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Kscope Podcast 157 - The Promise of Springtime

THE Kscope Podcast 157 - The Promise of Springtime

NEW SHOOTS! We hear about the next chapter of ENVY OF NONE via ALEX LIFESON (of Rush) and ALF ANNIBALINI … a trip to the principality because GODSTICKS have a new single out;

… to Scotland to celebrate 10 years of ‘Fog Electric’ by NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION;

… huge THE PINEAPPLE THIEF news; ... EMPYRE have an album out and are adding to their tour dates, and we keep the high-octane cinematic rock going with a proper old singalong from O.R.k.

so... breathe deeply and SMELL THE AIR!

 

Tracklist;
Godsticks - Mayhem (from This is What a Winner Looks Like) May 26th
Envy of None - Dumb (Der Dummkopf Remix) (from That Was Then EP) June 9th
The Pineapple Thief - Judge the Girl (from How Did We Find Our Way book set) June 23rd
O.R.k. - Consequence (feat. Elisa) Orchestral Mix (from Screamnasium) OUT NOW
Empyre - Quiet Commotion (from Relentless) OUT NOW
North Atlantic Oscillation - Soft Coda (from Fog Electric)

 

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Kscope Podcast 156 - The Time is Now (with Henrik from Empyre)

THE TIME IS NOW for… The all new BIG SOUND

Empyre and Klone have been scheming and plotting during lockdown (and the worst of the pandemic) and are now fit and ready to go! We hear from Henrik from the former on how they approach gigs both small and large as one has to at this point, i.e. festival crowds and support slots in big rooms, and. conversely. entertaining the packed sweaty club gigs.

We sent Kscope’s roving reporter Tris to catch up with Klone backstage (at the De La Warr Pavilion, one of the most quintessentially English venues), for some important advice on the advantages of the singer doubling up as the merch guy.

PLUS music from the progenitors of THE BIG SOUND ™ - Anathema

AND ALSO Steven Wilson & Aviv Geffen, collectively Blackfield from the astounding new 7-disc one-off book set… which is BIG.

 

Tracklist:

Empyre - Waking Light, Parasites & Relentless (from Relentless)

Blackfield - Pain (from An Accident of Stars: 2004 - 2017)

Klone - Bystander (from Meanwhile)

Anathema - Untouchable Part 1 (from Weather Systems)

 

Kscope Podcast 155 - Heavyosity (with Guillaume Bernard)

Kscope Podcast 155 - HEAVYOSITY (with Guillaume from Klone)

 

Le GRAND sound of KLONE from the forests of France. Touring with Devin Townsend! Guillaume from the band talks us through why they did livestream shows, how the notoriously bureaucracy-loving French dealt with lockdown and talks about vibrations a lot.

 

PLUS the MIGHTY sound of EMPYRE from the hotbed of heavy  - the English industrial Midlands; and the DENSENESS of the guv’nors TESSERACT rocking their way through the P O R T A L S.

…and a bit of shade to go with the light as JONATHAN HULTEN goes far out into the Swedish countryside.

 

TRACKLIST:

Klone - Apnea, Within Reach & Night & Day (from Meanwhile)

Empyre - Forget Me (from Relentless - 31.3.23)

Jonathan Hultén - Leaving (from The Forest Sessions)

TesseracT - Eden (from P O R T A L S)

Kscope Podcast 154 - Into the Woods (with Jonathan Hultén)

Episode #154 - Into the Woods with Jonathan Hultén

The pandemic accelerated the internet as a portal for musicians, but you need visuals too. No one does that better than guitarist, performer, songwriter, and animator JONATHAN HULTÉN. During lockdown as many retreated inward, he got outside and performed to the trees.

The music from those sessions is out now as an audio + visual album, on vinyl, CD & DVD.

Jonathan talks to Billy Reeves about Swedish roaming law, ‘The Forest Sessions’ and what he plans next…

Plus new singles from EMPYRE and KLONE, news of some excellent releases next door and, in keeping with the forest theme, some classic PORCUPINE TREE…

Playlist:
Jonathan Hultén - Wasteland, The Mountain and The Call to Adventure (Roadburn Version) (from The Forest Sessions)

Klone - Bystander (new single+video) (from Meanwhile - 10.2.23)

Empyre - Hit & Run (new single+video) (from Relentless - 31.3.23)

Porcupine Tree - Lazarus (from Deadwing reissue on sister label Transmission - 3.3.23)

 

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Kscope Podcast 153 - Blinking into the Light / Thinking Back, Looking Forward

As creative, independent, forward-thinking musicians emerge from the worst of the lockdown, and try and tour, record and write again – we hear their thoughts on the future of music, featuring… PAUL FRICK of TANGERINE DREAM, BRUCE SOORD and GAVIN HARRISON of THE PINEAPPLE THIEF, MAIAH WYNNE of ENVY OF NONE, MARIUSZ DUDA of LUNATIC SOUL & RIVERSIDE, JON GOMM of JON GOMM and THOMAS ANDERSON of GAZPACHO

Tracklist: Tangerine Dream - Along the Canal (from Raum)
Gazpacho - Hourglass (from Fireworking at St.Croix)
Envy of None - Old Strings (from Envy of None)
TesseracT - Hollow (from Regrowth AA side available on Bandcamp)
Mariusz Duda - Lemon Flavoured Stars (from Claustrophobic Universe)
The Pineapple Thief - Boxing Day (Rewired) (from Give it Back (Rewired))
O.R.k. - Hope for the Ordinary (from Screamnasium)
Ozric Tentacles / Ed Wynne - Starseeds (from Tumbling through the Multiverse)
Jon Gomm - Swallow you Whole (from The Faintest Idea)
Gazpacho - Gold Star (from March of Ghosts)

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Kscope Podcast 152 A.I., Artistry and Authenticity with Thomas Anderson of Gazpacho and Billy Reeves

What is a “half-speed master”? Can artificial intelligence write a hit? How have Gazpacho stayed together for 25 years? Are Norwegian winters that bad? Why are we obsessed with authenticity in art? Is the first time Roland Barthes has been mentioned on the Kscope podcast? All these questions answered by Thomas Anderson of Gazpacho, as the band are well into their vinyl audiophile re-issue campaign. Tunes from same, and a new Anathema half-speed master, a new-to-vinyl O.R.k, and a new signing…

Kscope Podcast #151 - O.R.k. ’Screamnasium’ feat. Colin Edwin

A long chat on the Kscope sofa with COLIN EDWIN, who you may know best as the bassist of PORCUPINE TREE as there’s a new O.R.k. album out entitled SCREAMNASIUM out now. The band features award-winning vocalist/composer LEF, KING CRIMSON’s PAT MASTELOTTO and the unique guitar of CARMELO PIPITONE as well as Col’s bottom end.

 

We hear what happened re: Colin’s exclusion from PORCUPINE TREE and how he feels about it, why the new O.R.k. set turned out how it did, what happens to Pat at border control, and our genial host BILLY REEVES hears “Einstürzende Neubauten” spoken out loud for the first time ever.

Plus new music from KLONE, EMPYRE, JOHNATHAN HULTÉN and a half-speed master from GAZPACHO…

Kscope Podcast #150 - The Spirit of Collaboration Co-Hosted with Gavin Harrison and Bruce Soord

Thanks for being there. Billy Reeves talks with Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) and Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, The Pineapple Thief) about the definition of collaboration in music, its pitfalls and advantages. Along the way we discuss the fall of Anathema, Steven Wilson’s teeth-brushing proclivities and a magic guitar… …and we get to hear many of Kscope’s collaborative tunes, serving as a history of the label and its family of musicians, including iamthemorning with Gav and Mariusz, Bruce with Jonas of Katatonia, Engineers and North Atlantic Oscillation.

Kscope Podcast #149 - A catch-up with Jon Gomm and a Kscope vinyl re-stock

A long overdue long-form catch-up with Jon Gomm and some sustenance for your stylus - a Kscope vinyl re-stock.

Jon talks at length about Transylvania, the Gommunity, getting back in the saddle after the worst days of the Pando, traveling with his guitar in the next seat, and the amazing Swan Song charity – plus an exclusive on his next project plans…

Plus, an update on the latest vinyl from Kscope, including Gomm, TesseracT, Lunatic Soul, Tangerine Dream, Mariusz Duda solo, and details of the next Kscope Podcast which is number 150! I know, right?

 

Playlist

Blackfield - How Was Your Life? (from V)

Mariusz Duda - Claustrophobic Universe (from Claustrophobic Universe)

TesseracT - Dystopia (from Polaris)

Jon Gomm - The Ghost Inside You & Until The Sun Destroys The Earth (from The Faintest Idea)

Tangerine Dream - Fire On The Mountain (from Views From A Red Train)

Lunatic Soul - Gutter (from Walking On A Flashlight Beam)

 

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Kscope Podcast #148 - Ed Wynne of Ozric Tentacles dives deep into the chart-topping Tumbling Through The Floativerse

It’s Kscope Podcast 148 with your chum Billy Reeves.

…featuring a proper old chinwag with one of the most interesting heroes of the British underground of the last 30 years, the influential and inspirational ED WYNNE, the legendary mainstay of OZRIC TENTACLES. Billy and Ed talk about his new album, his views on the modern festival, what Michael Eavis the Glastonbury founder is like, and what inspired him to get his hands on his own studio – plus a little insight into what’s coming next from said musichub…

PLUS tunes from the new Ed Wynne album, a storming remix of a track from the ENVY OF NONE album (the new project from Alex Lifeson of RUSH), a solo single (and new album taster) from DANIEL TOMPKINS of TESSERACT...

AND some clips from the latest KSCOPE SAMPLER - Vol 10;  which is now streaming on your platform of choice.

ALSO listen out for how to get 20% off PORCUPINE TREE recordings…

 

Music:

Daniel Tomkins: The Abyss (single)

Ed Wynne: Infinity Curtains & Oilyvoice  (from ‘Tumbling Through The Floativerse’)

Envy Of None: Dumb - Dumbkopf remix  (original version on their self-titled album)

clips of

Envy of None: You’ll Be Sorry (b-side of UNHCR Ukraine response fundraising 45rpm 7” available from visionmerch.com)

Paul Draper: The Chad Who Loved Me (from ‘Attack of the Grey Lantern live at Ritz’)

Tangerine Dream: Macchu Piccu (from the album of the same name)

Jonathan Hulten: The Mountain (from Kscope Vol 10 sampler)

Lunatic Soul: The Fountain (also from Kscope Vol 10 sampler)