? Or more Continuation?

🎵 Porcupine Tree is:

Steven Wilson - guitars, bass, vocals

Richard Barbieri - keyboards, sound design

Gavin Harrison - drums

💿 Discography:

On The Sunday of Life (1992)

Up the Downstair (1993)

The Sky Moves Sideways (1995)

Signify (1996)

Stupid Dream (1999)

Lightbulb Sun (2000)

In Absentia (2002)

Deadwing (2005)

Fear of a Blank Planet (2007)

The Incident (2009)

Closure/Continuation (2022)

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The High Castle Teleorkestra is hatching: Tim Smolens & Chris Bogen talk “The Egg That Never Opened”!

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Tim Smolens & Chris Bogen, the driving duo behind the newly founded High Castle Teleorkestra, talk about the creation of “The Egg That Never Opened”, the first part of a planned trilogy based on Philip K. Dick’s novel “Radio Free Albemuth”, out July 17 on Art As Catharsis.

Chapters:

02:45 the spark that initiated the creation of High Castle Teleorkestra

07:30 dissecting the first chapter of Philip K. Dick’s Radio Free Albemuth

11:00 mashing up genres that don’t seem to fit together on paper

16:35 Estradasphere and HCT: integrating folk music from around the world into heavy music in an interesting way

19:30 playing Metal while not being a Metal band

23:30 live plans with High Castle Teleorkestra?

26:40 the all-star Teleorkestra line-up on The Egg that Never Opened

🎵 High Castle Teleorkestra is:

Tim Smolens (Estradasphere, I.S.S., Don Salsa, Secret Chiefs 3 etc.) (Colorado): bass, chief producer, keyboards, cello, vox

Chris Bogen (Doc Booger) (New Orleans): guitars, co-producer, analog synths, noise collages

Bär McKinnon (Umlaut, Mr. Bungle) (Australia): tenor sax, flute, keyboards, clarinet, vox

Dave Murray (Estradasphere, Traun) (California): drums, resident polyrhythmic metal specialist

Stian Carstensen (Farmers Market) (Norway) accordions, pedal steel guitar, our resident Bulgarian music specialist, virtuosic multi-instrumentalist

Timba Harris (Estradasphere, Secret Chiefs 3, Probosci) (France): violin, viola, string arrangements

💿 Discography:

The Egg That Never Opened - Radio Free Albemuth Part 1 (2022)

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The universe learns and develops: Marco Minnemann and The Aristocrats go Orchestral

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

The Aristocrats drumming powerhouse and resident master of polyrhythmic insanity, Marco Minnemann, talks working with an orchestra (namely the Primuz Chamber Orchestra), his current main projects besides The Aristocrats and (self-)releasing music in the age of streaming services.

Chapters:

05:00 The Aristocrats teaming up with the Primuz Chamber Orchestra

10:00 Picking songs and re-arranging them

13:00 playing with an Orchestra

15:00 growing out of a competitive playing style, finding balance

18:50 main Marco Minnemann projects

27:50 (self-)releasing music in the age of streaming services

🎵 The Aristocrats is:

Bryan Beller - bass

Marco Minnemann - drums

Guthrie Govan - guitar

💿 Discography:

The Aristocrats (2011)

Culture Clash (2013)

Tres Caballeros (2015)

You Know What…? (2019)

The Aristocrats with the Primuz Chamber Orchestra (2021)

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Bionic Robocop Left Hand: Enhanced Accordion meets Gregorian Jazz Metal

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Sometimes, musical innovation is simply born out of a desire to listen to a specific mash-up of styles that you’ve never heard mixed together - or at least not in the way you’re imagining it. French band Ckraft, led by accordionist Charles Kieny did exactly that. Their debut album “Epic Discordant Vision” is out on June 3rd.

Chapters:

01:45 Accidental Innovation

06:00 The Ckraft band line-up

08:30 building the enhanced accordion

10:45 songwriting for Ckraft

12:40 playing Ckraft music live

18:40 dream bands to play with

21:45 never enough Jazz Metal!

🎵 Ckraft is:

Charles Kieny – augmented accordion, composition

Théo Nguyen Duc Long – tenor saxophone

Antoine Morisot – electric guitar

Marc Karapetian – electric bass

William Bur – drums

💿 Discography:

Epic Discordant Vision (2022)

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Exciting and frightening at the same time: Zero Hour is back!

Wed, 25 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000

After keeping busy with other projects such as Abnormal Thought Patterns, Cynthesis or A Dying Planet for well over a decade, master shredder Jasun Tipton finally returns to his riff heavy roots in Zero Hour, presenting a strong reunion album with “Agenda 21! Calling in from California, we talked to Jasun about channelling the magic of “The Towers of Avarice”, potential live plans and all things prog metal!

Chapters:

02:50 Catching up with Jasun’s musical projects in the last years

03:45 The return of Zero Hour with Agenda 21

10:40 Channelling the magic of The Towers of Avarice

16:00 Classic, traditional US Prog Metal vs. more modern prog metal trends

22:45 Live plans for Zero Hour

27:15 Recording Agenda 21

31:45 The reception of Agenda 21 so far

32:45 Classic Zero Hour songs that will need to be on every setlist

🎵 Zero Hour is:

Erik Rosvold - Vocals

Jasun Tipton - Guitars

Andreas Blomqvist - Bass

Roel van Helden - Drums

💿 Discography:

Zero Hour (1999)

The Towers of Avarice (2001)

Metamorphosis (2003)

A Fragile Mind (2005)

Specs of Pictures Burnt Beyond (2006)

Dark Deceiver (2008)

Agenda 21 (2022)

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Music for all of the Spheres together: !GeRald! found The Lost Tapes!

Wed, 18 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Teddie Burton, drummer of French avantgarde prog punkers !GeRald! talked to us about his love for everything that makes noise, the rare infusion of a punk ethos into proggy music and the making of their debut album “The Lost Tapes”. Dive into the spectacularly eclectic world of !GeRald! and listen to “The Lost Tapes” now. After finishing this episode of the Progtalks of course…

Chapters:

02:00 Who or what is !GeRald! ?

05:00 The line-up of !GeRald!

10:00 Prog Punk: channelling an avantgarde punk energy into free form prog music

15:45 Constructed music vs. free musical punk spirit / studio album vs. live energy

20:00 What does !GeRald! sound like?

23:55 !GeRald! Is going on tour!

24:30 What is the best way to listen to The Lost Tapes

26:50 The recurring theme: music to help you through tough times

33:40 Was The Lost Tapes recorded live in the studio?

🎵 !GeRald! is:

Teddie Burton : Percussions ; voice ; noise box

Marvin Gobert : Strings ; voice ; hair

Quentin Loizeau : Heavy strings ; voice ; shirt

Marin Michelat : Keyboards ; voice ; politic dissuasion

Vincent Zlotkowski : Pictures ; visual exasperation ; priest

💿 Discography:

Church of the Sublime Parade EP (2018)

The Lost Tapes (2022)

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Not a Star Wars reference: UK proggers Giant Walker talk impressive debut album All In Good Time

Wed, 11 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000

3/4 of UK Newcomers Giant Walker joined the Progtalks today to reveal the origin of the band name, their primary influences and how important it is to have music that gets you through hard times. Their debut album “All In Good Time” is out on Friday, May 13 - and it’s a good time for it!

Chapters:

01:00 Introducing Giant Walker

06:26 Where does the band name originate from?

10:48 The songwriting process for All In Good Time

13:00 How would you describe the sound of Giant Walker?

20:50 “Music that gets you through hard times”

33:18 Upcoming UK Tour

🎵 Giant Walker is:

Steff Fish - Vocals

Jamie Southern - Guitar

Jordan Gregory - Bass

Alex Black - Drums

💿 Discography:

All In Good Time (2022)

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They tried to show us magic: Pure Reason Revolution’s return!

Wed, 04 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Pure Reason Revolution guitarists/vocalists Jon Courtney and Greg Jong called from Berlin and Portland/Oregon respectively to talk about the European tour with Gazpacho they just finished, the new PRR album “Above Cirrus” and what makes their vocal arrangements so magical.

Chapters:

01:50 European tour with Gazpacho: how was it?

06:30 continuing the new era of PRR with Above Cirrus

12:45 arranging vocal arrangements vs. arranging instrumental tracks

15:20 translating studio arrangements into live versions / Annicke Shireen standing in for Chloé on tour

18:55 did you play any new songs on the tour already?

22:20 PRR influences outside of the prog world

26:40 Where does the magic of Bright Ambassadors of Morning come from?

🎵 Pure Reason Revolution is:

Jon Courtney - vocals, guitars, keyboards

Chloë Alper - vocals, bass, keyboards

Greg Jong - vocals, guitars

💿 Discography:

The Dark Third (2006)

Amor Vincit Omnia (2009)

Hammer and Anvil (2010)

Eupnea (2020)

Above Cirrus (2022)

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Delve into the universe of Delvoid - with vocalist Alex Delver!

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Norway’s Delvoid take their time with their studio albums. So we took some time to talk with vocalist Alex Delver about their third full length offering, “Swarmlife”, vocal influences and of course the meaning behind the band name. We also had a nice nerd-out on single-song albums, (multiple) album-spanning multi-part songs and all those kinds of proggy songwriting shenanigans.

Chapters:

01:00 three different types of bands on The Progtalks

01:55 welcome Alex of Delvoid from Oslo

04:00 what happened between Serene and Swarmlife?

05:55 introducing the band members

10:35 how did the pandemic influence Swarmlife?

13:30 how would you describe Delvoid’s music to new listeners?

18:55 vocal influences

20:55 lyrical themes on Swarmlife

23:15 album lengths and songwriting precision

26:40 single-song albums or EPs

29:45 multi-part songs across albums

34:20 the upcoming release show

36:15 the mystery of the band name

🎵 Delvoid is:

Magnus Andersen - Bass

Espen Th Granseth - Drums, vibraphone, percussion

Erik Johan Halbakken - Lead guitar

Alex Delver - Vocals, second guitar

💿 Discography:

Delve (2011)

Serene (2015)

Switchman EP (2016)

Swarmlife (2022)

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John Boegehold talks album lengths, prog history and all things Pattern-Seeking Animals!

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Songwriter John Boegehold keeps churning out the music with Pattern-Seeking Animals. Their third album “Only Passing Through” is out since April 1st, so we called him up in his home studio in L.A. to talk about his influences, the perfect album length, a bit of prog history and why he’s not part of the P-SA live line-up.

Chapters:

00:58 Welcome (back) John Boegehold

02:30 ‘accidentally’ forming a band

04:00 logistical challenges recording the new album Only Passing Through

06:00 initial reception for Only Passing Through

07:00 songwriting inspiration, incorporating new sounds

09:30 guest musicians

12:15 choosing keyboard sounds

14:35 inviting Ted Leonard to contribute to songwriting

16:25 the bonus tracks on Only Passing Through, album length

21:25 playing live, the P-SA live line-up and ROSFest/Cruise to the Edge

25:00 bringing back ‘What’s In Your Walkman?’ for this episode

33:22 talking a little Prog history

36:45 Dream Theater winning a grammy: John voted for them!

🎵 Pattern-Seeking Animals is:

Ted Leonard - lead vocals & guitars

John Boegehold - synths, programming, mandolin, guitar

Jimmy Keegan - drums & vocals

Dave Meros - bass

💿 Discography:

Pattern-Seeking Animals (2019)

Prehensile Tales (2020)

Only Passing Through (2022)

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From a solo project to a fully fledged band: Soledad is back with their second album XIII!

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000

French disney djent phenomenon Soledad is back as a full band 3 years after “Catharsis”. Our guests on this new episode of the Progtalks are Bandleader Lola Damblant-Soler and producer Lucas de la Rosa. They talk about the new album “XIII”, their favourite classical composers and the difficulties of transcribing guitar solos.

Chapters:

01:00 welcome back Lulu, welcome Lola

02:55 from Soledad - a solo project to Soledad - the band

05:45 the songwriting process for XII - what was different to Catharsis?

10:30 playing Symphonic Metal but not like any other Symphonic Metal bands

14:15 favourite classical composers of Lola & Lulu

20:55 the lyrical concept of XIII

23:55 guest musicians on XIII

32:00 trying to transcribe guitar solos

36:55 what’s next for Soledad?

🎵 Soledad is:

Lola Damblant-Soler - vocals, guitars

Théo Pinte - guitars

Julien Giet - drums

💿 Discography:

Catharsis (2019)

XIII (2022)

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Special Episode: Paul van Berlo (Loudnoise) gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of Prognosis

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000

One week before the 2nd edition of the Prognosis Festival will finally go down, we rang up Paul van Berlo (Loudnoise) to talk about the challenges they had to face such as having to postpone twice due to Covid and last minute band cancellations as well as plans for the future of Prognosis. See you April 15/16 in Eindhoven!

Prognosis #2: April 15/16, Effenaar, Eindhoven (NL) with:

Katatonia, Leprous, Enslaved, The Ocean Collective, Long Distance Calling, Cellar Darling, Focus , Klone, Magic Pie, Ross Jennings, Novena, Scarlet Stories , Wheel , Cobra The Impaler, The New Death Cult, The Fierce And The Dead & Argus

Chapters:

01:00 postponing Prognosis twice

05:00 special sets

07:30 clinics & panels: will they return in the future?

09:00 special announcement coming up next week!

09:30 the challenge of the running order

13:50 personal favourite band on the line-up?

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“We are the statement”: Alyson & Max from Flummox on Rephlummoxed and being trans icons in the metal community

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Alyson Blake Dellinger & Max Mobarry from Tennesseean genrefluid metal gang Flummox talk about their “heavy, queer sounds for the strange & nocturnal”, how they reworked old songs into what would become “Rephlummoxed” and how simply being a transfem frontperson will automatically make you an icon.

Chapters:

01:00 welcoming back Max, introducing Alyson

02:44 the Flummox story so far

06:25 the origins of Rephlummoxed

13:17 what does Flummox sound like?

22:00 what does Flummox write and sing about?

27:45 Flummox goes on tour!

38:30 being a trans icon in the metal community

🎵 Flummox is:

Alyson Blake Dellinger - Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar (she/they)

Max Mobarry - Guitar, Vocals (she/they)

Chase McCutcheon - Guitar, Vocals (he/him)

Drew Jones - Guitar (he/him)

Jesse Peck - Keyboards, Vocals (he/him)

Alan Pfeifer - Drums & Percussion (he/they)

💿 Discography:

Intellectual Hooliganism (2018)

In Hindsight EP (2020)

Rephlummoxed (2022)

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From a solo project to a collab effort: Road to Square One - Aquae Furtivae’s debut album is ready!

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Drummer/composer Iago Franco Gonzalez and producer/vocalist Lucas de la Rosa from Berlin based international prog metal project Aquae Furtivae tell us everything about their debut album “Road to Square One”. From the emotional concept of dealing with Iago’s father Alzheimers diagnosis and how it affected his family, all the way to how much fun they had sending files back and forth when writing and recording the album.

Chapters:

01:00 Introduction

01:55 The Road to releasing Road to Square One

08:50 Recruiting Aquae Furtivae

11:45 Lucas’ role in the production

14:50 from a solo project to a collaborative effort

23:50 What does the music of Aquae Furtivae sound like?

27:00 Collaborating with musicians over the internet

30:00 main musical influences

35:30 what does Aquae Furtivae mean?

36:10 other recent projects from Lucas de la Rosa coming soon

🎵 Aquae Furtivae is:

Iago Franco Gonzalez - drums, vocals, keyboards

Lucas de la Rosa - vocals, guitars, production

Anaïs Lefebvre - vocals

Jérôme Kauffman - guitars

Marc James - bass

Guests:

Fabrizio Tentoni - piano

Natasha Jaffe - cello

💿 Discography:

Road to Square One (2022)

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A Truman Show on planetary level: PreHistoric Animals’ The Magical Mystery Machine continues with Chapter 2!

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

In this new episode of the Progtalks, Stefan Altzar of Swedish Prog Rockers PreHistoric Animals talks about his love for It Bites, the importance of humour in music and of course their brand new album “The Magical Mystery Machine - Chapter Two”. We also reminisce about fun past tour shenanigans at ProgPower Europe as well as look at upcoming concert plans.

Chapters:

00:55 Introducing Stefan

02:10 The new PhA album is about to drop! And the artwork is gorgeous!

04:00 The journey from Consider it a Work of Art to The Magical Mystery Machine

06:42 The musical universe of PreHistoric Animals: focus on SONGwriting

13:15 Composing Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

20:30 The Magical Mystery Machine: The Story

23:55 DIY Music Videos: the making of What A Lucky & Ghostfires videos

29:37 Pretentiousness and taking everything a bit too serious in the prog world: adding humour!

🎵 PreHistoric Animals is:

Samuel Granath - drums and keys

Stefan Altzar - vocals, guitars and keys

Daniel Magdic - guitars and keys

Noah Magnusson - bass

💿 Discography:

Consider it a work of art (2018)

The Magical Mystery Machine - Chapter One (2020)

The Magical Mystery Machine - Chapter Two (2022)

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Diversify yourself: Karcius’ Sylvain Auclair on their new album and surviving the pandemic

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

You have to diversify yourself if you’re working in the music business: Karcius’ Sylvain Auclair on their new album “Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold” and surviving the pandemic as a full-time musician. We also talk about the songwriting ping-pong game, embracing heaviness with age rather than growing softer and we also touch on the chances for new material from his other band, Heaven’s Cry.

Chapters:

01:00 Introducing Sylvain

02:20 The Karcius story so far

05:33 Grey White Silver Yellow and Gold - a Baroness discography Boxset?

06:50 The Ping-Pong Game: songwriting in Karcius

10:40 From The Fold to the new album: ramping up the heaviness

13:20 Getting heavier with age: discovering grit and false vocal chords

16:28 Writing vocal melodies for Karcius and Heaven’s Cry

20:10 Avoiding boxes and drawers: writing instinctively

25:15 Surviving the pandemic as a full-time musician

32:20 Concert plans with Karcius

36:48 Any news about Heaven’s Cry?

42:48 Playing the bass with a metal plectrum

🎵 Karcius is:

Sylvain Auclair (lead vocals, bass, percussion)

Thomas Brodeur (drums & percussion, programming & sound design)

Sebastien Cloutier (piano, B3, Mellotron, backing vocals)

Simon L’Espérance (guitars, synths, percussion, keyboards, loops programming)

💿 Discography:

Sphere (2004)

Kaleidoscope (2006)

Episodes (2008)

The First Day (2012)

The Fold (2018)

Live in France (2019)

Grey White Silver Yellow & Gold (2022)

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Maintaining balance, the human element & allowing movement to work: how Playgrounded’s The Death of Death was made

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Guitarist Michael Kotsirakis and keyboardist Orestis Zafeiriou from Greek post-proggers Playgrounded talk about the production of their massive new album “The death of Death”, out on March 18 through Pelagic Records. We talk about the concept behind sound and lyrics, how the pandemic affected the release of the album and their upcoming live plans.

Chapters:

01:10 Introducing Playgrounded

02:32 How The death of Death came to be

06:20 Greece or The Netherlands?

07:48 Spending time on songwriting vs. sound production

12:35 Movement: the concept behind The death of Death

13:39 That very first chord on the album!

14:42 Maintaining a warm quality to the overall sound

20:45 How has the pandemic affected the release of The death of Death

23:38 The death of Death: Playgrounded’s Night is the New Day?

25:55 What are the next steps for Playgrounded?

27:50 With which band(s) would you want to tour?

🎵 Playgrounded is:

Odisseas Zafeiriou – bass guitar

Orestis Zafeiriou – keyboards, programming

Stavros Markonis - vocals

Giorgos Pouliasis - drums

Michael Kotsirakis - guitar

💿 Discography:

Athens EP (2014)

In Time With Gravity (2017)

The death of Death (2022)

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Confronting your inner toad and overcoming disconnections: Soulsplitter are seeking for Connection

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Returning with their sophomore effort “Connection” after the highly acclaimed surprise 2019 debut “Salutogenesis”, German prog collective Soulsplitter talk about line-up changes, string arrangements and confronting your inner toad on this new episode of the Progtalks.

Chapters:

01:10 Introducing Soulsplitter

04:00 Incorporating Sami as main vocalist after “Salutogenesis”

06:00 Writing and recording process for “Connection”

08:50 Changing pianists

11:40 Incorporating real string ensembles in the production

14:25 Arranging for rock band vs. orchestra

17:20 Blending colours on the sound-palette together to one cohesive unit

19:52 The lyrical concept of “Connection”

26:33 “Disconnected” music video

33:33 New albums that ‘connected’ with Soulsplitter

38:06 Vocal influences and concepts: fan expectations vs. song requirements

43:30 playing 3 live shows in 2021

🎵 Soulsplitter is:

Fenix Gayed - drums

Simon Kramer - guitars

Sami Gayed - vocals

Felix Jacobs - bass

Lewin Krumpschmid - keys

💿 Discography:

Salutogenesis (2019)

Connection (2022)

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You can’t unburn a piano: Vikram Shankar on new albums with Silent Skies & Threads of Fate

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

A true virtuoso on piano and synth, Vikram Shankar talked to us about how difficult it is to write shorter songs, how you definitely can’t unburn a piano and making Raphael Weinroth-Browne’s Cello-playing a little less pretty. Silent Skies’ sophomore album “Nectar” is out right now via Napalm Records and Threads of Fate’s debut full length “The Cold Embrace of the Light” is coming through Layered Reality Productions on March 11.

Chapters:

01:08 A wild day in Silent Skies land

02:00 2021 Vikram Shankar releases

05:00 Silent Skies - Nectar: a quick follow-up to Satellites

10:10 The origins of a Silent Skies song

16:28 flying to Sweden, shooting the video for Leaving and burning a piano

22:40 Raphael Weinroth-Browne’s Cello contributions to Nectar

26:35 Choosing synth sounds

30:00 Threads of Fate’s The Cold Embrace of Light

33:22 More from Vikram in 2022?! (Redemption, Lux Terminus)

🎵 Silent Skies is:

Vikram Shankar - piano, keyboards, production

Tom S. Englund - vocals, production

💿 Silent Skies Discography:

Satellites (2020)

Nectar (2022)

🎵 Threads of Fate is:

John Pyres - vocals

Jack Kosto - guitars

Vikram Shankar - keyboards

💿 Threads of Fate Discography:

A Funeral for the Virtuous EP (2018)

The Cold Embrace of the Light (2022)

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Be excellent to each other and Revel in Time: Arjen Lucassen’s Star One coming back for a third round!

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

After some busy years with Ayreon on both the album and live front, the tall dutch hippie Arjen Lucassen returns to his Sci-Fi metal project Star One with “Revel in Time”. Reason enough to invite him for a relaxed Progtalk. We chat about some of his old and new guest vocalists, Star One’s arrival in a contemporary earth setting thematically and how many cymbals Ed Warby broke during the recording sessions.

Chapters:

01:45 The third Star One in 20 years!

03:00 Revel in Time!

03:50 The most diverse Star One album so far!?

06:30 Core ensemble vs. a bigger, more diverse cast of vocalists

07:43 Mike Mills saving the day once again

09:38 New faces in the Ayreon/Star One Universe

17:35 Guide vocals for the guide vocalists?

18:22 The last Arjen album that was NOT a double album?

19:54 Anyone left on the wishlist?

21:45 working with different source material…

25:18 a theme for the next Star One album in 10 years?

26:40 Arjen/Ayreon live activities: what’s next?

31:48 Selling out all the different bundle versions in advance: unexpected success!

40:42 Endorsement deals?

41:54 How many cymbals did Ed Warby break during the recording sessions?

44:00 Ed Warby & Joost van den Broek: official band members!?

46:25 Coming up in Ayreon-Land: remixing The Universal Migrator for a vinyl release!

🎵 Star One is:

Ed Warby - drums

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - everything else

Joost Van Den Broek - production

💿 Discography:

Space Metal (2002)

Live on Earth (2003)

Victims of the Modern Age (2010)

Revel in Time (2022)

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Synth-wave with keytar and 7-string guitars: is Eurovision ready for Voyager's pop prog & metal?

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Gearing up for EUROVISION - Australia Decides on Feb. 26, Voyager’s Alex Canion and Scott Kay join our host Dario for a full hour of good prog, pop and Eurovision banter! Nerding out on Symphony X and Textures, musing about the evolving progscene and evaluating their chances against stiff competition in the heavy department this year. Don’t miss out on them before they might go to Italy as the next step of their (World) Domination Game!

Chapters:

01:25 Why did we invite Voyager to the Progtalks with ‘only’ a new single out?

03:12 Why is Australia competing in the EUROVISION song contest?

04:20 Shooting the video for Dreamer after wrapping up A Voyage Through Time

09:15 Songwriters and performers at once: a novelty at Eurovision?

10:47 Writing Dreamer

16:08 Any other Voyager songs that are fit for Eurovision?

20:05 The Domination vs. The Damnation Game (Symphony X)

23.38 Evaluating the other contestants Voyager are up against

26:18 How heavy is too heavy for a Eurovision audience?

27:50 Pain of Salvations Eurovision run: Daniel Gildenlöw the Shaman

30:22 Danny, the compass for navigating through the Eurovision ocean

32:20 The challenge of writing a short song

33:20 ‘selling out’ in the eyes of an elitist heavy music crowd

38:40 2022: the year of heavy bands at Eurovision: stiff competition!

43:18 Australia Decides

43:48 Any other Prog bands who should enter Eurovision?

46:19 More Voyager plans apart from Eurovision? New album?

50:30 A stable line-up for more than a decade: the secret ingredient for songwriting chemistry?

🎵 Voyager is:

Danny Estrin - Vocals, Keyboards

Alex Canion - Bass, Vocals

Simone Dow - Guitars

Scott Kay - Guitars

Ash Doodkorte - Drums

💿 Discography:

Element V (2003)

uniVers (2007)

I Am the ReVolution (2009)

The Meaning of I (2011)

V (2014)

Ghost Mile (2017)

Colours in the Sun (2019)

Dreamer (Single) (2022)

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“When we write music it is like war!” Moe Espinosa on having fun writing Persefone’s “metanoia”

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

In the new episode of the Progtalks, founding member, keyboardist and clean vocalist Miguel “Moe” Espinosa talks with host Dario about the songwriting process, lyrical themes and guest musicians on Persefone’s new opus “metanoia”.

Chapters:

01:25 from Aathma via In Lak’Ech and The Truth Inside the Shades to metanoia

05:50 Merkabah and Katabasis vs. the rest of the album and the evolution of Persefone

11:00 Spiritual metaphysic journeys vs. the material process of change through pain

14:32 Consciousness Pt. 3: having fun writing music together!

19:58 guest musicians on metanoia

26:56 testing out the waters of writing more epic soundtrack type music with Leap of Faith

29:30 the steady ascent of Persefone

33:30 touring plans in a pandemic world

35:45 “The Riverside Song”

🎵 Persefone is:

Carlos Lozano Quintanilla - Guitar

Miguel Espinosa Ortiz - Keyboards, Vocals

Sergi Verdeguer Moyano - Drums

Toni Mestre Coy - Bass

Marc Martins Pia - Vocals

Filipe Baldaia - Guitar

💿 Discography:

Truth Inside the Shades (2004)

Core (2006)

Shin-Ken (2009)

Spiritual Migration (2013)

Aathma (2017)

In Lak’Ech EP (2017)

The Truth Inside the Shades 2020 (2020)

metanoia (2021)

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Vivien Lalu talks about the musicians who made it onto Paint the Sky - and also those who didn’t!

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0000

French composer Vivien Lalu finally returned with his 3rd studio album “Paint the Sky”. We talked about all the amazing musicians he invited to play this time, the departure from the melodic prog metal sounds of his early work towards a modernised, heavy progressive rock style and much more in this newest episode of the Progtalks.

Chapters:

01:30 The story so far…

02:20 Changes

04:48 Songwriting process for Paint the Sky

07:09 The core band line-up

10:44 Band? Project? Band-project!

12:35 Guest musicians on Paint the Sky

15:16 Asking other keyboard players for guest solos

19:00 Rebooting the Lalu sound

22:02 Dreaming of another guest vocalist…

23:13 Wrong CD

24:12 ‘Jammable Jazz’

25:05 Bonus Track: Paint the Sky instrumental!

29:14 Favourite albums from 2021?

32:00 Modernising traditional progressive rock

33:06 Upcoming albums by Viv’s favourites

35:45 Nerding out about Spock’s Beard

37:09 Dirty Loops and Jonah Nilsson worship

🎵 Lalu is:

Damian Wilson - Vocals

Jelly Cardarelli - Drums

Joop Wolters - Guitars/Bass

Vivien Lalu - Keyboards

💿 Discography:

Oniric Metal (2005)

Atomic Ark (2013)

Live at P60 (2015)

Paint the Sky (2022)

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Wilderun's Evan Berry explains the conception of Epigone, talks about his influences and more!

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0000

In the newest episode of the Progtalks you can learn how to pronounce Wilderun properly - from Evan Berry himself! How about that? We also talk about their new album “Epigone”, going back on tour after such a long time and some of his songwriting influences from outside the prog world.

Chapters:

01:33 How do you pronounce Wilderun?

02:20 Epigone, being picked up by a label and the initial reception of the new album…

04:15 From Veil of Imagination to Epigone: the songwriting journey

11:10 Arrangements and Orchestrations with Daniel Müller and Wayne Ingram: How to ‘dress’ a song

16:15 Lead-guitar switcharoo from Wayne to Joe Gettler back to Wayne

18:23 Finally touring again with Swallow the Sun & Abigail Williams

24:00 Discussing various influences not only, but also from outside the prog and metal world

🎵 Wilderun is:

Evan Anderson Berry - Vocals, Guitars, Piano

Dan Müller - Bass, Synths, Orchestrations

Jon Teachey - Drums

Wayne Ingram - Orchestrations

Joe Gettler - Lead Guitar (on Epigone)

💿 Discography:

Olden Tales & Deathly Trails (2012)

Sleep at the Edge of the Earth (2015)

Veil of Imagination (2019)

Epigone (2022)

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Tasos Plataniotis from Within Progress dives into their debut album "Inner" in our 1st ep. of 2022

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Second Season of the Progtalks!

Fitting in nicely with the relatively young tradition of stellar Greek prog bands, Thessaloniki based 5-piece Within Progress is the current rising star in that scene. So we sat down with keyboarder/guitarist Tasos Platanionis to talk about their debut album “INNER”, influences from outside the Prog world and more on our first Progtalks episode of 2022.

🎵 Within Progress is:

Giorgos Charalambidis - Bass

Polydoros Dardogiannos - Drums, Percussion

Vangelis Iliopoulos - Guitar

Efthimis Papadopoulos - Vocals

Tasos Plataniotis - Piano/Synths, Guitar

💿 Discography:

Oceans of Time EP (2018)

Inner (2021)

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EP.37 Special END OF YEAR Episode! With hosts Dario Albrecht and "Uncle Prog" Rune Belsvik Reinås

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000

For our End of the Year Episode, Progtalks hosts “Uncle Prog” Rune Belsvik Reinås and Dario Albrecht talk through some of their favorite interview moments of the year, a couple of the best 2021 releases from both up and coming underground artists as well as more established bands, reminisce a bit about our favorite musical moments of the year and finally we also have a quick look at some of the most anticipated releases for 2022.

Uncle Prog’s Top 3 Underground releases:

Beautiful Bedlam – Beautiful Bedlam (May 01)

https://www.facebook.com/beautifulbedlamband

https://beautifulbedlam.bandcamp.com/

Head With Wings – Comfort in Illusion (July 16)

https://www.facebook.com/HeadWithWingsband/

https://headwithwings.bandcamp.com/

Musk Ox – Inheritance (July 09)

https://www.facebook.com/MuskOxOfficial/

https://muskoxofficial.bandcamp.com/

Dario’s Top 3 Underground releases:

BAK - Crater (June 18)

https://www.facebook.com/baklandia

https://bakmusic.bandcamp.com/

Lions'den - Ekayana I & II (Feb. 03/May 19)

https://www.facebook.com/rhydongju

https://rhydongju.bandcamp.com/

Pleximents - The Maze Within (April 09)

https://www.facebook.com/PleximentsProg

https://pleximents.bandcamp.com/

Uncle Prog’s Top 3 label releases:

Cynic - Ascension Codes (Nov 26, Season of Mist)

https://www.facebook.com/Cynicofficialpage

https://cyniconline.bandcamp.com/

Kayo Dot - Moss Grew On Swords And Plowshares Alike (Oct 29th, Prophecy Productions)

https://www.facebook.com/kayodotofficial/

https://kayodot.bandcamp.com/

Kauan - Ice Fleet (April 9th, Artoffact Records)

https://www.facebook.com/kauanmusic/

https://kauan.bandcamp.com/

Dario’s Top 3 label releases:

Leprous - Aphelion (Aug. 27, Inside Out Music)

https://www.facebook.com/leprousband

Fractal Universe - The Impassable Horizon (June 25, Metal Blade Records)

https://www.facebook.com/fractaluniverseband

https://fractaluniverseband.bandcamp.com/

The Omnific - Escapades (Oct. 08, Wild Thing Records)

https://www.facebook.com/theomnific/

https://theomnific.bandcamp.com/

Expectations for 2022: Voivod, Zero Hour, Laughing Stock, Wilderun, The Flower Kings, Marillion, Animals As Leaders, Cult of Luna, Amorphis, Star One, Allegaeon, Persefone, Jethro Tull, Big Big Train, Flummox, Karcius, PreHistoric Animals, Playgrounded, Soledad, Rendezvous Point, Arkentype, Maraton, Head With Wings, RO1 (Rohan Sharma), Threshold, Pain of Salvation, TesseracT, Ne Obliviscaris, Voyager, Earthside, Ostura, The Gathering, Fleshvessel, Oddland, Soulsplitter

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EP.36 Dario Albrecht talks with Rasmus Revsbech from Danish band Franklin Zoo

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000

For the last interview episode of the year, we called Franklin Zoo frontman Rasmus Revsbech in the countryside of Denmark to talk about the origins of the band, the development over the years and of course their brand new album “The Dandelion Child”. We also nerd out a lot about grunge influences, the danish heavy music scene and the question whether the Franklin Zoo sound is more rock or more metal!

🎵 Franklin Zoo is:

Rasmus Revsbech, Leadvocals, Lyrics, keys, percussion

Daniel Hecht, Guitars backup vocals

Søren Dabros, Guitars, backup vocals

Anders Rune Hansen, Bass

Lars Bahr, Drums

💿 Discography:

Untamed (2013)

Franklin Zoo EP (2015)

Red Skies (2016)

The Dandelion Child (2021)

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EP.35 Swiss Trio RAGE OF LIGHT talk with Dario about their new album "Redemption" and new singer Martyna

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Swiss based Trance Metal outfit Rage of Light are the guests on this new episode of the Progtalks. We talk about the change in the lead vocal department, DIY music video production and everything about their new album “Redemption”. We also touch on the subject of how the term ‘female fronted metal’ can be both a blessing and a curse.

🎵 Rage of Light is:

Lead vocals: Martyna Halas

Synthesizers and vocals: Jonathan Pellet

Guitars and bass: Noé Schüpbach

💿 Discography:

Imploder (2019)

Redemption (2021)

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EP.34 Canadian trio Ashbreather talk with Dario about their new EP “Ow, My Eye!”

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Calling from Montreal, Canada, prog/death/sludge trio of Ashbreather are the guests of this new episode of the Progtalks, discussing influences outside of the prog world, cover artworks and everything about their new EP “Ow, My Eye!”, how all three of them came to share vocal duties and Hip Hop in Prog.

🎵 Ashbreather is:

Mackay Agellon: Guitars, vocals, saxophone, percussion, engineering, artwork

Charles Richards: Bass, vocals, trumpet

Colin MacAndrew: Drums, vocals, percussion

💿 Discography:

Ashbreather (2020)

Ow, My Eye! EP (2021)

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EP.33 Rising star Alex Pilkevych is this week's guest with Dario at the Progtalks!

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Solo artist Alex Pilkevych called from Wroclaw, Poland to have a nice Progtalk with host Dario about how far he has come since recording his first album at the age of 9 on a simple tape recorder with his acoustic guitar and his collaboration with Katie Thompson and Adam Janzi on his new EP “That Way Lies Madness”.

💿 Discography:

Explanatory Gap (2014)

Within The Brain Drainery EP (2017)

Jar of Joy EP (2018)

That Way Lies Madness EP (2021)

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EP.32 with Kjetil Nordhus from legends Green Carnation on this week's PROGTALKS!

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Uncle Progs’ guest this time on the Progtalks is none other than vocalist Kjetil Nordhus of Green Carnation. We discuss the upcoming 15th anniversary of the re-release of their seminal album “Acoustic Verses” from 2006, how the album came to be, and the related tour for 2022. Also, we touch on their last album, the fantastic “Leaves of Yesteryear” from 2020, their last single “A World Without a View”, and of course plans going forward for the Norwegians!

🎵 Green Carnation is:

Kjetil Nordhus - Vocals

Terje Vik Schei - Guitars

Stein Roger Sordal - Bass

Bjørn Harstad - Guitars

Kenneth Silden - Keyboards

Jonathan A. Perez - Drums

💿 Discography:

Journey to the End of the Night - 2000

Light of Day, Day of Darkness - 2001

A Blessing in Disguise - 2003

The Quiet Offspring - 2005

Acoustic Verses - 2006

Leaves of Yesteryear - 2020

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Bandcamp: https://greencarnation1.bandcamp.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2vfEaTADayEniT7xbG-XCA

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EP.31 - Romain Jeuniaux is this week's Dario guest at the PROGTALKS!

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000

Romain Jeuniaux, vocalist, guitarist and founding member of Belgian prog metal talents Omnerod joins host Dario for this new episode of the Progtalks for a chat about the past, present and future of Omnerod, what we can expect from their appearance at The Progspace Online Festival 2021 and the heavy music scene in Belgium.

🎵 Omnerod is:

Romain Jeuniaux – Vocals, guitars

Anthony Deneyer – Vocals, guitars

Pablo Schwilden Diaz – Drums

André Six – Bass guitars

💿 Discography:

Ivory Dune (2014)

Arteries (2019)

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EP. 30 - Toby Driver from Kayo Dot talks with Uncle Prog's this week at the PROGTALKS!

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000

None other than the legendary composer and multi-instrumentalist Toby Driver is the guest of Uncle Prog on this episode of the Progtalks. We explore his past with maudlin of the Well, his recent rediscovery of the European metal scene, his plethora of musical projects, and of course the new Kayo Dot album “Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares alike”. We also discuss the challenges of creating music that resides on the fringes of even more obscure subgenres and Drivers’ plans going forward for several of his projects, like Bloodmist, Alora Crucible and as a solo artist.

🎵 Kayo Dot is:

Toby Driver - Guitars, vocals, keyboards, and everything else

Greg Massi - Guitar

Jason Byron - Lyrics

💿 Discography:

Choirs of the Eye -2003

Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tounge - 2006

Blue Lambency Downward - 2008

Coyote - 2010

Gamma Knife - 2012

Hubardo - 2013

Coffins on Io - 2014

Plastic House on Base of Sky - 2016

Blasphemy - 2019

Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike - 2021

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ArchivesKey

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EP.29 - Adam Biggs from Rivers of Nihil talks about the history of the band and the new album "The Works" with Uncle Prog

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 04:00:00 +0000

The Progtalks is guested by Rivers of Nihil bassist and vocalist Adam Biggs, fresh off the band’s US tour. Join us for a brief journey through the history of these progressive tech-death luminaries, as well as a deep dive into the themes, philosophy and music on their new monumental release “The Work”.

🎵 Rivers of Nihil is:

Adam Biggs - Bass, Vocals

Brody Uttley - Guitar

Jake Dieffenbach - Vocals

Jon Topore - Guitars

Jared Klein - Drums

💿 Discography:

Hierarchy EP - 2010

Temporality Unbound EP - 2011

The Conscious Seed of Light - 2013

Monarchy - 2015

Where Owls Know My Name - 2018

The Work - 2021

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EP.28 - Sondre Skollevoll from Moron Police talks with Uncle Prog about the history of Moron Police and more

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This time on the Progtalks, guitarist and vocalist Sondre Skollevoll gives us a tour through the history of Moron Police, including the much-heralded album “A Boat on the Sea” from last year. Like the band’s lyrics and music, the talk touches on everything from the weird and silly to the very serious. Finally, of course, we discuss their upcoming EP “The Stranger and the High Tide”.

🎵 Moron Police is:

Sondre Skollevoll - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion

Lars Christian Bjørknes - Keyboards, Grand Piano, Hammond, Percussion

Thore Omland Pettersen - Drums

Christian Fredrik Steen - Bass

💿 Discography:

The Propaganda Machine (2012)

Defenders of the Small Yard (2014)

A Boat on the Sea (2019)

The Stranger and the Hightide EP (2021)

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EP.27 - Max Mobarry from Others by No One talks with Dario about their most recent album, their projects and more!

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Progtalks host Dario welcomes Others by No One vocalist/guitarist Max Mobarry. We discuss their new album “Book II: Where Stories Come From”, how they recently came to join Nashville-based ‘genrefluid’ band Flummox as a full-time member and all of their other projects. We also talk about Max’ experience of coming out as non-binary and how the worldwide prog scene is becoming more and more open for queer artists to thrive.

🎵 Others by No One is:

Max Mobarry - Vocals, Guitars

Mike Gregg - Guitars

💿 Discography:

Book I: Dr. Breacher (2017)

Book II: Where Stories Come From (2021)

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EP.26 - Julian Helms from A Kew's Tag talks with Dario. Learn about their music, artwork and more!

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

In this episode of the Progtalks, Dario welcomes vocalist Julian Helms from German acoustic proggers of A Kew’s Tag. We discuss their brand new third album “Hephioz”, their approach to writing a concept album, and his approach to portraying different characters with his voice. We also talked about the artwork for “Hephioz” and the singles and also their side project Son of a Bach.

🎵 A kew’s tag is:

Julian Helms - Vocals

Johannes Weik - Guitars, Vocals

Florian Weik - Drums

💿 Discography:

Silence of the Sirens (2015)

Hephioz (2021)

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EP.25 - Florent Charlet from 6:33 talks with Dario about the new album, influences and more!

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Vocalist Rorschach, aka Florent Charlet from French weirdos of 6:33 is our guest on this episode of the Progtalks. We talk about the band’s history, the story behind their new album “Feary Tales for Strange Lullabies: The Dome”, his vocal idols and we also ponder the question whether prog music takes itself too seriously...

🎵 6:33 is:

Florent Charlet : Vocals

Bénédicte Pellerin : Female Vocals

Nicolas Pascal : Guitars, Keyboard programming and Vocals

Damien Legret : Keyboard

Manuel Gérard : Bass

Cédric Guillo: Drums

💿 Discography:

Orphan of Good Manners (2011)

The Stench From The Swelling (A True Story) (with Arno Strobl) (2015)

Deadly Scenes (2015)

Feary Tales For Strange Lullabies: The Dome (2021)

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EP.24 - Grace Hayhurst talks with Uncle Prog about her new EP and much more!

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Up-and-coming UK musician Grace Hayhurst is our guest on this episode of the Progtalks. We discuss her recently released EP “Existence is Temporary”, and her plans for an upcoming future debut album. We also talk about her background in classical music, the work she does with her media outlet “Proghurst” and her love of progressive music in general.

🎵 Grace Hayhurst is:

Grace Hayhurst - Guitar, bass, keyboards, songwriting

Guest musicians

Paul Hanness - Acoustic Guitar

Andrew Scott - Drums

Jonah Robertson - Spoken Word

💿 Discography:

Land Dolphin (single) - 2019

Existence is Temporary EP - 2021

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EP.23 - Rich Gray (Aeon Zen, Annihilator) chats with our guest host Dario

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:50:00 +0000

British multi-instrumentalist Rich Gray is the guest of guest host Dario on this new episode of the Progtalks. We take a walk down memory lane as we discuss the history and discography of Aeon Zen in depth, how their new (and sadly last) album “Transversal” ties in there and we also talk about our favorite one-song albums.

Aeon Zen is:

Rich Gray - Rhythm; Lead; Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Keyboards Vocals

Andi Kravljaca - Lead Vocals

Alistair Bell - Lead Guitar

Steve Burton - Drums

Discography:

A Mind’s Portrait (2009)

The Face of the Unknown (2010)

Enigma (2012)

Ephemera (2014)

Inveritas (2019)

Transversal (2021)

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Twitter:https://twitter.com/aeonzen

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EP.22 - Jasun Tipton from A Dying Planet and Zero Hour!

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000

US Progressive metal veteran Jasun Tipton joins Uncle Prog on the Progtalks this week to discuss the upcoming album from A Dying Planet. Their second offering, “When The Skies Are Grey”, releases on September the 17th, and Jasun gives us a detailed look into the music, lyrical content, and the general themes of the album. In addition, we get some highly anticipated news about the future plans of legendary progmetal band Zero Hour!

A Dying Planet is:

Vocals – Paul Adrian Villarreal

Guitar – Jasun Tipton

Bass – Brian Hart

Drums – Marco Bicca

Discography:

A Dying Planet:

Facing the Incurable – 2018

When the Skies Are Grey - 17th Sept 2021

With Zero Hour

Zero Hour – 1999

The Towers of Avarice - 2001

Metamorphosis – 2003

A Fragile Mind – 2005

Specs of Pictures Burnt Beyond – 2006

Dark Deceiver – 2008

As Jasun Tipton :

Night's Pulse – 2000

Seduction – 2005

With Cynthesis

DeEvolution – 2011

ReEvolution – 2013

With Abnormal Thought Patterns:

Abnormal Thought Patterns EP – 2011

Manipulation Under Anesthesia – 2013

Altered States of Consciousness - 2015

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EP.21 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog with Marius Leirånes from Pixie Ninja!

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Norwegian musician Marius Leirånes is the guest of Uncle Prog on this new episode of the Progtalks. We discuss his recently released solo-album “Langtidsperspektiv” and how the place he grew up, and his ancestry inspired the music on the album. We also, of course, talk about his main band Pixie Ninja. How he, and fellow musician Jostein Haugen got started, and the creation of their amazing album “Colours Out of Space” from last year!

Pixie Ninja is:

Marius Leirånes

Jostein Haugen

Mattias Olsson

Fredrik Klingwall

Discography:

Marius Leirånes:

“Langtidsperspektiv” (2021)

Pixie Ninja:

“Ultrasound” (2017)

“Colours out of Space” (2020)

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Spotify: https://bit.ly/mleiraanes

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EP.20 - Progtalks: Guest Host Dario Albrecht with Einar Solberg (Leprous)

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Einar Solberg from Norwegian art rockers Leprous joins guest host Dario Albrecht this week on the Progtalks. Their seventh album “Aphelion” is coming on August 27, so we talked about the unusual songwriting and recording process, the challenge of writing a song guided by fans and also the role of guitar solos in prog music.

Leprous is:

Einar Solberg - vocals/keys

Tor Oddmund Suhrke - guitars

Robin Ognedal - guitars

Simen Børven - bass

Baard Kolstad - drums

(Band Photos by Bjørn Tore Moen)

Discography:

Tall Poppy Syndrome (2009)

Bilateral (2011)

Coal (2013)

The Congregation (2015)

Malina (2017)

Pitfalls (2019)

Aphelion (2021)

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Spotify: https://bit.ly/LeprousSpotify

Shop: www.omerch.com/shop/leprous

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EP.19 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog with Joshua Corum (Head with Wings)

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Joshua Corum from the American progressive/alternative-rock band Head With Wings is Uncle Prog's guest on this new episode of the Progtalks. Joshua talks about the history of the band and their discography, including the magnificent new EP “Comfort in Illusion”. We discuss the band’s place within the world of progressive music, their plans for the future, and their strategies for bringing the music of Head With Wings out to the world.

Head With Wings is:

Joshua Corum - Lyrics, Lead & Backing Vocals

Brandon Cousino - Guitars

Steve Hill - Bass

Mike Short – Guitars /Drums

Tyler Young – Session Drums (Andrew Testa plays on the EP)

Discography:

Living With The Loss EP – 2013

From Worry To Shame – 2018

Comfort in Illusion EP - 2021

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Website: http://smarturl.com/headwithwings

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeadWithWingsband

Bandcamp: https://headwithwings.bandcamp.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/headwithwingsmusic

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hwwmusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headwithwingsmusic/

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EP.18 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog talks with Musk Ox (Raphael Weinroth-Browne and Nathanael Larochette)

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 10:00:00 +0000

We're back from our little summer break with Nathanael Larochette and Raphael Weinroth-Browne from Canadian Chamber-folk trio Musk Ox. Their fantastic album “Inheritance” was released at the beginning of July. Listen in to hear them talk about how classic progressive rock albums were a big inspiration when writing the music for “Inheritance”. They give us some interesting insights into the music created by Musk Ox, and their relationship to progressive music.

Musk Ox is:

Nathanael Larochette (classical guitar)
Raphael Weinroth-Browne (cello)
Evan Runge (violin)

Discography:

“Entre La Terre et Le Ciel” EP – 2006
“Entre Les Nuages et La Neige” EP – 2007
“Entre La Soleil Et Les Arbres” EP - 2008
“Musk Ox” - 2007
“Woodfall” - 2014
“Inheritance” - 2021

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Spotify: https://bit.ly/muskoxsp

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PROGTALKS BONUS EP.17 - Prognerding with Uncle Prog and Trond Gjellum

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Bonus Episode - The Progtalks is taking a summer break, but here is a little bonus episode we shot earlier in the year with Trond from Suburban Savages and Panzerpappa. We talk about his work with prog-magazine Tarkus, and the challenges of trying to dig up obscure prog releases before the internet. Listen to us nerd out about our introduction to progressive music in the '80s, and '90s, and the state of the genre today. We wish you all a great summer, and the Progtalks will be back with more interviews at the beginning of August.

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EP.16 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog talks with the legendary singer Øyvind Hægeland from Terra Odium

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

One of Uncle Prog's favourite musicians visits the Progtalks this week! It's none other than Øyvind Hægeland from Terra Odium. Together they explore Hægelands history as a vocalist with bands like Manitou, Lunaris, and Spiral Architect. Øyvind treats us to a few histories and even some new information about the past (and possible future) of these bands and projects! But of curse, the main focus of our talk is the fantastic new album “Ne Plus Ultra” that he just released with his new band Terra Odium!

Terra Odium is:

Øyvind Hægeland – Vocals and guitar

Bollie Fredriksen – Guitar

Asgeir Mickelson – Drums

Steve Di Giorgio – Bass

Jon Phipps – Keyboards and Orchestration

Discography:

Ne Plus Ultra -11/06/2021

Follow Terra Odium:

Website: https://www.terraodium.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TerraOdium

Bandcamp: NA

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txV0URgea5s

Twitter: https://twitter.com/terraodium

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terraodium/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4CcotUpQbkWayo4iCnkDn8?si=JSwolrpRSAat-57RVlBiQQ&dl_branch=1'

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Ep.15 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog talks with Vince Wilquin from Fractal Universe

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This week Vince Wilquin from Fractal Universe is the guests on the Progtalks with Uncle Prog! Their upcoming album “The Impassable Horizon” releases this Friday!, and Vince lets us partake in the themes and philosophies informing the album, as well as giving us an in-depth look into the creative process of Fractal Universe. He also shares with us the experience of shooting a music video inside Gouffre de Poudrey, one of the largest developed caves in Europe. So watch or listen to this episode to learn some fascinating details about how the progressive and technical music of this French quartet is created.

Fractal Universe is:

Hugo Florimond – Lead Guitar

Valentin Peletier – Bass

Vince Wilquin – Vocals, Lead Guitar, Saxophone

Clement Denys – Drums

Discography:

Boundaries of Reality EP – 2015

Engram of Decline -2017

Rhizomes if Insanity – 2019

Rhizomes Live – 2020

The Impassable Horizon – 25/06/2021

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Ep.14 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog talks with Dan White & Tom Rice from Konom

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Dan and Tom from UK band Konom are the guests on this week's Progtalks with Uncle Prog! They released their great self-titled debut in February, which comes highly recommended for anyone who enjoys both progmetal, but also the progressive rock and neoprog of the '70s and '80s. Together they discuss where the band name comes from, the amazing album art, and of course the themes and music on the new album as well as the inspirations that go into creating the unique sound of Konom!

Konom is:

Benjamin Edwards - Bass Guitar

Tom Rice - Drums

Dan White - Guitars & backing vocals

Jonathan Worsley - Keyboards & Orchestration

Discography:

Prelusion: Remixed & Remastered EP (2020)

Konom (26/02/2021)

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Ep.13 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog talks with Chris Sampson and Galen Stapley from Azure

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This week on the Progtalks Uncle Prog is having a nice chat with the lovely Galen Stapley and Chris Sampson from UK band Azure. Their upcoming album “Of Brine And Angel's Beaks” will be out on the 11th of June, and we talk about the album, their previous releases as well as their hazardous video-making. We also dive into the process of creating the music and the fantastic mythos of Azure. Finally, they nerd-out while discussing video games, fantasy literature, the music of Iron Maiden and of course progressive rock and metal.

Follow Azure here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/azuresongs

Streamlink: https://azure.streamlink.to/ameotoko-i

Bandcamp: https://azureish.bandcamp.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWKEUczIL2qzcPS0i1CbeQ/videos

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/azure_the_band

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1DtccHmhCsq6YANugr7Bqa?si=rYeXfELSTPCkLcY7hUaB0w

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Ep.12 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog interviews Benjamin Lechuga

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This week on the Progtalks I have with me guitarist Benjamin Lechuga from Chilean progressive metal band Delta, who just released their new album "Fears". We also talk about Benjamins' own project Lechuga, and his recent release "It's Not What It Seems".

Join us to hear about the long history of Delta, their search for the perfect vocalist before finally finding the fantastic voice of Paula Loza, and how Benjamin started playing in the band when he was only 15 years old. We also explore his love of cinematic elements in music, the philosophy behind some of the lyrics he's worked on, dealing with issues most of us face on a day-to-day basis. Finally, he gives us an insight into the plans for Delta and Lechuga going forward how that life is slowly returning to some form of normalcy.

Delta:

Website: https://deltaprogband.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deltaprogband

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deltaprogband/

Bandcamp: https://deltaprogband.bandcamp.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deltaofficial

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/deltaofficialTV

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71fg9gUfPYet0WyQ8BoGyt?si=7LjAECpKQ5-mwjS9Q5BmGg

Lechuga:

Website: https://www.benjaminlechuga.cl

Bandcamp: https://blechugag.bandcamp.com

FB: https://www.facebook.com/blechugag

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/blechugag/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlechugaG

YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/BLechuga

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SDcND6iKTDeQtHYV7OmoB?si=drSqTs4OQNeEpHfXGjeRwA

Mr Lunas:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themrlunasband

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5G6V9hxBXCIvz3gsoVXckF?si=spFJGxCGR8-v9CIpntzBFQ

Delta band:

Benjamín Lechuga - Guitar

Paula Loza - Vocals

Nicolás Quinteros - Keyboards

Andrés Rojas - Drums

Marcos Sánchez - Bass

Delta Discography:

Apollyon is Free (Pez Records, 2004)

Black & Cold (Nightmare Records, Twilight Records, 2007)

Crashbreaker (Nightmare Records, Twilight Records, 2008)

Deny Humanity (Australis Records, 2010)

The End of Philosophy (Mylodon Records, 2013)

Fears (IGED Records) 2021

Lechuga Discography:

Lechuga ‎(Self-released) 2011

Lechuga - The Search Part 1: Introspection ‎(Self-released) 2015

Lechuga - The Search Part 3: The Hypotesis (IGED Records) 2017

It's Not What It Seems (IGED Records) 2021

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Ep.11 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog interviews Abraham Sarache

Wed, 26 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Venezuelan musician Abraham Sarache is the guest of Uncle Prog (Rune Belsvik Reinås) on the Progtalks this time. His progressive metal, with elements of grunge, alternative rock and

math-rock is quite unique and is made even more interesting because of the use of the traditional Venezuelan instrument, the Cuatro. Abraham introduces us to his electric version of this instrument, and how it helps shape his music. We also go into the concepts and philosophies behind his debut album “The Gardener” and his paired EP's “Kaleidoscope of Fears” and “Kaleidoscope of Dreams”. Finally, we talk about future plans, both for playing live, and writing and recording new music.

Follow Abraham Sarache here:

Website: https://www.abrahamsarache.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AbrahamSarache

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamsarache

Twitter: https://twitter.com/abrahamsarache

Bandcamp: https://abrahamsarache.bandcamp.com

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abrahamsarache

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/abrahamsarache

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/48TgUBJMEZffGLQqiLpyxH?si=g4QRNvNFT3q4VBEfBSo5MQ

The band is:

Abraham Sarache – Vocals & Cuatro

Tristan Turner – Bass & Backing Vocals

Jan Kohrt Drums & Percussion

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Ep.10 - Progtalks: Uncle Prog interviews David Van Pelt from Acolyte

Wed, 19 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This week on the Progtalks, Uncle Prog is visited by keyboard maestro David Van Pelt from Australian atmospheric and symphonic prog-rock band Acolyte. Naturally, we discuss their new album “Entropy” which was recently released to great acclaim by both fans and reviewers. We go into their writing process, and the quite serious themes explored on the album, as well as the bands’ history and future goals. David also explains his fondness of Europes’ “The Final Countdown” and gives us a tour through some favourites from his impressive collection of vintage synthesizers, many of which you can hear in use on “Entropy”.

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Website: http://www.acolyte.com.au/

Bandcamp: https://acolyteband.bandcamp.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Acolyte.Band/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acolyteofficial/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/acolyteau

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2B4Y5iqE4CmUf39qlpbuPP?si=1TqohMO2TamkuA9IMi3hrw

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaaGjOZGxvIj45fo_ZUidnA

Acolyte are:

Morgan-Leigh Brown - Vocals

Jason Grondman - Bass

Chris Cameron - Drums

David Van Pelt - Keys and Synths

Brandon Valentine - Guitars

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Ep.09 - Progtalks with Stone Healer

Wed, 12 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000

This week on the Progtalks, Uncle Prog talks to Dave Kaminsky of up-and-coming progressive black/death metal band Stone Healer. Consisting of brothers Dave and Matt Kaminsky, Stone Healer just released their impressive debut album “Conquistador”. Dave explains the rigours and tribulations of getting the album ready and the challenges of using his music as a vessel to put a very personal story out there for the world to hear. We also discuss Dave's inspirations, from grunge to black-metal, touch upon his musical background, and of course his work as a recording engineer.

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stonehealermusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stone_healer/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/__StoneHealer

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO74zoZxQNgqWHzCjRHlvMQ

Bandcamp: https://stonehealer.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/49tTRtQKlyAvwisPyQWb5q?si=eevVxYglTJq-zR2N4Evb0Q

Stone Healer are:

Dave Kaminsky - vocals, guitar, bass, songwriting

Matt Kaminsky - drums

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Ep.08 - Progtalks with Subterranean Masquerade

Wed, 05 May 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Davidavi (Vidi) Dolev and Tomer Pink from Israeli prog-veterans Subterranean Masquerade join Uncle Prog on the Progtalks this week to discuss their upcoming album “Mountain Fever'', which will be released to the public on May the 14th. We talk about the creative process and themes behind the music and lyrics on the album, and how it came to be. Tomer and Vidi also open up the doors into their musical background, speaking about their inspirations and formative years as musicians. We also speak a bit about their previous releases, including 2020's “The Pros & Cons of Social Isolation'' and the band's philosophy and future plans.

Subterranean Masquerade are:

Davidavi (Vidi) Dolev - vocals

Tomer Pink - guitar

Or Shalev - guitar

Omer Fishbein - guitar

Shai Yallin - keyboard

Golan Farhi - bass

Jonathan Amar - drums

Follow Subterranean Masquerade here:

Website: https://www.submasq.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Submasq

Bandcamp: https://submasq.bandcamp.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subterranean_masquerade/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/taklitmusic

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/06JYsafBUf9AGI0SUd4tY2?si=gHT39bR9Q9SHP1CUdxUFsA

Twitter: https://twitter.com/subterraneanms

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Ep.07 - Progtalks with Perfect Storm

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Dutch musicians Gert-Jan Schurer and Hiske Oosterwijk from Perfect Storm are the guests of Uncle Prog this week on the Progtalks. Together they discuss the band’s much-praised debut album “No Air” that was released internationally on the 19th of March. Guitarist and songwriter Gert-Jan shares how he started writing the music for the band, and how the musicians that make up Perfect Storm came together. Vocalist Hiske explains the theme of the album and gives us some insight into how she worked with the lyrics for “No Air”. We also get to hear about Gert-Jan’s inspirations in everything from Pantera to Allan Holdsworth, Hiske’s love for Frisian, and her projects involving the language, and of course what plans Perfect Storm has for the future.

Follow Perfect Storm here:

Website: perfectstormsounds.com

Bandcamp: perfectstormsounds.bandcamp.com

Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063596649463

Instagram:instagram.com/perfect_storm_sounds

Youtube: youtube.com/user/gertjanlolkeschurer

Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7xgKkGhHFTUltOZsFeHBZ3?si=NMRSj3QTQtiMAJKB1guGcQ

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Ep.06 - Progtalks with Suburban Savages

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Trond Gjellum from Suburban Savages is our guest this time here on the Progtalks. The Norwegians recently released their third album “Demagogue Days”, and we go into both the history of the band, as well as their current status. We also talk about the theme of the album, which is communication, information, or perhaps the lack of it. In addition, we’re exploring a plethora of other projects Trond is involved with, such as avant-garde/RIO inspired band Panzerpappa, his outlet for electronic music, Electrond, and the long-form woodland-prog of Ingelrii. So if you’re interested in finding out what’s next for Suburban Savages and Trond with his multi-faceted musical outputs, please watch and listen to this episode of the Progtalks.

Follow Suburban Savages:

Bandcamp: suburbansavages.bandcamp.com

Facebook: facebook.com/SuburbanSavages

Instagram: instagram.com/suburbansavagesband

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Ep.05 - Progtalks with Laughing Stock

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0000

This week on the PROGTALKS we are talking to the musicians from Norwegian band Laughing Stock about their recently released album “Zero, acts 1&2”. We get to learn about the history of the band and the long-running friendship of the musicians involved. We also dive into all the inspirations that have informed the highly eclectic progressive music of the band. Finally, we speak a little about the highly relevant themes and concept of the album, the story of the main character “Zero”, the challenges of isolation, and of growing up without attention or love. The Norwegians also share a little bit about what the future holds for the Laughing Stock, and when we can expect to hear “Zero acts 3 &4”.

Follow Laughing Stock here:

Website: https://www.laughingstock.no

Bandcamp: https://laughingstock1.bandcamp.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bandlaughingstock

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Ep.04 - Progtalks with Ole M. Bjørndal from Caligonaut

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0000

This week on the PROGTALKS, Uncle Prog (Rune Belsvik Reinås) talks to Ole Michael Bjørndal, known from Oak and Airbag, about his new solo album, under the name “Caligonaut”. Among other things, we discuss how “Magnified as Giants” has been an album long in the making, and how Ole recruited the great line-up of musicians that contributed to the album. He also reveals the ideas, thoughts and philosophy found in the name and the title of the project and talks a little bit about the lyrical content, and the amazing artwork that accompanies it. Finally Ole gives us some of his thoughts on the future of both Oak and, of course, Caligonaut, so do not miss out on that.

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Ep.03 - Progtalks with Eskil Rask & Jens N. Gräs telling all about Prog rising giants: IOTUNN

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000

This week on the PROGTALKS, Uncle Prog (Rune Belsvik Reinås) talks to bassist Eskil Rask and guitarist Jens Nicolai Gräs from progressive metal band Iotunn. The Danes can easily be described as some of the brightest rising stars in the prog-metal skies, and their recent debut album on Metal Blade Records, “Access All Worlds” has received high acclaim from both fans and reviewers. If you want to hear Jens Nicolai and Eskil talk about the history of Iotunn, the recording of the album. They also dwell a bit on the philosophy and themes surrounding the release, as well as the future plans of the band, so do not miss out on this interview.

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This was The Progtalks! By the Progspace.

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Ep.02 - Progtalks with Mattias Olsson (Änglagård, Pixie Ninja, White Willow)

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000

This week our guest is the amazingly prolific Mattias Olsson. Most of you might know him as the drummer of legendary Swedish progrock act “Änglagård”, but that is, of course, just a tiny part of Olsson's massive output. “Uncle Prog” (Rune Belsvik Reinås) talks to him about his work, both as a musician and a producer. We discuss his recent releases, including his own project Molesome, and of course the magnificent tribute to Tom Doncourt with “Tom Doncourt & Mattias Olsson's Cathedral”. We also find time to go into a plethora of other bands and projects that Mattias has, or is working with.

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Ep.01 - Progtalks. Paul Sadler, emerging UK prog musician talks everything with Uncle Prog.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:30:18 +0000

Welcome to the Progtalks! A new interview series by The Progspace!

In our first episode, our guest is none other than UK guitarist, vocalist and composer Paul Sadler, who released his fantastic solo-debut "Soon To Be Absorbed" in December last year. Sadler is, of course, also the frontman of progressive death metal band Spires. So please join "Uncle Prog" (Rune Belsvik Reinås) for discussion with Paul about his music, background, influences his further plans for his solo work as well as the future of Spires.

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Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri

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PROGTALKS by The Progspace - Trailer

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the Progtalks! An interview series by The Progspace, where we will be talking with bands and musicians of the Progressive music scene.