Mike Pollack
Host of The Progressive Tracks Show.
Prog/Avant/Space/Fusion/Psych/Stoner/Doom.
"It's all the music you can't dance to..."
"It's all the music your spouse can't stand..."
Come for the DJ... Stay for the music!
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #553 (“Simulated Reality?”) Oh no, Mike is thinking again… this time about our world and just how ‘real’ reality really is. Really? Sigh. Good thing there’s some cool music (new and classic) to accompany his thoughts… PLAYLIST Nemo – “Les temps modernes” from Prélude à la ruine on Quadrifonic Records (2004) […]
[ Image: Mac4tu @ Deviant Art ] THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #552 (“Ships of the Desert”) Mike thinks that 2024 is going to be another banner year for music. So he’s embarked on a journey of discovery… including a new band, a reloaded album, and a Golden Tracks Album Feature (+) he hinted at last week. PLAYLIST Everything […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #551 (“Tying Up Loose Ends”) It gets crazy for everybody in January, right? Well, Mike has found himself in need of tying up a few loose ends… kind of like our country. But cleaning up has never sounded so good! PLAYLIST Mouth – “Homagotago’s Peddle Boat Trip” from Out Of The […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #550 (“Best of Prog – 2023”) Mike presents his picks for the best music of 2023. As always, Mike’s picks are not your picks… or anybody else’s pick for that matter. Tune in for a unique aural adventure, because Mike knows what he likes (in his Best of List)… and it’s […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #549 (“Best of 2015 REDUX”) Last year at this time Mike unearthed his Best of 2013 and 2014 shows for the first time in years. This year he figured he’d resurrect the Best of 2015 (before he joined Progzilla Radio) to keep you company while he curates his Best of 2023 […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #548 (“ProgMas 2023”) It’s the 11th installment of The Progressive Tracks’ ProgMas Edition! You’d think by now Mike would be running out of appropriate tunes.Well, he actually ran out of APPROPRIATE ones long ago, but that hasn’t stopped him. So he’s gotten heavy into the egg nog again and curated another two hours packed […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #547 (“How We Got Here, Part One”) Somebody asked Mike about his influences… Challenge Accepted! PLAYLIST Bahboon – “Briefed” from Thunder Ape on Bahboon (2023) [1:31] Paladin – “Bad Times” from Paladin on Epic (1971) [08:30] Paladin – “The Fakir” from Paladin on Epic (1971) [17:10] BaK – “Lost Inside The […]
Original photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #546 (“Nerds in Space…”) Space… Nerds… And everything that entails. PLAYLIST Transit Method – “Reincarnivore” from The Madness on Brutal Panda Records (2020) [01:30] Everything Oscillating – Ensorcelled, Again!” from The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are on Independent (2023) [04:47] Origina1Nerd – “State of Mind” from […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #544 (“The Truth About Rats, Chocolate, and Life’s Journey”) Life is a mish-mash of sounds, images, and experiences. So is this show. PLAYLIST Poppy Roscoe – “Desert Rats” from Poppy Roscoe in: Sea Fortune and the Desert Rats on Toad Wart Records (2023) [01:35] Earthside – “But What If We’re Wrong?” […]
THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #544 (“Pre-Holiday Re-Balancing”) It’s that busy time of the year when you never seem to have enough time… which is precisely why you should take a break to listen to some head-clearing music, before heading back into the holiday fray. Listen to Mike now… your head will thank him later. PLAYLIST […]