Jul's Progkast - Episode 14

Jul's Progkast - 14

(1st wk February 2017

 Episode 14 

1)Atlas Cube (Germany) - Zakko Droozer 
2)Meta (US)- Death Emerges
3)Hermelin (Germany)- ....Sharp Teeth
4)Disconnect (US)- Stratagem Malum
5)The J. Conspiracy (Germany) - Place Called Home
6)Jeremy Reiser (US)- Lives Unfurl
7) Aura Blaze (US)- A Glass of Tears Half Empty

Sumeritae - Belleza Anatomia (Intro)
appears as background music to
the Introduction to Jul's Progkast

 Atlas Cube  

  Atlas Cube are an Instrumental Prog sort of Jazz Fusion band from Germany. Their music is melodic and full of virtuosity. Their song "Asia Moments" was voted by listeners as #3 in the Top Ten of 2016.  

Meta 

Meta is a long distance collaboration betwen Alec Yeager (guitar, bass, vocals) from Tucson AZ, and Joshua Breeden (drums) from Hampton VA, and on this project, Eric Barker (Keyboards) from Honolulu Hawaii. 

I discovered Meta through one of their posts on some facebook group or other (can't remember which... Prog On...Prog and Metal... or something like that, lol). Their new album Spatterlight is available on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp (Metamusique). I think this is really some top notch Modern Prog with a metal tinge. Very well done. Very well produced. I think that Spatterlight is going to knock some people's socks off in the upper echelons  of music. As folks point to the US as not as Prog heavy as other countries, specifically European countries... the US seems to have their own style of Prog which is heavier than their European counterparts. Meta is the epitome of US Prog Rock. Meta website

Hermelin

  

 Another band from Germany, Hermelin is a band I found on the Free Music Archive. They can also be found on Bandcamp where they currently have three albums available dating from 2008 - 2013.

Disconnect

I actually found Disconnect through Reddit. Their latest album, "Darkling" released in Oct, 2016, is available at CDBaby, Amazon, and Apple Music, as well as Bandcamp. Disconnect is a duo consisting of Erich O'Dell and Brian Eschrich.  

The J Conspiracy

I'd like to thank the guys of The J Conspiracy for the great introduction to their epic song, "Place Called Home". I HAD to pass by their latest song "Glass House" and play this one because with so many changes it had all the feel of a classic Prog piece. So, they let me do it, and it's a great addition. :D "Glass House" will be coming up in a future podcast very soon. :D 

You can view their music meets photography media project on youtube (above).   But I suggest you go directly to their site - as the photos are much more brilliant and clear (and some are really spectacular)...here.  

Page listing of radio shows and podcasts playing J Conspiracy, with some nice words about Jul's Progkast.  

Jeremy Reiser

Reminding me a bit of Nick Lowe, I felt inclined to include Jeremy on Progkast. His music is sort of Neo Prog and very melodic. He is currently working on his BA degree in North Carolina. He can be found on facebook, soundcloud. 

Aura Blaze

What can I say about Rhode Rachel and his project "Aura Blaze"? My favorite album (that I discovered) from last year. He released it in 2015.  It's Psych, its Prog, it's Psych Prog. And I love it! On facebook, bandcamp, Amazon.... etc... 

Entire album on youtube - 

 A Glass of Tears Half Empty - official video

Hermelin - "...Sharp Teeth" is under a Creative Commons license.

All other music in this podcast is copyright of the original artists. All music used by permission. Thanks go out to all for use of their music in this podcast.