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C-Sides

Nov 28, 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 #468

C-Sides
9:03 PM
The Psycheground Group - Ray
The Psycheground Group Ray
Psychedelic and Underground Music BTF 2009

Greetings folks! We begin C-Sides #468 with some Psychedelic Rock out of Genoa, Italy by a band also known as The Underground Set and later Nuova Idea. This groovy tune comes from The Psycheground Group's lone "Library Music" album. Originally released in 1971

9:06 PM
Spock's Beard - In the Mouth of Madness
Spock's Beard In the Mouth of Madness
The Kindness of Strangers Giant Electric Pea 1998

Progressive Rock from Los Angeles, CA. by this band formed by Neal and Alan Morse. This terrific tune comes from Spock's Beard's third studio album. Released in 1998

9:10 PM
Marblewood - Silence
Marblewood Silence
Marblewood Self Released 2014

Blues Rock with a slight Progressive edge out of Zurich, Switzerland. This splendid tune comes from this band's only album so far. Released in 2014

9:22 PM
Jukka Tolonen - A Passenger to Paramaribo
Jukka Tolonen A Passenger to Paramaribo
A Passenger to Paramaribo Love Records 1997

Amazing Prog / Jazz Fusion by this guitarist from Helsinki, Finland who got his start in the legendary Tasavallan Presidentti. This tune is the title track to Jukka's fifth solo album. Originally released in 1977

9:28 PM
Asfalto - Al Otro Lado
Asfalto Al Otro Lado
Al Otro Lado Zafiro 1991

Progressive Rock out of Madrid, Spain. This fantastic minor epic tune comes from Asfalto's second studio album. Originally released in 1978

9:41 PM
Bakery - The Gift
Bakery The Gift
Momento Radioactive Records 2004

Killer Hard Rock by this short lived band from Perth, Australia. This energetic tune comes from Bakery's 2nd and final studio album. Originally released in 1972

9:49 PM
Drosselbart - Liebe ist Nur ein Wort
Drosselbart Liebe ist Nur ein Wort
Drosselbart Long Hair Music 2003

Krautrock / Hard Rock from Munich, Germany. This tune, "Love is Just a Word" comes from Drosselbart's one and only studio album. Originally released in 1971

9:53 PM
Brain Police - My World of Wax
Brain Police My World of Wax
Brain Police Akarma 2001

Psychedelic Rock out of San Diego, CA. This material, including this fine tune were recorded as a demos back in 1968. Thankfully the album was unearthed by the Rockadelic label in 1997. I'm pulling it from the 2001 Akarma reissue

10:02 PM
Mörglbl - Pekno-Tekno Boy
Mörglbl Pekno-Tekno Boy
Bienvenue à Mörglbland Self Released 1999

Wild Progressive Rock / Metal by this amazing trio out of Annecy, France. This fun tune comes from their second studio album, self released by the band back in 1999. In 2008 it was reissued (along with their debut) as "Toons Tunes From the Past"

10:07 PM
Amadeus Awad - Sleep Paralysis
Amadeus Awad Sleep Paralysis
Death Is Just a Feeling Melodic Revolution Records 2015

Top-notch Progressive Metal by this artist originally from Tripoli, Lebanon. This fabulous tune features the sweet vocals of Anneke van Giersbergen and can be found on Mr. Awad's second album. Released in 2015

10:13 PM
Seventh Wave - Star Palace of the Sombre Warrior
Seventh Wave Star Palace of the Sombre Warrior
Psi-Fi See For Miles 1999

Progressive Rock out of London, England by this duo formed after the dissolution of the band Second Hand by Kieran O'Connor on keys and Ken Elliott on drums. This tune comes from their second and final studio album. Originally released in 1975

10:20 PM
Aleph - Mountaineer
Aleph Mountaineer
Surface Tension M2U 2003

For tonight's "Essential Epic" we head to Sydney, Australia for some excellent Progressive Rock. This superb tune comes from Aleph's lone studio album. Originally released in 1977

10:37 PM
Opus - Sam
Opus Sam
Opus 1 Atlantide 2013

Obscure Hard Rock from Belgrade, Serbia by one of the dozens of band that chose the name "Opus". This tune was recorded in 1974 and appears as a bonus track on the reissue of this band's one and only studio album from 1975

10:40 PM
Eccentric Orbit - Star Power
Eccentric Orbit Star Power
Attack of the Martians Self Released 2004

Instrumental Progressive Rock from Boston, MA. This awesome piece of music comes from Eccentric Orbit's first album. Released in 2004

10:48 PM
Anyone's Daughter - Anyone's Daughter
Anyone's Daughter Anyone's Daughter
Adonis Music Is Intelligence 1993

We conclude C-Sides #468 with some marvelous Progressive Rock out of Stuttgart, Germany from this band's debut, circa 1979. Thanks for listening, folks! Be sure to tune in again next week! Then our voyage will continue! ☮︎