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Episode 28; Summer special!

Welcome back to Kscope, The Post Progressive Podcast.

A mid-summer special this time, as we reflect on some of the best tunes coming out of the label thus far in 2012; thanks for getting in touch, find out what you’ve chosen as the Kscope track of the year thus far. Plus you can find out what we and our chums are loving - and get plenty of reminders of how you can download tracks for free from the Kscope website.

PLUS news of the Anathema tour - and the new album by The Pineapple Thief…

Do please pop www.KscopeMusic.com/Podcast on your facebook and twitter page; share the love…

Episode 27 PART 1 - Ulver psyched!

Part 1 of the 'Childhood's End' special

Hi, welcome back to Kscope the Post-progressive Podcast. Episode 27.

Early pioneers of Norwegian black metal, Ulver have continually evolved throughout their career, they're living legends of the dark music industry, blending rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions. They’ve always done exactly what they want to do.

Last year Kscope released the beautiful Wars Of The Roses album, now, Childhood's End, a collection of classic psychedelic and garage rock covers; unique versions of tunes by the likes The 13th Floor Elevators, Jefferson Airplane, The Pretty Things and many obscure ones too.

In a rare interview Kriss discusses the reasons for doing the album, why they feel they're "ambassadors" for these kinds of psyche records, the band’s adventures on tour. He now sees Ulver "on the periphery of metal”…

The iTunes account can't take the length and quality of these podcasts. So we're doing them in manageable chunks. If you'd like this in onepart,  downloadable,  better quality go to www.KscopeMusic.com/Podcast

Episode 27 PART 2 Ulver psyched!

Part 2 of the 'Childhood's End' special

Hi, welcome back to Kscope the Post-progressive Podcast. Episode 27. Part 2..

Early pioneers of Norwegian black metal, Ulver have continually evolved throughout their career, they're living legends of the dark music industry, blending rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions. They’ve always done exactly what they want to do.

Last year Kscope released the beautiful Wars Of The Roses album, now, Childhood's End, a collection of classic psychedelic and garage rock covers; unique versions of tunes by the likes The 13th Floor Elevators, Jefferson Airplane, The Pretty Things and many obscure ones too.

In a rare interview Kriss discusses the reasons for doing the album, why they feel they're "ambassadors" for these kinds of psyche records, the band’s adventures on tour. He now sees Ulver "on the periphery of metal”…

The iTunes account can't take the length and quality of these podcasts. So we're doing them in manageable chunks. If you'd like this in onepart,  downloadable,  better quality go to www.KscopeMusic.com/Podcast

Episode 26, PART 1, NAO and Mothlite sophomore

Hi, welcome back to Kscope the Post-progressive Podcast. Episode 26, Part 1

We focus on two sophomore albums herein: ahead of the Kscope night at The Tabernacle in Notting Hill west London which features these two acts live – that’s on Wednesday May 2^nd. (Bruce Soord from The Pineapple Thief has been added to the bill too!)

Here, in part 1 you’ll hear from Sam Healy from North Atlantic Oscillation on their new album FOG ELECTRIC..

..and then in part 2 Daniel O’Sullivan from Mothlite on the new album DARK AGE.

You’ll hear more of Daniel from Mothlite’s work in the next Podcast, as we catch up with ULVER – the Norwegian dark music legends have an album forthcoming of re-workings of classic psychedelic tracks.

If you’re subscribed to this podcast via iTunes you’ll need to re-subscribe from July 1^st as we’re coming off the Podbean platform and sticking with KscopeMusic.com/Podcast - you’ll be able to re-subscribe and listen there if you’re not doing so already.

See you at the Tabernacle….

Episode 26, PART 2, NAO and Mothlite sophomore

Hi, welcome back to Kscope the Post-progressive Podcast. Episode 26, Part 2.

We focus on two sophomore albums herein: ahead of the Kscope night at The Tabernacle in Notting Hill west London which features these two acts live – that’s on Wednesday May 2^nd. (Bruce Soord from The Pineapple Thief has been added to the bill too!)

In part 1 you you’ll hear from Sam Healy from North Atlantic Oscillation on their new album FOG ELECTRIC..

..and in this part you'll hear Daniel O’Sullivan from Mothlite on the new album DARK AGE.

You’ll hear more of Daniel from Mothlite’s work in the next Podcast, as we catch up with ULVER – the Norwegian dark music legends have an album forthcoming of re-workings of classic psychedelic tracks.

If you’re subscribed to this podcast via iTunes you’ll need to re-subscribe from July 1^st as we’re coming off the Podbean platform and sticking with KscopeMusic.com/Podcast - you’ll be able to re-subscribe and listen there if you’re not doing so already.

See you at the Tabernacle….

Episode 24 PART 2: a soupçon of Gazpacho

Herein: Kscope the Post-progressive Podcast.

In this edition we focus on two releases: This is part 2...

our dear chums GAZPACHO have a new album on the way, (‘MARCH OF GHOSTS’) so we sent intrepid reporter Scott from the Kscope office to KRYPTON SOUND PLANET – which is, in fact in Oslo, to speak to the chaps. He found them in good spirits and looking forward to their next tour, as long as the drains are tight…

Episode Twenty-three; ‘Forthcoming’

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Welcome back. In this edition a little glimpse into the future.. the first few weeks and months of Kscope’s 2012 schedule.

Herein, exclusives and forthcoming releases from MOTHLITE (Daniel O’Sullivan’s brainchild), STEVE HOGARTH & RICHARD BARBIERI , the return of both NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION and GAZPACHO, and a new album from GAVIN HARRISON’s (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson) collaboration with 05RIC.

PLUS stay in touch with www.KscopeMusic.com and/or twitter - @KscopeMusic for details of albums from ANATHEMA, THE PINEAPPLE THIEF and ULVER.

AND there’s some more STEVEN WILSON live dates in March/April and plans are afoot for another KSCOPE EVENING…

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Episode twenty-two; BEST OF 2011

Festive greetings, and welcome to a retrospective of a brilliant year (if we do say so ourselves) at Kscope the Post-Progressive Podcast.

There’s been a a Grammy™ nomination, several successful tours, rejuvenated groups, new groups, old friends, the wonderful celebration of the label at the Union Chapel in London -  and lots of love from you.

Thanks to crowd-sourcing on social media we have an unscientific straw poll of your favourite releases from this year’s Kscope family, here are they.. presented by the chaps from Anathema no less, Daniel and Vincent Cavanagh…..

Download and/or listen to Kscope, The Post-Progressive Podcast right here, or here: www.KscopeMusic.com/Podcast .. Put it on the social networks

Episode 21 - Live at the Union Chapel

A very warm welcome to this ‘double album’ length Kscope, The Post-Progressive Podcast. Billy Reeves here.

Recently, Kscope hosted a very special concert at The Union Chapel in north London; arguably London’s nicest venue. It’s a working church, built in the Victorian gothic revival style in the 1870s, it’s also a centre for the arts. It’s unspoiled inside, the audience sit in pews, it’s gorgeous.

We invited four of the Kscope family to perform unique versions of some of their repertoire: you’ll hear tunes from NOSOUND, ENGINEERS, BRUCE SOORD from THE PINEAPPLE THIEF (with Alx Leeks) and ANATHEMA.

PLUS pre-show, backstage and aftershow interviews with all the atristes as we were (very kindly) allowed to go running around with a microphone.

What a night! A packed house from all over the world (you’ll hear from some of the audience too). If you were there, re-live it here. If you weren’t let’s take you there…

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Episode Twenty - Steven Wilson on 'Grace For Drowning'

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Episode Twenty – Steven Wilson talks Grace For Drowning

Good morning, afternoon and evening.

Welcome to Kscope, the Post-Progressive Podcast.

Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) has recorded what he feels is his “..Biggest project to date”; the sumptuous double album Grace For Drowning, a journey through many musical influences and styles - filtered through the Wilson audio-scope.

The album is out now. Here, in an exclusive interview with Billy Reeves, Steven describes the joy and creative spark he felt when working on the King Crimson re-issues, how the project began and ended, who one can bounce off if one is making a solo record, and answers two age-old musical conundrums: (i) what is the difference between an autoharp and a hammered dulcimer..? & (ii) were the 60s/70s prog rockers simply jazz musicians who wanted to get laid…?!?

Download and/or listen to Kscope, The Post-Progressive Podcast right here, or here: www.KscopeMusic.com/Podcast .. Put it on the social networks!