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Prog-Watch

Anthony Rowsickprogsquatch.podbean.com
Prog-Watch is a weekly podcast and internet radio program dedicated to bringing the listener contemporary Progressive Rock music, album reviews, and artist interviews and features from around the world!
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Episodes

Episode 720 - Variety

This week's Prog-Watch is a bit of a multi-national affair, with great music from seven different countries! We'll hear from Fren, Psychoyogi, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Slap Guru, Fughu, Fireballet, Caravaggio, The Dani Lopez Quartet, Magenta, Vesper Vals, and The Enid! I hope you will join me! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...

May 19, 20201 hr 28 min

101 Dimensions - May 2020

Another three weeks have passed, so I'm back at the helm for this week's 101 Dimensions! Here's the itinerary: 1. Aphex Twin – Donkey Rhubarb (6:08); Vaz Deferenz (5:49); and Icct Hedral (Philip Glass Orchest) (from the album Donkey Rhubarb, 1995) 2. Kevin Bartlett – Moon v. Moon (11:57); and Stethoscope (8:16) (from the album Glow In The Dark, 2008) 3. Klaus Schulze – Freeze (6:42); Pain (9:43); and Memory (4:54) (from the album Angst OST, 1984) 4. Marvin Ayers – Androgynous Weave (4:25); Soure...

May 13, 20201 hr 54 min

Episode 719 - Epix, Vol. 6

This week's Prog-Watch is another edition of EPIX! Just six tunes will carry us through our time together and I'll play one from each decade of our favorite genre (with a bonus from the 1970s)! Tune in to hear great music from The Eloy, Porcupine Tree, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pendragon, Agents Of Mercy, and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advert...

May 12, 20201 hr 27 min

Episode 718 - Variety

This week on Prog-Watch it's another variety program full of mostly new material and some of it will be a little heavier or harder-edged than what you usually hear on the program. I've got music from Ajna, Pure Reason Revolution, Amy Birks, Starset, Haken, Band Of Rain, Roz Vitalis, Delain, The Bardic Depths, Subsignal, and Magenta! So are you ready to rock...progressively, of course? This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact u...

May 05, 20201 hr 27 min

Episode 717 - In Conversation with Nick Magnus

This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Nick Magnus! Nick is perhaps best known as a long-time collaborator and bandmate of Steve Hackett, but has an interesting history and six solo albums to his name! Nick and I chat about everything from his early days with the Enid and Autumn, through the “Hackett Years”, and up to the present, with the release of his latest solo album Catharsis! Along the way I will of course be spinning lots of great Magnus music! This show is part of the Spreaker Prim...

Apr 28, 20201 hr 28 min

101 Dimensions - April 2020

Another three weeks have gone by so I'm back at the helm of 101 Dimensions once again! Here's what I've cooked up for this outing: 1. Ozric Tentacles – Og Ha Be (4:42); Shards Of Ice (3:50); Sniffing Dog (6:34); Music To Gargle At (3:31); and Ethereal Cereal (2:18) (from the album Tantric Obstacles, 1985) 2. Jean-Luc Ponty – Is Once Enough? (4:59); Renaissance (5:49); and Aurora, Pts. 1 & 2 (9:02) (from the album Aurora, 1976) 3. Tangerine Dream – Madrigal Meridian (20:32) (from the album Cy...

Apr 22, 20201 hr 52 min

Episode 716 - A Song For All Seasons

This week on Prog-Watch I have a themed special called “A Song For All Seasons”! With music by Dukes of the Orient, Guy Manning, Terry Draper, Squackett, Justin Hayward, Steve Howe, Alan White, The Zombies, White Willow, Kayak, Potter's Daughter, Joe Walsh, Mostly Autumn, Karfagen, Ray Wilson, Zebra, Threshold, and Marillion! All in 90 minutes! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/313631...

Apr 21, 20201 hr 26 min

Episode 715 - Variety with a Hats Off Gentlemen Feature

This week I've got great stuff from The Barock Project, The Blackheart Orchestra, Minutes To Midnight, Euphoria Station, The Bedlam Furnaces, and John Holden, plus another lost gem from Locanda delle Fate! If that wasn't enough, I'll be chatting a little with Malcolm Galloway and spinning some of his solo stuff and some music from his band, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https:...

Apr 14, 20201 hr 28 min

Episode 714 - Variety with a Guest DJ Feature

This week's Prog-Watch is a variety program with a Guest DJ Feature! I'll be spinning music from Godsticks, Pure Reason Revolution, Moon Halo, Fluance, Sky Architect, and the Neal Morse Band, and mixing in selections from our Guest DJ (Mr. Larry Wilson of Oahu, Hawaii, USA)! Larry has selected some great stuff from The Pretty Things, Stackridge, Roxy Music, Steve Harley, and Public Image Ltd.! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, ...

Apr 07, 20201 hr 29 min

101 Dimensions - March 2020-2

I'm back as curator of this week's 101 Dimensions! I have a bit of a different journey of sound and mind planned for us this week. Here's our itinerary: 1. Nik Turner – Adjust The Future (8:04); Hypernova (8:39); and Spiritual Machines (5:04) (from the album Space Fusion Odyssey, 2015) 2. Asturias – Circle In The Forest (22:24) (from the album Circle In The Forest, 1988) 3. The Olivia Tremor Control – Green Typewriters, Pt. 6 -10 (15:57) (from the album Dusk At Cubist Castle, 1996) 4. Pink Floyd...

Apr 01, 20201 hr 52 min

Episode 713 - Variety + Ray Alder on Progressive Discoveries

A plethora of astounding progressive sounds awaits on this week's Prog-Watch! We'll hear music from John Holden, Magnum, Mariana Semkina, Jack O' The Clock, Godsticks, The Million Reasons, Long Earth, and The Bardic Depths! Plus, our friend and resident reviewer will take us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the first solo outing from Ray Alder, vocalist and frontman for US band Fates Warning! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this p...

Mar 31, 20201 hr 28 min

Episode 712 - In Conversation with Alan Parsons

This week on Prog-Watch my guest is the legendary Alan Parsons! Tune in to hear a little chat, and lots of great music from his illustrious career! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Mar 24, 20201 hr 28 min

Episode 711 - Variety

This week on Prog-Watch I have a straight up variety program for you, and much of the stuff I will be playing is relatively new! With music from Blind Ego, Karfagen, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate, Dreaming Madmen, Great Pacific Orchestra, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Nick Magnus, Ritual, and Sonus Umbra! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...

Mar 17, 20201 hr 27 min

101 Dimensions - March 2020-1

I'm at the helm again for this week's 101 Dimensions and here's what I have in store for your listening pleasure: 1. The Orb – Delta Mk II (7:00); Ubiquity (6:13); and Asylum (5:13) (from the album Orblivion, 1997) 2. Noisewheel – Dreambathing, Pt. 2 (26:10) (from the album Dreambathing, 2020) 3. Massimo Ruberti – Magnificent Desolation (9:12); and Earth (10:40) (from the album Live in Palermo, 2017) 4. Tangerine Dream – Tangram Set 2 (20:27) (from the album Tangram, 1980) 5. Mike Dickson – Frat...

Mar 11, 20201 hr 49 min

Episode 710 - The Musical World of Jeff Lynne

This week on Prog-Watch I'm doing something a little different...investigating The Musical World of Jeff Lynne! I'll be starting from his early days in The Idle Race and The Move, and working through ELO and his solo works! In addition, I will be exploring some of the more noteworthy stuff which Jeff produced, including music from the Beatles Anthology, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and more! Not all Prog, but all great stuff! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are intere...

Mar 10, 20201 hr 28 min

Special Program - Celebrating Progzilla Radio’s 5th Birthday

This week I'm celebrating the 5th Birthday of my flagship station, Progzilla Radio, with a special exploring five of the albums that got me into Progressive Rock in the first place! Take a little trip down memory lane with me and the Beatles, the Moody Blues, the Alan Parsons Project, Genesis, and Yes! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...

Mar 03, 20201 hr 29 min

Episode 709 - Variety + Chasing the Monsoon on Progressive Discoveries

This week's Prog-Watch features a lot of great, modern Prog Rock from Jan Akkerman, Karfagen, Low Roar, Rodney Matthews and Jeff Scheetz with Oliver Wakeman, Nick Magnus, and Frequent Flyers, and a “proggy”classic from Elton John! Plus, The Doctor, Rob Fisher, will be examining the debut album by the UK group Chasing the Monsoon! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...

Feb 25, 20201 hr 28 min

101 Dimensions - February 2020

I'm back at the helm of 101 Dimensions again this week and here's what I have in store for your listening pleasure: 1. Steve Dinsdale – Dark Time (5:31); Hit Of Summer (6:30); A Light Sprinkling Of Moonweed (6:17); and First Light (5:59) (from the album Light & Dark, 2018) 2. Zanov – Moebius 256 (3:14); Moebius 301 (3:14); Enygma (3:08); and Plentitude (12:07) (from the album Moebius, 1977) 3. Pekka Pohjola - Kätkävaaran lohikäärme (14:36); and Tehdasmusiikkia (7:37) (from the album Kätkävaa...

Feb 19, 20201 hr 52 min

Episode 708 - In Conversation with Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree and O.R.k.

This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Colin Edwin, who is perhaps best known as the bassist for Porcupine Tree and O.R.k.! Colin and I chat about his illustrious career, and along the way I'll be spinning lots of great music from his time with Porcupine Tree, his current band O.R.k., his collaboration with Lorenzo Feliciati, and his solo career, including a couple from his brand new album Infinite Regress! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertisin...

Feb 18, 20201 hr 27 min

Episode 707 - Variety

This week's Prog-Watch is just a bunch of great Progressive Rock, and most of it is relatively new! We'll hear from Cirrus Bay, Rodney Matthews and Jeff Scheetz with Oliver Wakeman, Fernando Perdomo, Dreaming Madmen, Nektar, Euphoria Station, Futurist, Blind Ego, Moon Halo, Richard Orange, Robertas Semeniukas, and Workshop of the Wolf! All in 90 minutes!! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/...

Feb 11, 20201 hr 26 min

Episode 706 - In Conversation with Frank Wyatt of Happy the Man and Oblivion Sun

This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Frank Wyatt of Happy The Man, Oblivion Sun, and Frank Wyatt and Friends! Frank and I will be chatting about all of his projects through the years and I will of course be spinning lots of great music along the way! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...

Feb 04, 20201 hr 28 min

101 Dimensions - January 2020-2

My second outing on 101 Dimensions for 2020 and the second this month! Here's what I lined up for your listening pleasure: 1. No Man – Love You To Bits (Bits 1 – 5) (17:03) (from the album Love You To Pieces, 2019) 2. Michael Hoenig – Hanging Garden Transfer (10:59); Voices Of Where (6:17); and Sun And Moon (4:14) (from the album Departure From The Northern Wasteland, 1978) 3. Jean-Luc Ponty – Modern Times Blues (7:18); Orbital Encounters (5:19); and Intuition (7:41) (from the album pen Mind, 19...

Jan 29, 20201 hr 49 min

Episode 705 - The Eyes Have It

This week on Prog-Watch I have a fun little themed special for your listening enjoyment! I call it THE EYES HAVE IT (pun definitely intended) since every song will have the word EYE somewhere in the title! Featured artists will include the Nazz, the Von Hertzen Brothers, Victim Of Illusion, the Moody Blues, Porcupine Tree, Fates Warning, Camel, Rikard Sjoblom's Gungfly, Loggins and Messina (yes, Loggins and Messina!), Trevor Rabin, Uriah Heep, Franck Carducci, Asia, Jethro Tull, Izz, and Yes! Th...

Jan 28, 20201 hr 27 min

Episode 704 - Variety + the ESP Project on Progressive Discoveries

Great Prog Rock Variety and the first Progressive Discoveries segment of 2020 are on tap in this week's Prog-Watch! Hear music from Jeff Lynne's ELO, Great Pacific Orchestra, Flying Colors, The Flower Kings, Workshop of the Wolf, and Tool! Plus, Dr. Rob Fisher will be enlightening us on the fabulous new album, The Rising, by Tony Lowe's ESP Project! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3...

Jan 21, 20201 hr 28 min

101 Dimensions - January 2020-1

Here's what I have in store for our first 101 Dimensions outing of 2020: 1. Aphex Twin – 54 Cymru Beats (6:06); Meltphace 6 (6:24); and Ziggomatic 17 (8:35) (from the album DrukQs, 2001) 2. Emmett Elvin – Butterfly in the Labyrinth (7:08); No Wonder (5:36); and The End Of Music (4:54) (from the album The End Of Music, 2019) 3. Larry Fast/Synergy– Electric Blue (6:20); Ancestors (5:26); and After the Earthquake (3:29) (from the album Audion, 1981) 4. Klaus Schulze – The Martial Law (31:23) (from ...

Jan 15, 20201 hr 47 min

Episode 703 - In Conversation with Dave Kerzner, Pt. 2

This week on Prog-Watch: Part Two of my Dave Kerzner interview and artist feature! Hear the rest of my chat with Dave and lots of great music from his solo career, his new In Continuum band, and Mantra Vega! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Jan 14, 20201 hr 26 min

Episode 702 - In Conversation with Dave Kerzner, Pt. 1

This week on Prog-Watch the great Dave Kerzner is my guest! Dave talks candidly about his past and his current projects, including his Sonic Reality tribute to Yes, his career retrospective compilation, and the two albums he has made with his new band, In Continuum! Along the way I'll be playing lots of great music from Sound Of Contact, Dave's solo albums, the Yes tribute, and In Continuum! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, co...

Jan 07, 20201 hr 24 min

Episode 701 - (Mostly) NEW Variety

Following Christmas and my epic 3-part series with the Progressive Aspect on the best albums of the decade, I figured we should catch up on some of the great stuff released at the end of 2019. So tune in to hear new music from Flower Kings, Bruce Soord, Retrospective, Nektar, Lee Abraham, Cirrus Bay, Invertigo, Dark City Agent, Pallas, and Nick Beggs! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show...

Dec 31, 20191 hr 26 min

Holiday Special

Christmas is upon us so it must be time for one of my Prog-Watch Holiday Specials! Come along and get into the spirit of the Season...the spirit of peace on Earth and good will to all! I'm taking a little break from all of the blabbing, so here's the play list: 1. Chris Squire & Alan White – Run With The Fox 2. Jethro Tull – Christmas Song 3. Jon Anderson – Three Ships 4. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – A Star To Follow 5. Trevor Rabin – O Come All Ye Faithful 6. Peter Noone & Herman's Hermit...

Dec 24, 20191 hr 27 min

101 Dimensions - December 2019

Relax with some electronic/ambient/new age sounds before the Holiday hustle and bustle really kick in! Here's what I've lined up: 1. Church Of Hed – Q Ching (8:47); and The Ruler Does Not Travel (8:48) (from the album The Fourth Hour, 2019) 2. Silicon Psychosis – Physician Magician (5:10); Rainy Beaches (5:52); and The Silent Message (5:27) 3. Vangelis – I Can't Take It Anymore (5:42); Multi-Track Suggestion (5:36); and Memories Of Green (5:48) (from the album See You Later, 1980) 4. Ian Boddy a...

Dec 18, 20191 hr 49 min
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