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Symphonic Prog
[Music] Libertad Jazzera #59 – Especial Allan Holdsworth – La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz
My friends and colleagues from Spain’s finest jazz radio program, La Montaña Rusa, dedicate a program to the work of guitarist Allan Holdsworth, who passed away this week.
Click on Allan’s picture or here to listen to the podcast.
[Music] Emerson, Lake & Palmer – I Believe In Father Christmas
As do I. May you rest in peace, Greg Lake.
[Music] Modrý Efekt – Svitanie
Modrý Efekt (Blue Effect) were one of the great Czechoslovakian art rock bands of the 1970s.
We were given the bad news that their leader and guitarist, Radim Hladík, passed away today. Rest in peace.
[Music] Disen Gage – Snapshots
All credit goes to Vyacheslav Lunarin for introducing me to Disen Gage, a Russian progressive rock group whose album reminds me of a lot of the classic Rock-In-Opposition groups of the past.
[Music] Pink Floyd – Julia Dream
I’m not much of a fan of later Pink Floyd, but the Syd Barrett-era is very, very hard to beat.
[Music] Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso – Darwin!
Thanks to my friend Miguel Douglas, who reminded me of how good Banco were.
[Music] Gong co-founder Gilli Smyth dies, aged 83
She was our pussy. Gilli Smyth has gone off to Planet Gong to join Daevid Allen, who also left this mortal coil a year ago. The Guardian eulogizes her here.
[Music] Rishad Shafi & Gunesh – Baikonur
Rishad Shafi was a drummer and percussionist from Turkmenistan who headed the best prog band out of Central Asia in the 1980s, Gunesh.
[Music] Companyia Elèctrica Dharma – Moixeranga Del Diable
Companyia Elèctrica Dharma were a Spanish band based in Barcelona who fused prog, jazz, blues and symphonic rock together rather wonderfully.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 