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Episode 71 - an introduction to The Anchoress and a 9 minute Steven Wilson track

Hello and welcome to the first Kscope Podcast of 2016.

 

PLENTY going on at the label this year!

 

We start with an introduction to Catherine Anne Davies PhD, Simple Minds’ keyboardist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, PKA as The Anchoress for her debut album out now on Kscope,‘Confessions of a Romance Novelist’ – which is “sneaking big ideas past the listeners of daytime radio” (Q Magazine).

 

Some of the LP was co-produced and written with Mansun’s creative force Paul Draper (Catherine is currently helping Paul with his first solo album) so we’ll hear how the two met - as well as Catherine’s forthright opinions on gender in rock.

 

PLUS a track from the current album from Steven Wilson AND an update on the current Kscope artists on tour.

 

IT’S ALL HAPPENING!

Episode 70 - Quadruple Album-length 2015 round-up

Music and chat from throughout a triumphant year at Kscope from

·         Steven Wilson

·         Gavin Harrison

·         Gazpacho

·         Katatonia

·         Bruce Soord

·         Anathema

·         TesseracT

·         The Receiver

·         Sweet Billy Pilgrim

Plus a couple of top tunes from Nordic Giants & Nosound

And … an exclusive snippet from the forthcoming Steven Wilson album.

Many thanks for your support, see you in 2016! Billy x (@TheBillyReeves @KscopeMusic on twitter)

Episode 69 - Bruce Soord solo

Kscope Podcast 69 features an interview with and music from Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief.

After 10 albums as TPT Bruce has made a beautiful “threadbare epic” solo album and it’s out now. The songs were recorded in and influenced by growing up in a classic, small, isolated English town, and how both writer and the town have changed in recent times.

Plus the first new music in 17 years from Richard Barbieri & Steve Jansen(once of Japan), Anathema live in Liverpool Cathedral (a lead vocal from the wonderful Lee Douglas) and a track from the forthcoming The Anchoress album where Catherine Ann Davies is joined on vocals by Paul Draper from Mansun.

AND some Steven Wilson news…

Episode 68 - Epic 1 hour Autumn Special

Epic one hour Autumn Special starring...

 

Gazpacho. Thomas talks about new album Molok and the album’s attempt to map the position of all the electrons in the universe – to find true meaning or futility (I kid you not)…

 

Anathema. Vincent talks about the unique challenges of the Cathedral shows, the huge Distant Satellites tour, the new concert film and plans for the future..

 

Plus dramatic music from new signing The Anchoress and a gorgeous tune from the forthcoming debut solo album by Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief.

 

An hour of the finest music, thesis and antithesis…

Episode 67 -TesseracT

Award-winning progressive/metal innovators TesseracT release their new album Polaris. We speak to guitarist James Monteith about what makes this new album (their first for Kscope) different from the predecessors.

Plus: how to vote for Steven Wilson in the Classic Rock magazine awards, and details of a new album from Norweigan art-rock masters, the mighty Gazpacho.

ORDER ALBUM:
UK & Europe: bit.ly/1IjRAHn
North America: bit.ly/1KLUuHU
Australia: bit.ly/1SVJZng
Digital iTunes:  smarturl.it/Polaris_Digital
Digital Amazon: smarturl.it/Polaris_AmazonMP3
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO FOR SURVIVAL: bit.ly/1NJ8wwt
www.kscopemusic.com/tesseract

Episode 66 - The Vinyl Edition

Welcome to the Kscope Podcast vinyl special.

Vinyl sales are on the up according to the latest music industry report* - it seems an increasing number of music fans are craving a tangible product with original artwork and high quality audio; the format has experienced a major revival in the last few years with worldwide sales increasing from 3.1 million in 2006 to over 23 million last year - we’ve always been keen on premium vinyl records with big statement artwork over at Kscope, as you know, it suits our artists and fans.

 

As well as the beautiful vinyl LPs already released on Kscope and new ones to come, the label is currently going through many reissue projects remastering and rereleasing many fan favourite albums from artists’ catalogues which either hadn’t been released before on vinyl, or are new to Kscope…you’ll hear a few of them here.

 

Check out the Kscope Heavyweight LP catalogue via the Kscope Store: www.kscopemusic.com/vinyl

 

 

 

TRACKS:

Crippled Black Phoenix – ‘We Forgotten Who We Are’ (from I, Vigilante) 

Mick Karn - All You Have’ (from Three Part Species)

Mick Karn - ‘Never Thought’ (from More Better Different) 

Mick Karn - ‘The Salmon of Knowledge’ (from Each Eye a Path)

Lunatic Soul – ‘Out on a Limb’ (from Lunatic Soul) 

Gazpacho - ‘Mary Celeste’ (from March of Ghosts) 

The Pineapple Thief - ‘137’ (from 137)

 

  *http://we.tl/p5Kjefz8Op (pp38/39)

Episode 65- Summer Special

Episode 65 is the 2015 Summer Special!

New releases from Steven Wilson and Tesseract,

Music, video news and tour news from The Pineapple Thief and Sweet Billy Pilgrim,

A striped-back Anathema track and a full-blown closer from The Receiver.

Plus, a reminder to VOTE KSCOPE in the Progressive Music awards

Grab a sorbet!

Vote in the Progressive Music Awards here http://awards.prog.teamrock.com/

Episode 64 - The Receiver, Mick Karn & The Progressive Music Awards nominees

When I’m 64!

Welcome to the Kscope Podcast – episode 64.

It’s high time we tuned into The Receiver, the new Kscope signings, all the way from Columbus, Ohio and heard from their brand new album ‘All Burn’. Plus, we’ll hear a track from the other new bugs Sweet Billy Pilgrim and the first of a series of Kscope releases from the late, great Mick Karn.

Plus.. VOTE KSCOPE* in the Progressive Music Awards!

Twitter @KscopeMusic @TheBillyReeves

*Vote in the Progressive Music Awards here http://awards.prog.teamrock.com/

Episode 63 – new signing Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Gazpacho live

Welcome back to the Kscope podcast.  
NEW FRIENDS: Mercury music prize nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim have joined Kscope, and their new album ‘Motorcade Amnesiacs’ is out right now! Meet Tim and Jana. 

OLD BUDDIES: There’s a brand new live album from Norway’s gentlemen of Prog Gazpacho hear Thomas’s ambitions for the ‘Night Of The Demon’ DVD. 

PLUS, the ultra-rare Sweet Billy Pilgrim remix of the Steven Wilson classic ‘Insurgentes’

With your host @TheBillyReeves
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Episode 62 - Gazpacho Live and a message from Nordic Giants HQ

Hello. It’s a spring thing. It’s the Kscope Podcast Episode 62. Featuring:

NEW from Nordic Giants – two massive tracks from a the awe-inspiring new album A Séance of Dark Delusions & an exclusive message-poem, a catch-up with Thomas from Gazpacho about their live concert DVD and its potential audience, a quick chat with new signings the Mercury Music Prize-nominated Sweet Billy Pilgrim (and an album teaser ahead of a full interview & tracks next time out) and a stone-cold Klassic from Crippled Black Phoenix.

Sniff the blossoms...