Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast
by David Layton
Spanning the globe to give you the constant variety of Prog. The thrill of mellotrons. And the agony of the 80s. The musical drama of epic compositions. This is Soundchaser. The Professor will host three hours of music selected from the history of progressive rock, the 1960s to the present. The main feature of every broadcast will be at least an hour of symphonic progressive, the boldest, most robust flavors prog has to offer. The program will feature many varietal selections as well, from fusion, progressive ambient, psychedelic, eclectic progressive, RIO, folk, and crossover progressive. The program is for the discerning and daring connoisseur of progressive rock. Relax. Open the aural palette. Delights to follow.
Episodes
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Episode 167: Sound Chaser 335
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is the first in the Second of Two series. This is a two-episode set highlighting music from acts that released only two official, original albums. These do not include live, archival, or retrospective releases. Every...
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Episode 166: Sound Chaser 334
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Quivira, a number of interesting items I found while touring the Bandcamp website, The Symphonic Zone, and a few classics. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist 1....
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Episode 165: Sound Chaser 333
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time completes the one album only series. I recently broadcast two shows devoted to acts that released only one official studio album. Now, I finish the series with a review of albums that come mostly from the 2000s. Some acts...
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Episode 164: Sound Chaser 332
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from The Instigations and Alan Goldberg. I have a couple of covers of famous prog music, the Symphonic Zone, and the usual mix of prog styles. All that plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser....
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Episode 163: Sound Chaser 331
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is #2 in my series on one-album acts, those that produced only one studio album before calling it quits. This includes a new track from a new band, called Inner Child. It also includes a spotlight on Italian one-album…
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Episode 162: Sound Chaser 330
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is the first of three shows dedicated to one-album acts. Each of the acts produced only one official studio recorded release. I am not counting live albums or releases of demos and rehearsals published decades after the...
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Episode 161: Sound Chaser 329
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On a packed show this time I have new music from Enigmatic Sound Machines, cHoclat FRoG, and David Boothby, and In Memoriam feature for Loren Nerell, Patrick Gleeson, and Ray Gomez, the Symphonic Zone, and a full-length concert performance…
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Episode 160: Sound Chaser 328
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from The Emerald Dawn, progressive music from a variety of times, manners, and places, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist 1. Porcupine Tree -...
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Episode 159: Sound Chaser 327
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Yes and Andy Juhl, a fine collection of 20th and 21st century prog, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist 1. Grobschnitt - Razzia, from Razzia...
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Episode 158: Sound Chaser 326
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. This time, we take another dip into Diedrick’s favorites. He's the voice on the bumpers and fillers you occasionally hear. I have had Diedrick come onto the show and make the selections from some of his favorite progressive rock listening....
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Episode 157: Sound Chaser 325
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Ian Neal and Mascot Moth, the Symphonic Zone, and plenty of artisanal selections from across the prog dimensions. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist 1. Isobar -...
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Episode 156: Sound Chaser 324
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Lifesigns, an In Memoriam feature commemorating Giovanni Parmegianni and Ike Willis, and a heady variety of progressive sounds. All that plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist…
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Episode 155: Sound Chaser 323
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Emily Bezar, Ologram, The Sea Shall Not Have Them, and Peninsula. I have an In Memoriam feature honoring Alex Ligertwood and Georg Wadenius. I also have the usual Sound Chaser mix of musical...
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Episode 154: Sound Chaser 322
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time features pieces of music that an artist or band has recorded twice. This excludes live versions, with one exception of a song which was first released in a live version before getting a studio recording. All the rest are...
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Episode 153: Sound Chaser 321
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is #3 in my series of progressive rock by artists not normally associated with progressive rock. We will see how in one way or another the influence of the progressive style for composition and performance has had a...
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Episode 152: Sound Chaser 320
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have plenty of varietal, bespoke, hand selected progressive music, a spotlight feature on the Gong family of bands from a few decades back, an In Memoriam feature for drummer Terry Cox, and the Symphonic Zone. All...
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Episode 151: Sound Chaser 319
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is a relaxed format, a general go-around of progressive music, stretching from 1968 to the 2020s in the usual Sound Chaser mad mix of styles and customs. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist...
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Episode 150: Sound Chaser 318
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is my annual birthday gift to myself shows, wherein I select some of my favorite listening in the prog rock and related genres. It is not merely a tour of the classics, though there are a few of those. It also includes…
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Episode 149: Sound Chaser 317
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. . This time I am exercising my professorial privilege to get just a bit educational. Much of progressive rock, especially in the early days, was based on classical music, including rock and jazz-rock versions of classical pieces. I…
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Episode 148: Sound Chaser 316
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Sykofant, other music from across the decades of prog, the Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist 1. Big Big Train - Hedgerow, from Empire 2....
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Episode 147: Sound Chaser 315
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have plenty of music from the different decades of progressive music, in the many styles of progressive music, I have an In Memoriam feature for Terry Sullivan and Ralph Towner, and the Symphonic Zone. All that…
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Episode 146: Sound Chaser 314
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is the 12th anniversary show. The show has been broadcasting biweekly since January, 2014. To honor this 12th anniversary achievement, I have dedicated this show to the 12-string guitar. Every piece of music on this show,...
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Episode 145: Sound Chaser 313
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from The John Irvine Band, an In Memoriam feature for Mick Abrahams and Michal Urbaniak, and plenty of prog from across the decades. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist…
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Episode 144: Sound Chaser 312
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Art Griffin’s Sound Chaser and Ian Neal, plenty of other music across the styles and eras of prog, the Symphonic Zone, an In Memoriam feature for Stig Arve Kvam-Jørgensen, and more. All that, plus...
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Episode 143: Sound Chaser 311
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from Far Out Telescope and Colin Masson, plenty of other music across the styles and eras of prog, the Symphonic Zone, and much more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser.…
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Episode 142: Sound Chaser 310
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time features multiple progressive rock artists and styles, new music from Ian Neal, and In Memoriam feature for Jack DeJohnette, the Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser.…
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Episode 141: Sound Chaser 309
The show this time is devoted mostly to that ill-defined category “related music.” In particular, I am taking a long, nostalgic retrospection of the music I was listening to or interested in before I discovered progressive rock or while I was discovering progressive rock. These are songs playing…
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Episode 140: Sound Chaser 308
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have selections from across the decades, the 1960s to the 2020s. I have an In Memoriam feature commemorating John Lodge, quite a bit of Norwegian music, and much more. All that plus news of tours and releases on…
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Episode 139: Sound Chaser 307
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Head Spin, an In Memoriam feature for Danny Thompson, and over three hours of entertaining and enlightening progressive music. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist…
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Episode 138: Sound Chaser 306
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is all about the many languages of Prog. Most progressive rock is sung in English, for reasons you probably already know well. However, a fair amount is sung in other languages. Because of that, quite a bit of progressive...
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Episode 137: Sound Chaser 305
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have a wide variety of prog sounds, a substantial suite from IQ, an In Memoriam feature for Kenichi Oguchi of Kenso, The Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist…
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Episode 136: Sound Chaser 304
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have the new single from Massimo Pieretti, a wide variety of progressive music styles, the Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist 1. Magenta - Speechless, from…
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Episode 135: Sound Chaser 303
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Enigmatic Sound Machines and Krakhouse, another great mix of styles from around the world and across the decades, and, of course, the Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on...
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Episode 134: Sound Chaser 302
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from Ian Neal, an In Memoriam feature honoring two musicians who recently passed away, plenty of prog old and recent, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser....
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Episode 133: Sound Chaser 301
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from echolyn, a wide variety of styles from around the globe and across the decades, from the famous to the obscure, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser....
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Episode 132: Sound Chaser 300
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. This episode is show number 300, which seems something of a landmark. Therefore, I have decided to dedicate the show to a landmark, that is the city where it all gets put together – Los Angeles. I have over 3 hours of music dedicated to...
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Episode 131: Sound Chaser 299
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from The Orphaned Bee, plenty of progressive rock from different decades and styles, an In Memoriam feature for Simon House and Terry Draper, and The Symphonic Zone. All that, plus news of tours and...
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Episode 130: Sound Chaser 298
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is the latest installment of the annual Diedrick's Picks episodes. I have invited Diedrick, the voice you hear on some of the show bumpers, to give me a list of tunes that he would like to hear on the show. And Diedrick…
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Episode 129: Sound Chaser 297
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from Antoine Fafard, an In Memoriam feature for Jack Lancaster, the Symphonic Zone, and plenty of other progressive music. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist 1.…
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Episode 128: Sound Chaser 296
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time returns to its usual format. I will be catching up on some of the new music that has come out in the last few months, with tunes from IQ, echolyn, Massimo Pieretti, Rosalie Cunningham, Jay Danley, Sykofant, and Silver...
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Episode 127: Sound Chaser 295
The Sound Chaser Progressive Podcast is on the air. The show this time is Part 2 of The Great Engineers sequence, music to showcase the work of some of the producers and engineers who contributed to the progressive rock sound. As with Part 1, most of the music will be from the classic prog era,...
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Episode 126: Sound Chaser 294
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. Today’s lesson is about the producers and engineers, those behind the sound desk, who make the musicians sound even better. To a large extent, these people have been as much contributors to the progressive rock sound as the musicians, so on...
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Episode 125: Sound Chaser 293
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is Part 2 of my birthday gift to myself episodes, in which I choose some of my favorite progressive music tracks to share with the audience. This time around, I have selected music offered on the Bandcamp music hosting...
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Episode 124: Sound Chaser 292
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. The show this time is the first of two special birthday gift to myself shows. Part two gets released in two weeks. This time around, I have decided to highlight some of my favorite finds from Bandcamp. The podcast has been using Bandcamp…
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Episode 123: Sound Chaser 291
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Massimo Pieretti, a couple of In Memoriam segments for Mike Ratledge and Mike Visaggio, a wide variety of prog, the Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound...
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Episode 122: Sound Chaser 290
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time I have new music from Ologram and Mesmerizing. Appearing on the show for the first time are Ossicles, Procession, and Lars Fredrik Frøislie. I have the Sound Chaser tour of styles and eras of prog, and The Symphonic...
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Episode 121: Sound Chaser 289
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, I have new music from The John Irvine Band, a number of songs from the wayback machine, some more recent pieces, The Symphonic Zone, and more. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist 1....
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Episode 120: Sound Chaser 288
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. This show is the Eleventh Anniversary show. I started in early January of 2014, and kept it going since then. To celebrate this eleventh anniversary, I have selected music that comes from an artist’s eleventh studio album. Not all that many...
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Episode 119: Sound Chaser 287
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time we unearth a mostly forgotten song from Genesis, say goodbye to Jon Camp, a significant musician in prog history, and generally take a tour through the periods and styles of progressive music. All that, plus news of...
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Episode 118: Sound Chaser 286
The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time we take a tour through styles of progressive music. Most of the samples come from a while ago, so we can see how and where certain aspects of progressive music took shape. We get some old school progressive rock, some...
About this show
Spanning the globe to give you the constant variety of Prog. The thrill of mellotrons. And the agony of the 80s. The musical drama of epic compositions. This is Soundchaser. The Professor will host three hours of music selected from the history of progressive rock, the 1960s to the present. The main feature of every broadcast will be at least an hour of symphonic progressive, the boldest, most robust flavors prog has to offer. The program will feature many varietal selections as well, from fusion, progressive ambient, psychedelic, eclectic progressive, RIO, folk, and crossover progressive. The program is for the discerning and daring connoisseur of progressive rock. Relax. Open the aural palette. Delights to follow.
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David Layton
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