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| An Abstract Disillusion - Different Kinds of Hiveminds | 21 Dec 2022 | 00:50:03 | |
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) ✔️ Follow An Abstract Illusion: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anabstractillusion/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anabstractillusion/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aai_swe/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@anabstractillusion/ Bandcamp: https://anabstractillusion.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/3YgZXlC 🎵 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) ✔️ Follow Disillusion: Website: https://disillusion.de/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/disillusionBand/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disillusion_band/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DisillusionBand/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DisillusionBand/ Bandcamp: https://disillusion-official.bandcamp.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/disillusion/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/3uEEUfc 🎵 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) ✔️ Follow Ashbreather: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashbreather/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashbreather/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ashbreatherofficial8986 Bandcamp: https://ashbreather.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/3W4TRD6 🎵 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) ✔️ Follow Rioghan: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rioghandarcy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rioghandarcy/ Bandcamp: https://rioghan.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/3VNpGRd ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Dario Albrecht, Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Dario Albrecht, Vanessa Kirsch and Rune Belsvik Reinås All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Bach & silent movies: Dirt Poor Robins mastermind Neil DeGraide talks about Queen of the Night | 14 Dec 2022 | 00:49:40 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Dirt Poor Robins: Website: https://www.dirtpoorrobins.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dirtpoorrobins/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dirtpoorrobins/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dirtpoorrobins/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@dirtpoorrobins/ Bandcamp: https://dirtpoorrobins.bandcamp.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dirtpoorrobins/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/3FIAJWn ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Dario Albrecht, Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Dario Albrecht, Vanessa Kirsch and Rune Belsvik Reinås All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Revisiting the history of Conception: Norwegian Prog Metal Legends Roy Khan & Tore Østby! | 12 Oct 2022 | 00:55:38 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Conception: Website: https://conceptionmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conceptionmusi2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conceptionmusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/conceptionmusi2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/conceptionmusic Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Ql3Alq ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| “What if all the weird stuff actually is the album?” - Simen & Magnus of Maraton talk Unseen Color and more | 05 Oct 2022 | 00:33:24 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Maraton: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maratonband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maratonband/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/MaratonNorwayYoutube Bandcamp: https://maratonofnorway.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LJIFaZ ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Saved by Mom’s power generator: Avandra bring Prog form Puerto Rico | 28 Sep 2022 | 00:30:30 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Avandra: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avandraPR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avandrapr/ Bandcamp: https://avandra.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RW3KRV ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| You don’t get that organic band sound unless you play the songs and feel the pain! Abraham Sarache | 21 Sep 2022 | 00:32:50 | |
“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) ✔️ Follow Abraham Sarache: Website: https://www.abrahamsarache.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AbrahamSarache Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahamsarache Twitter: hhttps://twitter.com/AbrahamSarache Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/abrahamsarache Bandcamp: https://abrahamsarache.bandcamp.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/abrahamsarache Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3R1eYn6 ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| No Bossa Nova: Feather Mountain on their way To Exit A Maelstrom! | 14 Sep 2022 | 00:24:58 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Feather Mountain: Website: https://www.feathermountainband.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/feathermountainband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feather_mountain/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/FeatherMountainYoutube Bandcamp: https://feathermountain.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3TKmHZj ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Memories, Patreons & Ronnie James Dio: Toehider is back with a 47-minute epic! | 07 Sep 2022 | 00:25:32 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Toehider: Website: https://toehider.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toehider Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toehider/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/toehider Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Toehider Bandcamp: https://toehider.bandcamp.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/toehider Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/toehider Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3KGgAAR ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Population Three in Porcupine Tree land: Richard Barbieri on Closure/Continuation, sound design and attention spans | 22 Jun 2022 | 00:21:30 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Porcupine Tree!: Website: https://porcupinetree.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PorcupineTreeOfficial Instagram: https://www.https://www.instagram.com/porcupinetreeofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/PorcupineTree Youtube: https://bit.ly/PorcupineTreeYT ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| The High Castle Teleorkestra is hatching: Tim Smolens & Chris Bogen talk “The Egg That Never Opened”! | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:33:17 | |
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) ✔️ Follow High Castle Teleorkestra: Website: https://highcastleteleorkestra.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighCastleTeleorkestra Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highcastleteleorkestra/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/HighCastleTeleorkestraYT Bandcamp: https://highcastleteleorkestra.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sPNyqZ ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| The universe learns and develops: Marco Minnemann and The Aristocrats go Orchestral | 08 Jun 2022 | 00:41:34 | |
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) ✔️ Follow The Aristocrats: Website: https://the-aristocrats-band.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aristocratsband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thearistocratsband/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/acratsband Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/voyageraustralia Bandcamp: https://the-aristocrats-band.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NuYhPm ✔️ Follow Marco Minnemann: Website: https://marcominnemann.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marco.minnemann.77 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcominnemann/ Bandcamp: https://marcominnemann1.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp 2: https://marco-minnemann.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3lGJKnW ✔️ Follow McStine Minnemann: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mcstineminnemann Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcstineminnemann/ Bandcamp: https://mcstineminnemann.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Gekxum ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Bionic Robocop Left Hand: Enhanced Accordion meets Gregorian Jazz Metal | 01 Jun 2022 | 00:34:30 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Ckraft: Website: https://www.charleskieny.com/ckraft Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ckraft.band Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ckraft_band/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/CkraftYouTube Bandcamp: https://ckraft.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ldsTJ8 ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| String arrangements and Slipknot covers: Soen goes to Atlantis | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:21:12 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Soen: Website: https://soenmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoenMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soenmusic/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/SoenYoutube Bandcamp: https://soenmusic.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: http://bit.ly/3gENBmH ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Dario Albrecht, Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Dario Albrecht, Vanessa Kirsch and Rune Belsvik Reinås All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Exciting and frightening at the same time: Zero Hour is back! | 25 May 2022 | 00:39:26 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Zero Hour: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zerohourtowers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zerohourtowers Lasers Edge: https://www.lasercd.com/cd/agenda-21 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3sKKRqv ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Music for all of the Spheres together: !GeRald! found The Lost Tapes! | 18 May 2022 | 00:37:33 | |
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) ✔️ Follow !GeRald!: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/houseofgerald Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofgerald/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/GerRaldYouTube Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3MSpzii ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Not a Star Wars reference: UK proggers Giant Walker talk impressive debut album All In Good Time | 11 May 2022 | 00:37:39 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Giant Walker: Website: https://www.giantwalker.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giantwalker Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantwalkerband/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/GiantWalkerYouTube Bandcamp: https://giantwalker.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3MIP7P4 ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| They tried to show us magic: Pure Reason Revolution’s return! | 04 May 2022 | 00:32:35 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Pure Reason Revolution: Website: https://www.purereasonrevolutionofficial.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purereasonrevolution Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purereasonrevolution_official/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prr_official Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3vHmgnj ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Delve into the universe of Delvoid - with vocalist Alex Delver! | 27 Apr 2022 | 00:40:17 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Delvoid: Website: https://www.delvoid.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delvoid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delvoidmusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/Delvoidofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/delvoidofficial/ Bandcamp: https://delvoid.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3xHgZ1p ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| John Boegehold talks album lengths, prog history and all things Pattern-Seeking Animals! | 20 Apr 2022 | 00:40:34 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Pattern-Seeking Animals: Website: https://www.psanimals1.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/psanimals1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psanimals1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/psanimals1 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ukyd2T ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| From a solo project to a fully fledged band: Soledad is back with their second album XIII! | 13 Apr 2022 | 00:45:48 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Soledad: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/soledadmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soledadproject Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soledad_project/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/we_are_soledad Youtube: https://bit.ly/SoledadYouTubeChannel Bandcamp: https://soledadproject.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3K8ewR2 ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Special Episode: Paul van Berlo (Loudnoise) gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of Prognosis | 11 Apr 2022 | 00:18:39 | |
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? ✔️ Follow Prognosis: Website: https://www.prognosis-festival.nl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prognosisfestival Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prognosisfestival/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/PrognosisFestivalYouTube ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| “We are the statement”: Alyson & Max from Flummox on Rephlummoxed and being trans icons in the metal community | 06 Apr 2022 | 00:55:45 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Flummox: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flummoxband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flummoxtagram/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flummoxband Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/Flummox Bandcamp: https://flummoxed.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3tMFN60 ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| From a solo project to a collab effort: Road to Square One - Aquae Furtivae’s debut album is ready! | 30 Mar 2022 | 00:40:30 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Aquae Furtivae: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AquaeFurtivae Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aquaefurtivae/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/AquaeFurtivaeYouTube Bandcamp: https://aquaefurtivae.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3JMZZtT ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Bloodshot Dawn’s Morgan Reid goes solo with all instrumental guitar banger Terran | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:34:35 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Morgan Reid: Website: https://morganreidguitar.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Morganreidguitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganreidguitar/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MorganRNReid Bandcamp: https://morganreid.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: http://bit.ly/3AIGBMo ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Dario Albrecht, Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Dario Albrecht, Vanessa Kirsch and Rune Belsvik Reinås All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| A Truman Show on planetary level: PreHistoric Animals’ The Magical Mystery Machine continues with Chapter 2! | 23 Mar 2022 | 00:44:15 | |
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) ✔️ Follow PreHistoric Animals: Website: https://prehistoricanimalsmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrehistoricAnimalsMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prehistoricanimalsmusic/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/PreHistoricAnimalsYouTube Bandcamp: https://prehistoricanimals.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3KAJ0ei ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Diversify yourself: Karcius’ Sylvain Auclair on their new album and surviving the pandemic | 16 Mar 2022 | 00:48:29 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Karcius: Website: https://karcius.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Karciusmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karciusmusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/karciusmusic Youtube: https://bit.ly/KarciusYouTube Bandcamp: https://karcius.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3MOQuN1 ✔️ Follow Heaven’s Cry: Website: https://www.heavenscry.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heavenscry Twitter: https://twitter.com/heavenscryband Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/heavenscryband Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3MH5Zqe ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Maintaining balance, the human element & allowing movement to work: how Playgrounded’s The Death of Death was made | 09 Mar 2022 | 00:33:04 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Playgrounded: Website: https://playgrounded.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playgrounded Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playgroundedofficial/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/playgrounded Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/playgroundedtv/ Bandcamp: https://playgrounded.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3IHV9gV ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Confronting your inner toad and overcoming disconnections: Soulsplitter are seeking for Connection | 02 Mar 2022 | 00:47:40 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Soulsplitter: Website & Shop: https://www.soulsplitter.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soulsplitter.prog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulsplitter.prog Twitter: https://twitter.com/soulsplitter_ Youtube: https://bit.ly/soulsplYT Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3p1dIoS ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| You can’t unburn a piano: Vikram Shankar on new albums with Silent Skies & Threads of Fate | 23 Feb 2022 | 00:38:08 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Vikram Shankar: Website: http://www.vikramshankar.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VikramShankarMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vikramshankarmusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vikramshankar_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VikramShankarMusic Bandcamp: https://thevikramshankarorchestra.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36hcejI ✔️ Follow Silent Skies: Website: https://smarturl.it/SilentSkies-Nectar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silentskiesband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silent_skie_s/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SilentSkiesBand Bandcamp: https://silentskiessweden.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GLXkP3 ✔️ Follow Threads of Fate: Website: threadsoffate.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThreadsOfFateMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threads_of_fate_music Youtube: https://bit.ly/threadsoffateYT Bandcamp: https://threadsoffate.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oQI2m2 ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Be excellent to each other and Revel in Time: Arjen Lucassen’s Star One coming back for a third round! | 16 Feb 2022 | 00:49:58 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Arjen Lucassen: Website: https://www.arjenlucassen.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArjenLucassenOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayreon_official Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjenlucassen Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihO6uVisilu1mn4x2u-HOA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3u6HOdW Special thanks to Mattias Norén https://progart.com/ for providing the original Star One - Space Metal Crew Booklet Picture ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Synth-wave with keytar and 7-string guitars: is Eurovision ready for Voyager's pop prog & metal? | 09 Feb 2022 | 00:57:16 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Voyager: Website: https://www.voyagerau.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voyageraustralia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voyagerau/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/voyagerau Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/voyageraustralia Bandcamp: https://voyager.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GTGRJu ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| “When we write music it is like war!” Moe Espinosa on having fun writing Persefone’s “metanoia” | 02 Feb 2022 | 00:40:58 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Persefone: Website: https://persefone.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/persefoneband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/persefoneband/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/persefoneband Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/persefoneband Bandcamp: https://persefone1.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3H09cxP ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Vivien Lalu talks about the musicians who made it onto Paint the Sky - and also those who didn’t! | 26 Jan 2022 | 00:41:04 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Lalu: Website: http://www.vivienlalu.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laluprog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vivlalu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivlalu Bandcamp: https://lalu.bandcamp.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vivlalu Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClCn4szxoLNtCW9iVGZXrmQ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3nBikBf ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Wilderun's Evan Berry explains the conception of Epigone, talks about his influences and more! | 19 Jan 2022 | 00:31:03 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Wilderun: Website: https://wilderun.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialWilderun/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wilderunband/ Bandcamp: https://wilderun.bandcamp.com/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/WilderunYoutube Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wilderunband Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3q58Qjo ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Writing pop songs with a prog producer next time: ÆRIES present their debut Arcanum! | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:25:45 | |
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) ✔️ Follow ÆRIES: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aeriesband Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aeries_band/ Youtube: https://bit.ly/AeriesYoutube Bandcamp: https://aeriesofficial.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: http://bit.ly/3NoYkNG ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Dario Albrecht, Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Dario Albrecht, Vanessa Kirsch and Rune Belsvik Reinås All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Tasos Plataniotis from Within Progress dives into their debut album "Inner" in our 1st ep. of 2022 | 12 Jan 2022 | 00:44:44 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Within Progress: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/withinprogress Bandcamp: https://withinprogress.bandcamp.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WithinProgress/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withinprogressofficial/ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3q58Qjo ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.37 Special END OF YEAR Episode! With hosts Dario Albrecht and "Uncle Prog" Rune Belsvik Reinås | 22 Dec 2021 | 01:09:50 | |
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/ Kauan - Ice Fleet (April 9th, Artoffact Records) https://www.facebook.com/kauanmusic/ 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 ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.36 Dario Albrecht talks with Rasmus Revsbech from Danish band Franklin Zoo | 15 Dec 2021 | 00:46:34 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Franklin Zoo: Website: https://www.franklinzoo.dk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/franklinzoofb Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FranklinZoo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franklin_zoo/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/FranklinZoo ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.35 Swiss Trio RAGE OF LIGHT talk with Dario about their new album "Redemption" and new singer Martyna | 08 Dec 2021 | 00:37:06 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Rage of Light: Website: https://www.rageoflight.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rageoflight Bandcamp: https://rageoflight.bandcamp.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/rageoflight Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rage_of_light/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rage_of_light Spotify: https://bit.ly/RageOfLight ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.34 Canadian trio Ashbreather talk with Dario about their new EP “Ow, My Eye!” | 01 Dec 2021 | 00:47:23 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Ashbreather: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashbreather Bandcamp: https://ashbreather.bandcamp.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcpMie7RaRqAixU5XJINbLg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashbreather/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/Ashbreather ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.33 Rising star Alex Pilkevych is this week's guest with Dario at the Progtalks! | 24 Nov 2021 | 00:40:20 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Alex Pilkevych: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alex.pilkevych.official Bandcamp: https://alexpilkevych.bandcamp.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexPilkevych Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex_pilkevych/ Website: https://alexpilkevych.com/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/AlexPilkevych ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.32 with Kjetil Nordhus from legends Green Carnation on this week's PROGTALKS! | 17 Nov 2021 | 00:38:04 | |
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 ✔️ Follow Green Carnation: Website: http://www.greencarnationmusic.com Webshop: https://officialgreencarnation.bigcartel.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenCarnationNorway Bandcamp: https://greencarnation1.bandcamp.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2vfEaTADayEniT7xbG-XCA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/green2carnation/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/green2carnation Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZaJhNBAhJ3HjPsWiB9sDc?si=mosSrNNlREOFO1WQsn1HNA ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://bit.ly/tpsthnx4coffee ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace, with Uncle Prog The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.31 - Romain Jeuniaux is this week's Dario guest at the PROGTALKS! | 10 Nov 2021 | 00:29:21 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Omnerod: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Omnerodofficial Bandcamp: https://omnerod.bandcamp.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/omnerod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omnerod_official/ Spotify: https://bit.ly/Omnerod Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Omnerod ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://bit.ly/tpsthnx4coffee ******* PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP. 30 - Toby Driver from Kayo Dot talks with Uncle Prog's this week at the PROGTALKS! | 03 Nov 2021 | 01:03:50 | |
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 ✔️ Follow Kayo Dot: Website: http://www.kayodot.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kayodotofficial/ Bandcamp: https://kayodot.bandcamp.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kayodotofficial/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kayodotofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ArchivesKey Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7g2BjyhRe6aKONYuCdt7zI?si=QzoyvR0HSXCZUGrJ_PCoGw ✔️ Follow Toby Driver: Website: http://tobydriver.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tobydriverofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/tobydriver Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobydriver/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kmTOiWcJrKvGRzirxlrC2?si=e22yXyzjQ-aOMGz-fDEGjQ ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://bit.ly/tpsthnx4coffee ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace, with Uncle Prog The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Host: Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.29 - Adam Biggs from Rivers of Nihil talks about the history of the band and the new album "The Works" with Uncle Prog | 27 Oct 2021 | 00:45:47 | |
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 ✔️ Follow Rivers of Nihil: Website: https://www.riversofnihil.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riversofnihil Bandcamp: https://riversofnihil.bandcamp.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Riversofnihilpa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riversofnihil/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/riversofnihil Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3UJmyt9ApeZTmOlMvBNGLN?si=iMtclMyXTAODqNUUdSBeMQ ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://bit.ly/tpsthnx4coffee ********** --- PROGTALKS by The Progspace, with Uncle Prog The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Host: Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| Not a math rock band: Poly-Math are exploring the broad church of Prog on Zenith! | 16 Nov 2022 | 00:27:01 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Poly-Math: Website: https://www.poly-math.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearepolymath Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearepolymath/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/polymathrock Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PolyMathBand Bandcamp: https://wearepolymath.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: http://bit.ly/3NTscC8 ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://theprogspace.com/donate ********** PROGTALKS by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Hosts: Dario Albrecht, Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Dario Albrecht, Vanessa Kirsch and Rune Belsvik Reinås All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://youtube.com/theprogspace https://twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.28 - Sondre Skollevoll from Moron Police talks with Uncle Prog about the history of Moron Police and more | 20 Oct 2021 | 00:46:34 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Moron Police: Website: https://moronpolice.no/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moronpolice Bandcamp: https://moronpolice1.bandcamp.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/moronpoliceHQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moronpolicehq Spotify: http://sptfy.com/moronpolice ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://bit.ly/tpsthnx4coffee ********** --- PROGTALKS by The Progspace, with Uncle Prog The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Host: Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.27 - Max Mobarry from Others by No One talks with Dario about their most recent album, their projects and more! | 13 Oct 2021 | 00:55:25 | |
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) ✔️ Follow Others by No One: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/othersbynoone Bandcamp: https://othersbynoone.bandcamp.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/othersbynoone Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/othersbynoone Twitter: https://twitter.com/Othersbynoone Spotify: https://bit.ly/OthersByNoOne ✔️ Follow Max Mobarry: Bandcamp: https://maxmobarry.bandcamp.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/maxmobarry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxmobarry Spotify: https://bit.ly/MaxMobarry ✔️ Follow Flummox: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flummoxband Bandcamp: https://flummoxed.bandcamp.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/flummox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flummoxtagram Twitter: https://twitter.com/flummoxband Spotify: https://bit.ly/FlummoxSpotify ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://bit.ly/tpsthnx4coffee ********** --- PROGTALKS by The Progspace, with Uncle Prog The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Host: Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.26 - Julian Helms from A Kew's Tag talks with Dario. Learn about their music, artwork and more! | 06 Oct 2021 | 00:33:14 | |
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) ✔️ Follow A kew’s tag: Website: https://www.akewstag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/akewstag Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akewstag_official/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AkewstagOfficial Spotify: https://bit.ly/Akewstag ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://bit.ly/tpsthnx4coffee ********** --- PROGTALKS by The Progspace, with Uncle Prog The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Host: Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||
| EP.25 - Florent Charlet from 6:33 talks with Dario about the new album, influences and more! | 29 Sep 2021 | 00:35:27 | |
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) ✔️ Follow 6:33: Website: http://www.633theband.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/6h33official Bandcamp: https://633theband.bandcamp.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/6h33concept Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/633_theband/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/6H33 Spotify: https://bit.ly/6h33theBand ********** ☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕ We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below? https://bit.ly/tpsthnx4coffee ********** --- PROGTALKS by The Progspace, with Uncle Prog The Progtalks produced by The Progspace Main Host: Rune Belsvik Reinås Produced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Vanessa and Matthias Kirsch All graphics and animations by Vanessa Kirsch Intro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://www.youtube.com/user/Skybladeprogmetal Outro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/ --- Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.com Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/theprogspace/ https://www.instagram.com/theprogspace/ https://www.twitter.com/theprogspace/ | |||