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Prog Notes: Spotlight
by Destin Frost
Find us: https://linktr.ee/prognotesProg 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. New episodes are released biweekly!
Episodes
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Ep. 25: Axiom
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…
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Ep. 24: JC Baez
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…
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Ep. 23: SiX by SiX
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...
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Ep. 22: Ryo Okumoto
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…
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Ep. 21: A-Z
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...
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Ep. 20: Tim Bowness
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,...
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Ep. 19: Karl Sanders
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...
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Ep. 18: Civil War
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...
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Ep. 17: Seventh Wonder
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! Donate to The Canadian Cancer Society...
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Ep. 16: Evergrey
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…
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Ep. 15: Oh Hiroshima
We had on Jakob Hemström from Oh Hiroshima for this insightful episode, talking about their newest album “Myriad”! We discuss the incorporation of a lot of his family in the recordings, composing vocals as another layer of atmosphere instead of at the forefront, and how recently becoming a duo…
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Ep. 14: Silent Skies
This episode we talk with Vikram Shankar of the duo Silent Skies on their sophomore album “Nectar”! We discuss how his metal playing is framed through a classical and jazz mindset and all filtered together, the raw, vivid emotions that drew him to metal and are expressed in his classical playing…
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Ep. 13: Star One
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...
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Ep. 12: City Weezle
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…
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Ep. 11: Be'lakor
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…
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Ep. 9: Wilderun
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...
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Ep. 8: TAUK
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!...
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Ep. 7: Kyros
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…
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A Message from Spotlight
Please listen to this important message regarding the hosts of Spotlight. www.chelsea-rose.ca
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Ep. 5: Grace Hayhurst
This time we have debut solo artist Grace Hayhurst to talk about her EP “Existence is Temporary”. We chat about her past performing in orchestras with the French Horn, the fear of becoming forgotten over time, and discovering more women in prog. Check out the playlist Grace made in the link…
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Ep. 4: Voronoi
This time round we have Aleks from Voronoi to talk about their album “The Last Three Seconds”! We chat about the influence behind his signature distorted piano sound, how their jazz background sparked their unique approach to progressive music, and how the pandemic has affected them as gigging...
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Ep. 2: Pleximents
Today we chat with Evgen Tsibulin all the way from Siberia about his debut release “The Maze Within” under the name Pleximents! Join us as we discuss his unique pairing of classical, electronic, and prog metal, the inspiring way he came up with the name Pleximents, and the struggle of promoting…
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Ep. 1: Syncatto
To start us off we are releasing two episodes with very interesting guests, the first of which being Charlie Robbins and his project Syncatto! We get into the nitty-gritty of songwriting as a solo musician, how an offhand comment about slides sparked the motto for the entire album, and his unique...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Find us: https://linktr.ee/prognotesProg 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. New episodes are released biweekly!
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Destin Frost
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Find us: https://linktr.ee/prognotesProg 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...
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