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Song of the Day: CAN “She Brings The Rain”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

“She Brings The Rain” may be original vocalist Malcolm Mooney‘s greatest moment with legendary German band, CAN.

Categories: Blog, jazz, music, prog rock, psychedelic, rock, Song of the Day Tags: can, German, jazz, krautrock, Malcolm Mooney, music, prog, song of the day

Song of the Day (Shocktober): Jeff Wayne “Horsell Common And The Heat Ray”

Neville C. 10:00 am on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

Shocktober continues with Jeff Wayne‘s musical adaptation of H.G. Wells‘ War of the Worlds on a track featuring the great Richard Burton.

Categories: Blog, music, prog rock, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Chris Spedding, David Essex, Justin Hayward, Phil Lynott, Richard Burton, shocktober, song of the day

Song of the Day: Michael Rother “Groove 139”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on July 18, 2019July 18, 2019

Unearthed and remixed as part of a new retrospective box set, “Groove 139” is Michael Rother offering up a swirling krautrock odyssey.

Categories: Blog, music, prog rock, psychedelic, rock, Song of the Day Tags: German, Kraftwerk, krautrock, Michael Rother, music, neu!, song of the day

Song of the Day: Santana “Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando”

Neville C. 10:00 am on May 30, 2019May 29, 2019

Santana really cuts loose with this extended, Latin, rock and prog medley that exemplifies what was best about the ’70s lineup of the band.

Categories: Blog, Latin, music, prog rock, psychedelic, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Carlos Santana, Latin, latin rock, music, rock, Santana, song of the day

Song of the Day: King Crimson “Red”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on February 19, 2019May 22, 2020

“Red” is a ferocious yet mathematically precise rocker that sees prog rock legends, King Crimson, distilled to their very essence.

Categories: Blog, music, prog rock, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Bill Buford, King Crimson, prog, prog rock, Robert Fripp, song of the day

Song of the Day: Frank Zappa and the Mothers “Advance Romance”

Neville C. 10:00 am on December 13, 2018December 11, 2018

Frank Zappa and the Mothers team up with Captain Beefheart for a characteristically weird descent into depravity and social realism.

Categories: Blog, music, prog rock, psychedelic, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, George Duke, music, prog, psych, song of the day

Song of the Day: Julian Cope “No Hard Shoulder To Cry On”

DJ Stereo Faith 10:00 am on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

Julian Cope‘s “No Hard Shoulder To Cry On” is a highly personal mix of neo-Paganism, outsider art and left field pop brilliance.

Categories: Blog, indie, music, prog rock, Song of the Day Tags: indie, Julian Cope, prog rock, song of the day, teardrop explodes

Song of the Day: Harmonia “Walky Talky”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on May 25, 2018July 15, 2019

Krautrock super-group Harmonia live up to their billing with this mesmerizing stand-out cut from their second LP.

Categories: Blog, music, prog rock, psychedelic, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Brian Eno, cluster, Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, harmonia, krautrock, Michael Rother, neu!, prog, song of the day 1 Comment

Song of the Day: Fondation “Souviens Toi”

Alex Deley 10:00 am on April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

Fondation’s “Souviens Toi” is a strange, experimental, lo-fi pop artifact of early 80s home recording.

Categories: Blog, electronica, indie, music, prog rock, psychedelic, Song of the Day Tags: c60, experimental, fondation, H.P. Lovecraft, krautrock, music, prog, song of the day 1 Comment

Song of the Day: Round House “I Hear You Call”

Neville C. 10:00 am on December 20, 2017December 20, 2017

Digger’s delight: Swiss prog rockers Round House feature a monster of a drum break on their song “I Hear You Call”.

Categories: Blog, hip-hop, prog rock, rock, Song of the Day Tags: breaks, drumbreak, Harvest, krautrock, prog, round house, roundhouse, song of the day

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