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The Progressive Tracks Show #229 (Capturing Moments In A Jar), originally broadcast on Friday, September 22, 2017, is now available to download or listen to anytime you desire.

Life’s moments can be good or bad… but they’re all worth capturing.   So see if you can capture some musical memories as you listen to this podcast.

[ProgTracks Note:  Yes, I know my pronunciation of Glasgow during this show is horrible.  And yes… I’ve been properly educated by my ever-attentive Progzilla listeners.  ;o)  ].

PLAYLIST:

• Traffic “Heaven is in Your Mind” from Mr. Fantasy (Remastered) on Island Masters
• Paradise 9 “Distant Dreams” from Take Me To The Future on Paradise 9 Recordings
• The Heliocentrics “Made of the Sun” from A World of Masks on Soundway Records
• Traffic “Giving to You (Stereo)” from Mr. Fantasy (Remastered) on Island Masters
• Diablo Swing Orchestra “Pink Noise Waltz” from The Butcher’s Ballroom on Spinefarm Records UK
• Halo Tora “Under the Surface” from Omni\One on East End Records
• Karakorum “Phrygian Youth” from Karakorum on Independent
• Crossing the Rubicon “The Sum of All Things” from The Sum of All Things – Single on Dreamcircle Records
• The Heliocentrics “Square Wave” from A World of Masks on Soundway Records
• Traffic “Dear Mr. Fantasy” from Mr. Fantasy (Remastered) on Island Masters
• The Heliocentrics “A World Of Masks” from A World of Masks on Soundway Records
• Karakorum “Fairytales” from Karakorum on Independent

If you have comments (always welcome), or suggestions for show topics/music, feel free to contact me anytime via email:  ProgTracks@KPTZ.org

But first… enjoy the show!

Mike “ProgTracks” Pollack

The Progressive Tracks Show #228 (Escapism… Heading South), originally broadcast on Friday, September 15, 2017, is now available to download or listen to anytime you desire.

Last week’s show was reflective and probably quite dark for you.  This week we’ll go the opposite way and escape.  Direction: South.  Change is good; inner change is even better!

PLAYLIST:

• Mondo Drag “Zephyr” from Mondo Drag on Kozmik Artifactz
• Os Mutantes “Once Upon A Flight” from Fool Metal Jack on Krian Music Group
• Red Sun Cult “Sudden Blast” from Red Sun Cult on Red Sun Cult
• Red Sun Cult “Below My Grave” from Red Sun Cult on Red Sun Cult
• Los Acidos “Excentricidad” from Los Acidos on Los Acidos
• Chicos de Nazca “Keep It Strong” from Ether on 682110 Records DK
• Vago Sagrado “Hermanos” from Vago Sagrado on All Carajo
• Necro “Azul Profundo” from Adiante on Independent
• The Myrrors “Organ Mantra” from Hasta la Victoria on Beyond Beyond is Beyond Records
• La Hell Gang “The Beginning Remains The End” from Thru Me Again on Kemado Records
• Los Dug Dugs “Hagamoslo Ahora (2a Parte)” from Smog on RCA
• Fuzzkrank “Black Monolith” from Fuzzkrank on Independent

If you have comments (always welcome), or suggestions for show topics/music, feel free to contact me anytime via email:  ProgTracks@KPTZ.org

But first… enjoy the show!

Mike “ProgTracks” Pollack

The Progressive Tracks Show #227 (Impending Doom), originally broadcast on Friday, September 8, 2017, is now available to download or listen to anytime you desire.

So can I have a show of hands… who’s getting nervous about everything that’s going on in the world right now?  Hmmm… seems quite a few of us are feeling uneasy these days.  But what do they say?  The best way is to face your fears head on, I believe.

This week we’ll listen to some possibilities set to music.  While that’s not quite head on, that’s plenty close for me right now.      :o|

PLAYLIST:

• MoeTar “Dystopian Fiction” from Entropy of the Century on Magna Carta
• The Plastic Cloud “Civilization Machine” from The Plastic Cloudon Pacemaker / Fontana North
• Curtis Basque “Requiem” from Curtis Basque on Independent
• Zaedyus “Duelo de Facones” from Stories from the End of the World on 598320 Records DK
• Zaedyus “The Lamp of Mandinga” from Stories from the End of the World on 598320 Records DK
• Wucan “King Korea” from Sow the Wind on Hänsel&Gretel
• Thumpermonkey “Tzizimime” from Electricity – EP on Rockosmos
• Equally Stupid “Politician’s Nightmare” from Escape from the Unhappy Society on Eclipse Music
• Braindance “Dystopia” from Master of Disguise on Dr. Music Record
• Muse “Butterflies and Hurricanes” from Absolution on Warner Bros.
• Jeavestone “Furute Shock” from 1+1=Ok on Nordic Notes
• Half Past Four “Rabbit” from Rabbit In the Vestibule on Half Past Four
• Epica “Fight Your Demons” from The Solace System on Nuclear Blast
• Leon Alvarado – “Preface” from The Future Left Behind on MRR
• Leon Alvarado – “Launch Overture” from The Future Left Behind on MRR
• Leon Alvarado – “A Silver Lining” from The Future Left Behind on MRR
• Leon Alvarado – “The Star Seekers” from The Future Left Behind on MRR
• Equally Stupid “Legacy to the Children of the 21^st Century” from Escape from the Unhappy Society on Eclipse Music
• Zaedyus “(Tecka) The Door To…The Alerces Shire” from Stories from the End of the World on 598320 Records DK

If you have comments (always welcome), or suggestions for show topics/music, feel free to contact me anytime via email:  ProgTracks@KPTZ.org

But first… enjoy the show!

Mike “ProgTracks” Pollack

The Progressive Tracks Show #226 (New Prog & Varga Tribute), originally broadcast on Friday, September 1, 2017, is now available to download or listen to anytime you desire.

There’s still a LOT of great new music being released… but not so much that we would fail to properly recognize the passing of one of the progressive rock masters, Marián Varga.   If you’re not familiar, you’ll get ample chance to hear some groundbreaking sounds created from behind The Iron Curtain.

PLAYLIST:

• Rush – “Working Man” from Rush on Moon Records
• Brian Ellis – “East” from Suspension on Independent
• Papir – “V.I” from V on Stickman Records
• Echo Tail – “Nitocris” from Et Tu, Yūrei? on Echo Tail
• Collegium Musicum & Marián Varga – “Eufónia, Parts I – V” from Konvergencie on Opus
• Kotebel – “Post Ignam” from Cosmology on Musea
• Brian Ellis – “Dwell” from Suspension on Independent
• Echo Tail – “Pour Out Red” from Et Tu, Yūrei? on Echo Tail
• Kotebel – “Cosmology Suite: Entangled Universe” from Cosmology on Musea

If you have comments (always welcome), or suggestions for show topics/music, feel free to contact me anytime via email:  ProgTracks@KPTZ.org

But first… enjoy the show!

Mike “ProgTracks” Pollack

The Progressive Tracks Show #225 (Out Of The Bowl… Challenging Listens), originally broadcast on Friday, August 25, 2017, is now available to download or listen to anytime you desire.

We’re all very comfortable in our own little “bowls”… our homes… our cars… and our music.  But that’s not progressing… and quite frankly, it can be boring as hell.

So this week we’ll listen to some more challenging tunes that will really make you listen… leap… and adapt.  You might find that you’re actually pretty tolerant (and no, it’s not all loud and obnoxious).    ;o)

PLAYLIST:

• Steven Wilson – “Nowhere Now” from To the Bone on SW Records
• Krokofant – “Tommy Synth” from Krokofant III on Rune Grammofon
• Yolk – “Solar” from Solar on Nuun Records
• Fang Chia – “Rondo Tarantella” from Above Ground on Independent
• Syrinx – “Syren” from Tumblers from the Vault on RVNG Intl.
• Myster Möbius – “Marche” from Myster Möbius on Musea Parallèle
• Genesis – “After the Ordeal” from Selling England By the Pound on Charisma
• Yolk – “Vanitas” from Solar on Nuun Records
• Fang Chia – “The Weirds” from Above Ground on Independent
• Myster Möbius – “Mirage” from Myster Möbius on Musea Parallèle
• Steven Wilson – “The Same Asylum As Before” from To the Bone on SW Records

If you have comments (always welcome), or suggestions for show topics/music, feel free to contact me anytime via email:  ProgTracks@KPTZ.org

But first… enjoy the show!

Mike “ProgTracks” Pollack