Prog-Watch

This week our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, returns to take a look at a stunning and inspiring album by Dutch artist Dick van der Heijde. A brain stem stroke left Dick unable to move or speak, but thanks to modern AI technology he was able to express his feelings and musical ideas in a moving new record called 'Locked In'. For my part, I'll have new music from Long Earth, Gabriel Zingiber, and Phideaux, and a Beardfish track dedicated to a long time listener and friend of the show.

This week we're catching up on many of the great bands that were featured in PROG Magazine 170 & 171! Plus other great stuff from Refestramus, Gardening Club, & Different Light and new music from Yes, The Paradox Twin, & Built For The Future!

June's 101 Dimensions program features nearly two hours of electronic, ambient, and progressive music from The Art Of Noise, Lunatic Soul, Yukihiro Takahashi, Ashra, and Deborah Martin & Jill Haley.

This week's program is the fourth installment in the Virtuosos series, and looks at drummers! Hear ten defining performances, filled with everything from power, complex groves, and controlled chaos, to subtle nuances and time-changing finesse, from five truly exceptional sticks men!

This week, our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, launches a new recurring series entitled Progressive Resonances. In each installment, Rob will explore a universal human theme through the power and emotional resonance of music. The inaugural episode explores loneliness, drawing on music from artists as diverse as Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, Steven Wilson, and Black Sabbath.