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Paul Draper is the former front man and chief songwriter behind Mansun, one of the most criminally under-rated and misunderstood bands of the Britpop era. An extraordinarily adventurous and eclectic band who were only active for 8 years, between 1995 - 2003, the sheer wealth and quality of material Mansun released in that time is monumental. Remfry Dedman sat down with Paul to discuss his new album 'Mansun Retold', where Paul takes some of his favourite songs from the Mansun back catalogue and rebuilds them with a full acoustic band featuring acoustic guitars, bass, lead and rhythm guitars, drums and a string quartet.

Jeff Wayne in conversation with Remfry Dedman about The War Of The Worlds boxset from our friends at Madfish.

After a decade without releasing a record Dutch Progressive Metal geniuses Textures are back. The polyrhythmic polymath Stef Broks chats to Billy Reeves about how the scene has “blown up” in the last few years and why; how they made their new sound, who made it happen; who made the call, and what it’s like to be back in showbusiness now they’re all 10 years older and the audience is, in many cases, twenty years younger! You’ll hear three tracks from the new album ‘Genotype’ as well as details of how Stef plans to get close to his fans on this and future tours: bring your drum sticks… Tracklist: At The Edge Of Winter Vanishing Twin Closer To The Unknown

Our host Billy Reeves takes a look back over a year of Kscope Podcast’s, you will hear highlights of interviews from Jonathan Hultén, Gleb Kolyadin, Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree explaining the chemistry of O.R.k. Meanwhile singer/songwriter/producer Maiah Wynne of U.S./Canadian supergroup Envy of None, Giancarlo Erra of Nosound who explains the logistics of a gig on the Moon, Spiral K. Octoflash of Gong broadcasts from atop a high building in Deptford, Ihlo explain why being in a group with people you haven’t met in real life is better than being in a group with your friends, Thomas Anderson (of Gazpacho) steps out of a steamy Norwegian shower, and Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) is our first contestant on the inaugural gameshow ‘Prog Rock Band Or Poisonous Mushroom’ which your host Billy claims all rights to. Wishing all our listeners a very happy Christmas and New Year! Track list: Jon Gomm – Carol Of The Bells Jonathan Hultén - Riverflame Gleb Kolyadin – Glimmer O.R.k – The Other Side Envy Of None – Stygian Waves Bruce Soord – Field Day part 1 Gong – I See You Nosound – To The Core Ihlo – Replica Gazpacho – 8 Ball Textures – Vanishing Twin

Thomas Andersen of Norwegian Prog masters Gazpacho talks to Billy Reeves about fate, friendships and the concepts behind their new album ‘Magic 8-Ball’. EXCLUSIVE: This is your chance to hear a couple of the album tracks ahead of it’s release tomorrow (31st Oct) We are thrilled to have them back after a five year break. The album is structured as a series of short stories. Each song follows a different character at a breaking point. Moments where something changes permanently, whether they see it coming or not. Track list 8-Ball Starling The Unrisen

IHLO chat to Billy Reeves about the release of their new album “Legacy”. They talk about the unconventional way in which the band was formed, given they are all based so far apart from each other. They discuss the impact a recent placement on a Spotify playlist and how that will help to raise their profile and introduce them to a potential new audience. Plus, hear about the coordination that is needed just to get them all in one place and all the factors that might explain why the album took 5 years to make! In this episode you will also hear from Jonathan Hultén, explaining importance of being relaxed when collating material and how he does that. Tracklist Ihlo – Empire Ihlo – Mute Jonathan Hultén – Dawn Follow Ihlo https://www.facebook.com/ihloband/?locale=en_GB https://www.instagram.com/ihloband/ https://ihlo.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Pbg91GAmVAjfVnYBTcnqR https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/ihlo/1441491361 Follow Jonathan Hultén: www.jonathanhulten.com F: @chantsfromanotherplace IG: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanhulten www.Kscopemusic.com/artist/jonathanhulten TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonathanhulten

Kavus Torabi and Dave Sturt of Gong & Giancarlo Erra of Nosound The Gongsters reminisce and riff on ‘I See You’ and its 10th anniversary new mix/remaster edition, on Kavus joining the group and losing Daevid Allen to the next dimension. Goodness me, a lot happened around the time that LP was recorded, and lot’s happening for Gong right now, Dave Sturt and Kavus Torabi speak to Billy Reeves atop their rehearsal space in Deptford just before leaving for the USA… Giancarlo tells us about the intensity of emotion that inspired the brand new mini-album from Nosound entitled ‘To The Core’, the disciplines and energies needed to make things compact and modern for his group, and explains which celestial body he can forsee Nosound being the first band to play upon - and the science that would make it possible… Tracklist Gong – I See You Gong – When God Shakes Hands With The Devil Gong – Pixielation Nosound – To The Core Nosound – Worn Out Parts

Believe it or not, it has been 10 years since the release of Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief released his self-titled debut album, in honour of this Kscope are releasing a half speed remaster, of the original. It was worked on at Abbey Road Studios and will be on sale from today (30th May) Our host Billy Reeves went to visit Bruce in his studio to hear about how he feels about the record a decade later and who he sites as supporting him along the way, plus there is a podcast exclusive acoustic performance from Bruce. Tracks you will hear:

To coincide with the release of the Envy Of None album “Stygian Wavs”, our host Billy Reeves hears from Singer and lyricist Maiah Wynne about her thought processes and influences when writing and recording new work, and some sage advice for fellow women in the music industry. We also caught up with guitarist Alex Lifeson, this is where you will find out where the album title and indeed the band name came from and how his style has evolved. Overall we learn how the band came to be and how it is growing from strength to strength as they learn how each other work. The new album is out now Track list: Stygian Waves The Story Under The Stars That Was Then You can keep up with 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 we were lucky enough to catch up with two Kscope artists who both have new music to share with us. Firstly, we hear from Iamthemorning's virtuoso pianist Gleb Kolyadin who is celebrating the release of his solo album Mobula which takes listeners on a journey through cosmic landscapes, where imagination transforms the ordinary. Then our host Billy Reeves chats with Colin Edwin (ex Porcupine Tree) about the upcoming album from his band O.R.k, who have been teasing this release with singles for the last 6 months so it really is a long awaited release! The new album Firehose of Falsehoods marks another chapter in the band’s ever-evolving exploration of progressive, alternative, and art rock and captures O.R.k.’s signature mix of spontaneity, intricacy, and supreme musicianship.

As this is the first podcast of the year, we are celebrating all things new! We will hear from Jonathan Hultén about his new album which is out this week and hear about his experience of touring with The Cult recently. There is a new album from Envy Of None on the way, so we hear the latest single from them. You will also hear the new track from O.R.k which has arrived in the lead up to their new album in March, plus Gleb Kolyadin has a new album coming out, he is the piano genius from iamthemorning and this is the first music he has recorded in the UK. Finally, if that’s not enough we also have a new live recording from TesseracT, recorded at their performance last year at Radar festival. Track list: Envy of None – Stygian Waves Jonathan Hultén – Afterlife Jonathan Hultén - Riverflame Gleb Kolyadin – Dawnlight O.R.k – The Other Side TesseracT – Tender (Live at Radar 2024) You can keep up with Kscope on our socials: https://kscopemusic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kscopemusic/ www.facebook.com/Kscopemusic https://open.spotify.com/user/kscopemusic https://www.youtube.com/@kscopemusic

Join us in a celebration of the Kscope Hits and highlights of 2024, as host Billy Reeves revisits his chats with the likes of: Amos Williams (TesseracT) Mike Vennart (Oceansize/Biffy Clyro) Vincent Cavanagh (The Radicant, Anathema) Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree/O.R.k.) Tim Bowness (No-Man/Henry Fool) Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo/Mute Gods/Steven Wilson/Trifecta) Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) Plus! New music for 2025 from Gleb Kolyadin and Jonathan Hultén Thanks for another year of supporting our Podcast and we will see you on the other side, Happy New Year!

This month we catch up with Mike Vennart of Oceansize, a timely chat ahead of our reissue of the momentous and cinematic “Frames”, but not just a standard reissue, we have of course given it the Kscope treatment, it is presented on gatefold 3LP and includes extra tracks and rarities plus unseen photos. Nowadays Mike enjoys success with his latest project Empire State Bastard as well as touring with Biffy Clyro, But host Billy Reeves asks him to go back in time and reflect about his time with the hugely influential Oceansize and even wonders what it would take to get them back on the road. PLUS the latest single from O.R.k and a reminder that The Pineapple Thief are hard touring in the USA so we thought their topically named single Election Day deserved a spin!

An episode packed with treats (no tricks) to celebrate Halloween. We have a couple of spooky teasers for you as Envy Of None release a new single which sets the tone for things to come from them and you’ll hear the most recent release from Jonathan Hultén, who is currently on tour in the UK in support of The Cult while he builds momentum to his forthcoming album in January. We hear from Bruce Soord about the thoughts behind the upcoming The Pineapple Thief EP before they head off on tour in the USA. And as if that wasn’t enough, we also mark the 10th Anniversary of “Distant Satellites” by Anathema, which is being released on sparkle Vinyl plus the beautiful remaster of a collaboration between Mariusz Duda and Steven Wilson on the 10th anniversary of “The Old Peace” penned by late Alec Wildey which is getting it’s digital debut through Kscope.

In this bumper episode we hear from Colin Edwin of O.R.k about their latest run of releases and since we also spoke to Richard Barbieri we took the opportunity to talk to them both about their time in Porcupine Tree and what it was like during the making of Fear Of A Blank Planet, a timely chat ahead of the release of and a 116 page hardback book 5 disc edition packed with rarities. Plus, Andy, Phil and Clark from the newest band to the label, Ihlo, talk to Billy Reeves about their excitement of having their debut album “Union” get the Kscope treatment with a beautiful CD and double LP out this week which is remastered by Acle Kahney of TesseracT. Ihlo are on tour this Autumn and getting along to see that will be a decision you will not regret!

As we reach the end of summer in the UK, TesseracT are coming to the end of the latest leg of their mega tour which was in support of their album War of Being (which incidentally is a year old this week) so we thought we would have an overdue catch up with bassist Amos Williams about life on tour away from loved ones, making up for lost time and future plans. This week also sees the release of "Powder Dry" the long awaited new album from Tim Bowness so we thought his song "Summer Turned" would be well placed in this episode falling on the cusp of Autumn. You will also hear from The Radicant, Storm Corrosion and our most recent additions to Kscope IHLO

Kscope are releasing the debut EP by The Radicant who you may know as Vincent Cavanagh, the former frontman of Anathema. The Radicant is a solo project of sorts which includes collaborators from many disciplines, informed in part by Vincent’s composition work for recent multi-media installations by fine artists; so this is pop music presented as aural sculpture. The EP is out now, so it was time for Billy Reeves to catch up with the man himself, in a Grade II listed north London church, recommissioned as London’s newest art gallery. Where else?!

Join us for episode 171 of the Kscope where our host Billy Reeves catches up with Tim Bowness ahead of his upcoming album “Powder Dry” which is out on 16th August. We will hear about his influences, collaborations and future plans and why he decided that Kscope was the label for him. There is also an opportunity to hear the first single from the highly anticipated EP from Ex Anathema front man Vincent Cavanagh’s new incarnation “The Radicant” Kscope Website Tim Bowness Spotify Preorder the CD & Vinyl

As we head into festival season, we thought we would devise our dream line up from the Kscope archive of live albums. No need to pack your wellies, sun cream and loo roll as you are invited to the festival the rain can’t spoil from the comfort of your own home! Featuring tracks from: Steven Wilson Porcupine Tree Blackfield Anathema The Pineapple Thief Ulver Katatonia Gazpacho Klone Paul Draper

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/