Rock On! Wednesday, 17 September 2025 – Magma, Zao, Gong, Laurent Thibault, Weidorje & Archaia

Psychedelic, heavy, prog and more innovating sounds spanning the late 60s and the early 70s – Dan’s pick of the week: Magma (Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh), Zao (Z=7l), Gong (Radio Gnome Invisible Vol. 3 – You), Laurent Thibault (Mais on Ne Peut Pas Rêver Tout Le Temps), Weidorje (Weidorje) & Archaia (Archaia).

Magma is een Franse progressieve-rockband die in 1969 opgericht werd door Christian Vander, drummer en zanger van de groep. De band werd twee jaar na de dood van jazz-saxofonist John Coltrane, voor wie Vander een grote bewondering had, gesticht. Diens invloed is dan ook goed te merken in de muziek van Magma.

JazzMusic Archives (JMA) review: Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh apparently tells the tale of a Kobaian prophet named Nebehr Gudahtt, who warms the human race that they are destroying their planet and have to change their naughty ways.… Read more...

It’s Longplaytime! Sixties Albums Only * The Lemon Pipers – The Moody Blues – The 5th Dimension – Barry Ryan – Barbara Lynn – Elephant’s Memory – The Box Tops – P.J. Proby * Tuesday 16 September 2025 * [Ed’s Show, 2025-37]

RADIO 68: ALL THE REVOLUTIONARY SOUNDS AND VOICES THAT SHAPED THE SIXTIES   

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*** Long-Playtime: Sixties Albums Only-Radio Show * 

Showday Tuesday 16 September 2025 
Showtime Brussels-Paris CET [GMT+1]

  • 12:00 The Lemon Pipers – The Moody Blues – The 5th Dimension – Barry Ryan – Barbara Lynn.-.
  • 14.00 Elephant’s Memory – DDDBM&Tich – Quicksilver Messenger Service – The Box Tops – The Carpenters – P.J. Proby – The New Vaudeville Band – The Shoes.-.
  • 16:00 The Lemon Pipers – The Moody Blues – The 5th Dimension – Barry Ryan – Barbara Lynn.-.
  • 18:00 Elephant’s Memory – DDDBM&Tich – Quicksilver Messenger Service – The Box Tops – The Carpenters – P.J. Proby – The New Vaudeville Band – The Shoes.-.
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My Generation’s Alive & Kicking * Sunday 14 & Monday 15 September 2025 * Mark & The Clouds, Chris Joe Beard [Purple Gang], The Midnight Flyers feat. Maggie Bell, The Zorbonauts, Ronnie Wood, Steeleye Span, The Burrito Brothers, The Yardbirds, Medicine Head, Mick Jagger, Small Faces, John Hackett, The Pretty Things, The Searchers, Stone the Crows *  [Ed’s Show, 2025-04]

SHOWDAYS
Sunday 14 & Monday 15 September 2025
SHOWTIME
12 noon till 04:00 CET Brussels * 11 a.m. till 04:00 a.m. the next day GMT London
RADIO 68: all the revolutionary sounds and voices that shaped the sixties ***

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THE MUSIC
Show 1
12 > 14:00 * 16:00 > 18:00 * 20:00 >22:00 * 24:00 > 02:00 *
MARK & THE CLOUDS : Waves, cd, 2021, part 1.
CHRIS  JOE BEARD: Balloons On A String, cd, 2020 + PURPLE GANG feat. Christopher Joe Beard.
THE ZORBONAUTS, feat. alumni of Spock’s Beard, Tears for Fears, Asia, The Buggles, Yes, Big Big Train, Genesis, Jerusalem, Eric Burdon and Iron Butterfly : The Unobserved Beaver, 2020.… Read more...

Art Rock Show – Great Wide Nothing – A Shout Into the Void (Week 37)

Het Britse combo Nova Cascade werd eind 2010 opgericht als een ambient/progressieve rockproject door Dave Hilborne (synthesizers, zang), Dave Fick (bas), Charlie Bramald (fluit), Alessio Projetti (gitaar) en Heather Lesile (viool). Hun eerste album “Above All Else” werd uitgebracht in september 2018. Box Man is helaas de laatste plaat voor deze groep.

Prog Archives review: “They created an interesting debut with “The View From Olympus,” which has been described as a legitimate evolution of ’90s neo-prog, combining band arrangements based on vintage organs and synthesizers influenced by ’70s art/prog rock with clear vocals and melodies characteristic of Neal Morse-style American progressive hard rock, creating an impressive depth and scale that’s hard to believe comes from a trio arrangement.

Following the two-disc conceptual masterpiece of their debut album, “Hymns For Hungry Spirits,” which was a more modern and technical take on their debut style, this fourth album, their first label release, marks a turning point where they’ve shed the blockbuster-oriented tendencies of their previous albums and instead packed each song tightly while retaining their strengths, such as catchy melodies and brilliant keyboard work.… Read more...