We have on the guys from Axiom to chat their new album, "Soteria"! Tune in to find out the technology they used during lockdown to jam and perform in their respective homes like they were together in the studio, what it is like to live track such technical progressive music as their main method of recording and its benefits and challenges, as well as how Stu functions off of his potato-like internet modem!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
We had a great chat with JC Baez, the artist for “The Journey Internal”, a graphic novel based off of the SiX by SiX album featured last week! We discuss how he learned English through Beatles records and comics, what sparked his interest in creating visuals within the prog scene and grand tales of the artists he has connected with!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
We chat with Robert Berry about SiX by SiX and their new self-titled album! Robert talks about his desire to go in a more guitar driven direction after losing Keith Emerson and his quest to find the ideal guitarist for the role. We discuss how they came up with the name SiX by SiX and the significance of the capital X's, and a bit of the visual and sonic direction they have cooking up for the upcoming tour!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
We have on Ryo Okumoto this week to talk about his new solo album, "The Myth of the Mostrophus"! We discuss how he envisioned this release as his own take on a Spock's Beard record, the importance R&B played in influencing his sound and playing style, and the careful attention he pays to song flow while writing primarily longer tracks!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
This time we talk with Mark Zonder from A-Z about their debut self-titled album! We discuss what he envisioned the live experience to be while composing more of a stadium rock project, what it was like reuniting with Ray Alder after over 15 years, and how he approaches the writing process as a drummer!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
We have on Tim Bowness to talk about his newest solo album, "Butterfly Mind"! We discuss how the term Butterfly Mind relates to his own creative process, but how the album concept differs from that theme in a way, his thoughts on the evolution of commercial music to a more simplified, rigid form, and how the guests shaped the direction of the album.
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
This episode we have on Karl Sanders to talk about his experimental, Ancient Egypt inspired solo release "Saurian Apocalypse"! He describes his music as being for the state between awake and asleep where any suggestion could spark a powerful vision, describes how playing outside of western tuning systems helps shape his sound, and his views on authenticity when trying to convey the sounds of ancient cultures.
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
On this episode we chat with Kelly from Civil War about their new album “Invaders”! We discuss how he pulls from strong emotional elements in historical contexts rather than being straight from the textbook, his admiration of Native American history and the poetic way they see life, and the acceptance he felt replacing the previous vocalist for this album while still being entirely himself.
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
On this episode we chat with Andreas from Seventh Wonder about their new album “The Testament”! We talk about how he decides to write a concept album, why the songs on this album trend towards shorter lengths, and the reason behind so many awesome bass solos!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
This episode we chat with Tom Englund of Evergrey about their new album, “A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)”! We discuss how their producer has influenced their iconic sound across the last 5 albums, how Tom’s understanding of himself shapes the lyrics and vice versa, and what it is like stepping between the softer style of Silent Skies and the booming approach to Evergrey.
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
In this episode, we chat with Arjen Lucassen about his new Star One album, “Revel in Time”! We discuss how Star One differs from his many other projects, how he finds the inspiration for his grande concepts, and how it feels reuniting with Ed Warby and Jef Bertels for this release! Get ready to revel in music on this episode of Spotlight!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
This week we are talking with Simon Fleury from City Weezle about their most recent album “No. 2”! We chat about the liberty of performing without backing tracks, not limiting themselves to what instruments are available to them on stage while recording, and how Simon finds the different characters represented through his voice. Definitely check these guys out!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
We have on Steve from Be’lakor to chat about their new album, “Coherence”. We discuss how they analyze their music based on what makes them excited in the moment instead of trying to fit within a certain sound, the dynamic twists they use to keep long tracks feeling fresh, and how they decide where to put vocals or when not to use them. Come dive into the Australian progressive death metal scene with us!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
Today, we have Dan Muller on from Wilderun to chat about their new album “Epigone”. We discuss the structure of the album and how some of the themes influenced it, what they look for in the artwork for their albums, and what theme the gifts are supposed to be for a 10th anniversary! A lot to look forward to on this episode!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
This time ‘round we have Alric from Tauk to talk about “Chaos Companion”. We get into the link between video games and their influence on popular music, their collaboration with many other musicians of various musical backgrounds, and how plastic space suits feel on a hot July day in Brooklyn! Enjoy!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
Happy New Year! We kick off the year with Shelby and Joey from KYROS chatting about their recent cover album, “Recover”! We talk about the process of rebuilding the tracks to fit the KYROS sound, how the album has chronicled Shelby’s journey through her transition, and what inspired them to make a prog cover album in the first place. Take a listen, and we wish you all a great new year!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
On this special holiday episode, we chat with Chris David from Majestica about their December 2020 release, “A Christmas Carol.” We discuss the best ways to go about celebrating Christmas in the summer, the rules about bringing snow machines into live venues, and his favorite Swedish Christmas carol. Please enjoy, and have a wonderful holiday season!
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**Prog Notes: Spotlight is a fireside chat with your favourite up-and-coming or long-established prog artists! Hear straight from the Tarkus' mouth what inspired the music, their creative process, the history of the groups, and much more! An offshoot of The Prog Notes Podcast, your host, Rogan McAndrews, brings in the best in the genre connecting fans to the masters behind the music.
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