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C-Sides

Oct 3, 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 #460

C-Sides
9:03 PM
Cressida - Asylum
Cressida Asylum
Asylum Repertoire Records 1990

Greetings folks! We begin C-Sides #460 with some classic Progressive Rock out of London, England. This tune is the opener and title track to Cressida's second and final studio album. Originally released in 1971

9:06 PM
Tabula Rasa - Nyt Maalaan Elämää...
Tabula Rasa Nyt Maalaan Elämää...
Tabula Rasa Love Records 1995

Progressive Rock from Kangasala, Finland. This excellent instrumental comes from Tabula Rasa'a debut studio album. Originally released in 1975

9:10 PM
Arion - Daybreak Child
Arion Daybreak Child
Arion Rock Symphony 2005

Progressive Rock from Viçosa, Brazil by this short lived band whose vocalist, Tânia Braz, sounds slightly like Renaissance's Annie Haslam. This outstanding tune comes from Arion's lone studio album. Originally released in 2001

9:21 PM
Odin - Life Is Only
Odin Life Is Only
Odin Living in the Past 2000

Progressive Rock from Gaukönigshofen, Germany. This superb minor epic tune comes from Odin's only studio album. Originally released in 1972

9:32 PM
Red - Daft Tench Swims Backwards
Red Daft Tench Swims Backwards
Red Jigsaw Records 1983

Obscure Progressive / Jazz Rock out of the UK. This fantastic piece of music can be found on Red's lone LP. Released in 1983

9:37 PM
Life - Sailing In the Sunshine
Life Sailing In the Sunshine
Life Mellotronen 1997

Heavy Psychedelic Rock from Stockholm, Sweden. This tune comes from the English version of Life's one and only studio album. Originally released in 1970

9:44 PM
Black Bonzo - Lady of the Light
Black Bonzo Lady of the Light
Black Bonzo B & B Records 2004

Progressive Rock out of Skellefteå, Sweden by this group influenced by Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. This fabulous tune is the opening track to Black Bonzo's debut album. Released in 2004. In 2011, after three BB albums, these guys changed their name to Gin Lady

9:51 PM
Novalis - City Nord
Novalis City Nord
Vielleicht bist du ein Clown? Repertoire Records 1998

Progressive Rock from Hamburg, Germany. This sweet instrumental is one of the highlights from Novalis' fifth studio album. Originally released in 1978

10:03 PM
Porcupine Tree - Shesmovedon
Porcupine Tree Shesmovedon R
Lightbulb Sun Snapper Records 2001

Progressive Rock / Pop by this now legendary band from Hemel Hempstead, England. This awesome tune comes from PTree's 6th studio album. Originally released in 2000

10:08 PM
Iceberg - Ball de Les Fulles
Iceberg Ball de Les Fulles
Sentiments Picap 1997

Smokin' Jazz Fusion from Barcelona, Spain featuring legendary guitarist, Max Sunyer. This killer piece of music comes from Iceberg's third studio album. Originally released in 1977

10:14 PM
Freedom's Children - Tribal Fence
Freedom's Children Tribal Fence
Astra TRC Records 1993

Psychedelic / Prog Rock from Durban, South Africa. This fine tune comes from Freedom's Children's second studio album. Originally released in 1970

10:21 PM
RanestRane - Napalm
RanestRane Napalm N
Apocalypse Now Ma.Ra.Cash Records 2022

For tonight's "Essential Epic" we head to Rome, Italy for some amazing conceptual Progressive Rock. This amazing sprawling tune comes from RanestRane's seventh and most recent concept album. This new album's theme is based on the classic 1979 film, Apocalypse Now. Released in 2022 https://maracashrecords.bandcamp.com/album/apocaly...

10:43 PM
Farm - Sunshine In My Window
Farm Sunshine In My Window L
Farm Shadoks Music 2013

Classic rural tinged Rock from Mt. Vernon, IL. featuring the guitar work of Del Hubert and Gary Gordon. This great tune comes from this band's one and only studio album. Originally released in 1971

10:47 PM
Hanson - Smokin' to the Big "M"
Hanson Smokin' to the Big "M"
Now Hear This Ork Records 2007

We conclude C-Sides #460 with some groovy Heavy Funk Rock by Junior Marvin-Hanson (a Jamaican artist living in the UK), circa 1973. Thanks for listening, folks! Be sure to tune in again next week! Then our voyage will continue! ☮︎