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Episodes

1. 102

   Prog Review 21: Open - Jon Anderson

   Get your copy of this digital album here: http://amzn.to/jonandersonopen If you've got the money burning a hole in your pocket and you need a fix of Jon Anderson, then you'd better prog over to iTunes and download "Open". It's a 20 minutes+ piece divided into four movements and utilises the...

   Oct 25, 2011

   4m
2. 101

   Prog Review 20: New Blood Deluxe Edition - Peter Gabriel

   Get your copy of this album here: http://amzn.to/newblooddeluxe I wasn't particularly a big fan of Gabriel's last orchestral effort "Scratch My Back" so I wasn't expecting much from this bumper release. The set contains a blu-ray, DVD, and 2 CD albums - covering all the facets of the Live…

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   Oct 23, 2011

   11m
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   Prog Review 19: Photos of Ghosts - PFM

   Buy your copy of this album here: http://amzn.to/photosofghosts This time I take a look at a band hailing from Italy that under the guiding light of Peter Sinfield and ELP had a little bit of success outside their native isles. Download the album from eMusic here: http://bit.ly/pJcbd4 Music used…

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   Oct 18, 2011

   15m
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   Prog Review 18: The Snow Goose - Camel

   Get your copy of this album here: http://amzn.to/snowgoosedeluxe My review of the seminal album by Camel, which is an instrumental exploration of a book by Paul Gallico. Music used in this video: "Stinkhorn" by Darren Lock Songs from the album "Start" by Darren Lock To buy this music, visit my...

   Oct 14, 2011

   16m
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   Prog Review 17: The Discovery Box Set - Pink Floyd

   Get your copy of this box set here: http://amzn.to/pinkfloyddiscovery I've had enough time to cogitate and ruminate over the worthiness of the new Pink Floyd "Discovery" box set. The bottom line is: is this any better than than the "Oh, By The Way" set released a couple of years back? The answer…

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   Oct 12, 2011

   6m
6. 97

   Prog Review 16: Grace for Drowning - Steve Wilson

   Get your copy of this album here: http://amzn.to/gracefordrowning I finally managed to get my head around the new Steven Wilson album and here is my attempt to critically analyse the deluxe edition of "Grace for Drowning". Opening introduction provided by: http://www.smalltalkrecords.yolasite.com...

   Oct 10, 2011

   16m
7. 96

   Prog Review 15: Discipline 40th Anniversary Edition - King Crimson

   You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cy-Rxabfow The new 40th anniversary edition of this album arrived yesterday and so I busied myself to prepare a review for you. This is a very tiring record to listen to as you have to divide your attention between all the...

   Oct 6, 2011

   16m
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   Prog Review 14: Beyond the Shrouded Horizon - Steve Hackett

   You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sry_kPXdMLU The latest release from ex-Genesis plank spanker Steve Hackett is out and this is my review of the double CD deluxe edition. Don't forget to give us a thumbs up if you like the video and remember to subscribe for...

   Oct 3, 2011

   16m
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   Prog Review 13: Starless & Bible Black 40th Anniversary Edition - King Crimson

   You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nElY_6avRQg The latest batch of King Crimson 40th Anniversary edition have been released and my copy of "Starless and Bible Black" arrived today. I was naturally keen to hear what they had done to the album with regards to the...

   Sep 30, 2011

   13m
10. 93

    Prog Review 12: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Box Set

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeOKQ1mAwAY One could call this the sequel to my unboxing video, but here it is, here i spill my brains on the new ultimate "Dark Side of the Moon" box set. If you want to watch the unboxing video, you can see that by clicking...

    Sep 24, 2011

    19m
11. 92

    Prog Review 11: Script for a Jester's Tear - Marillion

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4YHRNGqbEc

    Sep 10, 2011

    10m
12. 91

    Prog Review 10: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-EW9hruwPM

    Sep 6, 2011

    13m
13. 90

    Prog Review 9: Queen II - Queen

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaSaFuYzjbw

    Sep 5, 2011

    11m
14. 89

    Prog Review 8: Raised in Captivity - John Wetton

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzvzPdS0aUk

    Jul 30, 2011

    16m
15. 88

    Prog Review 7: Survival & Other Stories - Jon Anderson

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIexGXasTQw

    Jul 29, 2011

    11m
16. 87

    Prog Review 6: Incantations [2011 Remaster] - Mike Oldfield

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCsynOIWzwQ

    Jul 23, 2011

    12m
17. 86

    Prog Review 5: Drums Between the Bells - Brian Eno

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THWgMfpVE_k

    Jul 15, 2011

    8m
18. 85

    09-07-11 [Looking Glass]

    I am registered with a website called "Sentric Music" and this site supposedly finds music for adverts and whatever promotional contracts it is handling. They often send out emails requesting a certain type of song for a project and usually it is some kind of indie-rock genre that I am not...

    Jul 14, 2011

    2m
19. 84

    Prog Review 4: A Grounding in Numbers - Van der Graaf Generator

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-pEOl2f1Lc

    Jul 9, 2011

    9m
20. 83

    Prog Review 2: Jakszyk, Collins & Fripp - A Scarcity of Miracles

    This is my review of the album by Jakszyk, Collins & Fripp "A Scarcity of Miracles". You can view the video to this at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iizbtSO8H8

    Jul 5, 2011

    9m
21. 82

    Prog Review 3: In the Land of Grey and Pink [40th Anniversary Edition] - Caravan

    You can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcAMRRwBEFM

    Jul 5, 2011

    9m
22. 81

    Prog Review 1: Yes - Fly From Here

    This is my review of the latest album by Yes. You can view the video to this at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-zeDG2nnqQ

    Jul 4, 2011

    11m
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    24-06-11 Podcast - Chapter One of Dead Rock Star

    And now for something completely different... This is me reading the first chapter of my novel "Dead Rock Star". I've never done this before, so please excuse the bits where I flub things up and get a little off-kilter. This novel is now available to purchase in eBook format (Kindle compatible)…

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    Jun 24, 2011

    18m
24. 79

    23-06-11 Podcast - How to self-publish an eBook on iBookstore & Kindle

    In this podcast, I describe how I self-published my own eBook on iBookstore and Amazon Kindle Marketplace.

    Jun 23, 2011

    11m
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    19-06-11 Improvisation [Audio]

    And here is the MP3 audio of my improvisation. For more music fun, visit: http://www.darrenlock.com

    Jun 19, 2011

    6m
26. 77

    06-06-11 Improvisation

    And here is the MP3 of the performnace. Enjoy!

    Jun 7, 2011

    5m
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    29-05-11 [Rough Sketch]

    This is a rough idea I put down recently. I haven't done any serious recording for about five months, so whenever I return to active recording duty I always just mess around playing the simplest things just so I can get my fingers back into some sort of shape. Hence this song is as basic as it…

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    May 30, 2011

    3m
28. 75

    Like Adam & Eve

    This is a tune I recorded a long time ago called "Like Adam & Eve" you can purchase it from the iTunes store here: http://bit.ly/kp4VIU This video was edited from my first YouTube video entitled "My Ashbory Bass" and I cleaned up the video and present it here. Enjoy!

    May 18, 2011

    3m
29. 74

    27-04-11 Improvisation

    This is a short improvised piece I recorded with the Roland RC-30 Loopstation.

    May 2, 2011

    2m
30. 73

    26-04-11 Improvisation - Steady State of Flux

    This is a short improvised piece I recorded with the Roland RC-30 Loopstation.

    May 1, 2011

    3m
31. 72

    Ghost in the Field

    This is a short improvised piece I recorded with the Roland RC-50 looping pedal. This was recorded live in one take using the bass guitar only.

    Mar 20, 2011

    3m
32. 71

    06-01-11 Soundscape

    Here is an improvised soundscape. Watch the performance at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te2RrbB0jc0

    Jan 6, 2011

    8m
33. 70

    03-01-11 Soundscape

    Here is an improvised soundscape. Watch the performance at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0kT_H8Asek

    Jan 3, 2011

    9m
34. 69

    In Starry Trees [Vocal Mix]

    A short song for the kids from the album "The Luckiest Man in the World". More details at: http://www.darrenlock.com/mt/archives/2010/10/in-starry-trees.html

    Oct 12, 2010

    2m
35. 68

    In Starry Trees

    A short instrumental

    Oct 11, 2010

    2m
36. 67

    Back to the Start

    This is a new song from my album "The Luckiest Man in the World"

    Oct 8, 2010

    4m
37. 66

    Stinkhorn

    This is a new instrumental piece I've recorded with the tentative title "Stinkhorn".

    Oct 6, 2010

    3m
38. 65

    28-09-10 Podcast "Bad Cover Version" Special

    In this podcast, Darren talks about his "Bad Cover Version" project in which he does his best to record really awful renditions of popular favourites. Tracks include "Heroes" by David Bowie, "The Bucket" by Kings of Leon, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" by Fairport Convention, "Are Friends...

    Sep 28, 2010

    1h 26m
39. 64

    09-08-10 Podcast

    In this podcast, Darren talks about archiving his numerous master tapes covering his "4-track years" from 1992-1996 and features some of the less offensively bad music he has found in the archive.

    Aug 9, 2010

    1h 32m
40. 63

    Fantasia One

    This is a short improvisation featuring my new Godin Multiac ACS SA nylon string guitar fed into a Roland VG-99 and Digitech Timebender.

    Jun 19, 2010

    3m
41. 62

    The Third Way

    This instrumental was born out of a three-pass improvisation, which was recorded and uploaded onto YouTube - so this was recorded "as live". You can see the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQS2_klGHJc

    Jun 5, 2010

    3m
42. 61

    It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

    This is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".

    Mar 15, 2010

    4m
43. 60

    It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time [Instrumental Mix]

    This is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".

    Mar 14, 2010

    4m
44. 59

    The Last Four Albums - Promotional Podcast

    This is a podcast to promote my albums "Here Comes the Future", "EchoNET", "Improvisations" and "Every Thing You Have Ever Owned is Mine".

    Mar 11, 2010

    1h 19m
45. 58

    Never Enough

    This is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".

    Mar 8, 2010

    4m
46. 57

    Never Enough [Instrumental Mix]

    This is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".

    Mar 7, 2010

    4m
47. 56

    Give It To You

    This is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".

    Mar 1, 2010

    4m
48. 55

    The Ministry of Rock

    This is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming, yet untitled, collection.

    Oct 4, 2008

    3m
49. 54

    The 100 Miles from Home Blues

    This is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming, yet untitled, collection.

    Oct 4, 2008

    3m
50. 53

    EchoNet

    This is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming, yet untitled, collection.

    Sep 25, 2008

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