PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #540 (“Halloween 2023”)

October 30, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #540 (“Halloween 2023”) ​Mike curates a scary, creepy, cringy, life-altering, disgustingly-appropriate aural feast for this season… without interruption. Get right in it and roll around a bit… PLAYLIST: Mom’s New Hobby – “In A Haunted Garden” from Ostara Noir on Forbidden Place Records (2022) [1:36] ATHAK – “Rhune VII – Ma Croix” from ATHAK […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #539 (“Just Lay Back And Enjoy It”)

October 24, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #539 (“Just Lay Back And Enjoy It”) Mike plays what he wants. What else do you need to know? So just lay back and enjoy it. PLAYLIST: Satisfaction – “Just Lay Back And Enjoy It” from Satisfaction on Decca (1970) [01:32] ABANAMAT – “Djinn” from ABANAMAT on Interstellar Smoke Records (2023) […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #538 (“ProgTracks Sounds Like This”)

October 17, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #538 (“ProgTracks Sounds Like This”)​ ​A show redirected because of yet another notable passing. Lots of long jams for you to enjoy in this one! PLAYLIST: Dissona – “The Prodigal Son” from Dreadfully Distinct on Independent (2023) [01:32] The Re-Stoned – “Farther Beyond Moon Dust” from Thunders Of The Deep on Clostridium Records […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #537 (“Walking On Broken Glass”)

October 10, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #537 (“Walking On Broken Glass”) A Golden Tracks Album Feature… Great new music… Mike likes it… So what could possibly go wrong? PLAYLIST: entropía – “Dysania” from Eclipses on Clostridium Records (2023) [01:31] Jack O’ The Clock – “Division Blues” from The Warm, Dark Circus on Independent (2023) [08:09] Gentle Giant […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #536 (“Marshalling The Music”)

October 3, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #536 (“Marshalling The Music”) This week Mike pays tribute to the late great drummer, John Marshall. There’s plenty of new music as well… because the music lives on. PLAYLIST: The Sun Or The Moon – “Psychedelik Kosmonaut” from Andromeda on Tonzonen Records (2023) [01:36] Jack Bruce – “Morning Story” from Harmony […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #535 (“Negotiating Uneven Ground”)

September 26, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #535 (“Negotiating Uneven Ground”) ​The Progressive Tracks Show is kinda eclectic… sometimes it’s all over the place… it’s definitely a matter of taste… at times it’s like, um… negotiating very uneven ground. But for those who are interested in perhaps a more challenging listen… it’s most satisfying. At least that’s what some say… […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #534 (“Hold Your Tongue”)

September 18, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #534 (“Hold Your Tongue”) This week Mike gets back to hosting the Golden Tracks Album feature with an exceptional release from 1973, along with a bunch of other great newer music with which you may not be familiar. So it’ll be a typically atypical show. PLAYLIST: Mohini Dey – “Kick B’Ass” […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #533 (“A Lot Has Changed”)

September 12, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #533 (“A Lot Has Changed”) In the 22 years since 9-11 the world has changed immensely, including the music. This week Mike plays post 9-11 music and muses a bit about all those changes. PLAYLIST: Omar Rodríguez-López Quintet – “Melting Chariots” from The Apocaplypse Inside Of An Orange on Infrasonic Sound […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #532 (“It’s Fifty-Fifty That I Have Something To Say”)

September 5, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #532 (“It’s Fifty-Fifty That I Have Something To Say”) There’s so much great new music this week that Mike will feature TWO Golden Tracks albums to balance things out. But does he really have anything to say? PLAYLIST: Rush – “Working Man (Vault Version) from Working Man (Vault Version) – Single […]

PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #531 (“Soft Seven”)

August 29, 2023

THE PROGRESSIVE TRACKS SHOW #531 (“Soft Seven”) Mike not only features some excellent new music, but a Golden Tracks album that deserves better recognition than it sometimes gets; so it’s time for a revisit! PLAYLIST: The Ever Nothing – “The Weight” from The Ever Nothing on Screamtank (2023) [01:33] Circle Back Again – “Wandering Soul” […]