In this episode we talk to Nick Beggs - Pop star, bass player, chapman stick aficionado, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Steven Wilson alumnus, illustrator…  a dream interviewee! Most recently, along with fellow Wilson band boys Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell he has formed TRIFECTA, whose second album ‘The New Normal’ is out now. Billy Reeves digs deep into the Beggs brain recesses to find out about the dynamic of the band, how certain songs came to be and how the Alex Lifeson (Rush/Envy of None) connection happened on their single “Once around the sun with you” , a song Nick wrote for his wife and incidentally, you can find out what she really thinks about his music ! Track list:  Stupid Pop Song - Trifecta  Once Around The Sun With You - Trifecta  Chinese Fire Drill - Trifecta  Sibling Rivalry - Trifecta  Echoes - TessseracT    you can keep up to date with all the latest news from Kscope on our socials: https://www.instagram.com/kscopemusic/ www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic  https://open.spotify.com/user/kscopemusic https://www.youtube.com/@kscopemusic  https://kscopemusic.com/  

In this episode, Billy Reeves takes a trip to the Kscope offices and spends some time talking to label boss Johhny Wilks.  We hear a few pieces of exciting exclusive news from Johnny about upcoming Kscope releases and artists being added to the roster as well as a brief history of the label itself. We are also offering you a couple of tracks you may not have heard yet as well as the details of our Record store day releases. There really is a lot coming up from Kscope so this is an insider episode fans of the label won’t want to miss! Music/rare tracks from Oceansize, Bruce Soord, Mansun, Trifecta and The Pineapple Thief   keep up to date with all things Kscope:  FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER www.twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE www.kscopemusic.com  

THIS EPISODE COMES WITH A RUDE WORD WARNING! Welcome to Episode 167 of the Kscope podcast, the mornings are getting brighter, the daffs are out and Spring is round the corner so our thoughts have turned to regeneration and replenishment. Record Store Day special editions have been announced, and we will also be celebrating some of the other reissues that Kscope have either released recently or have on the horizon; we’re re-stocking the shelves and the cupboards for you…  so…. ..in a bumper edition Billy Reeves chats to Mike Vennart who is trusting us with his Oceansize re-issues whilst he enjoys his day job(s) with Biffy Clyro and Empire State Bastard; Steven Wilson talks about the reaction to ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing’; Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) reflects on 25 years in showbiz; Kristoffer Rygg of Ulver on putting himself out there and Aviv Geffen (Blackfield) explains his ‘odd-couple’ relationship with the aforementioned Mr Wilson.   And the music from the brand new unblemished vinyl editions comes from OCEANSIZE THE PINEAPPLE THIEF STEVEN WILSON BLACKFIELD LID (Daniel Cavanagh of Anathema & Eric Wagner of Trouble) OZRIC TENTACLES MANSUN   FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER www.twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE www.kscopemusic.com

Kscope Podcast 166 - The Pineapple Thief - 'It Leads to This' An in-depth Billy Reeves interview with Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief: all about the brand new TPT LP which is out now. How does the hardest working man in showbiz keep so disciplined? Is this, dare I say it, a “political” album? Who is the John Taylor to Bruce’s Simon Le Bon? PLUS we’ll hear four choice tracks in full and hear the stories behind them. It’s emotional…   Playlist: It Leads to This Put it Right Every Trace of Us The Frost   FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER www.twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE www.kscopemusic.com

TesserchaT - A Kscope Podcast TesseracT half-hour special, featuring chat from all five of the band. Who is the party animal on tour, and conversely, who does yoga? What advice can TesseracT give to bands starting out? What was it like getting together in the studio after all this time, and why on earth was there absolutely no arguments? Where in the world do they get treated as pop stars? You can find the Kscope Podcast at the beginning of every month on your favourite Podcast platform. You’ll find 165 back issues featuring interviews and music from the acts, including Steven Wilson, Gavin Harrison, The Anchoress, Richard Barbieri, Daniel Tompkins, Marjana Semkina, Ulver, Bruce Soord and many, many, many others. Presented by your chum, Billy Reeves. Tune in and turn on!   FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA  FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER www.twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE www.kscopemusic.com

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

Kscope Podcast 164 - Questions Answered: Bruce Soord, Mariusz Duda, Daniel Cardoso & Anathema YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Is there a new The Pineapple Thief album on the way? What does it sound like? How about the new Mariusz Duda album? Is it as beautiful as they say? How are the Anathema boys getting on? Are they OK? These questions are answered right here, simply tune in and use your ears as radar. Tracklist; - THE PINEAPPLE THIEF The Frost (from It Leads to This) 9th February 2024 - MARIUSZ DUDA I Love To Chat With You, Good Morning Fear Mongering, Embracing the Unknown (from AFR AI D) OUT NOW - HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM Skin Flick (from Murder Nature) OUT NOW - ANATHEMA Anathema (from Distant Satellites) OUT NOW FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER www.twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE www.kscopemusic.com

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

Ep 162: Bumper edition. Joint headliner - TesseracT & Bruce Soord JAMES MONTEITH and AMOS WILLIAMS of TESSERACT, talk about the future of live music, merch cuts and the brand new ways they found of working together in an old-fashioned studio on new LP WAR OF BEING. BRUCE SOORD talks how to choose which composition goes to his solo material or THE PINEAPPLE THIEF, his experience of recording strings at RAK Studio, turning 50 and how he uses his Spidey Sense on new album LUMINESCENCE. We also hear from ED WYNNE of OZRIC TENTACLES on entering the realm of music and hear the title track, LOTUS UNFOLDING, off the LP of the same name …and we’ll hear the new single from MARIUSZ DUDA too!   Tracklist; - TESSERACT Legion & War of Being (from War of Being) OUT NOW - BRUCE SOORD Instant Flash of Light,  Olomouc & Lie Flat (from Luminescence) OUT NOW - OZRIC TENTACLES Lotus Unfolding (from Lotus Unfolding) 20th October 2023 - MARIUSZ DUDA Embracing the Unknown (from AFR AI D) 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

Kscope Podcast 161 - NEW PROG ROCK! Featuring ACLE and JAY of TESSERACT - with advice on band merch (particularly Xmas jumpers), the new challenges of post-Brexit cost-of-living touring, and playing metal to a new-born baby… We’ll hear the new singles from TESSERACT, O.R.k. & BRUCE SOORD… AND the new single from GONG who are touring with OZRIC TENTACLES soon; now there’s a double-dip rarified psychedelic experience, no wonder the Spring dates are called THE LAST BLAST… (there's some new Ozrics musicks coming soon, keep your ears peeled and pinned back.......) Tracklist; TESSERACT - The Grey (from War of Being) 15 SEPTEMBER O.R.k. - Deadly Bite feat. Michaela Naydenova (from Screamnasium) OUT NOW GONG - Tiny Galaxies (from Unending Ascending) 3 NOVEMBER BRUCE SOORD - Nestle In (from Luminescence) 22 SEPTEMBER  

BUSYBUSYBUSY! Featuring chats with TESSERACT’s DANIEL TOMPKINS and AMOS WILLIAMS and JAMES MONTEITH introducing their new single, GLEB KOLYADIN (IAMTHEMORNING) on his new album which features two of KING CRIMSON, his move to England, how he’s making friends and sourcing the best Fish‘n’Chips, BRUCE SOORD on his new single and turning 50, PLUS details of how YOU can get played on the Podcast…   Tracklist; TesseracT - War of Being (from War of Being) Gleb Kolyadin - Ascension & Apparatus (from The Outland) Bruce Soord - Dear Life (from Luminescence) The Pineapple Thief - The World I Always Dreamed Of (from How Did We Find Our Way)  

Kscope Podcast 159 - The Height of Summer Starring BRUCE SOORD on the unboxing and the re-creation from the original burnt source material of THE PINEAPPLE THIEF’s 1999-2006 work for the sumptuous book-set How Did We Find Our Way DANIEL TOMPKINS of TESSERACT (the first of our wide-ranging TesseracT interviews throughout this year) with his advice for new stars Brand new music from the Sun-Ra of modern piano, the incredible GLEB KOLYADIN of IAMTHEMORNING… Brand new music from ENVY OF NONE (ALEX LIFESON from RUSH’s new outfit) And a sweaty DARRAN CHARLES from GODSTICKS immediately after the London leg of the This Is What A Winner Looks Like tour.   Tracklist; The Pineapple Thief - Private Paradise & Snowdrops (from How Did We Find Our Way) Dan Tompkins - Ruins (from Ruins: Live Experience) ENVY OF NONE - That Was Then (from That Was Then, This is Now) Gleb Kolyadin - Mercurial (from The Outland)  

Kscope Podcast 158 - Godsticks in the Flesh ..in which Billy Reeves is outnumbered by all four members of GODSTICKS: Darran, Gavin, Tom and new bassist Frankie Gee. The new album is out now – This Is What A Winner Looks Like, their first since the start of the pandemic – so we discover Darran’s nostalgia for the solitude of 2020, learn about the spark that got them back on the horse, meet Frankie Gee for the first time, get top tips on not injuring yourself playing this kind of complex rock, and are shocked by Gavin’s confession…. ALSO to celebrate 15 years since Kscope dropped Together We’re Stranger by NO-MAN (Steven Wilson & Tim Bowness) we hear Tim explain how he and Steven work in a collaborative situation… PLUS some classic THE PINEAPPLE THIEF (to celebrate the forthcoming limited edition deluxe eight disc book set How Did We Find Our Way) AND, as Summer is on the horizon, let's get ‘Lost In The Sky’ with OZRIC TENTACLES…   Tracklist; Godsticks - If I Don't Take It All, Don't Say A Word To Me and Wake Up (from This is What a Winner Looks Like) OUT NOW The Pineapple Thief - Perpetual Night Shift (from 137) (from How Did We Find Our Way book set) June 23rd Ozric Tentacles - Lost in the Sky (from Paper Monkeys - Ed Wynne remaster) June 2nd No-Man - The Break Up For Real (from Together We're Stranger)    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

THE Kscope Podcast 157 - The Promise of Springtime NEW SHOOTS! We hear about the next chapter of ENVY OF NONE via ALEX LIFESON (of Rush) and ALF ANNIBALINI … a trip to the principality because GODSTICKS have a new single out; … to Scotland to celebrate 10 years of ‘Fog Electric’ by NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; … huge THE PINEAPPLE THIEF news; ... EMPYRE have an album out and are adding to their tour dates, and we keep the high-octane cinematic rock going with a proper old singalong from O.R.k. so... breathe deeply and SMELL THE AIR!   Tracklist; Godsticks - Mayhem (from This is What a Winner Looks Like) May 26th Envy of None - Dumb (Der Dummkopf Remix) (from That Was Then EP) June 9th The Pineapple Thief - Judge the Girl (from How Did We Find Our Way book set) June 23rd O.R.k. - Consequence (feat. Elisa) Orchestral Mix (from Screamnasium) OUT NOW Empyre - Quiet Commotion (from Relentless) OUT NOW North Atlantic Oscillation - Soft Coda (from Fog Electric)   For more on the Kscope podcast visit http://www.kscopemusic.com/podcasts FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM http://www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE http://www.kscopemusic.com

KSCOPE PODCAST 157; A RIGHT-ROYAL TABLE-CREAKER! Featuring some of the Kings and a Queen of the label: a trip around the Commonwealth, as we hear from ALEX LIFESON (of Rush) and ALF ANNIBALINI to find out what’s going on with ENVY OF NONE the second chapter and Canadian rock in general; … a trip to the principality as the Prince of Wales gets his Kingship because GODSTICKS have a new single out; …to Scotland to celebrate 10 years of ‘Fog Electric’ by NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; …to the seat of the original Kings, Somerset, for some huge THE PINEAPPLE THIEF news; ...EMPYRE have an album out and are adding to their tour dates, and we keep the high-octane cinematic rock going with a proper old singalong from O.R.k. so... RAISE A GLASS!   Tracklist; Godsticks - Mayhem (from This is What a Winner Looks Like) May 26th Envy of None - Dumb (Der Dummkopf Remix) (from That Was Then EP) June 9th The Pineapple Thief - Judge the Girl (from How Did We Find Our Way book set) June 23rd O.R.k. - Consequence (feat. Elisa) Orchestral Mix (from Screamnasium) OUT NOW Empyre - Quiet Commotion (from Relentless) OUT NOW North Atlantic Oscillation - Soft Coda (from Fog Electric) www.kscopemusic.com

THE TIME IS NOW for… The all new BIG SOUND Empyre and Klone have been scheming and plotting during lockdown (and the worst of the pandemic) and are now fit and ready to go! We hear from Henrik from the former on how they approach gigs both small and large as one has to at this point, i.e. festival crowds and support slots in big rooms, and. conversely. entertaining the packed sweaty club gigs. We sent Kscope’s roving reporter Tris to catch up with Klone backstage (at the De La Warr Pavilion, one of the most quintessentially English venues), for some important advice on the advantages of the singer doubling up as the merch guy. PLUS music from the progenitors of THE BIG SOUND ™ - Anathema AND ALSO Steven Wilson & Aviv Geffen, collectively Blackfield from the astounding new 7-disc one-off book set… which is BIG.   Tracklist: Empyre - Waking Light, Parasites & Relentless (from Relentless) Blackfield - Pain (from An Accident of Stars: 2004 - 2017) Klone - Bystander (from Meanwhile) Anathema - Untouchable Part 1 (from Weather Systems)  

Kscope Podcast 155 - HEAVYOSITY (with Guillaume from Klone)   Le GRAND sound of KLONE from the forests of France. Touring with Devin Townsend! Guillaume from the band talks us through why they did livestream shows, how the notoriously bureaucracy-loving French dealt with lockdown and talks about vibrations a lot.   PLUS the MIGHTY sound of EMPYRE from the hotbed of heavy  - the English industrial Midlands; and the DENSENESS of the guv’nors TESSERACT rocking their way through the P O R T A L S. …and a bit of shade to go with the light as JONATHAN HULTEN goes far out into the Swedish countryside.   TRACKLIST: Klone - Apnea, Within Reach & Night & Day (from Meanwhile) Empyre - Forget Me (from Relentless - 31.3.23) Jonathan Hultén - Leaving (from The Forest Sessions) TesseracT - Eden (from P O R T A L S)

Episode #154 - Into the Woods with Jonathan Hultén The pandemic accelerated the internet as a portal for musicians, but you need visuals too. No one does that better than guitarist, performer, songwriter, and animator JONATHAN HULTÉN. During lockdown as many retreated inward, he got outside and performed to the trees. The music from those sessions is out now as an audio + visual album, on vinyl, CD & DVD. Jonathan talks to Billy Reeves about Swedish roaming law, ‘The Forest Sessions’ and what he plans next… Plus new singles from EMPYRE and KLONE, news of some excellent releases next door and, in keeping with the forest theme, some classic PORCUPINE TREE… Playlist: Jonathan Hultén - Wasteland, The Mountain and The Call to Adventure (Roadburn Version) (from The Forest Sessions) Klone - Bystander (new single+video) (from Meanwhile - 10.2.23) Empyre - Hit & Run (new single+video) (from Relentless - 31.3.23) Porcupine Tree - Lazarus (from Deadwing reissue on sister label Transmission - 3.3.23)   For more on the Kscope podcast visit http://www.kscopemusic.com/podcasts  

As creative, independent, forward-thinking musicians emerge from the worst of the lockdown, and try and tour, record and write again – we hear their thoughts on the future of music, featuring… PAUL FRICK of TANGERINE DREAM, BRUCE SOORD and GAVIN HARRISON of THE PINEAPPLE THIEF, MAIAH WYNNE of ENVY OF NONE, MARIUSZ DUDA of LUNATIC SOUL & RIVERSIDE, JON GOMM of JON GOMM and THOMAS ANDERSON of GAZPACHO Tracklist: Tangerine Dream - Along the Canal (from Raum) Gazpacho - Hourglass (from Fireworking at St.Croix) Envy of None - Old Strings (from Envy of None) TesseracT - Hollow (from Regrowth AA side available on Bandcamp) Mariusz Duda - Lemon Flavoured Stars (from Claustrophobic Universe) The Pineapple Thief - Boxing Day (Rewired) (from Give it Back (Rewired)) O.R.k. - Hope for the Ordinary (from Screamnasium) Ozric Tentacles / Ed Wynne - Starseeds (from Tumbling through the Multiverse) Jon Gomm - Swallow you Whole (from The Faintest Idea) Gazpacho - Gold Star (from March of Ghosts) For more on the Kscope podcast visit http://www.kscopemusic.com/podcasts

What is a “half-speed master”? Can artificial intelligence write a hit? How have Gazpacho stayed together for 25 years? Are Norwegian winters that bad? Why are we obsessed with authenticity in art? Is the first time Roland Barthes has been mentioned on the Kscope podcast? All these questions answered by Thomas Anderson of Gazpacho, as the band are well into their vinyl audiophile re-issue campaign. Tunes from same, and a new Anathema half-speed master, a new-to-vinyl O.R.k, and a new signing…

A long chat on the Kscope sofa with COLIN EDWIN, who you may know best as the bassist of PORCUPINE TREE as there’s a new O.R.k. album out entitled SCREAMNASIUM out now. The band features award-winning vocalist/composer LEF, KING CRIMSON’s PAT MASTELOTTO and the unique guitar of CARMELO PIPITONE as well as Col’s bottom end.   We hear what happened re: Colin’s exclusion from PORCUPINE TREE and how he feels about it, why the new O.R.k. set turned out how it did, what happens to Pat at border control, and our genial host BILLY REEVES hears “Einstürzende Neubauten” spoken out loud for the first time ever. Plus new music from KLONE, EMPYRE, JOHNATHAN HULTÉN and a half-speed master from GAZPACHO…

Thanks for being there. Billy Reeves talks with Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) and Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, The Pineapple Thief) about the definition of collaboration in music, its pitfalls and advantages. Along the way we discuss the fall of Anathema, Steven Wilson’s teeth-brushing proclivities and a magic guitar… …and we get to hear many of Kscope’s collaborative tunes, serving as a history of the label and its family of musicians, including iamthemorning with Gav and Mariusz, Bruce with Jonas of Katatonia, Engineers and North Atlantic Oscillation.

A long overdue long-form catch-up with Jon Gomm and some sustenance for your stylus - a Kscope vinyl re-stock. Jon talks at length about Transylvania, the Gommunity, getting back in the saddle after the worst days of the Pando, traveling with his guitar in the next seat, and the amazing Swan Song charity – plus an exclusive on his next project plans… Plus, an update on the latest vinyl from Kscope, including Gomm, TesseracT, Lunatic Soul, Tangerine Dream, Mariusz Duda solo, and details of the next Kscope Podcast which is number 150! I know, right?   Playlist Blackfield - How Was Your Life? (from V) Mariusz Duda - Claustrophobic Universe (from Claustrophobic Universe) TesseracT - Dystopia (from Polaris) Jon Gomm - The Ghost Inside You & Until The Sun Destroys The Earth (from The Faintest Idea) Tangerine Dream - Fire On The Mountain (from Views From A Red Train) Lunatic Soul - Gutter (from Walking On A Flashlight Beam)   Thanks for listening! Please like, share, subscribe… love and light, Billy Reeves     

It’s Kscope Podcast 148 with your chum Billy Reeves. …featuring a proper old chinwag with one of the most interesting heroes of the British underground of the last 30 years, the influential and inspirational ED WYNNE, the legendary mainstay of OZRIC TENTACLES. Billy and Ed talk about his new album, his views on the modern festival, what Michael Eavis the Glastonbury founder is like, and what inspired him to get his hands on his own studio – plus a little insight into what’s coming next from said musichub… PLUS tunes from the new Ed Wynne album, a storming remix of a track from the ENVY OF NONE album (the new project from Alex Lifeson of RUSH), a solo single (and new album taster) from DANIEL TOMPKINS of TESSERACT... AND some clips from the latest KSCOPE SAMPLER - Vol 10;  which is now streaming on your platform of choice. ALSO listen out for how to get 20% off PORCUPINE TREE recordings…   Music: Daniel Tomkins: The Abyss (single) Ed Wynne: Infinity Curtains & Oilyvoice  (from ‘Tumbling Through The Floativerse’) Envy Of None: Dumb - Dumbkopf remix  (original version on their self-titled album) clips of Envy of None: You’ll Be Sorry (b-side of UNHCR Ukraine response fundraising 45rpm 7” available from visionmerch.com) Paul Draper: The Chad Who Loved Me (from ‘Attack of the Grey Lantern live at Ritz’) Tangerine Dream: Macchu Piccu (from the album of the same name) Jonathan Hulten: The Mountain (from Kscope Vol 10 sampler) Lunatic Soul: The Fountain (also from Kscope Vol 10 sampler)

KSCOPE IN CONCERT (and afterparty!) A.K.A. Kscope Podcast 147: midsummer bumper Golden Hour. ..being a trip around the world (with a small carbon footprint) to hear, in the flesh, your Kscope favourites live on stage. we're off to The U.S.A., Mexico, Norway, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and - Shepherd’s Bush... ...with Steven Wilson, Anathema, The Pineapple Thief, Blackfield, Porcupine Tree, Katatonia, Paul Draper of Mansun, Ulver, and No Man. PLUS, a bit of grooving and chat (with Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree & O.R.k.) at the afterparty; a “playback” of the new Kscope singles... STARRING, LIVE ON STAGE: THE PINEAPPLE THIEF with ‘Nothing at Best’ from Where We Stood (London) ANATHEMA WITH THE PLOVDIV PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA with ‘Closer’ from Universal (Plovdiv) BLACKFIELD with ‘Blackfield’ from NYC (New York) KATATONIA (feat. Bruce Soord) with ‘Day’ from Sanctitude (London) PAUL DRAPER OF MANSUN with ‘Feeling My Heart Run Slow' from Live at Scala (London) PORCUPINE TREE with ‘Fear of a Blank Planet’ from Anesthetize (Tilburg) ULVER with ‘In The Red’ from The Norwegian National Opera (Oslo) NO-MAN with ‘All the Blue Changes’ from Mixtaped (from Bush Hall, London) AND CLOSING THE SHOW… STEVEN WILSON with ‘Harmony Korine’ from Get All You Deserve (Mexico City) (plus, at the after party, a chat with Colin Edwin, the new single from his band O.R.k. entitled ‘As I Leave’ and Ed Wynne of Ozric Tentacles new single ‘Seen The Sun’ from his forthcoming album Tumbling Through The Floativerse) For more on the Kscope podcast visit http://www.kscopemusic.com/podcasts FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM http://www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE http://www.kscopemusic.com #podcast #newmusic #porcupinetree #Blackfield #thepineapplethief #anathema #ozrictentacles #katatonia #pauldraper #mansun #ulver #noman #stevenwilson #colinedwin

In Kscope 146 Mariusz Duda (Riverside, Lunatic Soul) and Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) find themselves in contemplative, nostalgic mood due to the pandemic, looking back at their younger selves. Mariusz through his Lockdown Trilogy project, recorded in isolation, inspired by the Euro-electronica of his youth (Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis and Tangerine Dream) and Bruce/The Pineapple Thief’s re-wired/re-worked LP Give It Back, featuring re-recorded, re-wired material with Gavin Harrison (featuring lyrical updates; bringing the stories told therein up-to-date too). We’ll hear from both Mariusz and Bruce herein. PLUS brand new music from the forthcoming Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles) album, a gorgeous track from the Jon Gomm album The Faintest Idea and, talking of abstract electronica, the guvnors, Tangerine Dream – a teaser from the spectacular book-set of La Divina Commedia. The past is part of our future.   PLAYLIST: MARIUSZ DUDA: ‘Racing Thoughts’, ‘Knock Lock’, 'Isolated’ (from The Lockdown Trilogy) TANGERINE DREAM: La Divina Commedia teaser ED WYNNE (with Gre Vanderloo): ‘Seen The Sun’ (from Tumbling Through The Floativerse) THE PINEAPPLE THIEF: ‘Dead In The Water’, ‘Shoot First’ (from Give It Back) JON GOMM: ‘Song For A Rainy Day’ (from The Faintest Idea)   Kscope stands with the victims of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and fully condemns the senseless war.   #podcast #newmusic #mariuszduda #lockdowntrilogy #thepineapplethief #giveitback #tangerinedream #jongomm #ozrictentacles

Envy of None are Alex Lifeson of Rush, Andy Curran of Coney Hatch, studio avatar Alfio Annibalini and vocalist Maiah Wynne. Their amazing, chart-busting new album is out now. So, who does what? How did John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers lead them to getting involved with Kscope? And will there be an Envy of None 2? Alex, Andy, Alf and Maiah answer all, in their own words, herein.   PLUS new music from @thepineapplethief, Mariusz Duda, some @tesseractband and a reminder of our recent @recordstoreday specials… you can get them by shopping online as of TODAY.   PLAYLIST: ENVY OF NONE - Never Said I Love You, Look Inside, Liar (from Envy of None) THE PINEAPPLE THIEF - Dead in the Water (from Give it Back) TESSERACT - Dystopia (from P O R T A L S) MARIUSZ DUDA - News From the World (from Lockdown Trilogy)   #podcast #newmusic #envyofnone #rush #AlexLifeson #AndyCurran #AlfioAnnibalini #MaiahWynne #riverside

…in which we hear a blend of raw ingredients, often used as a hangover cure, served ice cold – i.e. GAZPACHO. Ahead of their European tour - the live, intimate concert-in-the-round is out now: entitled Fireworking at St.Croix. THOMAS ANDERSON updates on how everyone is among the Gazpachians, and teases news of the next LP…   PLUS forthcoming music from TANGERINE DREAM, ENVY OF NONE, PAUL DRAPER, MARIUSZ DUDA…    …and THE ANCHORESS celebrates the special edition of ‘The Art of Losing’ by having a go at one of the key tracks in French, because why not?   PLAYLIST: The Anchoress: Let It Hurt (French version) (original track on ‘The Art of Losing’) Gazpacho: Antique/Substitute For Murder/Chequered Light Buildings (from Fireworking at St.Croix) Envy of None: Look Inside (from Envy of None) Tangerine Dream: Dante in Despair (from La Divina Commedia 6-disc book set) Mariusz Duda: Teaser (from his forthcoming lockdown trilogy 4-CD book set) Paul Draper: Cult Leader Tactics (acoustic) (from Everyone Becomes a Problem Eventually digital E.P.)   Kscope stands with the victims of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, and fully condemns the senseless war.   #podcast #newmusic #theanchoress #theartoflosing #gazpacho #fireworking #fireworkingatstcroix #envyofnone #rush #alexlifeson #andycurran #tangerinedream #pauldraper #cultleadertactics

In Kscope 143 we hear from Thorsten Quaeschning and Paul Frick of Tangerine Dream, the new LP Raum is out now; once again featuring contributions from their late founder Edgar Froese, so – how does that work? As the new boy, what does Paul bring to the tisch? Paul & Thorsten explain. PLUS an EXCLUSIVE play of a track from Envy of None (a new band featuring Alex Lifeson from Rush on guitar) off of their forthcoming debut LP... AND The Pineapple Thief news, live tracks from Gazpacho and Gong; Giancarlo Erra & Tim Bowness breathe new life into the classic Memories of Machines project… ALSO an emotional re-working of a track from one of Sir Elton John’s fave LPs, courtesy of said album’s composer/producer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Catherine Anne Davies, AKA The Anchoress…  PLAYLIST: Tangerine Dream - ‘Portico’ and ‘Continuum’ (from Raum) Giancarlo Erra & Tim Bowness - ‘Change Me Once Again’ (from Memories of Machines) Gong - ‘Forever Recurring (live)’ (from Pulsing Signals) Envy of None - 'Look Inside' (from Envy of None) Gazpacho - ‘Winter is Never (live)’ (from Fireworking at St.Croix) The Anchoress - ‘All Farewells Should Be Sudden’ (acoustic version) (from The Art of Losing (expanded edition))  For more on the Kscope podcast visit http://www.kscopemusic.com/podcasts FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM http://www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE http://www.kscopemusic.com  

Featuring Paul Draper (ex-Mansun) speaking about his new LP ‘Cult Leader Tactics’, with the latest on the rumours of a Mansun reunion and the vocal stylings of Steven Wilson PLUS Envy of None, who feature Alex Lifeson of Rush among their number PLUS brand new music from Tangerine Dream PLUS Tim Bowness (no-man) and Giancarlo Erra (Nosound) with the enhanced ‘Memories of Machines’ project, PLUS Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree & King Crimson with Richard Barbieri and the late, great Mick Karn of Japan AND ALSO Gong ripping it up live in concert… Music: Paul Draper (from ‘Cult Leader Tactics’) 'You Got No Life Skills, Baby' 'Omega Man' feat. Steven Wilson 'Cult Leader Tactics' 'Everybody Becomes a Problem Eventually' Envy of None - 'Liar' (from ‘Envy of None’) Gavin Harrison - 'Aim' (from ‘Sanity and Gravity’) Tangerine Dream - 'You’re Always On Time' (from ‘Raum’) Tim Bowness & Giancarlo Erra - 'Beautiful Songs You Should Know' (from ‘Memories of Machines’) Gong - 'My Sawtooth Wake' (from the live album ‘Pulsing Signals’)

2021 Kscope end-of-term report A year of pandemic and tumult, much discussion herein about the future of touring, the creative process in isolation, how to make a streaming concert in the age of Covid: and Nick Beggs explaining how to annoy your road crew. Featuring the voices of RICHARD BARBIERI, CATHERINE ANNE DAVIES AKA THE ANCHORESS, DANIEL TOMPKINS & AMOS WILLIAMS OF TESSERACT, BRUCE SOORD, GIANCARLO ERRA, PAUL FRICK OF TANGERINE DREAM and the Ukulele of NICK BEGGS. PLUS brand new tracks from GAZPACHO and PAUL DRAPER feat. STEVEN WILSON. Playlist: Gazpacho ‘Fireworker’ (from Fireworking at St.Croix) Richard Barbieri ‘Under a Spell’ (from Under a Spell) The Anchoress ‘The Art of Losing’ (from The Art of Losing) The Pineapple Thief ‘Versions of the Truth’ (from The Soord Sessions) White Moth Black Butterfly ‘Spirits’ (from The Cost of Dreaming) Giancarlo Erra ‘PreviousTape’ (from Departure Tapes) Trifecta ‘Proto Molecule’ (from Fragments) TesseracT ‘King’ (from p o r t a l s) The Pineapple Thief ‘Demons’ (from Nothing But the Truth) Tangerine Dream ‘Raum’ (Grand River mix) (from Probe 6-8) Paul Draper feat. Steven Wilson ‘Omega Man’ (from Cult Leader Tactics) with thanks to my producer Scott Robinson   Thanks for supporting the label this year, we'll see you next year and do it all again, hopefully with some more live dates too!   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  

Hello! A few old friends and an exclusive interview with Thorsten, Hoshiko and new member Paul Frick from the mighty Tangerine Dream -  to celebrate the new what-we-are-calling ‘precursor’ album 'Probe 6-8' ahead of the new LP in the new year. PLUS music from Gavin Harrison, Ozric Tentacles, Nosound... AND some Gong news!    Music: Tangerine Dream - Continuum/Raum/Para Guy (from Probe 6-8)  Gavin Harrison - A Place to Stay (from Sanity & Gravity)  Nosound - Places Remained (from This Night (Live in Veruno))  Ozric Tentacles - Eternal Wheel (from Travelling the Great Circle)

Hello! Autumnal Podcast sounds from The Pineapple Thief in support of the concert film-in-the-round/live album/DVD ‘Nothing But The Truth’: we’ll hear from main man/mainstay Bruce Soord on the project’s gestation and we get to hear what he feels is his proudest achievement as a musician.   PLUS the follow-up album to ‘Spooky Action’ by Mansun’s Paul Draper is on the way - we get to hear the title track; AND some mischievous grooves from little pixies Ozric Tentacles, Trifecta (those hard-working elves from Steven Wilson’s band), a Giancarlo Erra Hallowe’en remix, we get lost in the forest with Jonathan Hultén and get to hear some brand new music from the Wizards at Tangerine Dream H.Q…   Music: Paul Draper (Mansun) – ‘Cult Leader Tactics’ (from Cult Leader Tactics) The Pineapple Thief – ‘Demons’, ‘In Exile’, ‘Someone Pull Me Out’ (from Nothing But the Truth) Ozric Tentacles – ‘Six Worlds’ (from Space for the Earth) (The Tour That Didn't Happen 2CD edition) Trifecta – ‘Clean Up On Aisle 5’ (from Fragments) Giancarlo Erra – ‘Dawn Tape’ (The Melting Rust Opera remix, original on Departure Tapes) Jonathan Hultén – ‘The Call To Adventure’ (Forest version) (original on Chants From Another Place) Tangerine Dream – ‘Raum’ (edit) (from Probe 6-8) Thanks for supporting us. Stay Safe.   FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER https://twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE https://kscopemusic.com

Amos Williams of TesseracT lifts the lid on P O R T A L S,  the band’s spectacular studio stage film, and speaks at length to Billy Reeves about the future of rock gigs. Also doing the same recently, The Pineapple Thief (we’ll hear a track from the forthcoming soundtrack, and a rarity from the ‘Your Wilderness’ era). PLUS Jon Gomm is out on the road soon and has Secrets Nobody Keeps getting a special Kscope re-release AND to celebrate Sir Elton John interviewing The Anchoress and the debut LP getting the double-vinyl gatefold treatment,  a track from the wonderful Confessions of a Romance Novelist   Jon Gomm – ‘Passionflower (2020 version)’ (from Secrets Nobody Keeps) TesseracT – ‘Beneath My Skin’, 'Seven Names’ & ‘Orbital’ (from P O R T A L S) The Pineapple Thief – ‘Wretched Soul’ (from Nothing But the Truth) & ‘Strung Out’ (from 8 Years Later) The Anchoress – ‘Bury Me’ (from Confessions of a Romance Novelist)   Thanks for supporting us. Stay Safe. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER https://twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE https://kscopemusic.com

Two of Billy’s favourite people in music join him on Ep 137, Nick Beggs and Crayola Lectern.  Beggsie, most recently of Steven Wilson’s band, has released an LP with other Wilson alumni Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell as TRIFECTA, we’ll hear tracks from that AND (from Billy’s time among the prog-punkers of Stoke Newington back in the 90s) a chinwag with Crayola Lectern, who plays/MDs the new Kscope signing THE HELICOPTER OF THE HOLY GHOST whose album ‘Afters’ was rescued from a car crash and forgotten due to amnesia… PLUS new performance films from TESSERACT and THE PINEAPPLE THIEF and a new mix of a track by SIR ELTON JOHN’s favourite THE ANCHORESS…   Tracks TESSERACT ‘Concealing Fate pt 1’ (from Portals) TRIFECTA ‘The Enigma of Mr Fripp’ and ‘Have You Seen What the Neighbours Are Doing?’ (from Fragments) THE HELICOPTER OF THE HOLY GHOST ‘Tony Get a Car’ and ‘Slow Down’ (from Afters) THE ANCHORESS ‘Show Your Face’ (worriedaboutsatan mix) (original version is on The Art of Losing) THE PINEAPPLE THIEF ‘Our Mire’ (from Nothing But The Truth)   Thanks for supporting us. Stay Safe. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic​​ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/kscopemusic TWITTER https://twitter.com/kscopemusic​​ WEBSITE https://kscopemusic.com