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Organ OTHER ROCK SHOW on Resonance 104.4FM, 9.00PM Sunday 19th April 2009 - this week it was Marina's turn with her OTHER ROCK SHOW and the exploration of rock music beyond the conventions of mere 4/4

Intro: PHANTOMSMASHER - Bishop Hopping (Ipecac)
1: KOENJIHYAKKEI - Vallczeremdoss (Skingraft)
2: VIALKA - Trop Tard
3: GORGE TRIO - The Age Of Almost Living (Skingraft)
4: GENTLE GIANT - The Advent Of Panurge (Band Of Joy)
5: CHEER ACCIDENT - Blue Cheadle (Cuneiform)
6: AHLEUCHATISTAS - Last Spark From God (Cuneiform)
7: GORGE TRIO - Dawn Of A Piccolo (Skingraft)
8: BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC - Excavation No 32 (Cuneiform)
9: JONO EL GRANDE - Big Ben Dover (Rune Grammofon)
10: GUAPO - The Selenotrope (Neurot)
11: KOENJIHYAKKEI – Maschtervoz (Skingraft)
12: CARDIACS "Buds And Spawn" (Alphabet)

THE DETAILS...

From Japan, and singing in their own invented language similar to Magma's Kobaian dialect, KOENJIHYAKKEI is the full-on avant-progressive band headed by Ruin's Tatsuya Yoshida. This is from their new, remastered re-issue of their 2001 album 'Nivraym" just released on Skin Graft Records with extra added sax, clarinet, keyboards and vocals! www.skingraftrecords.com

VIALKA is a French duo (Marylise Frecheville and Eric Boros) that somehow sounds like an orchestra; this is from their 2008 album 'Plus Vite Que La Musique" produced by Thinking Plague's Bob Drake - www.vialka.com and www.bdrak.com

Oakland California's GORGE TRIO have been working on this album for some years! And it shows - their pedigree includes members of Deerhoof, Flying Luttenbachers and Sicbay (ie 3/4 of Colossamite). www.skingraftrecords.com for more info

Legendary seventies progressive band GENTLE GIANT have semi-reformed (at last!), with three of the founder members playing tentative low-key gigs under the name Three Friends... glowing reports on places like progressiveears.com

The remarkable JONO EL GRANDE is apparently some kind of tabloid celebrity in Norway, hanging out with the Norwegian royal family, yet this album is a world class blend of Gentle Giant, Canterbury scene, Magma and Zappa, successfully mixing avant and old-school prog the way few others do. www.runegrammofon.com

Chicago underground legends, pranksters and all round undefinables CHEER ACCIDENT, from their recently released acclaimed album 'Fear Draws Misfortune' www.cheer-accident.com - go to www.cuneiformrecords.com to download lots of full mp3s of forthcoming and recent releases , touring Europe soon (but no UK dates confirmed!)

This download by UK band GUAPO can be found on the Neurot site - www.neurotrecordings.com - Guapo currently includes members of Cardiacs, Nought and Miasma And The Carousel Of Headless Horses

A burst of Buds And Spawn from England's CARDIACS from their 'Greatest Hits' album; 'the finest band to walk the face of the planet' as someone once said, sadly brought low by illness last year in the midst of tour plans and creativity. www.cardiacs.com

- Marina Organ