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This week on Prog-Watch: Part Two of the big collaboration with The Progressive Aspect on some of the best of 2024! With great music from Meer, Marco Gluhmann, Returned to the Earth, Frost*, Nolan Potter, Kavus Torabi, Amarok, Beardfish, the Barock Project, the ESP Project, and the Pineapple Thief! And thanks again to all the contributors: Anthony Colvill, Alex Driessen, David Edwards, John Giordano, Peter Hilton, Jane Lee, Magnus Moar, Rick Peuser, Pete Rogers, Graham Thomas, Roger Trenwith, and Leo Trimming!
Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 516. In this edition we heard music by Electric Light Orchestra, Dirty Loops, Cyan, Gallowstreet, Lost Atlas, Sykofant, Starcastle, Phil Manzanera, Zopp, Gentle Giant, Astral Magic, Bubblemath, Kavus Torabi, King Crimson, IQ, Seven Reizh, Simone Simons, The Dear Hunter, The Tangent, The Dixie Dregs & Mike Oldfield.
Be on the lookout for a plethora of fabulous progressive rock music on this week's Prog-Watch! We'll hear from Heath, Kavus Torabi, Isildur's Bane with Jinian Wilde, The Tangent, Michael Trew, Amarok, The Slow Light, The Dave Foster Band, Hats Off Gentlemen, It's Adequate, Ozul, and Oliver Wakeman! As Yoda would say, “Miss it not!”
Con canciones de Kavus Torabi, Procol Harum, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warner, Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, Freak con Rei Ami, OneRepublic y Whitney Houston con Mariah Carey....
Kscope Podcast 165 - EQUILIBRIUM In an ugly world, we must equalise with beauty. Kscope artistes have succeeded in doing this in 2023 . Lots of chat this year about the challenges facing musicians, advice for those starting out, touring and merch. Moving to a new country. Using the web as a portal. Hear from our chums... ALEX LIFESON of RUSH and ENVY OF NONE, BRUCE SOORD, DANIEL, AMOS and JAMES of TESSERACT, JONATHAN HULTÉN, HENRIK of EMPIRE, ED OZRICS, KAVUS TORABI of GONG and we reveal the Billy pick for non-Kscope track of the year. Thanks for listening, it means a lot.... Playlist: Mariusz Duda - I Love To Chat With You (from AFR AI D Jonathan Hultén - The Mountain (from The Forest Sessions) Empyre - Parasites (from Relentless) Envy of None - Dumb (Der Dummkopf Remix) (from That Was Then) Godsticks - Don't Say a Word To Me (from This is What a Winner Looks Like) Daniel Tompkins - Ruins (from Ruins Live) Gleb Kolyadin - Apparatus (from The Outland) TesseracT - Echoes (from War of Being) Ozric Tentacles - Burundi Spaceport (from Lotus Unfolding) GONG - All Clocks Reset (from Unending Ascending) Bruce Soord - Dear Life (from Luminescence) Klone - Bystander (from Meanwhile) FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER www.twitter.com/kscopemusic WEBSITE www.kscopemusic.com
Esta semana, dedicamos una nueva sesión de Rebelión Sónica, a dos períodos de la importante banda del rock espacial histórico Gong: material del álbum 2023 “Unending Ascending” y del clásico de 1971 “Camembert Electrique”. “Unending Ascending” fue publicado el 03 de noviembre por el sello Snapper Music y en una declaración puede leerse que “es una mirada curiosa a través del telescopio que lleva al oyente en un viaje extático para presenciar la explosión de supernovas auditivas, la muerte de galaxias y los relojes que se reinician. Desde los océanos del cosmos cubiertos de estrellas hasta el fondo salado del mar”. La actual alineación del grupo, liderado históricamente por el fallecido cantante y guitarrista Daevid Allen, es Ian East en saxo e instrumentos de viento de madera, Fabio Golfetti en guitarra y voces, Cheb Nettles en batería y voces, Dave Sturt en bajo y voces y Kavus Torabi en voz principal y guitarra. “Unending Ascending” fue grabado y mezclado por Frank Byng en los estudios Snorkel de Londres, Reino Unido, producido por Byng y la misma banda, masterizado por James Plotkin y el arte de portada es un diseño de @fiftysevendesign basado en un mandala de Daevid Allen. Al final del programa, viajamos al pasado en el catálogo de la longeva agrupación, para escucharlos con música de su segundo disco de 1971, “Camembert Electrique”. Recordemos también que la banda al fin debutará en Chile en el Festival CL. Prog el próximo 06 de abril de 2024 en el Teatro Caupolicán, donde comoartirá cartel con Riverside, Mono, Vola, Orphaned Land y Octopus.
Ep 163: Head 2 Head: Ozric Tentacles & GONG We celebrate the Psychedelic Double Dip of new LPs from OZRIC TENTACLES and GONG with frank discussions with both guv'nors: ED WYNNE and KAVUS TORABI... plus... the new TESSERACT single, a track from the forthcoming MARIUSZ DUDA album and a classic from the re-issue of ‘Murder Nature' by HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM i.e. DANIEL CARDOSO OF ANATHEMA x KRISTOFFER RYGG of ULVER! Tracklist; - OZRIC TENTACLES: Deep Blue Shade, Lotus Unfolding, Burundi Spaceport (from Lotus Unfolding) - OUT NOW - GONG: All Clocks Reset, My Guitar is a Spaceship, Tiny Galaxies - OUT NOW - TESSERACT: Echoes (edit) (from War of Being) - OUT NOW - MARIUSZ DUDA: Bots' Party (from AFR AI D) - 17th November 2023 - HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM: Baby Blue (from Murder Nature) - 17th November 2023 For more on the Kscope podcast visit www.kscopemusic.com/podcasts FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER www.twitter.com/kscopemusic WEBSITE www.kscopemusic.com
Kavus Torabi is a British guitarist, vocalist, and composer, with a long and prolific career in the world of avant-garde rock music. He is known for his collaborative work in the 90s with Monsoon Bassoon, and the 00s with cult math-rock heroes Cardiacs, as well as his solo work as Knifeworld, and under his own name. He's also a member of the current line-up of legendary psych rock band Gong. Kavus and I have been fans of each other's musics for years. Our fun conversation gets into the vibrant artistic family surrounding Cardiacs, melodies that make us angry, psychedelia, autism, and coming to the occult later in life.
Discover Where the Money's Hiding in the Music Business in 2023: https://MusicReboot.com On this Kavus Torabi interview: Why where there is choice, there is misery and where there is clarity, there is no choice. Kavus' insatiable obsession with and respect for music, and how this has guided him. Cool stories about being influenced by Stray Cats, Iron Maiden. Voivod, Gong and Cardiacs… Top 3 Musical Experiences, going mental during Covid… How he once literally emptied a festival, humility, his cool hobbies, and why… once you can fake sincerity, you've got it made. Awesome convo, open and honest with a lovely guy. Great vibes on this one! Cool Guitar, Music & ELG T-Shirts!: https://www.GuitarMerch.com Kavus is a multi-instrumentalist who was a member of the popular progressive group Cardiacs, and is currently the lead guitarist and frontman for the current lineup of the legendary psychedelic band Gong, as well as his own projects including Knifeworld, and the Utopia Strong. Kavus frequently collaborates with other artists in the prog and avant-garde genres, and he is co-author of the book Medical Grade Music, along with Steve Davis, a well-known British Snooker player, DJ, and Kavus' band mate in the Utopia Strong. This is a fun, and incredibly well-written autobiography of both men. In general, if you like unconventional psychedelic rock and avant-garde music, Kavus is your man - go out and listen to everything he's involved with. He also has a solo LP out called Hip To The Jag, which is an awesome record. And if you want to hear a couple of cool tracks on there, check out the songs You Broke My Fall, and Radio to Their World - where his vocals actually sound like Syd Barrett! Photo by Harry Collison Subscribe & Website: https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe Support this show: https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support
Kavus Torabi - Gong, Monsoon Bassoon, Cardiacs & Knifeworld - in conversation with David Eastaugh Musician and composer, record label owner and broadcaster. A multi-instrumentalist, he is known for his work in the psychedelic, avant-garde rock field (primarily as a guitarist). Torabi was one of the founding members of The Monsoon Bassoon (as singer, guitarist and one of the two primary composers), was a member of cult psychedelic rock group Cardiacs, and fronts and plays guitar for the current lineup of legendary psychedelic band Gong.
My guest this week is former world snooker champion, Steve Davis. Since retiring from the sport in 2016, Steve now makes excellent electronic music with musical partner, Kavus Torabi, in the group The Utopia Strong. I really can't recommend their debut album enough - it's well worth checking out. Looking forward to hearing album number two, whenever that's released.
Our guest on this episode is Kavus Torabi. Kavus is a musician whose history in the UK's left-field music scene is long and illustrious. He's been a member of a long list of bands including Knifeworld, Guapo, Gong, The Utopia Strong and Cardiacs, as well as being an in-demand DJ. Hosted by The Stephens.® Kavus' Bandcamp: kavustorabi.bandcamp.com Stephen Kerrison runs Tall Trees Audio Mastering: talltreesaudiomastering.com Stephen Cole runs What Studio: www.whatstudio.info --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soundtorque/message
In the third episode of my freeform podcast, I talk to my fellow musician, guitarist/composer/singer Kavus Torabi. More about Kavus here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavus_Torabi https://kavustorabi.bandcamp.com Please join my mailing list at http://www.markusreuter.com
Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 342. In this edition we heard music by Steve Hackett, Amuzeum, Judie Tzuke, The Lickerish Quartet, Kansas, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Kangaroo Moon, Louise Patricia Crane, Projekt Gemineye, Kavus Torabi, Pixie Ninja, Liaison, Porcupine Tree, Knight Area, Wobbler, Alas, We Came From Space, Pymlico, Caligula's Horse, Sevara Nazarkhan, Dillie Keane, Umphrey's McGee & Kevin Gilbert.
Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 333. In this edition we heard music by Rick Wakeman, Afenginn, Fish, IT, Steve Howe, Kavus Torabi, Moth Vellum, Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, Peter Gabriel, Keith Emerson, Enochian Theory, Queensryche, Kevin Gilbert, Mythic Sunship, Renaldo & The Loaf, King Crimson, Oblivion Sun, Manu Dibango, Toehider, Rymden, Chimpan A, Zopp, Steven Wilson & Vita Voom.
Musician Amanda Palmer joins us to talk about her recent album ‘There Will Be No Intermission’ and how to make music with a message. Plus: writer David Goldblatt discusses his book ‘The Age of Football’ and we meet former professional snooker player-turned-DJ and musician Steve Davis, along with his bandmates Kavus Torabi and Michael J York, who make up trio The Utopia Strong.
In which your host Billy Reeves is joined by Kavus Torabi from Gong – an in-depth chat about how he was invited by Daevid Allen to take over the orbit of Planet Gong, what it’s like to join one of your favourite bands and, having already had a bit of previous joining a favourite band (Cardiacs) who he’d join next, in the past, given a time machine. PLUS an attempt on coming up with a name to describe the great new crop of southern England based whimsical noisy prog-psyche groups and how they are sympatico with the Canterbury scene. AND.. Some Iamthemorning news, a spin of the new single from Daniel Tompkins of TesseracT, and tracks from new releases on vinyl from North Atlantic Oscillation and an alumni of both Porcupine Tree and Japan, the one and only Richard Barbieri. On this podcast: Gong – "Forever Reocurring" [Excerpts] (from The Universe Also Collapses) http://kscopemusic.com/gong Iamthemorning – "Blue Sea" (from Ocean Sounds) http://kscopemusic.com/iatm Daniel Tompkins – "Black the Sun" (from Castles) http://kscopemusic.com/dt North Atlantic Oscillation – "Spinning Top" (from Spinning Top) http://kscopemusic.com/nao Richard Barbieri – "New Soul" (from Variants.5) http://kscopemusic.com/rb
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If you enjoy progressive electronic/ambient music, instrumental jazz, and even a little vintage electro-pop for good measure, check out this month's 101 Dimensions! The program features an eclectic blend of stuff for your auditory enjoyment. Here's what's in store:1. Gary Numan – Cars; Airplane; Metal; and Complex (from the album The Pleasure Principle, 1979)2. Kavus Torabi – Slow Movements (from the album Solar Divination, 2018)3. Trinity Ward – Shadows Over Eden; Overflight; The Interloper; and Oblivion (from the album Soul Destroyer, 2013)4. Jean-Luc Ponty – Infinite Pursuit; Radioactive Legacy; and Perpetual Rondo (from the album Fables, 1985)5. Pink Floyd – Things Left Unsaid; It's What We Do; Ebb And Flow; Sum; and Skins (from the album The Endless River, 2014)6. Ian Boddy – Out There (from the album The Mechanics Of A Thought, 2007)7. Isao Tomita – Lady Aoi and Lady Rokujo; and Spirit (from the album The Tale Of Genji, 1999)I hope you will join me! Until next time...be good to each other, and Prog On, my brothers and sisters!Tony
Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 240. In this edition we heard music by Tears For Fears, Adam Holzman, Kavus Torabi, Anubis, Bomber Goggles, Riversea, The Flower Kings, Muse, 3Rdegree, Eat Static, Nodens Ictus, Silas Neptune, Reformat, Tamarisk, Lesoir, Emperor Norton & Qango.
Pinch punch - the first of the month... Last Friday was the start of September, and John and Luke were joined in tQHQ by Barry The Barber and Todd The Dog. Abandoning their usual tack of bringing you the best in new music, they picked a selection of ABCs (anthems, bangers, classics) which remind them of the history of the site. During the show John also had his haircut (but thankfully not like Phil Oakey) by Barry The Barber and the music came from Hey Colossus, Blacknecks, Erasure, LCD Soundsystem, The Ex, Gazelle Twin, Destroyer, NOMEANSNO, Kelala, Turbonegro, The Chromatics, Double S & Wiley, some madness to do with rollercoasters that Seb chose, Ibibio Sound Machine, Gravenhurst and of course The Fall. This show was just one of many on (what will hopefully be) the inaugural Quietus Day Of Radio. Thanks to everyone who was part of this 12 hour epic - especially Seb and Iain... we spent the whole period celebrating the best in underground, DIY and global music. We were also joined by Saul of Fat White Family, Nadine Shah, Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi and the Last Skeptic, it's no surprise we ended up trending on Twitter. And that's before we get to the mind expanding exploration of Japanese psych and foghorns by Jennifer Lucy-Allan; a trip round the extreme metal fringes of India with Pavan & Pravin Mukhi (aka Foreign Beggars); Ruth Barnes (The Other Woman) and Piney Gir playing indie, folk and exotica; the heroic and inimitable Lone Taxidermist, not to mention appearances from all the Quietus staffers. So even though it was the site's ninth birthday on Friday you might be forgiven for wondering why our celebratory mood has been tempered with anxiety - like Edvard Munch's The Scream in a party hat. This is because we're currently unlikely to make our tenth birthday - or even the end of the year - without some financial assistance from you, dear reader - and apologies if you've already read this once this week but it really bears repeating - we're facing closure. I have to say that I think it's absolutely crazy given we are Europe's biggest, fully independent music and culture website, reaching an annual audience of millions all over the globe, with a constant supply of high quality articles and content by some of the best writers in the game, and yet again this month we'll be having a whip round, reaching down the back of the sofa, taking the hammer to the piggy bank, emptying the penny jar and selling the prized vinyl on Discogs, just so we can make the rent. Because online magazines tend to be overly reliant on banner advertising (something we're working on a solution to behind the scenes) and we're not venture capital/ rich parent/ tax loss funded, we are being absolutely hammered by the recent catastrophic 90% drop off in online ad spend - not to mention the all-too-predictable chicanery by monolithic money hoovering digital monopolies such as Google and Facebook, which has amounted to an arsenic cherry on the cyanide birthday cake this year. If it helps you to visualise the problem, imagine an egg that a seven year old has painted the face of Jarvis Cocker onto. Now that you have conjured this image into being, picture a cyberman on shore leave pissed up at last orders. Now picture the cyberman - with a semi on and a heart full of hatred - punching the Jarvis egg with all of his terrible might. Do you see the problem? Now, undoubtedly, there will be some among you who cry: "Why should we care? What good are music magazines in this day and age when everything's already online?" This is a completely fair point, to which I have a simple response: "Have you found any music via the Quietus over the last 12 months?" And if the answer is yes, just give us a fiver if you can afford it (please don't give us money if you're from a low income family, still at school, a struggling student, on benefits, or an elderly person burning books to stay warm - all we ask from you is that you just keep on reading the ...
“The Roadmap In Your Head” is the 13th studio album from the Spirits Burning space rock collective, and the second to feature keyboardist Cyrille “Clearlight” Verdeaux. The album has a strong Gong presence, as it includes performances by four musicians from Gong’s Radio Gnome Invisible Trilogy (Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Didier Malherbe), and four members of the current Gong (Ian East, Fabio Golfetti, Dave Sturt, Kavus Torabi). Clearlight is a project of French songwriter and composer Cyrille Verdeaux that blends classical romanticism and prog-rock experimentation. The first Clearlight album was released under the name “Clearlight Symphony,” in 1974, by British major label Virgin Records. The most recent release was 2015’s “Impressionist Symphony.”
Welcome to Live From Progzilla Towers Edition 56. In this special edition, we talk to Kavus Torabi and featured music by Knifeworld, Cheer-Accident, Deerhoof, Guapo, Frank Zappa, Koenjihyakkei, Cardiacs, Madness, OLD, Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians, Shudder To Think, Mediaeval Baebes, These New Puritans & XTC.