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C-Sides

Mar 21, 2022 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Music

With Rick Comello

C-Sides specializes in obscure music from all over the globe. With rock at its core, Rick Comello explores multiple genres spanning the last 50 years, unearthing music from some of the finest progressive, fusion, avant-garde, psych and hard rock artists to ever grace this wondrous planet.

C-Sides Playlist #434

C-Sides
9:03 PM
Antique Seeking Nuns - Ointment for Flies
Antique Seeking Nuns Ointment for Flies
Careful! It's Tepid Troopers For Sound 2009

Good evening! We begin C-Sides #434 with some fantastic Canterbury influenced Progressive Rock from Oxford, England. This tune comes off this pre-Sanguine Hum band's 3rd and final EP. Released in 2009

9:09 PM
Epidaurus - Wings of the Dove
Epidaurus Wings of the Dove R
Earthly Paradise Penner Records 1992

Requested Progressive Rock from Bochham, Germany. This fine piece of music comes from Epidaurus' only album (other than their 1999 reunion album). Originally released in 1977

9:14 PM
Imperial Drag - Scaredy Cats and Egomaniacs
Imperial Drag Scaredy Cats and Egomaniacs
Imperial Drag Work 1996

Heavy Power Pop out of Los Angeles by this band formed in 1994 out of the ashes of the legendary Jellyfish by Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Eric Dover. This great track comes from Imperial Drag's lone album. Released in 1996

9:21 PM
Ακρίτας (Akritas) - Εισβολείς (Invaders)
Ακρίτας (Akritas) Εισβολείς (Invaders)
Ακρίτας (Akritas) Si-Wan Records 1997

Progressive Rock from Athens, Greece. This sweet tune is the opening track to this band's lone studio album. Originally released in 1973

9:23 PM
Gravy Train - Old Tin Box
Gravy Train Old Tin Box
(A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man Repertoire Records 1990

Catchy Progressive Rock from St. Helens, England. This song can be found on Gravy Train's 2nd studio album. Originally released in 1971

9:28 PM
Pochakaite Malko - Anna
Pochakaite Malko Anna
Doppelgänger Arcangelo 2006

Jazzy Avant Progressive Rock from Tokyo, Japan. This killer tune comes off Pochakaite Malko's 2006 EP, released two years after their final full length studio album.

9:33 PM
Kush - Klue
Kush Klue
Presents Snow White... And the Eight Straights Aztec Music 2007

Top notch Jazz Rock out of Melbourne, Australia by this short lived band with the vocals of the flamboyant Geoff Duff. This track comes off Kush's first of two albums. Originally released in 1974

9:41 PM
Magic Pie - Slightly Mad
Magic Pie Slightly Mad
The Suffering Joy Progress Records 2011

Relatively contemporary Progressive Rock from Moss, Norway. This fantastic tune comes from Magic Pie's 3rd studio album. Released in 2011

9:51 PM
XL - 6/4
XL 6/4
Visual Pohjola Records 2003

Obscure Progressive Rock out of Helsinki, Finland. This wonderful piece of music comes off XL's 5th and final album. Released in 2003

10:03 PM
Anyone's Daughter - Purpur
Anyone's Daughter Purpur R
Piktors Verwandlungen Music Is Intelligence 1993

Progressive Rock from Stuttgart, Germany. This brief instrumental can be found on this requested band's 3rd studio album. Originally released in 1981

10:05 PM
Emergency - Killin' Time
Emergency Killin' Time
Entrance Green Tree Records 2005

Excellent Jazz Rock out of Munich, Germany. This minor epic track comes from Emergency's sophomore album. Originally released in 1972

10:16 PM
Höyry-Kone - Terva-Antti Ku Häihin Lähti
Höyry-Kone Terva-Antti Ku Häihin Lähti
Huono Parturi Ad Perpetuam Memoriam 1997

Avant Progressive Rock from Helsinki, Finland. This brutal yet beautiful tune comes off this band's final album. Released in 1997. Following this album a couple members, including the late Jarno Sarkula went on to form Alamaailman Vasarat

10:22 PM
Canarios - Segundo Acto: Abismo Proximo
Canarios Segundo Acto: Abismo Proximo
Ciclos Si-Wan Records 1992

For tonight's "Essential Epic" we head to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain for some truly astounding Symphonic Progressive Rock. This tune is one of four tracks on this legendary album, which is a loose interpretation of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons." This was Los Canarios' 3rd and final album. Originally released in 1973

10:41 PM
After All - Intangible She
After All Intangible She
After All Gear Fab Records 2000

Jazz flavored Psychedelic Rock from Tallahassee, FL. This groovy tune comes off After All's one and only album. Originally released in 1969

10:48 PM
Transit Express - Coexistence
Transit Express Coexistence
Priglacit Piano Bass Music 2001

Mahavishnu Orchestra influenced Jazz Fusion from Paris, France featuring former Fred violinist, Davis Rose. This tune comes from Transit Express' first of three albums. Originally released in 1975

10:52 PM
Barclay James Harvest - For No One
Barclay James Harvest For No One
Everyone Is Everybody Else Polydor Records 1974

We conclude C-Sides #434 with some classic mellotron laden Progressive Rock with a positive message, out of Manchester, England, circa 1974. Thanks for listening, folks! Be sure to tune in again next week! Then our voyage will continue! ☮︎